Chinese singer-songwriter Liu Shuang was on a journey to Beijing when he received a message,     1     (say) that his song Mohe Ballroom had gone viral (走红). However, he didn’t take it     2     (serious) until he learned that footage of the song had been viewed more than 10 million times.

The song     3     (inspire) by Liu’s trip in 2019 to Mohe, Heilongjiang province,     4     he met an elderly man dancing alone in a ballroom.“I was curious and danced with him. We talked for     5     while during a break when I learned about his story,” said Liu, who later wrote an article     6     (title) Goodbye Evening Star, and posted it online.

The elderly man lost his wife and he has not remarried, so he often visited the old ballroom ad danced alone     7     (remember) the times he and his wife spent there.

Millions of people have been touched by the song and the story behind it.     8     (video) featuring elderly men dancing alone have appeared on social media platforms. The song’s huge     9     (popular)has also made Mohe an in-demand tourism destination. Visitors flood to the city to see the ballroom, in the hope     10     meeting the elderly man. Moreover,local residents have become curious about the ballroom,which they had never noticed before.

One day, about ten years ago, while     1     (work) at the cash register (收银台) in the gift shop at my University Museum of Natural History, I saw an elderly couple come in     2     a little girl in a wheelchair. As I looked closer at this girl, I found that she     3       (fix) on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, a neck and upper body,     4     (dress) in a little white skirt. When I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the most optimistic, and     5     (large) smile I had ever seen. All of a sudden, her handicap was     6     (go) and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and     7     (instant) gave me a completely new sense of     8     life was all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world: a world of smiles, love and     9     (warm).

I’m a successful businessman now and whenever I think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and     10     remarkable lesson about life that she taught me.

In ancient China lived an artist whose paintings were almost lifelike, which made him proud of     1    (he), One day the king wanted to get his portrait (画像) done so he called all talented artists to come and present their finest work. The artist was sure his work would prove the best.    2    when he presented his work to the king’s official, the old man laughed and told him the king was not likely     3    (choose) it. The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River where he could learn a little from the     4    (great) artist in the world.

Out of     5    (curious), the artist packed his bags and went there     6    person. When he asked the villagers on the banks of the river     7    he could find the legendary (传奇的) artist, they smiled and pointed down the river. The next morning he set out to find the well-known     8    (paint). He was impressed by the mountains being silently reflected in the water as the small boat moved     9    (gentle) along the river. When he eventually passed the milky white waterfalls and blue mountains which     10    (surround) by soft clouds, his breath was taken away by the greatest artist on earth—Mother Nature.

Once a young man was passing by a street,     1    he saw an old man begging for money. That old man was sitting there with     2     empty bowl in front of him,and a cardboard sign was put up beside the bowl. There was a sentence     3    (write) on the cardboard: "Blind — Please help!"

The young man felt very bad that no one planned     4    (give) him any money. So he went to the old man and took his cardboard in his hand. He then took a thick marker pen out of his pocket and re-wrote the sign quickly and then left. The old man noticed that someone was writing something     5    (differ) on the board but didn't say anything.

Just in a few minutes, that empty bowl     6    (fill) with money. The old man noticed that and stopped a stranger and asked him     7     was on that cardboard. The stranger replied, "It says,'It's a beautiful day. You can see it. I cannot.'"

Our    8    (choose) of words and language plays an important role    9     expression. If we choose the right words, then we can     10    (true) connect with people and change their views.

Despite losing one arm, Zhang Jiacheng hopes to never lose his love    1    basketball or willingness    2    (improve) his skill on the court.

The 13-year-old boy    3     (recent) gained wide attention in China when a video of his excellent dribbling(控球) skills in a one-on-one situation     4    (post) online.

“I's so    5    (encourage). How can you easily give u your efforts after watching his video?” One netizen wrote on Weib.

Born in southern Chinese province of Guangdong, Zhang lost his right arm in    6    accident at just five year's of age,    7    was a catastrophe for such a young kid. Zhang, however, decided to face up to the hardship, and not let the fate control his life.

Because he has a dream: to be a basketball player.

Be it rainy or windy, Zhang never stops playing basketball, and    8    (witness) huge improvement in his skills so far.

In the vide, Zhang displayed his dibbling abilities in front of a defense    9    (make) up of several professional basketball players, and received a loud cheer from people watching on site.

Zhang has posted 13 videos of him developing basketball skills and earned almost one million    10    (like).

“Give it a try, or give it up,” Zhang wrote when posting one video.

Indeed, he chose the former.