Today, there are groups of native people around the world that still live a traditional lifestyle. Some live in remote parts of South America,     1     way of life is in danger of disappearing. The Korubo are native people who live in the Amazon rainforest. They make their own tools, grow their own crops, and hunt and fish. Their main weapons are clubs and poison-tipped arrows, used     2     both hunting and protecting their territory against     3    (outsider).

Pu'er has colorful and charming national culture. In Pu'er, there are nine ethnic minority autonomous counties,     1     14 nationalities with Han, Hani, Yi, Lahu, Wa and Dai nationalities included have lived     2     generations. 61 percent of the population of this city     3    (be) from ethnic minority groups.

In this city, there is the Pu'er Monument to the National Unity Oath, known as "the No. 1 Monument of New China for National Unity", Menglian Xuanfusi Department     4    (reflect) the history and culture of the Dai nationality, and a batch of national dances and songs enjoying great     5    (popular) including "Troth Plighting" and "Awa People Sing New Songs".

Pu'er also boasts original ecological culture and aboriginal and mysterious, unsophisticated and fantastic national     6    (custom); the Wooden Drum Festival of the Wa nationality, the Gourd Festival of the Lahu nationality, the Torch Festival of the Yi nationality, the Water-Sprinkling Festival of the Dai nationality and     7     traditional ethnic festivals which     8    (inherit) for more than one thousand years will invite you to linger with their unique charm.

Experts from     9     World Tourism Organization are also marveled that Pu'er is a     10    (poem) and romantic city and even its air is filled with romance.

My motherland, China,     1     capital is Beijing, is a great country with a long history and rich culture. It     2    (locate) in the east of Asia, with an area of 9,600,000 square kilometers and     3     population of 1.4 billion. Our country     4    (consist) of 56 nationalities, among which the Han Ethnic Group is the largest,     5    (make) up 94% of the people. There are many beautiful mountains and rivers as well as rich natural     6    (resource) in China. As we all know, the Yangtze River is the third     7    (long) river in the world,     8     the Great Wall is one of the seven wonders in the world. Kung Fu is the crystallization of Chinese     9    (wise) and the embodiment of Chinese traditional culture. The Chinese people are hard-working and brave. Great changes     10    (take) place in China in the past 20 years.

Thanks to smartphones and watches, it’s never difficult to find out what the time is nowadays. However, in ancient times, people weren’t able to figure out the time of day so     1     (easy).

In classic Chinese martial arts novels, we might see the phrase “the time it takes to burn an incense (香) stick”     2     (use) to describe the deadline for a contest (比武). Indeed, this method was used by monks (和尚) as     3     way to keep track of time during meditation.

However, you may wonder how long     4     takes to burn an incense stick. Of course, it depends on many factors, such as the air temperature and wind speed. Generally, however, the phrase “to burn an incense stick”     5     (suggest) one hour.

There are also other similar phrases, such as “the time it takes to drink a cup of tea”,     6     means time for hot tea to cool down before one can drink it. It is about 10 to 15 minutes.

But as the     7     (year) have gone by, people     8     (change) the definitions of these ancient time-telling methods. In ancient China, “the time it takes to eat a meal”     9     (be) about an hour. These days, with our fast-paced lifestyles,     10     (eat) a meal usually takes around half that time.

Mark Levine, originally from the US, has lived in China for 17 years and     1     (make)a close bond with the country.

Before coming to China, Levine heard that China is a country with 56 ethnic groups.     2     like many Americans, he didn’t quite get what it’s like. “In the United States often people don’t understand     3     concept of China as a multi-ethnic country, “Levine said.

Yet,    4    (work) as a teacher at Minzu University of China gives him a better insight than other Americans. He sees     5     (student) from many different ethnic groups in his class, such as Han, Tibetan, Uygur, Miao, Tujia, Bouyei, Zhuang and so on. They not only study together, but also play, eat and shop together after class. It’s different     6    what he sees in Western media. “What I see is a commonality (共通性)and common interests, ＂the 74-year-old said.

    7     (learn) more about ethnic groups in China, Levine volunteered at the university’s Museum of Ethnic Cultures for many years, studying     8    (it) exhibits. In daily life, he also invites his students to introduce their unique cultures and traditions to him.

As he has learned more about China, he has built a     9     (deep) connection to the country. In his free time as a     10     (music), Levine has written nearly 80 songs about China. The most recent song he wrote is called My China Surprise(《中国让我没想到》). In the song, he says, “My China surprise, you can see it in my eyes. It’s the light that shines in them wherever I go. ”

Generally, the US     1     (refer) to as a melting pot. More than 44 million people     2     (live) in the US are from other countries. People from all over the world go there in search     3     opportunities.

These immigrants tend to move to certain areas. This may be for     4     number of reasons. Some want to move somewhere with plenty of job opportunities, while others want to live somewhere with a large community of immigrants from the same place that can make it easier     5     (adapt) to life in America.

America’s melting pot cities tend to concentrate in states     6     make up part of the country’s southern border. California metro areas account for 12 of the 25 cities on the list. Texas with five and Florida with two     7     (be) another two states with     8     (variety) metro areas to rank among America’s melting pot cities. Many of these cities are popular destinations for Americans as well as immigrants.

In America’s melting pot cities, people from Mexico make up the largest share. Mexican immigrants account for about a quarter of all the American residents     9     (bear) in foreign countries. However, more immigrants     10     (move) to the US from both India and China than Mexico in the past years.

In recent years, more Russians are learning Chinese. The number of Mandarin learners in Russia has grown from 17,000 in 2007 to 56,000 in 2017, according to Sputnik News.

"There are 170 universities teaching Chinese,     1     account for 20 percent of higher education institutions in Russia, " said Aleksey Maslov, a professor of School of Asian Studies from Russia. In 2019, Mandarin became     2     elective foreign language in Russia's college entrance exam.

    3     (general), Russian students learn Chinese in class. "Students choose to study Chinese because they have a passion     4     Chinese characters or traditional Chinese culture such as martial arts (武术)," Zhou Qi told Sputnik News. Zhou is a Chinese teacher     5     (teach) students from Grade 6 to 9 in Russia.

Another way     6     (learn) Chinese is by joining activities     7     (hold) by Confucius Institutes in Russia. Russian sinologist (汉学家) Liudmila Veselova said that Confucius Institutes also help people learn about Chinese dramas, culture and     8     (tradition) .

"Our countries have very close relations. The more Chinese know Russian and the more Russians know Chinese, the     9     (strong) our relations will be,"     10    (say) former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev in 2010.

Sarek National Park is a hidden natural treasure.     1     (locate) in the extreme north of Sweden, the park is described as Europe’s last wilderness. No other place in Sweden offers such awe-inspiring views     2     this wild and untouched land.

The most noted features of the park are its peaks. Several of     3     are over 2,000 meters, among which stands the second     4     (high) in Sweden, Mount Sarek. Equally splendid are its approximately 100 glaciers and broad     5     (valley) cut by fast-flowing rivers. In this undisturbed landscape, eagles fly overhead as wild animals move below. Experiencing this will be     6     (true) a memory.

Sarek holds a special importance in the world, due to not only its natural beauty, but its cultural significance for the Sami. They have lived here since centuries ago. Originally, Samis     7     (live) off reindeer, gradually forming their unique culture. Today, Sami culture is meeting the modern world in a new way. Samis are allowed     8     (continue) their traditional life in the park, so some choose to live in traditional settlement areas. They raise reindeer with modern     9     (equip), attracting a lot of visitors.

Those     10     like to look for a change and a challenge are sure to enjoy the pleasure of exploring the wild and experience original life of the Sami-people as well.

In March, Finland was named as     1     (happy) country in the world in the United Nations World Happiness Report. This is the     2     (four) year in a row for the European country to win the title.

According to CNN, mutual (相互的) trust is one of the main reasons. In 2020, the whole world     3     (feel) the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. But people in Finland didn’t show a decline in well-being according to a survey of the population.

“One possible     4     (explain) is that people see COVID-19 as a common, outside threat affecting everybody and     5     this has generated a greater sense of solidarity (团结) and fellow- feeling,” said John, who contributed to the report.

Finland’s natural environment also plays     6     important role. Seventy-five percent of the country     7     (cover) by forests. People can reconnect with nature easily. For example, they can sit quietly on a bench next to a peaceful lake to appreciate life.

“Finnish happiness isn’t skin deep and immediately     8     (vision)—it has deeply rooted in our being. Sustainable happiness is our superpower, and it means we tend     9     (take) life as it comes—a trait (特点) that is helping us     10     these challenging times,” said Heli, senior director of international marketing at Business Finland.

Located in the comfortable tropical setting of Xishuangbanna,     1     the rainfall is abundant, plants are plentiful, and animals are diverse, the Dai people breathe     2     a place where the atmosphere is filled with greenery and ecological force. This background gives rise to the Dai people’s unique cuisine, which effortlessly combines elements of nature with     3     (they) daily lives.

For the Dai people of Xishuangbanna, many plants that seem nontraditional to outsiders are cooking treasures.     4     casual chat with a restaurant owner might     5     (unexpected) lead to the generous offering of a homely delicacy (美味).

In the Dai cooking recipes, fried moss stands out as a traditional delight.     6     (harvest) from riverbanks, cleaned, and then pan-fried to a golden color, this crispy (脆的) delicacy gives out sweet flavour.     7     (transform) the crispy moss into a dish that shows the Dai identity requires a delicate touch. But if natural preparations and     8     (ingredient) can be compared to the initial sketch (草图) of a sculpture, the various spice-infused sauces can     9     (see) serving as the cover of the sculpture, lending a matchless realism to the masterpiece.

Take the Dai-style eggplant dip as another example of a combination of authenticity and health, after roasting an eggplant, peeling it, and mixing it with salt, green chillies, garlic, and cilantro (香菜叶), pounding them quick produces a seasoning (调味品) that     10     (match) perfectly with any dish in an entertainment.