In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear {#blank#}1{#/blank#} spoken.. Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} ,we must be able to read the language , and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.

    There is no easy way to success {#blank#}3{#/blank#} language learning. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long list of words and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}meanings , studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(advise) for those {#blank#}9{#/blank#}are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(write) the language whenever we can.

    It was a short flight from Shanghai to Xi' an. Xi' an is one of the four great ancient capitals of China{#blank#}1{#/blank#}over 3,100 years of history. Its ancient walls date from the Ming Dynasty and are the best {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (preserve) in the world. There are bicycles for people to hire. It is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(amaze) to ride along the walls to survey this fascinating city.

    The Tang Dynasty Music and Dance show is not to be missed, but my favorite is an art gallery, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}we can enjoy some beautiful artwork and learn how to write Chinese characters.

    Most tourists make{#blank#}5{#/blank#}way to Xi' an to see the life-size terracotta warriors (兵马俑) and we were no  {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(difference). The collection, which shows the armies of the first Emperor of China, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(remain) hidden until 1974 when they were discovered by a farmer sinking a well. Walking among the statues is forbidden unless you are a VIP — but there are plenty of souvenir{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(shop) in which tourists can buy the replicas(复制品)of them.

    All too soon it was time{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(leave). I really enjoyed my stay in Xi' an. It is indeed a place of interest worth{#blank#}10{#/blank#}second visit.

    We think that life in Chinese high school is an adventure in which we have to survive mountains of homework and all kinds of exams. Yet would it be{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(surprise) if I tell you that high school life in the US is almost as stressful and demanding as it is in China?

    In US high school, everything{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(record) into your studying document, including your grades on quizzes, tests and final examinations. Failing{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(turn) in your homework on time will directly affect your grade for a certain course. Perhaps contrary to{#blank#}4{#/blank#}we used to think of the US high school students, they pay more attention to their{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(academy) performance to try to get into a distinguished university.{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, they'll be disappointed after graduation from high school.

    Like university students, US high school students have the{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(free) to choose the courses that most interest{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(they). Even a ninth grader can sit{#blank#}9{#/blank#}the same classroom as twelfth graders. But this also means he or she has to work very hard, because the teacher will not treat him or her differently just because he or she is a few years{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(young).

    Chinese President Xi Jinping {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(review) the armed forces at the heart of Beijing Tuesday morning, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(he) first on National Day, to mark the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (stand) in a black open-roof Red Flag limo (轿车), Xi gave the order to start the review. At {#blank#}4{#/blank#} beginning, with the limo {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (slow) passing the fluttering (飘荡的){#blank#}6{#/blank#}(flag) of the CPC, the nation and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Tian'an men Square, Xi watched them {#blank#}7{#/blank#} full attention as a salute(致敬). During the military music {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (play) by a military band, the Red Flag limo drove eastward along Chang'an Avenue, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} was lined with 15,000 service men and women as well as 580 pieces of weapons. Xi repeated salutes through microphone and the soldiers gave loud replies{#blank#}10{#/blank#}the limo drove back to Tian'an men Rostrum.

    Wang Kun and Wang Wei are brother and sister. They have dreamed of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(take) a great bike trip. Wang Wei persuaded his sister {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(buy) an expensive mountain bike. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}was Wang Wei who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River. They {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(ride) bicycles to travel along the Mekong River, whose source is in Qinghai Province. When it {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(enter) Southeast Asia, it travels slowly through hills and low valleys and the plains where rice grows. Despite the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(difficult), Wang Kun and Wang Wei were {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(determine) to begin their journey at {#blank#}8{#/blank#}altitude of more than 5,000 metres in Qinghai Province. During {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(they) journey, they enjoyed the continuous change of the weather. Finally, they reached Dali in Yunnan Province, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}Daowei and Yu Hang joined them.