Impression West Lake is a grand evening show of music, light, and dance. Directed by Zhang Yimou, Impression West Lake {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (update) since 2015. Included in the new version are 70 percent of elements from Hangzhou G20 Summit evening gala.

    Impression West Lake, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (feature) the local culture of Hangzhou and unique charm of West Lake, is one of China's Top Seven Shows. It {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (vivid) presents the history and culture of West Lake by exploring the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (story) based on the Legend of White Snake and Butterfly lovers.

    Besides being a charming show, Impression West Lake also highlights the beautiful {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (nature) landscape of West Lake. The whole performance is staged entirely upon the lake {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (it) with hills as the background.  {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is even more amazing is “the Rain of West Lake”, which is artificially recreated {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (bring) out the charm of West Lake in the rain.

    Impression West Lake is also a feast of music. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} is reported, the background music is made by Kitaro, a famous Japanese musician and the theme song is performed by Zhang Liangying, a popular Chinese singer {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a heavenly voice. All these bring the audience into the dreamlike environment of romantic Hangzhou.

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These presentation tips will help you make a good presentation.

A. You should sound confident, and if you make an error, just apologize and move on.

B. Here are some other good tips for improving presentation skills.

C. During the presentation, you can match your presentation's content to those needs.

D. Try to make eye contact with several audience members.

E. Know your strong and weak points.

F. Body language is important, yet often overlooked.

G. Know when to stop talking.

    Yu Rong, a Chinese artist, thinks of a new way to introduce{#blank#}1{#/blank#}ancient story of Hua Mulan in her picture book. In the book, I Am Hua Mulan, she tells the story by{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(combine) paper-cutting with international artistic styles. She places Shaanxi paper-cuts over Western-style pencil sketches(素描){#blank#}3{#/blank#} (create) a typical presentation of Chinese elements (元素), which turns out to be a{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(success) and impressive breakthrough.

    Hua Mulan{#blank#}5{#/blank#}story has been told by generations in China, is a fighter from the Northern Wei Dynasty(386-534). As a devoted daughter, she dressed herself as a man to serve in the army{#blank#}6{#/blank#}place of her father. Mulan's characteristics, such as courage, kindness and a disinterested attitude toward fame and fortune, made{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(she) one of the most respected historical Chinese heroines. Mulan's story has been adapted {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(frequent) in modern media, including TV shows, video games and literature. For example, in 1998, Disney produced a film named Mulan, which{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(consider) a great success by critics and the public.

    To better tell the story, Yu Rong takes inspiration from her several{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(visit) to sites of ancient battles and Henan Province's Yuju Opera. After years of preparation, she finally makes this extraordinary work.

    Driving to the airport in the early morning. I felt{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (excite) because I would spend the summer in Paris. While{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (look) for more interesting things to do besides sleeping and eating on the plane, I jumped at the chance to study French in this city know for{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (it) art, food and culture.

    My connecting flight(转机) was in Frankfurt, Germany, 14 hours from Denver. But when I arrived there, a feeling of anxiety{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (begin) to set in. I was very nervous {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I was in a country {#blank#}6{#/blank#} language I could not speak. But when I found my way, I gained {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (confident). When I boarded the second plane and discovered that the flight was less than an hour, I was filled{#blank#}8{#/blank#} excitement.

    When I stepped on foreign ground for the first time, I was{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (extreme) happy. I quickly had my first experience trying to communicate in {#blank#}10{#/blank#}language that I had only practised in school. As I left the airport, with one sharp turn, the Eiffel Tower came into view. I was fully in Paris.

    Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (probable) say that they go to learn languages, history, science and some other knowledge. That's quite true, but do you know {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they learn these things?

    We send our children to school to prepare them {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the future when they grow up and have to work for {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (they). Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use in their life. But is that {#blank#}5{#/blank#} only reason why they go to school?

    There is more in education than just {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (learn) facts. We go to school to learn how to learn, so that when we have left school we can continue to learn. A man {#blank#}7{#/blank#} really knows how to learn will always be {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (success), because when he has to do something new, he will not only be able to do it well himself, he will also be able {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (teach) others how to do it in the best way. So the purpose of schools is not to teach languages, history, science, etc., but to teach {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (student) the way to learn.

    Tik Tok, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} launched in China as "Douyin" in September 2016, describes {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (it) as a forum to capture and present the world's creativity, knowledge, and precious life moments{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (direct) from the mobile phone. It is owned by Bytedance, a startup {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (base) in China that is considered one of the world's most valuable private companies.

    Tik Tok users tap and hold{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (record) a short video and can add music and visual effects. The videos can then be uploaded with hashtags to join a variety of topics and trends.

    Most of the videos, which tend to last around 15 seconds, show someone dancing, lip-syncing (对口型) {#blank#}6{#/blank#} a song or a video clip, or pulling some kind of running gag (笑料), {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the app has also gained followings among some particular groups, especially military personnel.

    Part of the charm and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (attract) of Tik Tok is that its younger users have embraced it as a place to experiment with the kind of Internet humor that {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (not succeed) on other platforms yet. Kevin Roose in the New York Times called the app a refreshing outlier in the social media universe that brought him {#blank#}10{#/blank#} rare sensation of "happiness".