I've lived in three Asian cities,and they all surprised {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(I) on the upside.In the case of China,here's {#blank#}2{#/blank#}I like it.

    It's modern and continues to develop all the time.They have modern {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(city),and excellent transport facilities, including their unmatched high-speed train network.They have excellent hotels,restaurants,and beautiful parks etc.

    There's a feeling of safety and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(free) in Chinese cities.There's no need to tell you what to do and you can see from the behavior of the diverse crowd.People just do {#blank#}5{#/blank#}they want.In most places no policemen {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(see).Do you know that police in China don't have firearms? They usually do their job silently and behave reasonably, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (add) to the security and order.

    The Chinese people are friendly.You will always get help even if you can't speak a Chinese word besides nihao, or they can't speak English.They'll spend time and go out of their way {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(explain) to you how to get somewhere,or how to buy {#blank#}9{#/blank#}train ticket.They'll {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(patient) and enthusiastically explain how to get what you need.They'll be positive and practical all the time while helping you.

    Do you Douyin？

    Got a moment – or, perhaps, 15 seconds? In the age of fragmented (碎片化的) time, Douyin, which is a massive hit in China right now, can perfectly fill in the gaps when people have nothing {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (good) to do between two events; its daily plays {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (spread) over one billion in the past few years. The Meipai(美拍)-like app allows users to produce creative short videos that combine music with mouth shapes or body moves. They can dance, sing, cook or do {#blank#}3{#/blank#} their hearts desire.

    Launched in September 2016, Douyin {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (own) by Zhang Yiming, one of China's top tech leaders; he chairs ByteDance. Similar to how Meipai worked {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a time-limited video platform (平台), Douyin is a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (collect) of brief 15-second music videos, mainly focused on young people, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} it's certainly suitable for all ages.

    On the platform, childish and strange behaviors are {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (total) acceptable. In high-pressure world, it is no surprise that Douyin has become so successful – all you need to do is pick up your phone and open the app to relieve some stress and have {#blank#}9{#/blank#} laugh. The app pushes related videos and products based on users' preferences and consequently, Douyin can be quite addictive – many people just want to enjoy a few minutes at first, but end up {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  (consume) several hours' video time.

    In recent years, learning Chinese{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(become) popular among people around the world. Last month, I received an email from my friend Jack in Canada. He said he was enthusiastic about China, and asked me to find him some books which {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (intend) for Chinese beginners, I was pleased to do such a favor. So I went from one bookstore to another,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (hope) to find something suitable for him. Finally I selected a set of Chinese textbooks among a variety of similar ones.

    The polar bear is found in the Arctic Circle and some big land masses as far south as Newfoundland. While they are rare north of 88°, there is evidence {#blank#}1{#/blank#} they range all the way across the Arctic, and as far south as James Bay in Canada. It is difficult to figure out a global population of polar bears as much of the range has been  {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (poor) studied; however, biologists calculate that there are about 20,000-25,000 polar bears worldwide.

    Modem methods {#blank#}3{#/blank#} tracking polar bear populations have been employed only since the mid-1980s, and are expensive {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (perform) consistently over a large area. In recent years some Inuit people in Nunayut {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (report) increases in bear sightings around human settlements, leading to a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (believe) that populations are increasing. Scientists have responded by {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (note) that hungry bears may be congregating(聚集) around human settlements, leading to the illusion(错觉) that populations are {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (high) than they actually are. Of {#blank#}9{#/blank#}  nineteen recognized polar bear subpopulations, three are declining, six {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (be) stable, one is increasing, and nine lack enough data.