“Traveling to China seems like traveling to another world. Its many famous scenic attractions impressed me {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (great),”an American said. The following is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} he wrote on his website.

    My friends and I had a family visit in Xi'an,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} old city with a long history in China. The hosts were retired or stayed at home without a job, and they were friendly to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (visit) from different countries coming their homes.

    We {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(taste) the true home-cooked dishes in the home of the family that we visited. For in-homing dinner, the host would prepare a list of menus in advance (提前). Our tour guide asked {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (we) for advice about the food, so the host would try to cook what we wanted {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (eat) at his home. We just enjoyed the locally cooked dishes. It was quite a different and exciting experience.

    Many foreigners enjoy {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (learn) how to make Chinese dumplings. We were also {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (offer) a general cooking class in the local family. The host taught us to make dumplings step by step with lots of patience. And we didn't need to pay any money {#blank#}10{#/blank#}this. Travel China Guide offers this kind of service free of charge.

    The family visit in Xi'an was a good chance for us to get to know Chinese people's daily life.

    The Moon's near side, the one we all see, has been the target of many robotic and human missions. However, its far side, also {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (call)the dark side because it faces away from the Earth and little {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (know)about it, has never been explored. That changed on Jan.2, 2019, when Chinese spacecraft Chang'e 4 made a soft landing on {#blank#}3{#/blank#} is often referred to as the dark side.

    The landing is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} example of China's growing desire {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (compete)with the American, Russian and European space programs. China also wants to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (strength)its position as a regional and international power.

    One of the great {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (difficulty)in exploring the far side of the Moon is that it blocks all radio signals, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (make)it impossible to communicate with the Earth. To overcome this difficulty, in 2017, the Chinese National Space Administration launched a satellite to orbit the Moon and relay the signals. Once a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (rely)communication path was in place, Chang'e 4 could send back information.

    Chang'e 4 will make astronomical observations and examine the structure and mineral composition of the ground above and below the surface, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} researchers believe will provide insights into the solar system's early days and perhaps even the origin of the first stars.

    When I was young, I was not popular {#blank#}1{#/blank#} my classmates. If you'd asked me, I would have told you I was against bullying(霸凌).

    But one day, I was in the classroom, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(chat) with my friend Lizzie, when Kristina walked up to me. She was one of the bullies so I prepared {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(me) for more insults(羞辱). I looked at her, feeling {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(terrify). But she said that she was sorry for what she {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(do) to me.

    I accepted her apology. Later, we became friends, laughing at people, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} even pushing them. People were noticing me in {#blank#}7{#/blank#} way they never had before.

    Then one day, Lizzie came up to me and shouted, "you've become a bully!" That night I was {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(wake) thinking for a long time. The next day at school, I apologized to Lizzie and told her I would never hurt her  {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(feel) like that again.

    {#blank#}10{#/blank#} took a while to earn back her trust, but eventually we got back to normal.

    My name is Nora. I live in Moscow now, but I was born in Qingdao. We{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(move) to Moscow four years ago when my dad got {#blank#}2{#/blank#} new job here. I didn't want to leave China, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}I had a great life there. I had lots of{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(friend) and everyone got along well {#blank#}5{#/blank#}each other. We had fun swimming almost every day after school. And the weather was always great. At first, I didn't like the life in Moscow when we arrived. It was still winter,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the weather wasn't very nice. It was{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(real)cold and it snowed all the time. I didn't have any friends. I felt sad and lonely and wanted to go back to China. Things got {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(good) when I started school. All the kids at school were friendly to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (I). Now I enjoy {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (live) here. I think Moscow is a great city.