People visit other countries for {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(variety) reasons. Some travel on business;{#blank#}2{#/blank#} travel to interesting places {#blank#}3{#/blank#} are only found in other countries, such as the Taj Mahal in India, the temples of Thailand, or the Pyramids at Giza.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(where) you go, and for whatever reason, it is important to be safe. A tourist can attract a lot of attention from local people. While the majority of people you'll meet when traveling are sure to be friendly and welcoming, there are {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(danger), theft being the most common. Just as in your home country, do not expect everyone you meet to be friendly and helpful.{#blank#}6{#/blank#} is important to prepare for your trip {#blank#}7{#/blank#} advance, and to take precaution (警惕) while you {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(travel).

    As you prepare your trip, make sure you have the right paperwork. You don't want to get to your destination only {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(find) you have the wrong visa, or worse, that your passport is about to expire (到期). Also, make sure you travel with proper medical insurance, so that if you are sick or injured during your travel, you will be able to get treatment. If you want to drive while you are abroad, make sure you have {#blank#}10{#/blank#} international driver's license.

    China to Promote Traditional Opera in Schools

    China´s central government has promised to promote traditional opera in schools.

    Primary schools, secondary schools, colleges {#blank#}1{#/blank#} universities will give students the opportunity {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (watch) traditional opera free of charge, according to a guideline jointly {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (issue) by the publicity department of the Communist Party of China and the ministers of culture, education and finance. By 2018, students in all schools and colleges nationwide can watch {#blank#}4{#/blank#} opera free of charge every year.

    The campaign for traditional opera to reach students {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（be）common in all schools in 2020, according to the guideline. The guideline also urges schools to strengthen the creation of opera interest group. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} calls on the joint effort of the government, education, society and individuals to support the campaign. The guideline also encourages {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (invest) from enterprises, social organizations and individuals. There are hundreds of forms of local opera in China, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Peking Opera the most famous. Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (list) by UNESCO as an intangible {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(culture) heritage.

    Have you ever awakened and felt like you couldn't move? If so, it {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (probable) scared you. You may have thought something terrible had happened to you. Actually, many people have this experience on a regular basis. It {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (call) sleep paralysis(瘫痪). {#blank#}3{#/blank#} it sounds scary, it is normal.

    Sleep paralysis happens when a person is falling asleep or waking up. As the person falls asleep, his or her body slows down. Usually the person's mind {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(relax) at the same time, but occasionally the mind stays awake{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(long) than the body. As a result, the person can be conscious, or aware, but have trouble moving or {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(speak). Sleep paralysis can also occur as you wake up. Fortunately, the condition rarely lasts for more than a few seconds. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(move) and speech soon return to normal.

    Some people report unusual experiences during sleep paralysis. They may hear, see or feel things {#blank#}8{#/blank#}don't exist. At one time, people {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(think) that ghosts or monsters had entered the room and were holding them down，keeping them from moving. Science has helped us understand that such visions are actually part of sleep paralysis. Now we know that getting too little sleep, taking certain medications(药物), and changing your sleep schedule can cause sleep paralysis. This condition can be scary, but it's just a trick that you mind is playing {#blank#}10{#/blank#} your body.

    Do you have sleeping problems? If so, then these tips may help you fall asleep fast.

    Set aside the thought that you have to fall asleep. The more you think of it, the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (hard) you will fall asleep.

    The foods you eat also play {#blank#}2{#/blank#} important part. Avoid eating or drinking things like chocolates, coffee, tea and energy drinks. If you have to, then have them in the morning and never in the afternoon, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (especial) before going to bed. Don't eat too much at night. A full stomach will make it more difficult for you {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (fall) asleep because your body is working more time to digest the food you ate.

    Make a fixed time to go to bed. For example, by 9 o'clock in the evening you should already be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} bed. Do this even if you're not sleepy yet. Once {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (follow) this routine, you will gradually see that you will feel sleepy when it's 9 o'clock in the evening.

    Make your room {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (comfort) for sleeping. You should also take notes that the sleeping environment also {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (affect) your sleep. It must be in the room {#blank#}9{#/blank#} it's not noisy. Otherwise, you will find {#blank#}10{#/blank#} difficult to fall asleep again after waking up.

    Chinese New Year, also {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (know) as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is the grandest festival in China. As the most colorful annual event, the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}tradition) Chinese New Year celebration lasts longer, up to two weeks, and the highlight {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (arrive) around the Lunar New Year's Eve.

    In 2020, the Chinese Spring Festival falls {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Jan. 25th. Like Christmas in Western countries, Chinese Lunar New Year is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} time to be home with family, chatting, drinking, cooking, and enjoying a hearty meal together. Home isthe focus of the Spring Festival; All Chinese people manage {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(make) their way home by New Year's Eve, for a reunion dinner with the whole family and {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(vary) kinds of meat, vegetable, and seafood are made into dishes with auspicious(吉祥的) meanings. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (definite), the CCTV Spring Festival Gala is China's most watched television special, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} delightful songs and words act as a habitual background to a reunion dinner. Although the audience becomes more and more critical of the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (program) in the Gala, it never stops people turning on the TV on time.