In 1914, Thomas Edison, at the age of 67, lost his factory, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}was worth a few million dollars, to a fire. It had very little insurance. No longer a young man, Edison watched his lifetime effort {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(go) up in smoke and said, “There is great value in disasters. All our mistakes are burnt up. Thank God we can start anew.” In spite of disasters, three weeks later, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} invented the phonograph(留声机). What {#blank#}4{#/blank#} attitude!

    Below are more examples of successful people {#blank#}5{#/blank#} had failed before succeeding.

    Thomas Edison failed {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(approximate) 10,000 times while he worked on the light bulb. Henry Ford fired Lee Iacocca {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the age of 54. Young Beethoven {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(tell) that he had no talent for music, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} he gave some of the best music to the world.

    Setbacks(挫折) are inevitable in life. A setback can act as a driving force and also teach us humility. In grief you will find the courage and faith {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(overcome) the setback.

    China Giant Panda Protection and Research center has three bases: Wolong, Dujiangyan, and Ya'an Bifengxia. The main function of the Dujiangyan base is the giant panda's nursing and disease control. Dujiangyan Panda Base was {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (formal) open to the public in June 2013.

    China Giant Panda Protection and Research Dujiangyan Base {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  (locate) in Sichuan, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (support) by the government of the Hong Kong special administrative region. China Giant Panda Protection and Research Dujiangyan Base is style of western Sichuan Linpan in Chengdu plain dwellings. With bamboo forest in the park and a piece of lawn and winding trails,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (visitor) may feel refreshed to walk into it.

    Dujiangyan Panda Base is the place {#blank#}5{#/blank#} you can be in close contact with a group of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (love) pandas. Dujiangyan covers the panda habitat in western China, so it is easy{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(carry) out protection, breeding, aid, and research work.

    It is worth {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (mention) that China Giant Panda Protection and Research Dujiangyan Base is designed according {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the standards of green building three stars award. China Giant Panda Protection and Research Dujiangyan Base is  {#blank#}10{#/blank#} first center rescue for a single wild giant panda species as rescue objects.

    Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult{#blank#}1{#/blank#} was to choose a Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was easy {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(please). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not {#blank#}3{#/blank#}pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(push)you with their elbows, hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.

    Jane paused in front of a counter (柜台) {#blank#}5{#/blank#} some attractive ties were on display. But Jane knew from past experience that the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(choose)of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

    Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(pipe) on sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please him.

    When Jane got home, her parents were already at table having supper. Her mother was {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(excite). "Your father has decided to stop smoking," Jane {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(inform).

    Across the world people prepare and drink tea in many {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(difference) ways. The handmade purple clay teapot (紫砂壶) is one of the most popular{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(item)among tea lovers in Asia. But the skill of making that particular teapot faces a lot of challenges in modern times.

    Chinese people {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(drink)tea for thousands of years. And {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(recent), these handmade teapots have become popular. As an old saying goes, "A thing is valued if it is rare."

    Tea sets (茶具) have been a key part of Chinese culture. Gao Dezhi, 99, has been making purple clay teapots since he was 13 years old. Usually, this kind of skill {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(pass) down from generation to generation or taught to those {#blank#}6{#/blank#} are crazy about the craft. Gao says that his son and daughter are not {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(interest) in learning such skills. They already earn a lot of money by {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (work) in other jobs. People cannot make such things {#blank#}9{#/blank#} they have no interest in learning the skill, he says.

    In order to protect skills {#blank#}10{#/blank#} disappearing, local people have built a special museum where masters can show their craft.

    A cheerful panda {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (call) Bing Dwen Dwen has been chosen as the Olympic mascot for Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. The new Olympic mascot will serve as an ambassador (大使) for winter sports, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (bring) joy to those who participate in and watch the Olympic Winter Games. "Bing" means ice and symbolizes purity and strength. "Dwen Dwen" relates to children and means {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (honest), health, liveliness and loveliness. The mascot represents the strength and willpower of athletes and will help to promote the Olympic spirit.