Chris is not a traditional explorer— he usually {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (work) in an office for a large organization. However, Chris' job can be just {#blank#}2{#/blank#} exciting and dangerous as being an explorer.

    Chris is a doctor from France and he works for MSF,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} is also known as Doctors Without Borders. MSF sends its doctors all over the world {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(help) people after a war or a disaster. The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.

    At the moment, there are over 27,000 trained doctors taking part in MSF projects and tasks. This year, more than 2300 international doctors will join {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they) to provide medical help around the world. All kinds of doctors can volunteer for MSF. They need to be {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (prepare) to go almost anywhere and, of course, they should expect difficult conditions. When MSF accepts a doctor for a task, he has to go for {#blank#}7{#/blank#} least six months.

    When {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (ask) why he left a comfortable life and a good salary to join MSF, Chris said, “The experience I gain is a great help in my career. More {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (important), it is great to know at the end of each task that I have made a real {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (different) to people's lives.”

    Switzerland is famous{#blank#}1{#/blank#}its watches. However, this country didn't invent the watch. It was the British who did it. Here is a story of how the watch{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (bring) to Switzerland.

    Many years ago,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Englishman traveled to Italy and on his way he stopped in a small town{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(call) Geneva in Switzerland. This Englishman traveled in a carriage(马车) inside which there was a carriage watch. This was the{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(early) kind of watch. A native shop assistant(售货员) happened to see the watch. He wondered what it was{#blank#}6{#/blank#}asked the Englishman about it. “It is a carriage watch.” answered the man. “This machine can tell the time but now {#blank#}7{#/blank#} isn't working.” At once the shop assistant offered to try repairing it. So the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (travel) handed him the watch. The man was very clever. It was easy for him {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (repair) it. He even remembered{#blank#}10{#/blank#} it was made. And he made a watch of exactly the same type.

    Chinese art is a visual art that is practiced in China or by Chinese artists. The Chinese art of overseas Chinese can also be viewed {#blank#}1{#/blank#}part of Chinese art, because it is based on Chinese culture.

    Early" stone age art" dates back to 10,000 BC, mostly {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(consist) of simple pottery and sculptures. After that, Chinese art, like Chinese history, is typically classified by dynasty, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}probably lasted several hundred years.

    Chinese art has the oldest continuous tradition in the world. Since the Renaissance, the decorative arts have been{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(extreme) important in Chinese art, especially in Chinese ceramics(陶器).

    Different forms of art have changed under the influence of great philosophers, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(religion) figures and even political figures. Early Chinese poetry {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(influence) by the Book of Songs, and the Chinese poet and statesman Qu Yuan.

    Chinese painting became a highly {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(appreciate) art, including a wide variety of {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(style) such as Ming Dynasty painting. Early Chinese music was based on percussion (打击乐器), which later gave way to stringed instruments. In the Han dynasty paper cutting became {#blank#}9{#/blank#}new art form after the invention of paper. Chinese opera would also be introduced and branched regionally in addition to other {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(perform) formats such as variety shows.

    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.