In recent years, learning Chinese{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(become) popular among people around the world. Last month, I received an email from my cousin Jack in Canada. He said he was enthusiastic{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Chinese, and asked me to find him some books{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(intend) for Chinese beginners. I was very pleased to do{#blank#}4{#/blank#}a favor. So I went from one bookstore to{#blank#}5{#/blank#}, hoping to find something suitable for him.{#blank#}6{#/blank#}（final） I selected a set of Chinese textbooks among {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(vary) similar ones. Then I went to a post office to have them delivered by air without delay. Several days later, I received Jack's email,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (say) that he really appreciated the books I had sent. I'm very glad that Jack is beginning to learn Chinese just like many other{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(foreign) abroad,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}I know it may be an enjoyable challenge for him.

    Folk music includes many musical variations over the centuries. This form of music is{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (energy) in English-speaking countries.

    In the 1960s, folk music{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (become) very popular thanks to artists like US song-writer Bob Dylan and Canadian singer Leonard Cohen. At that time, folk music used traditional instruments and had lyrics（歌词）that focused on social issues such as poverty and war. The power of folk music was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} big as to inspire political and artistic movements. One of Dedylan's famous songs, Blowin'in the Wind{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (honor) as an “all-purpose progressive anthem (圣歌）” and it suggested {#blank#}5{#/blank#}some things would change. The song served{#blank#}6{#/blank#} the center of several protest movenments.

    Contemporary folk musicians still use traditional instruments and strong story-telling techniques{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (set) their tunes apart, but their lyrics are much less serious. And they have involved elements of other kinds of music.

    The British band Mumford& Sons is one of the most recent examples. When Mumford& Sons burst on the scene back in 2011 with their{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (one) performance in America, they were met with great enthusiasm. The media began to talk about “a new folk rock”.

    Their songs are rich in reference to the Bible and poets as well. Their music removes all politics and becomes an exercise in romantic{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (explain) for nice men with mandolins (曼陀铃）. And most {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(important), their songs are nice to listen to and sing along with.

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    Xie Lei, a Chinese student studying in Britain, shared her progress in both study and life. It was the first time she {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (leave) her motherland. On arriving in London, she lived with a host family, in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they always helped her. It's {#blank#}3{#/blank#} great comfort for her. And she is halfway through her {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (prepare) year, which is a must for any student before entering a degree course. But she found {#blank#}5{#/blank#} difficult to get used to the academic requirements of a western university, because she got an E for her first essay. When she asked the reason for the tutor's revision, the tutor said that she couldn't write {#blank#}6{#/blank#} other people said without {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (acknowledge) them and encouraged her to express her own ideas.

    Now Xie Lei feels much more at home in England. In other words, she adapts {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the new environment well. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (hopeful), she is going to join a few {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (club) to make friends and have a balance between study and a social life.

    "Avengers: Endgame" {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (start) national release (放映) from April 24, two days {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (early) than its screening in North America.

    The film is available in IMAX 3D version at China's 600 or so IMAX theaters to highlight its amazing scenes {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (feature) the Marvel Comics characters. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (shoot) with an Alexa IMAX camera, it presents better brightness, color and contrast. The film gathers {#blank#}5{#/blank#} full cast of Marvel heroes over the past 10 years at the end of their journey. Many movie fans emotionally say the film is a farewell to their youth. The superheroes with their varied personalities and abilities have left them lots of wonderful {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (memory).

    The 21 previous films have earned about $19 billion {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (global). Though "Endgame" marks the end of the current story, Marvel Studios is far {#blank#}8{#/blank#} through. So far it {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (announce) several new projects: in addition to follow-ups for "Spider-Man", "Black Panther" and "Doctor Strange", there will also be "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3", "The Eternals" and "Black Widow". "The fun thing about an ending is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you eventually get to do a new beginning", said Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige.

    Students at a primary school in Hangzhou had their first class {#blank#}1{#/blank#} March 1st on movable type. This is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} ancient Chinese printing system.

    The West Lake Primary School in Zhejiang Province has introduced the course in the new term. An expert in Chinese characters culture has been invited to the campus,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} major responsibility is to teach students how {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (use) the ancient printing technology. Students attend lectures on the history of movable type along with {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (interest) classes on typesetting and printing. They then print their own document, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (apply) the knowledge they've learned. One student printed her {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (new) written essay "Whether the traditional red envelopes kids receive belong to them or their parents?"

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (know) as one of the four great inventions of ancient China, movable type printing {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (invent) by Bi Sheng in the 1040s during the Song Dynasty, and it is the world's first system of movable type printing.

    The school said the course is aimed at improving the students' awareness of Chinese characters and their {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (appreciate) of Chinese culture.