My name is Wang Kun. Since middle school, my sister and I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (dream) about taking a great bike trip. After graduating {#blank#}2{#/blank#} college, we finally got the chance to do it. It was my sister, Wang Wei,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. Our cousins live near the Lancang River which {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(call) the Mekong River in other countries. My sister soon got {#blank#}5{#/blank#} interested in {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(cycle) too. Then she began to organize the trip and insisted that we start from the source of the river in Qinghai province {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the air is hard to breathe. I doubted her decision but she gave me a {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(determine) look. I know her {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(good). Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I gave {#blank#}10{#/blank#}to her.

—It's very nice of you. I appreciated {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to the party. (invite)

    The visit of President Xi Jinping to Britain shows the more frequent communication between China and Britain. The cultural differences between the two countries have caused a heated {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (discuss).

    Table manners are the important process in our daily life. We get used to using chopsticks {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Englishmen use knives and forks. It's impolite{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (laugh) when you are eating in Britain, which suggests you don't respect others{#blank#}4{#/blank#} the contrary, we laugh and talk during a meal. What's more, in Britain, people have to drive along the left side of the road, but traffic in our country{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (keep) to the right. Besides, for Chinese students, what they have experienced in studying is {#blank#}6{#/blank#}organized learning way. Students are asked to follow a clear plan.

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (compare) with Chinese education, British education is flexible and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (imagine). Students there are encouraged to discuss the subject they want to learn. Last but not least, in China, “Thank you” is not frequently used between friends and family members. However, “Thank you” is{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(wide) used in Britain.

    There is no sense in debating{#blank#}10{#/blank#}is better. We owe these manners to the different history, but you should do as the Romans do.

    The national college entrance exam in Russia, Unified State Exam, will include Chinese as {#blank#}1{#/blank#} elective foreign language starting from 2019. Chinese will become the fifth elective test item for the Unified State Exam {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (follow) English, German, French and Spanish.

    The number of Chinese learners in Russia {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (grow) quickly in the past decade, according to a survey {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (conduct) by a linguistic research center in Russia.

    Approaches to learning Chinese vary from person to person, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} more and more people choosing university courses in Russia.

    The three-hour-long Chinese test will quiz students on {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (they) listening, reading, and writing abilities and a fourth section will examine students on grammar, vocabulary and Chinese {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (character). Some parts in the exam are even a little bit difficult for native Chinese speakers.

    According to the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) 7 as of 2017, some 100 million people, excluding native speakers, use Chinese {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (global).

    The United Nations (UN)in 2010 suggested a Chinese Language Day {#blank#}9{#/blank#} falls on April 20 each year {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (celebrate)cultural diversity as well as to promote the equal use of all official languages.