Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world's first igloo(冰屋) hotel.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(build) in a small town, it has been attracting lots of visitors but soon the fun will be over. In two weeks' time Bergqvist's ice creation {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) nothing more than a pool of water. “ We don't see it as a big problem,” he says. “ We just look forward to replacing it.”

    Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was {#blank#}3{#/blank#}successful that he designed the present one,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(put)1, 000 tons of snow onto a wooden base；when the snow froze, the base {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(remove).

After their stay, all visitors receive {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(congratulate) and a survival certificate recording their success.{#blank#}8{#/blank#} no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test {#blank#}9{#/blank#}a relaxing hotel break. “It's great fun,” Bergqvist explains, “As well as a good start in survival training.”

    The popularity of the igloo is beyond doubt：it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even {#blank#}10{#/blank#} there are only 10 rooms.

    Over the last few years, learning Chinese{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (become) popular among people all over the world. Last month, I received an email from my cousin Jack,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}lived in Canada. He said he was enthusiastic about Chinese and asked me to find him some books {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(special) intended for Chinese beginners{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (feel) very happy, I couldn't wait to find him some books. So I went from one bookstore to another to find something{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(suit) for him. Finally I selected a set of Chinese textbooks among{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (variety) of similar ones. Then I went to a post office to have {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(they) delivered by air without delay. Several days {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(late), I received Jack's email, in which he said that he really appreciated the books I had sent{#blank#}9{#/blank#} him. I'm very glad that Jack is beginning to learn Chinese just like many other foreigners abroad, but I know it may be{#blank#}10{#/blank#} enjoyable challenge for him.

    The sun at the center of our Solar System is one of the big reasons for{#blank#}1{#/blank#}we're here today, but it can also be a big trouble from time to time. Coronal mass ejections(CMEs) (日冕物质喷发)can seriously damage human{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(communicate) systems.

    For years, researchers{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(attempt) to forecast and predict CMEs in {#blank#}4{#/blank#}hope that warnings could help prevent damage to electronics and the power grid (电网). As it turns{#blank#}5{#/blank#}that a CME is more like a sneeze. Professor Mathew Owens of the University of Reading explains, "The research team and I have found they are more like an{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(expand) dust cloud or sneeze."

    When the solar wind acts on the CME as it moves through space, it causes the shape and behavior of the energy explosion {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(become) unpredictable. "Therefore if we want to protect{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (we) from solar eruptions, we need to understand more about the solar wind, "Owens says.

    The research team suggests that solar wind readings should {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (include) in the forecasting and prediction of future CMEs. This study could help scientists more{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(accurate) assess the risk that the ejections bring to human technology and potentially help reduce the damage they cause.

    As we all know, the Great Wall of China is one of the greatest {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (sight) in the world—the longest wall in the world ,which {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (consider) the symbol of China and the wisdom of Chinese people.

    With {#blank#}3{#/blank#} long history of more than 2300 years, the "Long Wall" was built in different areas by different dynasties {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (protect) their territorial (领土的) borders. During the construction of the Great Wall, there were many {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (interest) legends and stories, such as Meng Jiang Nü weeping over the Great Wall, a sad {#blank#}6{#/blank#} romantic love story.

    Today, the Great Wall has become a place {#blank#}7{#/blank#} interest not only to the Chinese but also to people all over the world. Perhaps the most {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (wide) famous advertising words in history come from the poetic pen of Chairman Mao: "He {#blank#}9{#/blank#} has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man," Actually, since the Great Wall was opened to the public, hundreds of millions of visitors {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (be) to its various sections.

    Nearly 800 new pupils of Lianhua Elementary School in Hefei, Anhui Province, is reported {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(receive) a unique gift: an admission letter {#blank#}2{#/blank#} their names are written by teachers using Chinese writing brush. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(similar), Shaanxi Normal University has been sending their freshmen calligraphy admission for eleven years. Several former professors in {#blank#}4{#/blank#} 70s take about a week writing more than 4,500 admission letters every year.

    It is believed in China that "handwriting is the man," {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (mean) good handwriting can not only cultivate one's temperament (气质), but can also reflect one's literacy and character. At present, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(tradition) calligraphy has again become a compulsory lesson in many Chinese primary and middle schools, which aims {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(enhance) students' cultural competence. At the same time, parents are attaching great importance {#blank#}8{#/blank#} children's calligraphy practice. It is fair to say that calligraphy is not left out in today's fast-paced society; {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, its incomparable value is standing out.

    The charm of Chinese culture embodied in calligraphy can always strike a chord with writers and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(view). Do you have any interest in learning it?