Once upon a time, there was a man from the State of Chu who loved his sword very much. One day, he was sitting in a boat{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(prepare)to cross a river, when he accidentally dropped his sword into the water.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}his ship moving fast on and the water running, the people on board reminded that he should go into the water to find his beloved sword back. The man felt in great{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(anxious)too. However, he turned a deaf ear to that and instead, he  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(immediate) took out a knife and made a notch(刻痕)on the side of the boat{#blank#}5{#/blank#}his dear sword fell. The people wondered why he did so. He said proudly the notch could help{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(get)his sword back. Shortly after the   {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(arrive)at the shore, he entered the water just beneath the notch he made. Though{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(spend)rather a long time, he returned empty-handed. Without doubt, he was laughed at in public and his story became{#blank#}9{#/blank#}well-known joke in China.

    Today the idiom {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(relate)to the story is used to describe a person who stick to rigid rules without considering a changing environment or describes an action made pointless by changing circumstances.

    High-speed railways, electronic payments, shared bicycles and online shopping are China's four new ways of life. They are most appealing to youths from 20 countries participating{#blank#}1{#/blank#}the Belt and Road Initiative. The new four great inventions are all related to China's gigh0tech innovation,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}has improved the quality of people's lives, “my wallet is no longer in use. I can buy and eat whatever I want{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(simple) with a tap of my phone,” said Lin Jinlong, an overseas Chinese student from Cambodia,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (add) that even pancake sellers are using Alipay (mobile payment).

    In{#blank#}5{#/blank#}word, China is leading in many ways. Bike sharing, for example, is not new itself. But China has made it much more convenient and{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(enjoy) both in China and overseas. Leading Chinese bike-sharing{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(company), Mobike and Ofo are now operating in foreign countries such as Singapore and Britain. Users in the countries{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(feel) excited and posted photos of {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(they) riding the Chinese bikes on social media. A growing number of foreigners hope {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(promote) economic development in their home countries by paying more attention to the achievement of China.

    Do you have a pet?{#blank#}1{#/blank#}you do, congratulations, you are likely to have a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (good) mental state than those who don't, reported Time magazine

    According to the report, people with pets usually have lower blood pressure, a lower heart rate and a lower risk of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (have) a heart attack. These benefits may come from extra exercise of walking and playing with pets, and stress relief for having a good “friend”.

    One study shows that {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (pet) living creatures can help people with{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (anxious), while animal toys have no effect at all.

    In a 2016 study {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (publish) in the journal Gerontology, elderly people{#blank#}7{#/blank#} were given five crickets (蛾蟀）in a cage became happier than before.

    Other researches studied the effect of pets {#blank#}8{#/blank#} children who have difficulty reading. When the children {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (ask) to read aloud to a dog and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} trainer they were less upset.

    Believe it or not, have you ever noticed that you feel happier and more relaxed after you eat bread, pasta or fruit? Do you find that you are more energetic and awake after eating yogurt or beans? These things are not accidents. Food affect {#blank#}1{#/blank#} we feel more than we think. Scientists researching {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (it) effect on our moods are beginning to understand that we can influence our feelings with what we eat.

    Although our moods relates {#blank#}3{#/blank#} having various foods, it is not quite as simple as choosing the foods for the right occasions. If that {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be) the case, athletes would not eat a lot of carbohydrates before a race.

    Another chemical {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (connect) with our mood is caffeine, which {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (find) in coffee, chocolate and many types of tea, is perhaps {#blank#}7{#/blank#} worst thing you can have when you are feeling stressed.

    Of course, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (enjoy) a nice meal with friends, whatever we eat, can also impact our spirits. Being with friends and family plays a big part in experiencing happiness.

    Most {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (important), though, remember the following old rule: try to eat different food, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} not too much.

    Electric bicycles have made life a lot {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(easy) for food delivery workers here in China. More than 10,000 kilometers away, there was a familiar sight in New York City. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, owing to a new policy, e-bikes can no longer be{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(common) seen on the street over there.

    City officials in New York are promising a crackdown(严厉打击) on e-bikes  The pollution-free vehicles are loved by environmentalists and the often poor workforce {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. relies on them. But there are also frequent complaints{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the bicycles from drivers and pedestrians(行人) who consider them{#blank#}6{#/blank#} public danger.

    Now it is legal to own and sell the bicycles, but{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(ride) them on the street could lead to a fine of up to $500. Businesses that equip their{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(employ) with the bicycles will also be heavily fined.

    The bicycles, which look just like regular bicycles, can reach speeds of 30 km/h and are sometimes operated recklessly (鲁莽的). Lots of people have stories about dangerous situations where they{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(step) out into the street, only to be nearly hit by a quick-moving e-bike.

    Police enforcement (强制执行) against the bicycles has already been tightened. Almost 1,000 of them{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (take) away by police since last year, an increase of several hundred from the year before.

Peking Opera is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (full) developed and recognized by the mid­19th century. The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (culture) treasures of China. Major performance troupes (剧团) {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (base) in Beijing and Tianjin in the north, and Shanghai in the south. It has also spread to other countries such as the United States and Japan.

Peking Opera comes {#blank#}5{#/blank#} four local operas, Hui Opera in Anhui, Han Opera in Hubei, Kun Opera in Jiangsu and Qingqiang in Shaanxi. It has drawn the merits of these local operas and created its own style.

Speech, song, dance and combat {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) the four classic performing arts in Peking Opera, which are also the basic {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (skill) for performers and is usually trained since the performers are very young. There are many roles in Peking Opera, mainly Sheng, Dan, Jing, and Chou, each of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} has its own costume and mask­paintings. Masks with different colors have different meanings, which is used to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (represent) the character of the roles and illustrate their emotional state.

No China trip is complete without {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (watch) the classic Peking Opera! Enjoy the fantastic Peking Opera!