Hutong is a kind of ancient typical city 5lrccl in Beijing.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (surround) the Forbidden City, many were built during the Yuan, Ming and Qing {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (dynasty). In order to establish the strongest power for emperors, the royal family planned the city and arranged the residential areas (住宅区). The Forbidden City- {#blank#}3{#/blank#} center of the Beijing city, was the royal palace.

    At the end of the Qing dynasty, after {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (close) China came under the influence from abroad, many old hutongs lost{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they) former neat (灵巧的) arrangement.

    After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the conditions of hutong {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (improve). But in recent years, the houses in many hutongs have been pulled {#blank#}7{#/blank#} and then replaced by modem buildings. And the hutong today is fading into the shade for both tourists{#blank#}8{#/blank#} local people.

    However, in the urban district of Beijing, hutongs still occupy one {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (three) of the total area, providing housing for half population, so many hutongs {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (survive) these years. In this respect, we see Beijing as an ancient yet modem city.

    No body language can be more attractive than smiling. Not only can a beautiful smile make us happy, but also it enables others to feel {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(delight). {#blank#}2{#/blank#} smile is so powerful that it gives people great courage, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (make) them feel better.

    A little boy {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (name) LangZheng, for instance, impressed and encouraged a great many people after a serious earthquake happened in WenChuan. Right after he {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (rescue) by the soldiers from the ruins, he saluted(敬礼) and smiled to them. His smile was like sunshine {#blank#}6{#/blank#}warmed people who were in {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(sad).

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#}smile, our life would be colorless and difficult. It is suggested that we {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (smile) as much as possible. If you are happy, you should smile; if you are not happy, you must smile. Just smile, and you can {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (true) attain happiness.

    Longjing tea, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} has topped the list of the ten most famous teas in China with Nits color, taste and shape, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (name) after its production region-Longjing Village of West Lake. The good environment and water resources have contributed much to the {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(grow) of the tea, confirming the saying that "Longjing tea is the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (good) among all of the teas in the world".

    Thanks {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, the tea has earned a high reputation. The story went that Emperor Qianlong visited the mountain during his Hangzhou travels, and he saw some ladies picking the tea at {#blank#}6{#/blank#} foot of the mountain. He was so interested in their movements that he decided to have a go himself While {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(pick) the tea, he received the news of his mother's illness, so he carelessly put the leaves in his right sleeve and{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(leave) Hangzhou for Beijing. He visited his mother {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (immediate) upon his arrival in Beijing, and his mother smelt the fragrance of the tea leaves from his sleeves and wanted to have a taste. After drinking a cup of tea, she found herself completely {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (refresh), and she even praised it as a cure for all ills. From then on, it was listed as the tribute tea.

    Have you ever tasted or perhaps heard of sugar painting? As fewer people choose to make sugar paintings, the traditional Chinese folk craft might have become a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(distance) memory in some ways. However, a 38-year-old craftsman, Li Jiangzhong, is devoted to{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(keep) the art of sugar painting alive.

    Li worked as a miner for more than ten years. After{#blank#}3{#/blank#}mine closed down, Li turned{#blank#}4{#/blank#}housing decoration until he{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(force) to give that up due to a finger injury. Earlier this year, he discovered sugar painting, something he really had an interest in.

    Since there was no sugar painting craftsman in his village, he studied by{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(he) through large quantities of videos and information on the Internet. Li loved painting when he was young, and he found it easy to learn the skill in sugar painting. He soon mastered the skill and could make{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(vary) of sugar paintings. A sugar painting is made with{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(melt) brown or white sugar. Craftsman{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(basic) paint animals and flowers on a stone board with the syrup(糖浆). When the sugar cools down,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} appears is a piece of sugar art.

    There were many great philosophers in ancient China. Confucius stressed the significance of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (kind), duty and order in society, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} ideas influenced Chinese society for over 2, 000 years.

    Mencius was a student of Confucius's ideas. His teachings were similar to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} of Confucius. He {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (bring) up by his mother and had an important position in the government of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} state. He believed man is good, that people would be good if government was kind, and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} people were more important than rulers. Mencius wrote a book {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (call) The Book of Mencius in his last years.

    Mozi was also an {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (influence) thinker, whose beliefs were similar to Confucius's {#blank#}9{#/blank#} some ways. Born into a poor family, he became famous for his unusual clothes and behaviour. Because he considered that government was most important, he spent many years {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (try) to find a state where people would follow his teaching. He believed all men were equal.

    Man Kaur started running in 2009, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}she was in her 90s and began racking up medals. At 103, Man Kaur is not only going strong, she's getting others to follow in her footsteps as well.

    India's oldest female athlete is spending her summer {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(coach) 30 young athletes. Kaur and her 81-year-old son and trainer, Gurdev Singh, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (invite) for two weeks to several universities, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}their methods made such an improvement in the students' performance that they were asked {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(stay) through September.

    This invitation came on the heels of Kaur's participation in the World Masters Athletics Championships in Poland earlier this year, where she {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(win) gold in all four events. Though she was the only {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(compete) in her age category for all four events, for the 60-meter dash, she had company from other categories: two 85-year-olds and three 90-year-olds. Though they weren't competing for the prize in her age bracket, they ran alongside her and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (eventual) ahead of her.

    Ten years after she first started running, Kaur still loves it, according to her son. "She enjoys {#blank#}9{#/blank#}company of her admirers," her son adds. "Every time she participates, she feels proud that people around the world feel {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(inspire)."