Qigong, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (call) "Life Energy Cultivation" in China,is a practice of focusing on breath, movement, and a awareness for exercise, and healing. If you have taken Chinese lessons, you must be familiar with Confucius（孔子）, according to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} qigong provides a means to become a Junzi (gentleman) through awareness of morality .Taoism considers qigong a way to achieve spiritual improvement. Qigong is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (tradition) viewed as a practice to balance qi (inner life energy),which is now practiced throughout China and worldwide. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a form of gentle exercise, qigong is made up of movements that are repeated, strengthening the body. Qigong {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (believe) to help develop human potential, allow access to higher degrees of awareness, and awaken {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (one) "true nature".

    What makes qigong special is that it can also be done {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (lie);thus it is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (access) for disabled persons, seniors and people recovering from injuries. Qigong practitioners on prevention and self-healing, which has been widely used in China as part of traditional Chinese medicine, and is included in the curriculum of Chinese {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (university).Besides, qigong is practiced for self-cultivation as a means to get rid of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} complexity of life.

    Jane Foster was out shopping when some wedding photos in the window of an antique shop{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (catch) her eyes. It took her quite a while {#blank#}2{#/blank#} she realized that she was looking at her mom's long-lost old wedding photos.

    But how did they go {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (miss), to begin with? Along with many other {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (belonging), the photos had been auctioned (拍卖) off in 2003 after her family missed a payment for the storage facility where they were kept. You can only imagine how upset Jane must {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (be) at the time. She was searching for them for 14 years before she{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (accident) found them.

    She was flooded with {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (relieve), but the owner of the store had another surprise for her. The photos weren't the only items he had purchased from that auction. He remembered that he had also bought a wedding dress from 1948, and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} turned out that this was Jane's mother's dress!

    Unfortunately, the woman passed away in 2013 and was therefore {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(able) to be reunited with her prized possessions. But her daughter is thrilled with the treasured finding, considering it {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a sign that her mom is still around and watching over her!

    It seems that Chinese people have always loved to discuss {#blank#}1{#/blank#} differences between northerners and southerners. Now, another difference has drawn wide attention: the way northerners and southerners shop {#blank#}2{#/blank#} food at markets.

    People from southern China normally buy what they need for just one or two meals at a time. It's normal for {#blank#}3{#/blank#}to buy just half a Chinese cabbage, two {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (potato) and 25 grams of beef at a time. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, a person may be laughed at {#blank#}6{#/blank#} they do this in the north. Instead, buying enough vegetables and meat for a week {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (be) normal.

    The difference could be because of the different climates. Food can {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (keep) for a long time in the north, as it's {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (usual) cold and dry there. Many northerners have the habit of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (store) food for a long time. But due to the hot and wet weather in the south, southern Chinese people prefer to buy just enough food for one meal or one day. Otherwise, the food may go bad.

    Maybe these debates about different customs help us to understand each other better.

    It was a very foggy day in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than{#blank#}1{#/blank#}foot or so. Standing by the side of the road{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) buses, cars and taxies and were not able to run. People tried to find{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(they) way on foot but got lost in the fog.

    Mr. Smith had a very important meeting at the House of Commons but he was not familiar with the area and no one could take him there in such heavy fog. He tried to walk there only to find he was lost. Suddenly he ran{#blank#}4{#/blank#}a stranger,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}asked if he needed some help. Mr. Smith said he wanted to get to the House of Commons{#blank#}6{#/blank#}he couldn't find the way. The stranger told him he could take him there.

    Mr. Smith thanked him and they started to walk there. The fog was getting{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(thick) but the stranger had no difficulty{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(find) the way. They went along one street, turned down another, and crossed a square.At last, after about half an hour's walk, they arrived at the House of Commons. Mr. Smith couldn't understand{#blank#}9{#/blank#}the stranger found his way in the thickfog. Soheasked the stranger. "It is no trouble at all to me," said the stranger. "I am{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(total) blind."

The Future Life on Mars

    Compared with the life we {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (live) on the earth now, the future life on Mars will be {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (total) different.

    Firstly, without pollution on Mars, people will be able to drink cleaner water {#blank#}3{#/blank#} breathe fresher air, so they will be {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (health).The food on Mars will be different from {#blank#}5{#/blank#} food now. People will just take {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (pill) and drink man-made juice instead of eating bread and meat. Secondly, people will travel back to the earth or to other planets for sightseeing by spaceship. Additionally, there will be no {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (fix) school and classrooms. Children will just fly to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} classroom {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the school spaceships. And people won't work in factories or companies. They can stay at home, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (work) with computers.

    For the first time in 94 years, the Palace Museum has extended its opening hours, allowing the public to celebrate the Lantern Festival at night in the ancient palace.

    About 3, 000 lucky visitors received free tickets from the government, among {#blank#}1{#/blank#} was Zhang Zhifu, a 77-year-old public security volunteer. It's a mark of gratitude for her volunteer work. "It is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (true) an honor to be granted this special privilege," Zhang said.

    To guarantee the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (safe) of the palace, festival organizers {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (plan) this year's Lantern Festival event used LED lights rather than traditional paper lanterns and red candles. It's a fascinating event for visitors to absorb {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they) in the festive atmosphere in the museum. Discussion of the Palace Museum's new look lit up social media following Tuesday's display.

    Since he became director of the Palace Museum, Shan Jixiang {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (bring) many changes to the world's {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (large) royal complex (建筑群). Once in a speech the 64-year-old director shared his idea about how to make traditional {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (treasure) come alive again. "{#blank#}9{#/blank#} matters to a museum is not how many visitors they have, but how close they are {#blank#}10{#/blank#} people's daily lives," he said.