Gabi Rizea only discovered his talent for woodcarving three years ago, and has since put{#blank#}1{#/blank#} to good use, saving dozens of old tree stumps (树桩) from {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (remove) by turning them into impressive works of art.

    Rizea became a woodcarver{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (complete) by accident. Three years ago, after buying himself a new chainsaw (链锯), he{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (start) “playing” with it on a block of wood. He tried carving a human face into the wood, and to his surprise, it turned out pretty good. Today, he is so good at woodcarving that his home city allows him to work his magic on old tree stumps and so far about 40 works of art{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(create) in the local parks.

    “In 99% of the cases, the wood just doesn't match my ideas,” he said in an interview. “I first have to remove all the rotten parts, and sometimes{#blank#}6{#/blank#} is left isn't enough for my designs.”

    Following his recent rise to fame, Rizea has been asked by many{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (city), including the capital of Romania to transform their old tree trunks {#blank#}8{#/blank#} works of art. He promised to honor their requests, but he will never repeat any of the artworks{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (find) in his home city.

    In spite of his obvious talent, the Romanian {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (art) recently got into art school in order to fully master woodcarving.

    Former First Lady Michelle Obama's memoir (回忆录) Becoming has become the best-selling book {#blank#}1{#/blank#} ( publish) this year in the US just 15 days after publication. The sales figure (two million copies){#blank#}2{#/blank#} (announce) by Penguin Random House last Friday.

    Becoming mainly tells the story about {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Michelle has balanced work and family {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a professional woman. The book is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} window into the personal life of the first African-American First Lady and the first black US President. About marriage, Michelle mentions, “I married a creative thinker, and I had to remind {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(I) that we were adapting to each other to make two individuals a solid, permanent us.” In the memoir, Michelle speaks {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (honest) of difficulties she met with in her life. The 54-year-old also criticizes (批评) US President Donald Trump, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (write) that she can “never forgive” him. That's because during his presidential campaign. Trump's “birther” theory that Michelle's husband was not born in the US {#blank#}9{#/blank#} therefore was not a legal President put her family's {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (safe) at risk.

    All through history, people from many different countries and cultures have lived together in Britain. The English language {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (consist) of the grammar and vocabulary these people brought to Britain. That is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} English has so many difficult rules that confuse people.

    The development of English experienced three periods—Old English, Middle English and Modern English. From the 5th to the 9th centuries, Britain was occupied by different groups from other countries, which led to Old English {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (replace) Celtic. Old English, a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (mix) of different languages, differs {#blank#}5{#/blank#} today's English. Middle English is the name {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (give) to the English used from approximately the 12th to the 15th centuries. During this period, French, though it didn't replace English, still made many {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (contribution) to Middle English. Modern English appeared in the 16th century, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} went through many changes during this period. The question of {#blank#}9{#/blank#} English will keep on changing in the future is easy to answer. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is certain that this process will continue.

    The year 2018 marks the 40^th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up. The past four decades has seen China shift its society from a farmers' community to a digital culture {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (successful). Under the leadership of CPC, many {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (achievement) can be seen in every field. The life of the Chinese people has improved, with millions of people being lifted out of poverty. The country now has the world's {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (large) high-speed rail network. And with around 800 million Internet users, China has become the world's fastest-growing online shopping market.

    Maryland's Cecil County is home to many interesting parks. However, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}is more mysterious and disturbing than the Perryville Community Park {#blank#}2{#/blank#}around 100 trees are marked by strange messages left by the mentally disordered patients in a hospital decades ago.

    Before becoming a public park, the land {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (own) by the nearby hospital, and some of its former patients carved their disturbed thoughts into the trees. Over time, the words together {#blank#}4{#/blank#}the drawings carved into the tree bark have grown larger, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(draw) the attention of curious passers-by. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(interesting), even though the mark trees of Perryville Community Park have become quite popular among {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(tour), and even gotten their own Wikipedia entry, few residents of the Maryland town know about them and their history.

    Of all the phrases carved into the trees, the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(strange) ones are "Christ said to police there was no Second World War," and "October 18, 1960 The City of Baltimore has not believed yet — Saint Callender — police. "

    The years carved into the trees date back to 1911, but the most {#blank#}9{#/blank#}.(mention) year is 1958, along with the name "Nelson Jonchou", which many believe belonged to one of the soldiers who {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(be) once admitted to the hospital.