American popular music is played all over the world．Peopleof all ages in all countries enjoy{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (listen) to it．The reasons for{#blank#}2{#/blank#} popularity are its fast pace and rhythmic beat．The music has many origins in the United States．Country music,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}  (come) from the rural areasin the southern United States, is one source．Many people appreciate this music because of the emotions{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (express) by country music songs．

        A second origin of American popularmusic si the blues．It described mostly sad feelings{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (reflect) the difficult lives of American blacks．Itis usually played and sung by black musicians, but it is popular with all Americans．

Rock music is a newer form of music．This music style was known{#blank#}6{#/blank#} rock and roll in the 1950's．Sincethen there{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (be) many forms of rock music, hard rock, softrock, punk rock, disco music and others．Many {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (perform) of popular rock music are youngmusicians．

People hear these songs{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (sing) in their original English or sometimestranslated to other languages．The words may differ{#blank#}10{#/blank#}the enjoyment of the music is universal．

    Nearly 610,000 Chinese students attended schools and colleges overseas in 2017. China remains the world's {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (large) supplier of international students. A majority{#blank#}2{#/blank#}the students went to European and North American countries. Countries{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (include) in the Belt and Road Initiative (B&R) became new destinations, with student numbers {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (rise) by 15.7 percent in 2017. At the same time, about 480,000 graduates returned to China. Since 1978, about 5.2 million Chinese{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (study) abroad and among those {#blank#}6{#/blank#} graduated about 83.7 percent returned to China.

    Meanwhile, a total of 490,000{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (foreign) from 204 countries and regions studied in China is 2017. Students from the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Pakistan were the most numerous, while the United States ranked {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (four). Students from B&R countries accounted for 64.9 percent of{#blank#}9{#/blank#} total. About 59,000 international students in China {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(support) by Chinese government scholarships.

    Earth Day is an event {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (annual) celebrated on April 22.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (found) by Senator Gaylord Nelson, an American politician and environmentalist, it was originally aimed at helping the public to know the current situation of pollution and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (get) people to care about the earth.

    In 1962, Rachel Carson's bestseller “Silent Spring” created an {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (aware) of the dangerous effects of pesticides(农药）. Then, a fire,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}broke out in 1969 on Cleveland's Guyahoga River, revealed the problem of chemical pollution in water. Senator Gaylord Nelson dreamed of{#blank#}6{#/blank#}similar event that would get people to take environmental issues seriously. In 1969, he was inspired by protests against the Vietnam War and came up with the idea for Earth Day.

    In the fall of 1969, Nelson announced it and appealed to the entire country to get involved. Consequently, telegrams, letters and telephone calls {#blank#}7{#/blank#} all over the country poured in. Since 1970, Earth Day celebrations have grown. Later, Nelson{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(award) the Presidential Medal of Freedom because of his work.

    Today, numerous communities celebrate Earth Week, an entire week of{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(activity) focused on the environmental issues. In 2017, the March for Science {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(occur) on Earth Day and was followed by the People's Climate Mobilization on April 29.

    “Traveling to China seems like traveling to another world. Its many famous scenic attractions impressed me {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (great),”an American said. The following is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} he wrote on his website.

    My friends and I had a family visit in Xi'an,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} old city with a long history in China. The hosts were retired or stayed at home without a job, and they were friendly to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (visit) from different countries coming their homes.

    We {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(taste) the true home-cooked dishes in the home of the family that we visited. For in-homing dinner, the host would prepare a list of menus in advance (提前). Our tour guide asked {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (we) for advice about the food, so the host would try to cook what we wanted {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (eat) at his home. We just enjoyed the locally cooked dishes. It was quite a different and exciting experience.

    Many foreigners enjoy {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (learn) how to make Chinese dumplings. We were also {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (offer) a general cooking class in the local family. The host taught us to make dumplings step by step with lots of patience. And we didn't need to pay any money {#blank#}10{#/blank#}this. Travel China Guide offers this kind of service free of charge.

    The family visit in Xi'an was a good chance for us to get to know Chinese people's daily life.

    In the closing ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018  China put on {#blank#}1{#/blank#} eight-minute performance "See You in Beijing in 2022", {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (direct) by Zhang Yimou. The show centered on the talents of a team of 24 roller-skating {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (perform) from Beijing Sport University. Two of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (they) dressed up as "Panda Captains" led the performance. It reviewed China's ancient times, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (show) the country's rich cultural heritage (遗产) and singing the present as well as the future. In addition to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (tradition) symbols including the Great Wall, the Chinese Dragon and the Chinese phoenix(凤凰), the performance also showed the recent achievements in science and technology {#blank#}7{#/blank#}has been made in China . Towards the end of the performance, the Olympic rings {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (appear) on the stage, as well as images of a global village, children's smiling faces, olive branches and plum blossoms(梅花), which represented China's promise {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (promote) global peace and build a better future for mankind. Finally, the skaters travelled a path to draw the "Winter Dream" sign of the Olympic Winter dreams Beijing 2022. The performance {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (successful) sent China's goodwill and invitations to the world for Beijing 2022.

    Mac was cycling along a road. With a heavy camp bag, he wasn't moving very fast. Suddenly he heard loud breathing behind him. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (look) to his side, he was {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (terrify) to find it wasn't a dog but a wolf that was running after him. He reached {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the spray in the bag. With one hand on the handlebar, he fired it. A bright red color covered the wolf and it fell back shaking its head. But a minute {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(late) it was by his side again. He sprayed {#blank#}5{#/blank#} second time, the wolf falling back again but only to quickly restart {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (it) attack. The wolf was getting closer. Mac waved and yelled at passing {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(motorist) but meanwhile rode hard. He knew clearly he must be careful not to slow down. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(fortunate) , Paul and Becky were driving along the same road when they spotted the scene. They drove toward Mac. When the car was in front of him, Mac jumped off the bike and dashed for the back door. Paul {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(open) the door so as to let Mac in. It was quite a while {#blank#}10{#/blank#} Mac became calm and thanked them.