Travel can be stressful, so it is not unusual for airports to offer a room for relaxation. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} San Francisco Airport has taken {#blank#}2{#/blank#} idea one step further, offering a yoga room for passengers in need of a good stretch before their flights.

    With blue walls and rule of silence, the room in Terminal 2 {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (design) at the suggestions of a passenger during an open meeting. Airport yoga lovers are directed to the room {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the usual means — a picture, one {#blank#}5{#/blank#} features a figure {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(seat) in a full lotus position.

    Airport director, John L. Martin, called the room, which opened last week, “another leap forward in providing our travelers with the opportunity and space to relax and reduce pressure on {#blank#}7{#/blank#} own terms.”

    The architects set the lights low and warm, and constructed a floating wall {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (symbolize) “a light spirit and enlightened mind”

    Yoga teacher, Tamal Dodge said, “How amazing it will be to stretch out {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you get on a plane for a 12-hour flight! You are now given the opportunity to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (real) relax and prepare your body for something as tiring as sitting in an airplane scat for hours on end.”

    A Frenchman went to a small Italian town {#blank#}1{#/blank#} stayed with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for{#blank#}2{#/blank#}walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(quietly). Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man {#blank#}4{#/blank#}walked past him quickly. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(go). He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(follow) him and get back the watch. Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  them understood the other's language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist(拳头) while {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (point) at the Italian's watch. In the end, the Italian gave his watch to the Frenchman. When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (great) surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Then he{#blank#}10{#/blank#}  (realize) that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian's.

    The national college entrance exam in Russia, Unified State Exam, will include Chinese as {#blank#}1{#/blank#} elective foreign language starting from 2019. Chinese will become the fifth elective test item for the Unified State Exam {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (follow) English, German, French and Spanish.

    The number of Chinese learners in Russia {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (grow) quickly in the past decade, according to a survey {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (conduct) by a linguistic research center in Russia.

    Approaches to learning Chinese vary from person to person, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} more and more people choosing university courses in Russia.

    The three-hour-long Chinese test will quiz students on {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (they) listening, reading, and writing abilities and a fourth section will examine students on grammar, vocabulary and Chinese {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (character). Some parts in the exam are even a little bit difficult for native Chinese speakers.

    According to the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) 7 as of 2017, some 100 million people, excluding native speakers, use Chinese {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (global).

    The United Nations (UN)in 2010 suggested a Chinese Language Day {#blank#}9{#/blank#} falls on April 20 each year {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (celebrate)cultural diversity as well as to promote the equal use of all official languages.