Liu Fang is a famous pipa soloist, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} whose music is strongly influenced by traditional singing. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (graduate) from Shanghai Conservatory of Music, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} she studied the pipa and the guzheng, she went back to work in her hometown Kunming. She then moved to Canada in 1996 and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (live) there since then. For her, the biggest challenge of playing the pipa is to respect the traditions but{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (add) her own style. In her opinion, classical Chinese music and traditional Chinese painting are quite {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(like). The former has {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (silent) that is full of music {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the latter features empty spaces which give life to the whole painting. As a soloist, she enjoys performing live, for she likes the atmosphere of a concert. Not having a concert for a long time may put her in a state of {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (depress). She also enjoys the time immediately after the concert to share the feelings and ideas with the audiences, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (listen) to their opinions about the music.

    We all know that exercise is good for your health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running for example, may help to protect us {#blank#}1{#/blank#}heart disease and other health problems. Running also may help you live {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(long).

    Recently, researchers studied more than 55,000 adults. About one-fourth of the adults reported running{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(regular). The study found these runners were considerably less likely than non-runners{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(die)of any form of disease, including heart disease.

    D. C. Lee and the other researchers found that speed,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (distant)and how often one runs made little difference in{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(reduce)the risk of death. The runners in the study averaged between 10 and 16 kilometers per hour. Mr. Lee says slower runners, and those who only ran once{#blank#}7{#/blank#}twice a week, were helped nearly as much as those who ran faster and further.

    The researchers note that their study{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(base) on the participants' answering questions over the years. The study lacked complete information on {#blank#}9{#/blank#}these men and women ate and other facts about their lifestyles.

Researchers say this missing information could have affected the results. Still they hope their findings will motivate healthy adults to start running, a bit, down the road to live{#blank#}10{#/blank#}longer life.

    China has once again showed its ability to change{#blank#}1{#/blank#}world with its "four great new inventions"-high-speed rail, electronic payment, shared bicycle, and online shopping.

    China's new-generation high-speed train, the Fuxing Hao, is now one of the{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(fast) trains in the world, which can travel at a speed of 350 km/h. Apart from high-speed rail, the other three{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(improve) people's lives over the last decade. Bike sharing, for example, has made{#blank#}4{#/blank#}much more convenient for people to get around in daily life. When riding a shared bike, you can stop{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(buy) and eat whatever you want. What's more, cashless payment has grown into a{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(choose) for Chinese people. Bio-payments are{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(gradual) replacing passwords to become the primary means of payment in future. As high as 60.3 percent of payments made by Alibaba's T-mall and Taobao{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(accomplish) by users' scanning their fingerprints or faces instead of entering passwords last year.

    The four innovative ways of life are most{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(attract) to a great number of foreign people, most of{#blank#}10{#/blank#}wish their countries would achieve great progress like China in terms of technological achievements.

    The other day my father drove me to school as usual. When we arrived it began to rain {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(heavy) but we only had one raincoat. My father insisted I {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(wear) it. Even though I would rather my father {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(put) it on, I didn't insist because I knew it would put him in a bad temper. Anyway, I did my best to use my raincoat to prevent him {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(get) wet. I was so moved by his sacrifice that I cried.

    The rain reminded me {#blank#}5{#/blank#} how much my father loved me. When I was in primary school, I {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(perform) poorly in tests but my father always encouraged me. Sometimes I want to join clubs or go on school trips. He always supports me since he thinks such activities are beneficial to me, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} I can {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(broad) my horizons.

    Though I love my father, I am at {#blank#}9{#/blank#} loss how to show it. Many students have the same problem. We love and care for our parents, but we don't know {#blank#}10{#/blank#}we can do to help them.