Sometimes choosing where to eat in Suzhou is something of a challenge． No matter how（1） the food tastes at a chosen restaurant， one may always wonder． "Is there anything better on the next street'？" However， I've found the （2） to this question． When I'm asked to name my favourite place to eat in Suzhou， I will reply （3） ． "Song He Lou Restaurant"． Why is Song He Lou so special （4） hundreds of restaurants？ Well， for me it comes down to a perfect balance of delicious food， pleasant atmosphere（氛围）and a near perfect location．
Before coming to Suzhou， I was （5） by my friends from other cities in China that the food could be too sweet． For the first few months I chose to eat in Sichuan Or Hunan style restaurants instead of eating much （6） food． However， after falling in love with the city． I came to realize that the food is so closely （7） with its local culture． （8）___ I asked a local friend to recommend the best place to try real local style food． She came up with the （9） of Song He Lou．
For a first﹣time visitor， "Song Shu Gui Yu" and "Xie Fen Tofu" are excellent （10） ．Suzhou has stow become my home and I have a lifetime to enjoy each and every dish on the menu．
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（1）A． bad |
B． hot |
C． good |
D． cold |
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（2）A． attention |
B． excuse |
C． answer |
D． distance |
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（3）A． right away |
B． in surprise |
C． at most |
D． over there |
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（4）A． between |
B． against |
C． among |
D． beyond |
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（5）A． changed |
B． warned |
C． encouraged |
D． supported |
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（6）A． fresh |
B． local |
C． Chinese |
D． frozen |
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（7）A． connected |
B． covered |
C． compared |
D． charged |
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（8）A． Or |
B． But |
C． Yet |
D． So |
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（9）A． suggestion |
B． way |
C． money |
D． design |
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（10）A． conditions |
B． habits |
C． challenges |
D． choices |
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart． A short video about seven people wearing prosthetic devices（人造装置） who（1）t a desert race challenge has become popular．
The seven disabled people （2）j in the 108﹣kilometer desert race from May 11 to14 in Dunhuang， Northwest China's Gansu Province． Six of the seven had one leg amputated（截肢），and（3）o had two legs amputated．
Cheng Baojun， a man from Luohe， Central China's Henan Province， the double amputee，said he never（4）i he could take part in the desert race． "It is great． I can do it， and you can also． ""It is easy to say， but walking it is（5）h ． "Cheng said． On the first day， they finished a complete section of 27 kilometers of the race， and on the second day， they finished 20 kilometers
"My legs were painful while I was walking． We also met with a very big sandstorm on the way． But（6）s it was a challenge， we could not give up． We all encouraged each other to continue． " he said． After getting （7）t ， they rested on the third day and walked on the Fourth．
Lao Tongyi walked the longest of the group， a distance of more than 70 kilometers．Team leader Sun Naicheng said that they had to（8）p through depopulated（人烟稀少的）areas of the Gobi Desert． He also added that team members challenged themselves and realized their（9）d ．
They are good（10）e for everyone to learn from． It's up to you how far you go． If you don't try， you will never know．
The Mid﹣Autumn Festival， one of the most important Chinese traditional festivals， is usually in or early October．
There is a special （costing nothing） gift with this month's magazine．
Miss Liu is （able to wait for a long time without getting angry） enough to repeat grammar rules for us．