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Ole is a student from Norway at East China Normal School. He first visited China in 2016, and since then, he （1）（develop）a deep interest in traditional Chinese culture. Recently, he and his team won the Shanghai International Students Dragon Boat Race. It was the team’s （2）（six）win in a row and his second time winning the first prize. “I （3）（introduce）to the dragon boat racing in the spring of 2023. My teacher noticed my strong arms and encouraged me （4）（try）it,” said Ole. When he was asked the secret of his success, he replied, “There is no ‘I’, （5） only ‘we’. My teammates are international students coming （6） different countries. Before we became the champions, we practiced rowing three times a week, trying to match the strokes with drumbeat.

At first, we weren’t very good. We did not know （7） the problem lay. However, with continuous effort, we learned that teamwork is the key. Although we are culturally different, we are one team in the race. Before each race, the team would stand in （8） circle and cheer loudly. “Taking part in this sport, we realized the （9）（important）of cooperation. We trained hard, each stroke bringing us a closer to understanding the tradition of Dragon Boat Festival,” said Ole （10）（proud）.

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Hotpot, Mapo Tofu and Fish Filets in Hot Chili Oil（水煮鱼）—these dishes are well-known names in China. And they all have one thing （1） common: They’re very numbing（麻的）and spicy（辣的）.“Numbing and spicy” is a special phrase which is used （2）（describe）Sichuan food. Generally, Sichuan cooks are good at using Pixian Broad Bean Paste（郫县豆瓣）. It （3）（see）as “the soul（灵魂）of Sichuan dishes” by many people. As （4） result, they are quite different from the dried and spicy Hunan food and the sour and spicy Guizhou food.

However, to Sichuan dishes, there is much more than （5）（they）numbing and spicy flavor（味道）because Sichuan cooks are able to create all kinds of flavors. So people praise Sichuan dishes, “Each dish （6）（have）its own style; a hundred dishes have a hundred different flavors.” There are at （7）（little） 24 kinds of flavors in Sichuan dishes and only one-third of them are spicy. Some dishes are neither numbing （8） spicy, like sweet and sour fish.

Visitors to Sichuan are surprised at so many （9）（choice）they have for food. Sichuan is （10）（certain）a great place to start your Chinese food journey.

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Bring Nature Indoors

Indoor plants seem to just sit around without doing much, but in many ways they are the silent heroes of homes. Not only do they look beautiful, but they can lift our health in body and mind by making us feel good and taking away stress. What’s more, indoor plants are easy to look after and are not very expensive.

What are indoor plants?

Indoor plants, also known as houseplants, are plants that like to grow indoors. Many of these kinds are not used to growing outside, especially in winter, they grow better inside because of the warmer condition. There are many kinds of indoor plants around us, such as peace lilies, spider plants and succulents.

Why are indoor plants good for us?

There are many advantages about growing plants indoors. Plants around houses can improve our feelings. Studies have supported this and found that indoor plants can improve our creativity, focus and memory. There is also research showing that houseplants can clean the air around them by removing some harmful gases, such as HCHO（甲醛）. Dr Tijana Blanusa said, “Plants catch and hold tiny polluted materials. They remove some harmful chemicals from cooking or painting. Peace lilies and devil’s ivy are the best.”

How to choose indoor plants?

We can get plants from supermarkets, garden centers or online. Younger plants are often cheaper than fully grown ones. Caring for them is always full of joy. You water them, talk to them, see them grow up… Learning about the habits of each plant can bring a new interest and attention into our lives and help to connect our homes with nature.

Bring Nature Indoors

Introduction

★Be （1） heroes at home.

★Look beautiful and lift our （2） in body and mind.

★Be easy to look after and be cheap.

What are indoor plants?

★They are known as （3） and like to grow indoors.

★They grow better inside, especially in （4） .

★There are many kinds of indoor plants.

（5） are indoor plants good for us?

★Improve our feelings.

★Improve creativity, attention and memory.

★ （6） the air by removing harmful gases.

★Catch and hold tiny （7） materials.

How to choose plants

★We can （8） plants from supermarkets, garden centers or online.

★Fully grown plants are often more （9） than younger ones.

★Taking care of them is filled （10） joy.

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With the development of science and technology, our life is becoming more and more convenient. It seems that （1） has been reinvented and greatly improved. But there is one thing unlike them. It’s a blind walking stick. It was invented over 100 years ago and has been used （2） many blind people for a long time. However, it had remained unchanged until an engineer named Kursat decided （3） a change. Kursat is blind. He deeply understands the difficulties and challenges that the blind face. He put some technical knowledge into his invention and invented a （4） stick. He hoped his invention would help the blind.

The smart stick uses built-in speakers and different sensors（传感器）to warn about possible dangers. It helps blind people know about the environment around （5） by using modern technology. It makes their travel much （6） than before. The stick is priced at around ＄500. It is less than half the price of most smart phones. Most people can （7） it.

In the future, this invention is going to make a big difference to more blind people. “It will not （8） change my life, but also the life of other people.” Kursat said, “These days, we are talking about flying cars, but the blind have been using just simple sticks. As a blind person, （9） I am at the subway station, I don’t know which is my exit. I don’t know which bus is coming or which stores are around me. But now, the smart stick can provide a lot of （10） for the blind,” he said, “I believe the life of the blind will be much more convenient and safer.”

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The Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship has been successfully launched（发射）from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. It marks China’s 32^nd manned flight into space.

At 8: 59 p. m. on April 25, 2024, it （1）（send）three astronauts and nearly 100 experimental boxes（实验柜）to the Tiangong space station. The three astronauts （2）（be）Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu. They were all born in the 1980s. Ye was one of the （3）（member）of the Shenzhou-l3 mission（任务）from October 2021 （4） April 2022.

This time, he works as the （5）（lead）of the three astronauts. Both Li Cong （6） Li Guangsu are newcomers to space. During （7）（they）time in space, they will care for the space station to make sure it can work （8）（safe）. They will do over 90 experiments. A fish （9）（call）“the 4^th member of Shenzhou-18” will be used for an experimental project.

The Shenzhou-18 astronauts are planned to return to （10） earth in late October this year. So they will spend about six months on the space station.