Edgar Snow（1905-1972）was an American reporter.He is best known for his books and（1） （文章）on Communism in China and the Chinese Communist revolution.
Snow came to China in 1928.He spent over 10 years（2） （旅行）widely in China and trying to understand its people.At the same time，he tried to show what he learned to the rest of the world.
For（3） （例子），Red Star Over China，which came out in the1930s，is known as the first book that introduced China's revolution to the west.In it，Snow（4） （收集）firsthand information on the Long March，as well as on the work and lifestyle of members of the Communist Party of China in Shaanxi Province.
Many Westerners were introduced to the Party through his book.Norman Bethune，a
（5） （加拿大的）doctor，came to China after reading Snow's book.He worked
（6） （努力地）to save the lives of Chinese soldiers during World War I.
"When the（7） （整个的）world had forgotten us，Snow came to see us and told the world what had happened.We will remember Snow's great help to China forever，" Chairman Mao said during an（8） （采访）with a German reporter in 1938.
Snow's spirit is still needed now，as well as in the（9） （将来），according to People's Daily. "No writer has spoken more（10） （强烈地）about Sino﹣US relations than Edgar Snow.And no matter the era，people around the world always need some sort of link，"the paper said.
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The term Start of Summer appeared over 2200 years ago. Since it is an important time for the harvest（收获） of summer plants, ancient Chinese emperors in different dynasties paid special attention to it.
In the Zhou Dynasty（1050-221 BC）, the emperor led his officers to celebrate the Start of Summer and encouraged his people to do farm work in time. Everything, including the emperor’s and the officers’ dress, the horses and the flags, was decorated（装饰） in the color red, in order to show respect to the god of summer and hope for a good harvest.
One of the most interesting customs（风俗） is weighing people at the Start of Summer. It began to be celebrated from the Three Kingdoms Period（220-180） and is getting popular in South China today.
It was believed that this custom would bring heath and good luck to the people who were weighed. After lunch on the day of Start of Summer, the young and old took turns to get weighed while receiving good wishes from the people around him. It is said that those who were weighed would stay healthy in the hot summer and that those who weren’t would get back sooner or later.
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The Start of Summer is important because it is the time for the harvest of summer _____（1）_____. |
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In the Zhou Dynasty, the emperor celebrated the day with his officers and encouraged his people to do farm work _____（2）_____. |
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Weighing people at the Start of Summer started in the Three Kingdoms Period and _____（3）_____ in South China today. People took turns to _____（4）_____ with people offering good wishes because they believed they would be ____（5）____ in the hot summer if they were weighed. |
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According to some old Chinese stories, there once was ___（1）___ ancient emperor named Shennong. At that time, there was no medicine to treat illnesses. Many sick people could only wait for ___（2）___ (die).
To save his people, Shennong decided ___（3）___ (find) and test out different plants. He and his men set out on a journey in search of medicinal(药用的) plants.
Each time the team found a new plant, Shennong would taste it ___（4）___ (he). Some plants made him feel ___（5）___ /sli: pi/, some caused him to have a stomachache, and some made him tremble(颤抖) all over. ___（6）___ Shennong searched and tested over a long time, he and his men discovered lots of medicinal plants.
As they continued their search, the team found a plant ___（7）___ small yellow flowers. Shennong picked off one piece from the plant in order to taste it. He said, “It looks like a medicinal plant. I have to test it, or some people may misuse it.”
Suddenly, Shennong’s face turned pale and he fell on the ground ___（8）___ (heavy). Even after he ___（9）___ (give) the leaves from other medicinal plants, he still lost his life. People covered him with ____（10）____ (thousand) of flowers. From then on, they called him “the Emperor of Medicine”.
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How does the tea plant grow? This term, some students got their answers in the school’s rooftop(屋顶) garden. Many schools have built small gardens on their teaching building’s rooftop. Some students planted tea plants there. While taking ___（1）___ of tea plants, they also did experiments to learn more about tea.
How to ___（2）___ egg soup and sandwiches? Some students learned to cook in an after-school cooking club. To parents’ ___（3）___, their kids could cook some simple dishes in a short time.
In the past, Chinese children were sometimes busier after school ___（4）___ they had to take so many after-school classes. Now, students join all kinds of clubs. Why do students have free time to ___（5）___ up their hobbies? Because China has introduced the “double reduction” policy(双减政策). It hopes to ease(减轻) students’ learning burden(负担) ___（6）___ reducing homework and after-school classes.
Students’ lives have changed a lot since the policy was carried out. On the one hand, their homework is clearly ___（7）___ than before, they aren’t encouraged to buy workbooks(练习册) any more. Teenagers have more chances to get knowledge from the real life. This is a much better way than just hitting the books. On the other hand, students spend more time ___（8）___ after-school clubs. They get lots of life skills from these colorful clubs and have enough time to relax and think for ___（9）___. It’s believed ___（10）___ the “double reduction” policy makes a difference to students’ lives.
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These days, people have very busy lives, working or studying and spending time with friends and family. ____（1）____ So people need to do something different to relax in their free time.
Some people like to go to the gym so that they can keep fit and healthy. ____（2）____ Then yoga（瑜伽）can be a good activity for these people.
____（3）____ This helps your body and mind to relax while your body becomes stronger. Many people do yoga every day, and it is an activity which all types of people can do— young or old. ____（4）____
Yoga started a very long time ago in India, but in the last few years it has become very popular all over the world. _____（5）_____ There are also lots of yoga videos on the Internet, so you can try it at home! If you want to exercise and relax at the same time, why don’t you try yoga?
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Life today can be very colorful. |
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Life today can be very stressful. |
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It can give you more energy, too. |
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You can find yoga classes in most towns and cities these days. |
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However, many people don’t like running or using machines to exercise. |
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In yoga you can reach out your body and breathe deeply at the same time. |
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Many have heard of shark fin soup. This famous and expensive dish is ___（1）___（really） popular in southern China. But do you realize that you’re killing a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup?
When people catch sharks, they cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean. This is not only cruel, but also ___（2）___（harm） to the environment. Without a fin, a shark ___（3）___（can） swim any longer and slowly dies. Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean’s ecosystem. If ___（4）___（they） numbers drop too low, it will bring danger to all ocean life. Many believe that sharks can never be endangered because they are the ___（5）___（strong） in their food chain. But in fact, around 70 million sharks ___（6）___（catch） and traded in this industry every year. The numbers of some kinds of sharks ___（7）___（fall） by over 90 percent in the last 20 to 30 years.
___（8）___（environmental） protection groups around the world are teaching the public about “finning”. They have even asked governments ___（9）___（develop） laws to stop the sale of shark fins. So far, no scientific ___（10）___（study） have shown that shark fins are good for health, so why eat them? Help save the sharks!