With the _  _(1)  __ (improve) of life standards, there are a growing number of people travelling each year, _  _(2)  __ is a good way to enjoy life. Some people would like to take a package tour, _  _(3)  __ others would rather travel on their own. I prefer the latter, because I feel that it's much more convenient and cheaper than taking a package tour as I _  _(4)  __  (do) before. 

First of all, travelling on my own, I can arrange my time and route _  _(5)  __ (free). For example, when I get to someplace I like, I choose to stay longer and don't have to think about others. Secondly, the schedule is relatively tight joining package tours, and tourists can only stay for a very short time in tourist attractions. _  _(7)  __ is difficult to enjoy every landscape carefully. _  _(6)  __ (three), in order to earn money, some travel agencies force tourists _  _(8)  __  (buy) things. In the meantime, travelling on my own is much cheaper. Finally, the trip is designed to relax. However, many people say that package tours are not to make them feel really _  _(9)  __ (relax), but even more tired. 

On the whole, I feel like _  _(10)  __  (travel) on my own, which is more convenient. 

Felicity Miller,a 32-year-old British woman,  (1)  has a Chinese husband,still remembers the  (2)  (excite) when she first learned to use the “red packet” function on WeChat in 2015.She sent and grabbed some red packets in her Chinese family’s group.The rule in her family was that the person who grabbed the  (3)  (high) amount sent the next.

      Attracted by the unique way of communicating,many foreigners  (4)  (join) in sending and grabbing red packets so far.Usually,the money in each packet is random.Thus the amount of money one can grab  (5)  (large) depends on his or her luck,from 0.01 yuan to less than 200 yuan.Many foreigners get more familiar  (6)  Chinese culture through “red packets”.Two years ago,when Felicity Miller was sent 5.20 or 8.88 yuan red packets,she had no clue about the  (7)  (hide)meanings.Now,she has not only known about them,but also has sent a few.

      However,the popularity of virtual red packets doesn’t stop people sending paper red packets  (8)  (contain) real cash during the Spring Festival.It  (9)  (call) lucky money.In Chinese tradition,people take giving children lucky money as  (10)  blessing.

Hongbao, a red envelope with small amounts of money in, is a gift that is guaranteed to be warmly received, not only because of the cash, but also because of its ____  (1)  ____ (tradition) symbolism and best wishes for the future. This is true throughout China, ____  (2)  ____ (especial) in the south where people regard receiving hongbao ____  (3)  ____ a lucky beginning of the New Year.

   Legend in the south has it that a devil (魔鬼) used to appear ____  (4)  ____ (harm) children and the elderly. Loud noise would frighten the devil away, as the color red did. Firecrackers took care of the noise and during the Spring Festival couplets (对联) also helped keep him away. ____  (5)  ____ firecrackers couldn't go off all day, so children and the elderly also got hongbao, red envelopes ____  (6)  ____ (contain) money.

   The tradition ____  (7)  ____ (survive) thousands of years and giving hongbao to children and the elderly remains popular among Chinese people all over the world. It has also made its way into workplaces where ____  (8)  ____ (boss) often give employees hongbao and most recently, companies have adopted online marketing strategies (营销策划) ____  (9)  ____ hongbao is distributed, hoping ____  (10)  ____ (they) companies and staff members have a good start.

   Giving hongbao at the beginning of the Lunar New Year indicates best wishes for the future.

In  (1)  (tradition) Chinese culture, tai chi is often related to the Chinese idea of yin and yang, the idea that one can see two sides of everything. Once  (2)  a time, Taoist Zhang Sanfeng saw a bird attacking a snake in the Wudang Mountain in Hubei province. The snake's defense inspired him  (3)  (create) a set of 72 movements, which used  (4)   (soft) and power from inside to defeat violent force.

    For those  (5)  do it, tai chi can be practiced any time and anywhere without equipment or a gymnasium. And learning to do it  (6)  (correct) gives us a practical way to achieve such things as balance, motor control and rhythm(节奏) of movement. So it  (7)  (believe) that practicing tai chi can in some way help us stand, walk, move and run better.

    Tai chi's benefits certainly go beyond physical ones. For Marleni Calcina from Peru, who  (8)  (do) tai chi for over 10 years, it's not only a sport, but also a way of life. And   (9)  is tai chi that has helped her understand the value of "going slowly". Now, practicing tai chi is like  (10)  (speak) with her soul.

When I packed up my life and moved from the comforts of my little hometown to Waco, I remember feeling   (1)   (lose). All my friends were so excited to start their own lives, but I just wasn’t sure   (2)  I was ready for that yet. Many things worried me. But I hid my fears and when the time   (3)   (final) came, I hugged my mother goodbye, made the two-hour one-way drive from Coppel to Waco, and set up my new room.

For the first few weeks, I didn’t miss home or really feel any kind of emotion at all except tired. There was so much for me to learn   (4)   I hadn’t had time to think about anything. My energy   (5)   (direct) towards figuring out campus, adjusting to college-level classes and remembering the names of every new person I met. I explored every corner,   (6)   (look) for the perfect place to study. I learned to set   (7)   (I) a schedule of getting groceries, cleaning my room and doing my laundry on Sundays.

Nowadays, in my second semester, I feel like I have almost adapted  (8)   the university life. The transition from high school to college wasn’t   (9)   difficult as my mind made me think it would be. One of the bestlessonscollege has taught me is how to be   (10)  (dependent).