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Over 800 performers from around the world including over 300 from China, brought back the(impress) scene of the Edinburgh Festival Carnival (嘉年华) . They presented music, dance, and circus performances along the Princes Street in the heart of Edinburgh, with tens of thousands of people (cheer) them on. Edinburgh, Scotland's capital, (fill) with music and color that day. The excellent performances(give) by the Chinese community in Edinburgh, such as dragon and lion dance and colorful ethnic(民族的)dance, drew (wave) of warm applause.

 carnival is an annual event organized by the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, and marks the beginning of Edinburgh's summer festival season, in a series of festivals will last from mid-July till the end of August.

"The Chinese performances are absolutely wonderful in (they) . It's really exciting to see so many performers from China. It's something we want to build on for the future, "said the chair of the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival. "The Chinese presence in this multicultural event (help) create a diverse society. It's a good way to share that understanding and bring people togetherart and music. "

Compassion (同情) literally means "suffering together". Among many emotion researchers, it is 1 as the feeling that arises when you encounter a person's suffering and feel motivated to 2 his or her suffering.

Compassion is not the same as empathy (共鸣), though the two concepts are 3 . Empathy refers more generally to our ability to feel the 4  of another person, while compassion goes a step beyond and appears when those feelings and thoughts include the desire to 5 .

When we feel compassion, our heart rate slows down. Then a chemical is produced in our body and 6  regions of the brain linked to empathy and caregiving light up, which often results in our wanting to 7  other people and offer assistance. 

Compassion often comes in two forms, which vary 8  where these feelings are directed. Your experience of compassion may focus on other people, or it may inwardly focus on yourself. 

When we 9 compassion, we can start by 10 another person's situation. We look at what they are 11 without passing judgment on their behavior and put ourselves in their shoes. And then we'll find ourselves filled with compassion.

Compassion tends to have a 12  impact on our life, ranging from improving our relationships to boosting our psychological 13 . One study found that people who volunteer out of concern for others can be as 14  as the receivers. The finding suggests that compassion itself can be a 15  to the givers.

Reading is an important part of learning English, but many students find it difficult. This collection of tips can be of great help to you.

Read for the main ideas

Read the text a first time to understand the main idea, and don't look up new words.

Use Context

Context refers to words and situations around a word you don't understand. Look at the example sentence：

I went to the shlumping to buy some chitla for dinner.

What's ‘schlumping'? - It must be a store because you bought something there.

What's ‘chitia'? -

Use Your Own Language

Ask yourself this question：Do I read every word in my own language when I am reading a schedule, or summary?

Reading in English is like reading in your native language. It is not always necessary to read and understand every word in English.

Understand Different Reading Skills

Here is a quick overview of the four types of reading skills used in every language： skimming, scanning, extensive reading and intensive reading.

 Run your eyes over the text, noting important information. Run your eyes over the text for the specific piece of information. Extensive reading is used to obtain a general understanding of a subject, including reading longer texts for pleasure. Intensive reading is used on shorter texts to get specific information, including close accurate reading for detail.

You can use these reading skills to improve other areas of English learning, such as pronunciation, grammar and increasing vocabulary.

A. The answer is most definitely：No!

B. You may not be so sure about the answer.

C. You can usually understand the general idea.

D. Skimming is used to quickly gather the main idea.

E. It must be food because you are going to eat it for dinner.

F. Scanning is used to find a particular piece of information.

G. Words you don't know may contain important information.

Aerospace engineers are working on air vehicles-that will be used to drop packages on your doorsteps, transport people and goods over shorter distances and could even give people the ability to call air taxis-to fundamentally change how we see the sky.

What helps the engineers get ready for the change? Batteries keep getting smaller. Materials to build the air vehicles are lighter than ever, Software is more sophisticated. A modern cockpit(驾驶舱)from 20 years ago can't do half as much as the phone in your pocket. These modernizations have enabled a greater focus on electric technology in flying over the past 15 years. It's changed the way they fly.

Maybe soon you will be walking down the street to a vertiport, where you'll catch an air taxi. We're likely to see one with a pilot, carrying boxes from one place to another. Then it will start flying with passengers and become pilotless. As the new plane becomes more common, the result could be something as simple as cutting down travel time within urban and suburban areas, making it slightly easier to get to the airport or from the suburbs to downtown. But the planes could also help get rid of "transportation deserts," making it easier for a doctor to reach a patient in a rural area who has limited access to a hospital.

However, there are still a lot of outstanding questions. There are safety measures and requirements that need to be developed. There is pilot training and workforce development. There's the cost. There's figuring out who would use this type of transportation. There are still more advances in technology that need to happen if you want them to go farther than 150 miles and to be unmanned. But, according to Hackenberg of NASA, "About the future, it's not an if; it's a when."

21 Spoons is a restaurant aimed at bringing back the appeal of intimate (亲密的) dining. "This restaurant kind of fell into my lap," says chef and owner Ann Butler, "I own the cooking school next door to it, and this space was empty for quite some time, and it seemed to be saying, ‘Do you want me?'"

After working in Fairfax and Chesterfield public schools, Butler started her cooking school, Edible Education, 12 years ago, hoping to change the dietary habits of kids.

The occurrence of the pandemic halted Butler's cooking classes, as students were unable to attend in person. "We didn't have any kids taking classes," she says. "I didn't know how long it'd be before we saw students again, so I thought, we got to do something." So, Butler opened 21 Spoons in March of 2021, focused on small plates and shared bites from ratatouille flatbread to deep-fried deviled eggs.

"I took it over at a time when everyone was closing their restaurants in Richmond," Butler says. This allowed her to start her new business in a way that made people feel more at ease during such a stressful time. Butler says the service and size of the restaurant-24 seats are what make people feel more comfortable and what allow them to open during the pandemic. "We opened during a time when everyone was scared, so we wanted to build a space where you could come and rest, back to old-school, old-fashioned service."

Butler says the architectural plat (建筑区) for the space was unit 20. "I saw somewhere that a chef has 39 spoons," she says, "and it was unit 20, so I thought, ‘How about 21Spoons?' since we opened in 2021."

While Butler says there'll be no 22 Spoons, she describes 21 Spoons as a "creative gift", allowing her to combine passions and build something beautiful for the community.

In the digital age, opportunities are arising for everyone. However, only those putting plans into action can stay ahead. Alexandr Wang is one such example.

Los Alamos National Laboratory was where Alexandr spent his childhood. Both his parents were physicists there. Alexandr, from a young age, had a sharp mind. As a kid, he was regarded as a math wizard (奇才) and competed in national math and computer competitions. Finishing high school, Alexandr entered MIT where machine learning and AI amazed him. He saw the potential (潜力) of AI, and was excited about how it could change the world. But it wasn't making a real impact. His ambition to set up a company in that field was seeded then.

At 17, he got the role of tech lead at Quora and dropped out of MIT. "I told my parents it was just going to be a thing I did for the summer. Obviously, it wasn't," Alexandr said. Surely, his parents were disappointed. They all knew he made that change filled with unexpected risks. But Alexandr said, "If you aren't willing to take a risk now, then when?" Alexandr met Lucy Guo at Quora, with whom Alexandr founded Scale AI, which turned out to be a considerable success.

In fact, at that time, there were various opportunities in the tech world. It was hard to decide which road they should go down. Then he and his team decided to take a different approach—instead of following diverse paths, they agreed to focus on one. They went with "imagery, computer vision and other kinds of sensor data". And that is what made the company's profits rise quickly. Scale AI has a net worth of about $7.3 billion at present, with Alexandr being the world's youngest self-made billionaire.

When asked lessons he'd like to share with founders, Alexandr stated there are a number of things. "The top one is always doing things that go with your values and how you want to build a company at the beginning. When you talk to investors (投资者) they'll contribute advice that may go against your goal. Figure out your focus and what gets you started."

Check out these places and have the vacation of a lifetime in Greece!

1. Lovely Ithaca

Located on the Ionian Sea, Ithaca is a combination of the greenest landscapes in Greece, the most wonderful swimming waters and a lively local atmosphere. When going around the narrow island, you will be attracted by the hilltop village Stavros and the beautiful fishing village Frikes. For motorists, Kaminia beach, hidden in a peaceful cove, is the perfect destination for a day of relaxation.

2. Breathtaking Meteora

Although when you go to Greece, you often go to the beaches and islands, one of the must-visit destinations in Greece is definitely the breathtakingly beautiful Meteora, located on the mainland next to the village of Kalabaka. It is a natural attraction and the second most important monastic area in Greece, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Meteora's landscape is made special by the rocks shaped like columns (柱状物) over time, on which the Monasteries (修道院) of the area were built around the 14th and 16th centuries.

3. Ios－the favorite destination of the future

Ios may be left out of many people's plans as it is known as a party island, but in fact the party season only lasts from about half of June to mid-August. In the off-season, the island is very quiet compared to popular destinations such as Santorini. Of course, Ios is an absolute destination for party-goers even in midsummer. Ios is dotted with a number of small churches. What makes Ios interesting is its setting for an ideal holiday without crowds and noise. Here is a guaranteed hit of the future, waiting to be discovered!

I spotted my neighbor, Monica, working in her garden one day when I returned home from school. It was sunny, and the smell of cut grass made me feel refreshed. I popped my head over the fence, and Monica and I got talking.

"I've seen you're very good at using a lawn mower(割草机) and gardening tools," Monica said. "There's a hedge(树篱) growing over the pathway near here. It's so overgrown that it becomes a head ache for the passers-by. I was planning to cut it back myself. Would you like to help out?"

I loved the idea of helping Monica and our community. We agreed to cut the hedge the following Sunday. My brother Ivan, aged 10, also came along to help us. We wheeled Monica's garbage can down to the hedge, which the community council was responsible for. All three of us cut it with shears (大剪刀) until a trouble-free pathway came in sight. Mr. Brown, a wheelchair user, was grateful that he didn't have to make a detour(绕行) any more to pass the hedge. Encouraged by his words, I suggested doing more for our community, to make it a better place.

When we first started, we just made the best of the equipment we already had in my parents' garage. But as time went on, donations came in from the local community. Our garage got filled up quickly with brushes, gardening tools, and even donated power tools like leaf blowers. With everything ready, our first project was to beautiful park near our houses, which looked a bit run-down. Ivan was in charge of painting the fence around, Monica cleared the lawn with a leaf blower, and I was responsible for repairing the benches where our neighbors usually sat at their leisure. After two weeks' hard work, we felt stunned when stepping back and appreciating the clean and brand new small park. My heart swelled with pride because our efforts paid off.

注意：1. 续写词数应为 150个左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I posted photos of our hard work on our local Facebook Group.

With more neighbors joining in, we headed for the flower bed near the community center.

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 Ben 得知你校开展了丰富多彩的校本课，请你给他写信介绍你最喜欢的体育校本课 (PE school-based course) 的相关情况, 内容如下：1. 上课的时间和内容；2. 喜欢的原因和收获。

注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Ben，

My school has launched a series of school-based courses.

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

China has a long history of more than 5000 years. In the vastness of history, Chinese traditional culture constantly shows  (it) unique charm and is deeply loved and appreciated by people around the world. Among the ancient Chinese literature, the Four Great Classical Novels, also referred to as the four greatest and most  (influence) novels written in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, stand out.

 the four novels have in common is that they were written in the vernacular(白话文) of their times  most ancient literature that was written in the classical style of writing. Most Chinese are familiar with the figures, plots and scenes in the four novels. They have (dramatic) affected the mentality, ideas and values of Chinese people They were widely read by people and contained philosophical ideas, history and viewpoints about human society that  (define) part of the worldviews of the scholar and the  (political),which had  significant effect on the development of Chinese societies in past eras.

Nowadays, they have already been adapted into movies or TV series,  (favor) by lots of audiences. Bein g high in artistic standard, the Four Great Classical Novels are precious heritage of Chinese nation and  (strike) works in the history of Chinese literature.