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[2025 南通市启东市期中]Heilongjiang has become one of the most popular places for travellers this winter. The 25th Harbin Ice and Snow World continues to interest many 1. (tour). They can enjoy more than 1,000 works of art 2. (make) of ice and snow.
With more and more people coming to Harbin, the traffic becomes 3. (heavy) than before. So the Harbin Underground runs longer hours 4. (meet) the needs of more visitors. Passengers can use free tickets to travel between the stations of the Sun Island and the Ice and Snow World. This makes it easier for 5. (they) to move around.
Heilongjiang once 6. (write) a thank-you letter to all the visitors. It 7. (warm) thanked them for visiting and taking part in different activities. The letter also agreed that all the short videos and travel articles online had helped a lot in making Heilongjiang better 8. (know) to more people. Their likes and comments encouraged the province to do a better job.
In fact, the Harbin Ice and Snow World is not the only place to go. The barbecues(烧烤) of Qiqihar, the hot springs of Daqing, and the sunrise in Fuyuan, China’s easternmost city, are all other good 9. (choose). In a cold season like this, the smiling faces of travellers can 10. (see) by all the people, and their excitement can be felt all over the country.

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[2025 南通市启东市模拟]Jingdezhen has a long history and rich culture. Jingdezhen 1. (know) as the “Porcelain Capital(瓷都)” and it began to make pottery(陶器) during the Han Dynasty and porcelain about 1,700 years ago.
The city of Jingdezhen has been famous for its porcelain since the Song Dynasty. Under the rule of Emperor Zhenzong, the city got the name Jingdezhen. At the 2. ______ (begin) of the Yuan Dynasty, the city started making porcelain for the government. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, porcelain from Jingdezhen 3. ______ (travel) to many places around the world.
Jingdezhen porcelain has many styles. They include elegant blue, white, and colourful porcelain. Jingdezhen has many 4. (art), including foreigners, living in the city. They make a living by 5. (sell) porcelain. For them, the small city's low cost of living and artistic culture make it a dream place. As a result, they are able to live in this city 6. (peace).
Japanese ceramist Takeshi Yasuda and his wife 7. (stay) in the city for many years. Jingdezhen is not only their workplace, but also their 8. (two) home. In Yasuda's eyes, foreigners chose 9. (come) to Jingdezhen because they could learn high-level skills. Plus, precious materials and tools in Jingdezhen could turn their ideas into artworks.
“The future of Jingdezhen will be 10. (bright) as it is building cultural confidence at a higher and more international level,” said Yasuda.