In 1954, she was elected to the first National People’s Congress and, over the next several     1    , she held many important positions. Her heart, however, was     2    . She was most interested     3     tending patients,     4     medical research on care for women and children, and training the next generation of doctors.

Eight years later, Lin graduated     1     Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) with the Wenhai     2    , the highest prize given to graduates. She immediately became the first woman ever to be     3     as a resident     4     in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital.

Of all the traditional festivals, the     1     festival can be found in almost every culture. This important agricultural festival takes     2     after all the crops have been     3     in. People celebrate to show that they are     4     for the year's supply of food.

Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one     1    . His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries. It has received millions of views     2     the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir has become a worldwide     3    . Whitacre’s next effort was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF, which was first seen on     4     on 23 July 2014 in the UK.

The United Kingdom has a long and interesting history to explore,     1     can help you understand much more about the country and its traditions. Almost everywhere you go in the UK, you will be     2     by evidence of four different groups of people who took     3     at different times throughout history. The first group, the Romans, came in the first century. Some of their great     4     included building towns and roads.

According to some food experts, there are some     1     of culture that people will lose right away, but with food, there are more opportunities to connect to    2    , family and place.     3     is hardest to give up the food that you grow up     4    . Of course, each person’s comfort food largely depends on where they come from---for a Chinese it might be a plate of dumplings with a saucer of vinegar, and for a native of the UK it might be the classic fish and chips, served hot, salty and sour. One mouthful of comfort food takes us back to our cultural roots,     5     us the “taste of home” that we cry out for and relieving feelings of homesickness.

When you think of a fearsome hunter, images of lions and sharks may spring to     1     . Recent research by environmental scientists, however, shows that in fact, humans are the most fearsome hunters     2     have the greatest impact     3     animal populations. Human activities have brought many animals close to     4    . In the last 500 years, over 300 species of animals have gone extinct. Some activities, such as hunting and fishing, directly harm animals, while other activities, such as development in towns and cities, impact     5     on animal populations.

To truly understand our planet, we must explore the oceans..., but sea exploration is important for our future. For example, scientific research ships can help     1         2         3     such as climate change.

Of course, there are still environmental risks. However, these should be balanced with economic needs. Hopefully, as technology improves, we may have more     4         5         6     this balance.

To reach out across the sea remains a strong desire today. The ancient sea routes travelled by Zheng He     1         2         3     with the 2lst Century Maritime Silk Road, which is part of the Belt and Road Initiative. The aim of this initiative is to     4         5         6         7     across the historic Silk Road areas, and strengthen the bond between China and the rest of the world.

Hundreds of years on, and with the     8         9         10         11    , the need to trade and the desire to enhance relationships will drive China to reach out across the sea far into the future.