Nowadays, Tianshui in Northwest China’s Gansu Province     1     (sweep) more and more social media with its local street dish malatang. According to the China News Agency, one restaurant owner in Tianshui noted, “I have served at least 400 customers a day, as-people from other provinces drive to the city to get     2     taste of the local cuisine.” Many Malatang restaurants have extended their opening hours     3     (satisfy) the increasing number of customers.

The growing     4     (popular) of this kind of street food can also be reflected in its main ingredient, the Gangu chili pepper, or lamb’s horn pepper,     5     (grow) in Gangu county. According to the China Business Herald, sales of products such as the broth for Tianshui malatang and Gangu chili peppers     6     (surge) in the past two weeks. Young customers born in the 1990s have become the leading force for its consumption, taking     7     40 percent of chili pepper product sales.

The successful tourism experience earned by the cities of Zibo and Harbin have paved the way for Tianshui,     8     the culinary dish is becoming a main force for the city to stand out. As a stop along the ancient Silk Road, Tianshui was     9     (great) influenced by other cultures both in artistic and     10     (commerce) aspects. Its grottoes and murals are among the most famous art forms in Gansu.

During the outbreak of COVID-19, online courses played     1     key role for students. But how do parents feel about this approach?

A recent survey     2     (conduct) by China Youth Daily has found that about 58.3 percent of Chinese parents of middle and primary school students have a positive attitude toward the     3     (effect) of online courses. Of the2,470 parents of middle and primary school students     4     were surveyed. 61. 4 percent of those living in first-tier cities     5     (satisfy) with online courses, while about half of those living in counties, villages and other remote areas felt otherwise.

About 74 percent of the parents said online courses have added an extra burden on them     6     they have to spend more time taking care of and     7     (assist) their children. One Beijing parent told CGTN: “Most of the courses are delivered through recorded videos rather than livestreaming (直播). So students do not deal     8     (direct) with teachers. During classes, parents need to keep an eye on their children     9     (ensure ) they stay focused.”

About 70.5 percent of the respondents complained that their children got distracted (分心的) during online studies, with 92.8 percent blaming it for a lack of     10     (interact) they would have had in a classroom.

China     1     (launch) a national cloud learning platform since Feb.3 and started broadcasting primary school classes     2     (ensure) the country’s 180 million students can still keep learning even though schools are closed, according to state-run news agency Xinhua. A new school semester,     3    (schedule) to start today, has been postponed indefinitely (无限期地) as part of     4     (measure) to fight the coronavirus. China authorities have encouraged people to stay at home to help reduce     5     (it) spread.

The approach differs by age. Primary school classes are being broadcast on one of China’s state TV channels. Junior and senior high school students in China can use an online learning platform     6     there are 169 lessons covering 12 subjects for the first week, based on the national curriculum. Teachers will keep     7     (update) the platform with new materials as needed.

The government has enlisted the China’s three     8     (big) telecoms operators—China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom—plus tech companies like Huawei, Baidu and Alibaba to back up the platform with 90 terabytes of bandwidth and 7,000 servers,     9     (make) sure up to 50 million students can use it simultaneously(同时地), according to state broadcaster CCTV News. About 600,000 teachers have also been using a livestreaming service called Dingtalk, built by Alibaba, to conduct online classes, the company said, although it has     10     (obvious) not gone down so well with many students.