Learning outside the classroom through adventurous activities     1     (be) known to have significant advantages. It helps children develop both technical and social skills by     2     (overcome) challenges and sharing decisions.

Such activities might include various forms of orienteering (定向越野赛), using a climbing wall or different forms of cycling — as well     3     problem-solving tasks. From a psychological view, they help pupils develop a “can do” attitude that can     4     (use) in all aspects of school life. They develop a sense of confidence     5     gives them the power to face up to challenges, express and deal     6     emotions, and a chance to succeed.

There are educational     7     (benefit) too. This is a chance to support cross-curricular (跨学科的) teaching by which pupils can improve their own learning and performance and communication skills.

In addition, a focus on     8     (person) development using basic skills related to outdoor activities can be achieved through different team-building exercises. They also develop pupils’ ability     9     (work) together and develop a sense of responsibility. And many of these are     10     (particular) helpful at the beginning of high school.

As for the origin of Duan Wu Festival there have been some    1    ( argue), but the one accepted by the people in general is related with Qu Yuan and    2    are the Duan Wu customs that have come down through history. When Qu Yuan threw     3    (him) into the river, people who     4     (learn) of it rushed their boats over, trying to save him, but he was nowhere to     5    (find). Dragon boat race is an    6    (extreme) attractive ceremony held on Duan Wu to show how the    7    (worry) boatmen in their desperate efforts tried to save him from being drowned. Every year the Dragon boat races held on the Milo River attract hundreds of thousands of people to watch.     8    the morning of Duan Wu, the local people, dressed in their best clothes, will carry the movable dragon heads and swarm to Qu Yuan Temple for a sacrifice to him and then stand along the river while dragon boats are pushed into the river one by one.     9    the race is about to begin, the dragon head is fixed to the boat, projected high over the water. There are 36 oarsmen in 18 pairs in     10     racing-boat’s crew. Each oar wears a bamboo hat with ornaments like birds and lowers, a Chinese - style shirt, a pair of trousers and a silk belt.

The “Tell China’s Stories” contest, a campaign     1     (encourage) people to use their works to spread stories about China and Chinese culture around the world,     2     (hold) its awards ceremony for last year’s contest and kicked off the contest for this year online on June 17,2020.

For last year’s campaign,     3     was launched on April 28, 2019, a total of 40 works were awarded out of 3893 works. The works were submitted by Chinese and foreign competitors, including both     4     (profession) and amateur individuals and organizations. Three works won the top prize, including     5     telling the story of a 64-year-old American volunteer at a tourist information counter in Beijing’s traditional Hutongs. Gao Tianrui, at all American man,     6     (show) up punctually every day at the information booth,     7     (kind) showing directions to tourists in Chinese and English . It is 46 years since he sailed to China alone     8     he was 18. In his eyes, Beijing has become the center of the world which is growing so fast through     9     (decade) of development.

Du Zhan yuan, head of the CIPG, said this year’s contest,     10     (design) to run from June to the end of the year, will encourage contributions about contemporary themes such as China’s fight against the COVID-19 epidemic and the country’s efforts to reduce poverty.