Qingming is the perfect time for Chinese people to pay respects to ancestors. Meanwhile, it allows us    1    (appreciate)the cultural connotation(内涵)of Qingming．Adventures on Qingming Festival 2023,aired on Henan TV and Elephant News on April 4,features    2    (celebrity) from the circles of music, dance, and culture. They take the audience on    3    magical springtime journey.

Inspired by The Creeping Grass, a famous poem from The Book of Songs, the dance Spring Riverside Beauty     4    (shoot)in March in Xiandu Scenic Resort, Lishui of Zhejiang. In this splendid performance, dancers flutter their broad sleeves and sway softly with moves of classical Chinese dance, recreating the scene     5    women in ancient China joyfully began a springtime outing. The musical skit(音乐短剧)Adventure in Early Spring brings famous Song dynasty paintings     6    life. By    7    (organic)weaving many elements together, the skit puts on a humorous show that suits both refined and popular tastes.

Since the Spring Festival Gala in 2021,Henan TV    8    (improve) its shows based on Chinese festivals, bringing out the cultural connotations of traditional festivals     9    innovating new ways of presentation, leaving the audience eagerly awaiting what comes next. Adventures on Qingming Festival 2023 showcases the art and culture of Qingming,    10    (tap) deeper into the dynamics and hope of Qingming and the emotional value that is unique to the festival through a multitude of songs, dances and instrumental performances.

Malaindrano is a giant baobab (猴面包树) tree that is hollowed out (使成中空) for the storage of water,     1     (exist) in the village of Ampotaka in Madagascar. Malaindrano means “he who hates water”,       2     this baobab doesn’t hate water at all. It is so big that many people believe it has never been     3     (complete) filled. Even semi-full, the trees are vital for storing water in one of Madagascar’s driest regions. Also known     4     bottle trees because of their unique thick trunks, such baobab trees form a network of     5     (nature) water tanks. Using them has allowed people to live in a place where rain is rare, and where the little rain that falls     6     (absorb) quickly by the soil.

Lack of rain can lead to a lack of food. In the 1920s and 1930s, thousands of people     7     (die) because of extreme drought. This forced the locals to come up with an idea: hollowing out baobabs     8     (store) water when it is abundant. A large baobab has the     9     (able) to store about 14,000 litres of water. Today, some 20,000 people live in the region, many of       10     rely on the tree water for around a third of the year.

Rick Howells is the arborist (树木栽培家) for the Shade Tree Commission in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He manages the care of all of the trees in the city,     1    (include) the trees that line the streets.

Trees can make a city prettier, sure. But that’s not    2    (they) only advantage, Howells explained. Trees can save lives by absorbing (吸收)    3    (pollute) from cars and   factories. Trees can also help slow climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide, one of the main    4    (cause) of climate change. In cities, trees provide a home    5    birds and bees. They also offer a calming effect on the community. That is one reason why there    6    (be) less crime in tree-lined areas.

“Trees must be trimmed (修剪) and, if they are diseased, cut down so that they don’t become a risk to the community. It isn’t     7    easy task,” Howells said. “You have to know types of knots (结) for the ropes and    8    (difference) kinds of rigging (索具).” Rigging equipment is tied to trees so that they can be trimmed and cut    9    (safe).

To Howells, taking care of trees isn’t just a job. It’s also a hobby. He loves trees and    10     they bring to a community. “If you take good care of a tree,” he said, “everything around it becomes beautiful, too.”