During the 1940s, only 15 whooping cranes (美洲鹤) survived worldwide, due to overhunting and the     1    (destroy) of their natural habitat. Since 2001, Operation Migration has played a lead role in reintroducing the birds into eastern North America, with nearly 500 cranes     2    (survive) today in the wild and nature reserves.

“Southern Company     3    (support) efforts such as Operation Migration through the Power of Flight program since 2008,“ said Leslie Cox, program manager for Southern Company. “These innovative programs     4    (be) a great way to connect people, to understand that we share this planet and to identify things we can all do to work together and coexist with these species.”

Southern Company participates in Operation Migration and many other programs     5    (conserve) wildlife and natural resources. These partnerships promote environmental improvements to ensure the Southeast continues to be a healthy and     6     (desire) place to live.

Operation Migration used aircraft to guide young whooping cranes south each winter, leading them through a series of     7    (stop) from Wisconsin to a wildlife reserve in northwest Florida. Once the cranes have learned the route,     8     can make the return migration on their own in the spring.

There are no words to express our gratitude to all of those     9     have sponsored Operation Migration over the last 15 years,“ Cox wrote. “We have a hundred birds in the eastern migratory population that would not be there     10     your efforts and support. They survive, they migrate, they pair, and they are wild.”

The China International Search and Rescue Team (CISAR)     1     (form) in 2001 and is now made up     2    several hundred rescue workers and about 20 sniffer dogs. The team brings help and hope to those     3     life are changed by a storm, flood, or any other     4    (nature) disaster.

After long and careful training, the team went on its first international rescue missions in 2003. The team saved lots of people. It was the first time that a Chinese team had worked outside China,     5     the team won high praise for their bravery and skill. Since then, the CISAR     6    (complete) many missions. The list to whom help has been given is long. They spend several months     7    (give) aid to over 25,000 victims of the 2010 floods in Pakistan. Rescue workers are trained     8    (find) people, treat injuries, and hand out food, water, and other     9    (supply). Rescue workers get to save lives, but they must also bury     10     dead. That means they have to be strong in both body and mind. It takes a lot of love and courage to risk one’s own life to save someone else’s.

When Costco opened its first store in China in 2019, it wasn't just the hot barbecue chickens and discounted Birkin bags    1    attracted overexcited crowds. A fiery, throat-tingling liquor called Kweichow Moutai also flew off shelves.

    2    1,498 yuan, or $209 for a half-liter bottle, it might not sound like the kind of bargain Costco shoppers usually go for—but in this case, it absolutely was. That price    3    (represent) a sharp discount over Moutai sold elsewhere—that is, if you could get your hands on it. The luxury spirit is so beloved in China, it sold out quickly.

Even amid a global pandemic, Kweichow Moutai, the company that makes the liquor, had     4     outstanding year: its stock surged around 70% on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2020. The company is China's most valuable firm outside of technology-worth more than the country's four biggest banks.     5    (globe). its market cap has not only beaten all other alcohol distillers, but also Coca-Cola, which had long held the crown as the world's largest beverage maker by market cap.     6    (value) at 2.7 trillion yuan, or S421 billion, Kweichow Moutai is worth more than Toyota, Nike and Disney, too.

Apart from popularity in China,    7     ,Moutai is still virtually unknown overseas. Almost all-about 97%-of its sales come from China alone, according to its     8    (finance)reports.

So how is a company    9    sells its products primarily in just one country now worth more than some longstanding behemoths? And can Kweichow Moutai, which     10    (describe) in the west as "drinking liquid razor blades," succeed in appealing to non-Chinese consumers?