China’s only captive (被圈养的) male Pallas’s cat, Sunsimiao, died at the age of seven and a half after choking on chicken while eating, according to an obituary (讣告) released on Monday by the Xining Wildlife Park,     1     Sunsimiao used to live while alive.

Born in 2015, Sunsimiao was rescued     2     a resident’s home in Xining, Northwest China’s Qinghai province, by the Qinghai Wildlife Rescue and Breeding Center in 2015. After artificial rearing (饲养) and growing up, Sunsimiao has been living in the Xining Wildlife Park, and     3     (become) the country’s most famous and     4     (significance) Pallas’s cat among Chinese netizens. Sunsimiao, together with Sunshangxiang,     5     female Pallas’s cat rescued in 2019, gave birth to a baby Pallas’s cat in 2021, which is the first artificially bred Pallas’s cat     6     (survive) in China. The park also said in the     7     (state) that it would review the incident and reassess the risks in its current breeding management to avoid the same tragedy happening again. In Sunsimiao’s obituary the Xining Wildlife Park said     8     although it had never experienced the vastness of the wild plateau in     9     (it) life, it has made countless people understand and pay attention to this species.     10    , it has also set up an immortal (不朽的) monument in the study of the artificial breeding of the Pallas’s cat.

Four years ago, Danielle Crull rescued a stray cat from a forest in Pennsylvania. Now, the cat, Truffles, is changing hundreds of lives by helping children     1     have eye problems feel more relaxed about wearing glasses. Truffles, famous for her charming glasses, works alongside “her mom”, an optician. When kids come in, they are often terrified of anything     2    (come) near their eyes. That's when Truffles comes to the rescue. “With little ones crying, Truffles comes out     3     I put glasses on her. They immediately slop crying and put their own glasses on.” Crull said, Truffles is literally magical with little kids.

In the office of remote sensing scientist Liu Shaochuang, there is     1     huge photograph of a camel he took a decade ago in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Wearing camouflage (伪装), he lay for hours by a pool of water in the Gobi Desert     2    (obtain) the image. Living in the harsh deserts in northwestern China and southwestern Mongolia, the even-toed camel is listed as     3    (critical) endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Experts evaluate that the population of this species is currently less than 1,000, of     4     around 650 are in China.

Since 2012, Liu     5    (lead) a team in tracking and studying wild camels     6    (use) satellite remote sensing technology.     7     zoologists who focus on species, Liu has instead studied the interrelationship between endangered animals and their environment, which he believes will help develop a few better protection     8    (strategy) in the face of climate change. In the run-up to World Wildlife Day on March 3, Liu’s research was held up as a successful example of     9     advanced space technology can benefit animal protection efforts on Earth.

Liu works at the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His studies have covered many fields, including polar region     10    (science) expeditions and mapping the headwaters of great rivers across the globe.

As the year 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit in China, many a brand     1     (roll) out a large variety of rabbit-themed goods lately.

Guochao, the     2     (combine) of Chinese traditions with modern designs, has become a keyword for this year’s Spring Festival product consumption, according to statistics from VipshopCalso known as weipinhui in Chinese,     3     online retailer(零售商).

Who is behind the surge of sales for guochao products? According to a report released by data service provider Aurora, the proportion of young people interested in the guochao products accounted     4     more than 70 percent of consumers.

The Chinese government has     5     (increasing) invested in the protection of tangible (物质的) and intangible cultural heritage nationwide, by building museums, hosting more events. You name     6    . This has led to the emergence of the guochao phenomenon among the younger generation.

In an important instruction on the protection of intangible cultural heritage     7     (issue) in December 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping     8     (emphasize) the need to make solid headway in the protection of intangible cultural heritage. He called on the nation     9     (meet) people’s ever-growing intellectual and cultural needs as well as to build     10     (great) cultural confidence and strength.

Lion Dance, a folk show acted by people     1     (wrap) around in lion costume, is usually performed during the Chinese New Year and other Chinese traditional, cultural and religious festivals. It may also be performed     2     important occasions such as business opening events, special celebrations or wedding     3     (ceremony), or may be used, as we know,     4     (entertain) special guests by the Chinese communities.

There are usually two performers in a lion dance, one handling the lion’s head while     5     other playing the body and tail.     6     impresses audience most are all kinds of lions’ movements conducted to the music played by gongs and drums.

With the Chinese migrating abroad, lion dance is famous all over the world,     7     (particular) in Southeast Asian countries; Each country and region, however, has their own dancing styles, of     8     the most well-known is Southern Lion Dance that originated from Guangdong Province. In Hongkong, ever since the 1980s when Chinese classic and martial arts movies enjoyed great     9     (popular), kong fu movies including Jet Li’s “Huang Feihong”     10     (reach) a large audience and attracted movie lovers all around the world, whatever their races or ages.