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On September 23^rd 2023, at the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games     1     (hold) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, torchbearers (火炬手) from both the virtual     2     real worlds lit the torch together.

The torch used in the relay (接力) of the 19th Asian Games     3     (name) the “Eternal Flame”. The 73-centimeter-high torch weighs 1.2 kilograms, and       4     (it) surface features patterns from ancient Chinese culture combined     5     modern design principles.

The design of the torch was inspired by jade cong from the Liangzhu Archaeological Ruins,     6     is located in today’s Hangzhou and has been written on the World Heritage List as     7     cultural site since July 2019. Jade cong, or yucong, is an ancient ritual article (礼器), proving the     8     (exist) of at least 5,000 years of Chinese civilization.

“The 19th Asian Games will leave     9     (last) memories for people around the world,” said Li Yiqing, spokesperson for the 19th Asian Games opening and closing ceremonies operations center.

The torch relay for the 19th Asian Games began in Hangzhou on September 8 and ended on September 20. It featured 2,022 torchbearers who passed the torch through 11 cities in Zhejiang Province, showcasing Chinese culture and heartwarming     10     (story)of ordinary people.

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What makes something a sport? Traditional definitions usually included some physical activity,     1     shows athletic ability or strength. But some sports can take the form of mental contests. For instance, chess     2     (recognize) as a sport by the International Olympic Committee in 1999. Now, some people consider eSports should also be sports.

The word eSports is short     3     electronic sports. It is a form of contest in which professional players or gamers play video games either in teams     4     individually.     5     (Typical), those who win the     6     (compete) will receive prize money.

The first eSports event was the one     7     (hold) by Stanford University in the 1970s, for the game Spacewar! Over the next 30 years, video games will have become more and more popular.     8     increasing number of countries, such as South Korea, China and the United States, started to develop eSports into an industry. In the 2000s, television broadcasts of the games,     9     (feature) programs like Street Fighter III, StarCraft, and Counter-strike, became popular. In the 2010s, thanks to online streaming services, eSports grew rapidly with more worldwide championships, more viewers, and     10     (large) prizes. In 2020, the industry made more than US$1 billion for the first time ever.

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Hangzhou, as the only candidate city of the 2022 Asian Games,     1     (win) the bid (投标) on September 16th, 2015. Thus, it will be the third Chinese city     2     (host) the Games.

Hangzhou is a beautiful city     3     a long history. Hosting the Asian Games will give it a new look.     4     the event will cost the government a lot, the benefits are easy for us to see. To the citizens in Hangzhou, the best part of it is that it will give them the chance to watch world-class     5     (competition) up close. Secondly, there is no doubt lhal the event will attract more visitors to enjoy     6     (visit) this wonderful city.

At the same time, it is good for the     7     (develop) of the tourism. Meanwhile, as the construction goes on, more roads     8     (build) and the subway system will be expanded,     9     can reduce traffic jams.

In the next few years, Hangzhou will try its best to prepare     10     (it) for the big show. A splendid Hangzhou is waiting to see you in 2022.

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　　The history of football     1    (go) back to Ancient China. But football we know today     2     (start) in Great Britain. That football is such     3     simple game is perhaps the basis of its     4     (popular). All over the world you can see kids     5    (play) to their hearts’ content     6     a ball. Another factor behind its global popularity is the creativity and excitement. It is fun enough     7     (attract) millions of people. What’s more, it has become one of the best     8     (way) for people to communicate. For example, on Christmas Day 1914, World War Ⅰ     9     (break) out months before, but British and German soldiers put down their guns and played football together. So football is much     10     than just a sport.

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Many scientists believe our love of sugar may actually be an     1    (addict). When we eat or drink sugary foods, the sugar enters our blood and affects parts of our brain     2     make us feel good. Then the good feeling goes away,     3     (leave) us wanting more. All tasty foods do this, but sugar has a     4    (particular) strong effect. In this way,    5    is in fact an addictive drug, one that doctors recommend we all cut down on.

“It seems like every time I study an illness and trace a path to the first cause, I find my way back to sugar,” says scientist Richard Johnson. One-third of adults worldwide have high blood pressure, and up     6     347 million have diabetes(糖尿病). Why? “Sugar, we believe, is one of the     7     (reason), if not the major one,” says Johnson.

Our bodies     8     (design) to survive on very little sugar. Early humans often had very little food. In this way, we had energy stored for when there was no food.     9     today, most people have more than enough. So the very thing that once     10     (save) us may now be killing us.

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The International Day for Biological Diversity, sometimes called World Biodiversity Day, is a United Nations holiday based on biodiversity issues. It     1    (hold) on May 22 every year. The main topics     2    (discuss) in the Rio Earth Summit of 1992 were the environment and sustainable (可持续的) development. Governments talked about ways     3    (stop) the destruction of natural resources and protect ecosystems (生态系统). The day now focuses on the threats climate change poses to biodiversity. Experts say that solving both together will mean we have a better chance of     4    (keep) the Earth’s natural riches.

Biodiversity is the total     5    (vary) of all forms of life on our Earth. It includes not only all plant and animal species but also thousands, perhaps millions of ecosystems     6     make up our natural world.     7     word “biodiversity” arrived in 1985. It is a combination of the words “biological” and “diversity”. The word has grown into a very important idea we all need to understand. Respect     8     biodiversity means an understanding that we must help save our environment.

Today, biodiversity is one of the world’s most important     9    (issue). Many say that together with climate change, damage to biodiversity is the     10    (big) threat to our survival.