Singapore has announced new measures     1     (design) to quickly increase local food production, including rooftop farming. Officials in the citystate recently set a goal to meet 30 per cent of Singapore's nutritional needs with     2     (local) produced food by 2030. The plan includes $21 million in government money to support local production of eggs, vegetables and fish “in     3     shortest possible time.” The plans     4     (announce) as the worldwide spread of COVID-19 has caused shortages of many products,     5     (include) food in some areas.

Currently, Singapore produces only about 10 per cent of its own food needs. Only 1 per cent of Singapore's 724 square kilometres is currently used for agriculture. And production costs there are     6     (high) than the rest of Southeast Asia.

Singapore's Food Agency says its goal is to raise local food production levels to make up for climate change and population growth     7     could threaten worldwide food supplies. Singapore officials want all its citizens to have a     8     (believe) that the citystate has enough food to get through the COVID-19 crisis. But they have decided to speed up the process of increasing local production to begin     9     the next six months. This plan includes efforts     10     (identity) alternative farming spaces, such as industrial areas and empty building spaces. It also calls for adding new technologies to improve farming methods.

Kunqu Opera,     1     (know) as the Mother of Chinese Opera, enjoys a history of more than 600 years. As a traditional art show, it has left a profound influence     2     other forms of Chinese operas. In 2001, the USNECO     3    (admit) it as one of the masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

The Shanghai Kunqu Opera Group will launch a new production of Peony Pavilion《牡丹亭》 next spring. Peony Pavilion tells the special love story between a young woman Du Liniang     4    a man called Liu Mengmei. As the most celebrated masterpiece in traditional Chinese opera and the “ultimate dream” of all Kunqu artists, Peony Pavilion     5     (adapt) many times over the past decades, says Gu Haohao,     6     (direct) of the group.

The upcoming production will present all 55 acts of the play over three sessions,     7    (last) eight hours. Many of the previous productions focus on the love story itself, but I believe the third session    8     love wins over moral doctrines, and the strict barrier between life and death is     9     (extreme)important, Gu says.

Lee, a Kunqu artist, says, “I’ve witnessed Kunqu Opera rise through the ages, from difficult times to prosperous ones. Now more audiences are falling in love with     10     art form. I am sure in the near future we will be able to take this new Peony Pavilion on an international tour. ”

The world-famous art museum Musée d’Orsay     1    (house) some of the best-known Impressionist     2    (paint)of the 19th century.When I     3    (wander) there and laid eyes on the masterpieces, mostly I     4    (strike) by the works of the two Impressionists Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.Monet,     5    works were greatly inspired by nature，brought the same water lily pond’s beauty to the canvas in     6    unique way，using different colours and styles.Renoir preferred to paint scenes of everyday life with little clear detail.All in all，Impressionists focused     7    everyday subject matter,     8    (employ) free brushwork and colours to create far     9    (little) realistic works.Impressionism has had a     10    (last) influence on both the Post-Impressionists and modern art.

In celebration of the Chinese New Year,     1     fell on Feb. 10 this year, an exhibition was held at a store in London. The showcase, running from Feb.10 to Mar.3, featured several female artists sharing Chinese heritage.

    2     (organize) by Gemma Williams, author of Fashion China, the exhibition highlights the works of five artists from various parts of the world. Through their art, these talented individuals offer     3     unique and thought -provoking perspective on femininity and Chinese identity in the modern time, titled The Woman and the Moon. These artists are from different places, with     4     ( locate) ranging from Chengdu to Taibei, San Francisco, and London. Their art     5     (go) beyond traditional boundaries of high and low culture, as well as national and global perspectives. Taking advantage of diverse mediums, their work gains inspiration from the ordinary aspects of daily life, giving them     6     (poet) significance. Their artistic creations     7     (feature) female figures can be discovered in publications, connected to famous brands,    8     showed in galleries, pushing the limits of art’s engagement with society, popular culture, and fashion.

The Gallery’s director, Williams, who has been actively promoting Chinese creations     9     2015, shared her opinion, saying, “Over this period, I     10     (witness) a silent change of what it means to be a woman and the spaces women occupy in China today.”