During the Christmas season, Care Bears dressed in Santa Claus hats and other decorations, an     1       (adore) toy favoured by kids, can be     2     (easy) found on the shelves of shopping malls in the United States. Care Bears are multicoloured bears     3     are used on greeting cards and later turned into plush (毛绒) bears.

Before these stuffed animals reached their destination, they     4     (produce) in Qinling Mountains in China and journeyed for almost a month across the ocean.

Min Hua, manager of Ankang Heng’an Toy Ltd., said the production of a Care Bear involves nearly 20 workers covering eight     5     (procedure). After     6     (apply) textile (纺织品) printing on piece goods, workers would add embroidery (纺织品刺绣). Then, they use machines to cut patterns, sew them by following the given draft,     7     stuff them. Min Hua noted the toy factory is highly labor-hungry, and that was     8     the company chose to settle down in Ankang, where labour and land costs were relatively low.

    9     (ensure) quick delivery, in 2020, the local government and Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (SIPG) co-found a logistics (物流的) company named Ankang SIPG, ensuring multimodal transport     10     a lower cost.

Yiwu’s market bounces back after three difficult years

Orders from all over the world     1     (flood) into Yiwu factories since earlier this month, a snapshot of global trade in the post-pandemic era     2     indicates a strong recovery for foreign trade in Zhejiang province in early 2023.

Statistics show that on Feb 2, 75,000 merchants     3     (participate) in the opening ceremony at Yiwu International Trade City — the world’s largest     4     (distribute) center for small commodities — placing orders on-site after almost three years of being unable to do so     5     person since the COVID-19 epidemic began.

Lu Qingrong, manager of the Jingrong Toy Company, said that orders have already been scheduled for May and June,     6     that this year’s sales are expected to be 30 percent     7     (high) than the previous two years.

For the past three years, Yiwu’s manufacturing companies     8     (devote) more energy to innovation and quality as they have upgraded, in a bid to underpin steady and accelerated growth.

Lu added that Jingrong will focus on strengthening innovation and research     9     (satisfy) increasing demands and plans to launch at least 10 new products every week.

In addition, the company is currently adding more production lines, which will raise     10     (efficient) and is expected to increase production by 50 percent.

How do colors make you feel? British fashion designer Wayne Hemingway explored this topic in a BBC radio program about the psychology of color. Below are his     1    (summary) ideas.

Red “raises blood pressure”, and stands       2     from other colors thanks to its long wavelength. Hemingway says it appears to be “coming towards you”, and so is useful for     3       (emergent) and alarm signs, and also for    4     (convey) “urgency” in general. Blue is     5     constant presence in our lives, says Hemingway, being the color of the sky and the sea. That gives it an air of reliability,     6     makes it a firm choice with “banks and corporations”. Green is, unsurprisingly, the color of nature and the environment. Marketers understand that giving a product green packaging creates the impression that it is    7     (environment) friendly. Finally, we have purple, which is associated with     8     (value) things. Companies use purple to make their     9     (produce) seem more exclusive,     10     they’re selling chocolate or cigarettes.