Having a roof over your head is a basic human need,     1     there are 1.2 billion people in the world without adequate housing. This may change thanks     2     a revolutionary, low-cost use of 3D printers to construct     3    (apartment). With 3D printing, materials are joined together or reinforced by making use of a computer-controlled device to create a 3D object. The houses     4    (base) on the new technology completely.

Two official companies have joined to try and help homelessness around the world     5    (gradual) by bulling affordable homes using 3D printing. Up to now, tech company ICON     6    (develop) a method for printing a one-floor, 60-square-meter house in a day for just $10,000. The usage of the new technology saves both time and money. Hopefully it will form some blocks of this kind of house,     7     is especially     8    (use) for African countries or eastern countries.

ICON, together with international housing organization New story, will start building homes in developing countries. Their joint venture will see 100 new homes     9    (construct) next year. New Story’s co-founder Alexandria Lafci said, “There are over 100 million people     10    (live) in poor conditions. The tech is ready now to print very high-quality, safe homes.”

Last Friday,    1    exhibition of artifacts (古器物) associated with Spring Festival traditions and     2     (ceremony) of the Qing royal family from the Palace Museum’s collections    3    (open) in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR).

    4    (name) “Auspicious Beginning: Spring Festival Traditions in the Forbidden City,” the exhibition features over 100     5    (value) items of utensils, paintings, clothing and musical instrument to display traditional Spring Festival rituals    6    (include) family reunions, tea feasts, as well as recreational activities such as ice-skating games, fireworks and Chinese operas.

Leong Wai Man, director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR government, said she hoped the audience can    7    (deep) understand traditional Chinese culture.

A large number of visitors    8    (pay) a visit to the exhibition so far,    9    demonstrates local people’s enthusiasm for traditional Chinese culture. There is no doubt    10    more and more people will love Chinese culture in the future.

    1     (know)as “soft gold”, gambiered Canton gauze(香云纱)is the perfect silk fabric for cheongsam(旗袍). It feels smooth, easy     2     (wash) and dry, and is also good for health.

Today, gambiered Canton gauze is the only silk fabric in the world     3     is still hand-dyed and using natural plants It gets its color from shuliang, a yam(薯蓣)plant growing in Shunde, Guangdong, which can help fight against     4     (bacterium)and bad smells. In 2008, the skill of dyeing gambiered Canton gauze was listed     5     a national intangible cultural heritage.

Ouyang Yongze is an inheritor of the gambiered Canton gauze dyeing technique.    6     50-year-old started learning the technique in 2017.

The dyeing process includes 30 steps. It can take up to six months and     7     (do) by hand with materials from nature. Workers put the fabric in shuliang juice and let it dry on the grass. They repeat this until it turns brownish-yellow. Then, they put river mud on it to help the yam react     8     (full). After washing and drying again, the fabric turns black!

Mastering the technique is a challenging task, according to Ouyang, who struggled with     9     (control)the density(浓度)of shuliang juice.

Considering this, Ouyang has worked harder to develop the traditional craft by combining other dyeing techniques and cooperating with famous fashion designers. They are turning the silk     10     both traditional and fashionable clothes that are popular worldwide.

Did you ever imagine that one day we could enjoy the benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine in a cup of coffee?

Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM, is    1    approach used to help people re-balance their health and mind. A typical way of making a TCM formula (配方) is to get a prescription from a    2    (license) doctor, shop for all the medicinal materials, and then brew(煎) them with water in a pot. These materials    3    (say) to have a restorative effect by re-balancing one’s natural energy, or Qi,     4    runs through series of invisible meridians (经脉) throughout the body.

But if you ask younger generations of Chinese, few visit TCM shops nowadays, let alone brew these time-tested remedies for    5    (they). However, social media has recently seen a type of coffee    6    (feature) goji berry juice get popular.

The concept of combining TCM herbs    7    popular drinks could make young people access TCM more easily. The key of TCM is    8    (prevent). By trying such drinks, young people can take more care of their health, and nip sicknesses in the bud. Most people, attracted in such a cafe by the”new TCM drinks“ at first, would also be offered other TCM products like dried herbs and teas, after which they stay    9    (learn) more about TCM.

As Traditional Chinese Medicine becomes more    10    (access) to young people, many are integrating these ancient drinks into their daily wellness routines.