In 2016, Shennongjia made     1     onto the UNESCO World Heritage List. It meets two criteria     2     (require) by the list. Firstly, it is apparently one of the most “complete” natural     3    (area) in the world,     4     some plants and animals have survived millions of years. Secondly, Shennongjia     5     (have) incredible biodiversity. It is     6    (challenge) to look after so many species. But scientists make great efforts     7    (protect) them. The local people also play an important part, and they live     8     harmony with nature.

China has scaled up policy to protect and restore the environment around the Yangtze River, putting     1     place measures to treat industrial and agricultural pollutants and protect grasslands and wetlands.

A policy document     2    (joint) released by 17 central government departments promises to prioritize effort and adopt a     3    (comprehension) way of conserving the Yangtze River Basin area. The policy document follows a 10-year fishing ban in the Yangtze enacted by the government in 2020 in response to     4    (decline) biodiversity.

Despite improvements to the Yangtze’s water quality, the rise of non-point source pollution     5    (emerge) as a major problem in recent years. The document stresses the need for a systemic approach,     6     will require the establishment of long-term mechanisms to prevent the return of polluted water bodies.

The treatment of pollution is another priority, as the government looks to install tighter controls over pollutants discharged by chemical factories and promote     7    (high) efficiency in the use of fertilizers and pesticides.

    8    (restore) the diversity of aquatic life in the Yangtze, the document says that the country will establish a monitoring system for endangered animals and make     9     action plan to save them and that more work     10    (do) to enhance the connectivity of rivers.

Last weekend, I participated in a clean-up activity. It was organized by an organization     1     aimed to protect natural parks. Our team leader, Joe,     2     (take) us to a park outside the city. He divided us into two groups and we worked for several hours.     3     made us happy was that the park looked cleaner than it had looked before. It was absolutely worth our effort! There’ll be another clean-up activity in the green belt next Saturday. I’ll join too.

Yano Koji (矢野浩二),     1     actor from Japan, is no stranger to Chinese people. The actor has appearance on many Chinese TV shows. This January, when he learned that the novel coronavirus (新型冠状病毒)     2    (hit) China hard, he decided to do something to help Chinese people. He was working in Japan then and he got 130,000 masks (口罩) with the help of his friends. Then he donated (捐赠) all these masks to Wuhan, the worst-hit city in China.

Later, Yano got many thankful messages from Chinese people. “I just did     3    I should do. I began working in China in 2000. During those years I worked there, I got help and     4    (encourage) from many Chinese people. Because of them, I am where I am today. I’m     5    (thank) to China and the Chinese people,” he said. “I feel sad seeing China in such trouble. It makes me happy to do anything I can     6    (make) my Chinese friends happy.”

Yano was also glad to see that many other Japanese people had touched the Chinese with their     7    (time) help and kind words. “We two countries are neighbors and should help each other. When we had difficulties, we got help from the Chinese as well,” he said.

    8    (talk) about Wuhan, Yano said, “I traveled there to work and stayed for about a week. I tried the food there     9     was really delicious. When the bad times are over, I will     10    (certain) go there again.”