【推荐1】Dressed in a pretty long robe (袍服), stylist Xiao Hang walks across the busy Beijing metro, attracting curious glances.

China has been _________ by Western fashion in recent decades, but many young people like Xiao are looking to the _________ for their choices of clothing and wearing traditional hanfu. These historic costumes of the Han ethnic group are _________ a renaissance (复兴) in part because the government is promoting traditional culture to boost patriotism (爱国主义) and national _________. Period dramas have also contributed to the _________ in interest in traditional Chinese clothing — The Story of Minglan, a TV series set in the Song Dynasty _________ more than 400 million viewers in three days.

There is no _________ definition of what counts as hanfu since each dynasty has its own style, but the clothes are _________ by loose, flowing robes, with sleeves that hang down to the knees. “When we were little, we would drape (披) sheets and blankets to _________ we were wearing beautiful clothes,” Xiao said.

“Two-thirds of my wardrobe is hanfu,” said Yang Jiaming, a high school student dressed in a Tang-style robe and black boots at a hanfu gathering. He wears hanfu under his uniform at school and his classmates and teachers have been ____________ of his style.

The support of the government for Chinese culture has given the hanfu community a(n) ____________. In April 2019, the Communist Youth League of China ____________ a two-day conference on traditional Chinese clothing, including hanfu.

Clothes are the “____________ of culture”, said Jiang Xue, a member of Beijing-based hanfu club Mowutianxia, which has received ____________ from the Communist Youth League of China. “If we do not even ____________ our traditional clothes or don’t wear them, how can we talk about other essential parts of our culture?” she said.

【推荐3】Many of China's ancient architectural treasures crumbled to dust before Lin Huiyin and Liang Sicheng began documenting them in the 1930s. The husband and wife team were by far the best-known __ to operate in China.Their __ have since inspired generations of people to speak out for architecture threatened by the rush toward development.

Becoming China's first architectural historians was no easy____.The buildings they wanted to___ were centuries old, often in shambles and located in distant parts of the country. In many cases, they had to journey through ___conditions in the Chinese countryside to reach them.     

___China's outlying areas during the 1930s meant traveling muddy, poorly maintained roads by mule, or on foot.This was a(n)____undertaking both for Liang,who walked with a bad limp(跛）after a motorcycle accident as a young man, and Lin,who had a lung disease for years. Inns were often unimaginably dirty,food could be tainted(污染的），and there was always __ of violence from rebels,soldiers and bandits.

Their greatest discovery came on an expedition in 1937 when they dated and extremely____catalogued Foguang Si, or the Temple of Buddha's Light, in Wutai County,Shanxi Province. The breathtaking wooden temple was____in 857 A.D.,making it the oldest building known in China at the time. (It is now the fourth-oldest known).

Liang and Lin crawled into the temple's most____areas to determine its age, including one aerie inhabited by thousands of bats and millions of bedbugs, covered in dust and littered with dead bats. Liang wrote of the____in an account included in "Liang and Lin:Partners in Exploring China's Architectural Past," the English-language story of their lives written by Wilma Fairbank,their close friend and correspondent.

＂In complete darkness and amid the___smell, hardly breathing, with thick masks covering our noses and mouths,we measured,drew,and photographed with flashlights for several hours,"Liang wrote."When ___we came out to take a breath of fresh air, we found hundreds of bedbugs in our backpack.We ourselves had been badly bitten.Yet the____and unexpectedness of our find made those the happiest hours of my years hunting for ancient architecture."

【推荐1】More than half the world’s population live in cities, and by 2050 the UN expects that proportion to reach 68%. This means more homes, roads and other infrastructure. Such a construction ________ does harm to tackling climate change, though, because making steel and concrete generates around 8% of the world’s carbon-dioxide emissions. If cities are to ________ and become greener at the same time, they will have to be made from something else.

As it happens, Chicago might become part of the ________. In recent years, as architects have become increasingly interested in modern timber (木材) — construction methods, wooden buildings have been getting steadily ________. The current record is held by the 85-metre-tall Mjostarnet building in Norway, completed in 2019. But this would be ________ by the River Beech Tower, a 228-metre building proposed for a site beside the Chicago river.

As the AAAs meeting heard this week, wood is one of the most ________ sustainable alternatives to steel and concrete. It is not, however, everyday wood but a material called engineered timber, composed of different layers for specific purposes. Besides engineering the shape of a component, designers can arrange the grains (纹理) in the layers to provide levels of ________ that equal steel, in a product that is up to 80% lighter. Engineered timber is, ________, usually assembled into large sections of a building in a factory. That cuts down on the number of ________ that have to be made to a construction site.

All this ________ to carbon-dioxide emissions. Michael Ramage of the University of Cambridge told the meeting of a 300-square-metre four-storey wooden building that generated 126 tonnes of CO₂. Had it been made with ________, emissions would have risen to 310 tonnes. If steel had been used, they would have topped 498 tonnes. Indeed, from one point of view, this building might actually be viewed as “carbon ________”. When trees grow, they lock carbon up in their wood — in this case the equivalent of 540 tonnes of CO₂, representing a long-term reduction of CO₂ from the atmosphere.

If building with wood takes off, it does raise concern about there being enough trees to ________. But with sustainably managed forests that should not be a problem, says Dr Ramage. A family-sized apartment requires about 30 cubic metres of timber, and he estimates Europe’s sustainable ________ alone grow that amount every seven seconds. Nor is fire a risk, for engineered timber does not burn easily, because the inner cores of large ________ timbers are protected by a charring (炭化) layer if burnt.

【推荐3】In October 2015, Shah began picking up rubbish from the beach every Sunday morning. At first, it was just him and a neighbor, and then he began_________others to join in. Word spread and with help from social media, more volunteers got_________.

Shah hasn't stopped since. He's now spent 209 weekends_________to this mission, inspiring more than 200,000_________to join him in what's been called the world's biggest beach cleanup. By October 2018, Versova Beach was_________clean and Shah's cleanups expanded to another_________as well as a stretch of the Mithi River and other regions of India.

For Shah, the work has_________been a personal journey, but it has earned_________attention. After he was_________as a Champion of the Earth by the United Nations in 2016, Bollywood celebrities and politicians__________his mission and joined in his cleanups.

Today, Shah is also working with coastal communities to__________plastic pollution at one of the sources. In areas lacking waste management systems, __________often end（s）up in streams and rivers that empty into the__________. Shah and his volunteers__________and assist villagers in reducing, managing and recycling their plastic waste.

"This world__________too much. I think you must talk less and do action__________," he said. “Every citizen on this __________must be in for a long pull. I feel the__________to do something for my planet, so this will__________for life. If each one could start, this journey could become__________Can we do it together?”

【推荐1】Some of the world's most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently_______ April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying (联合) voice_______ cultures.

Despite the celebrations,_______, in the U.S. the jazz audience continues to_______ and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with_______ generations.

It's Jason Moran's job to help change that. As the Kennedy Center's artistic_______for jazz, Moran hopes to_______the audience for jazz, make the music more_________, and preserve its history and culture.

''Jazz seems like it's not really a part of the American_______,'' Moran tells National Public Radio. ''What I’m hoping to accomplish is that my generation and younger start to________ and understand that jazz is not black and white anymore. It's actually________, and it's actually digital. ''

Moran says one of the________ with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost. ''The music can't be________today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is________,'' says Moran.

Last year, Moran worked on a project that________ Fats Waller’s music for a dance party, ''just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music________it is concert music, ''says Moran. ''For me, it's the recontextualization (情景重构). In music, where does the________lie? Are we, as humans, gaining any________ into how we talk about ourselves and________something as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context, '' says Moran, ''so I want to continue those________.''

【推荐2】India announced a complete ban on the sale of all e-cigarettes, saying the products posed a health risk, especially to young people.

Some 35 million people around the world are believed to be using e-cigarettes or the newer heat-not-burn products. They are popular among smokers in many places who are trying to kick the habit, as they _________ the urge for nicotine while removing exposure to the tar and toxins of burned tobacco. These novel _________ come with attractive appearances and multiple flavors and their use has increased enormously and has _________ epidemic proportions in developed countries, especially among youth and children.

Unfortunately, though e-cigarettes got promoted _________ as a way in which people can get out of the habit of smoking cigarettes, many people worry they’re _________ new addictions to nicotine, particularly among young people.

“It is time that we immediately made a decision so that the health of our citizens, of our young, is not _________ to a risk, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Wednesday after a Cabinet meeting. Sitharaman said the outbreak of lung injuries associated with e-cigarettes had added to local _________ about the impact of e-cigarettes on people’s health. Hundreds of people are being _________ for lung illness in 36 US states and researchers are investigating if those illnesses are related to the use of e-cigarettes. _________, an emergency ordinance (法令) banning the use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) will be __________ in the coming days. The ordinance will be taken up during the next session of Parliament and converted into law.

Sitharaman added that the ban would __________ e-cigarette production, manufacturing, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement. It includes all forms of ENDS, heat-not-burn products and e-hookah devices, according to a press release. People who __________ the ban once could face up to one year in prison or a fine of 100,000 rupees ($1,400) or both. __________ e-cigarettes would also be punishable with up to six months in prison and a 50,000-rupee ($700) fine.

The nationwide __________ came after almost a dozen Indian states had taken similar action. Vendors with existing stock will have to declare and deposit their __________ e-cigarettes and cartridges at the nearest police station, the statement added.

【推荐1】Laughter is so familiar to every one of us. There is an English saying that ______, “He who laughs last laughs the hardest.” High School Musical star Zac Efron is laughing a lot these days.

______ a young boy, Efron was picked on in school because he was always the smallest in his class and ______ because he had a big space between his teeth. In sixth grade, Efron’s basketball team made it to the league championships (冠军联赛). In double overtime (两个加时赛), with three seconds left, he dribbled the ball and passed it—to the ______ team! They scored and his team lost the game.

But history, as they say, is a thing of the ______. Now at 21, Efron is one of People Magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People, graces the cover of Entertainment Weekly, Hollywood’s most ______ magazine, and is traveling the world ______ the third High School Musical film. Director Adam Shankman ______ Efron as “the biggest teen star in America right now.” Simply google (引擎搜索) “Zac Efron” and you get more than 14 million ______. Yes, it seems Efron has a lot to smile about these days.

Efron was born and ______ in California. He took school ______. According to Efron, “I would get crazy if I got a B and not an A in school.” It was his father who encouraged him to act. He took part in school ______ and acted in a local theater group. He also ______ singing lessons. He graduated from high school in 2006 and was ______ to the University of Southern California to study film. But he put it off—why study movies ______ you can star in them?

Now Efron is also earning more than $3 million for his ______ in High School Musical 3. Not bad for a 21-year-old. But Efron ______ remembers those bullies (欺人者). “You always have to remember that bullies want to bring you down because you have something that they ______.” Efron said. “Also, when you get made fun of, when people point you’re your ______, it’s an opportunity for you to rise above.”

Efron has risen all the way to the top of the movie business. And he can now ______ all the way to the bank.

【推荐2】With a combined total of 211 years between them, Charlotte and John Henderson, from Austin, Texas, are celebrating their 80th wedding anniversary. The two are _______ the oldest living couple on earth, according to Guinness World Records. John Henderson is 106 _______ Charlotte Henderson is 105.

The pair met in 1934 as _______ at the University of Texas, where Charlotte was studying to be a teacher and John played football. John was very _______ of football. Since 2010, he has had the _______ of being the oldest living former UT football player, and he _______ a game every year. The Hendersons, who have no children, have _______ at a retirement community in Austin, for the past decade. It is _______ that the retirement home helped to _______ an anniversary party for the couple. “In our ages, we’ve slowed down somewhat,” John Henderson ______________. “We used to go on cruises, but now we have to take it ______________. We like watching sports and talking about what we’re going to do.”

Henderson’s nephew Jason Free said the two were his ______________ role models. They love and really care for each other. “They don’t always ______________ the past,” Free said. “You won’t hear them say, ‘Oh, if only it were 1952 again, ______________ would be great.’ Instead, they are making plans for their ______________ together.”

Free noted that when his uncle is at a UT game or out ______________ friends, Charlotte usually will call to ______________ him. “She likes to know when John is going to be coming back to eat with her,” Free said.

As for the ______________ to their longevity, John Henderson puts it down to exercise and having a positive ______________. Then with a ______________ he added, “But some people think it’s because we’ve never had kids!”

【推荐3】It’s been a month since Ding Zhen first became a(n) _______ on the Internet, but discussions over him and every _______ of his life have hardly stopped since. _______, it seemed he was going to be one of China’s many gone-before-you-know-it Internet stars—clearly, he is not.

Ding Zhen, a 20-year-old horse-racing lover, comes from Litang county. Largely because of his good looks and _______eyes—and the beautiful _______ in that area—he took the Internet _______. With only 12 posts himself, Dings Weibo account has _______ nearly 2 million followers in three weeks.

It all _______ from a seven-second video posted on Douyin. Ding was seen on his way to buying instant noodles and then appeared in a live-stream (直播) _______ by the photographer where he seemed very shy and didn’t speak Mandarin ________. Enthusiastic comments such as, “So cute! His clear and innocent eyes are like a stream of ________ water,” and “His smile melted my heart,” ________ social media.

________ speaking, the next step for an overnight Internet celebrity (名人) is to sign a contract with a management company and start selling goods. But Ding found a different ________. He accepted a job ________ from the local government and became the tourism ambassador of Litang county. A three-minute short film The World of DingZhen was ________ as a promotion for Ding as well as his hometown. The move even ________ a debate about where is his hometown is on the Internet because some netizens thought Ding was Tibetan. On November 27, Ding posted a picture on Weibo, ________ that he’s from Sichuan. Not surprisingly, discussions around Ding’s hometown and roots went ________ again. Sichuan and Tibet quickly took the ________ to promote their tourism on Weibo while provinces such as Shandong, Hubei, and Zhejiang all invited Ding to pay a visit.