Tonga has been battered (重创) by the worst natural disaster in history     1     (result) from a great volcano eruption     2     occurred in January 2022. Aid from China, which included cash     3     (assist) and emergency supplies, has arrived in tsunami-hit Tonga to help it out of crisis.

The Chinese side pays close attention to the situation in Tonga, and has taken urgent action to help Tonga in disaster relief to the     4     (good) of its ability. The Red Cross Society of China has provided 100, 000 US dollars for Tonga. The Chinese government, through the Chinese embassy in Tonga, has managed to put together in the shortest time some emergency supplies including drinking water and food and delivered     5     (they) to Tonga.

According to Chinese Foreign Ministry, the Chinese government     6     (continue) to assist the Tonga side with more emergency supplies such as drinking water, food, personal protective equipment,     7     disaster relief equipment, which will arrive as soon as the flight     8     (condition) permit.

During the crisis in     9     South Pacific island country, the Chinese government sent a message of sympathy and the government immediately lent a helping hand.     10     （move）by China’s act of kindness, the Tonga government and people felt very grateful.

Under the influence of the recent EL Nino,     1     is reported that the average global temperature in 2023 has set the record, making it the warmest year since 1850. The temperatures in most     2     (region) of China from this winter to next spring will be above the long-term average. This winter the     3     (combine) of EL Nino and global warming raised the chances of natural disasters     4     (cause) by extreme weather. The EL Nino is predicted to cause the sea surface temperature to reach its     5     (high) point between November 2023 and January 2024. EL Nino is     6     naturally occurring climate phenomenon that starts with unusually warm surface water in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, which then goes on to affect the weather worldwide. On average, it     7     (occur) every two to seven years, and one episode     8     (typical) lasts nine to twelve months. Since May, an EL Nino system has heated the atmosphere in the tropical Pacific,     9     (lead) to a rise in global temperatures. Research indicates that a mild EL Nino event can increase the global annual average surface temperature     10     about 0. 1℃, even 0. 22℃.

Twenty one ultra-marathon runners have died since extreme weather hit a 100-kilometer (62-mile) mountain race in northwest China.

The high-altitude Huanghe Shilin Mountain Marathon     1     (begin)on Saturday morning in sunny conditions. But by 1 p.m. local time weather conditions had turned, with freezing rain and hail stones     2     (beat) runners in Gansu County.

Liang Jing, one of China’s well known ultra-marathon runners was among those who died, as

As temperatures dropped in the Yellow River Stone Forest, some started to report suffering from hypothermia, while     5     went missing. The marathon     6     (organize) canceled the race and immediately they launched a search party of 1,200 people to scour the complicated terrain.

One race participant told the local publication Red Star News: “It was     7     (awful) freezing.” He said he decided to abandon the race. “I managed to enter a wooden cabin at the direction of a rescuer,     8     there were already about 10 more runners and within half an hour about 50 runners came and took shelter     9     extreme weather in the cabin.” 

By Sunday morning, 151 of the 172 runners had been confirmed safe, with eight in hospital. Another 21 were found     10     (die), according People’s Daily.

Fan Jinshi, the honorary president of the Dunhuang Academy, is more widely known as the ” Daughter of Dunhuang“. She has spent more than four decades     1    (study) the preservation of the Mogao Caves. The Mogao Caves    2    (build) from the 4th century to the 14th century, and they consist of at least 490 caves    3    are carved into the cliffs (悬崖) above the Dunhuang River. For many reasons,the caves     4     (become) increasingly vulnerable (脆弱的) in the past years.

Fan, together with other scholars, has made several breakthroughs in cave preservation technologies such as     5     reduction of sandstorms’ impact on the Mogao Caves. Fan also works hard     6     (promote) cooperation between the Dunhuang Academy and overseas archaeological institutions. Thanks to her efforts, the surrounding environment has improved    7    (significant).

    8    Fan’s leadership, the Dunhuang Academy has grown into the world’s largest institution for Dunhuang studies, making many    9     (achieve) in digitisation, 3D scanning and virtual reality representation of the Dunhuang relics (遗迹).”The longer I’ve stayed here, the     10    (deep)my love has grown for Dunhuang,“ Fan said.