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Tribes (部落) in Danger

The Jarawa, a tribe of 200-300 people, live on the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean. They look very different from their Indian neighbours. Most probably, their closest relatives are Africans. No one outside the tribe really speaks their language, so not much       1     (know) about them.

But we do know       2     the Jarawa live. They are nomadic (游牧) people,       3     (move) from place to place to find food. They hunt small animals and fish, they find berries, honey, and they are self-sufficient — they do everything by       4    .

The threats to the Jarawa started in 1970. A road was built through the forest     5     they live, and the Indian authorities decided to build towns and “settlers” were brought from other places     6     (live) in them. They also wanted the Jarawa to live in the towns. This policy is called “forced settlement”, and it has been a disaster for tribal peoples in places all over the world. It’s clear why:     7     forced settlement, tribes are no longer self-sufficient, and they can easily get new diseases. A tribe’s sense of identity can easily be destroyed.

But in the case of the Jarawa, it seems that the fight against these dangers has been successful, thanks to Survival, an organization     8     (devote) to protecting endangered tribes, and the campaigns that they’ve organized. For a number of years, Survival asked the Indian government to respect the Jarawa’s rights to live on their land. As a result of the campaign, there was a court case. Eventually not only     9     the authorities close the road through the Jarawa’s land, but also remove the settlers. Now Survival     10     (fight) for the Jarawa’s right to own their land and to make their own choices about the way they live.

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On Xiaohongshu, a lifestyle-focused social media platform in China, a search for “new Chinese style” could produce over 4 million results,     1     (most) user posts. That number becomes important when you find out it is double     2     number of results for a similar search for European and US styles that     3     (be) popular in China once upon a time. For the younger generation, at a time when traditional culture is becoming popular, the “new Chinese style” is similar to a national symbol — worth     4     (discover), worn proudly, and encouraged.

Whether it is fashion, home furniture, architecture, coffee     5     weddings, every possible field is now being enriched by “Chinese style” — a reflection of growing     6     (confident) in local culture. The origin of the “new Chinese style” is the younger generation’s fascination and love for     7     (tradition) culture. Because of young people’s unique understanding and brave imagination of Chinese culture, “China-Chic” (中国时尚) is now a trend that has gone global. The new wave of Oriental aesthetics (东方美学)     8     (sweep) the world nowadays.

    9     addition, the ability of the increasingly mature younger generation in China     10     (use) online media has helped more people hear their views and understand the stories of the new era represented by the new Chinese style.

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Albert Einstein, perhaps the greatest scientists in modern physies is considered one of the smartest men who ever lived. Einstein was not only a genius bat also a     1    (courage) figure loved by many people.

Einstein was born in Germany on 14 March 1879.At 16,he tried to enter university in Switzerland, but failed due to his low scores in     2     general part of the entrance exam. despite     3    (obtain) the exceptional scores in maths and physics. After studying for another year, he managed to pass the exam,    4    (enter) university in 1896 and graduating in 1900.

    5    (make) a living, he took up a position in the Swiss patent office. Out of a strong passion     6     knowledge, he continued to study there and earned a doctorate in physics in 1905.Then he published four extraordinary physics papers and     7    (gradual) became famous throughout the world. In 1922, he     8    (award) the Nobel Prize for physics. But circumstances changed in 1933,     9     Hitler came to power in Germany. As a Jewish, he had to flee Germany. Finally, he took a job as a     10    (research) at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Following that, he continued to make great achievements in physics and mathematics.