Who’s the most popular Chinese sports star now? It may be Gu Ailing. The _________ girl just made free skiing history.

Gu Ailing was born in September, 2003 in San Francisco. She is a free skier with an American father and a Chinese mother. She grew up and still lives in the US. But in June, 2019 she got Chinese citizenship国籍）and _________ to play for China. She started to learn skiing in 2006. At that time she was only three years old . At the age of nine, she _________ ski well and started to win medals in some important competitions. People say she is _________ but she says that talent is only one percent of her wins, adding that her _________ is what counts. While _________ to school in Fan Francisco, she could only practice on weekdays. She _________ eight hours going to the ski hill and back doing her homework on the way and _________ full use of her time at the hill to practice skiing. Gu said she wants to encourage more girls in China _________ skiing and other extreme sports（极限运动）, many of __________ have only been known there for twenty years.

__________ the Olympic website, she said skiing gives her freedom and __________, especially when she __________ controls her body and does tricks that others cannot do.

Gu Ailing got __________ gold medals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, she is really __________ of Chinese.

    56     Many people like animals and take them as their pets. Pet hospitals are very busy. Kind people who love animals are needed to work in busy animal hospitals. They will teach you the job.

    57     Scientists think that pets will probably be much smaller, because people in the future will be living in much smaller space. Scientists are already working on making very small farm animals. The same things might be done to make smaller cats and dogs.

    58     It is said that one day you might own a panther（豹）as a pet. Scientists might have to start turning wild animals into pets. This might be the only way to save them from dying out.

    59     What about a robot for a pet? This may sound silly, but it could become true. Robot dogs have been made to get things, to bark like real dogs. These “pets” might become more and more popular in the future. After all, robots don’t lose hair or eat things the way real pets do.

    60     Lots of people miss their pets while they are on holiday. One hotel in Minnesota has solved this problem. They lend cats to their guests. Many experts believe this idea will become more and more popular. It is very possible that in the future you will be able to have a pet while in a hotel.

After spending forty hours playing an online game King of Glory, a middle school student had a stroke (中风) and nearly died. This happened in Guangdong Province in April, 2017. It shows how bad things can get if one becomes addicted (上瘾的) to the Internet. To stop more teenagers from becoming addicted to the Internet, the Ministry of Education (MOE, 教育部) sent a letter to all parents in China on April 20, 2018. It calls on them to pay more attention to their children’s online activities. The MOE also sent an urgent (紧急的) notice to primary and middle schools, asking them to monitor (监督) students’ Internet use. From then on, schools began to pay more attention to their students’ Internet use and their use of mobile phones.

Schools have been told to teach students how to avoid violent (暴力的) online event. If students show signs of being addicted to the Internet, they can get help from their teachers to give up their addiction. Among China’s 772 million Internet users, about 151 millions of them are between the ages of ten and nineteen, according to the China Internet Network Information Center. It’s important to pay attention to how much time you spend Online. To make better use of the Internet, experts advise that students should limit their screen time to less than 1. 5 hours a day. To put their free time to better use, they can develop good hobbies, like reading or playing sports.

Several months ago, Chinese COVID-19 vaccines(疫苗)were put to use widely. Our government offers free vaccines to Chinese people. Here is some information you need to know.

How is the vaccine given?

It is given by injection(注射). There are several ways to get injected. For the most common way, you are supposed to get it three times. After the first injection, you have to wait for about three weeks to get the second one. And after the second injection, you have to wait for about 6 months to get the third one.

Is the vaccine bad for human bodies?

Some people are afraid that the vaccines are dangerous and may make them sick. In fact, the vaccines have been tested for a long time. They won’t cause any disease . Instead, they can protect our bodies from being hurt.

Who is suitable?

Medical researchers have shown that Chinese vaccines are suitable for most people. And people aged 18 to 59 would be the first ones to get injection. Our government expects people over 60 who are in good health to get injected as well. You’d better ask doctors for advice at first.

Should we still wear a face mask?

Yes. It takes a few weeks for the body to build the ability to fight COVID-19 after injection. Sometimes the vaccines might not work well in the body. So it’s best to keep wearing face masks in public places and wash your hands often.