Since 2008, the program called “First Class Begins” has been put on the TV screen. The year 2023 was no exception. This _______ theme was “Building a Strong Country with Me”. The program was shown to viewers of all ages _______ the evening of September 1st as usual.

Guests from all walks of life, such as “Baiyi Medal” receivers, astronauts, scientists, model workers _______ to the show. They shared lessons with students across the country. For example, the Shenzhou-16 astronauts _______ were still working in the Tiangong space station, sent a special gift to students. _______ was made up of these three words “upward-mobility (上进心)”, “curiosity” and “original aspiration (初心)”. “Now I _______ a real astronaut, looking at the beautiful earth from our Chinese space station,” said one of the astronauts, Zhu Yangzhu, “Never give up, and our efforts will be paid off.”

_______ program also stressed the importance of developing a strong character. It told students that the _______ their characters are, the closer they are to success. Through _______ forms, the program turned to improve young people’s self-confidence as Chinese. It encouraged the young __________ widely, practice hard and take active part in the new journey of making our country a powerful nation. The future is bright, and we should be ready to take on the challenges ahead.

The domestic (国内的) animated (动画) film Chang’an San Wan Li, or 30, 000 Miles from Chang’an, has caused a lot of interest in traditional Chinese poetry and discussions about the poets of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) shown in the movie, including Li Bai, Gao Shi and Du Fu.

The film not only shows the rise and fall of Chang’an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, but also shows the constellation (群英荟萃) of great Tang Dynasty poets, making audiences see traditional Chinese culture on the big screen.

The friendship between Gao Shi and Li Bai showed in the film touched many people. “The description of the admiration between the poets, supporting each other in troubled times, made me feel the warmth of the film and the true reasons why Chang’an is more than just the name of a capital city but a cultural symbol,” one moviegoer (影迷) said.

The film uses a total of 48 Tang Dynasty poems, sharing the rich literary (文学) treasures of the dynasty. Among them, Li Bai’s timeless masterpiece, Invitation to Wine (《将进酒》), written while he was enjoying the wine with friends under the night sky, has been praised as the film’s most wonderful moment.

“The Invitation to Wine segment is the pinnacle (高潮) of the whole story. At first, when reading the poem, one can only feel its boldness (大胆) . But in the film, through picture language, I felt Li Bai’s helplessness about aging and his sighs of unfulfilled dreams,” said one Weibo user.

In the face of floods (洪水) in Zhuozhou city, Hebei Province, volunteer Zhao Zhansheng became popular. His act of offering free     66     to people suffered (遭受) from flood (洪水) and rescuers (救援者) touched lots of people.

Zhao is a(n)     67     of the Shenying rescue team in Henan Province. Zhao has     68     voluntary work for about 20 years. On August 2, 2023, he and     69     friends arrived in Zhuozhou to offer help.

In a video posted online, Zhao prepared huimian (烩面), traditional Henan noodles, right on the streets. He     70     local people and rescuers passing by to have a meal. “Please let the kids who haven’t had breakfast this morning     71     first, then the rescuers and other friends. Don’t worry. We have plenty of food. Anyone who comes here can have a bowl of hot noodles today,” Zhao shouted to the people around. “    72     they lost many things, many locals joined me in preparing the meals. I’m     73     for their support as well,” Zhao added.

The video touched     74     of people’s hearts. It received over 770,000 likes. One person said, “We Chinese pull together in the face of difficulties.” Another said, “All people working in the front line are heroes. I wish all of you can return home     75    .”