Rian Neves, a video blogger, comes from Brazil. He ______ Chinese history and culture very much. He now lives in Xi’an. When he came to China for the ______ time five years ago, he couldn’t speak Chinese. With the help of his friends, he can talk with others in Chinese ______ now and knows more about Chinese culture. In Xi’an, Rian sees many people ______ traditional Chinese clothes hanfu. He thinks these people look more beautiful and he is very ______ in the special clothes. Rian makes videos and puts them on the Internet ______ his love for hanfu. In the videos, he dresses up in hanfu and puts on special makeup (化妆). These videos are so special and interesting that ______ him over 16,000 followers online. Thanks to Rian’s videos, a lot of people from ______ countries can know more about China. At the same time, Chinese people like Brazil and its culture better. Rian is a ______ person, but he is doing something unusual. By showing the beauty of hanfu, he lets us know that culture can make us ______ and that we can learn from each other.

Chengdu, a big city in Southwest China, stands out these days. The first hot pot bus in China appears there.

On the bus, you can eat hot pot, go around the city, learn about the history of Chengdu hot pot and listen to stories behind some famous places along the way. The bus runs twice a day at 15:00 and 19:00. It starts from Chunxi Road and passes through some famous places in Chengdu. The whole journey is about 10 kilometers and takes about 90 minutes. It costs 89 yuan for two persons and 159 yuan for three.

On the bus, there are 8 tables. Different from most hot pot restaurants, the hot pot on the bus is precooked. If you don’t like spicy food, don’t worry. The hot pot meets the tastes of most people. And the bus is very slow, so the food won’t spill and you can enjoy your journey.

The hot pot bus is so cool that many people can’t wait to have a try. What about you?

Using two fans he found at a market, a 15-year-old boy in Gaza has made electricity (电) to light up his family’s tent. He and his family began to live in the tent after the attack (袭击) of Israel.

His neighbors in the tent camp called him “Gaza’s Newton” because of his talent. “Newton was sitting under an apple tree when an apple fell on his head. And we here are living in darkness, so I thought of creating light, and did so.” the boy said.

Since the boy’s family lived a hard life, they connected (连接) their tent to the side of a house so that the boy could climb onto the roof and set up his two fans to charge batteries (电池). Then, the boy connected the fans to wires (电线) running down through the house and used switches (开关), lightbulbs and a thin piece of wood in the tent to make lighting for his family.

It took the boy a while to succeed finally after his first two tries failed. The boy was still very happy that he was able to make this because he can not only help his family but others like them. What’s more, he was also very glad that people in this camp call him ‘Gaza’s Newton’, because he hoped to become a scientist like Newton and invent something that will be good for people of the whole world.

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Did you know that a seed (种子) can have its own “ID card (身份证)”? The “card” shows that the seed is at China’s seed bank in Beijing.

A seed’s travel to the seed bank starts with a census (普查). Workers collected more than 139,000 new seeds from all over the country. Then they arrived at the seed bank.

When seeds first come in, each of them get a number for their “physical examination” (检测). For example, workers put all kinds of Job’s tears (薏米) from different farms together. Then they put them into groups according to the seeds’ look or taste.

Next, workers check the seeds to make sure they’re healthy and all the unhealthy ones are given up. With the bad seeds gone, researchers then test the good ones to see how possibly they are to grow. The seed bank has a quick, smart way of doing this: Workers test the seeds and use the information they get to predict (预测) their growth. Workers dry and weigh the best seeds after several tests. Then, they’re stored in a super cold fridge at -18℃.

China’s seed bank keeps all the seed information safe and helps people learn about them. This can help develop new plants that can grow better and deal well with hard environments, which can make sure the food safety of the country.

The Beijing Library in Beijing’s Tongzhou District opened to the public on December 27th, 2023. It offers the public a modern and inviting space to enjoy reading.

    66     It is the world’s largest and most intelligent (智能的) library. It won the Guinness (吉尼斯) World Record for the largest library hall and the largest outdoor reading space for children. The building style of the library is special.     67    

It provides people with a relaxing space for reading and learning about the culture of Beijing.     68     Over seven million books are stored in the underground intelligent stacks (书库). Robots can take the books to the reading area within 15 minutes.     69    

To welcome the readers, the library held a number of immersive (沉浸式的) activities on the opening day, including a concert, a traditional dress-up experience, and the creation of artistic works.     70     Also, it’ll give new born babies some gifts to encourage life-long learning, including a reader’s card, a book, and a reading list.

As we know, mother plays a very important role in our life. Here     81     (be) a story about young Thomas Edison and his mother.

One day, young Thomas Edison came home     82     a piece of paper from his teacher. He handed it to his mother and     83     (say), “Mom, my teacher gave this paper to me and asked me to give it only to you.”

His mother was so surprised at the words that she couldn’t     84     to open it. Her eyes were filled with tears as she read the note out loud to her son. “Your son is an amazing boy. This school is     85     small for him to stay and we don’t have good teachers to train him. Please teach him     86     (you).”

Many years later, Edison’s mother died and Edison became one of the     87     (great) inventors (发明家) of the century. One day, he was going through the old things at home, he     88     (find) a folded-up (折叠的) piece of paper in the corner of a drawer. It was the paper from his teacher. He opened it and read it. The message in it was, “Your son is mentally (精神) ill. We can’t let him in our school     89     longer.” Edison cried for hours and later wrote in his diary (日记): “Thomas Alva Edison was a mentally ill child,     90     he became the wonder of the century with the help of a hero mother. The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me.”

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