A vast region with beautiful scenery, lush plants, a lot of rivers and lakes dotted around, Hulun Buir Grassland is like a huge, green picture scroll,     1     gives you boundless views. The name Hulun Buir, which means “the land of lakes and rivers”,     2     (date) back to a legend long long ago. It is the best-preserved grassland in China     3     recognized as “The Grass Kingdom”.

With the most plentiful and excellent pastures in China, Hulun Buir Grassland also has the name The Purest Grassland     4     there is hardly any pollution there. Its animal products, like meat, milk, leather, and wool     5     (favor) by people both at home and abroad. It’s a famous tourist destination now.

With the irrigation of thousands of rivers, the grassland presents     6     (it) as a green carpet underneath the blue sky and white clouds. You can ride on camels and horses, watch wrestling and horse racing, and enjoy a bonfire party—the unique lifestyle of nomads can be     7     (full) appreciated.

The region’s location makes it warm and pleasant in the summer, while cold and     8     (snow)in the winter. During the summer, the meadows are covered with     9     blanket of multicolored wildflowers. Even in ancient times, the beautiful scenery of this place gained     10     (popular)with poets and writers and was described in their literary works.

Organizing a big event is a very difficult and stressful task. One of the       1    (common) challenges that an organizer would face are issues about security and crowd control. If things are not       2    (good) organized, security issues like a major stampede can happen anytime.

The       3     (define) of stampedes is a situation in which a group of people or large animals suddenly start running in the same direction, especially because they are scared or excited. The situation causes an uproar which may       4    (threat) people’s lives or cause property damages, and in extreme cases it can lead up to lots of deaths.

The incidents       5    people have been caught in deadly stampedes are on the rise. Over the last 18 months alone, we       6    (witness) seven tragic incidents with at least 407 people losing their lives. On Saturday, more than 150 people, mainly young women and men       7    their teens and 20s, were killed when a 100,000-strong crowd were crushed on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in Itaewon, in South Korea’s capital, Seoul.

There is evidence       8    people’s security awareness plays a vital part in avoiding such tragedies.     9    (have) the knowledge and awareness of how to spot and effectively handle dangerous situations will enable people to make the right decisions for themselves. No matter where you are, you should take a moment       10    (make) a mental note of all the exits in a venue as soon as you arrive. Move in the same direction of the crowd. Keep your hands up by your chest, like a boxer. If you fall, get up quickly. If you can’t get up, get someone to pull you up or cover your head with your arms. Curl up into the fetal position (do not lay on your stomach or back, as this dangerously exposes your lungs).

Documentary on poverty alleviation (扶贫) to hit cinemas

Documentary film Rooting is due to hit cinemas nationwide     1     April 20, highlighting the stories of villagers in Yunnan Province’s Shawa Village     2     presenting the village’s changes over four years.

Lately, a trailer (预告片)     3     (release), focusing on the only road in the village of Fugong County.     4     (live) deep in the mountains near the Nujiang Canyon, the     5     (village) could only communicate with the outer world by travelling via a dangerous mountain track. As China’s campaign poverty alleviation deepens,     6     proper road was finally built for the village.

“This film features realistic problems in that remote village, giving credit to the contributors behind the scene and their efforts. That’s     7     the film ends with a line: ‘This film is dedicated to all those     8     have contributed to poverty reduction in China,’” said Chai Hongfang, the film’s director.

On March 17, the film held a special screening at the 2023 International Forum on Poverty Governance and Global Development, joined by more than 190 government officials and experts from 20 countries and four international organizations aiming     9     (exchange) views on poverty governance, rural building, modernization and sustainable development.

Apart from being     10     (public) screened, the film will also be screened in more than 100 Chinese universities and countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

Emerging evidence in humans suggests a     1     (typical) Western high-fat, high-sugar junk food diet can quickly weaken your brain's appetite control.

After offering volunteers a week-long binge (大吃大喝) of waffles, milkshakes and similarly rich foods, researchers in Australia found young and healthy ones scored worse on memory tests and experienced a     2     (great) desire to eat junk food, even when they were already full.

The findings suggest something is special in the hippocampus (海马体)-a region of the brain     3     supports memory and helps to regulate appetite. When we are full, the hippocampus is thought to quieten down our memories of delicious food, thereby     4     (reduce) our appetite. When it’s interrupted,     5     control can be seriously damaged. Over the years, extensive research on     6     (mouse) has found the function of the hippocampus is very sensitive to junk food, but recently this has been observed only in young and healthy humans.

In 2017, after a week of Western-style breakfasts of     7     (toast) sandwiches and milkshakes, researchers found participants performed worse on learning and memory tests which are typically dependent     8     the hippocampus.

Now, in this latest study the scientists of the team     9     (find) that not only do such high-fat, high-sugar diets impair memory in humans, but they appear to directly affect our ability     10     (control) our appetite.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, China’s sprinter Su Bingtian made history by     1    (become) the first Chinese athlete to make it to the final of men’s 100m Olympic event.

“I’m very     2    (excite) to be in the 100m final. Stepping on the track has realized my dream.” Su said after the race. Su has set     3     Asian record of 9.83 seconds,     4     is also the best performance for the Chinese on the world stage.

“London 2012 was my first Olympics. I was just a young man eager to become one of the top athletes.     5    (lucky), perseverance(坚持) helps me prepare     6     the game and with my     7    (determine), I make my dream come true. I feel more confident than I used to be. It is a breakthrough for me     8    (complete) the semi-final at that time.” Because of his excellent performance, Su, titled the “Asian flying man”, was chosen as the flag-bearer for the Chinese delegation at the closing ceremony of the games on Aug 8.

Su’s great success     9    (inspire) more Chinese athletes and teenagers to improve     10    (they) since he lowered the Asian 100m record to 9.83 seconds.

At eight p.m., February 17, 2021, 2020 “Touching China” was broadcast on CCTV integrated channel CCTV-1. The “Touching China” award has been held every year since 2003,     1     honors ten of China’s role models carefully     2    (select) by people.

One of the ten role models, wang Hai, is a former MiG-15 fighter pilot and air force     3    (command) who led the People’s Air Force’s young No. 1 Brigade and fought more than 80 fierce     4    (battle)with the US Air Force during the War, to Resist US Aggression, and Aid Korea. And Ye Jiaying is an expert of Chinese Classical Literature     5    (make) a significant contribution to the spread of Chinese culture. There is no doubt that those extraordinary people can have an outstanding influence    6    our country. However, even nobodies can burst out with great power.

Wan Zuocheng and Xiong Gengxiang are     7     ordinary couple living in Nanchang, Jiangxi. They     8    (operate) an open-air kitchen near Jiangxi Cancer Hospital since 2003 to offer a helping hand to cancer patients. So far this kitchen has not only witnessed the joys and sorrows of a large quantity of people over the past eighteen years, but also     9    (continuous) conveyed the love and warmth of home. The couple’s initial intentions were very simple: “Some diseases can’t     10    (cure), but the patients can eat better, and the family members can have less regret.”