The China International Search and Team (CISAR) was founded in 2001 and now consists of many rescue workers and about 14 sniffer dogs.

After long and careful training,     1     team started its first rescue missions in 2003. It was the first time that Chinese team     2    (go) abroad, and the team was highly praised for their    3     (brave) and skill.

The CISAR has helped a lot by all means     4    then. The list of people to     5     help has been given is long. The team treated over 2000 people who     6     (injure) in the 2004 earthquake in Indonesia, spent several months     7     (aid) more than 20, 000 victims of the 2006 floods in Pakistan, and built many shelters     8     survivors whose homes had been destroyed in Thailand in 2008.

Rescue workers are     9    (careful) trained to find people, provide medical care and hand out supplies. After a disaster, there is usually no electricity or water, and there may be diseases and accidents. So they must have big     10    (heart). The members of the CISAR are always ready to help.

Despite many laws and     1     (nation) parks protecting tigers, their habitats (栖息地) continue to be destroyed and they are still being hunted. Tigers are among the most endangered species (物种) in the world nowadays. Altogether, there are no more than 5,000 tigers     2     (leave) in the wild. Some think that the tiger is already to the point of extinction in the wild. There are many reasons for this, like habitat loss and hunting.

Actually, over the last few years, a number of steps     3     (take) to help preserve the tiger. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) was set up to protect wildlife and their habitats in     4     early 2000s. Today WCS is carrying out work in 53 nations across the world, protecting a great     5    (various) of species from butterflies to tigers. In 2010, WCS started Tigers Forever,     6     aim was to increase the number of tigers in the world by 50 percent in the next 10 years.     7     (achieve) their goals, they are working together with not only governments     8     other organizations to protect tigers and other wild species     9     dying out.

Right now the tiger population is increasing steadily under this program in India and in Far East Russia. Due to the hard work of WCS, these large cats have a     10    (good) chance of survival in their natural environments than ever, not just in zoos.

4 . The China International Search and Rescue Team(CISAR) was formed in 2001 and is now made up of several hundred rescue workers and about 20 police dogs. The team brings help and hope to those whose lives are changed by a storm, flood, earthquake, or any other natural disasters.

After long and careful training, the team went on its first international rescue tasks in 2003. That year, the Chinese team helped save lives after earthquakes in Algeria and Iran. It was the first time that a Chinese team had worked outside China whose members won high praise for bravery and skill.

Since then, the CISAR has completed many tasks. The list of people to whom help has been given is long. The team treated more than 3,000 people who were wounded in the 2006 earthquake in Indonesia, helped 2,500 wounded people after the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010, and spent several months giving aid to over 25,000 people suffering from the 2010 floods in Pakistan. On April 26, 2015, a group of 62 people from CISAR went to Nepal after the 8.1 magnitude earthquake that happened there.

Rescue workers are trained to find people, treat wounds, and hand out food, water, and other supplies. They have to be able to do work that is difficult under conditions which can be very dangerous. After a disaster, there is usually no electricity or water, and there may be diseases and other dangers. Rescue workers get to save lives, but they must also bury the dead. That means they have to be strong in both body and mind.

Rescue workers must have big hearts, too. It takes a lot of love and courage to risk one’s own life to save someone else’s. The members of the CISAR have plenty of both and are always ready to go wherever help is needed.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the Palace Museum and Huawei signed a strategic cooperation agreement on March 15. The two sides will set an example     1     5G application.

The Palace Museum received more than 17 million visitors in 2018,     2    (make) it the most visited museum in the world. In the past 20 years, an office information network covering the whole museum     3     (build) gradually. The museum has developed an App that provides an in-depth     4    (explain) of cultural relic information and cultural services. Also, the museum has research on the application of VR, AR, Al and other     5    (technique) in museums.

    6     signing of the agreement marks a new chapter in the strategic cooperation between the Palace Museum and Huawei Technologies Co. So, Huawei will make efforts     7    (accelerate) the intelligent construction of the Palace Museum.

“The 600-year-old Palace Museum has never been so close to science and technology.” Shan Jixiang said     8     (proud), director of the Palace Museum.

Shan shared many ideas about the 5G Palace Museum. With the help of advanced technology,    9     is expected that in the future, audiences around the world will be able to experience and visit the Palace Museum, whether it is a field trip or a virtual tour. Also, the use of Al technology provides a     10    (broad) platform and stronger knowledge support for cultural relics among young people.

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8 . How Disney grew its $3 billion Mickey Mouse business — by selling to adults

In March 2019, Gucci began selling a $4,500 purse in the shape of Mickey Mouse’s head. Between the creature’s round black ears is a small handle embossed (凸印) with the word “Gucci.” On the brand’s website, a male model stares seriously into the camera without the slightest trace of irony (讽刺) that he is, in fact, carrying around the head of a children’s cartoon character.

It’s perhaps the most luxurious Mickey Mouse products designed for adults.     1     Maybelline created makeup sets with packaging covered in Mickey’s face. Uniqlo made dozens of graphic T-shirts with Mickey in various poses. So as not to miss out on the action, Apple launched $300 Beats headphones that paid homage to (向……致敬) the Mouse.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Mickey Mouse and his friends sold $3 billion in merchandise (周边商品) in 2018, a figure that includes both adult and children’s products.

This brings up the question: Why would adults wear items decorated with the face of a smiling rodent in the first place? What accounts for the enduring appeal of this anthropomorphized (拟人化的) mouse, while other Disney characters, such as Anna from Frozen, hardly ever appear in adult products?

Mickey Mouse was big business almost as soon as he made his debut (首次亮相) in Walt Disney’s animated short Steamboat Willie (《汽船威利号》) in 1928. Within five years, Mickey was earning $1 million a year in merchandise sales. These products were largely targeted at children, including stuffed toys, trains, and nursery (托儿所) wallpaper.

Everything changed in the years after World War II.     2     For one thing, Mickey was nearly twenty years old, which meant that the first audience, who enjoyed the cartoons as children, were now in their thirties. Disney was willing to transform Mickey into a symbol of innocence in the postwar years, when people were desperate for something hopeful to cling to.

All the marketing worked. In 1947, products featuring Disney characters brought in $100 million in revenue (收益) in merchandise. In addition to kids’ products, many of the items sold were for adults, such as radios and phonographs (留声机).

    3     He made Mickey’s face and body rounder, and eyes larger, like those of a baby. Scientists have shown that adults are more drawn to childlike faces. That look is more likely to subconsciously (潜意识地) produce a greater level of attachment in the viewer.

    4     For instance, the company has done everything in its power to ensure that they do not use images of Mickey drinking and smoking.

By and large, though, the symbolism Mickey represents is the one Disney has put forth: that of innocence and positivity.     5     In World War II, people used Mickey to help cope with the horrors before them. This might also help explain why Mickey Mouse has been popular over the past few years when many people are experiencing political instability.

9 . Donate Your Used Books

When it comes to donating used books, look beyond your local library or thrift store; there are plenty of incredible organizations making a difference in the world through the power of books. Here are some of the best.

A great way to honor and support our troops is to donate books to Books for Soldiers. This non-profit allows users to sign into a database and receive book requests from individual soldiers. Mail-call days are some of the most highly expected events for them.     1    

Give them to the nation's poorest communities

Reader to Reader's impact has been incredibly wide-reaching and impressive.    2    . The program specifically benefits the nation's poorest communities, from inner-city schools and Naïve American Reservations to impoverished, rural towns. Reader to Reader has donated over 2 million books to rebuild school libraries destroyed by Hurricane Sandy and other natural disasters like fires and tornadoes. By donating your books here, you'll make a huge impact in America's struggling cities.

Books for Prisoners is a non-profit student organization based at the University of California. San Diego. This incredible program donates books and resources to inmates from all over the country. Individual inmates write to the organization, often requesting specific books, dictionaries, and textbooks for their studies. Books for Prisoners, in turn, sends the requested materials in the hopes of furthering their education and helping to turn their lives around.    3    .   So you can help make their goals a reality by donating your used books.

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Pajama Program supports children in unstable and uncertain living situations. This New York-based nonprofit generously donates books and pajamas to kids living in shelters, group homes, and temporary housing facilities.     5    . However, by donating your books to Pajama Program, you can help kids feel safe，important，and loved.