Rescue and disaster relief forces, medical teams and urgent supplies are pouring into Northwest China’s Gansu Province and the neighboring Qinghai Province after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted a Gansu county at a     1     (deep) of 10 kilometers at 11:59 pm Monday,     2     has caused 127 deaths as of press time.

More than 700 people were injured in the two provinces and dozens more were reported missing; more than 155,000 houses     3     (damage) or collapsed, according to media reports. President Xi Jinping has urged rescue efforts and proper arrangements for    4    (affect) people to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property.

Soon     5     the quake, a large transport aircraft arrived in Lanzhou, capital city of Gansu     6     (deliver) the emergency command group and supplies.

Dahejia Middle School is located in the severely affected county. The school principal told the media that all 2,100 students and 190 teachers have safely returned home     7     injuries. “We     8     (conduct) frequent drills at our school for fire and earthquake safety over the years,” Ma said,     9     (add) that “    10     only took about 5 minutes to evacuate the entire school”.

Chengdu is regarded by many as one of the happiest cities in China, as well as the home of pandas. It     1     (become) the first Asian city to be identified as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy in 2010.

Chengdu is a place where it seems to blur (难以区分) the boundaries between past and future. Its ancient temples, traditional alleys and historic architecture open a window into ancient China,     2     (take) you into a world of past impressive beauty. But what is really surprising is its focus on the future. Transforming into a center of technology, innovation and development, this city has     3     (ambition) plans to become a science city in southwest China.

Chengdu is not only rich in history and modernity, but also in flavor. This city is known     4     its spicy food, with bold flavors and centuries-old cooking traditions coming together to offer dining experiences     5     will delight all the senses. Chengdu’s most popular food, such as tongue-numbing mapo tofu and hotpot, is     6     feast for the palate (味觉). Hotpot works like this. A heat source     7     (place) on the dining table keeps a pot of soup stock simmering (煨), and a variety of Chinese foodstuffs and     8     (ingredient) are served beside the pot for the diners to put into the hot stock.

All this richness that Chengdu has to offer led to its selection as the host city for the 31stFISU World University Games. The athletic event was an opportunity not only     9     (show) Chengdu’s sporting spirit, world-class infrastructure,     10     (warm) and organizational skill, but also to promote friendship and cross-cultural understanding.

Marine biology is the study of the ocean’s plant and animal life. Marine life gives us food, medicine and other raw materials we need. It also supports tourism and provides us with an area of recreation.

    1     (difference)forms of life live in various areas of the ocean. Some are limited to coastal and shelf areas, while others live in the open sea.

Coral reefs     2     (find) in the tropical areas of the world, but they can also exist in colder water. Reefs are built by corals and other     3     (animal)that leave calcium on rocks. They are home to     4     vast variety of life forms. About half of the world’s coral reefs, however,are     5     danger because of global warming and a rise in sea temperatures.

Although we do not know very much about    6     kind of life forms exist in deep ocean trenches(深海沟), marine scientists have found a certain type of jellyfish(水母) in the Mariana Trench, the world’s     7     (deep)ocean area. These parts of the ocean     8     (usual)have little or no sunlight and many organisms(生物)here have to produce light     9     (they).

Marine scientists also study how waves and currents affect organisms     10     (live)in the oceans.

She was growing up, Camille Roberts always saw science in her future. Her parents are both doctors of chemistry and she wanted to follow     1     (they) example by going into research about     2     (medical).

The 24-year-old girl says her parents taught her the importance of giving others a hand, so she saw medical research as a way of     3     (help) improve society. Looking for education in such a field would     4     (probable) lead to a highly-paid job. So, in 2013, Roberts     5     (begin) studying biomedical engineering(生物医学工程) at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. During her four years there, she not only volunteered to do something     6     (use) in the city, but also worked as an assistant (助手) to several teachers, which introduced her     7     more personal ways to help people.

After completing     8     series of studies in 2017, Roberts took a research position at the National Institute of Mental Health. But she soon felt deeply unhappy. So in 2018, she was determined     9     (take) a job that she felt much more pleasant: teaching.

Many of Roberts’ former classmates and coworkers now have jobs     10     pay them much more than she makes, but Roberts says she would not trade more money for the creativity and purpose she now finds in her work.

Khamisi Ally Abdi, a 25-year-old African student in Cangzhou Technical College, Hebei province, has practiced tai chi for two years. Having worshiped kung fu stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan as a child, the Tanzanian understood Chinese kung fu to be     1     fast-paced attack and defense art before he     2     (arrive) in China, but now he realizes tai chi is different. It is tai chi moves with balance and deep rhythmic breathing     3     allow him to feel the charm of the exercise. It brings peace and     4     (calm) to his mind while building his muscles.

The college, as one of International Exchange centers,     5     (enroll) (录取) more than 300 international students from over countries since 2016,     6     (main) countries along “the Belt and Road”, providing a tai chi course for all foreign students.     7     (practice) tai chi has led Abdi to acquire a comprehensive appreciation of this Chinese culture and ideology. He now prefers people     8     (call) him by his Chinese name Chen Yanzhi, as the characters of Yanzhi carry the meaning of talented and virtuous. The art has inspired his understanding of China.     9     he is longing for is teaching tai chi in his country and he expresses hope that this magical kung fu can be     10     (benefit) to more people.

Junk Food! Bad For Wallet!

A new study confirms what you may already know: Few things can stop us from hunting down the foods we really like.

The study     1     (publish) on Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that people are willing to overpay when they are longing for junk food.

In one experiment, 44 non-dieters who     2     (not eat) for four hours were asked how much they wanted 15 different snack foods, and how much they would pay for each item out of a $5 plan. Next, each person went through a multi-sensory experience which was aimed     3     (stimulate) desire for one of three desirable foods: a Snickers bar, Cheetos or a Coke. They were then asked how much they wanted that particular item, and how much they would pay for     4    .

Not only did desire increase, but the researchers also found that participants were willing to pay       5     average of $0.66 more for whatever they wanted. When they can choose from less similar (and thus, healthier) items, such as cereal, they were not willing to pay as much,     6     suggests desire for food is different from general hunger.

In a second experiment, the researchers repeated the process with 45 people. This time, however, individuals     7     choose to pay for one, two, three, five or eight “units” of whatever they wanted. The researchers found people were also willing to pay disproportionately (不成比例) more for     8     (large) quantities of whatever food they desired.

“    9     people try to eat healthier or promote drug-free lifestyles,” the researchers write in the paper, “desire could overshadow (使逊色) the value of health by boosting the values of unhealthy foods and drugs.”

On the bright side, however, the researchers estimated the effects     10     subjects’ desire would disappear within two hours, and probably less time if this good is not available, or when a person is self-regulated.

Prioritizing Safety at Winter Games

The countdown to the opening of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has already kicked off. Besides Beijing’s promise of hosting a “fantastic, extraordinary and excellent” Winter Olympic Games, “safe” is also     1     keyword with the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.

    2     (base) on the latest scientific advice and key learning from other events, the first editions of the Beijing 2022 Playbooks     3     (publish) on Oct 25, 2021. They had been developed     4     (joint) by Beijing Organizing Committee, the IOC and the IPC. The playbooks cover the whole journey of all Games participants,     5     (detail) the requirements for entry and the measures that will be     6     place within the closed-loop management system. The two playbooks, one for athletes and team officials, and one for media and technical officials, provide comprehensive COVID-19     7     (guideline). They will help participants prepare for their arrival in China, fulfilling their roles at the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and their     8     (depart) from Beijing.

Compared to Tokyo’s, the prevention measures in Beijing 2022 could be stricter. Beijing Organizing Committee has highlighted the importance of full vaccination (接种),     9     was not stressed by the Tokyo 2020 organizers. Overall, these playbooks are the basis of the game plan     10     (ensure) that all Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games participants and the people of China stay safe and healthy for the Games.

On a freezing December day, I joined a group of volunteers building a library at an elementary school in a small county,     1     the students all lived with their grandparents because their parents were working in     2    (city). The moment we arrived     3     the remote village, we got down to business. After     4    (set) up small tables and chairs for the children to sit on, we moved the     5    (donate) books into a room and organized them on shelves. The work was not fun,     6     when I stepped back and looked at the library we had built, I felt a sense of satisfaction: we had done a great     7     (serve) for the school community. In the afternoon, we delivered a lecture to the students there. Not only     8     we give them tips on how to choose proper books for themselves, but also guided them on how to read different kinds of books.     9     (see) all these eager students buried in books, I was really touched. Creating a library for the students was a satisfying and rewarding experience.

    10     only took one day to build a library, but it will surely make a lasting difference to their lives.

There are many kinds of festivals and     1       (celebration) throughout the world,     2     are held for different reasons. Nowadays festivals have many origins, some     3     (religion), some seasonal, and some for special people or events. Different countries have different festivals. In Japan, people clean graves and light incense（香）in memory     4     their ancestors on Obon. In the west on Halloween, children     5     (usual) dress up and go to their neighbor’s homes     6       (ask) for sweets. If the neighbors don’t give them any sweets, the children might play     7       trick on them.     8       most children in China look forward to in the Spring Festival is that they can get some lucky money. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food     9       (gather) for the winter and a season of agricultural work is over. Whatever festival it is, the spirit of     10       (share) joy, gratitude, love, or peace is common.

Along the River During the Qingming Festival is a painting     1     the Song Dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan(1085-1145 ). The painting is 25.5 centimetres in     2     ( high ) and 5.25 metres long. The countryside and the crowded city are the two main parts in the picture, with the river     3    ( run ) through the entire length. The right part is the rural area of the city. There are crop fields and rural folk. A country path broadens into a road and     4     ( join ) with the city road. The left half is the urban area,     5    eventually leads to the city center. Many economic activities can be seen in this area. Zhang Zeduan’s painting is celebrated as     6    most famous work of art from the Song Dynasty. However, there are copies of the famous painting. An early copy, generally     7    ( consider ) to be the most similar to the original, was made by Zhao Mengfu during the Yuan Dynasty. Another known remake(新版)    8    ( paint ) during the Ming Dynasty. This copy has a length of 6.7 metres,     9    ( long ) than the original. Another version by five Qing Dynasty court painters was presented to the Qianlong Emperor on January 15, 1737. This version was.    10     (late) moved, along with many other handicrafts, to the National Palace Museum in Taipei in 1949.