Garfield is turning 45, as one of the world’s most famous cats.Originally created by an American cartoonist Jim Davis in 1978, the loving cat character     1     (appear) in books, TV series and movies so far.Currently, Paramount Global is celebrating     2     45th birthday of Garfield, inviting various bakers to make birthday cakes     3     the charming character.

    4    (interesting), one of the cakes was made by Gu Hong, a France﹣educated Chinese baker(longevity peach), a symbolic pattern in China that is often used to wish those    5    (celebrate) their birthday a long and healthy life. Gu, also owner of the specialty dessert, said she feels thrilled to be part of the anniversary celebration.“I love Garfiled    6     he knows all about good food and his attitude toward life is something we can easily identify with and learn from,     7     is to be easygoing and accept yourself, ”said Gu. Additionally, Garfield at Large—the first collection book of Garfield comics originally    8    (publish) by Ballantine Books—will be reprinted in a limited edition with only 300     9    (copy) available.

A series of events    10    (hold) worldwide, including the Special Garfield Holiday: Let’s Party Together exhibition in Haikou next week

Chung Yeung — also     1    （call）Chongyang — is an important public holiday in China and countries with people of Chinese heritage (血统).

Chung Yeung is an annual event    2    can date back to the Eastern Han dynasty. The day itself — the ninth day of the lunar September — is considered     3    certain day of bad luck and possible danger in Chinese culture.

It’s said to be the day when a man named Heng Jing，whose parents had been killed by a devil (魔鬼), was warned that the devil would reappear to strike his whole village with a disease. The villagers each escaped with a piece of dogwood leaf and a cup of chrysanthemum (菊花) wine. When the devil appeared in the empty village,   he    4    (attract) by the smells of dogwood and chrysanthemum, and Heng Jing     5    (brave) defeated the devil in a sword fight.

    6    a celebration of overcoming danger and honoring ancestors, Chung Yeung has become an occasion for    7    (climb) mountains, hiking hills and appreciating the chrysanthemum. The largest Double Ninth Festivals are in Asia,     8    the holiday is celebrated around the world.

In 1989, the Chinese government announced that the day would be a time    9    (honor) elders. In China, families hike together to their ancestors’ mountaintop graves. One of Wang Wei’s    10     (poem) is often read at Chung Yeung celebrations.

Chloe Ho Pui-pui,     1     officer from HongKong Police Force, volunteered for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. In a training course, Ho got up close to horses, allowing her     2     (gain) firsthand knowledge about Equestrian (马术) events. Her main     3     (responsible) was to help two UK horseshoers (蹄铁工) communicate with the workers from the mainland     4     didn’t speak English.

During the first few days of the event, it was hot and some people     5     (fall) ill. “My role was to be on call and ready to go wherever I was needed.     6    , I ran around the center, regularly taking 10,000 steps each day,” Ho said. In these days, she slept badly and always had to shout to make herself     7     (hear) in noisy conditions. As a result, one day she had difficulty     8     (speak). In the afternoon on National Day, when no competitions     9     (schedule), the organization invited Ho and other volunteers to a party for they had really set good examples     10     the public.

Across Asia, the increase in sales of high-priced goods and services has been partly fueled by the life of China's middle class. Among the activities enjoyed by some     1     (wealth) Chinese is the ownership of horses. The quality of life     2     (tie) to horses and horse ownership has become a new sign of success among a small but     3     (grow) group of people in China.

Sports about horses have not always permitted in China.Now, race tracks, polo fields and jockey clubs(赛马俱乐部) are opening     4     business inChinese cities.And there are     5     rising number of horses imported from overseas.

Maiken Jaeschke is with Equestrian Globe, a German company     6     imports horses into China. It also builds facilities(设施)     7     sells riding equipment.

Shen Ge lives in Beijing. He buys horses. So far he     8     (build) his career in business marketing and passed his love of horses to his daughter, Shen Qing, one of the     9     (young) competitive riders in China. She competes     10     (international) in show jumping and this month she will travel to Italy for a horse jumping competition.

The video series Escape from the British Museum(《逃出大英博物馆》) released on Sunday has drawn online attention.

    1    (direct) by two Chinese vloggers, the video series tells the story of a Chinese cultural relic escaping from the British Museum     2    looking for a way to return to its homeland. Viewers were     3    (extreme) moved by a scene where the little teapot exclaims “Such a big cabinet is shared only by two people” on     4    (arrive) at the place of the journalist and bis friend.

The videos     5    (encourage) by a netizen, who suggested making    6    video showing Chinese cultural relics returning home from overseas.

According to the two vloggers, they had consulted(查阅) a lot of information and went to the UK    7    (shoot).They said the plots(情节) were based on historic facts and tried to focus attention    8    overseas Chinese cultural relics held abroad.

Data published by the UNSCEO shows that about 1.6 million Chinese cultural relics were stolen from China and collected by 47 museums around the world, among    9    the British Museum has the     10    (large) collection, at about 23,000 pieces. Many were stolen from the court of the Qing Dynasty during the Siege of Beijing by the Eight-Nation Alliance in 1900.

When it comes to impressive bridges    1    (cross) over waterways, China’s Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) and United States’ San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge stand out as remarkable     2    (project). The two bridges not only serve    3    vital transportation hubs but also    4    (develop) into sought-after tourist destinations over the years, attracting visitors from around the world    5    (admire) their views and grandeur.

With a span of 55 kilometers, the HZMB is one of the world’s longest cross-sea bridges. It links Hong Kong and Macao with Zhuhai in south China’s Guangdong Province. The bridge is     6     remarkable engineering achievement, acting not only as a convenient transportation link but also as a breathtaking landmark. The HZMB offers many    7    (attract) sights to tourists. To people’s    8    (amaze), it connects three distinct regions so    9    (close) that visitors can explore the diverse cultures, cuisines and attractions of Hong Kong, Macao and Zhuhai in a single day. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is a landmark of the San Francisco Bay Area. This bridge connects San Francisco and Oakland,    10    provides an ideal gateway for exploring the region.

The revitalization (复苏) of abandoned properties in rural China is on the rise. Each     1     (locate) in remote Chinese towns, the following three striking hotels are far from the hustle of the city.

WuYuan Skywells Hotel in Jiangxi province, a previously neglected 300-year-old mansion, was     2     (incredible) restored to its former glory, while maintaining its regional architectural feature Tianjing, a narrow and tall courtyard pulling sunlight inside,     3     introducing elements of modern comfort.

Similarly, by the end of 2022, designers     4     (restore) the Bamboo Craft Village near Chengdu city, preserving the construction traditions to build an extremely     5     (impress) roof. Seen from above, the shape of this building is like a figure “8” or the infinity sign “∞”.

The Treewow Tribe in Zhejiang province     6     (feature) houses that are surrounded by a sea of bamboo trees to provide tourists     7     comfortable privacy. Notably, the free-form roof imitates the free-flowing lines of nature, gracefully     8     (invite) the green landscape into the private space.

Marrying the charm of traditional Chinese designs and the     9     (rich) of modern living, these hotels will definitely offer you     10     unforgettable experience and a perfect getaway.