Over the past two decades, Mei Yalong has participated in excavations(发掘) at many archaeological sites and fixed more than 5,000    1    (break) artifacts. He is a field technician with the Changxing Taihu Museum in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province.

A field technician     2    (help) archaeologists in various activities to find and identify artifacts and historical remnants. “Relics are     3    (price). They are the clues to opening the mysteries of the past, and our duty is to find and protect    4    (they), and be a guardian to Chinese cultural heritage,” Mei, 50, says.

Receiving his senior high school diploma in     5    1990s, Mei had not thought of archaeology    6    a career option: In 2001, he was hired by the Tianjin Museum as a helper for its archaeology team. Although without much idea about archaeology at that time, he was    7    (attract) to excavation, a hard process but rewarding. In 2003, he became a field technician at the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. “It is a job     8    is both physically and mentally challenging. After a painstaking dig, it is amazing    9    (see) how a fragment of bone, apiece of clay or an ancient coin unearthed can bring out the item’s history,” Mei says.

Besides the digs and assisting with fieldwork, Mei does someday-to-day activities, such as photography and sketching of relics, mapping of sites and     10    (search) for resources.

On March 27, the final match between Team Qiandongnan and Team Zunyi at “Village Basketball Association” or “Village BA” basketball tournament     1     (hold) in Taipan Village, Taijiang county, Southwest China’s Guizhou province.     2     (organize) by local residents, this event has gained     3    (popular) over the years and draws a large crowd of spectators and participants alike.

For this year’s     4    (prize), the winners received national intangible cultural heritage Miao silver hat and local agricultural products. The first runner-up won a Tajiang sturgeon (鲟鱼) and a wooden dragon boat. The     5     (two) runner-up won local agricultural products such as “Sansui sesame duck” and embroidery pieces.

During traditional festivals such as Chixin Festival     6     falls on the sixth of June in the Chinese lunar calendar, local villagers will organize basketball competitions to celebrate a good harvest. The bonus gifts are agricultural products     7     (include) rice, fish and duck.

There were no superstar players, no advertising, and no tickets. But     8     single match among ordinary villagers could attract over 10, 000 people to sit in the stands. The cumulative number of views on live-streaming platforms reached hundreds of millions. Apart     9     free entrance to the game, the village has also set up more parking lots and snack streets in surrounding areas. Taipan Village     10     (go) through a major renovation (恢复活力) for boosting tourism in the past few years.

A 4D Chinese shadow puppet show (also called Piying Show or Piying Xi in Chinese language), staged at a shadow puppetry theater on its first day of business in Tengchong city, southwest China’s Yunnan Province,     1     (impress) the audience with a brand new immersive (沉浸式的) viewing experience on Oct. 3, 2022.

“It’s a novel show. I didn’t know shadow puppet shows could be enjoyed in such     2     amazing way. The     3     (combine) of Chinese culture and modern technologies is really eye-opening,” an audience member said after     4     (watch) the show.

    5     traditional Chinese shadow puppet shows, during     6     puppeteers control shadow puppets to create the illusion of moving images on a cloth screen from behind, the innovative 4D show combined traditional Chinese shadow puppet performance with modern technologies including holographic projection (全息投影) technology and modern scene simulation technology.

“I want     7     (surround) the audience with the shadow puppets and let them feel they are a part of the show,” Liu Chaokan, a 30-year-old inheritor (继承人) of Chinese shadow puppetry and the brain behind the 4D Chinese shadow puppet show, told reporters.

Inspired by 4D movies, he came up with the idea of 4D shadow puppet show     8     has been making preparations for the show for nearly four years.

Born into a family with     9     (generation) of shadow play artists, as the sixth-generation inheritor of the shadow puppet performance skills of his family, Liu     10     (influence) by his family’s determination to carry forward the skills since he was young.

The Baili Azalea (杜鹃）Nature Reserve in Bijie city, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province,    1    (name) after its 125.8 square kilometers of old-growth azaleas and is     2     national 5A-level scenic spot. The scenic spot not only boasts a sea of azaleas, but     3    (be) also home to towering old trees, mountains, rivers, and rare animals and plants. The azaleas are in full bloom from late March     4     early May.

Due to its long history and unique     5    (locate), the Baili Azalea Nature Reserve also preserves the culture of the Yi and Miao ethnic groups. Visitors can enjoy a view of azaleas all over the mountains and participate in     6    (tradition) local festivals.

The ticket price is 130 yuan per person during peak season after March 20. Visitors can book tickets online and scan their ID cards to enter. Visitors can travel to the Baili Azalea Nature Reserve by train, plane, bus or car. The scenic spot also provides tour bus services     7     run between 7:30 am and 8:30 pm. Each passenger     8    (buy) bus tickets must show their ID, which they can do an unlimited number of     9    (time) on the day they purchased their ticket.

Visitors from overseas and outside the province should follow Guizhou’s COVID-19 prevention and control requirements (要求) before     10    (enter) the scenic spot.

My mother entered a nursing home as her Alzheimer’s(阿尔兹海默) disease got     1    (bad). I smiled as I tried to explain to a Chinese friend that many     2    (American) really care about their aging parents. But parents often enjoy     3    (live) by themselves and may refuse help. Of course, this is different from most Chinese parents     4     want to stay with their adult children in the future.

After living     5     China for over 30 years, I came to appreciate the Chinese people’s care for     6     (they) aging parents. Every morning when the sun would warm up the little park near my home, I saw a man—maybe the son—walk with his mother who     7    (obvious) had suffered a stroke(中风). He supported her weak body and     8    (walk) slowly with her as she dragged one foot behind her. I couldn’t tell if they     9    (talk) as I watched them through my window, but it was     10     picture of love between an elderly mother and her kind son.

I don’t know what care is better for aging parents, but in my opinion, I have lacked(缺乏) enough respect for the elderly. I have learned more from the Chinese about what true love is.

The labor service brand (劳务品牌) stands for the skills and service quality of labor in the job market, especially for migrant workers,     1     depend on labor service branding to be employed.

As a major labor supply province, Southwest China’s Guizhou province has taken various measures to develop its labor service brands. It aims to set up at least one labor service brand in each county by the end of this year     2     build various provincial labor service brands with Guizhou features by 2025. One of the examples     3    (be) Zunyi’s Zheng’an county, which is known     4     the guitar industry in China. It produces about 6 million guitars per year, with a total output value of 6 billion yuan. By     5    (build) guitar-making studios and university-company cooperation involved in the guitar industry, Zheng’an continues to sharpen the skills of its local guitar craftsmen (工匠).

Guizhou also cooperates with other provinces to supply labor and increase     6    (they) incomes. During the past few years, the government of Qianxinan Bouyei and Miao autonomous prefecture (自治州)     7    (sign) eight cooperation agreements with Huizhou city in South China’s Guangdong province and built eight labor cooperation     8    (station) in Huizhou.

Each county in Guizhou attempts     9    (improve) the employment rate of migrant workers and promote labor brands with unique features. These measures have     10    (great) developed the economy and culture of Guizhou province.

The Chinese language is becoming more and more popular    1    young Russians in Russia Far East, says Liu Congying, director of the Confucius Institute of the Far Eastern Federal University.

The number of students who enroll (登记) at the Confucius Institute    2    (be) obviously becoming lager nowadays. According to a Russia’s job search website, Chinese is the    3    (two) most popular foreign language only after English in Russia,     4    means the Chinese language is playing an important part in applying for jobs in the fields such as trade, translation and sales.

The increase in need for Chinese-speaking talents    5    (see) between Russia and China. “The need for Chinese-speaking talents grows    6    (rapid) in the fields of economy, science and technology,” Liu said at    7    Chinese language learning -related activity on Thursday.

In the first eight months, two-way trade between the Russia Far Eastern region and China shot up to an    8    (amaze) amount. Trade between Primorsky Krai, of which Vladivostok is the capital city, and China increased by 31 percent to more than $5 billion in the first three quarters of this year.

The increasing need for Chinese speaking workforce also pushed more university students    9    (attend) Chinese classes. “In total,” Liu said,“the Confucius Institute has trained more than 20 ,000 Russian students since    10    (it) start more than 20 years ago.”

Drinking two or more cups of black tea a day     1    (be) associated with lower risk of death from all causes, according to a new study     2    (publish) Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine.

The study looked at nearly 500,000 men and women aged 40 to 69 years old who participated     3     the UK Biobank, which houses in-depth genetic and health information, between 2006 and 2010. The database included information participants reported about     4    (they) own tea drinking habits, such as     5    (frequent) and what they added to their cup.

Some participants didn’t drink black tea a tall, but since the data came from the United Kingdom, there were plenty of people who drank it     6    (regular) and some who drank up to 10 cups a day, said lead study author Maki Inoue-Choi.

The Biobank followed up about 10 years after the     7    (origin) survey, and researchers found that people who drank two or more cups of tea daily in the interim(其间) were less likely     8    (die) from causes such as heart disease.

The research is     9     exciting look into tea drinking habits, but there is still more work     10     needs to be done before recommending dietary changes, said Howard Sesso, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, who was involved in the study.

Simply speaking, a healthy lifestyle is about finding the right balance and making good choices. Some key activities    1    (encourage).

Exercise is the ultimate way    2    (burn) your fat while improving your health and well-being.    3    you choose to go to the gym, run around the block, or climb a tree, the most important thing is to do something. The best part is that even if you aren’t great     4    it, doing something will give you a sense of success and increase your    5    (confident). There’s really no excuse for not    6    (be) active. All you need is a pair of comfortable shoes and about 30 minutes a day.

Eating healthy is also crucial for boosting your metabolism (新陈代谢), building strong bones and teeth, and preventing heart disease and many cancers. It can be difficult to know what to eat, especially when you’re throwing    7    (you) a party. This is why it’s important to have    8    healthy diet that consists of a variety of fresh produce, wholegrains and low-fat dairy products. You should also limit your intake of sugary drinks,    9    (process) foods, fats, salt, and sugary snacks.

Make sure you have a regular time to relax and take care of yourself. You needn’t change your previous habits at once. Make small changes each day and your lifestyle will become    10    (healthy).

    1     (know) for its stunning snow views, Shuangfeng Forest Farm in Mudanjiang city has transformed from a forest farm into China’s “Snow Town”. Thanks to the high mountains, thick forests, low winds,     2     (suit) temperatures and humidity, snow in the forest farm takes    3     various shapes depending on where it falls, appearing as snow mushrooms, snow curtains and other forms.

“In the past, most people here made a living by logging, but the heavy snow makes    4     difficult to transport wood.” said Fan Zhaoyi, who owns a hotel at the forest farm. “With the reduction of wood production,     5    (eventual) lumbering (伐木) lost its glory.” he said,     6     (explain)the massive change in 2000. “I opened four rooms the first year and started making a profit the second year.”

    7     increasing number of business entities (商业实体) continue to pour in Snow Town today. The resort has also been upgraded to offer better tourist services. Visitors don’t need    8     (queue) for tickets because over the past few years,   advanced technology and other smart platforms    9     (adopt). The platforms can count tourist numbers, collect reviews, monitor the environment and give early warnings of dense tourist flows.

On Dec.12, 2022, the winter tourist season began at Snow Town, and 100,000 tickets were pre-sold. The resort has continued to gain popularity among various travel    10     (agency) and online platforms.