Sichuan opera, Chuan Ju, is one of China’s oldest and     1     (popular) opera forms. Originated at the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, different    2    (drama) were brought in to blend with the local dialect, customs, folk music and dances.

Face-changing, as one of the most important techniques in Sichuan opera, is     3     (wide) believed that it could be traced back to ancient times.    4     (scare) away dangerous animals and protect themselves, the ancient people painted their faces in different colors,    5     (make) themselves look fierce. Later this technique     6     (absorb) into the art of Sichuan Opera and gradually developed into     7     unique and famous art form.

Generally speaking, there are three kinds of techniques of face-changing, including wiping the face, blowing the face and pulling the face.    8     addition, there is sometimes the skill of changing the color of the face by breathing.

Sichuan Opera,    9     is deeply welcomed and loved by the local people as well as visitors in cities of Chengdu and Chongqing, has become one of the main forms of local entertainments in these places at night. Therefore, the     10     (perform) of Sichuan Opera could be found almost in all the big and small tea houses in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

Astronomers have published a major finding    1    (recent): A black hole has been releasing energy from a small star    2    was shredded (吞噬) in 2018, after two years in which it didn’t emit (发射) any such material.

“Super unusual,” said Yvette Cendes, an astronomer at Harvard. “We’ve never really seen this before to this degree.”

Researchers made the    3     (discover) when they used a    4     (power) radio telescope facility to check some two dozen black holes where stars had been shredded after     5    (come) too close to them. Such happenings    6    (call) tidal disruption (潮汐破坏) events, or TDEs.

What they found was that one of the TDEs was emitting energy at an unusual speed    7    at a very surprising time: more than two years after the event.

This behavior is different from what has been observed in black holes before, in two ways. First, the timing: it’s more common    8    (see) radio emissions from black holes within the first few months after swallowing a star. And second, the energy emitted in this case doesn’t quite fit in    9    what astronomers have seen before.

In most cases of black holes swallowing stars, perhaps 99%, the outflow is lower in energy. And in 1% of cases, that outflow, at about half the speed of light, rarely    10     (occur).

Go Skateboarding Day is celebrated every year on June 21. Skateboarding is an action sport that involves riding a skateboard and performing tricks. The skateboarding event     1     (organize) by the international Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC) is to make this activity more welcoming to everyone.

The IASC     2     (establish) Go Skateboarding Day back in 2004. It aims to make skateboarding a community event and bring people together. Through this event, the IASC also wants to encourage skateboarders to put all electronics aside. This day sees many events, competitions, workshops, and fundraisers being hosted across     3     globe. Go Skateboarding Day brings skaters together at their local spots     4     they perform and share tricks, learn from other professionals, or just enjoy     5    .

Go Skateboarding Day shows the benefits of skateboarding which makes a big     6     (contribute) to the abilities of     7     (individual). New York City remains an important centre for the celebration of Go Skateboarding Day     8     people going to the streets in the thousands.     9     you’re landing amazing tricks or are new to the sport, take your skateboard, helmet, and knee and elbow pads and celebrate Go Skateboarding Day! You     10     (definite)won’t regret being part of this super fun day.

China is the world’s    1    (large) market for industrial robots, with its production    2     (reach) about 366,000 units in 2021, a 10-fold increase from 2015. The industrial robot application covers more than 60 industrial    3     (category)in the national economy. In 2021, the density of manufacturing robots    4    (be)300 units per 10,000 people, about 13 times more than in 2012.    5    (current),there are over 439,000 service robot-related companies    6     (include) in China, among    7    more than 79,000 were newly registered this year, from January to August. The ministry will improve the standards, accelerate efforts to    8     (strong) weak spots in special materials, develop high-quality businesses,    9    create a good environment     10    the robot industry.

A revised law     1     requires children to visit their aging parents on a regular basis has been welcomed by many, but some say it will be just symbolic. Family members should care about the psychological needs of their older relatives,     2     they should visit them or send greetings     3     (regular).

The law was passed     4     (protect) the lawful rights and interests of parents aged 60 and older, and to carry on the Chinese virtue of filial piety(孝顺). To highlight the implementation of the law, a court in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province,     5     (hold) public hearing on Monday and passed judgement that the two defendants must visit their aging mother at least once every two months after both failed to supply support to her. Filial piety,     6     (consider) a key virtue of traditional Chinese culture, generally means respect for one’s parents and ancestors,     7     (include) being good to one’s parents and fulfilling one’s duty to take care of them.

The law also states that China will deal     8     an aging population as part of its long-term national strategy, and will improve social     9     (secure) for old people. Although it is difficult to carry it out now, many people think the law will     10     (apply) more effectively in the future.

Four Chinese nationals have been confirmed killed in a stampede     1    occurred Saturday night at Itaewon, a district in Seoul. At least 154 people were killed and 149 others injured in the stampede. It was the country’s     2     (deadly) disaster since a ferry sinking incident left 304 people dead     3     April 2014. The Chinese embassy said shortly after the stampede that it immediately activated an emergency response mechanism,     4    (contact) the South Korean side overnight,     5    paid close attention to the Internet and social media platforms     6    (see) if any Chinese nationals were seeking help. The Chinese embassy has offered condolences and will provide     7    (assist) to the families of the deceased.

An estimated 100,000 people     8    (gather) at Itaewon for the country’s biggest no-mask outdoor Halloween event since     9    outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Most of the victims were those in     10     late teens and 20s.

To pass down Qu Yuan’s deep love of    1     (he) country and wisdom to more young people around the world, Yichang government and China Daily, together with the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, started a worldwide youth art submission (投稿) activity, writing “A Treasured Letter Sent Back in Time” to Qu Yuan.

The activity invited young people worldwide    2     (go) in for “heart conversations” with the well-known poet across space and time. Each letter to Qu Yuan was a respect to    3     (tradition) Chinese culture, and the activity had drawn young attendees from over 20 countries and areas since it    4     (start).

Chen Siyao, a student at China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing,     5     has been learning calligraphy since she was 5, said she thought of Qu Yuan’s poem Li Sao    6     a treasure (珍宝) she always dreamed about in her practice.

She said she discovered the    7     ( high) interesting and attractive Chinese culture through brush and ink, and saw its “energy“ in the “light and shadow landscape” at    8     opening ceremony (仪式) of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, in 2016.

“Young people should know more about our culture, love our culture,     9     present a real and beautiful picture of China to the world through heart conversations with visionary (有远见的)     10     (leader) in the past,” Chen says.