In Ningbo city, a young woman has made the bamboo product brand of her family’s company famous around the world,    1    (help)a fair number of bamboo farmers increase their income.

Wang Xiaoqing, born in the 1990s,    2    (find) that in the US, Chinese bamboo products were popular among customers,    3    many of them carried foreign brands, despite China being the “kingdom of bamboos”. She decided to return to China and build a bamboo product brand after finishing her education abroad in 2013.

In 2018,a bamboo table    4    (produce) by the company of Wang’s family shined at the first Global Bamboo Congress.“    5    fascinates westerners is the Chinese bamboo culture and its long history. It provides a sound foundation for the global    6    (expand) of China’s bamboo industry”, Wang said. Her company is    7    (current) engaged in the design, manufacturing and sales of bamboo products. It produces over 10 million bamboo products each year, 85 percent of which     8     (sell) in the global market.

Serving    9    vice president of the entrepreneurship promotion association for returned overseas students in Ningbo city, Wang plans to contribute more to rural vitalization. “I hope that we can turn villages into more beautiful places and make villagers get     10     (rich),”Wang said.

While many people have made videos to cheer on those working on the front lines of the fight since the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, Chien Meishuang     1     (spend) her time in lockdown at home, painting simple heartwarming works.

The paintings are part of her Journal of the Pandemic Lockdown,     2     project she started two years ago. “We are all facing a difficult time     3     we are trapped at home,” Chien tells China Daily. “I     4     (simple) wanted to let others know that there is a silver lining amid the dark clouds.”

The Taiwan native, who lives in Shanghai, is being on the receiving end of her neighbors’ kindness.     5     (document) her experience, the artist created a painting, titled Good Neighbors in China, marking the first new     6     (add) to her project this year. Other     7     (scene) shown in her latest works include delivery men having a quick lunch and her neighbors     8     (welcome) a 70-year-old man who returned from hospital after recovering from COVID-19.

“It is because of the pandemic     9     I have made friends from all walks of life in the area where I live. These individuals have provided infinite inspiration and stories     10     my works,” she adds. “As long as an artwork can touch people’s hearts, I believe it is good art. It doesn't matter how simple it is.”

Located at the western part of Hangzhou, just under 5km away from the West Lake, Xixi National Wetland Park distinguishes itself as     1     exceptional urban place. This park is a pioneering example of how urban life combines agriculture with culture, making it a     2    (true) unique destination. Along with Xihu and Xiling famous, respectively,     3     their natural scenery and cultural heritage, Xixi National Wetland Park is one of the celebrated “Three Xi’s of Hangzhou”.

Covering a vast area of 11.5sq.km., the park consists of three causeways (堤道)     4     features ten famous sights. Nearly 70% of the park    5    (occupy) by river ports, ponds and small lakes, which explains a wetland environment. These waterways cross the park,     6    (divide) it into distinct sections: the east, the west, and the central part.

Recently the government     7    (establish) ecological protection zones as well as an sightseeing zone. Additionally, visitors can explore the Wetland Science Exhibition Hall, conveniently     8    (locate) at the park’s main entrance.

There is no right way     9    (see) the Xixi wetlands. It is an area of unmatched peace and quiet — filled with history and natural beauty. The only true thing that can be said of the Xixi wetlands is     10     if you haven’t seen them, you haven’t really seen Hangzhou.

Armenian musician Astrid Poghosyan, a 28-year-old violinist,     1     (current) works as a leading assistant to the president of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, a celebrated orchestra in China’s largest city. She takes great pride in the Chinese name she picks for     2     (her), Ma Xingxing. The given name “Xingxing” literally meaning stars     3     (inspire) by her Armenian first name, while the surname “Ma” is taken from Ma Chao, a famous warrior from China’s Three Kingdoms Period (220-280 AD),

This summer, she has been busy making     4     (preparation) for a series of in-person and online music events and cultural exchange programs,     5     (include) a music festival in Shanghai and a live-streamed international violin contest. She always puts all her energy into the programs in     6     she is involved, whether they are offline     7     online events, as she believes that every little effort will help her realize her music-related dreams.“I believe music knows no borders, and cultural exchanges via music     8     (be) especially important,” she said,

“Poghosyan plays a very special role     9     our orchestra,” said Zhou Ping, president of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. “She has lived in China for a long time and is in love with Chinese culture, and she knows how     10     (use) the advantage of a multicultural background in her work.”

Yuan Longping is known as the “father of hybrid rice”. His slim but strong body was just like     1     of millions of Chinese farmers.     2     concerned him most was that farmers had a serious shortage of food to eat. Yuan believed that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice. However, he had to figure out     3     this could be done. Yuan overcame technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming. It is estimated that 60 percent of domestic rice consumption     4    (comprise) of crops generated from Yuan’s hybrid strains.

China celebrates the Chinese National Day on October 1st every year. The celebration marks the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

For centuries, a succession of different dynasties ruled China,     1     (follow) by the short-lived Republic of China (1912—1949). After a lengthy civil war, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) proclaimed China’s     2     (independent) and established the People’s Republic of China in 1949.

On October 1st, 1949,    3     official victory ceremony was organized in Tian’anmen Square,     4     Mao Zedong, the leader of the CCP, raised China’s first Communist national flag. On October 2nd, 1949, the day of foundation of China was officially declared    5     (be) National Day.

Since 1950, October 1st     6     (celebrate) as a great national festival in China every year and various    7    (activity) and events are organized annually to mark this day.

    8    (present), China’s National Day is celebrated over a one-week period. The 7-day holiday begins from October 1st and runs until the 7th, and this period is called “Golden Week” in China. China National Day holiday is the     9    (busy) travel period in China. Tourist attractions are crowded     10    hotels are fully booked.

Hundreds of kids and parents are riding their bikes to school every Friday in Barcelona, Spain. They are part of a unique bike bus—bicibus in Spanish. It all    1    (begin) in the Eixample District of Barcelona when five families were looking for a safe and    2    (environmental) friendly way to get to school. Then it mushroomed.

The bicibus operates just like a school bus with three    3    (stop) along the way for the riders to join and then it stops at several schools in the district. Every week, the organizers publish the route and post    4    to social media so that the families know where    5    (join) the bus. The route is a very busy road    6    20,000 vehicles usually ride every day. It is a    7    (danger) road for kids to go along to school, even    8    (accompany)by their parents.

While these types of bikeways already exist in other parts of Barcelona, they are absent in this neighborhood. The parents of the community are hoping that the city will create school-friendly bikeways that are separated     9    the main road.

“Bicycles are a means of transportation. If the population uses their bikes, there will be a healthier, quieter     10    overall better city to live in,” parent Mireia Boix said.

A 13-year-old boy has just been named America's Next Top Young Scientist for greatly     1     （improve）Pancreatic Cancer Treatment（胰腺癌的治疗）.

Rishab Jain,     2     is in the seventh grade at Stroller Middle School in Portland, came up with a treatment that makes use of artificial intelligence（人工智能）to locate the pancreas correctly. The pancreas     3     （cover）by different organs（器官）,     4     makes it hard for doctors to locate it. Besides, the pancreas can move around when a person breathes, so as a result, traditional treatment often ends up locating it     5     （wrong）. It can cause other serious problems.

"Last summer, I came to know that     6     （overcome）pancreatic cancer was so difficult a problem," Rishab explained "I     7     （learn）about artificial intelligence at that time and I wondered if I could use my knowledge to handle this problem."

"My eyes were filled     8     tears after my name was announced because I've been working hard on this project for the past year," Rishab said. "It was     9     （amaze）to see that my project went well and the journey was full of all kinds of     10     （challenge）and fun."

Written Chinese     1     (date) back to the use of longgu carved with symbols. By the Shang Dynasty, these symbols had become a well-developed writing system. In the Qin Dynasty, as the states were united into one country, the writing system     2     (develop) in one direction. Today, the Chinese writing system is an important part of Chinese culture,    3     helps international students appreciate China more.