Emojis are widely used in our daily lives and have become     1     important way of communication. The first emojis were created in 1999 by Japanese designer Shigetaka Kurita,     2     worked on a mobile Internet platform     3     (call) i-mode. Kurita attempted to develop a simple way for people     4     (express) emotions in short text messages.

As emojis gained     5     (popular), they faced a significant technical hurdle (障碍) : early emojis could not     6     (send) across different mobile platforms, since there was no standardized encoding (编码). This issue was resolved in 2010 by the Unicode Consortium, an organization responsible     7     maintaining a standardized encoding of text and symbols across platforms. This allowed for cross-platform communication and continued expansion in emoji usage worldwide.

Given     8     (they) origins in Japan, many early emoji characters were reflective of Japanese culture. As they’ve spread     9     (global), new characters have been added to account for cultural differences and provide a more universal means of communication. Users must also consider cultural sensitivities when     10     (communicate) via emojis, as certain symbols can have hugely different meanings across different cultures.

Reaching for the stars

Within three years, he won China's top sci-fi award—the Galaxy Awards—twice. Tianrui Shuofu, brought home the Best Online Sci-fi award for his novels, Die On Mars, in 2019 and We Live in Nanjing, in 2021. At only 25 years old, he is already a     1     (lead) figure among China's young generation of sci-fi writers.

Many of these young sci-fi writers started as freelance online writers.     2     did Tianrui Shuofu. Among all kinds of sci-fi writings, Tianrui’s works are famous for     3     (they) hard-core style. There are many details of space engineering,   radio communication and other     4     (technology) in his works.

However, Tianrui Shuofu thinks hard-core is just one style and he might include more themes in his works in the future. “Many argue against each other on     5     is real sci-fi. Some hard-core sci-fi fans look down upon soft sci-fi. But that's just killing the growing Chinese sci-fi,” he said.

    6     (actual), it is cross-boundary writing that has become     7     trend in online sci-fi works by young writers, according to Tianrui Shuofu.     8     (compare) to traditional sci-fi, the themes and elements in today's works have expanded a lot. Popular themes of other online writings such as city life and farming       9     (become) parts of sci-fi works in recent years, too.

“This is a good thing,” Tianrui Shuofu added. “Going cross-boundary means going     10     limits, which helps with writing good stories and helps sci-fi reach more readers.”

Chinese high school principal Zhang Guimei has been honored     1     the title “Role Model of the Times” in recognition of her dedication to education for girls.

With the support of the Party and the government, she helped establish the country’s first senior high school to offer free education for girls from poor families. Since it opened in 2008, it     2    (see) more than 1,800 students progress to universities and colleges.

About 20 years ago, while on the way to visit a student’s house, Zhang Guimei, then a rural teacher in Huaping county, Lijiang, Yunnan province, noticed a girl     3    (sit) on the hillside. She was staring     4    (blank) into space. The girl, 13, told Zhang she was about to get married and it was arranged by her parents.

That fateful encounter(邂逅) persuaded Zhang     5    (build) a free high school for girls, aiming to help break the spell (魔咒)     6     women drop out of education, marry early and spend     7    (they) whole life in the remote mountain.

After years of trying to raise funds, in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls, a free public high school,     8    (found) at the foot of the Shizi Mountain in Huaping, where Zhang is the principal. Over the decades, More than 1,800     9    (graduate) have been admitted to college,     10     is regarded a “miracle” in the remote area, as most students didn’t perform well in academic study before the school was established.

Lying near mountains and Taihu Lake, Li yang    1    (consider) an important place in the Yangtze River Delta region with an    2    (impress) environment. But places with excellent natural scenery are often hard to reach due to geographical barriers (障碍). Therefore, Li yang No. 1 Road was built as a way for citizens and tourists to get close     3    nature.

The 365-kilometer road     4    (connect) 98 villages, over 220 rural tourist attractions, and seven neighbouring counties and cities.    5    (view) platforms, campgrounds, cafes and other facilities (设施) were built along the road to make it    6    better experience for tourists. In the first half of 2021, despite the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, Li yang still received 4.8 million tourists and tourism revenue (收入) hit 5.7 billion yuan.

Li yang No. 1 Roadis also called “Rainbow Highway” because of the red, yellow and blue lines    7    (paint) in some sections,    8    is the first road in China with three colored dividing lines.

Not only has Li yang No. 1 Road helped with the     9    (grow) of tourism for local business owners and farmers, but     10    (it) iconic (标志性的) rainbow lines have made it an attraction in its own right.

Stone lion is carved out of stone,     1     is the common ornament (装饰物) in Chinese traditional architecture, such as temples, bridges, gardens and so on. Lion indicates     2     (safe) and luck in China.

It is said that the lion     3     (introduce) into China in Han Dynasty from the Western Region. In Chinese culture, lion is     4     mythical (神话的) figure rather than real animal. After its introduction, lion gradually became the mascot outside the gate, for Chinese people think that lion can drive away the evil spirits. Another saying of why people take stone lion     5     the gate keeper is related to the pronunciation of stone lion (Shishi) in Chinese. Stone sounds like ‘Shi’ in Chinese with the meaning of solid, and the second ‘Shi’     6     (refer) to lion sounds similar to ‘Si’ which means ‘to think about’.

Stone lions have the obvious local     7     (feature). The lions from the South are     8     (vivid) with many sculptures than the lions from the northern China. The stone lion is carved     9     (base) on a kind of architectural ornament frequently used as the base for decent building.

    10     (general), the location of the stone lion is settled with female in the right side and male the left according to Chinese traditional Yin and Yang philosophy.

Welcome to Shangri-La (香格里拉) . Although located in Yunnan, it has many old    1    (village) with a unique countryside life. The     2    (beauty) city was formerly called Zhongdian that     3    (burn) by a big fire on January 11, 2014, but it has been rebuilt quickly. It’s nice    4    (see) the locals dancing every night on the main square. Visitors can involve themselves in     5    (dance). Guests can also explore its area nearby either on foot    6    by bike. A popular place is China’s first national park, Pudacuo,    7    is home to the lakes of Napa and Shudu. Maybe you can even meet with the golden Yunnan monkeys in one of    8    villages!    9    (clear), the winter is pretty cold in Shangri-La, but for those who are not afraid    10    the cold temperature, to see the snow here is very attractive!