With their remarkable spirituality and materiality, ancient books play a     1     (vital) important role in bearing the memories and wisdom of the Chinese nation. Indeed, they have helped to safeguard and extend the Chinese civilization, which boasts     2     unique length, breadth and depth.

The Song and Yuan dynasties saw a peak in the     3     (grow) of Chinese culture, which involved a golden age of ancient books. In this period, paper-making technology matured, ink-manufacturing entered a stage of transformation     4     printing technology reached perfection. Books of the time mainly made of paper, with various binding (装订) formats,     5     (include) scroll binding, butterfly binding and wrapped-back binding     6     (handwrite), block-printed, or rubbed from steles (石碑). They showed beauty in fonts, typography, and binding,     7     made ancient books objects of desire for collectors of all time.

The Shanghai Museum     8     (list) in the first group both of the Nationally Key Institutions and of the Municipally Key Institutions for Safeguarding Ancient Books has attached great importance     9     the editing, research, preservation, and display of ancient books.     10     (conduct) the governmental Opinions on Advancing the Work Concerning Ancient Books in the New Era and to respond to the concern of the public, a large number of masterpieces have been selected in this exhibition for our visitors.

Often called the Porcelain (瓷器) Capital for its important role in the domestic and international ceramic (陶瓷) industry, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province is famous for its ancient porcelain production that     1     (date) back to more than 1, 700 years ago. As the most important ceramic production center in China, Jingdezhen produces high-quality porcelain that     2     (appreciate) both in China and worldwide. In December 2014, Jingdezhen was     3     (official) approved by UNESCO and joined the Creative City Network,     4     (gain) itself the “City of Crafts and Folk Art” title.

In recent years, by making use of its cultural advantages, Jingdezhen has organized important     5     (activity) on ceramic arts. These events have transformed Jingdezhen into an incredible platform for diversified cooperation and communication,     6     young artistic talents are drawn to its flame like moths.

Establishing a name for himself as     7     one and only live fashion illustrator, Deng traveled from Qingdao to Jingdezhen to explore the clever cosmos of ancient Chinese ceramic vase patterns. His ceramic works, both     8     (function) and sculptural, are full of elements of fashion, humor, and character     9     (paint) on with traditional Chinese ink. Delicate and sensitive     10     the touch, Deng’s brilliant pieces are a sight to see. The red and pink mixture of colors and lighting surrounding the vases represent Chinese happiness and Western passion, attracting East and West in the same narrative, on the same canvas (画布).

After     1     (enjoy) a museum or an art gallery, people usually visit the souvenir shop to buy a gift to remember the visit. The souvenirs have history, significance and culture in them.

The latest digital technology is helping museums to be more creative. In October 2021, the Hubei Provincial Museum     2     (issue) 10, 000 digital copies of the sword of Gou Jian,     3     famous cultural relic on display at the museum.

Its popularity can be seen by     4     quickly it sold out. Wang Xianfu, head of the museum said all the copies were sold in just three seconds. Digital collections go beyond the restrictions of time and space, making museums more open,     5     (interest) and modern. It’s a new experience, a     6     (combine) of civilization and modern high-tech.

The popularity of digital cultural relics with the public has resulted     7     more museums exploring the concept. A bird-shaped wine container from the Shang Dynasty, one of the most famous treasures     8     (exhibit) in the Henan Provincial Museum, was digitized and sold online in December.

Digitized cultural relics are a new form of cultural creative products. It uses block chain technology     9     (generate) a unique certificate through which the product can be sold, collected and used. Together with Alipay, the museum launched the app “Let’s do archaeology together”, which attracted more than 30 million     10     (visit) during the seven-day National Day holiday in 2021.

Leonora Buenviaje     1     (make) women’s clothes out of waste materials to date. She says wearing clothes made from waste materials can be both     2     (economy) and good-looking. To make her dresses, she uses a sewing machine to join together the waste materials. These include     3     (recycle) newspapers, plastic wrapping and rice.

Recycling is when something new is made from something that has been used before. The process that Buenviaje uses     4     (join) the materials together is called sewing. “The bubble wraps from     5     (deliver) packages are nice looking,” she said. Bubble wrap is     6     plastic product that is used to protect goods that are being delivered. She said white bubble wraps were good for making wedding dresses. The dresses are used for everything from coming-of-age parties for a woman’s 18th birthday,     7     weddings.

In Asia, there is plenty of waste material for Buenviaje to work with: about 80 percent of the world ocean plastic     8     (estimate) to come from Asian rivers.

“It’s important to recycle used materials so we can help our earth,” said Lalaine Alcalde, who buys clothes from Buenviaje. Buenviaje said her dresses were used in beauty competitions and     9     she got delighted whenever they won. “The designs are simple     10     they still win,” she said.

Black box is a term used to call two separate pieces of     1     (equip), a cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and a flight data recorder (FDR). Black box information storage devices are compulsory on all commercial and corporate flights.    2     (Locate) in the aircraft’s tail, they are more likely to survive a crash.

The idea to create a device to store flight data was born in Australia in     3     1950s by Dr. David Warren. When Dr. Warren was six years old, his father was killed in a plane crash while flying from Tasmania to Melbourne across the Bass Strait. This incident drove him     4     (develop) a unit that could record flight data and cockpit conversations to help investigators following a crash.

The team “black box” was first used by the British during World War Two and     5    (refer) to the secret development of radar and electronic navigational (航行的) aids in British aircraft. These secretive devices were housed in non-reflective black boxes. Today, aircraft black boxes are painted     6     a color called international orange that aerospace and engineering firms use to help distinguish     7     (item) from their surroundings.

    8     (Follow) the disappearance of Malaria Airlines Flight 370 in 2014, there have been calls to develop a system that sends real-time flight information to a system on the ground.     9     such a system had been in place when flight 370 went missing from the radar screens, investigators would have known     10     (precise) where to search.

More than 240 artifacts (史前古器物) under the Great Wall are unearthed in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region , and an exhibit of the relics    1    (name) A Homeland Straddling the Great Wall is now    2    show at the National Museum of China in Beijing.

Located in north China, Inner Mongolia is    3    (most) covered by flat plains, vast grasslands and winding rivers. The Great Wall,    4    UNESCO World Heritage Site, consists of many interconnected but separate parts, some of    5    date back to over 2,500 years ago. The    6    (large) manmade structure on Earth    7    (announce) as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007. Numerous valuable wall sections are still standing today,    8    (account) for more than 30 percent of the total    9    (long) of the Great Wall.

The relics during the exhibit    10    (witness) the coming together and mix of different ethnic groups in the region over the course of thousands of years. It is the Chinese nation's unity in diversity that tests the country’s formation and evolution in the long history.

Both Jim’s parents died when he was 12. No one showed     1     (kind) to him, and he felt lonely. His only friend was a dog    2     (name) Tigt. He gave his dog enough food to eat,     3    sometimes he was not polite to Tigt.

One day, Jim walked slowly in the street with a young lady     4     (walk) in front of him. Suddenly, the lady’s bag dropped from her arm. As she stopped     5     (pick) it up, Jim came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice boy,” she said kindly.

A special feeling came over him. These were the first kind words he     6     (hear) since his parents passed away. He watched her until she went far away.He repeated the lady’s words and then he said to his dog, “You are a nice dog.” Tigt raised its ears and waved its tail     7     (excite). “Even a dog likes it,” he said in    8    amazing voice. From then on, he had a new life.

Jim, now a     9     (success) businessman, said he would always remember that kind lady    10    planted the first seed of love in his mind.

The conclusion of the recent Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb 20 also marked the end of the volunteering work of Armenian twin brothers Vahan and Hayk Gehamyan, both of     1     are Fudan University undergraduates.

The brothers served as translators for Team Armenia during the Games and also     2    (offer) assistance to athletes.     3     their busy work schedule, the brothers enjoyed their time in the Olympic Village. They even made friends with their     4     (neighbor) — athletes from Finland and Ukraine — and cheered for these athletes when they were competing.

“It’s     5     great honor to serve as Olympic volunteers. We’re impressed by the charm of winter sports, such as the     6    (beauty) freestyle skiing and figure skating,” Hayk said.

“Moreover, we saw people from across the world     7    (live) under the same roof. It showed how the Olympic spirit of unity shines     8    (bright) throughout the games and beyond, which reminds us that people worldwide belong to the same human family,” he added.

Hayk said that they     9    (draw) to China as they wanted to experience the country’s fast economic development and culture. “We’re glad we made the     10    (decide) to come here,” he said.