A self-driving taxi     1    (operate) by Chinese tech heavyweight Baidu Inc recently hit a pedestrian crossing against a traffic light in Wuhan,     2    (cause) heated discussions on the challenges and limitations facing autonomous driving technology, especially in complex situations.

Meanwhile, the     3     (commerce) application of robotaxis in more cities across the country has raised concerns about employment. Taxi drivers strongly oppose it     4     they are worried about the intensifying competition, thus losing their jobs.

Currently, Wuhan     5     (step) up efforts to promote the development of intelligent connected vehicles and the application of driverless driving technology. Zhang Xiang,     6     auto sector researcher at North China University of Technology, said that the incident in Wuhan indicates that self-driving technology has advanced significantly over the past few years,     7     it still encounters difficulties under complicated road condition’s and has some limitations when dealing with unconventional behavior, such as motorists or pedestrians violating traffic rules.

Zhang added that ensuring the safety and stability of robotaxis remains a top     8     (prior), and more efforts     9     (require) to enhance self-driving testing and application. So far, more than 20 cities nationwide have introduced policies supporting autonomous driving tests,     10     more than 60 enterprises having obtained self-driving test licenses.

When a reporter first met Jake Lee Pinnick, the American’s fluency in Putonghua     1    (absolute) shocked her.

Dressed     2     a dark blue Taoist(道家服) with a black cloth bag and several long bags     3    (contain) dongxiao and chiba—two kinds of traditional Chinese bamboo musical instruments-he said he always wears a Taoist uniform and carries along a dongxiao for practice wherever he goes.

In 2010, Pinnick moved all the way to Wudang from the US when he was just 20 years old and     4    (form) a deep connection with Wudang, martial arts and traditional Chinese culture ever since. To him, Wudang has now become a second home and martial arts and traditional Chinese culture are     5     his “lifetime passion” settled. In his view, martial arts and maintaining a peaceful mind     6    (be) practices worth pursuing. To him, promoting Wudang martial arts and culture is his inescapable mission and     7    (responsible).

Now he has over 600 thousand     8    (follower) across all his social media accounts, attracting many traditional Chinese culture learners and foreign martial arts enthusiasts. In the future, Pinnick expects     9    (open) a martial arts school in China or in the US, to teach more people around the world about real martial arts and traditional Chinese culture, and to become     10     bridge between cultures.

If you have not heard of Yangshi Lei, the     1    (honour) name of the Lei family responsible for imperial architecture during the Qing Dynasty, then you have missed an important detail about the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace and Yuanmingyuan Garden.

All the above great cultural relics and popular tourist attractions have been included on UNESCO’s World Heritage List,     2     surprisingly enough, they are all designed by the Lei family.     3     (represent) the great achievements of science and technology in ancient China, their architectural practice covered a wide range of city planning, imperial palaces, gardens, temples, princes’ residences and schools.

Yangshi    4     (refer) to architect or architecture in Chinese. Yangshifang, the then government authority similar to the National Architecture Design Institute today, was in charge of site     5     (select), design and construction of imperial architectures.

    6     (amaze), eight generations of the Lei family were appointed director of Yangshifang consecutively from 1662 to 1911.

With so many architectural    7     (work) on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the Lei Family is    8     unique phenomenon in the architectural history throughout the world. Apart from the grand architectures, China has another treasure left by the Lei family - design drafts. In the National Library of China alone, there     9     (be) up to 20,000 architectural design drafts, each of     10     plays an important role in the research of the history of the Qing Dynasty and how architecture developed at the time.

This year, August 15th marked China’s first National Ecology Day,    1    aims to raise awareness of environmental protection and address unlawful activities and safeguard the development of forestry and grassland resource    2    law.

The establishment of National Ecology Day will enhance ecological understanding among the public and help the nation    3    (well) participate in global environment and climate governance.

The move     4    (see) as part of China’s efforts to build an ecological civilization, a concept that glorifies balanced and sustainable development and harmonious coexistence between    5    (human) and nature    6    promotes the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

China’s laws and administrative regulations    7    (involve) the environment and ecology,    8    (base) on what environmental difficulties villagers are eager to solve and what ecological measures should be taken urgently from their opinions, have laid a solid legislative (立法的) foundation for the ecological civilization.

    9    makes Aug. 15 special is that on that day in 2005, the concept of “lucid waters and lush mountains” was first put forward, being    10    (value) assets.

The 19th China International Cultural Industries Fair kicked off in Shenzhen in South China’s Guangdong province on June 7, 2023,    1    is expected to promote the development of the country’s cultural industry. The five-day national-level fair,    2    (feature) mainly offline events, has attracted more than 3, 500 government bodies, cultural organizations and enterprises.

A digital China exhibition area has been setup for the first time to highlight and promote national-level market players, major platforms, and the    3    (late) technological innovations in the cultural industries.

Since its founding in 2004, the cultural fair has seen a continuous    4    (expand) in its exhibition scale, visitor number and degree of internationalization. It has become     5    important platform to promote the development and opening up of the Chinese cultural industries.

Abduk Basit Khan, a Pakistani exhibitor participating     6    the expo for the second time, attended the fair. He showed Pakistani jade(玉器) products,    7    (special) designed for the Chinese market, and expressed hope for a better year    8    (compare) to the previous one. He mentioned that the Chinese market is significant for jade products, and his business    9    (operate) in China for 10 years.

Chinese experts noted that China is building    10    (it) as a leading country in culture and improving Chinese culture with the spirit of openness, while the Chinese civilization has also inspired other civilizations across the world through exchanges.