The Qinghai-Tibet Railway,     1     began service in July 2006, is the world’s highest and longest plateau (高原) railroad and also the first railway connecting the Tibet autonomous region with other parts of China.

While     2     (build) the railway, the workers overcame many engineering challenges. One of these was to protect the ecosystem. Thirty-three     3     (passage) have been built to allow the animals to move     4     (safe) and freely in their natural habitat. 675 bridges     5     a total length of about 160 kilometers were built. We even     6     (move) 140, 000 square meters of wetland to a new area in order to protect the ecosystem.

Tanggula Station, the    7     (high) railway station in the world, is located at over 5, 000 meters about sea level.

As you pass the Cuona Lake, you will feel a sense of pride and     8     (achieve). Cuona Lake is so close to the railway that you want to reach out and touch     9    (it) pale blue mirror-like surface. Water birds playing in the lake bring the scenery to life.

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has been attracting people’s admiration for centuries. Now, thanks to our efforts, passengers from all over the country have been enjoying those magical landscapes . It truly is    10     extraordinary “Sky Railway”.

Some inventors have developed a face mask with a remote-controlled mouth. Many people, who thought it can effectively protect them    1    viruses, say someone    2    (wear) the mask could eat food without taking it off. And they say the mask could make a visit to a restaurant    3    many customers have dinners less risky. Users can pull something and create an opening in the front of the mask so that food can pass through. Last week, one company interested in the product    4    (plan) to start producing the mask in the next few    5    (month).

The new masks would    6    (probable) sell from $0.85 to $2.85, more than the price of the simple, blue medical masks. A 32-year-old graduate student    7    (name) Hameiri said the thought the mask would enable him    8    (eat) while he is still wearing it, so he thought it was a must-have for him.    9    , 29-year-old musician Ron Silberstein said he didn’t think the mask would be    10    (rely) especially with foods that melt easily, such as ice cream.

Xinjiang is now in a harvest season. Last week, CCTV teams traveled to Xinjiang     1     (record) these joyous events from different angles using photography, live broadcasts in multiple languages and interviews.

Xinjiang is rich in natural resources, which benefit from     2     (it) unique climatic conditions. The enough sunlight and large temperature differences between day and night make the region     3     ideal place to grow crops.

Xinjiang offers a wide     4    (various) of fruits, and many say Aksu Prefecture (城镇) has the best apples in the region. Aksu has witnessed rapid development in apple industry. Today, its apples are highly sought-after at home and abroad. If apples are not unique enough, sea buckthorn (沙棘枣) can     5     (definite) be called a name card of Xinjiang fruit. It contains plenty of vitamin C, even     6    (high) than kiwifruit. Farmers in northern Xinjiang are now harvesting the small yellow fruit,     7     sweet taste makes them ideal for making juice. China’s output of sea buckthorn fruit accounts for 90 percent of the world’s total.

    8     the largest cotton-growing area in the country, Xinjiang recorded 5.16 million tons of cotton output in 2020. Modern agricultural machinery     9     (adopt) in cotton picking in recent years,     10     (boost) the development of the industry and benefiting local farmers.

A huge field, filled with more than 100,000 sunflowers, was planted to read the word “hope”. The breathtaking field atArdross Farm in Scotland spans about 1. 5 hectares—     1     size of four football pitches, and came into bloom five months after it was planted.

Reverend Douglas Creighton from East Neuk Trinity Church came up     2     the idea for a sunflower field in a bid       3     (bring) people joy during the pandemic. He asked farmer Claire Pollock to help get it off the ground. The pair hoped that the maze could bring joy to the local community, with 500 people     4     (walk) through it when it opened.

Reverend Creighton said of the project, “We sowed a bit of hope and     5     (believe) to show that it’s not all doom and gloom(无望). I even hosted a live planting during lockdown,     6     people joined in On Zoom to watch. ”

Farmer Claire said, “We     7     (grow) wildflowers to help birds and spread a bit of cheer so far.     8     has been great to do something that can make people smile and get local people     9     (involve). It’s a field of hope and provides some space for people to enjoy themselves     10     (energy). ”

Two days after eight e-sports games     1    (announce)to be included in the 19th Asian Games, China’s Edward Gaming (EDG) team earned its first League of Legends World Championship title with a 3-2 win over South Korea in a tough battle on November 7th, immediately     2     (draw) cheers from people around the country.

With the     3    (popular) of digital technology, new forms of cultural exchanges have been appearing, of     4    e-sports are the most popular.     5    (like) texts and videos, e-sports go beyond the barriers of language and are understandable around the world. E-sports mostly appeal     6    those in their early 20s, as shown by the carnival of college students.

More     7     (important), the e-sports industry is sustainable in spreading Chinese culture, the large audiences mean huge commercial potential. According to     8    media report, nearly 95 percent of graduates from e-sports majors at the Communication University of China in Nanjing     9     (succeed) in finding a job after graduation this year, with 62 percent of them devoted to the e-sports industry.

With more Chinese gaming clubs and teams emerging, the industry is expected to     10    (far) prosper and continue spreading Chinese culture to the world.

A new study found that    1    (own) a pet— particularly a dog—is good for the owner’s heart health.

The study looked at 1,768 people from Czech Republic and assessed (评估) them on seven kinds of health    2     (behave). Researchers then    3     (compare) the heart health scores of pet owners with those who didn’t own pets.

“In general, people       4     owned any pet were more likely to do more physical activities, better diet and blood sugar at an ideal (理想的) level,” researcher Andrea Maugeri said.“People who owned a dog can get the greatest     5     (beneficial) from having a pet.”

“Keeping a pet could be a    6     (hope) way of improving heart health,” Maugeri added, “because it would make you have a more    7     (physical) active lifestyle.”

In fact, the study is not the first to suggest that dogs can do good    8     our hearts. In 2013, the AHA said that dog owners have a    9     (low) risk of heart disease than people who don’t keep dogs because people with dogs    10     (be) more physically active.

Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong province,     1     ( award ) the title of 2022 Culture City of East Asia at the 12th China-Japan-South Korea Cultural Ministers ' Meeting on Aug 30, 2021.

Culture City of East Asia program aims     2     (promote) regional cultural diversity and increase understanding among the three countries.

Jinan, known     3     the City of Springs for its some 100 springs, 72 of which are famous, is an     4     ( appeal ) city with more than 2,000 years. The three scenic spots are The Baotu Spring, The Daming Lake and The Thousand-Buddha Mountain. The Baotu Spring,     5     (locate ) in The Baotu Spring Park, makes it an     6     (ideal ) attractive location for admires from home and abroad.     7     comes next is The Daming Lake. As the beautiful     8     (line) go, lotuses on four sides and willows on three, mountains outside and a lake within are the vivid description of it. The Thousand-Buddha Mountain presents to tourists bound less charm with     9     (it) natural and human landscape and countless interesting legends from remote years behind it.

Nowadays, Jinan has developed into a modern and civilized city and it will carry out     10     wide range of cultural activities and expand the city ' international reputation.

Columbus Day, which is celebrated     1     (annual) on the second Monday of October to honor an Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus, “discovering” the Americas, has always been a controversial holiday. Though Columbus found the continent, he never set foot     2     the mainland, even on his following three journeys. Besides, North America had already been “discovered” by the Native Americans. They had been living there for many     3     (generation).

Critics also maintain that     4     explorer was not out on a scientific “voyage of discovery”. Instead, he was on a mission to conquer the new land. The Spanish army, which Columbus brought after the first trip, cruelly killed millions of locals     5     tried to resist. Those who survived were enslaved and forced     6     (work) in mines and plantations.

The federal holiday     7     (be) on the American calendar since 1937. However, as public awareness has increased, the popularity of Columbus Day has been decreasing in some states, with only 25 currently listing it as an     8     (approve) holiday.

The     9     (move) has also spread to Latin American countries. “Day of the Race”, which is called in Mexico, honors the people and the influence of the     10     (represent) cultures, brought in by Christopher Columbus. However, many feel it is a reminder of the past and current struggles faced by the native population.