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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.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

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.

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One of London’s most famous lost landmarks will be restored this Christmas as part of a wonderful display of Chinese lanterns.

Lightopia will be lighting up Crystal Palace Park in London throughout the Christmas and New Year period, with the center-piece of the display    1    (be) a recreation of the famous building, built for the first world fair, but     2    (destroy) by fire in 1936. Its memory    3    (keep) alive over the last decades in the name of the area    4    its local soccer team, on whose badge (徽章) it still features. Through the display, Crystal Palace is recreating    5    (it) and restoring its former glory.

In addition to returning to the capital for the second time, after    6    one-year absence, for the third year running there will be another Lightopia display in Manchester’s Heaton Park, one of the United Kingdom’s    7     (big) tourist attractions.

    8    (get) ready for display, a team of 50 people has been working at each site. “Lightopia is a world class event, and that’s why they want us there,” Lightopia’s co-creator He Ying said. “We’re going to build    9    I’m sure is the largest lantern and lights festival outside China this year.”

Light displays seem to be becoming increasingly popular in the UK, but He Ying welcomes the    10    (compete). “There’s a long history behind Chinese lanterns, so we marry that to the Western Christmas. Christmas and winter need light and joy.”

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Luckin Coffee Stock Collapses After News of Fake Data

Shares of Luckin Coffee Inc. sank over 80 percent after the company said one of its top managers and other employees had faked sales figures. The fast-growing Chinese coffee chain has suspended its chief operating officer Liu Jian and staff reporting to him.The decision came     1     the company's special committee conducted an internal investigation into issues in its financial statements for 2021.

Luckin Coffee,which has been described as a challenger to Starbucks,was one of China's few successful U.S. stock market listing last year. Founded in 2017,it was listed on the NASDAQ last May.It had set up some 4,500 stores in more than 40 cities across China by the end of 2019. Most of these stores are small "pick-up"stations     2     (locate) in office buildings or on college campuses that cater to online orders for pickup and delivery.

The Xiamen-based company said its own investigation had found that its fabricated sales figures,     3     had been reported starting from the second quarter of last year to the fourth quarter,     4     (amount) to about 22 billion yuan ($310 million).That's equal to about 40% of its estimated annual sales.

Luckin also said that it still needed to look into other costs and expenses that were considerably inflated during the same period. The company added that it is assessing the overall financial impact of the misconduct on its financial statements. At the same time, Luckin warned investors that they     5     no longer rely on its financial statements and earning releases for the nine months leading up to Sept. 30, which had indicated rapid growth. Its U.S.stock market value     6     (triple) since its IPO, topping S59 a share earlier this year. Investors, however, began to become cautious     7     there might be some serious issues at the company following the release of     8     critical report in January.

The 89-page anonymous report was sent to the high-profile investment firm Muddy Waters Research,which published it on January 31.The report alleged that Luckin had fabricated financial and operating figures from the third quarter of last year. At the time,Luckin strongly denied the allegations, describing them as "misleading and false."

    9     the fake sales investigation made headlines, Luckin said in a statement released on April 2 that it will "take all appropriate actions, including legal actions     10     the individuals responsible for the misconduct".

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EDward Gaming (EDG),     1     e-sports club from Jing'an District of Shanghai, east China, won the 2021 League of Legend (LoL) World Championship in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland     2     November 6.

    3     excited Chinese fans was that the team from the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) defeated another team DWG KIA (DK) from League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) with a     4    (thrill) 3-2 result,     5     brought an end to the season 11 (S11) global finals of League of Legends. This marks the third time in four years that a team from China     6    (win) the world champions.

The hashtag (标签)"EDG is champion"had attracted 209 million viewers by Sunday morning, with the number still     7     (rise). The live-streaming of the championship had more than 200 million viewers on two major domestic smartphone apps, and the number was boosted by viewers on other channels.

With the     8     (popular) of digital technology, new form of cultural exchanges have been emerging, of which e-sports are the     9     (hot). As more Chinese star gaming clubs and teams participate, the industry     10     (expect) to further prosper and continue spreading Chinese culture to the world.

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In the near future, the world's top chefs may be using knives made from wood. This may seem impossible, but materials scientists     1    (create) a wooden knife that is three times sharper than the stainless steel knives we use for dinner. Researcher Teng Li said wooden knives would enter the list of wooden utensils items currently     2    (find) in kitchens across the world. He said: "In our kitchen, we have many wooden things that we use for a very long time, like a cutting board, chopsticks,     3     a rolling pin. These new knives can also     4     (use) many times if you sharpen them and perform     5    the same regular upkeep."

    6     (tradition), knives have been made of steel. The scientists improved the strength of the wood in their knives     7     increasing the cellulose (纤维素) it contains. Cellulose is the most important part of wood. It has a     8     (high) ratio of strength to density (密度) than most steel materials. Teng Li said the new cutting material is hardened to the extent that it can effortlessly slice through the toughest steak. There is an     9     (add) advantage of wooden knives - they are environmentally friendly. They could end our     10    (depend) on plastic materials. The scientists have also developed wooden nails, which could be a great help to the building industry as they will not rust and weaken like conventional nails.

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How to Sell Books in 2020: Put Them Near the Toilet Paper

If you want to sell books during a pandemic, it turns out that one of the best places to do it is within easy reach of eggs, milk and diapers.

When the coronavirus forced the United States into lockdown this spring, stores like Walmart and Target, which     1    (think) essential, remained open. So when anxious consumers were stocking up on beans and pasta, they were also grabbing workbooks, paperbacks and novels,     2     (push) the book sales up to a new level.

Warehouse stores do not generally reveal how much they sell of particular products, but people across the publishing industry say that sales     3     (increase) at these stores significantly, with perhaps the greatest rise at Target. In some cases, according to publishing executives, books sales tripled or quadrupled.

Some grocery chains and pharmacies saw an increase, too, even     4     books are far from the core of what they offer.

Stores like Target,     5    had the advantage of being open, were also able to step in when Amazon pulled back on delivering some products, like books and toys, so it     6    prioritize essential household goods and medical supplies.

“Covid-19 and the government stimulus check have increased the demand     7     books in a big way, particularly on the adult books side,” Leigh Stidham, a Walmart spokeswoman, said in an email. The fiction genre is strong despite some new title releases being pushed back to later in the year. Also, educational book sales have increased significantly since day cares and schools have been shut down.

The question for publishers is     8    this rise will continue. Have buyers been reconditioned to pick up books in different places, or will they go back to their old habits when running errands feels     9     (anxious)? Mr. Abboud of ReaderLink said the sales were expected     10    (fall), but not to previous levels. In the meantime, there are those who are starting to venture back out.