A simple badge (徽章) is playing an important role in helping lost seniors return home. By scanning a QR code on a plastic badge, anyone with a smartphone can reach the person’s emergency contact     1     (immediate). “It’s efficient and     2     (save) effort,” said Li Caoliang, head of the Lei Feng police station in Fushun, Liaoning province.

The idea came to Li and his     3     (colleague) four years ago when dealing with more than 200 lost seniors in a year. Some of the old people got lost because they had illnesses such as memory     4     (lose) or Alzheimer’s. They couldn’t tell their identity, address or phone number. Sometimes, the officers had to spend hours     5     (try) to figure out who to call from vague descriptions by the lost seniors. In some cases, the lost seniors had to stay overnight at the station before their families     6     (contact). The number of lost seniors has dropped to around 30 a year since     7     the police developed came into use.

China has 264 million old people, accounting     8     18.7 percent of its population according to its seventh population census     9     (conduct) last year. Wang Jiajuan,     10     has long focused on improving public services for an aging society, says the innovative QR code ID helps guarantee the travel safety of seniors.

Science fiction pioneer and writer Wu Yan won this year’s National Outstanding Children’s Literature Award for his     1     (late) work China Orbit. The book focuses on the development of the Chinese aerospace (航空航天) industry, and it     2     (inspire) by the planning and preparation for China’s first but canceled     3     (man) spacecraft, “Shuguang 1”, also known as Project 714, during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

    4     (part) based on Wu’s own experiences in the 1970s, the book is a     5     (combine) of reality and fiction, and in some ways his own memoir (回忆录) was added     6     the science fiction. This innovative and unique writing method     7     (make) the book stand out and has even stirred up a debate on how     8     (categorize) it. Is it science fiction, popular science, children’s literature, or aerospace literature?

His fellow science fiction writer Liu Cixin, author of The Three Body Problem, believes China Orbit is too complicated to be classed under a single category. He speaks highly of China Orbit as     9     unique science fiction novel     10     vividly shows a child’s real-life experience in a military camp of a specific era.

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). ”

Carolyn Crump’s work as a UPS delivery driver lasts more than twenty-three years. She is always     1     (occupy) with and enthusiastic about her work.    2     is known to all, she is not only a qualified delivery driver but also quite a considerate one. And because of her long-standing career, she calls many of her customers friends and family. And the feeling is mutual (相互的).

“Every single person can give you a story, where she has gone above and beyond (超越标准) , like carrying groceries when someone’s arm was broken. She’s got a heart of gold,” said Jason Lehtman.

Jason found that Carolyn had a leaking roof. It would cost large     3     (amount) of money to repair it, which meant the expenses were large. But he knew he needed to do something to help the beloved UPS delivery driver!

Because Jason was     4     (entire) moved with compassion and was so     5     (appreciation) of her good deeds, he created a GoFundlMe page to raise money for repairs to the thirty-year old roof.

They raised several thousand dollars.

The community came together to raise the money for the repairs and to surprise her, too.

One customer called Carolyn Crump in about a package for her to pick up.

Next, out of expectation, they blindfolded (蒙住眼睛) Carolyn and brought her to a park, where the UPS delivery driver was presented with the check. After     6     (receive) her check, she got a round of applause before hopping back into her truck to deliver the last twenty packages of the day. By the end of last September her house     7     (repair) well already.

“My real     8     (intend) is to serve people heart     9     soul. We should expect the unexpected. I approve     10     the idea that it is easy to have a positive attitude when you know how blessed you are to just have a job, especially during a pandemic when many people are infected with the virus.”

Most people ride the bus to get from point A to point B, but some riders     1    (take) a new route in Hong Kong are only interested in snoozing (小睡). In the last two years, Ulu Travel Agency,     2     tour company in Hong Kong,     3    (design) and launched a five-hour bus journey specifically for customers to sleep as much as they want.

Many find     4     easy to fall asleep during a long bus trip. But why? There are several possible reasons. White noise is a type of noise produced by combining sounds with different     5    (frequent) together. Buses are often crowded every day with people going to and     6     work. Therefore, they are the perfect environment for white noise. They produce consistent noises, like the hum of tires or the purring (嗡嗡声) of the engine. White noise hides distracting sounds and is helpful for people who have trouble     7    (get) sleep.

Another popular view on     8     it’s easy to fall asleep on buses is because of the rocking motion. “The motion of buses resembles a mother swaying (摇晃) a baby in her arms. It is very comfortable,” Frankie Chow, founder of Ulu Travel Agency, told the Washington Post.     9    , it’s not exactly the rocking movement     10     the association between rocking and sleeping that causes sleep. If you want to sleep as a baby, you’d better associate that rocking motion with going to sleep.

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.

Why do young people like The Age of Awakening?

What is the most popular television drama of the year? Four    1    (five) of people will tell you: The Age of Awakening.

So far, this drama    2    (reach) 9.3 on Douban(豆瓣). It wins    3    much praise that even people like my sister, who    4    (like) historical ones, can’t help watching it from beginning to end. Some have even suggested that it should    5    (include) in the list of must-see TV series for the nine-year education. In addition, it has also hit almost all of the college entrance exam essay    6    (topic).

The Age of Awakening turns the names in history textbooks    7    vivid young people: the head of the family Chen Duxiu, the rebellious(反叛) but polite Chen Yannian, the brave Li Dazhao,    8    heart is for the poor, and Lu Xun, one who writes A Madman’s Diary. The show bridges    9    gap between the historical figures and the youth of today,    10    (awake) empathy(同情共鸣) in the young. We really see the young people of that time willingly throwing their blood into the air for their ideals.

If we have to say that The Age of Awakening did something right, it would be because it really made the audience realize “The page you turn quickly in the history book is their whole life.”

Political advisers and legislators(立法者) have called for full performance of policies offering children from single-child families paid leave(带薪休假) to take care of their parents as caring for seniors     1    (increase) becomes a challenge for such families. So far, local authorities in at least 15 provincial areas     2    (introduce) policies allowing workers from single-child families to take care of sick parents.

China started to relax     3    (it) family planning policy in 2014, when couples were allowed     4     second child if one parent was an only child. In a proposal submitted to this year’s political consultative session, Cao Hui stressed the need to improve the legal support for paid leave to children     5     single-child families. Meanwhile, the country is faced with increasing challenges of an aging society, with 18.1 percent of China’s population     6    (be) 60 and above by the end of 2019. “However, the lack of support from     7    (nation) legislation has made the performance of such policies very difficult,” Cao said. Cao proposed that half the salaries of those     8    (enjoy) such paid leave should be provided by their     9    (employ), with the other half covered by government pension funds. In doing so, parents can gain considerate medical care,     10     will help fill the gap in the number of aged care providers, he said.

Everyone has their dreams. Some people want to be rich, dreaming of becoming millionaires overnight. Others want to be famous, dreaming of suddenly jumping to great fame. I have a dream, too. When I was     1     young girl, I dreamed of becoming a scientist like Hua Luogeng,     2     was a great Chinese mathematician.

However, I knew that I could not     3    (success) without great efforts. So I studied hard in middle school and college in order to realize my dream.

After graduating from college, I    4    (find) a job as a teacher. Although I was very busy     5     (teach), I never gave up my goal. I read a lot of books     6    (get) more knowledge. I made   many     7    (experiment) to practise and apply what I had learned from books. Sometimes, I was so     8     (deep) indulged (沉迷) in my research that I forgot my meals and time.

Now I have made great progress. Several of my research papers have been published. The methods mentioned in my papers have been proven to be valuable for the     9    (solve) to some problems. I am very happy. The ladder of becoming a scientist is still far ahead,     10    I have climbed the first step anyway.

Lu Xun, who     1     (acknowledge) as one of the greatest modern writers in China, was born in Zhejiang Province in 1881. In 1904, he went to Japan and became a medical student,     2     (long) to improve people’s health and save lives. Nevertheless, he saw a Chinese man about to be killed by a Japanese soldier in a photo,     3     changed his intention.     4     struck him was that the other Chinese men in the photo apparently did not care about what was happening to their fellow countrymen. From this, he concluded that the spiritual illness of people at that time was a     5     (crucial) problem in China than physical illness. Lu had an appetite     6     the power to change the present situation of China.     7     (consequence), he quit medical school. He returned to China in 1908 and obtained a teaching job, hoping to promote the     8     (innovate) of society. In 1917, a friend insisted that he help write for a magazine     9     (name) New Youth. That was how     10     (he) first famous short story A Madman’s Diary got published.