The Giant Panda National Park,     1     officially came into being in 2021, is a hugely ambitious project.     2     (cover) an area of 27, 000 square kilometers of countryside in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces, the park is a massive drive     3     (protect) China’s pandas.

In Wannian Village, however, the news     4     (greet) with some anxiety. Thousands of people were already living in the area when the park was announced. And many of them were making a living through     5     (activity) that were illegal under the new policy.

For decades, mining and hydropower (水电) were the main industries in Wannian. The projects were     6     (profit) and created a lot of jobs. But the mines were ruinous to the local environment.

There only appeared to be one way out: turning the village     7     a tourist hotspot. Wannian has several natural advantages: it’s only 200 kilometers from Chengdu. The village also sits right on the southern tip of the park, making it     8     great jumping-off point for visitors. Plus, the nearby panda training center is famous all over China.

Local officials     9     (immediate) set about rebranding (重塑形象) Wannian as a “panda village”. The place was given a complete makeover. Cute panda sculptures were placed along the winding path leading from the highway. The newly     10     (build) hotels have attracted visitors nationwide.

On my way home, traffic was held up in front of the University stadium-it is a busy area     1     I saw a young woman trying     2     (get) a tiny (maybe 8 weeks old) cat out of     3     road. The kitten (小猫)     4     (terrify) and she finally got the little one but dropped him. The kitten ran to the roadside and lay there in shock. I pulled over and got out as she had gone back into her truck (maybe since the kitty was out of the road her part was done) and     5     (simple) took him to safety.

As I was doing so, two beautiful young men pulled over and asked if I needed help. Well, I said, maybe. I showed them the kitten and put him     6     the cab of their truck. They were instantly in love. They also knew where the     7     (shelter) were in town.

I told them I could take the kitten to one if they couldn’t, but they told me they would take the kitten and if they didn’t keep him, they would take him to a shelter. As I left, I heard one say, “kittens deserve     8     (well) than this.” There     9     (be) some truly wonderful young people out there. My heart broke with     10     (happy) to see these guys caring so obviously.

If a person lost an arm, how could he or she still play basketball? Zhang Jiacheng, a 17-year-old Chinese boy, did it and     1     (impress) everyone.

After a short video of the teenage basketball player playing a     2     (compete) was recently posted online, Zhang soon became a hit and     3     (praise) for his strong will and extraordinary skills. In the video, Zhang showed his unusual abilities and shooting skills and received     4     loud cheer from the audience. He posted some short     5     (video) of him practicing basketball skills on social media,     6     has earned him over one million likes in just a few days.

Born in Guangdong, Zhang lost his right arm in an accident at just five years old, which was a disaster for a little kid. But Zhang never gave     7     to his bad fortune as his love for basketball grew stronger. The one-armed teenager dreamt of     8     (become) a basketball player. “Give it a try, or give it up,” he wrote when posting a video.

“I didn’t even realize he had only one arm when I first watched the video,” one commentator said. Another said, “Hard work makes dreams come true. He is living his unique life to the     9     (full).”

Zhang said he was     10     (extreme) thankful for the support and praise he had received and he would keep studying and training hard.

Researchers have discovered that honeybee venom (毒液) and its active component, melittin (蜂毒肽) could be used against two breast cancer     1     (type)   which   are   hard   to   treat:   triple-negative   and HER2-enriched.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer     2     (affect) women around the world. While there are thousands of chemical compounds (化合物) which can fight cancer cells in a lab setting, there are few which can be produced as     3     (treat) for humans.

The study by the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Western Australia     4     (publish) in npj Precision Oncology last month. The honeybee venom was found to be “extremely     5     (power)”, said Ciara Duffy, a PhD researcher     6     led the study. It could kill cancer cells within an hour, with minimal ha`rn to the other cells.     7     researchers also found the melittin compound on its own was effective “in shutting down” cancer cell growth. While melittin     8     (natural) occurs in honeybee venom, it can also be artificially produced.

Prof Peter Klinken, Western Australia’s chief scientist, described the research     9     incredibly exciting. “It provides another wonderful example of where compounds in nature can be used to treat human diseases,” said Klinken.

But researchers warn more work is needed for us     10     (see) if the venom could actually work as a cancer-fighting drug.

July 2023 was the world’s warmest month on record, with heat waves spreading across North America, Asia and Europe. How to cool the planet     1    (trouble) scientists in the last decades. They are now turning     2     sun-blocking technology, which refers to reflecting sunlight back into space to keep down the temperature of the     3    (planet) climate.

According to Euro news, a European television news network, one idea     4    (involve) pumping sun-blocking particles (粒子) into the upper atmosphere. The particles will then stay in the air and redirect sunshine back upwards. It is like     5    (apply) sunscreen on the outside of Earth. Another very     6    (promise) technique is called “cloud brightening”. This method includes sending sea salt particles into clouds above the sea, making     7    (they) whiter and thus reflect more sunlight back into space.

However, following the report,     8     open letter by more than 60 scientists called for caution and more research first. Kristen Rasmussen, a climate scientist at Colorado State University, US, has been studying     9     these sun-blocking methods will affect rainfall patterns. She said that apart from rainfall, ecosystems and even human     10    (community) will also be affected. “We need to be very cautious on this,” Rasmussen told Scientific American.

Recent videos claiming that a school in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, serves pre-made meals to its students     1     (spark) heated discussions across the country. People doubt if pre-made meals, despite being convenient, are healthy and nutritious enough for growing teenagers.

Pre-made meals refer to half-finished or finished dishes that are already cooked or prepared, according to the China Cuisine     2     (associate). There are several types of pre-made foods, including ready-to-eat food, such as a canned food or cooked food in package and ready-to-heat or ready-to-cook food,     3     requires heating or cooking before being served.

Many people tend     4     (think) that ready-to-heat and ready-to-cook foods are less nutritious because they usually need to be kept in     5     (freeze).

“Actually freezing does not cause a loss of nutrients,” Liu Junya,     6     33-year-old dietitian in Beijing, told Teens. “Nutrient loss     7     (typical) occurs during the heating or frying process. Pre-made foods can be less nutritious than freshly prepared and cooked foods,” Liu said.

Meanwhile, “many pre-made food companies prioritize taste over nutrition,” said Liu. This leads to     8     (high) levels of salt and sugar in the food, which may lead to health problems, such as high blood pressure or diabetes (糖尿病)     9     the long term.

It is hoped that regulations on pre-made meals can     10     (strengthen) to better ensure nutrition and hygiene (卫生).