2 . It had been a “long” and hard walk from home to the subway station for teenager Mandy Chan when she first put on hanfu in public. Chan is one of the founders of hanfu in Hong Kong. “It was a set with a cream-colored shirt, a brown jacket in China’s Ming dynasty style and a red pleated skirt made by me,” she recalled recently, almost 10 years later.

It was not the looks from others but her limited knowledge on the traditional Chinese clothing that had made her uncomfortable. Chan added, “If anyone had asked what I was wearing, or the history behind it, I would have been afraid I couldn’t tell them the whole picture.”

However, her uneasiness had gradually gone with more in-depth research on traditional Chinese culture. Hanfu was the traditional clothing of China’s Han ethnic group that was formed in the main residential areas of the Han people in ancient China. The historical clothing has untold stories and ideas in every detail. The cutting and stitching line in the middle part of hanfu fits the spine (脊椎) of the human body and helps people to dress properly. This design, which has transcended (超越) itself as mere decoration, points to the qualities of the wearers as upright and moderate (温和的) individuals.,

“Instead of imitating people like what I used to do, I have jumped out of my comfort zone and found the style that suits me best,” Chan said. “Through hanfu, I have found myself and so many unexplored things in my life.” Chan added that she had found her lifelong passion through hanfu, which is a goal and dream that has never been absent from her life. Chan found she was not alone after falling in love with hanfu. She believes that classics will never go out of style and she herself has incorporated (使并入) hanfu into her everyday life.

3 . Computer keyboards are the most widely used input devices (设备). Most of us use them almost every day, at work or at home. But have you ever wondered who invented them and why they look like this?

The origins (起源) of keyboards can be found in the first typing devices created back in the 1700s and 1800s. The first patent (专利权) for a typing machine belonged to the Englishman Henry Mill, back in 1714. Since then, many other typing devices have been patented, but none of them was put to use until 1867.

The first typing machine produced for use was the Remington typewriter, created by Sholes & Glidden. Are you wondering what it looked like? Surprisingly, it was very similar to an old sewing machine (缝纫机). This typewriter model is usually considered as "the first typewriter”.

Since this invention, typing devices went through a lot of changes in shapes, size, design and technology, increasing their efficiency (效率) and becoming more user-friendly.

In 1961, IBM made the first model of its Selectric typewriter public. This device had a very great influence on modern computer keyboards in terms of efficiency and typing speed.

Throughout the 1950s to 1970s, typewriters became the primary input devices used for computing. Things started to change in the 1970s, when the first computer keyboards made their appearance and typewriters were taken over by these new devices.

In the 1980s, IBM introduced its first personal computer, which came equipped with the Model M keyboard. This is considered the most universal keyboard design and the father of modern keyboards. This device was a big success and it’s still very popular today.

4 . Lewis Swire is only 13 years old, but he is doing something that will surprise many people. He founded Curious Times, a free online newspaper written by young people for young people. “It’s written by the right audience (观众) for the right audience,” Swire tells The Week Junior. “One young person to another, so the understanding is direct.”

The idea came to him at the start of lockdown (隔离). With his father at high risk from coronavirus and therefore shielding (when you can’t see anyone outside your household), Swire wanted a way to connect with young people around the world.

He got to work on an idea for an online newspaper. After 150 hours, he had taught himself to set up and run a website. He recruited (招募) a team to help, and they published their first articles on14 April.

Since then, the team have won two prizes, published articles by young people in 26 countries and developed a podcast (播客) and a large social media following.

Now, as lockdown eases across most of the UK, Swire wants to keep the Curious Times newspaper going online so that it remains “environmentally friendly and easily accessible”.

Anyone can hand in an article about anything they like through the site. Swire says that almost all the articles have been “of really high quality”, and the writing style shows the place where the person comes from. The only article the team have received but haven’t published is one that didn’t seem to have been written by a young person.

The title Curious Times Times is influenced by traditional newspaper names, and what Swire thinks is a strong characteristic of young people: curiosity (好奇心). “Young people are very curious, wanting to learn more,” he says. “That curiosity never has to leave you, as long as you keep your pen.”

8 . In 2021, Father’s Day falls on June 20. Before you go sopping for a gift, you can learn a little more about this special day.

There are a series of events, which may have _________ the idea of Father’s Day. One of these was _________ a large group of men, many of them fathers, who were _________ in a mining accident in Monongah, West Virginia in 1907._________ was inspired by the actions of a man named William Smart, whose wife died while _________ their sixth child. Deeply heartbroken, he devoted himself to _________ the newborn and other five children alone without marrying again, which was no doubt _________ back in those days. His daughter, Sonora determined that his sacrifices (牺牲)_________ recognition. So it was in the early 1900s and Sonora, was _________ at church one day, listening to a sermon (说教) on Mother’s Day. It __________ her that there should also be a day to __________ fathers. Sonora wanted to draw people’s attention to what __________ fathers played in lives.__________, Sonora gained local __________ and made her dream a reality. In 1910 Sonora __________ June 19th, as the day to celebrate Father’s Day __________ that was her father’s birthday. Later, Father’s Day was officially __________ in 1972 by President Nixon as a __________ holiday.

Now. Father’s Day is celebrated all over the world and wearing flowers is a __________ way to celebrate it. Apart from that, some families __________ do things together to celebrate Father’s Day like going for a meal.

The Sanxingdui Ruins in Southwest China’s Sichuan province, together with the Jinsha Ruins in Chengdu, will apply for(申请) World Cultural Heritage status(世界文化遗产).

The Sanxingdui Ruins in the city of Guanghan, are thought to be one of the     1     (great) archeological(考古学的) finds of the 20th century. The ruins     2     (cover) an area of 12 square km are believed to be the remnants(遗迹) of the Shu Kingdom, dating back some 4,800 years.

The site was accidentally discovered by a farmer     3     he was digging a ditch in the 1920s. In 1986, a large number of unique relics were found in the No 1 and No 2 pits,     4     arouse global interest.

The discovery of Sanxingdui     5    (raise) an important question about the origin of Chinese civilization(文明). Before the 1980s, it is thought     6     the birthplace of Chinese civilization was in the Yellow River Basin in north China.

However, with the discovery of important     7    (relic) in the Yangtze River Basin, including Liangzhu, Shijiahe and Sanxingdui, a new understanding came     8     being. The ancient Shu civilization     9     (represent) by Sanxingdui has been regarded as     10     important part of the origin of Chinese civilization.