Escape from the British Museum

A video series named Escape from the British Museum     1    (release) on Wednesday with its trailer (预告片)     2    (spark) a lot of discussion in China’s social media.

    3    (direct) by two Chinese vloggers, the three episode series tells the story of     4     a Chinese cultural relic escapes from the British Museum and finds     5    (it) way back to China.

In the video series, a female vlogger plays the role of an ancient Chinese jade teapot     6     her male partner is a journalist who helps the artifact return to China. They went to the UK in June and spent three months     7    (shoot) the video. They said the story is based on historic facts and aims to draw attention to the Chinese cultural relics held abroad.

Currently, the museum has a total of 23,000 Chinese relics, while about 2,000 Chinese relics are     8     long-term display. The Chinese objects,     9    (stretch) from the Neolithic age to the present, include paintings, prints, jade and ceramics.

“Eventually, there will be a day     10     the items come home in a dignified way,” a user commented on Weibo. The series release has come as the British Museum faces intense pressure over the thefts.

A realistic drama A Lifelong Journey has become a huge hit on TV and online recently.    1    (focus) on the ups and downs of Zhou’s family over five decades, it has caused nostalgia (怀旧) among many viewers. With the drama    2     (release) on China Central Television and streaming platform iQiyi on Jan 28, its viewership is    3    (steady) on the rise. Many viewers issued a    4    (describe) of the show that it was like a time machine to drift into the past, reflecting how they got here.

Adapted    5    Liang Xiaosheng’s award-winning novel of the same name, the show explores themes of family, friendship and romance in a bittersweet story. Set in    6    1960s, it’s not surprising that the family has to deal with lots of social    7    (change). like the restart of Gaokao, the country’s Reform and Opening-up, the boom of Xiahai and the nation’s anti-corruption campaign. Following the lives of Zhou’s family, the Grama gives viewers an insight into the ordinary Chinese who have turned a country in    8    (poor) into the second largest economy in the world.

The show’s director Li Lu,    9    became well known for his anti-corruption series in the Name of the People in 2017, said “China    10    ( witness) dramatic changes over the past five decades and it is time to create such a drama to remember the past.”

    1     (million) of young people are writing blogs (博客). Millions of others are reading them. They have been an     2     (attract) to young people.

Many popular Websites now offer free, easy ways to create personal Web pages and fill them    3     writings and pictures. Websites such    4     “Facebook” and “Myspace” are some of the most popular blog sites for young.

Blogs offer young people a place     5    (show) their writings and feelings. They can also be     6     (help) to connect young people with others. But blogs can become    7    (danger) when they are read on the Internet by millions of people all over the world.

Recent studies show that young people often tell their names, ages and where they live on the Internet. That may not be safe for them. The personal information puts them in danger when found out by dangerous people     8    want to hurt them. Students can also get into trouble when they put information about others on their blog.

As     9    result, many schools don’t allow using blogging websites on school computers. Many schools have also begun teaching parents about the websites. Parents should know what their children are doing online and help their children escape     10     (give) away personal information.

A famous vlogger (视频博主) called Zhang Chenliang with professional knowledge in animals, insects and plants lights up netizens’ (网民的) dreams of     1     (become) scientists.

Deep in a rainforest in Hainan province, Zhang Chenliang     2     (pick) up a daddy long legs (长腿蜘蛛) and presents it to the camera, explaining its features and living     3     (habit) for the benefit of viewers on a short video platform.

The 34-year-old is     4     influential vlogger with expertise in animals, insects and plants, and boats some 22 million followers. His humorous expression and distinctive accent have helped him carve out a career as one of the     5     (power) Chinese creators of popular science content. Born and raised in Beijing, Zhang     6     (have) a deep love of nature since he was a child. He loved going to his grandmother’s home in the countryside, where the fields were filled with vegetables and reeds. They were also a natural habitat for insects,     7     have always got him interested.

After watching one of his videos, one young woman was encouraged     8     (go) for a field trip of her own, and     9     ( final) chose to study at the Chinese Academy of Sciences hoping to become a biologist. “That makes me feel that my work is worthwhile, and that what I’ve been doing is having a positive effect     10     young people,” Zhang said.

The word “toad” (癞蛤蟆) would be very easy in an English-language spelling bee, but not in a nationally televised contest in China.

In Chinese, toad has three characters that are made up of 46 individual strokes(笔画). Yu Shuang,     1     8-year-old contestant, quickly wrote the characters on a screen that     2     (project) her effort on a big display above her head. When she finished, one of three judges hit the bell signaling a correct answer.     3     the other two didn’t agree,     4     (point) out that the young girl had missed a single dot in the third character.

Yu wasn’t alone. The show tested a group of adults in the audience, just 30% of     5     could write toad correctly.

Since the first show on a minor TV channel about educational programming, the “Chinese Characters Dictation Competition”     6     (explode) in popularity. The show shied to a Friday evening time on CCTV 1, even challenging the popularity of the country’s most     7     (watch) shows, including China’s version of “The Voice”.

Its creator, Guan Zhengwen said, “The hope is     8     the show could arouse people’s     9     (enthusiastic) for the language, which is one of the most spectacular treasures of Chinese civilization and the fifth big invention the Chinese people have given to humanity. The so-called four great inventions from China     10     (typical) are lite das paper, gunpowder, the compass and printing.

Before the award ceremony began, several famous actors and actresses graced the red carpet, as fans were    1    (eager)waiting for their arrival. Many wondered who    2    (take) home the big awards. As the night went on, the tension grew, and the audience held their breath as the winners were announced one by one. All the winners were glorious when they stepped onto the stage    3    they accepted their awards and thanked their colleagues, families, and fans for their support.