For centuries bees, among the     1     (hard) working creatures on the planet, have benefited people, plants and the environment.

Under the theme “Bee engaged in pollinator-friendly agricultural production”, World Bee Day 2023 calls for global     2     (act) to support pollinator-friendly agricultural production and highlights the importance of preserving bees and other pollinators (传粉者),     3     (particular) through evidence-based agricultural production practices.

The global World Bee Day ceremony,     4     was held in hybrid format at the FAO headquarters on Friday, 19 May, is     5     opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of adopting pollinator-friendly agricultural production practices     6     (protect) bees and other pollinators, while contributing to the resilience, sustainability and efficiency of agrifood systems.

By     7     (observe) World Bee Day each year, we can raise awareness on the essential role bees and other pollinators play in keeping people and the planet     8     (health) and on the many challenges they face today. We     9     (celebrate) this day ever since 2018, thanks to the efforts of the Government of Slovenia with the support of Apimondia, which led the UN General Assembly to declare 20 May     10     World Bee Day.

9 . India is known for many colorful and fun festivals. But none is as popular as the festival of lights, Diwali, which is also called Deepavali.

The celebration begins on October 21st, with Dhanteras. For those who love shopping, this is the best day of the celebration. That’s because in addition to honoring Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, the day is also considered lucky to buy everything—from gold and silver ornaments (装饰品) to new clothes.

The following day is Kali Chaudas, or Narak Chaturdashi. For some Indians it is celebrated with good food and fireworks. For others, it is the time to drive out bad spirits from homes. No matter how it is celebrated, everyone’s mind is already focused (集中) on the big day that comes after—Diwali!

Diwali begins with a visit to temples where prayers (祷告) will be given. Then families and friends get together and celebrate by exchanging gifts and sweets. Those who missed the opportunity to buy goods on Dhanteras can make up for it on this equally lucky day. In the evening, households light up their homes with oil lamps and prepare delicious Indian food. Then starts the real fun—fireworks! What makes the displays exciting is that everyone gets to create his/her own show by lighting up their favorite fireworks.

For Indians, Diwali also marks the end of the year. They will celebrate the first day of the New Year the following day.

The final day of the festival honors the relationships between brothers and sisters and is celebrated with more special food and prayers.

For kids, Diwali is like Christmas, except earlier. They get a week’s vacation from school! It is no wonder that most kids consider Diwali the best festival of all.

Composed of more than 20, 000 Chinese characters, these special sculptures by Zheng Lu are soft and beautiful in     1     (appear) despite their stainless steel make­up. The characters used are all     2     (choose) from Chinese texts and poems. For example, the sculpture that looks like a splash of water is     3     (skillful) crafted from the lines of the poem Wan Zhi Shui (playing with water) written by the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi. This fun with details can be seen throughout Zheng Lu's works. When     4     (discuss)the use of one of the most original Chinese fonts in a specific piece, he said, “You cannot figure that out from a distant view.    5    , it would not be fun.”

The contemporary Chinese sculptor     6     (interest) in calligraphy for a long time. He     7     (grow) up in a literary family with a strong traditional Chinese cultural background and his father made him     8     (take) up the practice of calligraphy when he was still very young. This skill is now apparent in many of his artworks     9     the containing of meaningful texts brings a unique feeling and significance     10     Zheng Lu's already elegant sculptures.