Busy Colombians living in a city can be pressured. But there is a place for people to relieve stress in Bogota.     1    (sit) at the top of Monserrate Hill, east of the city, the place is a protected park for hummingbirds. The area contains a forest that has turned into a peaceful and     2     (harmony) world for both people and birds.

With the hummingbirds flying from flower to flower, some people study them through binoculars (双筒镜) and     3     (other) take pictures with cameras or phones.

“Sometimes it doesn't seem real because we are close to city of eight million residents     4     generate noise every day,” says Camilo Cantor, a caretaker in the park, whose job is to mix water and sugar and put it in bird feeders along a 300-meter path “The park is     5     (true) special place, like an oasis (绿洲). It is place where people can go     6     (ease) stress, forget about troubles and get     7     break from busy city life,” he added.

Ten years ago, the hill     8     (destroy), mercilessly and completely, meaning there were no trees left on it. But workers began to replant local trees and flowers to bring the forest back     9     life. Presently, visitors to the park can see over100 species of birds there.

Hummingbirds can     10     (find) only on the American continent and Colombia is home to many different kinds.

Shanghai is a window into a China that is open to the world. Shanghai is the place where East meets West,     1     where China meets the world. Shanghai culture is amazing, and the city is filled with smart people, dynamic interactions, a     2     (willing) to move and an appetite for being modern while embracing diversity and creating     3     business friendly environment. Shanghai is a people-centric city. I stayed in Shanghai during the pandemic and now my perception of the city     4     (change) as 1 experienced a city that cares about its citizens regardless of their nationality and origin. I felt     5     (protect) and safe during the crisis. I was very touched when Shanghai set up a hotline for foreigners to help     6     (they) during the crisis.

Shanghai is a big city in the world. While it is     7     (deep) rooted in Chinese culture, Shanghai has also moved     8     the times and become a modern metropolis From doing sports and running on Bund to traditional Chinese art or modern Western art museums, every activity is feasible in Shanghai.     9     I like the most are the traditional wet markets, restaurants     10     (offer) various dishes and the numerous cultural activities that are available there.

Jingdezhen porcelain(瓷器)is Chinese porcelain produced in or near Jingdezhen in southern China. Jingdezhen has produced porcelain     1     (century)ago. And the town     2    was named Jingdezhen by Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty became a major kiln(窑)site around 1004.During the period, the     3    (produce)of porcelain in this area first became     4    (know).By the 14th century it had become the largest centre of producing Chinese porcelain, which remained in the following times. In the Ming Dynasty, official kilns in Jingdezhen     5    (control)by the emperor, making quality porcelain in large quantities for the emperor to give abroad as gifts. As a result, the town was     6    (close)linked to the world.

Although being a remote town in a hilly area, Jingdezhen is near the quality porcelain stone and forests which can provide plenty of wood for the kilns. It also has     7    river flowing from north to south,     8    (benefit)the transport of the fragile objects.

Jingdezhen has produced a great variety of     9     (value) porcelain. As a result, the town is famous     10     the “Porcelain Capital”. One type of its well-known high quality porcelain object is the blue and white porcelain from the 1330s.

Bird-watching has been included in a public benefit program “Park Classes” in Wuhan schools.     1    (bury) in books and having little access to the outside world, many students don’t have the     2    (little) idea of what nature really is.

This program is designed     3    (raise) the awareness of environmental protection among school kids,     4     often feel greatly refreshed by appreciating the grace of the adorable creatures through cameras.

Among the selective courses     5    (be) the restoration of small and micro wetlands. As for this course, what     6    (need) is a lot of hands-on practice. Under the     7    (guide) of their teachers, students are required to conduct research on a 500-square-meter wetland in the city parks. Focusing their attention     8     the wetland’s physical condition, they have recorded the number of plant and animal species to create a restoration plan. Thanks to their efforts, the biodiversity of the wetland has been     9    (significant) improved.

“It’s very meaningful,” said Li Chenliang,     10     eighth grader from this project. “I have gained a lot of knowledge that cannot be directly got from books. I should make full use of the city’s ecological advantages and get more chances to get closer to nature.”

Eco-wildlife tours are becoming increasingly popular with tourists. The opportunity to see whales and dolphins swimming in their    1    (nature) habitat is so much better than seeing these great mammals in zoos and aquariums. It is amazing to interact with these animals. But is it possible that this kind of human activity is putting their survival    2    risk?

A recent study has shown that the behaviour of whales and dolphins    3    (change) greatly when they are close to boats. Interpreting the boats as    4    possible danger, they start to breathe more quickly. The boats drive them away from the places    5    they feed and interrupt their routine of resting and taking care of their young. All of these factors could have a very negative effect on their general health. Another factor is the effect of human attention on the animals. Up to now, there    6    (be)several cases of tour boats    7    (run)into dolphins or whales and causing their    8    (death).

Perhaps the best way to protect these animals is    9    (reduce)our interaction with them. Keep a minimum distance between the animals and the boats and limit the number of boats out on the water at a time. Most    10    (important), instead of disrupting these animals’ routines, we should try to adapt to them. In this way, we could learn to exist in harmony with these wild animals and ensure our continued co-existence on the planet that we all share.