Balesin Island lies in Lamon Bay, about 60 nautical miles east of Manila,     1     capital of the Philippines.

My family and I recently visited the small island,     2     is open for members only. The island is known     3     its slogan (标语): “Balesin, the most unique in the world.” What makes it so special? You can experience many     4     (difference) cultures and cuisines (菜肴) from around the world on one island.

Balesin Island is home to villas (别墅) representing several     5     (place), including the Greek island of Mykonos. Depending upon which villa you visit, the food and architecture make you feel like you’re in Bali, Tuscany, or the Greek island of Mykonos. There are also some stand-alone restaurants,     6     (offer) such choices as German, Japanese, Korean, and Mongolian food.

Most of the food     7     (serve) at the restaurants is grown on the island. Activities include bird watching, boating, fishing, gardening, and horseback riding.

J. J. Fernandez, a     8     (tour), said that she fell in love with the island during     9     (she) visit. Being on Balesin, she     10     (add), is like “traveling around the world in just three days.”

Some designers on an island in southern Japan have tried to put regenerative architecture (再生式建筑) into effect. It’s the idea that houses can     1     (build) in such a way that they support and benefit the environment where they stand.

    2     (situate) on Yakushima Island, the project, which is called Sumu, is surrounded by mountains and a river that runs into the nearby ocean. Therefore, the designers     3     (want) to show nature in the build as much as possible. With this in mind, they started with wood     4     was produced from the local trees.

The buildings themselves were     5     (careful) placed to offer benefits to the nearby water and ongoing air flow. Buildings were designed around existing trees and are lifted     6     (reduce) their effect on the building site. They took full advantage of the surrounding views to encourage a     7     (connect) with nature. This idea is also shown with outdoor walkways between sleeping bedrooms     8     the common areas.

Moreover, Sumu is powered by renewable energy. It’s equipped with solar power and relies on local firewood     9     heat. Green design elements give some tips on how to save energy through     10     tight envelope and strong insulation (绝缘体).

BEIJING, Nov. 30(Xinhua)—The three astronauts aboard China’s Shenzhou-15 spaceship entered the country’s space station and successfully met with another astronaut trio on Wednesday, a historic     1     (gather) that added the manpower at the in-orbit space lab to six for     2     first time.

It is the first time that Chinese astronauts aboard the space station     3     (see) the visit of a crewed spaceship, according to the CMSA.

Chen Dong, the commander of the Shenzhou-14 crew, opened the hatch at 7: 33 a. m. (Beijing Time). The three space station occupants greeted the new arrivals with warm hugs     4     then they took a group picture     5     their thumbs up,     6     shouted in chorus—“China’s space station is always worth     7     (look) forward to.”

The space reunion     8     (kick) off the first in-orbit crew rotation in China’s space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

The six astronauts are projected to live and work together for about five days to complete     9     (plan) tasks and handover work, said the CMSA.

The whole process took     10     (approximate) 6.5 hours, the CMSA said.

Dogs may be man’s best friends, but let’s not forget that a faithful fetching stick is a dog’s another best friend if you don’t have a tennis ball at hand.

So when Andrew Taylor noticed that there    1    (be) a lack of good sticks at his local park, he    2     (immediate) determined to take matters into his own hands.

The 59-year-old dad    3    had been chopping (砍) off extra branches from some trees in his yard made a decision    4    (build) a “Stick Library” for all the local dogs.

After    5     (turn) the branches into several dozen conveniently-sized    6    (piece), he put them into a hand-crafted box    7    the words “Stick Library: Please Return” and brought it to the park.

Since Taylor and his daughter hosted a small neighborhood inauguration (开幕) party for the Stick Library, more than 50 dogs and their owners    8     (enjoy) a game of fetch with the sticks.

“As people started to arrive, there was a    9    (disbelieve) of how simple the idea was, but it’s one of those ideas no one had thought of,” said Taylor’s daughter Tayla Reece. “All the dog owners appreciate    10    , as they all have experienced the ‘good stick search’, which isn’t always fruitful. It’s an idea that just makes sense to them.”

Haitian Earthquake shook the Caribbean in 2010. Many people may remember this from the “Hope for Haiti Now” programme    1    aired on television. Within the next day, the fundraising call had resulted in the    2    (collect) of $58 million US dollars. The earthquake    3    (strike) the island of Hispaniola on January 12, 2010. It started 16 miles west of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, and killed anywhere between 100,000 to 316,000 people. The estimates of the death toll vary to this day. The magnitude (震级) was relatively low    4    7.0, but the fact that its epicentre (震中) was so close to     5    population centre made it     6     (high) deadly.

Aftershocks of magnitudes between 5.5 and 5.9 continued for almost two weeks. Haiti’s lack (缺少) of building     7    (rule)meant disaster for the country. The buildings floated like rainwater down the streets. Haiti had seen several major earthquakes before this one:1751, 1770, 1842, and 1946. Even though it is a seismically (地震的) active area, a lack of proper services made it even    8    (hard) for the country    9     (deal) with a situation like this. According to the Haitian government’s estimate, the earthquake caused heavy losses,    10    (leave) almost 250, 000 houses and 30,000 buildings in ruins(废墟).