In the 1950s, Liu Wenbin’s father left his hometown in Hebei Province and settled near Ulansuhai Nur, one of the most famous     1     (lake) in Inner Mongolia, attracted by the area’s reputation as a land of fish and rice.

For years, the fishing industry was a     2     (rely) source of income for Liu’s family. However, as urbanization (城市化) and industrialization became faster around the lake in the 1990s, Liu saw the body of water,     3     (wide) known as the “Pearl beyond the Great Wall”, turn into a black and smelly mass that local people avoided as much     4     possible.

Now, with a treatment campaign that follows the philosophy of “mountains, rivers, forests, farmland, lakes, grassland     5     deserts are a life community”, the local government     6     (make) great progress in just a few years, making the lake a perfect place for birds and raising Liu’s hopes of     7     (see) the return of the Ulansuhai Nur of his childhood.

    8     (locate) in Bayannuur in the west of the region, Ulansuhai Nur is home to the     9     (large) wetland in the Yellow River Basin and a rare large grassland lake in the desert and semidesert (半沙漠) area. As such, it is a natural environmental screen that controls the sources of sandstorms that affect North China,     10     Beijing is lying. It is also an important place on the world’s eight major bird migration routes.

Most old airports are usually torn down to make way for shiny new developments, although at huge cost, but not Tegel airport, in Berlin, Germany.     1     (cover) an area of 5 million square meters, the disused airport will be transformed into an eco-friendly, green living neighborhood oasis (绿洲), in an     2     (ambition) project that officials hope will become the blueprint for future disused airports.

After the airport     3     (close) down by the government a number of years ago, developers began imagining the high-reaching Tegel Project.     4     (announce) in 2017, the Tegel Project aims to address urban living issues such as car pollution and housing shortages. Vast open green spaces, bike roads, and energy-efficient, affordable housing are just some of the features of the new neighborhood,     5     will provide at least 5,000 homes for more than 10,000 people. Conveniences such as daycare centers, schools, shopping     6     (facility), and green structures will be included in the design. A further 4,000 homes are also planned for     7     surrounding areas.

“We want to let people rediscover the public space, for socializing, playgrounds, and places     8     (relax) and talk,” says Constanze Doll, spokesperson for the project. “Important locations     9     the kindergarten, bakery, school, and supermarket can be     10     (easy) reached on foot.”

With global events like the UN Climate Change Conference     1     (bring) sustainability (可持续性) into public focus, readers are expecting libraries to introduce more sustainable     2     (measure). They try to reduce their electricity usage and buy equipment from providers     3     are struggling to protect the environment. So far,     4     number of the libraries that have already taken steps to reduce their carbon footprint has been increasing.

Devices like monitoring tools can     5     (apply) to identify areas of a library that are frequently unoccupied. The Jean Anderson Morgan Student Center, for example, is taking advantage     6     the tools throughout its library study rooms. Up till now,     7     (significance) improvements have been made in reducing its energy usage. Bulb costs have     8     (obvious) declined, with fewer replacements needed in low occupancy areas.

Fixing automated equipment that runs on minimal electrical power is libraries’ another effort     9     (operate) more sustainably. Sophisticated self-service machines are now able to     10     (simple) the process of loaning and returning books without causing a big increase in a library’s electricity bill.

Located in Shaoxing, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Luzhen features typical     1     (tradition) black-and-white residences (住宅), arched stone bridges     2     beautiful water views, like many other water towns in the area. But it is unique, since the town is     3     (actual) a recreation of Luzhen, a fictional town found in the novels of Lu Xun, one of China’s most influential writers. He     4     (use) Luzhen as the location for many of the scenes in his novels, including “The True Story of Ah Q,” “Kong Yiji,” and “A Madman’s Diary.”

    5     (take) a boat across the Jianhu Lake, it’s easy to reach Luzhen while enjoying the picturesque scenery along     6     way.

The main street of Luzhen was built according to the descriptions in Lu Xun’s novels,     7     tourists can find the shops and restaurants mentioned in the books, and the buildings have been recreated to match the descriptions penned     8     Lu Xun.

There are also statues of the characters from Lu Xun’s novels, depicting (描绘) the classic scenes from the     9     (story). Observant visitors may also be lucky enough     10     (find) some of these characters come to life on the streets, behaving just as they did in the novels.

There is a place     1     (name) Dahailin (Huge Sea Forest) in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang Province. Deep in Dahailin is a magic al place,     2     it snows from October until March. There lies a small snowy village. In the snow, the old wooden     3     (house) look like white mushrooms (蘑菇). Bright red lanterns stand out upon the village’s white-washed background. The villagers there enjoy     4     (live) a free and pleasant life.