Hua Weiguang,     1     retired teacher from Tongliao, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is a photography enthusiast.

A decade ago, the arrival of tree planters     2     (catch) Hua’s attention and the photos of the tree planters     3     (take) by Hua are evidence of the     4     (remark) transformation of the land. In those photos, hats, scarves and goggles, for the workers fighting desertification, are basic necessities to protect them     5     the wind and sand. There was no way to avoid the brutal summer heat in the land so the workers had to lie down on the ground or curl up in the narrow shade of their cars to cool off. And they also had to eat their lunch amid the blowing sands, taking in the small pieces of sand with their food.

“    6     we don’t fool the tree, it won’t fool you. You take it     7     (serious), and then it behaves in the same way to you. You put efforts to make it live, and the tree lives up to your     8     (expect),” the planters say.

China’s forest resources have increased by over 70 million hectares in the past decade,     9     (rank) first in the world. One tree after another, a green Great Wall has been built. Brush by brush, a green field     10     (paint) over the yellow sandy land up to now.

Apples are ready to pick when the skin color deepens and the fruit comes away     1     (easy) from the tree. The presence of windfalls (风吹落的果子) is a good     2     (indicate) that fruits are ready to pick. Not all apples are ready     3     the same time, so pick regularly as most of them are fully developed.

To pick an apple, cup it in your hand, lift, and twist gently. It should be separate from     4     (it) end. Always touch apples gently     5     (avoid) injuring them, and never tug (拽) an apple from the tree     6     you may damage the fruiting spurs (枝丫) or cause apples nearby to drop.

Early season apples are eaten best soon after     7     (pick) as they don’t store (储藏) well. Midseason apples will store for a few weeks, and late season apples should be good for up to six     8     (month). Apples chosen for storage must be in perfect condition. Check stored apples regularly and remove the ones that     9     (be) going soft, brown, or rotting,

Store your apples in a cool but frost-free, dark, well-ventilated place such as a shed or garage. Make sure they don’t touch, or else wrap them in newspaper. Different species store for different lengths of time — keep them separate and use those     10     have a shorter storage life sooner.

According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), approximately three billion people rely on seafood as their     1     (big) source of protein. Just under half of the fish we eat comes from wild animals     2     (catch) in the oceans,     3     the rest coming from fish farms. Besides the familiar fish and shellfish, the oceans provide something else     4     reaches into our diets and daily lives, often without us knowing it. Each year, at least 25 million barrels (桶) of seaweed     5     (farm). Sometimes you’ll see it as the nori (紫菜) wrapped around your sushi rolls, but a lot of it is employed to make     6     (industry) products, including alginates and carrageenans, which end up in all sorts of items. Those     7     (range) from shampoo and toothpaste to ice cream and beer can all contain chemicals got from seaweed.

Seaweed farming has traditionally been carried out in Asia, and now other countries including the UK and US are catching onto the benefits. Not only is seaweed considered to be     8     “superfood” that’s rich in iodine, calcium and amino acids, but it can be     9     (sustainable) farmed and is carbon-neutral (碳平衡), absorbing carbon dioxide and mopping up excess nutrients from the sea. Seaweed can be used     10     (create) biofuels, while research suggests that cattle raised on seaweed-based feeds produce less methane, a greenhouse gas.

Yuan Longping, Father of Hybrid Rice,     1     passed away on Saturday at 91, will be long remembered as one of the most honorable leaders, the World Food Prize Foundation said.

Yuan was a co-winner of the 2004 World Food Prize, the top international honor recognizing the deeds of     2     (individual) who have advanced human development by     3     (improve) the quality, quantity and availability of food in the world. Yuan shared it with Monty Jones, an African rice breeder.

Yuan’s pioneering research has     4     (complete) helped transform China from food shortage to food security within three decades, according to an earlier statement     5    (release) by the WFP.

Barbara Stinson, president of the WFP Foundation, said Yuan was credited not only for hybrid rice, but also for the ability     6    (change) land out of rice production and into other kinds of food production, including fish ponds, other fruits and vegetables, increasing the nutritional content of food in China, and contributing     7     the reduction of hunger and poverty as well.

Yuan started hybrid rice research in 1964 and     8    (succeed) in developing the world’s first high-yield hybrid rice strain in 1973. So far, its annual growth area     9    (reach) 8 million hectares (公顷)in countries including India, Bangladesh, Vietnam) Brazil and the US.

“He’s made such     10     powerful contribution. Professor Yuan will be long remembered. ” Stinson told China Daily.

The loquat(枇杷) is native to southeastern China. The     1     (leaf) of the loquat tree bear a similarity to the pipa,     2     ancient Chinese instrument. That's     3     it shares the same Chinese pronunciation with that of the instrument. The loquat was first planted by the Chinese people 1,800 years ago and spread abroad later on.

When     4     (study) in Japan in 1988, Lin Shunquan, a Chinese professor, found that the scientific name for the loquat was “Japanese plum“ internationally     5     that it was thought to be native to Japan. Since     6     (he) return to China in 1989, Lin Shunquan has been working to correct the name of the loquat. In 1998, his paper Loquat: Botany and Horticulture was published in a     7     (profession) journal, arguing that the loquat originated in China. Since Japan     8     (acknowledge) that the loquat originated in China in 2006, the name, “Chinese plum”, has been accepted worldwide.

In addition,     9     (devote) to advancing the loquat planting techniques, Professor Lin helped to develop the loquat industry. Due to the demanding techniques of growing loquat and the high cost of labor, few young people     10     (willing) take over. Lin Shunquan has also worked with Alibaba to establish a direct base, which has attracted young people to return to their hometowns to set up online shops.

As the world    1    （large）cotton consumer and the second largest producer of cotton, China has a long history of cotton cultivation. It is worth    2    （mention）that Xinjiang cotton is highly regarded because of its high yield and high quality.

    3    （locate）in the inland of Eurasia（欧亚大陆）, Xinjiang has a typical mild continental climate. Drought, little rain, sufficient heat, big temperature    4    （different）between day and night and long day make a good growth environment for cotton.

Though Xinjiang has little rainfall, it has a large number of snow-capped mountains, from which meltwater gives cotton abundant water resource. Meanwhile,    5    contrast to the instable rainfall in the monsoon（季风）regions, mountain snowmelt has the characteristics of stable water transportation,    6    is very suitable for the growth of cotton.

Xinjiang is lightly populated and has a vast planting area. It has    7    area of 1.66 million square kilometers and a population of about 23 million. The cotton planting area    8    （cover）25,019.3 square kilometers in 2020，according to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Xinjiang.

The combination of advantaged    9    （nature）conditions and mechanical technology makes Xinjiang cotton have good quality. Endless white cotton has also become one of the    10    （symbol）of great beauty in Xinjiang.