In the past 10 years, China has added more than 22 million hectares of forest. Thanks to generations of tree planters, our surroundings are becoming much     1     (green).

In 2022, China completed the afforestation (植树造林), of 3.83 million hectares and treated 1,847,300 hectares of rock-deserted land. After continuous effort, China has achieved remarkable progress.

China’s forest coverage rate has reached 24 percent, and forest accumulation has reached 19 billion cubic meters,     2     has laid a solid foundation for maintaining national ecological security and improving people’s well-being.

In terms of vegetation     3     (restore), in 2020 China published a guideline to perform a forest chief scheme nationwide. Principal leaders of governments should     4     (appoint) as “forest chiefs” at various levels     5     (range) from the provincial level to the village level.

Bazhou District in China’s Sichuan Province is     6     unique biodiversity ecological zone. In the past, the surface of the mountain there     7     (expose) due to mining.     8    , after the government’s management, the area has returned to its former green self.

In terms of ecological civilization education, in Shanghai, for example, an elementary school has     9     (creative) combined traditional Chinese medicine resources with AR technology to help children to learn plants. Meanwhile, Suzhou in Jiangsu Province has digitized tree planting activities through a mini-game on how     10     (identify) different types of trees.

China’s first overpass for wildlife migration has already come into use. The bridge     1     (lie) over the newly constructed National Highway 214 is able to link animal habitats which are separated     2     the road.     3     (cover) with sand-much like the surrounding land, the overpass can fit in with the environment well.

It has been about two years since the national highway     4     (begin) and it was designed with environmental protection as a top priority. A project environmental engineer for the highway said the construction of these man-made corridors (通道)     5     (base) on years of observation of wildlife migration in the region. The bridge, for example, is built according to the region’s natural conditions and with     6     purpose of reducing the highway’s effect on the animals significantly. Wildlife overpasses and underpasses assist animals       7     (safe) crossing over or under busy roadways and allow them to continue to use their customary paths,     8     would otherwise be blocked.

Those passageways,with a total     9     (long) of 59 kilometers, enable antelopes and other animals to cross the railway freely. So far, China has put great effort into achieving     10     (harmony) coexistence between human development and the protection of wildlife. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the world’s highest railroad, has 33 underpasses for migrating animals.

Last Friday a storm hit two villages,     1    (destroy) fourteen houses. Seven other houses were so     2    (bad) damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows. One person was killed, and nine were badly injured and taken to the hospital. A number of other people received small     3    (injure). Altogether over two hundred people were left     4    (home)as a result of the storm.

A farmer said the storm began early in the morning and     5    (last) over an hour. He was cooking in the kitchen with his wife and children     6     they heard a loud noise. A few minutes later, their house fell down on top of them.

They managed to climb out, but then he saw that one of his children was     7    (miss). He went back inside and found him safe but very     8    (frighten).

A woman said that her husband had just left for work when she noticed that her house was shaking. She rushed outside right away with her children.

    9     was no time for her to take anything. A few minutes later, the roof came down. Soldiers went to the area to help the people     10     trouble.

Located in Ordos, North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Kubuqi Desert (库布齐沙漠) is the closest desert to China’s capital Beijing. It was once known as the “sea of death”. However, in the past 30 years, the government, social organizations and local farmers     1     (work) together to control desertification (沙漠化) in Kubuqi Desert.

Historically, Kubuqi was a rich city filled with water and grass. But due     2     climate change and over-exploitation from humans, the farmlands gradually turned to desert. Controlling desertification was the only way out for people still living in Kubuqi. With the first highway going through the desert     3     (build) here, people started planting trees in     4     whole desert. It was common for planted trees to die. But the next year, people just continued to plant more trees.     5     (ultimate), their hard work inspired the term “Kubuqi spirit”, encouraging local people     6     (devote) themselves to the desert greatly. Over three decades, tree planting technology saw further     7     (improve) in Kubuqi. Now workers can plant a tree in just ten     8     (second), and the survival rate of trees is over 80 percent.

The 102,000 residents in the desert have enjoyed the benefits of managing with desertification. Meng Keda,     9     family has lived deep in Kubuqi Desert for generations, began a tourism business in 2006     10     earned about 300,000 yuan last year.

Thailand’s long-lasting image of a nation     1     is filled with     2     (origin) rainforests, mountains and clean, untouched beaches,     3     (attract) millions of visitors during the past few years. However, its global     4     (popular) comes at a cost to the local environment.

In order to preserve Thailand’s natural wonders, the nation is considering a plan to cut the waste     5     (bring) by visitors with the Tourism Authority of Thailand. The goal is     6     (reduce) plastic garbage by up to 50% by 2024. The government is calling on visitors to leave “only     7     (they) footprints and take only good memories”.     8     increasing number of nation’s most attractive scenic spots have already taken action     9     (instant). For example, Ko Mak, an island famous     10     its pure white sandy beaches, and a popular living island Ko Tao are both sharing some environmental solutions with local businesses and visitors.

More than three decades ago, Chu Hongjun, a young man from East China’s Shandong province, traveled to Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,     1     (throw) himself into wildlife research and protection work in Altay Prefecture. Today, his 27-year-old daughter, Chu Wenwen, sticks to the faith of her father. More than that, she has     2     (successful) called on more than 1 million young people in making a joint effort to create a better living environment for the Mengxin beaver (海狸), the only beaver species living in China,     3     is only found along the Ulungur River in Altay.

The web-savvy (精通网络的) youngster has initiated a project to livestream(直播), 24 hours a day, how the beavers live     4     the wild. Infrared (红外线) cameras have been fixed so that viewers can monitor the ecological circulation around those small habitats     5     (build) by the beavers. “We are the young generation that grew up during the internet boom. Today, modern online communication tools and advanced     6     (equip) used for scientific research enable us to gather more people together in the pursuit(追求)of wildlife protection,” she says.

Additionally, Chu Wenwen is also willing to take parents and their children on field trips     7     (observe) beavers firsthand. She believes that if opportunities     8    (provide) for people to learn more about the animal, they will be    9     (likely) to take action to protect it.

“We can bridge     10     gap between the public and the beavers,” she says.

Since mid-July, a large part of Henan province has seen many heavy rains, during    1    time the rainfall over a few days in Henan exceeds (超过) that of a typical year, according to local officials. It was the first time that we    2    (suffer) such heavy rains in several days. Last month, more than 9.3 million people in Henan     3    (report) to have been affected by floods, with over hundreds of people    4    (lose) their lives. The government said that by 29th July, huge funds had been raised by countless organizations and individuals     5    (voluntary). Lots of netizens released videos of support and    6     (encourage) to people affected by the heavy rains, inspiring them to be more active in responding to frequent extreme weather changes.

We are reminded how fragile we human beings are when faced    7    natural disasters. Despite     8    (hit) by heavy rains, we firmly believe that our government will pay    9     it takes to save her people. As    10    matter of fact, rainstorm has no sympathy, but people have love.