In 2019, she was selected by the BBC as one of     1     of science in the 20th century along with Albert Einstein and Alan Mathison Turing. Tu Youyou     2     in being a scientist during a difficult time for science in China, her ability to use old wisdom and new methods to achieve her goals and the fact that her work     3    ,     4    .

I’m here in Sydney! …A lot of typical Australian food, such as the Sunday roast, is originally British.     1    , fast-food     2    , butcher shops, cafes, and restaurants everywhere provide some of the     3     experiences in the world. The influence of Asian cultures, on the other hand,     4     to the introduction of bean curd and Asian herbs, along with Australian versions or foods     5     Chinese-inspired dim sim.

In 1954, she was elected to the first National People’s Congress and, over the next several     1    , she held many important positions. Her heart, however, was     2    . She was most interested     3     tending patients,     4     medical research on care for women and children, and training the next generation of doctors.

According to some food experts, there are some     1     of culture that people will lose right away, but with food, there are more opportunities to connect to    2    , family and place.     3     is hardest to give up the food that you grow up     4    . Of course, each person’s comfort food largely depends on where they come from---for a Chinese it might be a plate of dumplings with a saucer of vinegar, and for a native of the UK it might be the classic fish and chips, served hot, salty and sour. One mouthful of comfort food takes us back to our cultural roots,     5     us the “taste of home” that we cry out for and relieving feelings of homesickness.

When you think of a fearsome hunter, images of lions and sharks may spring to     1     . Recent research by environmental scientists, however, shows that in fact, humans are the most fearsome hunters     2     have the greatest impact     3     animal populations. Human activities have brought many animals close to     4    . In the last 500 years, over 300 species of animals have gone extinct. Some activities, such as hunting and fishing, directly harm animals, while other activities, such as development in towns and cities, impact     5     on animal populations.

To truly understand our planet, we must explore the oceans..., but sea exploration is important for our future. For example, scientific research ships can help     1         2         3     such as climate change.

Of course, there are still environmental risks. However, these should be balanced with economic needs. Hopefully, as technology improves, we may have more     4         5         6     this balance.

Written Chinese has also become an important     1     by which China’s present is connected with its past. People in modern times can read the     2     works which were written by Chinese in ancient times. The high     3     for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese     4     as an art form.

But hope was not lost. Soon after the quake, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were     1    and to     2    the dead.

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In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works.     1    , he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one     2    . His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries. It has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir has become a worldwide     3    .

The virtual choir was the idea of     1     -winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre.     2     in the USA on 2 January 1970, Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988. …Moved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.” He     3     from university in 1995, and then     4     a master’s degree. …. This     5     to the creation of the virtual choir.