This year marks the 50th anniversary (周年) of the discovery of qinghaosu,     1     is used as the main part for the most common and effective antimalarial treatment today. According to the World Health Organization, qinghaosu is     2     (benefit) to about millions of people in the world.

Until now, China     3     (train) thousands of anti-malaria workers for developing countries     4     built malaria prevention and control centers for 30 countries. During the 1940s, China was attacked by malaria, with nearly 30 million cases each year. In June 2021, the WHO announced China had finished the     5     (remove) of this disease within its borders.

Tu Youyou was excited to hear the WHO’s announcement. But a sense of responsibility quickly followed,     6     (inspire) Tu to ask her workmates how many countries had not destroyed malaria and how Chinese researchers could help.

Last month, during a meeting    7     (organize) by some officials, Tu said     8     number of cases and death rates of malaria has increased in some parts of the world. The disease     9     (remain) a serious public health challenge, and it is important for the international society to work together to achieve a malaria-free world, she added.

At the age of 92, Tu may not be able to work as hard as she did decades ago, but she reads monthly news on her team’s research and often offers her advice     10     key projects.

During the May Day holiday, many Chinese people went out for travel,     1    (show) the potential of the country’s holiday economy. Guangzhou and Chongqing were among the top domestic (国内的) cities in terms of consumer    2     (popular). In the meantime, Thailand, Japan and South Korea became some of the     3     (hot) overseas destinations during the five-day holiday.

Aside from traditional popular destinations, county tourism has developed into a new fashion and brought in new vitality (活力) into the tourism market. The tourism growth rate of small counties and towns is higher. Data from Alipay showed that many young     4     (generation) chose to go to attractions in small towns. Yili in Xinjiang, Yanbian in Jilin, Diqing and Pu’er in Yunnan have seen the largest year-on-year increase in cross-regional payments.

Tourists’ continuous enthusiasm for domestic travel is also proved by other factors, such as the number of short videos     5     (publish). During the holiday,     6     total number of posts on WeChat video accounts increased. Among them, scenic spots like West Lake     7     (become) popular destinations for video account users recently. Concerts, art exhibitions and other cultural activities have also played a significant role     8     improving cultural and tourism consumption. Cities such as Changzhou, Hefei, Beijing, and Yantai received high attention during this time period,     9     drove growth in local hotel, transportation, and dining services.

Furthermore, the inbound (入境的) tourism market is further heating up as visa-free policies and easy payment services provide     10     (convenient) for foreigners traveling to China.

Each year on July 17th, the world comes together to celebrate World Emoji Day, an annual event     1     recognizes the global phenomenon of emojis and their impact on communication.

    2     (create) in Japan in the late 1990s, emojis quickly gained popularity worldwide and have since become a universal language. The     3     (significant) of emojis lies partly in their ability to convey emotion that might get lost in text-based conversations. They add humour and personality to our messages,     4     (make) them more appealing.

Besides, emojis now include     5     wide range of skin tones (肤色) and cultural symbols, allowing individuals to express their identities and values. What’s more, emojis have also found     6     (they) way into advertising and marketing strategies, with companies using their visual appeal     7     (connect) with audiences on a deeper level.

The popularity of emojis has even led     8     the creation of the World Emoji Awards, where the best and most creative uses of emojis     9     (recognize), ranging from “Best New Emoji” to “Emoji Art of the Year.”

All in all, whether you’re sending a heart emoji to express love     10     a laughing face to share joy, take a moment on this World Emoji Day to appreciate the impact of these colorful icons in our digital world.

The Chongyang Festival     1     falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar is also known as the Double Ninth Festival.

The festival is based on the theory of Yin and Yang, the two opposing (全然不同的) principles in nature. Yin is feminine (女性的), negative principle, while Yang is masculine (男性的) and positive. The ancients believed that all     2     (nature) phenomena could be explained by this theory. The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is a day     3     the two Yang numbers meet. So it     4     (call) Chongyang. Chong means double in Chinese. It is hard     5     (say) when these customs were created. Chongyang    6     (be) an important festival since ancient times.

The Double Ninth Festival is usually perfect for outdoor     7     (activity). Many people go hiking and climbing in the country, enjoying Mother Nature’s final burst of color before she puts on her dull winter cloak. Some will carry a spray of dogwood (茱萸). But,    8     (slow), the custom of carrying a spray of dogwood during the Double Ninth Festival is     9     (die) out and many people, especially young people in the cities. The custom evolves into     10     (it) present form, when people go climbing to get some exercise as well as enjoy the autumn scenery.

A water system from more than 3,600 years ago has     1     (discover) in Central China’s Henan province. This find will improve people’s     2     (understand) of the city layout back then.

Three ditch     3     (section) were found in the ruins of a city from the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan. Together these sections form the     4     (large) water system from the early period of the Shang Dynasty to be discovered thus far.

According     5     local archaeologists, one of the sections was built on a     6     (nature) river channel, while the remaining two were     7     (entire) artificial. About 540 meters of ditches were unearthed, with a     8     (wide) of about 12 meters at the widest point, and a depth of roughly four meters at its deepest point.

“    9     (base) on our study of spatial positions and cultural relics recovered from the ditches, we believe that they were interconnected and belonged to a large water system,     10     demonstrated the grandeur of a Shang capital,” said Yang Wensheng, vice director of the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology.

In traditional Chinese culture, sky lanterns represent people’s good wishes, carrying them into the sky and making heaven aware of them.

According to Chinese history, sky lanterns, first used by Zhuge Kongming,     1     (send) out to ask for help when he was in trouble.     2     important occasions such as festivals, weddings and birthdays, people often light sky lanterns    3     (express) their blessings and good wishes.

Sky lanterns are made of bamboo and covered with paper,     4     (shape) like lanterns and coming in different sizes, of which most are circular or rectangular (矩形). When lanterns,     5     are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes, are lit, they slowly rise into the air like small hot-air balloons for all to see. When the sky lanterns reach a certain     6     (high), they swing in the wind,     7     (shine) with brilliant and beautiful light.

However, sky lanterns can be     8     (safe). If they are not used carefully, they can cause fires or other accidents. Therefore, before lighting a sky lantern, it is     9     must to take safety precautions (预防措施) and choose a safe location.

Sky lanterns, each of which     10     (represent) good wishes and blessings, bringing great joy and beauty to people, area special part of Chinese traditional culture.

The crime drama, The Knockout(《狂飙》)was the biggest hit this year in China. Apart from the story itself, many people have praised the excellent acting of Zhang Songwen, an actor    1    was unknown to us before. He played a gang leader who used to be a fishmonger (鱼贩子). His amazing ability made viewers believe that he was not just playing a fictional bad guy.

His early years, in fact, were full of struggles. After entering the Beijing film academy, he was the hardest-working student in his class. But Zhang’s physical    2    (appear) was not so outstanding in show business. In the first 3 years after his graduation, he went over 800 different auditions (试镜) and failed     3    (get) the part in all of them.

But    4    (he) love for acting never died. In order    5    make a living, he accepted whatever acting roles that came his way. Although his pay was often quite low, the actor took every opportunity seriously. He studied each script carefully and     6    (think) hard about how he could perfectly bring the character to life on the screen. Slowly, he gained the favor of directors and     7    (invite) by them to play bigger roles. His successful performances in The Bad Kids and The Knockout show that all of his hard work had finally paid off.

We all want to be successful,     8    , we can’t realize our dream as    9    (quick) as we expect. All we can and should do is keep    10    (try).

Wu Yanni,     1     young hurdler (跨栏运动员), has run into the hearts of Chinese people and became an internet hit. On Aug 4, 2023, Wu won the silver medal with a personal best of 12.76 seconds in the women’s 100m hurdles at the FISU World University Games,     2     (help) her get into the Paris Olympics in 2024.

Despite her athletic achievements, some online comments moved to     3     (she) style. Wu wears light makeup and ties her hair into small twist braids, unlike     4    (tradition) image of athletes. In response     5     this, however, Wu told CGTN that she believes “it is my muscles     6     make me widely known, not my face. Ability is the most important. The battle for strength is my fashion.”

As an athlete, Wu looks much more at ease than many of her peers and becomes     7     (strong) when facing challenges. Before each competition, she     8     (see) turning her head around and pointing her index fingers at the sky. She explained that the gesture shows her ambition for the coming Paris Olympics. Wu told China Daily that she got     9     (inspire) from Liu Xiang. She desires to stand out in women’s hurdles on the global stage. “It’s not just about me; I want Chinese female hurdlers     10     (gain) more international recognition,” she emphasized.

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms (节气). Start of Autumn (立秋), the 13th solar term of the year, begins this year on Aug 7th     1     ends on Aug 22nd. Start of Autumn reflects the end of summer and the     2     (begin) of autumn. In China, the 24 solar terms were created     3     (thousand) of years ago to guide agricultural production. And solar term culture is still useful today to guide people’s     4     (life).

Although Start of Autumn indicates (表明) the start of autumn, hot weather will not come to     5     end. The period of hot days after Start of Autumn     6     (call) “Autumn Tiger”. Start of Autumn is a big solar term for farmers. It is time     7     (gather) crops. There is a saying. “     8       it rains on the day of the Start of Autumn, a good harvest is expected.”

In Shandong province, people make dumplings during the Start of Autumn     9     are a traditional Chinese food. On the day of Start of Autumn, senior members will stand in the middle of the hall     10     pray with family for the harvest in autumn. Most of the families will eat dumplings together on Start of Autumn day.

Chen Guanghui is a guardian for black-necked cranes in the Dashanbao Black-necked Crane National Nature Reserve of Zhaotong city, Yunnan Province.     1     (live) near the reserve, Chen started looking after the cranes in 2003,     2     task she took over from her mother.

“I remembered they ran away the instant I approached them. I tried everything, even singing folk songs     3     (attract) them, but failed. Later, I used special whistles and gradually formed a close bond with them.” says Chen. “I treat them as my children, especially during snowy days     4     they can’t get food. I feel     5     (comfortable) and anxious when I hear them chirp (吱喳叫) and usually rush to prepare corn for them.” It’s never been an easy job, and Chen has sustained quite a few     6     (injury) over the years, even falling into frozen marsh (沼泽) while trying to save a     7     (trap) crane in 2008.     8    , she never gave up. With love and responsibility, she bas persisted in caring for the cranes for about 20 years.

Thanks     9     the joint protection efforts of Chen and staff members, now more than 1,900 black-necked cranes overwinter (过冬) in the area every year, up from about 300 when the nature reserve     10     (establish).