Often called the Porcelain (瓷器) Capital for its important role in the domestic and international ceramic (陶瓷) industry, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province is     1     (remark) for its ancient porcelain production that     2     (date) back to more than 1, 700 years ago.

As the most important ceramic production center in China, Jingdezhen produces high-quality porcelain that is appreciated both in China and worldwide. In December 2014, Jingdezhen was     3     (official) approved by UNESCO and joined the Creative City Network,     4     (gain) itself the “City of Crafts and Folk Art” title. In recent years, by making use of its cultural advantages, Jingdezhen     5     (organize) important activities on ceramic arts. These events have transformed Jingdezhen into     6     incredible platform for diversified cooperation and communication,     7     young artistic talents are drawn.

Establishing a name for himself, Deng traveled from Qingdao to Jingdezhen     8    (explore) the clever cosmos of ancient Chinese ceramic vase patterns. His ceramic works are full     9     elements of fashion, humor, and character painted on with traditional Chinese ink. Delicate and sensitive to the touch, Deng’s brilliant pieces are a sight to see. The red and pink     10     (combine) of colors and lighting surrounding the vases represent Chinese happiness and Western passion, attracting East and West in the same narrative, on the same canvas (画布).

The lantern fair in Zigong, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, boasts a history of more than 1,000 years.     1     (mark) the Year of the Dragon, many of the lanterns show the Chinese sign of the zodiac (生肖), but there are also     2     wide variety of other lantern designs to meet different needs. Visitors     3     prefer traditional lanterns can find lanterns with flowers and birds, and legendary figures, while lanterns with modern patterns such as cultural     4     (trend) and online games are gaining popularity among young people.

In addition to the     5     (elegance) craftsmanship, modern technologies such as 3D printing and artificial intelligence have also been used to make the lanterns     6     (nice) and more vivid. The lantern show is also accepting the concept of environmental protection. A set of lanterns     7     (feature) the famous Chinese statue “Bronze Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow” from the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD) was created by using different kinds of waste materials, including tires and plastics to form its outside decorations.

This year’s show will not come to an end     8     July 31. The sets of lanterns     9     (update) to keep up with other traditional Chinese festivals, such as the Dragon Boat Festival. Visitors can also enjoy folk arts, and Chinese music performances during     10     (they) lantern-viewing tours.

ChatGPT is an advanced AI chat robot     1     (train) by OpenAI that interacts in a conversational way. The dialogue format allows ChatGPT     2     (answer) follow-up questions, admit mistakes, challenge incorrect premises, and reject inappropriate requests. The arrival of ChatGPT will push educators to focus more on teaching subjects which technology is not good at,     3     senior education expert said.

Andreas Schleicher, director of education, said he     4     (actual) welcomes this development. And he also thinks     5     a chance to make people focus less on tasks that technology can achieve equally well. “The future is not about technology versus humans but is about combining technology     6     humans,” he said. “ChatGPT pushes us to think harder of what makes us human.”

“In the past, the world rewarded you for what you know.     7    , nowadays the world rewards you for what you can do with what you know, and I think ChatGPT pushes us to work harder on this.” He said.

If students are only as smart as a smartphone, it means     8     (educate) are not doing enough, he said. People should focus on developing human skills that truly are important,     9     means people should develop skills like imagination and creativity. While search engines such as Google or Baidu simply extract knowledge, ChatGPT goes a step further and analyzes a search before providing people with a single answer.

As a device, ChatGPT     10    (make) learning much more interesting and powerful in the future, but as a purpose and objective, humans need to work very hard to win that race with technology, he added.

Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house or switch off the TV? These kinds of things often happen to us,     1     may lead to serious problems. However, in the near future, we will be living in smart homes that will lock the door and switch off the TV     2     (automatic). These smart homes will provide us     3     a comfortable environment.

Your home will learn your daily routine and     4     (preference), so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. For example, lights will come on     5     (instant) you enter the door along with your favourite music. All controls will respond to voice commands, so you just say     6     you want and the home system will obey. Besides, it will give you suggestions on a     7       (healthy) diet and how     8     (sleep) better.

This smart technology is not     9     fantasy. Nevertheless, it will take some years     10     most new homes begin to use it.

Recently, a video series named “Escape from the British Museum” has gone viral. As a three-episode series     1    (direct) by two Chinese vloggers, it tells the journey of how a Chinese jade teapot escapes from the British Museum     2    finds its own way back to China. Viewers were particularly moved by a scene where     3     little teapot exclaims “Such a big cabinet is shared only by two people!” upon arrival at the place of the journalist and his friend.

A few days ago, the British Museum claimed to be the victim of “    4     (culture) theft” which, if we look back to the history, is apparently     5     China has indeed suffered from. Statistics have shown that there are     6    (approximate) 23, 000 Chinese relics in the British Museum, with about 2,000 of them on long-term display. The priceless relics,     7    (include) stone tools in the Neolithic period, colorful pottery from the Yangshao culture, bronze artifacts in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, tri-colored glazed pottery of Tang and Song dynasties, and enamels, involve nearly all artistic categories. They     8    (number) and packed in glass cabinets so that their origins are concealed (隐藏).

It is reported that there are three common ways     9    ( regain) lost Chinese cultural artifacts: purchase, donation, and demands. From 1949 to 2019, a total of 150, 000 Chinese relics in over 300 batches were recovered. Recent years have seen more batches reclaimed thanks     10    combined efforts.