Following the barbecue-induced travel craze to the city of Zibo in East China, Chinese social media has once again highlighted the next internet-famous city worthy of     1     (explore).

This time it’s Tianshui, a low-key city in China’s Gansu province that     2     (take) the spotlight recently. It has attracted considerable attention     3     food enthusiasts and social media influencers online,     4     (celebrate) the city’s iconic dish of hot pot.

Known as Tianshui Malatang, which     5     (literal) means spicy and hot, the local dish is popular for its large portion of skewered meat, vegetables,     6     hand-made potato noodles in a pot of boiling broth (肉汤).

Two food bloggers, with over 3 million followers in their account on the popular Chinese Weibo,     7     (be) among the influencers praising the deliciousness of Tianshui Malatang. Their vlogs show eager food enthusiasts lining up on the streets, many of     8     traveled from cities far away.

Dong Liangyan, 29, from Daqing in Heilongjiang province,     9     (locate) more than 2,000 km away from Tianshui, told Xinhua that she was absolutely delighted     10     (enjoy) the local delicacy.

For centuries bees, among the     1     (hard) working creatures on the planet, have benefited people, plants and the environment.

Under the theme “Bee engaged in pollinator-friendly agricultural production”, World Bee Day 2023 calls for global     2     (act) to support pollinator-friendly agricultural production and highlights the importance of preserving bees and other pollinators (传粉者),     3     (particular) through evidence-based agricultural production practices.

The global World Bee Day ceremony,     4     was held in hybrid format at the FAO headquarters on Friday, 19 May, is     5     opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of adopting pollinator-friendly agricultural production practices     6     (protect) bees and other pollinators, while contributing to the resilience, sustainability and efficiency of agrifood systems.

By     7     (observe) World Bee Day each year, we can raise awareness on the essential role bees and other pollinators play in keeping people and the planet     8     (health) and on the many challenges they face today. We     9     (celebrate) this day ever since 2018, thanks to the efforts of the Government of Slovenia with the support of Apimondia, which led the UN General Assembly to declare 20 May     10     World Bee Day.

Many young people wants     1     (become) great athletes. They exercise and lift weights in the gym. But the fact is that they don’t become stronger,     2     makes them unhappy.

Therefore, some of them are considering     3     (take) pills, which they think will help them become     4     (strong) than before. However, the truth is that these pills usually have some unintended side     5     (effect). Some of them may even affect     6     (they) liver or heart.     7     fact, some great athletes such as Griffith Joyner, died very young because they     8     (take) some pills.

For the above reasons, I suggest that young people be     9     (care) not to take pills.     10     best way to become stronger is going to a gym to work out.

East Buy, a subsidiary of Chinese private tutoring giant New Oriental, announced the     1    (remove) of Sun Dongxu from the positions of Executive Director and CEO on Saturday following a dispute involving popular live-streamer Dong Yuhui intensified this week,     2     has resulted in a significant drop in the company’s stock price.

New Oriental Chairman Yu Minhong will concurrently assume     3     position of CEO at East Buy. It represents a crucial step in New Oriental’s transformation into a live- streaming e-commerce company; however, during the past week, the dispute surrounding the company     4     (continue) to escalate (加剧).

It originated from East Buy staff     5     (respond) on social media, stating that the scripts used for live-broadcasts are collaboratively created by the hosts, copywriting team, filming team and editing team.

The reply has sparked discontent among the fans of the platform’s top-performing host Dong.

The former CEO’s subsequent response and apology not only failed to calm the storm     6     stirred up more frustration among netizens. In his response, Sun mentioned that Dong’s annual salary is more than     7     (ten) of millions of yuan and expressed a firm stance against the so-called “fan culture”.

The term “fan culture”     8     (rough) refers to an organized and spontaneous community of fans who support or promote their idols. Subsequently, Yu also publicly responded, acknowledging significant flaws in the company’s management and stating that the disclosure of Dong’s salary was     9     (appropriate). He also extended an apology to Dong for the situation.

On Saturday evening, Dong appeared in live-streaming together with Yu and confirmed his commitment     10     (stay) with East Buy. Yu announced that the company would soon initiate a major adjustment about the incomes of hosts, including Dong.

Researchers have been applying artificial intelligence (AI)to monitor biodiversity and enhance efforts to protect some species from     1     (threaten). Unlike conventional methods, AI has the capacity     2     (analyze)massive amounts of data effectively.

Species are disappearing     3     a rate much faster than that millions of years ago, with up to one million species on the edge of     4     (extinct). In response, the United Nations set a goal in 2020 to safeguard at least 30%of Earth’s land and oceans. “Al is imperfect     5     could promote important discoveries.” says Nicolas Miailhe, Paris-based founder of the Future Society, an international non-profit organization     6     aims to better govern AI. “We badly need human practitioners to design models and interpret data. ”

Besides monitoring biodiversity in real time, AI can also be used to model the impacts of human activities on an ecosystem. Although it     7     (document) that human activities have resulted in biodiversity loss, little is known about which environmental factors have       8       (large) impact.

“Long-term statistics will play     9     essential role in connecting changes in biodiversity with environmental changes. ”says Luisa Orsini, who     10       (study) evolutionary bio-systems at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Zu Ti of the Jin Dynasty was a man who had with great ambition. When he was young, he had a good friend     1     (name) Liu Kun. They had such a deep friendship     2     they stayed together every day and got up at the same time every morning.

One day, when they were sleeping. Zu Ti heard the rooster crowing (鸡鸣) . He woke up Liu Kun and said, “How about     3     (get) up to play swords (剑) as soon as we heard the rooster crowing from now on?” Liu Kun was still     4     (sleep) . But he agreed with him     5     (joyful) . From then on, they got up and played swords once the rooster began crowing. They kept their word and never gave up no matter     6     cold in winter or hot in summer. Hard work     7     (pay) off. After a long period of hard study and training, they finally became the all-rounder. And they both did excellent jobs to their country.

The idiom “to rise with the rooster” teaches us that with ambition and hard work,     8     (succeed) is possible. When we can discover our shortcomings     9     time, it is not too late to try. But if you are not willing     10     (work) hard, you will not be able to achieve a career after all.

July 2023 was the world’s warmest month on record, with heat waves spreading across North America, Asia and Europe. How to cool the planet     1    (trouble) scientists in the last decades. They are now turning     2     sun-blocking technology, which refers to reflecting sunlight back into space to keep down the temperature of the     3    (planet) climate.

According to Euro news, a European television news network, one idea     4    (involve) pumping sun-blocking particles (粒子) into the upper atmosphere. The particles will then stay in the air and redirect sunshine back upwards. It is like     5    (apply) sunscreen on the outside of Earth. Another very     6    (promise) technique is called “cloud brightening”. This method includes sending sea salt particles into clouds above the sea, making     7    (they) whiter and thus reflect more sunlight back into space.

However, following the report,     8     open letter by more than 60 scientists called for caution and more research first. Kristen Rasmussen, a climate scientist at Colorado State University, US, has been studying     9     these sun-blocking methods will affect rainfall patterns. She said that apart from rainfall, ecosystems and even human     10    (community) will also be affected. “We need to be very cautious on this,” Rasmussen told Scientific American.

The name of the Paris 2024 mascot(吉祥物) is Olympic Phryge. It is shaped after the     1     (tradition) small Phrygian caps. The name and design were chosen     2     (represent) symbolic figures of the French Republic. The Olympic Phryge is decorated in blue, white and red,     3     the golden Paris 2024 emblem(徽章) clearly     4     (print) on it.

The Phrygian caps that the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic mascots are based on     5     (be) a symbol of freedom since ancient times. They are     6     (repeated) used as a common reference for French people. Phrygian caps can be seen on the head of the figure Marianne in every town hall and even feature on everyday     7     (object) in France such as coins and stamps. They are an international symbol of freedom,     8     (appear) on different emblems in North and South America.

    9     motto(格言) of the Olympic Phryge and Paralympic Phryge is: “Alone we go faster, but together we go further,”     10     stands for the ways that the mascots and the people of the world can make each other better by working side-by-side.

Many people like to travel when they have time off from school or work. They might go to their hometown     1     (see) their family, or travel somewhere far. But not everyone does this-some people take a“staycation”instead.

A staycation is when you spend your holiday at home. Some people might travel around     2     (they) city. Others might try rural tourism(农家乐) in     3     countryside. People like me prefer to just stay at home.

I     4     (have) a staycation of my own over the summer. I    5     (sleep)in late every day. I worked on music and played video games. I wasn’t too lonely-I had my cat to play with, and I visited some of my     6     (friend)around the city.

Travelling is fun from time to time. But it’s     7     (real) nice to just stay at home and relax. It’s also     8     (cheap) since I don’t have to pay to travel. You can choose to do anything you want     9     just do nothing if you like. There’s nothing wrong     10     that.

Friendship on the rocks

Amy developed a close friendship with a girl     1     was popular during primary school. They were hardly out of the sight of each other, almost doing everything together. But things turned sour last Saturday, and their friendships were on the rocks. The two girls     2     (plan) to watch a film. Yet in the morning Amy’s friend said she was ill and might not be able to make     3     to the cinema. Amy told her to rest at home.

Today, however, the girl was seen     4     (chat) with another girl in a café on Saturday afternoon. Amy’s heart was broken. Now she still doesn’t feel like     5     (respond) to any of her online messages and she is now     6     a loss what to do next. So she turned to Cindy and David for advice. Cindy thinks Amy is supposed to cherish the friendship and listen to her     7     (explain), while David says if she or he ignores your feelings and hurts you deeply, it’s time to rethink your friendship.