China launched a three-member crew to its orbiting space station on Thursday as part of its     1     (ambition) program that aims to put astronauts on the moon by 2030.

The mission     2     (lead) by Ye Guangfu, a fighter pilot and astronaut who was     3     (previous) part of the Shenzhou-13 crew in 2021. He is joined by astronauts Li Cong and Li Guangsu,    4     are heading into space for the first time.

    5     three will spend about six months on the space station. They     6     (conduct) scientific tests, install space debris protection     7     (equip) on the station, carry out payload experiments, and popularize science education, among other things, according to Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the CMSA. Lin also said China was working toward eventually offering access     8     its space station to foreign astronauts and space tourists.

The country is planning a mission     9     (bring) back samples from Mars around 2030 and three lunar probe missions over the next four years. It also wants to put astronauts on the moon by 2030.

China conducted its first crewed space mission in 2003,    10     (become) the third country after the former Soviet Union and the U. S. to put a person into space using its own resources.

It is difficult to fully define a culture without a nod to     1     (it) cuisine. Chinese cuisine is an important part of Chinese culture,     2     (include) cuisines from the diverse regions of China as well as from Overseas Chinese     3     have settled in other parts of the world.

The preferences for seasoning and cooking     4     (technique) of Chinese provinces depend on differences in historical background and ethnic groups. Geographic features also have     5     strong effect on the local available ingredients, considering that the climate of China     6     (vary) from tropical in the south to subarctic in the northeast.

The most     7     (praise) Four Great Traditions are Chuan, Lu, Yue and Huaniyang, representing cuisines of West, North, South and East China     8     (respective). These styles are distinctive     9     one another. Color, smell and taste are the three traditional aspects used to describe Chinese food, as well as the meaning, appearance and     10     (nutrition) value of the food.

The Angkor Archeological Park,    1     (lie) in Northwest Cambodia’s Siem Reap province and listed as a World Heritage in 1992, is the most popular tourist destination in the kingdom. It is also home     2     91 ancient temples built between the 9th and the 13th century. Cambodia     3     (have) a significant rise in the number of Chinese holidaymakers to its     4     (fame) park during the past two months in a state-owned Angkor Enterprise’s report, in which     5     total of 235,850 foreigners from 169 countries and regions toured the ancient park, up 50 percent in the same period last year.

Officials hope that the 2024 Cambodia-China Exchange Year would help bring Chinese tourists to Cambodia, especially to the Angkor. “I’m super confident that this year will become a new     6     (rise) force to attract more Chinese tourists,” Tourism Minister Sok Soken addressed at the launching event. He also said China was the fifth     7     (large) source of international tourists to the Angkor after South Korea, the USA, France, and Britain,     8     presence has significantly benefited the kingdom’s tourism development, economic growth and poverty     9     (reduce). He believes that the Chinese-invested Angkor International Airport, which officially launched its commercial operations in November 2023, would help motivate more international     10     (invest) to pump in fresh capital.

Art Nova 100 has returned to its regular venues near Beijing’s Wangfujing commercial area, offering a more diverse program this year. It’s     1    , annual celebration launched 13 years ago to promote and support artists. Exhibitions are     2     (current) taking place at the Guardian ArtCenter and Longfu Plaza in Dongcheng district, as. well as at the Rong Art space in Haidian district. They showcase recent works of       3     (emerge) artists and foster connections within the historic city center and       4     (it) surrounding university neighborhoods.

Each year, the exhibitions serve as a platform, spotlighting the     5     (innovate) creations of young artists. And they also provide opportunities       6     potential collectors and sponsors to engage with and support these rapidly growing talents.

A new     7     (add) to this year’s program is a creative section, which links shops located in the hutong alleyways run by artists, designers, and other individuals. The aim of this is       8     (enhance) attendees’ experiences by demonstrating     9     art can be integrated into their lives, inspiring new ways of living.

The activities     10     (continue) throughout the following holiday week, offering compelling opportunity for art enthusiasts and the community at large to engage with and be inspired by the burgeoning creativity showcased at Art Nova 100.

The box office of China’s Qingming Festival holiday earned     1    estimated 823 million yuan as of April 6, which is highly     2     (benefit) to the healthy operation of the entire film market. Foreign language films: The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Kung Fu Panda 4, took the top three spots, according to Chinese ticketing platform Maoyan.

A film analyst from Maoyan said that Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, whose     3     (recognize) and popularity in China are high,     4     (see) several of his works achieve impressive box-office results in recent years, such as Castle in the Sky (135 million yuan), Spirited Away (488 million yuan) and My Neighbor Totoro (173 million yuan). The film The Boy and the Heron also won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature,     5     (add) further momentum to its box office. It tells the story of a young boy,     6     loses his mother in a fire and moves into a new home with his father and stepmother. It is replete with Miyazaki’s symbols of life, echoing his classic works, and reflects his own childhood experiences     7       (project) onto the protagonist, according to Toshio Suzuki, chairman and producer of Studio Ghibli.

    8     (reflect) on their over 40 years of friendship, Suzuki     9     (sincere) expressed his commitment to continue walking alongside Miyazaki until one of them passes away. “We show our full respect for ‘Grandpa Hayao Miyazaki’, who is still devoted     10     film creation in his 80s,” one netizen commented.

Over 100 great white shark attacks happen each year. As a result, often     1     (refer) to as “man-eaters”, great whites are thought to hunt and kill humans. However, this is actually wrong, since great whites have rarely killed their human victims. If Steven Spielberg     2     (make) his film Jaw s in a different way, people would have had a positive impression on great whites. In fact, a person has a greater chance of being killed by lightning     3     by a great white.

One of the most common     4     (cause) for great white attacks is that great whites don’t see well. It is thought that they often mistake a person for a seal or a sea lion,     5     many people find hard to believe. But there is reason to doubt this. Some research now shows that great whites can actually see very well. When     6     (attack) seals, great whites move up to the surface and bite with great force. However, when they approach humans, they often move in slowly and bite     7     (little) hard. They take a bite, feel them over, then move on.

Great whites “attack” because they are actually curious animals that want     8     (investigate) things. Experts believe that it’s possible that great whites use their bite not just to kill and eat,     9     also to gather information. According to this idea, once a great white identifies what it is biting, it simply lets go. They are     10     (simple) trying to learn what they are.

Are there plenty of birds in your neighborhood? This is good news for your mental health because birdsong can help relieve     1     (anxious). This is the latest finding of a study published in the journal Scientific Reports,     2     (explain) the remarkable healing power of birdsong.

In     3     effort to understand the influence of birdsong on mental health, researchers at the Max Planck Institute     4     (join) scientists from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf to evaluate     5     birdsong and man-made traffic noise affected mood. Before and after hearing the sounds, the participants completed questionnaires (调查表) assessing     6     (they) mental health.

“Healthy people can also experience negative thoughts. The questionnaires enable us     7     (identify) people’s tendencies without their having a diagnosis of depression and to investigate the effect of the sounds of birds or traffic on these tendencies,” says Emil Stobbe. Results showed that birdsong     8     (be) useful in reducing uneasiness. In contrast, traffic noise worsened depression.

What makes birdsong so beneficial     9     mental health? Study authors believe birdsong is an indication of the entire natural environment. It distracts the listener from other stressors that they would     10     (normal) view as a threat.