From all aspects, it is fair     1     (say) that the Shenzhou XIII mission has been a (n)     2     (succeed). In terms of speed, it set a new record. The Shenzhou XII return capsule spent over 24 hours revolving around (绕……旋转) Earth 11 times before returning on Sept 17, 2021. This time the Shenzhou XIII reentry module (返回舱)     3     (dramatic) shortened the orbiting time to about nine hours, going around Earth five times.

The search and rescue team on Earth also demonstrated its     4     (power) capabilities. The Dongfeng Landing Site has a search zone of tens of thousands of square kilometers, which     5     (contain) desert, salt flats, as well as wetlands that make it challenging to find out     6     the reentry module might land. Yet the team finished the job of finding the three astronauts hours earlier     7     expected.

Besides, the return of the crew also signaled that the Chinese space station had finished     8     (confirm) its key technologies. Since 2021, five flight     9     (mission) have been launched. The sixth has now been completed, and has confirmed that the space station can meet all the required standards for operation.

2022 is a key year. Two experimental modules, two manned spaceships carrying six astronauts, and two cargo (货物) spaceships will take     10     this year, pushing the construction process of China’s space station further forward.

Sora, a new AI model developed by OpenAI — creator of chatbot ChatGPT —     1     (become) a global sensation (轰动) since its being launched. Sora can generate high-quality video clips based on given text prompts, in     2     (compare) with ChatGPT, which is only text-to-text.

The model understands     3     the user has asked for in the prompt and how those things exist in the physical world.

Liu Xingliang, director of the Data Center of China Internet, said Sora is     4     (undoubted) a major breakthrough for AI. “It demonstrates AI’s     5     (advance) ability to understand and create complex visual content and brings about unprecedented opportunities and challenges for content creation, entertainment and film and television production industries. The video-generation model will help creators turn their ideas     6     reality at a faster speed and at a lower cost,” Liu said,     7     (add) that AI is expected to play a more important role in the future.

Still, it does not necessarily mean the end of traditional industries, and more effort is needed     8     (explore) new artistic forms and expression methods by integrating AI technology. Meanwhile, experts say using text-to-video AI models raises a lot of     9     (concern) about ethics, copyright protection, personal privacy leakage and data security. Ensuring the authenticity and transparency of the content has become     10     important issue, and we need to set up rules to ensure the healthy development of such technology.

As awareness of the human impact on the environment     1     (increase), people are becoming more willing than ever before, to accept clean lifestyles. But some people aren’t totally sure where to begin. While large steps require planning, smaller steps can    2     (take) right away.

In many cases, your choices will depend     3    various factors: where you live, the resources available to you, your lifestyle, and others. Therefore there is probably no “one-size-fits-all” solution to going green. But there are plenty of things you can do     4     (live) a greener life, through your day-to-day     5     (activity), and most of these apply to just about anyone.

Save water. Every drop of tap water you use consumes energy. It might just be water, but a lot of fossil fuel (矿物燃料) is consumed in processing it. You can turn the tap off while       6     (brush) your teeth and collect rainwater for use in your garden.

Wear the right clothing. Your choice of clothing can make a big       7     (different) to the environment. One of       8    most heavily grown crops is cotton. Chemicals       9    are used as insecticides (杀虫剂) harm the environment, and harm people’s health. Try to find and buy clothing that uses these       10     (nature) materials. Wearing such clothing is also better for your health.

The Ganqiu Festival is one of the oldest traditional celebrations and social activities of the Miao ethnic group in China. It falls on the first day of “Liqiu”,     1     indicates the end of summer. Miao people     2     (settle) down in Huayuan County, Fenghuang County, Jishou County, Luxi County and several other counties in Hunan Province hold a series of grand     3     (ceremony) to celebrate the day. The festival is not only an opportunity for Miao people to celebrate a good harvest, but     4     important social occasion for young Miao men and women as well.

According to local tales, Miao people drove out demons (恶魔) from their lands and began planting rice to build up their homeland. And due to their hard work, they were blessed     5     a harvest every autumn. Since then, the festival has remained a celebration of their victory, an expression of their     6     (appreciate) for the harvest season, and a way to send blessings to others.

Having a long history, the Ganqiu Festival observes many customs     7     (pass) down from generation to generation.     8     (traditional), during the day, Miao people wear colorful costumes and gather for a feast featuring     9     (attract) shows and sports activities. The festival     10     (list) as national intangible cultural heritage in 2014 and later as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage in 2016.

Canadian Prime Minister led the government officials through Vancouver’s historic Chinatown for the city’s annual Chinese New Year Parade.

Last month, lion dancers,    1     (dress) in silver, purple and red, danced to the drum beats outside the Chinese Cultural Centre. The event marks the largest gathering of all lion dancers     2     live in Canada. A     3     (mass) golden dragon danced under the control of about a dozen young men.

Vancouver is home    4       more than 400,000 Chinese-Canadians. “I love the Chinese New Year Parade because it’s     5       inclusive activity and we highlight the     6     (strong) of each person,” said Mayor Gregor.

Penny Lim,     7     (hold) a camera in her hand, was one of the viewers. Before Penny Lim was born, her father    8    (move) to Vancouver from Guangdong Province. Lim has been coming to the parade for decade     9     (record) and photograph the lion dancers. “The colors are various, and the combinations of orange, pink, yellow are quite exciting,” she said. “It’s a connection to our culture, and     10     (essential) it’s festive and a lot of fun.”

A city’s name can often indicate its status in a nation’s history. Nanjing, meaning “southern capital city” literally in Chinese, could claim such an influential     1     (identify) in history.

The city, now capital of East China’s Jiangsu Province, was once     2     (global) considered to have     3     urban history of 2,500 years, a new archaeological research rewrites that. It was founded more than 3,100 years ago when an ancient city named Changgan was recently excavated (发掘).

“    4     (date) from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, archaeologists found that the city’s walls were protected by trenches,     5    is a universally acknowledged indicator of a defensive system     6     (adopt) by ancient cities,” says Chen Dahai, head of the archaeological excavation team. “In the history of the ancient system, trenches     7     (appear) before the walls were constructed. They were built around the living area     8     (prevent) floods and defend against enemies,” he added.

The latest archaeological findings may reshape the city’s history, with     9     (it) appearance tracing back to more than 3,100 years ago. Wang Wei, director of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ Archaeology Department, recognizes the discovery     10     a remarkable archaeological finding in tracing the Nanjing’s origins.

Three years after skyrocketing to worldwide     1     (recognize) with her first directorial film Hi, Mom, director-actress Jia Ling has returned to the     2     (fierce) competitive Spring Festival silver screen with her second directorial feature, YOLO (You Only Live Once).

Although the film has set off     3     online controversy due to Jia’s significant weight loss and muscle gain, she once explained on her Weibo account: “The film is not related to weight loss     4     even has very little connection with boxing. It     5     (tell) how a kind person finds herself and learns to love herself.”

The film features Jia     6     a self-enclosed woman who leads a directionless life. After a family conflict shatters her self-esteem, she decides to leave home     7     she lives with her parents and her divorced younger sister.

From then on, the heroine grapples with a challenging life,     8     (work) at a small restaurant. Her unexpected encounter with Hao Kun, a boxing coach,     9     (play) by Lei Jiayin, brings a glimmer of hope into her dull existence.

However, fate plays another cruel and miserable trick on her,     10     (far) complicating her journey.

With the tourism    1    (develop), people are becoming increasingly concerned    2    the environment. Here in our city, there is a heated discussion about whether a hotel should    3    (build) at White Beach. The owner of the company thinks the hotel would attract more tourists,     4    will help the local economy.    5    , the local people worry that constructing the hotel is not eco-friendly,     6    (particular) the turtles. Admitting the various    7    (benefit) from the hotel, they still have many concerns about the surroundings     8     they have been living for many years. It is    9    unavoidable problem that increased tourist numbers will consume more natural resources, at the same time, more waste and pollution    10    ( release).

A video of a five-year-old boy in China     1     insisted on (坚持) growing his hair for three years so he could sell it and donate (捐赠) the money to help children with cancer has moved     2     lot of people.

The boy, nicknamed Guangnian, from Henan Province,     3     (stop) cutting his hair three years ago because he hoped to wait for it to grow long enough to sell and make money.

In the video, Guangnian smiles     4     (happy) and runs his fingers through his long hair as he tells his story to the camera.

“I have long hair, but I’m a boy. I want     5     (try) my best to help the needy,” he said.

He remembered that a few classmates mistook     6     (he) for a girl on the first day of school because     7     his long hair.

“This made me feel a bit sad, but I won’t easily change my mind. I will keep     8     (go),” he said.

His mother explained that he made the     9     (decide) when he saw a TV programme in which a little girl with cancer wished to have more hair.

The boy’s story has touched the hearts of many Internet     10     (user) in China.

East China’s Anhui Province is home to a village that shows China’s past glory with local features. People call it “a village in a Chinese painting”.

    1     (lie) at the foot of the famous Mount Huangshan, the 900-year-old village of Hongcun has kept its     2     (peace) atmosphere (气氛) and classic buildings in Hui style from ancient times.

The beautiful halls and memorial archways (拱门)     3     (build) during the Ming and Qing dynasties with white walls and grey roofs. Its unique building style is shown in simple colors but     4     (have) fine carvings (雕刻) of different kinds. One of the     5     (good) examples is the Chengzhi Hall built by a rich salt seller in 1855, which is now open     6     the public. Visitors could appreciate the beautiful woodcarvings and the amazing doors and windows,     7     lots of gold powder (粉末) was used during the building.

Besides ancient houses, Hongcun also enjoys lovely water scenery. The Moon Pond, a large half-moon-shaped lake in     8     center of the village , is always in the spotlight. The mirror-like stillness of the water creates a quiet atmosphere.

In Chinese culture, the full moon symbolizes prosperity (繁荣). Then why wasn’t the pond created that way? It is said that although the full moon carries a good     9     (mean), the half moon appears for longer than the full moon in the lunar cycle. By choosing the shape of the half moon, the locals hoped     10     (keep) the prosperity of the village.