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Singing is one of those universal actions that everyone can do for fun, regardless of how they sound. According to recent studies     1    (conduct) at Goethe University Frankfurt, singing can be actually helpful to your immune system. The study focused     2     a group of people who sang in a professional choir and discovered that the amount of proteins in the blood that function as antibodies (抗体) was     3    (obvious) higher after singing, so people involved in music could be less likely     4    (get) sick.

Singing actually is the perfect physical exercise for people who are injured, disabled or elderly. Not only     5    (do) singing help increase your lung capacity, but it helps stimulate circulation. This can lead to better results when people hit the gym thanks to the person’s increased aerobic (有氧的) capacity and newfound physical or mental strength.

The simple truth is that singing makes you happy. It releases endorphins (内啡肽), a chemical     6     reduces pain and makes you feel     7    (happy) and less stressed. People who sing, especially in choirs and on the stage are known to have better social skills and be loss lonely.     8    (stand) on the stage and performing can be tough,     9     when you do it in a group, it can help improve your sense of self as well as increase your     10    (confident).

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Chinese are the world’s most optimistic people about the future of their country, says the monthly survey, “What Worries the World — July 2017,”     1     (report) by the global market research company, Ipsos, on August 6th.

        The report shows that 87 percent of Chinese     2     accepted the interview think that their country is going in the right direction, being     3     highest among all adults under aged 65 surveyed in 26 countries,     4     (include) Australia, Canada, France, Britain, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, the US and South Korea.

US media, Axios, said Chinese are     5     (true) optimistic about the future of their country, while most Americans are worried that their country is going downhill.

Most Chinese participants in the survey worry about moral decline (道德衰退) (47%),     6     (environment) problems (40%) and unemployment (31%) while healthcare, terrorism (恐怖主义) as well     7     crime and violence, are the top three     8     (worry) for Americans, the report noted.

Besides, the report pointed out that nearly 43 percent of Americans interviewed     9     (be) optimistic about their country in July 2017, down 4 percent from the previous month, but much     10     (high) than during the presidential election (选举) in October 2016.

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On September 26, 2022, NASA     1     (successful) completed its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission by intentionally crashing     2     unmanned spacecraft into the asteroid (小行星) Dimorphos. The goal was to change its orbit. With the success, NASA proved the concept     3     this technique could keep a potentially dangerous asteroid     4     crashing into Earth in the future.

NASA noted that Dimorphos is not a     5     (threatening) to Earth, but because it passes relatively close to Earth, it     6     (choose) as the target for the test mission.

“If you were going to do this for planetary defence, you would do it 5, 10, 15, or 20 years in advance for this technique     7     (work).” said NASA program executive Andrea Riley. “This is why we test. We want to do it now rather than when there’s an actual need.”

Asteroids can be a significant danger to planet Earth. For example, around 66 million years ago, an asteroid around 6 to 9 miles across struck the Earth,     8     (cause) one of the largest extinction events in Earth’s history. Therefore, DART’s success     9     (be) an important step forward in protecting the planet from potential damage from an asteroid. This shows humans are no longer     10     (power) to prevent this type of natural disaster.

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China’s first taikonaut Yang Liwei took off from Jiuquan in northwest China,     1    made China the third nation     2    (send) a man into space. While     3    (travel) in space, Yang spoke to two astronauts aboard the International Space Station. When orbiting in the capsule, Yang     4    (take) photos of planet earth. Yang landed     5    (safe) in the Shenzhou V capsule in Inner Mongolia.     6    total, Yang was in space for twenty-one and a half hours and made 14 orbits of the earth. The Beijing Space Control Center said the flight was     7    “complete success” and it was also called a step forward for the whole world. Soon after that, Premier Wen Jiabao made a phone call to the control center to offer his     8    (congratulate), Yang is a hero of     9    (we) nation We are all     10    (pride) of him.

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TOKYO — Female giant panda Xiang Xiang left Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo to fly back to China, her home country     1    Tuesday morning.

“China-Japan cooperation in wildlife conservation,     2    (represent) by giant pandas, is a wonderful example of friendly exchanges between the two countries,” a spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in Japan said.

As this year marks     3    45th anniversary of the conclusion of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Peace and Friendship, the love for giant pandas is expected to drive more Sino-Japanese friendly exchanges and     4     (benefit) cooperation, according to the spokesperson.

Around 7:10 am local time, a white truck     5    (carry) the five-year-old panda slowly drove out of Ueno Zoological Gardens, before heading to Narita International Airport.

Upon her return, Xiang Xiang will be sent to Bifengxia Giant Panda Base in the city of Ya’an, Sichuan,     6     is known as the hometown of giant pandas, according to the zoo.

Xiang Xiang     7    (bear) at Ueno Zoo in June 2017. As the first panda     8    (natural) bred(繁殖) and raised at the zoo in nearly three decades since You You, born in 1988, Xiang Xiang gained huge     9    (popular) among Japanese people after she was born.

She was originally scheduled     10    (travel) back to China by the end of December 2020, but her return was delayed many times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Space Station Rice Tests Show Promise

Chinese astronauts have successfully grown rice seedlings (幼苗) onboard the Tiangong space station.

There have been other rice     1     (experiment) in space. But the one being conducted on Tiangong is the first of     2     (it) kind that aims to produce the complete life cycle of the plant, which begins with a seed and ends with     3     mature plant producing new seeds.

China launched the Wentian space laboratory into orbit on July 24. The space lab, which weighs 23 metric tons and is 17.9 meters tall, is the country’s     4     (large) spacecraft to date. Onboard     5     (be) eight experimental payloads, including the one for the rice experiment.

“We want to investigate how microgravity affects the plant flowering time on the molecular (分子的) level     6     whether it is possible to use the microgravity environment     7     (control) the related process,” said Zheng Huiqiong, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flowering is a     8     (vital) important stage for plant reproductive development.

“If we want to land on and explore Mars, food     9     (bring) from Earth is not enough for the astronauts’ long journey and mission in space. We have to find a sustainable food source     10     long-term space explorations,” Zheng said.

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The Japanese branch of the Chinese Literature Readers’ Club was established at the China Cultural Center in Tokyo     1     September, 2022.

The event had Chinese sci-fi writers Wang Jinkang, Bao Shu, and Qi Yue, alongside Japanese sci-fi writer Taiyo Fujii and Nozomi Oomori, the Japanese    2    (translate) of Liu Cixin’s The Three- Body Problem, as guest speakers to talk about their sci-fi creations    3     the development trend of sci-fi.

Shi Yongjing, cultural counselor(参赞)at the Chinese embassy in Japan, said that “both China and Japan have a long history of translating each    4    (other) cultural works”. The club will provide a new platform for Japanese readers    5    (learn) about contemporary China, she said.

During the event,     6     ran for more than two hours, three Chinese writers shared stories about how they became sci-fi writers.     7    (start) from Chinese writer Lao She’s Cat Country, Japanese guest speakers talked about their     8    (joy) experiences of reading Chinese science fiction. For them, Chinese sci-fi literature     9    (develop) quickly in the last 10 years, and works like The Three- Body Problem have attracted many Japanese readers.

In recent years, on average, China has     10    (annual) published more than 500 sci-fi novels. In 2023, Chengdu in Southwest China’s Sichuan province will host the 81st World Science Fiction Convention.

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As the saying goes, “Laughter is the best medicine.” In troubling times, good humour is in need more than ever. Doctors and medical staff are including it in     1     (they)care treatments. One product of this kind is the healthcare clown around the globe. There is even     2     organization that sets standards. The European Federation of Healthcare Clown Organizations     3     (found)in 2011. It says, “Healthcare clowns,     4     make contact through humour, bring moments of happiness to children and some adults with illness or special needs.”

After a COVID-19 ward opened in Jerusalem, one healthcare clown decided to help patients by     5     (use)her humour. She wanted to reduce the patients’     6     (anxious)and improve their health. She enjoyed working alongside doctors and said, “     7     (obvious), the doctors take care of the body and we come in and take care of the soul.”

Healthcare clowns are carefully chosen. Professional     8     (performer)have to receive special training before working with children in the healthcare environment. “I can see up close the effect the clowns have     9     sick children. I could not see a world without them. It’s necessary for the public     10     (realize)the role of healthcare clowns,” a doctor said.

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Bike-sharing is popular in China, with an increasing number of people choosing bike riding instead of     1     (drive). The bike often has GPS or Bluetooth on it, and can be unlocked with a smart phone and left anywhere in public. Bike-sharing allows people     2     (borrow) a bike from one place and return it at another place.

    3     is very convenient to use the sharing-bikes if you have a smart phone. First, you have to download an APP onto your smart phone. Then what you need to do is to find the nearest bike. Scan the QR code (二维码) on the bike with your phone in order to make a Bluetooth     4     (connect). You will find the bike will have unlocked     5     (it). Then you can enjoy your trip. The greatest advantage of bike-sharing is that you can     6     (easy) find one and never worry about where to park it. The cost of riding depends on the time     7     is spent on your trip. Generally, it doesn’t cost too much.

So far, technology and science     8     (change) our lifestyles greatly. We have to say bike-sharing brings us     9     (much) convenience than before. And we also hope that people can not only enjoy it 61.    10     put it to good use.

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Square dancing is a well-known recreational group activity in China. It     1     (start) to gain popularity in the mid-1990s when groups gathered at squares, parks, and other open spaces     2     (dance) in the mornings and evenings. Most of these     3     (individual) are senior citizens in search of new friends and activities to keep themselves     4     (occupy). It's about more than just dancing; it's a way about meeting new friends and sharing their life stories,     5     benefits them both mentally and physically.

Ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, when authorities launched the     6     (promote) of national fitness activities, square dancing became     7     (popular) than before. According to official statistics, there are presently over 120 million Chinese who regularly take part     8     this activity across the nation's squares. And most participants are happy with their current living conditions.

    9    , loud music played during square dancing was considered as terrible noises. In recent years, national standards and regulations     10     (introduce) to make the exercising more public-friendly and further ensure its sound development.