The film Poetry tells an inspirational story of a young     1     (construct) worker called Hailuo who dreams of becoming a poet and lands a job at a poetry magazine named Caiwei.

However, just as he begins to make an impact, the editor-in-chief is diagnosed with a serious illness. The weight of saving the magazine falls onto Hailuo’s shoulders. The challenge is     2     (overwhelm), but Hailuo faces it positively and saves the magazine     3     (eventual).

The film has received critical acclaim (好评),     4     (win) Best Picture at China’s Wushan Goddess Art Film Festival in early April. It has been listed     5     one of the key promotion films of one of China’s national film overseas promotion centers.

Though Poetry     6     (film) in 2020 under a very limited budget, Ning Jingwu, the director of Poetry and his crew insisted on finishing the film, hoping to inspire more people     7     (read) and write poetry.

The film’s Chinese name Caiwei takes its name from     8     poem in Shijing, or The Book of Songs, the earliest collection of poems in China. The film also quotes a large number of poems, some of     9     are suggestions provided by some poetry and drama organizations and some were selected by the crew due to the meaning these works     10     (hold) for them during the shoot.

According to the World Meteorological (气候的) Organization, El Nino is a naturally occurring climate phenomenon. It starts with unusually warm surface water in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean,    1    then goes on to affect the weather worldwide. On average, it occurs every two to seven years, lasting 9 to 12    2    (month).

The center said the combination of El Nino and global warming would increase the chances of meteorological disasters     3    (cause) by extreme weather. The El Nino event is projected to cause sea surface temperature to peak between November 2023 and January 2024. Since May, an El Nino system    4    (build) up along the equator (赤道) in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Research     5    (suggest) that every 1℃ increase in temperature in the equatorial eastern Pacific can raise the global annual average temperature by 0.12℃. A moderate or strong El Nino event     6    (usual) rises the global average surface temperature by about 0.1℃ to 0.22℃, the center added.

Speaking of the effect     7    China, the center said that an El Nino event tends to bring more rainfall to the southern regions and    8    (warm) temperatures in the north of the country. Since the 1990s, every El Nino event has been followed by two consecutive summers of above normal precipitation (降水) in China.

Jia Xiaolong, vice director of the center, said at     9    news conference in early November that statistics show that in the context of El Nino events, temperatures fluctuate greatly in winter, and the number of cold spells affecting China is often more than usual. The center recently released the climate trend forecast. It is expected    10    (face) snow disasters and increased demand for heating compared with the past, leading to temporary energy consumption peaks.

Chinese poetry has a long and rich history,     1     (date) back to the Shijing, or Book of Songs, which     2     (compose) around 600 BCE. In the centuries since, countless poets have added to this tradition, exploring themes ranging from love and friendship     3     nature and spirituality.

One of the distinctive     4     (feature) of Chinese poetry is its use of form, including the four-line quatrain known as the jueju and the eight-line poem called the lüshi. These forms     5     (usual) follow strict rules concerning rhyme and meter, requiring poets     6     (exercise) great skill and creativity in their works

In addition to     7     (it) formal qualities. Chinese poetry is also known for the use of symbolism and metaphor as well as its emphasis on concision and suggestion rather than apparent     8     (state).

Today. Chinese poetry continues to be celebrated and studied around     9     world. The most appealing thing is     10     the translations and adaptations of Chinese poetry have been introducing new audiences to this rich and varied literary tradition.

The idea of the ”melting pot“ has been a defining characteristic of American society. The term refers to the concept that a society consisting     1     people from different cultural backgrounds can create     2     new, unique culture by melding together their customs and traditions. This process creates a society where people     3     (unite)by shared values and experiences, despite     4     (come)from different places and backgrounds.

The United States has always been defined by immigration, with people from all over the world coming to build     5     (good) lives for themselves and their families. As these immigrants arrived, they brought with them their own languages, customs, and     6     (religion). Over time, these differences were overcome as people from different cultures worked together and learned from each other. In this way, the melting pot     7     (assist) to create a truly unique American culture that incorporates elements from many different communities.

For Chinese high school students, understanding the concept of the melting pot can be     8     (especial) important. Like in the United States, China is home to a     9     (diversity) population, with people from many different regions and ethnicities. By appreciating the diversity within our own country and learning from the experiences of others, we can help create a more harmonious society     10     celebrates the unique contributions of every individual.

Until late February this year, the publicity of Zibo barbecue had achieved     1     (limit) success. That is, until some college students attending a job fair in the city went to try the barbecue and took videos of themselves     2     (enjoy) the food and posted them onto social media.

The     3     (passion) youths unknowingly started a trend that has spurred the hashtag: “College students visit Zibo to try barbecue in groups” to go viral on social media.

Since it went viral, youths from across the country     4     (crowd) into Zibo to try its famous barbecue.

    5     makes barbecue special in Zibo is that the skewers (串肉扦) are 70-80 percent cooked before being brought to the table, where people can finish off the cooking at their own little stove of hot coals. On top of that,     6     (dine) have pancakes, green onions and other dressings,     7     enable them to assemble their own barbecue-filled package a bit like how traditional Peking duck is prepared.

“Zibo barbecue going viral is not     8     (accident),” Yin Qidi, head of the city’s commerce bureau, said at a news conference held to address the barbecue craze     9     March 10.

To take advantage of     10     (it) recent fame, the city plans to hold a barbecue festival around the May Day holiday, said Yin.

A new college graduate’s decision to become a cemetery staff has set off a heated discussion on social     1    (medium) about how young people nowadays can deal with social anxiety and benefit     2    genuine interpersonal relationships. The student from Chongqing said she is very pleased with her job     3     she only has four colleagues and does not need to worry about any complicated relationships. Her decision became a trending topic on Sina Weibo, with many netizens     4    (say) they envied her position. “Young people would rather work in a cemetery than network,” said one comment,    5    received more than 10,000 likes.

Meanwhile, a 29-year-old man in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, made headlines after he     6    (provide) with emergency assistance twice in a month because he was experiencing social anxiety. The man, surnamed Zhong, has a doctorate. He suffered from a panic disorder when he began work and had difficulty     7    (adapt) to the pressure of his job and his new social circle. He also experienced two relationship breakups.     8    (previous), he had lived     9     isolated life and had not participated in social gatherings.

According to a survey     10    (conduct) last year by China Youth Daily, more than 80 percent of the nearly 5,000 college students questioned said they had mild social anxiety disorder, with only 12 percent saying they did not have any problems.

The     1     (tradition) Chinese writing brush is made of animal hair. The use of it can date back to 6, 000 years ago. In the early years, the brush was     2     (extreme) simple. It seems that the pictures, symbols and characters on ancient pottery (陶器)     3    (do) with brushes.

The brushes from Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and Henan provinces are the     4     (fine) in the country. The biggest one,     5     is 157cm long and weighs 5kg, was made by a factory in Tianjin in 1979.    6     the morning of September 14, 1979, calligrapher Yang Xuanting from Beijing wrote four characters meaning “Long Live the Motherland” on a piece of Xuan paper with this brush     7    (celebrate) the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

In ancient times, the brush was made of the hair of a newborn baby. More than 1,400 years ago,     8     old woman invented a brush with a newborn’s hair inside and rabbit hair outside. It is said that it was a favorite brush of Xiao Ziyun, a famous calligrapher of the time. Even today, some people ask brush-makers to make a brush with the hair of a newborn baby and keep it as a souvenir,     9    (wish) their child will be inspired after he or she     10     (see) it after growing up and become determined to be a man or woman of letters in the future.

Prihardinni, from the Indonesian city of Surabaya, is amazed at how traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)     1    (continue) to develop since she began studying it a year ago.

The 20-year-old arrived in China in 2019 and initially studied Chinese in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi. She is     2     (current) a freshman at the Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, the only university in Northwest China permitted to grant a doctoral degree in TCM,     3     is a medical system with thousands of years of history and widespread international     4     (popular).

When Prihardinni was 10 years old, she suffered     5     continuous headaches. So, her mother took her to see a TCM doctor near their home. The doctor checked her pulse, examined her face and tongue, and wrote down a prescription (处方). After several     6     (week)of consuming the bitter herbal medicine, her symptoms were relieved, and she found comfort.

“His medical skills were like magic.” Prihardinni recalls. The memory of being cured by TCM was remembered in Prihardinni’s heart and it encouraged her     7    (pursue) TCM study majoring in the clinical science of Chinese and Western medicines.

“People in my country are becoming increasingly interested in TCM.     8     (vary) social media vloggers are documenting their experiences with Chinese medicine.” Prihardinni says,     9     (add) that she plans to return to her hometown after graduation and open a TCM clinic. “I want to tell my friends and relatives that Chinese medicine is also     10     good and trustworthy choice.”