1 . Sitting inside the Shenzhou XVI spacecraft, Gui Haichao, the first Chinese civilian on a spaceflight, together with the other two astronauts,     1     (launch) by a 20-story-tall Long March 2F carrier rocket,     2     took off at 9:31 am on May 30, 2023 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

Born in 1986, Gui’s     3     (enthusiastic) for science has been developing since childhood. He had a set of encyclopedias (百科全书) from which he gained a lot of basic space knowledge. Years later, Gui Haichao attended Beihang University,     4     (major) in spacecraft design and engineering.

Gui then pursued postdoctoral research overseas and published about 20 SCI academic papers in top international journals. After returning to China, he received Beihang’s invitation to teach     5     an associate professor.

In the spring of 2018, Gui was told that China’s manned space authorities had made a decision     6       (select) the third group of astronauts, including the first spaceflight engineers and science payloads specialists. “I have been     7     fan of space exploration for many years and sometimes dreamed about doing my research in space. So excited was I on hearing this news     8     I signed up without much thought. Eventually I was     9     (successful) admitted following several demanding rounds of     10     (profession) tests,” he recalled.

Chinese paper cutting or jianzhi is the first paper-cutting design,     1     (date) back to the Eastern Han Dynasty. Due to its     2     (grace) art, after hundreds of years’ development, the paper-cuts have become a means of decoration     3     is gaining great popularity both at home and abroad.

    4     (general), the paper-cuts are used to decorate doors and windows, and therefore sometimes they     5     (refer) to as -- chuanghua (Window Flower). They are also used for religious and ceremonial purposes, burned at funerals and     6     (bury) with the dead. Chinese people believe the red paper-cuts on the door can bring good fortune and happiness to the whole family. As     7     result, paper-cuts are more often seen during traditional Chinese festivals, the Spring Festival in particular.

People find hope and comfort in expressing best     8     (wish) with paper-cuttings. For instance: for a wedding ceremony, red paper-cuttings are traditional decorations on the tea set, the dressing table glass, and other furniture. A big red paper character Xi (happiness) is a traditional must on the newly-wed’s door. With its popularity     9     (grow) rapidly, we may never fail     10     (feel) the existence of Chinese paper-cutting all over the world.

    1     is widely known that Chinese ancient     2     (civilize) has continued all the way through into modern times, despite there were many ups and downs in its history. The main reason     3     this has been the Chinese writing system.

Chinese characters, also     4     (refer) to as Hanzi, are one of the earliest forms of written language in the world, with a history of approximately (大约) five thousand years. It is still difficult to determine the specific time     5     the Chinese characters came into being. At the beginning, written Chinese started from the use of longgu-animal bones and shells     6     symbols were carved. By the Shang Dynasty (around 1600-1046 BCE), these symbols     7     (use) as a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed     8     different forms,   leading to various dialects and characters. However, Qinshihuang changed the situation. After that, the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. That writing system is not only of great     9     (important) in uniting the Chinese people and culture, but also an important     10     (mean) by which China’s present is connected with its past.

In the Palace Museum, visitors put themselves in an architectural complex full of characteristics of Chinese culture. To improve     1     (it) capacity for cultural exhibition, communication, tourism services and heritage protection, the Palace Museum made great efforts. It makes use of     2     (tradition) restoration (修复) techniques and modern science and technology.

With a research team, the Palace Museum has been finding     3     (variety) ways to protect the heritage. So far,     4    research team has combined 14 types of special monitoring equipment with independent intellectual property rights. The historical risk data is used    5     (study) safety risk assessment index system, risk judgment and early warning systems. After AI was introduced, the museum     6     (establish) a complete monitoring and response system and an emergency platform for the immovable cultural heritage.

And digital technologies     7     (apply) by the Palace Museum to protect cultural relics (遗址) several years ago. It has introduced 1.86 million     8     (piece) of cultural relic information, and has collected 1,500 3D models and high-precision panoramic images (全景图) of all open areas. It brought cultural resources to life and offered better digital services     9     Internet users. The Palace Museum is truly an amazing example     10     connects modern and traditional technologies to preserve the cultural heritage.

BEIJING-With the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China     1    (open)on Sunday ,the world is paying close attention to the programs of action and important policies that will    2    (make) during the landmark event.

During delivering a key report to the CPC congress, Xi Jinping said China has always been committed to its foreign policy goals     3    upholding world peace and promoting common development, reiterating the    4     ( country ) dedication to promoting a human community with a    5     ( share)future.

    6     world has once again reached a crossroads in history, and its future course will be decided by all the world’s    7     ( people), he said.

In the face of headwinds from setbacks in economic globalization, the COVID-19 pandemic    8    flare-ups(冲突)of regional conflicts, global     9     ( collect) efforts are in urgent need to address growing deficit in peace, development, trust and governance. Against such backdrop, Xi has proposed the Global Development Initiative (GDI) and the Global Security Initiative(GSI).

Offering Chinese     10     ( wise) to human society standing at the crossroads, the two initiatives have been greeted with applause from the international community.

From London’s Trafalgar Square to major cities across Britain, tens of thousands of British people have joined Chinese communities    1     (welcome) the arrival of the Chinese New Year.

In Manchester there was a Dragon Parade,    2     (lead) by a very breathtaking 54-meter long dragon, ending in Chinatown    3    people could enjoy a wide range of Chinese food and enjoy a spectacular fireworks show.    4     (celebrate) also took place in Liverpool, Birmingham, Lake District, Durham, Edinburgh, Leeds and Newcastle.

Academic Dr. Wu Kegang said, “ The Chinese New Year event in Britain is now     5    (impress) than ever and it is growing every year”.

On arrival in Britain 26 years ago from Guangdong, south China,    6     first thing Wu noticed was that Chinese New Year was celebrated    7    (main) in towns and cities with big Chinese communities. “You would go to London Chinatown and join your countrymen to celebrate,    8     to Chinatowns in places like Liverpool and Manchester for events almost only held for Chinese people,” Wu recalled.

“    9     is different now, is that we are seeing local communities all over the country taking part alongside their own Chinese populations,” he said. “ It is clear to me that the event will continue to grow in Britain where Chinese New Year    10    (earn) its place in the calendar of events so far.”

Two giant pandas “Sihai” and “Jingjing”     1     (leave) the Ya’an Bi Feng Xia Base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in Sichuan Province on Oct. 18, 2022, starting     2     (they) journey to Qatar.

To ensure that the two pandas start their new lives smoothly, both sides have made full preparations. The two pandas have been in good condition     3     the CCRCGP put them into quarantine (隔离) a month ago.

The Chinese team has also sent several expert     4     (group) to Qatar for on-site guidance and assessment of the venues,     5     will assist the country in setting up a professional giant panda breeding     6     management team, and ensure supplies of bamboo.

To help the giant pandas adapt to their new environment     7     (easy), the research center has also sent experienced breeders and experts to Qatar.

    8     May 2020, China and Qatar signed a cooperation agreement concerning giant panda protection and research to further promote     9     (internation) cooperation in the field and to boost the protection of endangered species and biodiversity in the two countries. It is     10     first time that China has cooperated with a Middle Eastern country in this capacity.