The African penguin is expected to go extinct in the wild in just over a decade, given its current population decline. The main reason is a lack of food caused by disturbance to ocean conditions from global heating and     1     (compete) from the commercial fishing industry. According to a study, recently scientists     2     (identify) a possible additional cause, one that is an entirely new threat and that further     3     (prevent) the penguins from finding food: noise pollution from marine ships in a bay.

Not long ago, my daughter’s shoes     1     (damage) with a knife. She burst into tears. I took them to the shoemaker’s. The man said he would add more scratches on both shoes as if the openings were made on purpose for a special style. I didn’t fully understand him, but I decided to leave the shoes. Two days later I dropped by from work     2     (collect) the shoes. I found more scratches on each shoe, but all the openings were patched by red leather and the stitches were twisted. The appearance looked     3     (interesting) than ever.

Tea is commonly considered native to Southern China. However, in a garden in Geling village in Metog county in the Tibet autonomous region, the morning air is filled with the sweet aroma of     1     (fresh) picked tea.

Tsering Yangdron, a 25-year-old Monba, one of the ethnic groups     2     live in this region, skillfully makes her way through the garden, carefully picking tender tea leaves and tossing them into a bamboo basket tied to her waist. Tea picking     3     (become) a habit for her over the past five years. After she is done, Tsering Yangdron goes back home, where she also runs a homestay. “We have come up with       4     dish of fresh tea buds fried with eggs,” she said. A kilogram of fresh tea buds       5     (sell) for 300 yuan. Once     6     (dry) and processed to make green tea, their value increases significantly.

Geling was once inaccessible as a result of the dense forests,     7     the opening of the Metog highway in 2013 significantly improved connectivity and created opportunities for economic growth. Prior to Huang Jiabin’s appointment     8     the village’s Party secretary, the tea plantation in Geling was a neglected piece of land.

“    9     (realize) the valley was suitable for growing tea, since 2018, we have improved the management of the tea plantation, introduced advanced planting techniques and provided training for     10     (village),” Huang said.

Two giant pandas    1    (arrive) at Hamad International Airport in Doha, capital of Qatar(卡塔尔) on Wednesday morning, on a special flight from China. They will remain in Qatar for 15 years.

“It is the first time giant pandas have traveled to the Middle East,” the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda said. The center has also sent breeders and veterinary( 兽医) experts to help the giant pandas adapt    2    the new environment.

The Qatari government has built    3    giant panda hall. The two giant pandas will enjoy an air-conditioned sports ground, an indoor exhibition hall    4    a separate “bedroom”. In addition,    5    (guarantee) that the giant pandas can have a comfortable environment, the Qatari government has also prepared much equipment, such as nursery rooms.

More than a month ago, physical examination of the two giant pandas    6    (carry) out and they were in    7    (fair) good health.

China also sent expert    8    (group) to Qatar for on-site guidance and assessment of the venues to assist Qatar in    9    (establish) a giant panda breeding management team.

In May, 2020, China and Qatar signed a cooperation    10    (agree) on giant panda conservation and research to promote the conservation of endangered species and biodiversity.

The origin of volunteering can be traced back to the 12th century Britain,     1     there were more than 500 hospitals operated by volunteers. The word “volunteering”, taken from the French volontaire, started     2     (use) in the 18th century when people were willingly joining the military service. However, today, the word is more connected with community service.

It may surprise some that the biggest revolution in volunteering     3     (bring) by the invention of the Internet. Helpful platforms were raised, and more volunteers became interested when they found out about various opportunities.

Six young men all responded to the calls for help from inside a wrecked car one recent morning when they     1     (walk) to school. A woman,     2     (believe) to be in her 50s, collided with another vehicle. The impact jammed both her passenger and driver’s side doors shut. Together, the young men worked to open the passenger door in an effort     3     (save) the woman trapped in the car. The group of guys succeeded in freeing the woman trapped in her car. And they have received significant attention     4     their heroic act.

While China celebrates the year of the rabbit, many Vietnamese are buying new cat-themed decorations. How the cat substituted for the rabbit     1     (remain) debatable. Some suppose the custom has to do with language. In old Chinese, the word tied to the rabbit year is pronounced “mao (卯)”    2     pronunciation is similar to mèo, the Vietnamese word for cat. Some think it relates to landscape. Originally the Chinese preferred a lifestyle close to wilderness, choosing rabbit as an animal living in the wild fields. In contrast, the Vietnamese chose the cat because they treated cats     3     friends living in their houses.

While engagement has never been more challenging for schools to achieve, it’s also     1    (critical) than ever. Engagement is more than just ensuring that lessons are fun. Upon deeper examination, engagement and motivation     2     (drive) by several factors. Do students get an opportunity to help shape their goals and the process by which they are learning to achieve them? Does every student feel     3     (support) at school? Do students understand the value of     4     they’re learning and believe that this value outweighs the cost of effort? When these things are true, learning happens.

When Suki heard she was to be laid off, her first reaction was fear for what it could mean for her career. “I was initially scared because I     1     (see) layoffs happening all across the tech industry, so I worried I wouldn’t be able to find another job.”

A few days later, she put her video skills to use, sharing a video online that highlighted the new     2     (hobby) she’d found time to take up after being laid off. The video struck a chord,     3     (score) thousands of likes, and prompting a flood of recruiters to get in touch.

Shark fin soup,     1     is a famous and expensive dish in southern China, is endangering certain species of sharks and threatening the ocean’s ecosystem.

Sharks are     2     the top of the food chain and they are of great     3     (important)for the ocean’s ecosystem. However, around 70 million sharks     4     (kill)for the fin soup each year and the number of sharks has been falling during the last decades. If their number drops     5     (low)than the current level, life circle in the ocean will be     6     (serious)threatened.

Environmental protection     7     (group)around the world, such as WildAid, are trying to stop the fin soup. They have even asked governments     8     (pass)laws to ban the sale of shark fins. But     9     is not enough. We need to stop     10     (enjoy)the fin soup to save our sharks.