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International students from the Beijing Language and Culture University were busy preparing for the 2023 Competition for the Transmission and Promotion of the Beijing Central Axis, with three songs     1     (highlight) heritage sites along its length.

The competition, hosted     2     (annual) by the Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau and the Beijing Municipal Office for Conservation and Management of the Beijing Central Axis, includes five categories, one of     3     calls for participants to present the heritage sites using different art forms.

Three groups of international students from 13 countries participated with songs about the Wanning Bridge, the Temple of Heaven and Jingshan Park. The students, most of whom were Chinese language     4     (major), took an elective course that taught songs     5     (adapt) from ancient Chinese poetry.

“I think this song about the Wanning Bridge is very beautiful. When I was learning the lyrics, I got to know about the bridge’s history and architectural style. I feel that I’m very     6     (fortune) to participate in this course and the competition, because they have allowed me     7     (learn) more about Chinese culture and history,” said one of     8     students.

It was the first time Chinese folk music     9     (know) by so many students through these courses. And       10       the competition, they took their instruments home to introduce their friends to Chinese music. Through art, they became international narrators of China’s stories and practitioners of the cultural exchange between China and their homeland.

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The problem with     1     (learn) history by key dates and moments is that it gives us a spotlit view of the past — bright stars of major events twinkling against a giant — but dark and mysterious night sky of history.     2     a result, we lose the sense of the context of major events, and the ways in     3     our history — and our world — have been, and still are, connected.

So we set out to find out     4     was happening elsewhere on October 14, 1066 as the Battle of Hastings was raging.

The Norman knights were also expanding into Sicily and mainland Italy, while the migration of Seljuk Turks from Central Asia was about to threaten the Byzantine Empire,     5     (eventual) leading to the call for the First Crusade.

But my     6     (favor) moment in 1066 is from China, where Sima Guang began writing his monumental history of China,     7     (know) as the Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government.

Frances Wood, a former head of the Chinese section at the British Library     8     (dig) out an early manuscript of this work. Wood explained how this history     9     (suppose) to be of use to those in charge — by setting in context the     10     (decide) made by China’s leaders in centuries past (403B. C. -207B. C. ) and by analyzing the moral virtues of their actions.

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The Irish government has a plan to boost the population of more than two dozen faraway islands in the Atlantic Ocean — to give money to homebuyers     1     are willing to move there.

These islands are often a tourist draw due to their     2     (beauty) landscapes and history. About 30 islands off the coast of Ireland have year-round residents who are cut off by the water     3     (day) and who don’t have a connection through bridges or causeways to the mainland. Some of the islands have as few as two year-round residents on them. Over the past two decades the population of these islands     4     (fall), with fewer than 3,000 people now spread across them. Even so, the islands are important for tourism,     5     (attract) more than 300,000 visitors every year.

An ongoing worry for island communities is how     6     (maintain) the population levels of their islands. Most of the people on the islands are old, as many young adults leave the islands for     7     (far) education or work chances elsewhere.

The plan brings to mind Italy’s plan to sell homes in small towns for 1 euro     8     a way to attract new residents. However, there are plenty of stories from people who bought a l euro home about the difficulties and high costs of repairing     9     (they). Ireland is providing up to $92,000 for a person who repairs     10     old building on one of the Irelands.

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Recognizing the rising popularity of traditional music, the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) has launched a festival, Spring of Traditional Chinese Music.

The opening concert,     1     (hold) on April 8, 2022, saw a performance by China National Traditional Orchestra(CNTO) led by three conductors, Liu Sha, Lyu Jia and Li Xincao.

“    2     the first time, we performed with conductors who have never performed with traditional Chinese     3     (musician),” says Zhao Cong, president of CNTO. “When we discussed that idea with the NCPA, we were all very excited.” to Each of the conductors chose music pieces they’d like     4     (perform). For example, a piece from the Tang Dynasty   (618-907), titled The General’s Order,     5     (conduct) by Liu. “The sounds of traditional Chinese musical instruments are very different from Western musical instruments, which were     6     (total) new to me. However, this is the most interesting experience     7     will remain in my heart forever,” says Lyu.

“Playing works of traditional Chinese music and Western classical music     8     (be) like communicating with two people with     9     (variety) personalities,” says Li. “But music is all about emotions and expression, which is mutual (相互的).”

It’s reported that     10     festival will be held twice a year and invite more conductors of symphony orchestras (交响乐团) to work with traditional Chinese music orchestras.

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China plans to expand its space station to six modules(舱)from three in coming years, a researcher at the China Academy of Space Technology said on Wednesday.

The space station will play     1     important role as “space home port”,     2     (provide) an alternative platform for near-Earth missions as the International Space Station (ISS) nears the end of its lifespan(寿命). The ISS     3     (expect) to be decommissioned (退役) after 2030. The lifetime of the Chinese space station will be more than 15 years. It is longer than the 10 years the country     4     (previous) announced.

China’s self-built space station, also     5     (know) as Tiangong, or Sky Palace in Chinese, has been     6     full operation since late 2022. And it hosts a maximum of three astronaut s at an orbital altitude of up to 450 kilometers.

It will have a weight of 180 tonnes after expansion, about 40 percent of the mass of the ISS,     7     has been in orbit for over two decades.

Regarding the expansion, another module is also in the plan. Other plans, including the development of large space telescopes, 3D printers, intelligent robots     8     a warning system, are also underway.

Chinese state media said last year that China would be matchless as the ISS was approaching     9     (retire), and added that China had been requested by several countries     10     (send) their astronauts to the Chinese station.