4 . With his business going on well, he at first ____________ big houses and cars; and later he took ____________ of stocks of different companies. Eventually, he found that everything he dreamed of was in his ____________. (possess) （所给词的适当形式填空）

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A Guizhou golden Monkey “Xiao Fan” gave birth to a baby on March 21, 2024 in southwest China’s Mount Fanjingshan region, the Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve Administration announced Friday. The Guizhou golden monkey is also called the rare Guizhou snub-nosed monkey     1     (know) as the “Earth’s only child”.

The baby monkey is in sound health. Amazingly, over the past eight years, “Xiao Fan”     2     (give) birth to four healthy babies successfully, according to the reserve administration. And this has made a great contribution to     3     (they) research work.

The rare Guizhou snub-nosed monkey,     4     exclusively lives in the area of Mount Fanjingshan, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, is under top-level     5     (protect) in China and is listed as a “    6     (critical) endangered” species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Yang Wei, head of the Guizhou snub-nosed monkey research center of the nature reserve, said that the breeding (繁殖) period of the monkeys was shortened from three years to two years at the center, thus     7     (help) carry out scientific research on the monkeys greatly.

Among the three species of golden snub-nosed monkeys endemic (特有的) to China, the Guizhou snub-nosed monkey is the one with the     8     (small) population, the narrowest habitat and the least ecological information.

There has been     9     estimated population of 700 to 800 rare Guizhou snub-nosed monkeys.     10     present, there are nine captive Guizhou snub-nosed monkeys at the research center.

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The Shenzhou XVI crew members shared their space stories with the public on Friday since their return from space last October after the     1    (five) crewed mission to the space station     2    (involve) China’s first civilian astronaut.

“I felt particularly happy to fly with the diverse crew members, which     3     the first time included a pilot, an engineer, and a payload specialist,” Major General Jing Haipeng, 57, said at     4     news conference held in Beijing.

Jing also revealed that, unlike his previous space missions, he actually gained weight by the end of this one. “We strictly followed our exercise and dietary plans, which is     5     our physical and mental conditions were     6    (exception) good.”

Flight engineer Zhu Yangzhu said that his primary     7    (responsible) were assembling and maintaining the space station’s equipment and the greatest challenge was to ensure “zero mistakes in daily operations” during the five-month mission.

Professor Gui Haichao, said he was so proud, as the first civilian astronaut     8    (enter) China’s own space station and conduct     9    (science) research in space.

Jing also expressed his long-lasting passion for his career. “Since 2003, Chinese astronauts     10    (advance) steadily, step by step, and will explore with greater courage and wisdom to realize even bigger dreams,” he said.

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The Chinese seal (印章) is most     1     (common) made of stone, but can also be made of plastic, ivory, or metal.

Seals     2     (be) a part of Chinese culture for thousands of years. The earliest known seals date     3     the Shang Dynasty. Seals became widely used during the Warring States period     4     they were used for signing documents. By the time of the Han Dynasty, the seal was an essential part of Chinese culture.

During the history of the Chinese seal, Chinese characters have evolved (深化). Some of the     5     (change) made to characters over the centuries have been related to the practice of carving seals. For example, during the Qin Dynasty, Chinese characters had a round shape. The need     6     (carve) them on a square seal led to the characters     7     (they) taking on a square and even shape.

Chinese seals are used for many kinds of     8     (office) documents. There are also seals for less formal uses. And seals are also created by the artists for their artworks,     9     (add) a further artistic dimension to their paintings or calligraphic scrolls. Artists in particular often design and carve their own seals which are used on their artworks. However, anyone having     10     passion for art may enjoy creating their own seal.

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Weiqi, an ancient strategic game,     1     (date) back over 4,000 years. It involves black and white stones     2     (place) on a board, with the aim of surrounding the opponent’s pieces. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the game     3     (spread) to Korea and Japan, where it gained great popularity. In Korea, it was known as baduk,     4     in Japan it was called igo or go. Despite its popularity     5     East Asia, it was only introduced to the West in the late 19th century through Japan. Accordingly, most non-Chinese know the game by its Japanese name and use Japanese terms to play it.     6     (distinguish) it from the English verb “go”, the game is often capitalized as “Go”.

Though Go looks quite simple, it is actually one of the most complicated games. In fact, there are so many possible moves in Go     7     a whole new field of mathematics has been created just to describe the game. While this shows     8     level of thinking skills that Go players must have to become champions, it also shows the difficulties involved in creating a computer program that can play the game well. Meanwhile, top Go players like Ke Jie have been excited by AlphaGo’s     9     (innovate) strategies, opening up whole new worlds of     10     (possibility) in the game of Go. Nowadays, many Go players now use AI programs like AlphaGo to help them improve their playing skills.