The FIFA World Cup is     1     international association football competition contested by men’s national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Qatar will be the first country in the Middle East     2     (host) the FIFA World Cup. The tournament will be held from 21 November to 18 December 2022,     3     the average temperature in Qatar ranges from 24-28 degrees Celsius. The tournament was moved to winter in Qatar to protect athletes and attendees     4     the summer heat.

As the flagship tournament of the most popular sport in the world, no event has such an extraordinary global reach as the FIFA World Cup™. With the     5     (participate) of 32 national football teams, fans from all around the world and an international event management and volunteer workforce, Qatar     6     (expect) to host as many as one million visitors during the tournament.

Unique stadium     7     (design) reflect the cultural heritage of Qatar and the Arab region. Al Bayt Stadium, which will host the opening match of the FIFA World Cup™, features a giant tent structure     8     (cover) the entire stadium. The stadium takes its name from ‘bayt al sha’ar’ — tents     9     (historical) used by nomadic peoples (游牧民族) in Qatar and the Gulf region. Lusail Stadium, the largest stadium,     10     (celebrate) the region’s ancient tradition of craftsmanship. Its golden vessel design takes its inspiration from intricate bowls used across the Middle East for centuries.

On Saturday, an activity to experience farming culture     1     (hold) in Temple of Agriculture in Beijing.

As     2     important ritual architectural complex near the central axis (中心轴) of Beijing, the temple used to be a place for emperors of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911)     3     (dynasty) to perform sacrifices in the hope for good harvests, and     4     (have) become a witness of China’s farming civilization.

    5     (organize) by the Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum, the activity this time included a ceremony to start harvest, scholars’     6     (introduce) of 24 solar terms and Temple of Agriculture, and an experience activity in     7     people were invited to reap crops with their own hands.

The activity aims to make more people understand the humanistic spirit of     8     (respect) and valuing agriculture, revering nature and seeking harmonious coexistence     9     human and nature, and feel the profoundness of traditional Chinese farming culture and the wisdom and hard work of the Chinese people.

The activity helps people     10     (well) understand traditional farming culture in China.

Recently, Chinese tech giants Alibaba, Bytedance and Tencent     1     (release) a new set of low latency streaming     2     (standard) to provide users with a better video streaming experience on mobile platforms.

In recent years, there has been a     3     (continuous) increasing demand from mobile users for real-time broadcasting with low potential for streaming events, such as sports games, online courses and e-commerce.     4    , regardless of the actual network speeds, these live streaming events can experience significant delays. When     5     (watch) a live soccer game on a mobile phone, users will often see the goal occur later than a TV audience.

    6     (base) on the technology of Web Real-Time Communications (WebRTC, 网页即时通信), most of the current streaming systems are provided with real-time communications. But WebRTC does not define the process of the signaling interaction     7     (it), as each streaming platform uses its own interaction logic     8     (move) between the client and the server.

According to the companies, the new open standard will reduce these traditional time lags,     9     can be anywhere from three to six seconds long     10     less than one second, so as to provide users with more timely broadcasting.

China is much more concerned about livelihood projects. Another project of     1    (channel) water from China’s Yangtze River to the Hanjiang River     2     (begin) construction in June this year. With a total     3     (invest) of 59.8 billion yuan, the project is a supplement to the middle route of the country’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project.

The new project is expected     4     (enhance) the water allocation (分配) capacity of the Hanjiang River Basin to     5     (far) ensure water supply to the dry north. The South-to-North Water Diversion Project transfers water from China’s water-rich south     6     the dry north through the middle, eastern and western routes. The middle route, the most prominent one due to     7     (it) role in feeding water to the nation’s capital, begins at the Danjiangkou eservoir in the Hanjiang River in central province of Hubei and runs northeastward to Beijing and Tianjin. It started supplying water in December 2014.

China has stepped up the water project construction. 10,644 new water projects     8     (value) at 414.4 billion yuan started construction in     9     first five months of the year. The money     10     is invested in the country’s water project construction will be over 800 billion yuan this year, according to the official data.

When it comes to ancient civilizations, most people think of the Greeks and Romans. It’s understandable as both     1     (shape) modern society in some way so far, whether it be their social, cultural, or political influences. However, dozens of civilizations had been around long     2     the Greeks and Romans, the lesser-known Jiahu people     3     (include).

The Jiahu settlement is located in the central plain of ancient China,     4     area known today as the Henan Province. The people created the country’s oldest recognized civilization. The area is rich in artifacts,     5     (make) it an archaeologist’s dream. Apart from the usual finds, people have uncovered records of the earliest examples of Chinese writing and proof     6     they were producers of the world’s oldest wine. Another remarkable discoveries was the oldest working bone flutes (长笛).     7     (typical) carved from the wing bone of a crane, they were most likely used in special ceremonies. Rough weaving tools and bone needles also     8     (unearth) from the site, indicating that Jiahu residents may have possessed basic weaving and sewing skills 8,500 years ago.

The settlement’s end came around 5700 BCE when the nearby rivers overflowed and flooded the area. It is assumed that the Jiahu people left their home     9     (settle) elsewhere, even though there is no indication as to     10     that might have been.

Reducing the number of calories every day is the ticket to good health. It works in lab animals. It also works in human     1     (being). The name of the method is “caloric restriction”. It increases the life length of animals. It even reduces their rate of cancer and other diseases     2     happen as people age. Reducing calories usually     3     (make) a difference to young and middle-aged adults.

Researchers looked into     4     group of healthy men and women aged between 21 and 50. Members of the group agreed to reduce calories for two years. They could eat the foods they wanted as long as they cut back     5     the total amount of food they ate. They     6     (expect) to cut calories by 25 percent by the researchers.

Many could not do it. The average calorie reduction was twelve percent. That is a reduction of     7     (approximate) 300 calories a day. But it worked. Those     8     (practise) calorie reduction lost weight and body fat. Their blood pressure fell a little. Fewer calories lead to better health, Does it lead to a longer life and     9     (little) sickness? A doctor said the diet would have to last a long time     10     (find) out the answer to this question. Researchers would have to study people for a lifetime to know whether the diet keeps them well and alive longer.

China, on June 5th, launched the crewed spaceship Shenzhou-14,     1     (send)three astronauts to its space station for a six-month mission.

The trio (太空三人组)will cooperate with the ground team to complete the assembly (组装)and     2     (construct)of the Tiangong space station, developing it from a single-module structure into a national space laboratory with three modules,     3     includes the core module Tianhe and two lab modules, Wentian and Mengtian.

The spaceship lifted off     4     the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center that     5     (locate)in northwest China. The crew will work with the ground team to complete the rendezvous (交会), docking (对接)and transposition of the two lab modules with the core module,     6     (say)Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency(CMSA), at     7     press conference on June 4th.

The Tianhe core module was launched in April 2021, the Wentian lab module is set to     8     (launch)in July and Mengtian will be launched in October. The Shenzhou-14 crew will also witness the Tianzhou-5 cargo craft and Shenzhou-15 crewed spaceship dock with the core module during     9     (them)stay in orbit.

Then, they will live and work together with the Shenzhou-15 crew for multiple     10     (day)before returning to Earth in December.

As we all know, every sentence we speak    1     (reflect) something about who we are as humans. Even people    2     (speak) the same language have distinct dialects( 方 言 ) that     3     (root) in their history and culture. Language also throws light on    4     (connect) between us and our natural environment. Plants and animals that are given names    5     any language are generally     6     that are relevant to people who are speaking the language.   While we might think of language as having     7     fixed set of words and rules that we learn in school, in fact language is always evolving. New words begin to emerge     8     others fall out of use and pronunciation changes over time. Languages are as diverse as the communities     9     speak them and there are about 7,000 languages around the world. Yet, as many as half of them could go    10     (silence) by the end of this century.

The Battle at Lake Changjin has made the China’s top-grossing (票房最高的) film. The development mirrors the advances of Chinese films in both quality and     1    (popular) in recent years.

Set during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, it tells the story of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army (CPVA) fighting bravely in     2    (freeze) weather in a vital campaign at Lake Changjin in 1950. Most of the winter uniforms     3     (intend) for the CPVA never arrived, leaving the soldiers with canvas (帆布) shoes and little more than thin cotton scarves to wrap     4     (they) in. Many people showed respect for the heroes     5     lost their lives. It also received millions of favorable reviews and clicks on several of the     6    (country) most popular social media platforms.

The landscape of China’s box office is now much different from what it was years ago — in the early 2010s and earlier — when many of the yearly top earners     7    (be) Hollywood titles. With a steady improvement in quality, domestic titles now account     8     a large majority of China’s yearly box-office income. The Battle at Lake Changjin even remained the highest-grossing title of the year     9    (global). A report shows that 42 percent of Chinese moviegoers made their first movie theater visit of 2022 during the Spring Festival holiday,       10     The Battle at Lake Changjin II was their first choice.

In southern China, there is a famous road     1    (build) across Poyang Lake, which lies in the north of Jiangxi Province, China and is known as China’s second     2     (large) lake. People in China also call it “the most beautiful road under the water.”

This road is sure     3     (attract) a lot of attention towards the end of May every year. A lot of people come out of     4     (curious). The water level of the lake is so close to the surface of the road,     5     makes the view ahead broad and bright when people drive along. It’s as though they were taking a boat across the lake. The feeling is     6     (simple) wonderful!

For the next few months, this road is not above the surface    7    under the water. When the water level of Poyang Lake starts to go up, the road surface becomes unseen. However, drivers can still drive across the lake safely     8     watching the guardrails(防撞护栏) fixed on either side of the road. For thrill-seeking motorists, it’s like     9     (drive) an amphibious(水陆两栖的) super car. Then in a few days, the entire road     10     (flood) with the continuously rising water. A few months later, the road will reappear.