China launched a three-member crew to its orbiting space station on Thursday as part of its     1     (ambition) program that aims to put astronauts on the moon by 2030.

The mission     2     (lead) by Ye Guangfu, a fighter pilot and astronaut who was     3     (previous) part of the Shenzhou-13 crew in 2021. He is joined by astronauts Li Cong and Li Guangsu,    4     are heading into space for the first time.

    5     three will spend about six months on the space station. They     6     (conduct) scientific tests, install space debris protection     7     (equip) on the station, carry out payload experiments, and popularize science education, among other things, according to Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the CMSA. Lin also said China was working toward eventually offering access     8     its space station to foreign astronauts and space tourists.

The country is planning a mission     9     (bring) back samples from Mars around 2030 and three lunar probe missions over the next four years. It also wants to put astronauts on the moon by 2030.

China conducted its first crewed space mission in 2003,    10     (become) the third country after the former Soviet Union and the U. S. to put a person into space using its own resources.

It is difficult to fully define a culture without a nod to     1     (it) cuisine. Chinese cuisine is an important part of Chinese culture,     2     (include) cuisines from the diverse regions of China as well as from Overseas Chinese     3     have settled in other parts of the world.

The preferences for seasoning and cooking     4     (technique) of Chinese provinces depend on differences in historical background and ethnic groups. Geographic features also have     5     strong effect on the local available ingredients, considering that the climate of China     6     (vary) from tropical in the south to subarctic in the northeast.

The most     7     (praise) Four Great Traditions are Chuan, Lu, Yue and Huaniyang, representing cuisines of West, North, South and East China     8     (respective). These styles are distinctive     9     one another. Color, smell and taste are the three traditional aspects used to describe Chinese food, as well as the meaning, appearance and     10     (nutrition) value of the food.

Every year, from the 15th to the 18th day of the lunar month of March, the girls in the Miaozhai Village, situated by the Dou Shui River     1     Wuzhishan City and Baoting County meet,     2     (happy) celebrate the traditional Sister Festival.

During these days, following the age-old customs of the Heinan Miao people, they have a special meal known as the “Sister Rice”. It     3     (make) by girls picking wildflowers and leaves from the mountains, dyeing (给……染色) the rice different colors,     4     steaming (蒸) it. After     5     (enjoy) the rice, they join young men in special clothes for sports activities by the river.

Legend has it that the festival originated from the following story: A long time ago, many girls lived by the Dou Shui River. Due to its remote location, it was difficult for them     6     (meet) people from other places, and as a result, they remained unmarried. Later they came up with a     7     (wonder) idea. In March, each girl contributed some rice and invited girls and young men from other areas for a meal. During the meal, they did various lively     8     (activity): some sang and danced, some raced horses, some played drums, and a few even did bullfighting. Over time, the local girls and the visiting young men developed deep friendships, which eventually led     9     lifelong partnerships.

Since then, the village     10     (continue) the tradition, celebrating the Sister Festival every year.

The Angkor Archeological Park,    1     (lie) in Northwest Cambodia’s Siem Reap province and listed as a World Heritage in 1992, is the most popular tourist destination in the kingdom. It is also home     2     91 ancient temples built between the 9th and the 13th century. Cambodia     3     (have) a significant rise in the number of Chinese holidaymakers to its     4     (fame) park during the past two months in a state-owned Angkor Enterprise’s report, in which     5     total of 235,850 foreigners from 169 countries and regions toured the ancient park, up 50 percent in the same period last year.

Officials hope that the 2024 Cambodia-China Exchange Year would help bring Chinese tourists to Cambodia, especially to the Angkor. “I’m super confident that this year will become a new     6     (rise) force to attract more Chinese tourists,” Tourism Minister Sok Soken addressed at the launching event. He also said China was the fifth     7     (large) source of international tourists to the Angkor after South Korea, the USA, France, and Britain,     8     presence has significantly benefited the kingdom’s tourism development, economic growth and poverty     9     (reduce). He believes that the Chinese-invested Angkor International Airport, which officially launched its commercial operations in November 2023, would help motivate more international     10     (invest) to pump in fresh capital.

Archaeologists exploring     1     small village in China announced recently that they had discovered three tombs filled with ancient treasures, including gold ornaments, a jade sword and ivory lacquerware.

The tombs are     2     (actual) a “high-level family cemetery” from the Wei and Jin     3     (dynasty), experts said. These are the first such tombs found in Songzhuang village, in Mengjin District of Luoyang City. The tombs are large, and one was determined to be the second     4     (large) tomb from this time period found in the area, second only to the imperial mausoleum in Luoyang.

The three tombs have been broken into “many times,” according to experts, but still contained treasures including gold ornaments, pottery, coins and more. There were over 200 artifacts found overall, including ivory lacquerware     5     had never been seen before. Those items are believed     6     (be) high-end crafts or practical items, and show the     7     (wealthy) and power of the family in the tomb.     8     (use) the dates of these artifacts, archaeologists were able to determine when the tombs     9     (build).

Research in the area will continue. No information has been found about the tomb owners, so archaeologists said they will try to determine     10     might have owned the cemetery and uncover “more historical mysteries.”