It was a cold February day. Dangwen and his wildlife monitoring team patrolled (巡逻)along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. That day, they     1     (meet) 220 blue sheep and five white-lipped deer. Through the camera, they found a mother and two baby leopards (豹) — and the babies had grown much     2     (big) than three months earlier.

Dangwen comes from Yunta, a village located in Sanjiangyuan, Qinghai Province on the Tibetan Plateau. Sanjiangyuan serves as an important habitat     3     rich and unique species.

Dangwen is neither officially a researcher     4     an activist. But he has taken upon himself the task of monitoring local wildlife with a team of other villagers, as part of a conservation project driven by the Shanshui Conservation Center,     5     Beijing-based non-governmental organization. When the organization brought up the idea of     6     (organize) villagers to watch over wildlife and protect their lands, Dangwen volunteered     7     (immediate). Having grown up in the village, he knows very well the land, the river and the wildlife, and he is especially proud of the sacred mountains     8     are around all of them. This is the fourth year that Yunta villagers have carried out this monitoring, patrolled the village to identify poachers (偷猎者), and managed rubbish     9     (keep) the land and rivers clean.

Monitoring data shows that local wildlife     10     (population), including snow leopards, are increasing.

In recent years, Tianqiaoling forest area in Jilin Province has attached high importance     1     the protection and construction of the forest’s ecological environment. As a result, the ecological quality of the forest area has significantly improved,     2     (lead) to a continuous increase in the population of wild animals. According to monitoring data, there are at least seven wild Siberian tigers     3     three wild Amur leopards wandering in the forest area. During the spring and autumn    4     (season), a large number of migratory birds visit the area, and rare bird species are     5     (frequent) spotted.

Tianqiaoling has been continuously promoting the integrated protection and restoration of     6     (it) mountains, waters, forests and wetlands. It has also strictly implemented (实施) a management system     7     (increase) the cultivation (培育) and protection of forest resources effectively. Regular ecological patrols (巡查) have been carried out to further strengthen the ecological patrol network.

Smart monitoring provides    8     scientific protection network for biodiversity conservation. So far, Tianqiaoling     9     (cooperate) actively with research institutes to expand the application of new technologies, methods and     10     (equip), enabling the timely monitoring of changes in the activities of wild animals.

One of the most famous Chinese     1     (painting) in the world is the Qingming Shang He Tu by Zhang Zeduan,     2     court painter (宫廷画师) for the emperor during the Northern Song Dynasty.

The art-work captures the     3     (day) life of people from the Song period at the capital, Bianjing, today’s Kaifeng in Henan. Its theme is not to show the holiday’s ceremonial aspects, such as tomb sweeping and prayers (祈祷), but     4     (celebrate) the festive, spirit and prosperous (繁荣) street scene at the Qingming Festival.

The entire piece     5     (finish) in the handscroll format (手卷格式) at that time and the content reveals the lifestyle of all levels of society from rich     6     poor as well as different economic activities. The original painting,     7     measures 24.8 by 528 cm, is now in the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing.

This long handscroll has three major sections: the right section is the rural area. A country path broadens into a road     8     we can see it eventually joins with the city streets. In the middle, there are businessmen of all kinds,     9     (sell) grain, musical instruments, paintings, medicine and so on. The left half is the urban area where economic activities, such as people loading things onto the boat, shops, and even a tax office,     10     (be) clear enough to be seen.

While driving 80 miles per hour along the road on Wednesday, I knew I was going too fast. My dog, Jett, was dying in the backseat. I thought to myself, “Jett must be suffering a lot now.” Though he had had a couple of     1     (fault) , I enjoyed accompanying him and saw him     2     our family member.

About half an hour earlier, I received a call from my daughter. A ball got stuck in Jett’s throat. My instant reaction was that I shouldn’t hesitate     3     (set) out to race home to see if I could help, but I couldn’t. So my daughter and I began our race to the vet’s (兽医诊所) .

About halfway there, we got caught in the traffic jams due to the construction. There I met with Cavaja Holt and his workmates. I told them what had happened to my dog. Holt stuck his hand down the dog’s throat and pulled out the ball, but Jett still wasn’t breathing.

And the guy behind Holt shouted out, “Breathe into his mouth!” Amazingly, it worked     4     (effective) ! After the dog might be saved, I continued my trip to the vet’s to make sure Jett was OK. The staff there checked the dog over and said, “     5     (save) timely, Jett is in good health now.” Then I took     6     deep breath.”

I thought I ought to     7     (show) my gratitude to the man. My daughter posted the story on the Internet, asking to locate him. The story was an     8     (inspire) for the society. Meanwhile, Holt posted the story too, hoping to find out how the dog was doing. Within minutes, someone     9     (contact) the two and they got in touch with each other. On Thursday morning, I drove back to the construction site     10     Holt and his colleagues worked and thanked Holt in person.

On the second floor of the Zitong Art Gallery, 43-year-old Jiang Xiaoqi n is working on her painting in a studio,     1     doubles as part of an exhibition hall. She draws some yellow from her palette (调色板) and tips it on her canvas (画布) before stopping     2     (check) if it is too thick. Now and then, she stands back a pace or two, takes a survey of her painting and then     3     (decide) whether to apply more.

Around her are five other men and women,     4     (stand) in front of their respective easels (画架) and working on their own paintings. They look exactly like those     5     (profession) artists that one would meet in an art academy.

Only they aren’t. They are farmers from Dujing village, the administrative seat of Zitong township, Chun’an county     6     East China’s Zhejiang province.

Starting to learn painting only three years ago, Jiang has already made     7     name for herself. Indeed, she is     8     (warm) known as “Sister Corn” for her corn-themed paintings and artistic     9     (creation), especially after her oil painting-titled Corn, unsurprisingly — was sold for 7,500 yuan at a special exhibition     10     (hold) in Shanghai in 2020 featuring 61works by Zitong’s farmers.

Regular physical activity is one of the most     1     (importance) things you can do for your health. Everyone can experience some good     2     (point) of physical activity-age, ability, shape and size do not matter.

Being physically active can help manage weight. Both eating     3     physical habits play a key role     4     weight management. You gain weight when you consume (消耗) more calories through eating and drinking than the amount of calories you burn,     5     (include) those burned during physical activity.

    6     (keep) your weight, work your way up to 150 minutes a week of physical activities,     7     could contain (包含) dancing or yard work. You could achieve the goal of 150 minutes a week with 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week.

People differ     8     (great) in how much physical activity they need for weight management. You may need to be more active than others to reach or keep a healthy weight.

To lose weight and keep     9     off, you will need a high amount of physical activity unless you also change your eating patterns and reduce the amount of calories you’re eating and drinking. So getting to a healthy weight     10     (require) regular physical activity and healthy eating at the same time.

Wearing Hanfu and sitting in front of a Chinese zither (筝), Peng Jingxuan, a young Chinese student, moves her fingers gently along the strings on a street in Paris, France.

Peng has shared more than 200     1     (origin) videos online, with the most popular one featuring the theme song of the movie A Chinese Ghost Story viewed over 16.61 million times. “I love how she’s representing her culture in a     2     (set) where people are not familiar with it. You can tell she’s proud of her background and her music,” one of her fans commented.

Chinese zither (筝), or guzheng, is an ancient musical instrument with 21-26 strings and a length of 1.63 meters. Peng     3     (fall) in love with it when young and has been practicing it for years. Hardly finding Chinese instruments     4     (play) on the streets in Paris, she took along her guzheng     5     began her street performances to sharpen her skills. The more she performed, the more she felt a greater sense of responsibility     6     (spread) Chinese music and culture.

Considering her audience’s     7     (unfamiliar) with Chinese songs, Peng made adaptations, for     8     she received positive responses. She also performed Western pop songs that local people could relate     9    , entertaining them with beautiful melodies in a     10     (refresh) style.

In Japan’s capital city of Tokyo, the height of buildings     1     (limit) because of earthquake danger. As one of the most crowded cities in the world, the traffic in Tokyo has become so heavy that it is very difficult     2     (go)from one place to another. The price of the land, too, has always been going up     3     (rapid). All these explain why a group of Japanese land developers came to     4     conclusion that there was nowhere to go but down. So far they     5     (dig) out space underground for fifteen shopping centers.

One of the     6     (advantage) of shopping and eating underground is its clean air. The city of Tokyo has one of the most serious smog problems in the world. Also, while     7     (travel) underground, you escape the ever-present threat of traffic accidents on the city’s busy streets. Still, the advanced underground traffic system makes it     8     (convenience) for people to get around in Tokyo: you are usually right next to, or even in, a subway station. And you can even spend the night underground     9     you like. The Ginza Station, for example, in downtown Tokyo, has a hotel     10     a bar, restaurant, and barbershop.

Going abroad was the toughest decision I’ve ever faced. Being an introverted (内向的) and quiet girl, I tend to keep to     1     (I). For this reason, heading of to a new country     2     I did not know anyone was scary, but I knew it would be worth it.

Landing in Beijing was like coming home. This city that I had never been to     3     (feel) like the right place to be. Right then and there, I knew that everything would be okay. Throughout my time in China, I shared unique experiences     4     newfound friends that I would never have met in the States. On my very first day in Beijing, I had already formed my core group of friends, marking the     5     (begin) of an adventurous journey. From exploring the hutongs of Beijing and the paths of the classical Chinese gardens to     6     (appreciate) the beauty of ancient architecture across the country, these experiences added significant layers to my     7     (culture) awareness. Traveling to a country with language barriers     8     (far) improve my communication slills.

Choosing to study in China stands as     9     best choice I’ve ever made. Beyond advancing my education, I had the chance     10     (explore) the globe with friends who became incredibly important to me and make myself a truly global citizen.