Many of us know that eating late     1     (be) bad. A new study says that eating late at night could make us sick. Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital say that eating a few hours before bed means that there is a higher risk of obesity (肥胖症). They looked into why eating late increases the risk of     2     (put) on weight. They found that eating late increases     3     (hungry), so we eat more. When we eat     4     (early), we are less hungry, so we eat less food. Later eaters also eat unhealthier food, especially fast food.     5     (consequence), later eaters move around less before sleeping,     6     means they don’t burn off calories.

The researchers looked at the eating habits of five women and eleven men between the     7     (age) of 25 and 59. All of the participants were     8     good health. They ate breakfast regularly and exercised a little. For two weeks before each test, the participants did not drink coffee or alcohol. They also did not smoke or take any medicine. They all had to keep     9     sleep diary so researchers knew their sleeping and waking times. Researcher Professor Kelly C. Allison said, “I think the study tells us that it probably really is     10     (benefit) to stop eating late at night.”

Recently, European and American health     1     (official) have identified several cases of monkeypox (猴痘) mostly in young men. The cases reported in Europe and the United States are raising concern because the disease has      2     (rare) appeared outside of Africa.

Monkeypox is a rare disease that is caused by infection with monkeypox, virus. Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958     3     two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in groups of monkeys     4     (keep) for research, thus giving     5     (it) name. The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a period of effort     6     (get) free of smallpox (天花). Since then, monkeypox     7     (report) in people in several other central and western African countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, DRC, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Data shows the majority of infections     8     (be) in DRC now.

Monkeypox cases in people have occurred outside of Africa linked     9     international travel or imported animals, including cases in the United States, as well as Israel, Singapore and the United Kingdom. The natural reservoir of monkeypox remains unknown. However, monkeys may carry     10     virus and infect people.

Two disabled Chinese citizens who have planted trees     1    (voluntary) in Northern China have been voted (投票) by Chinese citizens as their inspiring heroes.

The vote     2    (organize) by Xinhua News Agency since 2011 to inspire moral strength in the public by highlighting the good deeds of ordinary people. The event is the first of its kind     3    (find) heroes among grassroots people.

Jia Wenqi and Jia Haixia, both of     4     are aged over 50, have arm and sight disabilities. Disabled     5     they are, they have planted over 10,000 trees in Jingxing County over the past 13 years, preventing their village from flooding and improving the environmental surroundings.

“I am his hands; he is my eyes,” says Haixia. “We are good partners.”

Fully     6    (devote) to protecting the environment, they have turned the wasteland into a green one, which attracts     7     large number of birds.     8    (plant) trees has become an important part of their life.

Despite their disabilities, they form a great team that makes a huge     9    (different). They deserve to be called heroes     10     their unusual effort and amazing deed!

Yingge Dance, a traditional folk art     1     (combine) dancing, Chinese martial arts, and Chinese opera, is popular in the Chaoshan area of Guangdong province in South China. Yingge,     2     is written with the characters for “hero” and “song”, means heroic song in Chinese and Yingge dancers, as     3     (they) name implies, are the avatars of heroes.     4     the dancers each hold is a pair of short sticks and then they strike the sticks with force to create strong beats —     5     artistic display of masculinity. In 2006, the Puning Yingge Dance     6     (list) among the first batch of national intangible cultural heritages in China.

    7    , as young people move out of the villages, so are local folk arts gradually disappearing all around China. In Puning, Yingge is still danced during holidays such as the Lunar New Year and its performers are generally amateurs — farmers who have put down their tools and put    8    costumes. Some of the parts are passed down in the family, from father to son, and so far some villages have started giving performers a basic salary.

    9     (dress) in colorful clothes and wearing heavy makeup, ordinary villagers have created a song of cultural confidence. The     10     (perform), a must-watch for the local people, graces the village square one more time.

Have you ever had this kind of childhood memory: a family sits together casually during a holiday, drinking and tasting tea after lunch or dinner? This has been a     1     (day) activity for Chinese people throughout the history.

After     2     (spread) to different parts of the world, tea has received top-level global recognition     3     a shared cultural treasure of mankind. “The     4     (practice) of greeting guests with tea are shared among multiple ethnic groups. They provide     5     sense of identity and continuity for communities, groups and individuals     6     (concern),” states a document from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to UNESCO.

This explanation can be fully manifested by Weilu Zhucha, which     7     (mean) boiling tea at a stove, a social tea activity going viral among the young generation of Chinese people. By the end of November, 2023, videos recording or introducing this activity     8     (play) 1.14 billion times, and related posts had attracted 11.58 million views on social media platforms, reported CCTV. Weilu Zhucha might be a replacement in the cold seasons for the camping craze.     9     (sit) around with friends and families with a stove, some tea, fruit and refreshments on the table, people may chat, view the surrounding scenery, and be immersed (沉浸) in traditional Chinese culture by boiling tea together in person. “    10     appeals to me most is its warm atmosphere when boiling tea,” an Internet user commented on Sina Weibo.

The city of Zibo had never seen so many visitors. As the sun began to set, the smell of sizzling (发出咝咝声的) meat     1     (draw) in even more hungry customers. The     2     (enjoy) sound of sizzling meat and joyful chatter echoed (回荡) through the streets as families and friends gathered around tables at barbecue restaurants, eagerly     3     (wait) for their meals. The small city in East China’s Shandong Province was packed with people moving to its numerous barbecue restaurants for     4     taste of the mouth-watering dishes.

The city was little known by outsiders before it went viral (走红) on Chinese social media platforms recently. Most visitors are young people,     5     travel to Zibo to experience the city’s barbecue culture and share it on social platforms. Barbecue restaurants in Zibo are     6     (usual) small and crowded, with customers sitting at outdoor tables or     7     (stand) around the grilling area. The fame of Zibo barbecue used to be limited     8     just Shandong Province. Behind Zibo’s sudden fame are the efforts and services of the local government. To promote Zibo-style barbecue, Zibo has launched two dozen “special barbecue trains”,     9     local tourism officials would serve visitors themselves. Netizens joke that the high-speed trains are packed with     10     (tour) and the air on the board is filled with cumin (孜然).

While Arabic may be the official language of many Middle Eastern     1    (country), body language is also     2     important means of communication in Arab culture.

Placing your right hand on your heart is a warm greeting that can       3    (do)by itself or after a handshake. The gesture shows sincerity and respect.

Once you fall into conversation, there are several     4    (help)hand gestures you should know: Touching your fingertips together while holding out your hand means “wait” or “be     5    (patience).” And if your friend or colleague is feeling stressed about something, you can move your hand outward away from your body to express that there are things in life that are not worth     6    (worry)about. Call it the Arab version of “Don’t worry; be happy.”

In addition    7     hand gestures, other body language     8    (use)in daily life includes a quick movement of the head upward accompanied by a click of the tongue,     9    means “no” or “I disagree.” By contrast, tilting (倾斜) your head to the side with a smile     10    (usual)means “yes.”