Invisible People

If you have the time, check out an amazing YouTube channel that I recently found     1     (call) “invisible people”. It’s a channel with     2     (hundred) of interviews of homeless people     3     share their story and how they survive day to day.

The man who operates the channel     4     (be) formerly homeless and has devoted his life to helping     5     homeless. The name “invisible people” certainly suits the channel well. For indeed there are so many “invisible” beings who are suffering every day, both humans and animals, and yet our     6     (social) either pays little for people to     7     (cruel) treat and kill animals, or completely     8     (ignore) those who are in desperate need.

Occasionally, someone who watches the videos posted on that channel is near one of the people interviewed and is able     9     (help) in some way. Some of the videos are truly heart-breaking but it’s important to see what people are going     10    . We can’t turn blind eye or treat them as if they’re invisible. We cannot behave as it’s been said, “Worship a homeless man on Sunday, and then ignore a homeless man on Monday.”

Foodie(吃货)or not. it's likely you've heard of Shaxian Delicacies.

The chain,     1     (originate) in Shaxian county, Fujian province, has been a success across the country. According io local officials. there are over 80,000 restaurants serving Shaxian traditional snacks nationwide. But it is also a global hit. The chain has eateries (餐馆)in 61 foreign countries and regions. They are beloved by     2     (foreign).

In 2018. a Shaxian Delicacies restaurant opened in New York City, only     3     (close) three hours later after all the dishes sold out. "It is amazing that the Shaxian Delicacies can open its eatery near my house in America. The flavors of the food here     4     (be) just the same as I remember." Ms Zheng,     5     was born in Fuzhou city, capital of Fujian province, told China Daily.

Though it has already kept the title “taste of home”, the Shaxian Delicacies chain is always creating tastes tailored     6     different local needs. For example, the owner of its franchise in France uses green tea powder, which is very popular there, rather than spinach seeds in the flour wrappers. Wu Shaohua in Portugal,     7     (special)prepares "fried meat” and "fried spring rolls"   for local residents who like     8     (fry) food.

Apart from the delicious food, a clean environment also keeps customers coming back. The owner of the Shaxian Delicacies eatery in New York, Shao Binfang designed     9     open kitchen in her restaurant. " When the customers can see the cooking process, it puts     10     (they) at ease over food safety," Shao told People's Daily.

Who is Li Ziqi? For about 8 million watchers on YouTube and 23 million microbloggers on Sina Weibo, that's     1    easy question to answer. She holds an account on each of the two platforms，and uploads her videos    2     (concern) her rural lifestyle.

The beauty of Li's videos     3     (root) in the revival of the ancient relationship between humans and nature.     4     (dress) in traditional Chinese­style clothes, Li reflects the self­sufficient lifestyle of ancient Chinese people. From making paper to weaving cloth, from making a silk quilt(被子) to building her own bread oven with     5     (block), nothing seems impossible with Li's crafty hands as they work their magic to bring these things into     6     (exist)．

Of course, via her videos Li has spread Chinese culture to the world. She lets the world know that Chinese people love good food and are good    7     making art out of even simple raw materials. She lets the world see how Chinese people live     8    (peaceful) with nature, and it is these that have captured the hearts of her global audience.

Till now Li     9     (become) one of the most successful Internet celebrities.Though being famous also means being the target of controversy,     10    is no doubt that she lets the world know and love Chinese culture.

China plans to build 3,300 km of new high-speed railways in 2020, with the total length hoped to exceed 36,000km.

The 3,000-plus km of high-speed railways are part of the     1     (plan) development of 6,800 km of new railways for the new year as the country will keep fixed-asset     2     (invest) on railways on a large scale, said Lu Dongfu, general manager of the China Railway Corp.

The country     3     (see) an expanding high-speed railway network over the years, with a total length of 28,000 km by the end of 2019, accounting     4     more than two-thirds of the total high-speed railway in the world.

China’s railways are expected     5     (transport) 3.54 billion passengers and 3.37 billion tons of goods this year,     6     general manager said. By the end of this year, China will see 850 Fuxing high-speed trains put into service     7     the research and development of Fuxing high-speed trains running at 350km, 250 km, 200 km and 160 km will be     8     (great) strengthened.

China will continue to promote the application of digital tickets     9     explore more flexible pricing mechanisms(价格机制) for high- speed trains, Lu said.

The total revenue (收益)of railway transport saw a record rise of 10.9 percent year-on-year last year,     10     (reach) 772 billion yuan.

The production of coffee beans is a huge, profitable business, but, unfortunately, full-sun production is taking over the industry and bringing about a lot of damage. The change     1     coffee is grown from shade-grown production to full-sun production endangers the very     2     (exist) of certain animals and birds, and even disturbs the world’s ecological balance.

On a local level, the damage     3     (cause) by full-sun fields affects the area’s birds and animals. The shade of the forest trees provides a habitat     4     birds and other species that depend on the trees’ flowers and fruits. Full-sun coffee growers destroy this forest home. As a result, many species are     5     (quick) dying out. On a more global level, the destruction of the rainforest for full-sun coffee fields also threatens human life.

Medical research often makes use of the forests’ plant and animal life,     6     the destruction of such species prevents researchers from finding cures for certain diseases. In addition, new coffee-growing techniques are poisoning the local water and     7     (poison) the world’s groundwater in the future.

The loss of shade trees is gradually causing     8     slight change in the world’s climate, and studies show that loss of oxygen-giving trees also leads to air pollution and global warming.

It is obvious that     9     (grow) much full-sun coffee affects many aspects of life, from the local environment to the global ecology. But consumers do have a choice. They can purchase shade-grown coffee whenever possible, although at a higher cost. The future health of the planet and mankind     10     (be) surely worth more than an inexpensive cup of coffee.