High contact sports, choir and other outside-class activities can start again in Ontario schools after a temporary pause     1     students returned to in-person learning during the Omicron wave.

The province announced the changes on Thursday.

Some low contact sports     2     tennis have been ongoing in schools but high contact sports such as basketball and volleyball were paused in January due to COVID-19 risk.

No     3     (permit) has also been given for singing and the playing of wind instruments but they will now be allowed.

The province said     4     (participant) in outside-class activities still have to wear masks while on school campus but they can remove them temporarily “where     5     (require),” while playing instruments or sports.

The changes in permitted school activities come weeks after students headed back to classes in-person,     6     (follow) a two-week pandemic shutdown in January as the Omicron variant caused cases to jump.

The exact number of COVID-19 cases is not known due to changes in     7     province’s testing policy, but other indicators like hospitalizations and intensive care admissions from the virus have been declining, pushing the province to reduce     8     (many) restrictions.

Also on Thursday, the province said it was officially removing a rule that     9     (pause) surgeries and other activities to preserve health system capacity at the peak of the Omicron wave.

The province said the “steady decline” in hospitalizations and intensive care admissions from COVID-19 means more activities considered non-urgent can     10     (gradual) start again.

Today, most of the world’s money is made up of paper. However, the idea of paper money first     1     ( start ) in China. For much of Chinese history,     2     was considered as money were small coins with holes in the middle. These coins were put on a piece of string, 100 coins to a bunch.     3     ( normal ), ten bunches were kept on     4     same string, which could be very heavy to carry around. Since even 1,000 coins were not really worth that much, business deals of any     5     ( important ) could require many strings of coins-even whole rooms of them.

To solve this problem,     6     ( begin ) around the late 8th and early 9th centuries, businessmen would deposit their coins with someone, who would give     7     ( they ) a piece of paper called feiqian, or “ flying money ”. Then when the businessmen did business, he could use that paper instead     8     having to carry a truckload of coins around. In 812, three departments of the Tang government began using paper receipts for large deals where a lot of coins would have to     9     ( carry ) over a long distance. This was not money in the modern sense, as it could only be used     10     ( pick ) up coins at the end of the trip. This finally led to the printing of paper money as we know it today by the early 11th century.

Architect Kéré won the Pritzker Prize, the world’s highest recognition in building design. “The 56-year-old Kéré     1     (honor) on Tuesday for his pioneering designs,” said Tom Pritzker, who is the chairman of the Hyatt Foundation. He added, “The architect’s     2     (work) are sustainable to Earth and its inhabitants.” Kéré is a citizen of both Burkina Faso and Germany and lives in Berlin. He said he was     3     happiest man on the planet to become the 51st recipient of the famous yearly prize. Kéré is     4     (know) for building schools. health centers, housing and other public places across Africa. He is     5     (equal) an architect and a servant,     6     (improve) the lives and experiences of countless citizens in a region of the world that is at times forgotten.

Kéré won special praise     7     his 2001 project to build a primary school in Gando, the village where he was born. Unlike traditional school buildings, which use concrete, Keré’s     8     (create) design combines local clay and cement (水泥)     9     (form）bricks. The material helps keep the building cool in the hot environment. A wide metal roof protects the building from rain     10     helps air flow. The success of the project lies in the creation of an extension, a library and teachers’ housing in later years.

According to a study,    1     students read affects the level of writing they achieve. In the study, researchers surveyed students about their reading materials, and they also took a writing sample from their cover letters. Upon analyzing their    2     (find), researchers concluded that students who read academic journals and literary fiction scored     3     (high) in measures of writing complexity than those who     4     (primary) read popular fiction or web content. Although the study didn’t investigate why a link between reading material and writing ability exists, the authors suggest our writing may simply imitate what we read.

However, Andrew Jarosz,     5     psychology professor, says this study had a relatively small sample size and that it’s too soon     6     (conclude) that the complexity of the material we read     7     (affect) the complexity of our writing.

“It could indeed be that reading complex materials leads to more complex writing,” he said. “Alternatively, what if those who are better writers prefer to read complex materials that mirror their own writing abilities? That is,     8     is entirely possible that the relationship goes in the other direction.”

Jarosz says other variables (可变因素) may also be responsible     9     why some people write at a higher level than others,     10     (include) intelligence and the ability to store and process information at the same time.

Creative activities like baking contribute to a sense of well-being. When interviewed last week, Boston University professor of psychological and brain sciences Donna Pincus     1     ( tell ) HuffPost that there is “ a stress relief that people get from a way to express     2     ( them ). ”

Baking works wonder in focusing the mind because it often relies     3     , very exact measurements. For instance, you have to add ingredients in the correct order,     4     cookies will be unpleasantly wet. Having complete focus on a recipe and not allowing yourself to be distracted by your thoughts often bring a healing effect. In the process, most of the decisions have already been made for you,     5     ( enable ) you to concentrate on the details while taking your mind away from various     6     ( anxious ) of your life outside the kitchen.     7     ( basic ), baking is a creative activity     8     you can imagine a happy moment in the future.

Pincus indicates that the act of sharing your product benefits the body and soul. When the bread or cake     9     ( finish ) and shared with family or friends, “ you feel like you’ve done something meaningful for     10     world and increased connection with other people as well. ”

The 9, 000-plus volunteers at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games have played     1    vital role in ensuring that all aspects of life for the sportsmen, both on and off the field of play, have gone     2    (smooth).

To meet the diverse needs of the para     3    (athlete) and all participants, the volunteers     4    (go) through a strict training program, which included training for basic medical and first-aid, how to use wheelchairs, and the     5    (guide) on when to provide assistance and     6    to communicate best.

Liu An’ an is one of the volunteers to have also served at the Beijing 2008 Summer Games. Back then, Liu was a sophomore student at university. Now, 14 years later, she is still at university but this time she acts     7    a lecturer, leading a team of her own students as volunteers at Beijing 2022.

Liu has spent over 150 days training and     8    (participate) in these Games. She is     9    (responsibility) for the traffic permits of all sorts of transportation vehicles, and needs to coordinate with over 100 different departments, including venues media, transportation and security.

“Becoming a volunteer     10    has served both at the Beijing 2008 Summer Games and the Beijing 2022 Winter Games is a great honor for me, and I feel a strong sense of pride and responsibility,” said Liu.

The story of coffee often begins with a shepherd     1     (name) Kaldi in 9^th century Ethiopia. While out in the fields, Kaldi saw his goats eating the berries from a small bush, then running and leaping about. Out of     2     (curious), he tried the berries and felt the invigorating effects for     3     (he). He took some of the fruits with him and shared them with the     4     (member) of a monastery nearby. And by the 1400s, coffee was being traded throughout the Arabian Peninsula.

Coffee reached Europe in the late 16^th century through trade. Coffee was introduced into Italy first. Coffee really became popular in Europe in the 17^th century, and the coffee houses opened across Europe.     5     first coffeehouse in England opened in Oxford in 1651 and by the late 17^th century there were many coffeehouses in English towns     6     merchants and professional men met to drink cups of coffee, read newspapers and chat.

In the Americas, coffee was introduced during colonization, first as an imported good, then as a cultivated crop throughout Central America. The cultivation of coffee in Americas, like other cash crops, resulted     7     the displacement of native peoples and    8     (develop) of large – scale plantations using native people as a labor source. In the 19^th century, Brazil became the world’s     9     (large) coffee producer, a title it     10     (maintain) ever since. Coffee remains a major good produced in Central and South America to this day.

As a cinematic work to explore the lives and passions of people at Tsinghua University, the documentary The Great Learning     1     (receive) widespread praise so far.

Sun Hong, Wang Jing and Ke Yongquan, all educated at the university, spent three years co-directing the film. “For most young people, their university years is a key period in their     2     (develop),” said Sun. “We have been curious about what universities can bring to their students and how     3     (plan) for their careers and their future will be influenced.” The directors have followed four students and teachers at Tsinghua University to show the college’s influence     4     their personal lives and careers. They are Yan Yunzhou, an undergraduate of computer science, Song Yuntian, a Ph. D. graduate     5     (struggle) with his career options, Cai Zheng, a young scientist     6     has returned from the USA to work at Tsinghua, and Qian Yi, a female professor still devoted to education in     7     (she) 80s.

“They are people who all have light in their eyes. I hope every one of us can discover the light in our lives     8     pursue our dreams,” said Sun. The film was     9     (original) launched as a project to mark the 110th anniversary of the founding of Tsinghua University. It also wishes     10     (reflect) Chinese intellectuals’ strong desire to serve the country and its people.

When we’re young, we fearlessly dream about what our lives might be like. Since I was very young, I have dreamed of working for the United Nations in some of the most troubled     1     (country) in the world. And thanks to a lot of courage, that dream finally came true.

But here's the thing about courage: It doesn’t just appear whenever we need it. It’s the result of tough     2     (consider) and real work, involving the balance     3     fear and bravery. Without fear, we’ll do foolish things. And without courage, we’ll never step into     4     unknown. The balance of the two is where the magic lies, and it’s a balance we all deal with every day...

I     5     (diagnose) with a disease called HIBM three years ago, which affects all my muscles from head to toe. It was frightening news, because I had no idea how the disease might progress. But what was     6     (extreme) disheartening was listening to other people advise me     7     (limit) my ambitions and dreams. So, I ignored them and continued to pursue my dream of working all over the world.

Life is already    8     (scare), so to make our dreams come true, we need to be brave. In facing my fears and     9     (find) the courage to push through them, I swear my life has been extraordinary. So live big and try to let your courage outweigh your fear. You never know     10     it might lead you in the life journey.

When Zhu Caiping, 73, was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment(认知损伤) three years ago, she found that     1    (anxious), depression and even looking down on herself became normal in her life. It was not until last year, after she became a restaurant server in Shanghai,     2     her situation began to improve dramatically.

The cafe has eight elderly employees with cognitive impairments,     3     take turns working with other waiters to help customers enjoy their meals. In addition to providing services, the elderly employees participate in welfare activities     4    (organize) by volunteers, such as baking, dancing and learning English.” These activities reactivate my brain,” Zhu said.

Shanghai is also home to other cafes that provide help and support for disadvantaged groups. Last year, the cafe Hinchijou went viral after word spread that half its employees have disabilities,     5    (especial) hearing impairment. In 2018, A-Coffee     6    (establish) in the city, training people with autism (自闭症) to become professional waiters and     7    (provide) them with opportunities for social interaction.

“The popularity of these special cafes     8    (show) that many people in the city pay attention to public welfare, which is the symbol of Shanghai’s soft power,” said Lyu Xiaohui,     9     member of the standing committee of the Xuhui District Committee and director of     10    (it) publicity department.