Have you ever heard someone say “You can tell a lot about someone by how they dress” and wondered if that was true? What you wear can inform     1     (passer-by) of your type of employment, as well as your ambitions, emotions and spending habits.

In early civilizations, the key purpose of clothing was     2     (keep) us warm. Today, central heating warms our homes,     3     (reduce) our dependence on clothes alone to help us to survive. Clothes     4     (develop) from previous practical belongings to today’s social markers: they affect the way we see     5     (us). They help us to be seen in the light that we wish to be, and also bring     6     our personalities and social status.

In many societies, dress sense represents personal wealth and taste. For example, Economist George Taylor demonstrated this most     7     (vivid) with the Hemline Index (裙摆指数). Taylor noted that as a country enters recession (衰退) and adopts simply spending habits, women often show a preference towards     8     (long) dresses, while during times of prosperity (繁荣),     9     opposite result can be seen-hemlines often become shorter.

Whether you are male or female, your fashion choices can affect both your self-image, the impression     10     you convey to others and in turn, the way in which people behave towards you.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU WEAR!

Having grown up in northern Arizona, I believe that the southwestern state is home     1     the most beautiful landscapes on the planet. That is, until I     2     (invite) to explore Guizhou province by an organization many years ago. There is nothing like seeing with one’s own eyes.

My father used to drag my brothers and me on     3     (fish) trips around Arizona. We would compete to catch the     4     (large) fish. On my trip to Guizhou I had the opportunity to canoe on Wanfeng Lake,     5     I enjoyed the silence and took in the surrounding karst mountains.

During my trip around     6     city of Xingyi, in Guizhou, I saw the artwork of the Bouyei ethnic group. They use dyes (染料)     7     (produce) from local plants to make clothing and blankets. Local elders still practice weaving with wooden machines and pass that tradition on to their grandchildren. The designs were ancient, and carried     8     (wise) within them.     9     (serious), I got the feeling of being home while looking at the art on display in Xingyi.

I     10     (live) away from Arizona for 10 long years, making my own living in China. I’ve managed to build a family, a career, a livelihood, and passion projects. I feel as though I have everything I need. In Guizhou, I feel at home.

HEFEI- Three Dalmatian pelicans (卷羽鹈鹕), or Pelecanus crispus, were spotted at Chaohu Lake for the first time, the fifth    1    (large) freshwater lake in the country.

The rare birds    2     (photograph) on Wednesday by a local biological resources survey team and two birdwatchers.     3    number of Dalmatian pelicans, a national first class protected species, is quite small in China.    4    , it is rare to see three of    5    (they) at the same time, according to Yu Lei, a bird expert on the local biological resources survey team.

“This wading bird, which feeds on fish, has a high level of alertness and requires a good    6    (live) environment. The fishing ban in the lake and the improved environment are reasons behind the    7    (appear) of these pelicans,” said Yu, adding that they migrated here    8    (spend) the winter.

More than 80 birds, such as little swans and cormorants, were also spotted on Wednesday at the lake. Hefei City,     9    the lake is located,    10    (take) a number of measures to strengthen the protection of 10 major wetlands around Chaohu Lake in recent years, including banning fishing, land reclamation and waste dumping in the protected zones.

The first-ever C919, China’s first self-developed passenger jet,    1    (deliver) to China Eastern Airlines in Shanghai on December 9, 2022 and is expected to be put into commercial operation next spring,    2    is a significant milestone in the development of China’s aviation manufacturing (航空制造) industry.

The first C919 has    3    total of 164 seats, including eight seats in business class and 156 seats in economy class.    4    (base) on the initial approval of the CAAC (中国民用航空局), China Eastern also needs to carry out more than 100 hours of test flights    5    (confirm) the operational safety and various operational support capabilities of the aircraft, as the C919 is the first such model    6    (global).

Later, China Eastern plans to put the C919 into commercial service in    7    (city) such as Shanghai, Beijing, Xi’an, Kunming and Guangzhou. Over 20 pilots will serve    8    the first group to operate the C919.

The aircraft industry has entered a new journey of development, and it is of great    9    (significant) in promoting cooperation and innovation in the global aviation industry chain.

So far, the C919    10    (get) 1,115 orders from home and abroad. In March 2021, China Eastern officially purchased the first group of five C919s, and other planes it bought are expected to be delivered in 2023 and 2024.

The history of siheyuan (courtyard house) in Beijing can be traced back to more than 800 years ago     1     Beijing established its status as the capital city. As a kind of traditional Chinese relic, siheyuan represents the     2     (capital) architectural style.

Siheyuan is a closed rectangular space with a courtyard in the center. It     3     (surround) by four houses: the main room, the opposite room, an eastern-wing house and a western-wing house. The housing arrangement is     4     (total) based on the rules of hierarchical system, which aims to keep the order of the family members’ status. The principal house facing the south is inhabited by the head of the family, and his or her     5     (old) son lives in the eastern-wing house, which is believed to be superior     6     the western- wing house. Usually, the opposite house is given to servants and other members. Undoubtedly, siheyuan is a mirror of Chinese culture,     7     (reflect) the sense of belonging in the mind of Chinese people. All the gates are printed red,     8     symbol of luck in China.

Indeed,     9     (know) more about Chinese culture and traditions, visiting siheyuan     10     (be) a smart choice for you. Staying in a siheyuan, learning how to make dumplings and enjoying a local Chinese life, you will get an unforgettable experience here.

Bacolod, the     1     (five) largest city of the Philippines, is called the City of Smiles. It reflects the locals’ positive attitude towards daily life. Tourists from all over the world     2     (welcome) by local people. Bacolod, one of the cities with the best quality of life in the Philippines, has fresh air and wonderful urban greenery space.

MassKara Festival appeared     3     the first time in the early 1980s. And it takes place in October every year. There are various celebrations , such as street performances, mask-making     4     (compete) and parades.

During the festival, people     5     (put) on masks and colorful folk costumes spill into the streets, which     6     (transform) narrow streets into a sea of joy. If you pay a little attention, you will find that expressions on people’s masks are the same: smiling. Besides, there will be     7     number of other activities in the city. Restaurants will also prepare special food and good wine to entertain guests from far away.

    8     Bacolod lacks representative tourist attractions, it is     9     (good) worth visiting because of the wide and clean streets, fantastic markets and     10     (afford) housing prices.

The Communist Party has made great progress in reducing China’s pollution, but     1     perfect storm of northern winds and an industrial rebound has created dangerously high levels of pollution countrywide.

Sandstorms used     2     (be) a regular occurrence in spring. In previous decades, each May saw at least two rounds of sandstorms, according to state-run Xinhua news agency. The     3     (frequent) and severity of sandstorms was partly due to drought,     4     (grow) population pressure and poor progress in revegetation,     5     caused rapid desertification of land in the north and northwest.     6    , sandstorms have since decreased dramatically. The annual number of sandstorm     7     (impact) days in Beijing fell from a peak of 26 in the 1950s to just three days after 2010, Xinhua reported.

Since 2000, the Chinese government     8    (invest) billions of dollars toward sandstorm prevention. Authorities have launched     9     (variety) reforestation and ecological projects, and installed satellites to monitor sandstorms and alert weather agencies     10     of time.