Undercurrent, a twenty-foot-tall stainless-steel sculpture by Beijing-based artist Zheng Lu, is    1    display until August 2024 in the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza,     2     is just outside the United Nations complex (建筑群) in New York. The sculpture,     3     (weigh) nearly 2.5 tons, was more than two years in the making. Zheng is the first Chinese artist     4     (have) his work exhibited there.

The public art project, initiated by Sundaram Tagore, is supported by the World Council of Peoples for the United Nations, a nonprofit organization     5     (found) in Europe after World War II, which is dedicated to facilitating international partnerships that promote awareness and implementation of UN goals.

The sculpture is created     6     (specific) for the site and relates to the United Nations’ recent action initiatives on clean water and climate change. Part of the     7     (artist) acclaimed Water in Dripping series, Undercurrent emphasizes the     8     (significant) of water. As a student of Chinese philosophy, Zheng views water as symbolic of change, the passage of time     9     self-reflection.

Zheng Lu’s sculptures     10     (exhibit) around the world in the past few years, including, most recently, in Summoning Memories: Art Beyond Chinese Traditions at the Asia Society Texas.

About 200,000 students in the US are learning Chinese, starting “Mandarin Fever”.

“Chinese grammar is not difficult     1     (learn) and its word order is very similar     2     English. But the writing system and tones are the     3     (hard) part of the language”, said Adam Murray, an American who went regularly to Chinese lessons     4     only Mandarin was spoken. Kracke, whose Chinese name is Li Xiaoyu, learned from a Chinese teacher how to play guzheng, a Chinese stringed musical instrument,     5     (hope) that she could get to know more about the Chinese culture. Nicholas Goldring, a graduate of a university in Texas,     6     (make) it his life goal to master Chinese since he was a child.

During 2023 Chinese New Year, an event     7     (mean) to help foreigners understand and have     8     good grasp of Chinese language and culture attracted many foreign     9     (participate).

In today’s world, many issues cannot be avoided around China. This is     10     Mandarin is widely learned all over the world.

Their eyes fixing on their Chinese Tai Chi master, some children in Zimbabwe closely follow a series of martial arts (武术) movements     1    (perform) in a slow and gentle manner

From primary students to adolescents,     2     group of Tai Chi enthusiasts enjoy the power of concentration     3     the guidance of their instructor, Zhu Wei. Zhu,     4     is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) doctor, teaches Zimbabweans Tai Chi, apart from providing medical assistance.

Tai Chi is     5     (deep) rooted in Chinese traditional cultures, including martial arts, TCM, traditional Chinese philosophy etc,     6     (stress) a mind-body connection by gentle movements, meditation (冥想) and deep breathing. Tai Chi is widely recognized as a practice that is     7    (benefit) to both our physical and mental health. Besides, it can improve children’s physical     8     (strong) and develop a sense of self-worth and self-confidence.

Since the 19^th century, the Chinese     9     (understand) the health benefits of Tai Chi,     10    its popularity has grown steadily. At present, Tai Chi is practiced in almost every corner of the world with more than 300 million participants.

Here is a little tale about the Chinese zodiac     1    (know) as Shengxiao, and     2    the rat became the first sign.

Legends tell us there was a great race between the     3    (animal) to decide the order of the lunar calendar. The finish line laid on a vast river, but the cunning rat hitched a ride on ox’s shoulder, singing a song to make a go faster, and got to     4    opposite bank without even     5    (get) his feet wet. Just before the finish line he quickly jumped off and slipped ahead to take first place. Diligent ox came second while     6    (speed) tiger and rabbit in third and fourth. Parting the clouds, brave dragon flew into fifth with small snake moving just behind. They     7    (follow) by horse and sheep, two kind and modest animals who each let the other go first. Monkey had fallen behind but made up ground to come     8    (nine), while rooster, dog and pig killed the last three places. With the race over and the places     9    (decide), the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac came     10    being.

A powerful 7.8 earthquake struck large areas of southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday. At least 2,300 people were killed.     1     number of dead and injured will likely increase as rescue workers continue to search through the remains of     2     (destroy) buildings.

The earthquake was centered 23 kilometers east of Nurdagi in the Turkish province of Gaziantep. It struck at 4:17 in the morning local time. Many aftershocks     3     (hit) the area since the first quake.

On the Syrian side, the affected area includes rebel-controlled territory,     4     buildings have already been weakened from fighting in the country’s civil war.     5     (patient) including newborn babies were taken out of medical centers.

In Turkey, people tried to escape from affected areas by car, slowing efforts of emergency teams trying to enter the areas.     6     (religion) buildings in the affected areas were opened to provide shelter for people     7     (able) to return to damaged homes in the cold winter weather.

Monday’s powerful earthquake was felt as far away     8     Cairo, Egypt. People living in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut,     9     (awaken) by the quake. And in Syria’s capital Damascus, locals rushed into the street     10     (fear) the collapse of buildings.

A music concert “Echoes of Ancient Tang Poems” jointly performed by iSING! Suzhou and the Philadelphia Orchestra was staged at Kimmel Performing Arts Center in Philadelphia on Jan. 6.

Another concert featuring Tang poetry was    1    (successful) held at the Lincoln Center in New York on Jan. 7. Fifteen iSING! Suzhou singers from 10 countries led by Liao Guomin performed songs    2    (write) by young composers from 6 countries. The songs included many well-known    3    (poem) from the Tang Dynasty, such    4    Luo Binwang’s Singing of Goose and Li Bai’s Quiet Thoughts by Night.

The iSING! Suzhou International Young Artists Festival    5    (set) up in Suzhou in 2014 as China’s first international vocal (声乐) art festival. Over    6     past eight years, the festival has attracted outstanding young singers from all over the world, spread    7    promoted Chinese and classical music, and enhanced cultural exchanges between China and the West, becoming a cultural card for Suzhou to go    8    (globe).

The performances were also held to commemorate(纪念) the    9     (fifty) anniversary of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s China tour in 1973. The Philadelphia Orchestra, as the first American orchestra    10    (visit) China, bridged the two nations in the field of culture.

Every weekend, many bookworms gather in Liyuan Library in Jiaojiehe village, a book sanctuary surrounded by chestnut, walnut and peach trees     1     branches are used to decorate the building.

Deep in the heart of a rocky valley on the outskirts of Beijing, the wooden library sits seemingly in    2    middle of nowhere. It     3    (design) about 11 years ago by Professor Li Xiaodong, from the School of Architecture at Tsinghua University. Decorated with 40,000 firewood sticks outside, the bookstore features 10, 000 books    4    (range) from literature to history.

The library, which opened in 2012, draws     5    (hundred) of visitors every weekend, many of whom are attracted by the design. The main framework of the bookstore is made of steel bars and the outside wall and     6    (it) roof, glass. With space for just 40 people     7     a time, visitors line up       8    (enter) the library, which only opens on weekends. Bookshelves line the reading area, as readers stand or sit on the floor and platforms.

“We have now     9    (strict) banned taking pictures inside, as some people come here just to take pictures. They even come in costumes, and that’s really disturbing,” owner Pan Xi complained. “We still want to give those who really love reading a quiet and     10    (peace) environment. ”

In southern China, there is a famous road     1    (build) across Poyang Lake, which lies in the north of Jiangxi Province, China and is known as China’s second     2     (large) lake. People in China also call it “the most beautiful road under the water.”

This road is sure     3     (attract) a lot of attention towards the end of May every year. A lot of people come out of     4     (curious). The water level of the lake is so close to the surface of the road,     5     makes the view ahead broad and bright when people drive along. It’s as though they were taking a boat across the lake. The feeling is     6     (simple) wonderful!

For the next few months, this road is not above the surface    7    under the water. When the water level of Poyang Lake starts to go up, the road surface becomes unseen. However, drivers can still drive across the lake safely     8     watching the guardrails(防撞护栏) fixed on either side of the road. For thrill-seeking motorists, it’s like     9     (drive) an amphibious(水陆两栖的) super car. Then in a few days, the entire road     10     (flood) with the continuously rising water. A few months later, the road will reappear.

Coriander（香菜）is a really divisive herb, very popular in Mexican and Indian cooking as well as a fantastic     1     (add) to Vietnamese Bahn mi rolls. But is this a suitable ingredient for ice cream?

A craze for coriander is now sweeping Shanghai after a new coriander-flavor sundae (圣代)     2     (release) by Mc Donald at its outlets early this year. Sales of the coriander sundae, which only cost 6.6 yuan started on Monday and will run     3     Friday.

The food sounds strange but actually tastes good. This new sundae with green jam and     4     (top) with shredded（切碎的）leaves of coriander is proving popular.

A netizen in Jinan said she crossed almost the whole city     5     (get)this sundae.     6     one in Beijing said she made calls to three McDonald’s outlets, two of     7     said it sold out on Monday and the third said it had only a few left—so she immediately rushed there and grabbed one.

Actually, it isn’t the first time that the dish     8     (attract) people . Back in April 2021, Subway, the popular sandwich chain also came up with coriander cookie.     9     these sure seem to grab attention, many were    10     (enthusiastic) but more astonished.

If you see someone collapse (失去意识), perhaps as a result of a heart attack, what can you do while you wait for an ambulance?

Chen Wenqiaochu set    1    example when he was 14. He performed CPR (心肺复苏术) on a cleaner at his school,    2    (save) the man’s life in 2013. Chen showed that knowing how to perform CPR can be    3    (benefit). According to medical experts, there is a “golden period”, the first four minutes of a heart attack,    4    CPR is most effective in saving the person’s life.

On Aug 24, a joint guideline    5    (issue) by the Ministry of Education and Red Cross Society of China. It asked all public schools nationwide    6    (provide) first-aid courses, including CPR training, as part of health education.    7    (fortunately), less than 1 percent of Chinese adults have mastered the skill of CPR, while many have never heard of    8    .

Nowadays, many countries have attached importance    9    the popularization of first-aid training, including CPR. In 1966, the American Heart Association requested that US police officers, firefighters, secondary school teachers and college instructors receive CPR training. Now in    10    (German), every citizen must be trained before getting their driver’s license, which means about 80 percent of the country has received first-aid training.