My father and I haven’t met for more than two months. It is due to the horrible novel coronavirus epidemic (传染病)     1     we can see each other only through phone video calls. My father is a warrior     2     (dress) in white in the war without smoke     3     the virus although he is not a soldier. My father told me that the ward is     4     (he) battlefield, saying that he is duty bound to fight the virus and protect as many patients as possible. Today, I saw he     5    (wear) a blue medical cap and a pair of transparent     6    (protect) glasses over his own glasses. The eyes were full of love, tears,     7    (strong), power and courage. I know he is in a     8    (danger) situation, but his eyes seem to say, “I’m fine.” He is a real hero,     9     will live in our hearts forever. May God bless all the courageous doctors and nurses     10    (fight) on the front line.

The Medal of the Republic, the Friendship Medal and other national honorary titles have gone to 42 outstanding individuals     1     background are varied for their contributions to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its founding.

Pharmaceutical chemist Tu Youyou was one of the eight who     2    (award) the Medal of the Republic. She was the co-winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Yuan Longping, a Chinese agronomist (农学家) and     3    (educate), was another of the eight. Yuan is well-known for developing the first hybrid rice verities. His breakthrough led to     4    (grow) hybrid rice in Africa, South America and Asia, which could provide a     5    (rely) food supply for high-risk famine (饥荒) regions.

The six foreigners     6    (present) with the Friendship Medal included Raul Castro, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand. Canadian Isabel Crook was also     7    them. 104-year-old Crook who was born in China has been     8    witness to China’s development. After the founding of PRC, she insisted     9    (firm) on staying in China and working at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). As a teacher at BFSU, she     10    (lay) foundations for foreign-language education in China.

Bees are major pollinators (传粉者) of fruits, vegetables and nuts. Without these helpful buzzing insects, our food supply would be     1    trouble. But bees can help humans in another way.     2    (research) say the act of beekeeping may help people with mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and depression. Many call     3     “beekeeping therapy.”One group of people is especially getting help from such therapy: military veterans (老兵).

Many soldiers returning from military service have trouble    4     (deal) with the experiences of war. They may also find it difficult to create a     5       (produce) life after the military service. Homelessness, depression and drug abuse can affect some military veterans. Vince Ylitalo is one such veteran. He served in the military for nearly 40 years, two tours in Iraq     6     (include). He suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.

To treat his PTSD, Ylitalo is part of a beekeeping program at the Manchester Veteran Affairs (VA) Medical Center in the state of New Hampshire. The VA     7     (set) up several such programs in the United States.

In a recent report, Ylitalo explained     8    beekeeping calms his mind.“I’m in this program     9     (help)me get out of the thought process of all those problems that I have.It helps me think about something     10    (complete) different . I’m just thinking about the bees.”