Robert Owens felt     1     (defeat) and helpless on Sunday as he waited in Louisiana’s capital city for one of the most     2     (power) hurricanes ever to strike the US.

The 27-year-old man had spent days     3     (anxious) watching long lines of cars leaving for safer locations as Hurricane Ida     4     (approach). He had hoped that his wife and two children would be among them. But leaving would have required money for gas and a hotel room—something they didn’t have.

Out of desperation, Owens went to the bank on Saturday and applied     5     a payday loan. But he     6     (tell) he didn’t have enough credit history.

“Our bank account is empty-we can’t afford     7     (leave),” he said. “A lot of us here in my neighborhood have to stay and wait, not knowing how bad it’s going to get,” he said. “It’s     8     terrifying feeling to think my family is getting left behind.”

“The fact     9     we are not middle class or above just keeps coming back to bite us again and again, in so many different     10     (direction)and ways. A simple payday advance is just one of them,” he said. “It’s like we have to pay for being poor, even though we’re trying not to be poor.”

Koalas, the furry creatures appear so adorable and friendly. It’s no wonder people are     1     (concern) about the future of the species after the disastrous bushfires that     2     (destroy) parts of Australia earlier this year.

Australia’s native and unique wildlife are     3     constant threat from human activities and natural disasters. Recently, new technologies     4     (use) to track their movements to help them keep safe. Protecting the species is important because there are now possibly as few as 43, 000 koalas in the wild.

So, what makes them so ‘special’? Maybe we envy their ability to sleep for up to 22 hours a day! Or could it be their laid-back(悠闲的)    5     (appear) due to the fact that they mainly feed on juicy leaves,    6    take a lot of time and energy to digest.

    7     is amazing is that they drink very little water. So, how do they survive? Scientists have discovered that these wild mammals lick(藤)    8     (run) water from a tree trunk when it is raining. As the lead author of the research told the BBC, behavioural observations in the wild are important     9     (establish) what is normal or unusual, and to     10     (true) understand what animals need.

Despite the word ‘koala’ meaning ‘no water’ in the Aboriginal language, these sleepy creatures do need a drink sometimes. If we’re to encourage them to flourish, we need to conserve their habitat.

Fellow Zhang, the name of a Douyin account belonging to a 30-something man in Northeast China's Liaoning province, has picked up nearly 10 million followers in two months with just 41 short videos     1     (record) his life.

A villager from the countryside of Yingkou city, Zhang     2     (use) a smartphone to shoot clips of his simple daily routine in his run-down house, and around his village. The delicately edited videos uploaded on short-video platform Douyin have won him 30 million likes so far. Unlike many other grassroots     3     (celebrity) on social media platforms, who have pretty faces, beautiful lifestyles, or     4     impressive understanding of specific issues, Fellow Zhang doesn't even have a fixed subject for his videos.

However, the young man has developed the kind of     5     (popular) which takes others years to achieve, in just a few dozen days. The no-filter country life     6     (present) in his videos has resonated with a large audience.    7     the content is simple, the production of the videos appears to be professional in terms of shooting and editing.

Because Fellow Zhang stands out among the other grassroots successes producing videos of rural life, many people have wondered     8     there is a team supporting him behind the scenes. In response, he     9     (recent) posted video to explain how he does everything himself. “I update videos at 5 or 6 p.m., sometimes even at 9 p.m., because it takes time to do it all     10     my own,” he said in the video. “Whether I'm popular or not, I am still a villager.”

Two scientists, Germany’s Benjamin List and Scotland-born David MacMillan, have won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for     1     (develop) a molecule-building（分子建构）tool that can produce many important compounds in a “greener” way.

The process of making molecules     2     (require) the linking of individual atoms together in specific positions. This can be very slow and difficult. For many years, chemists only used either complex enzymes（酶）     3     metal catalysts（催化剂）.

That all changed in 2000, when List and MacMillan     4     (independence) reported that small organic molecules can be used to do the same job.

The process has made the production of some drugs much     5     (easy). It noted that an     6     (estimate) 35 percent of the world’s total GDP, in some way involves chemical catalysis.

Speaking after the     7     (announce), List said the award came as a “huge surprise”. He said at the beginning he did not know that MacMillan was working on the same subject, and he thought his effort might turn out to be, what he called,    8    “stupid idea”.

MacMillan said the start of his catalysis work was a pretty simple idea     9     really sparked a lot of different research. He added, “The part we’re just so proud of is that you don’t have to have huge amounts of equipment and money     10     (do) fine things in chemistry.”

Aircraft designer Gu Songfen and nuclear expert Wang Dazhong     1     (award) the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, China's top science honor, on Wednesday.

They received the prize for their outstanding contributions to     2     (science) and technological innovation during the National Science and Technology Award Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Born in 1930, Gu is a renowned aircraft designer, founder of aircraft aerodynamic (空气动力) design and an aviation strategy scientist. From 1961 to 1986, he served    3     chief designer and director of the Shenyang Aircraft Design and Research Institute,     4     is part of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China.

He established the    5     (country) aircraft aerodynamic design system, pioneered the independent development of fighter aircraft,     6     continued to carry out aviation strategic research, making a significant contribution to China's aviation science and technology.

Born in 1935, Wang is a    7     (distinguish) scholar and strategic scientist in international nuclear energy. He    8     (commit) to developing advanced nuclear energy systems with inherent safety features since he worked.

    9     impresses the nation is that he has helped China make great progress in the development of high-temperature gas-cooled reactor technology,     10     (lay) an important foundation for the country to step into the forefront globally in the field of advanced nuclear energy.

Since 1997, the May 4th Medal     1     (give) to exceptional individuals and groups.     2     (it) aim is to inspire contemporary youth in China to embrace and preserve the May 4th Movement and encourage them to contribute to the development of the country. This year China awarded 34 individuals and 20 groups and     3     (organize) the medal to celebrate their great contributions to the country. Let’s look at one of them.

Liu Xian is     4     ordinary businesswoman,     5     started a restaurant in Chengdu. During the pandemic, the 25-year-old woman heard that medical staff on the front line weren’t able to eat well due to the extended working hours. In spite of the risk of getting infected, Liu headed to Wuhan,     6     COVID-19 was the worst. Over 40 days, she cooked for medical staffs in over 20 hospitals. Her meals were of high quality and were nutritious. More     7     (important), her efforts gave the medics the strength and nourishment they badly needed.

As there was a lack of protective clothing, Liu always wore a raincoat when     8     (deliver) food. People began to affectionately refer to her     9     “Raincoat Girl”. Liu continues in her efforts to help others. “Where there is need for help, ‘Raincoat Members’ will be there     10     (solve) the problems,” She told CGTN.

Wang Yaping and her fellow astronaut Zhai Zhigang     1     (leave) China’s space station on Sunday and spent more than six hours installing (安装) equipment and     2     (carry) out tests outside the space station. The spacewalk lasted until early Monday. The third member of the crew, Ye Guangfu, stayed inside the station to provide     3     (assist).

The three     4     (be) the second crew on the permanent station     5     they will stay there for the next six months. The mission that began with their arrival on Octobor 16     6     (schedule) to be the longest stretch of time in space yet for Chinese astronauts.

The Tianhe module (核心舱) of the station will be connected next year to two more sections named Mengtian and Wentian. Three spacewalks are planned to make preparations for the station’s expansion, while the crew will also assess living conditions in the Tianhe module and conduct     7     (experiment) in space medicine and other fields. China plans to send multiple crews to the station over the next two years to make it     8     (full) functional.

Wang Yaping,     9     had traveled to China’s now-retired experimental space station, has become the first Chinese woman to conduct     10     spacewalk, while Zhai conducted China’s first spacewalk 13 years ago.

Lu Xun, who     1     (acknowledge) as one of the greatest modern writers in China, was born in Zhejiang Province in 1881. In 1904, he went to Japan and became a medical student,     2     (long) to improve people’s health and save lives. Nevertheless, he saw a Chinese man about to be killed by a Japanese soldier in a photo,     3     changed his intention.     4     struck him was that the other Chinese men in the photo apparently did not care about what was happening to their fellow countrymen. From this, he concluded that the spiritual illness of people at that time was a     5     (crucial) problem in China than physical illness. Lu had an appetite     6     the power to change the present situation of China.     7     (consequence), he quit medical school. He returned to China in 1908 and obtained a teaching job, hoping to promote the     8     (innovate) of society. In 1917, a friend insisted that he help write for a magazine     9     (name) New Youth. That was how     10     (he) first famous short story A Madman’s Diary got published.

Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong Province, was awarded the title of 2022 Culture City of East Asia at the 12th China-Japan-South Korea Cultural Ministers’ Meeting on Aug 30, 2021.

The East Asia City of Culture program was    1    (initial)put forward by the cultural ministers of China, Japan and South Korea at the third ministerial conference in Nara, Japan, in January 2011,    2    aim is to support regional cultural diversity and increase mutual understanding among the three countries.

China’s Jinan and Wenzhou, Japan’s Oita, and South Korea’s Gyeongiu were given the official certificates of the title at this year’s ministerial conference    3    (promote) cultural exchanges among the three countries, the    4    (select)cities will carry out diverse cultural and tourism activities. Jinan, as a city of springs, is an important site for the    5    (develop) of Confucian culture, which will promote    6    (tradition) Chinese culture and work with other cities to enhance people-to-people exchanges and practical cooperation in the region, said Sun Shutao, mayor of Jinan, at the awarding ceremony.

Jinan will also carry out    7    wide range of cultural activities and participate    8    cultural cooperation with East Asian countries, stimulate urban vitality(活力) and expand    9    (it) international reputation.

So far, 29 cities from the three countries    10    (consider) officially as Culture Cities of East Asia.

So rapidly does the technology develop that no one can predict what may happen tomorrow. The number of 5G users in China has reached 20 percent, which leaves the people in the world     1     (amaze). In China, operators are quick to provide continuous nationwide coverage,     2     (ensure) users a consistent experience. They also offer flexible service packages, which delivers a beneficial result for both users and     3     (they).

High-quality 5G networks     4     (drive) rapid growth of mobile data traffic so far, according to Ding Yun, Huawei's executive director and president of its carrier business group.     5     is estimated, the average data traffic per user per month will reach 600 GB by 2030. The energy consumption of wireless networks will     6     (definite) increase a lot if energy efficiency of existing networks remains unchanged. However,     7     has been confirmed is that Huawei has offered a comprehensive range of products and measures that address the power consumption issues of wireless networks.

Huawei has already employed low-carbon     8     (strategy) in more than 100 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Greece, Pakistan and Switzerland, helping operators reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 40 million tons. As     9     important player in the communications industry, Huawei will continue to put green development at the center of everything it does and develop innovative ways to build     10     (green) 5G networks worldwide than before.