Did you know chimpanzees(黑猩猩) have excellent mathematical and art skills? This was one of the ten studies     1    (award) at this year’s Pineapple Science Prize ceremony on March 13 in China. Over the past ten years, the Prize has explored the fun side of science and encouraged curiosity-driven scientific research.     2    , it’s not all funny business, in fact, all     3    (entry) must also be serious scientific studies. It is known that chimpanzees are much     4    (smart) than other animals, but we     5    (probable) don’t think they could heal university students or master art. A study by researchers from the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University was     6     winner of this year’s award for mathematics and art.

    7    (use) their chimpanzee Abu and a control group of university students, the researchers surprisedly     8    (find) that Abu could remember random numbers both more quickly and more accurately than the students. In addition, the art skills of some chimpanzees demonstrate their ability     9    (connect) the real three-dimensional world     10     the two-dimensional world on paper, reflecting a huge jump in the brain.

For just 2 hours a week, there’s a simple practice that could make you healthier. Over the years, it’s becoming     1     (increasing) clear that spending time in nature is somehow linked to healthier and happier lives. But while some     2     (physician) have literally started “prescribing” (开药) doses of the natural world, like they will exercise, such practices are far from established.

Researchers in the United Kingdom have now taken     3     small but important step towards one of the most crucial, unanswered questions: How much time outdoors is enough? Drawing on a nationwide survey of nearly 20,000 British adults from 2014 to 2016, the team thinks they might have found a weekly “sweet spot” for nature exposure. “    4     (compare) to no nature contact last week, the likelihood of reporting good health became significantly greater with contact over 120 minutes,” the authors conclude. The findings are supported by past research, which has found that living in greener areas is associated with     5     (low) risks of cardiovascular disease (冠心病), obesity, diabetes, mental distress, etc.

    6    , these results are still in their early development, and it remains unclear how much exercise we humans truly need     7     (enjoy) the benefits. Participants in the last study     8     (ask) how much nature they had experienced in the last seven days. Randomly selecting just one of these “nature diary entries”:, the interviewer then asked for more details,     9     (include) how long the visit was, who they went with, and what they got up to. Bringing together these responses, the authors found that individuals who spent less than two hours in nature across the week reported health and well-being similar     10     those who experienced no nature.

AR enhances our experience of the real world with digital information and pictures. During the past few years, it     1     (reveal) its power to revolutionize our lives. AR apps and devices are now available as educational aids, which,     2     (use) appropriately, allow students to learn in an interactive and engaging way.

One of the greatest benefits of using AR in education so far is that it has brought science to life. Its potential     3     (bring) the same life to other subjects is equally promising. For example, in Geography classes, AR might allow students to view amazing natural phenomena     4     the limitations of time or place. In History lessons, students could engage with historical     5     (figure). Advocates of AR in education also emphasize its usefulness in remote locations,     6     students do not have easy access to museums or science exhibitions.

Despite the numerous advantages associated with using AR in education, not everybody     7     (convince) that it is a positive development. Critics point out that students are so focused on the 3D display that they don’t attend to the lesson.     8     actually once students become accustomed to these 3D projections, they will be able to refocus on the subject at hand.

It is evident that the     9     (adopt) of AR technology by educators will be a positive development for all involved. It is early days for the use of this technology but its applications in education seem limitless. It is only when we embrace such innovations in technology     10     we can learn of their full potential and develop them.

The Yellow Mountain is one of the most famous and beautiful     1     (mountain) areas in China. The location     2     (list) as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1990.

The area isn’t named this way due to the color of the mountains,     3     because it was renamed after the legendary Yellow Emperor (Huang Di) in AD 747.     4     is said that the Yellow Mountain is the place     5     the Yellow Emperor, the supposed ancestor of all Chinese, lived, refined precious medicines and became a supernatural being.

Outstanding natural beauty is its number one feature. The Yellow Mountain’s classic     6     (attract) are known as its “Four Natural Wonders”: the imaginatively named pines, oddly-shaped rocks, seas of cloud, and hot springs.

Yellow Mountain pines are particularly hardy,     7     (seem) to twist directly out of the smooth rock. Many old pines have been named according to their appearance or some associated legends.

Greeting Guest Pine is     8     (definite) the most famous pine at the Yellow Mountain. The 10-meter-high tree grows like a man standing by the path and stretching out his hand     9     (greet) guests. Many Chinese hang a poster of the Greeting Guest Pine in their living rooms and restaurants     10     a decoration.

Many people may ask why we spend so much time and money on space technologies that will send us into space and help us explore planets in the     1     (distant) while, at home on Earth, we already have so many challenges in need of solutions.

Actually, the development of space technologies has already benefited Earth in     2     (many) ways than one. For example, the GPS system has helped us to reduce energy use on sea, land and in the air by up to 35%. Other technologies     3     (adapt) from space use have also helped us to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (排放),     4     affect environments across the globe. One of the best examples is solar power. It     5     (create) by NASA in the 1950s for its space labs. Nowadays, it has been widely used in the world     6     (replace) coal and oil in order to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Not only can space technologies protect society     7     climate change, but they can also help     8     extremely wide range of Earth-based services and industries. And in the next 5 to 20 years, we will see more advanced space technologies make     9     (they) marks in our daily lives.

In short, space technologies are a very important part of our society. As we further explore the space, the new technologies needed to do so will     10     (great) benefit our lives down on Earth and help us to improve our society and safeguard our planet, too.

Every year I travel a lot to appreciate tourist     1    （attract）. As the saying goes, “Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles.” Large quantities of practice     2    （be）the same important as reading large volumes of books. Since 2015, I have visited more than twenty cities at home and abroad, during     3     time I enjoyed wonderful views of mountains and rivers and saw the powerful strength of our motherland as     4    （good）as the great changes of the world.

However, COVID-19     5    （sweep）the globe during the past two years.     6     great many, people were infected with the disease. But a great part of them have been cured on account     7     the wise policies of our government. Despite     8    （affect）, we firmly believe that our government will pay what it takes     9    （save）her people. At the same time, there are countless organizations and individuals voluntarily     10    （struggle）against the disease. Victory belongs to us, our country and the whole world.

Gao Tingyu thrilled the home crowd by becoming the first Chinese man     1     (claim) an Olympic gold medal in speed skating, winning the 500 meters on Saturday.

“Gao has conducted an excitingly fast and excellent     2     (perform) at the National Speed Skating Oval. And the March of the Volunteers will be played again inside the stadium,” said the message from the General Administration of Sport shortly after the competition. This is also the fourth gold medal for Team China at the ongoing Beijing Olympic Winter Games     3     the first Olympic gold in the country’s speed skating history.

In 2018, the     4     (high) potential Gao already won a bronze medal at Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea, as he said after the win in Pyeongchang: “I feel like that my capacity has reached the point     5     I can compete for Olympic medals. As long as I’m in a stable state of mind, I think for me the opponent is only     6     (I).”

Gao has won championships in various competitions ever since he     7     (admit) into China’s speed skating team in 2015.

He has suffered from severe back injuries and had     8     eight-month break before     9     (compete) in the China Speed Skating Championship in 2021, winning gold.

Gao was also the     10     (nation) flag bearer at the opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 on February the 4th.

A dozen Chinese dishes have gained fame during the Games, after athletes shared food being served in the athletes village on TikTok and in media interviews. Some     1    (capture) live taking a bite of the delicacies (美味佳肴) during competitions.

Snowboarder Jenise Spiter has become the “red bean bun girl” in China after the scene was livestreamed     2    (global) that she had a big bite of a crushed (压碎的), flattened bun with a huge smile on her face during the breaks of her competition.

Jutta Leerdam,     3     athlete from the Netherlands, posted her favorite spicy hotchpotch on social media. “This is the famous Chinese snack spicy hotchpotch, which is     4    (healthy) than burger and fries.”

The menu,     5    (develop) over nearly four years, is designed to meet the athletes’ different dietary needs and requirements while also     6    (take) religious diversity     7     consideration, said Song Xueying, operations    8    (direct) of the Yanqing Winter Olympic Village.

The catering services at Beijing Games have won wide appreciation from Olympic family members including International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. “If I     9    (stay) in the village for three days, I would have gained another 10 pounds,” he said     10     visiting the Olympic Village at Yanqing on Feb.11.

Nina Mistry has turned 30 and her life is not where she wants it to be. She is not happy with her job as     1     journalist and has grown apart from her friends and colleagues. She has no choice     2     to live with her parents. Suddenly it seems to     3     ( they) that Nina has become an     4     (extreme) unhappy teenager who lacks direction rather than an adult living her own life.     5     (see) their aimless daughter every day, they are very disappointed.

Then Nina runs across a self help book, 30 Things I Love About Myself,     6     (write) by Radhika Sanghani. The book has inspired Nina     7     ( spend) the next year trying to become her own biggest fan and writing about the     8     (thirtieth) things that she is truly proud about herself.

The writing project isn’t easy, but her readers have followed her on a journey to self- acceptance and     9     (confident).

Has she become perfect in the end?

No, but she has started to love herself. As Nina discovers     10     she really wants out of life, her growth sets off changes with her parents and other people around her, too.

On Saturday, after speed skater Gao Tingyu claimed gold in the men’s 500-meter speed skating event, he was asked by a reporter at a news conference to describe     1     personality. The 24-year-old from Yichun, Heilongjiang, replied in a self-deprecating way that he was “gelu”, which in the northeastern dialect means “offbeat.”

The word confused the interpreter     2     did not understand the dialect and translated the phrase into English as “I think I’m quite...glue”. Gao’s dialect soon made him     3     trending topic online, with many netizens amused and     4     (call) for an interpreter with greater proficiency in the northeastern dialect.

Northeast China has given birth     5     many outstanding winter sports athletes due to     6     (abundant) of snow and ice. Heilongjiang province is one of the first in China     7     (have) speed skating and ice hockey teams. To date, athletes from Qitaihe in Heilongjiang     8     (claim) seven of the country’s 16 Winter Olympics gold medals.     9     many Chinese winter athletes were either born or trained in the region, the northeastern dialect is     10     (wide) spoken among them.