Seal cutting or Zhuanke in Chinese is a comparatively independent traditional art form. It takes Chinese characters as its form of expression, using carving    1    (knife) instead of the writing brushes, and stone instead of paper. It is similar    2     inscriptions (碑文) on ancient bronze and stone tablets, and it can be viewed as    3    pocket edition of tablet inscription.

The seal has many names in history. It was called Xiyin during the Warring States period, the Qin and Han dynasties, and the Wei and Jin periods. The Ming and the Qing dynasties were    4    (universal) acknowledged to be the two    5    (gold) periods in the history of seal cutting. And the long period from the Tang Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty turned out to be a time    6    the royal seal was on the decline. The use of the seal also varied. Clay impression was used before the Sui and Tang dynasties and ink pad or red ink paste    7    (use) since the Tang and the Song dynasties.    8    (classify) into two categories-official seals and private seals, Xiyin is still widely used nowadays. Official seals refer to    9    (that) of emperors and officials. The making materials in ancient times mainly included gold, silver, copper, jade and wood, with copper    10    (make) up an overwhelming majority.

Once there were two mice, a city mouse and a country mouse. They were distant relatives. One day the city mouse,     1     lived in a big house wrote a letter to the country mouse inviting him for a visit.

Delighted, the country mouse accepted the    2     (invite) and came to the city mouse’s house. He was greeted by the city mouse cheerfully. The country mouse was surprised     3     big the house was. The city mouse was pleased    4     led the country mouse to the kitchen. When     5     climbed up the table, there were a large piece of bread, fruit and cheese     6     it. But just as they began to eat, they heard     7     great noise. The city mouse cried, “Run! Run! The cat     8     (come)!” They ran away quickly and hid.

    9     (breath) heavily after hiding in the mouse­hole, the country mouse said to the city mouse, “I should go back to my house in the country. Even if I eat nothing but beans, I can live     10     (peace). Why don’t you come with me to the country? It is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid”

The Small Friends Pet Shelter was started by a group of high school students and     1    (they) parents when they started to see many pets     2     were left behind after their families moved away.

Today, there are about 70 cats, 50 dogs, three rabbits, and a few     3    (turtle) living at the shelter. The young people who run the shelter     4    (work) hard to keep the place clean, take care of the animals, and advertise the animals so that they can     5    (adopt).

They have already     6    (help) to find homes for nearly 200 animals. It is hard work,     7     the young people working at the shelter think it is worth it.

So if you find     8     pet that is lost, call the young people at Small Friends Pet Shelter! And if you want     9    (help) out, go and volunteer your time and love. That is what the animals     10    (real) need most.

The Wandering Earth II     1     (receive) many positive comments since its premiere (首映) in January. It tells the story of mankind building enormous engines to propel Earth to a new solar system as the sun     2     (rapid) burns out.

As a Chinese epic,     3     sci-fi setting shows “Chinese imagination” and “Chinese culture”. In the face of disasters on our home planet, many Hollywood sci-fi films feature plots in     4     humanity must leave Earth to survive. However, having relied on the land to make a living for     5     (century), Chinese people have a deep attachment to their home. So they try to bring Earth on their travels in the Wandering Earth series.

What makes the series special is its heroic characters     6     (love) by the audience. Unlike the heroes who save the world alone in most western superhero films, The Wandering Earth II focuses     7     a group of ordinary people with different nationalities and backgrounds. The group make sacrifices     8     (protect) their own home. The display of groups of heroes, to some extent, also illustrates the spirit of unity that flows through the blood of Chinese people and can     9     (share) with the rest of the world.

Unity is what brings     10     (we) Chinese people everlasting hope. It seems truer today after humanity’s three-year battle against the pandemic as only courage and unity can win over the crisis, both in science fiction and in reality.

Ineense (香) is material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt. Yang Jinqing, an inheritor of Qingyuan traditional incense making, has a burning desire to develop popular fragrances. For decades, Yang has committed     1     (he) to the traditional incense craft in Qingyuan,     2     was named a national intangible cultural heritage by the State Council in June 2021.

The country boasts a profound incense history     3     (date) back to before the Qin Dynasty. The craft and its culture thrived during the Song Dynasty. It found wider     4     (popular) during the Ming and Qing dynasties when it     5     (use) to fend off diseases, insects, mosquitoes and preserve people’s health.

Qingyuan saw many incense workshops set up during the Song Dynasty, thanks to its close geographical location to abundant herbal resources     6     (hide) in the Taihang Mountains.

Nowadays, with the     7     (increasing) expanding market, more than 50, 000 people are engaged in the incense business in more than 500 local incense businesses.

Yang Jinqing has helped to establish     8     engineering center for herbal incense in Hubei that specializes in studying ancient recipes and developing new crafts based on the fragrance. “We might think incense culture is very elegant and, therefore, far away     9     us, but it is actually very close to our lives.” he says. “When drinking tea, playing chess, reading or writing, lighting an incense stick can help calm the nerves and concentrate the mind.”

“I want future generations     10     (appreciate) the charm of China’s incense culture and craft.” he adds.

Zibo city in China’s Shandong province has unexpectedly been popular on social media since late February due     1     its unique local barbecue specialty. This has provided an opportunity for the local government     2     (develop) tourism and spending. The latest promotion gives visitors free admission to 10 scenic     3     (spot) in the city as long as their train ticket’s final destination is Zibo. Passengers who take the train are greeted by posters     4     (read) “Welcome to the Special BBQ Train” and they receive items such as leaflets, souvenirs, and snacks. Videos of     5     interesting experience have been posted on social media, attracting more visitors.

Zibo’s barbecue is different from other types in China as it     6     (make) on a stove, served with flatbread and dressings, and diners can finish cooking the skewer (烤肉串) on     7     (they) own stoves. May young people     8     (crowd) into the city to try the dish since a group of college students posted videos of themselves enjoying it in February. Searchers for “Zibo barbecue” on the Internet have increased by 770 percent     9     (compare) to the same period last year, and lines outside barbecue restaurants on several streets reach for more than 100 meters on the weekends.

Zibo is now a must-visit destination for food lovers,     10     they can experience the unique and delicious barbecue and explore the city’s scenic spots.

ChatGPT is a powerful chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched in November 2022. It was developed with a technique called Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback to train the language model,     1     (make) it to be very conversational. It     2     (design) to respond in a natural, intuitive way and has numerous potential uses.

From a scientific point of view, there is a need to closely watch the     3     (develop) of such technologies before reaching a conclusion about their efficacy and helpful nature. Technology progresses step by step. So we should not panic thinking ChatGPT will take up jobs     4     till now need humans to fulfill.

ChatGPT is     5     example of high-tech progress, not a revolution.

First, ChatGTP has made quite some progress in natural language processing, yet it still    6     (have) a long way to go to completely understand the human mind and language faculty, because when it comes to professional writing, ChatGPT at times writes plausible-sounding but incorrect or nonsensical    7     (answer). It might give some good answers to most of the general questions,     8     it is no substitute for professional advice, such as medical prognosis and prescriptions, or legal advice.

Second, ChatGPT is still a product with very limited application. It has the potential to be used 64．    9     enhancing search engine functionality but, as a pre-trained language model, it will have limited use.

Due to these limitations, investors should not     10     (blind) invest huge amounts to further develop ChatGPT and should not expect quick returns on investment. Yet ChatGPT is likely to advance in the medium, if not the short term.