Booking a flight-free holiday is effortless with Byway Travel.     1     (found) in 2020 by Cat Jones, a non-car owner whose family vacations annually by train and bike, Byway is the world’s first travel agent that offers 100% flight-free trips. The company excels in integrating the journey into the adventure itself,     2     (ensure) travelers discover the interesting places they would otherwise miss by flying over them. Presently, Byway specializes in flight-free excursions from the UK to Europe, with plans to expand its flight-free travel offerings     3     (global) in the future.

In 2022, to preserve China’s wetlands, a law     1     (introduce) to restrict construction and prohibit harmful     2     (activity) such as overgrazing, overharvesting, and wastewater discharge in important national wetlands. Since the implementation (实施) of these measures, there     3     (be) an increase in the number of birds observed wintering in the nation’s wetlands. In February, the forestry bureau in Hunan province reported 72 species of waterbirds that spent the previous winter at Dongting Lake. Black-faced spoonbills,     4     rare and endangered species, were sighted at Dongting after a five-year absence.

A person’s memory is like a hall with many rooms, some visited frequently, others untouched     1     years. With age, sometimes, doors to certain memories become locked, requiring a special key     2     (access) them. These keys often come in the form of specific sensory inputs—something you see, smell, touch, taste, or hear. When a sensory input stimulates receptors, signals are sent along nerve cells to the brain,     3     they are processed and interpreted. The way our senses connect with our memories shows how complex our minds are. Knowing this helps us understand how our past affects how we see and act in the present.

In 2002, during renovation of the Forbidden City, a special mounting paper was discovered at the back of a landscape painting.     1    (base) on the remaining paper samples, the restorers found the paper was made of mulberry (桑树) bar k which is extremely tough and full of strength.

    2     (originate) in the Han Dynasty, mulberry paper was more than 300 years earlier than Cai Lun’s improved paper making technology,     3     was also a messenger on the ancient Silk Road. It has become an important     4     (carry) of exchanges between the ancient Central Plains and surrounding areas, China and Asian and European countries.

    5     the emergence of modern paper industry products, mulberry paper has gradually withdrawn from people’s daily life due to     6     (it) pure hand-made and low output. However, the renovation of the Forbidden City made artists become aware that the role of mulberry paper in traditional painting and calligraphy creation     7    restoration could not be replaced by modern machine products. In 2006, the production technology of Uygur mulberry paper     8     (list) in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List, and the scientific value, humanistic value and     9     (history) research value of mulberry paper were valued. Nowadays, more young people are coming back to their hometowns     10     (learn) the art of making mulberry paper and to pass on this craft.

Chinese cultural elements commemorating (纪念) Tang Xianzu,     1     is known as “the Shakespeare of Asia,” add an international character to Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare’s hometown.

Tang and Shakespeare were contemporaries and both died in 1616. Although they could never have met, there are common     2     (theme) in their works, said Paul Edmondson, head of research for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. “Some of the things that Tang was writing about     3     (be)also Shakespeare’s concerns. I happen to know that Tang’s play The Peony Pavilion (《牡丹亭》) is similar in some ways     4     Romeo and Juliet.”

A statue commemorating Shakespeare and Tang was put up at Shakespeare’s Birthplace Garden in 2017. Two years later, a six-meter-tall pavilion,     5     (inspire)by The Peony Pavilion,     6     (build)at the Firs Garden, just ten minutes’ walk from Shakespeare’s birthplace.

Those cultural elements have increased Stratford’s international     7     (visible), said Edmondson, adding that visitors walking through the Birthplace Garden were often amazed     8     (find)the connection between the two great writers.

    9     (recall)watching a Chinese opera version of Shakespeare’s play Richard III in Shanghai and meeting Chinese actors who came to Stratford a few years ago to perform parts of The Peony Pavilion, Edmondson said, “It was very exciting to hear the Chinese language     10     see how Tang’s play was being performed.”

In a reality television series that I’ve been watching recently, I came across Chinese face mask changing,     1     performers are able to change the face masks that they are wearing within the blink of     2     eye. Performers are able to change about 10 masks within 20 seconds without the use of their hands. All they do is to turn their head or sweep their arms around. They are also able to perform in places close to their audience,     3     (leave) them spellbound and curious afterwards. I found it so fascinating that I     4     (dig) deeper into its history, and I wanted to share my newfound knowledge with you all.

    5     (invent) over 300 years ago during the Qing Dynasty, the art of face mask changing is deeply rooted within Chinese culture. The changing of     6     (face) make-ups and colors reflects a     7     (character) mood—red representing anger and black extreme fury.

And there are three basic techniques of face-changing, including wiping the face, blowing the face     8     pulling the face. Besides, it is said that the precise technique that is used to change masks is a     9     (close) guarded secret. The secret has been passed down within theatre families     10     generation to generation.

The Asian Para Games is the largest multi-sport event for the disabled in Asia. Up to now, the organizers     1     (host) it three times successfully. The torch relay for the fourth Asian Para Games     2     (official) started on Thursday in the city of Hangzhou in East China’s Zhejiang province, with many torchbearers     3     (run) along a relay route on the first day.

The launch ceremony kicked off     4     Thursday morning at Xiushui Square near the lake of Qiandao,     5     must-see tourist site in Hangzhou’s Chun’an county. The torch was relayed in the counties of Jiande, Tonglu, Fuyang and Xiaoshan along the Xin’an, Fuchun and Qiantang rivers, which all have world-class cultural tourism     6     (attraction). The torch finally arrived at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center to light up the main torch tower on Sunday.

Athlete Tan Yujiao,     7     was the first torchbearer among a total of 600 torchbearers, told the reporters on Thursday that she felt extremely honored and excited     8     (hold) the heavy torch.

As 188 torchbearers were representatives with a disability, intelligent bionic (仿生学的) hands and legs as well as intelligent guide dogs     9     (use) during the torch relay.

“We wish to convey the idea that technology can be much     10     (convenient) to the lives of disabled people,” said Du Zuofeng, deputy (副的) commander of the Hangzhou Asian Para Games Torch Relay Command Center.