China has designated(指定) a special day for farmers to celebrate the annual harvest. It is the first festival     1     (create) by the state specifically for the country’s farmers. The Chinese farmers’ harvest festival falls on the Autumnal Equinox(秋分) each year,     2     (start) from 2018. Autumnal Equinox     3     (usual) falls between September 22nd and 24th, during the country’s     4     (agriculture) harvest season.

As we all know, China has     5     largest population in the world. It     6     (be) not easy to feed the largest population in the past. With the development of modern agriculture, people’s life is getting better and better. The festival helps to give greater importance rural work and speed up the construction of rural vitalization(振兴).     7     (variety) of celebrations will be organized to display the harvest, rural technology achievements and farmers’ creativeness. Farmers are encouraged     8     (take) part in some activities,     9     are related to their work and life. Rural vitalization is a key part of China’s efforts to develop a modernized economy.     10     developing its vast rural regions, China expects to see a beautiful countryside and well-off farmers.

If you live in northeastern China, you expect long, cold winters. People     1    (live) in Harbin don’t just stand the cold, however; they welcome     2    . The city is home to the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival,     3     is considered one of the largest ice festivals in the world. Even with temperatures usually close to -30℃, people head for city parks     4    (see) ice sculptures.

The festival includes several thousand ice sculptures, some of which are the recreations of castles, historic landmarks and famous people.     5     (visitor) can climb ice stairways and go down the slides. They can also take part     6     sporting events, including skating, ice football as well as ice swimming.

The city started its icy event in 1963 with the Ice Lantern Garden Party，a     7    (celebrate) of the tradition of creating lanterns out of blocks of ice. The larger festival began in 1985 and added sculptures. The sculptures     8    (grow) in number and size over the years. As it has gotten     9    (big), the festival has become popular outside the city.

    10    (official), the festival starts on January 5th and lasts over one month.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has praised a group of middle school students for their efforts in satellite design. He said he was pleased with their curiosity and bravery in       1       (science) exploration. The president also wished the teachers and students in Bayi School     2     happy new year.

Xi made the praise in a letter     3       (write) to the students in Beijing’s Bayi School on Saturday. A small satellite designed and developed by them     4       (send) into space last Wednesday at Taiyuan Satellite Launch (发射) Center     5     it was designed to operate in orbit (轨道) for 180 days.

Three months ago, Xi returned to his high school, to visit a laboratory and talk to teachers and students     6     were designing the small satellite. The president said he was     7     (extreme) glad to know that the satellite designed by the students would be launched and called on them to become     8     (build) of the country. Xi warmly encouraged the students     9       (study) science and contribute to the development of China. He hoped that the students would keep hungry for knowledge and develop     10     (they) national spirit.