With the International Conference on Food Loss and Waste closed on Saturday in Jinan, Shandong Province, the country has sent a signal to     1     world that China will deal with issues concerning food security by reducing loss and waste in agriculture. With the theme of reducing food loss and food waste and promoting     2     (globe) food security, the three-day event     3     (hold) both online and offline attracted more than 300 participants.

The current world grain production is about 2.8 billion tons a year. Therefore, the loss of only one percentage     4     (be) equal to the loss of 28 million tons of food. This can feed about 70 million people.

In recent years, China     5     (make) great progress in controlling loss and waste in food, with main efforts including upgrading facilities and     6     (equip). In Shandong Province, China’s major grain producer, the Sinograin (中粮集团) grain storage site is equipped with 4,500 high-definition cameras and 280,000 temperature sensors     7     (ensure) that the stock (储备) is in the best condition. Data shows that during China’s 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020) , about 13 million tons of food had been saved     8     (year) after production.

We cannot end hunger     9     we do not deal with the high levels of food loss and waste. Cooperation and innovations (创新) in business models, technologies and digital solutions could all contribute     10     reducing food loss and waste.

The cultural and creative industry refers to the part of the modern economy     1     culture is produced and distributed through     2     (industry) means.It applies the creativity     3     the generation of original cultural products, which may have commercial value either through direct sale     4     as intellectual property. The industry     5     (typical) brings together the arts, media, and design sectors, with a focus upon digital technologies and opportunities of globalization.

While discussion of the industry can be traced back to the 1940s, it was in the 2010s     6     they caught mass public attention. Policy strategies to develop the industry are associated with expanding markets for cultural goods and services. They seek     7     (develop) the industry by promoting creativity,     8     (lead) to the development of original forms of intellectual property. Besides, supporting industries     9    (base) around culture and entertainment also develop. It serves as an alternative to traditional manufacturing industry.

Over the past years, interest in the industry     10     (range) across communication, media and cultural studies, performing arts, and applied cultural economics.

China has barred online gamers under the age of 18 from playing on weekdays and limited     1     (they) play to just three hours most weekends, marking a     2     (significance) increase of restrictions on the country's massive gaming industry.

    3     (start) this week, minors will be allowed     4     (simple) an hour of play time between 8 pm and 9 pm on Friday, weekends and public holidays, according to     5       statement from Chinese media watchdog — the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) — that was posted by state news agency Xinhua on Monday.

The move represents a huge tightening of earlier limits     6     (set) by the agency in 2019,     7     had restricted play to 90 minutes on weekdays and three hours on weekends for children. Authorities said that the restrictions     8     (put) in place to help prevent young people becoming addicted     9     video games. The NPPA noted this week that the rules were being issued at the beginning of the new school semester, putting specific     10     (require) for preventing the addiction to online games, and protecting the healthy growth of minors."

Six     1     (month) ago, Xie Lei boarded a plane for London     2     (study) for a business qualification. It was the first time she     3     (leave) her motherland. And now she is halfway through her     4     (prepare) year which is a must for any student before     5     (apply) for a degree course. And following is what she told us about her life in London.

“It is not just study that’s difficult. You have to get used     6     a whole new way of life, which can take up all her concentration in the     7     (begin). Luckily, I live with a host family,     8     give me lots of good advice. Living with host families, in which there may be other college students,     9     (give) me the chance to learn more about the new culture. Also, when I miss my family, it’s a great comfort to have     10     substitute family to be with.”