Nowadays the virtual choir is popular with people.They have the opportunity     1     (sing) together with hundreds of other people.Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere—all you need is a video camera and     2     Internet connection. They record themselves when     3     (perform) alone on video.These videos     4     (upload) onto the Internet, and then put together into one video.The virtual choir has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people.Eric Whitacre, the creator of the virtual choir，fell in love     5     music in the university.In 1997, he received a master’s degree in musical composition.Over the next 10 years, Whitacre’s original compositions began to become popular.This led to the    6     (create) of the virtual choir.In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl     7     was singing one of his works.     8     (inspire), he founded his first virtual choir. Since then, the virtual choir     9     (become) a worldwide phenomenon. The virtual choir is making the world a     10     (good) place.

Invisible People

If you have the time, check out an amazing YouTube channel that I recently found     1     （call）"invisible people". It's a channel with     2     （hundred）of interviews of homeless people     3     share their story and how they survive day to day.

The man who operates the channel     4     （be）formerly homeless and has devoted his life to helping     5     homeless, The name "invisible people" certainly suits the channel well. For indeed there are so many "invisible" beings who are suffering every day, both humans and animals, and yet our     6     （social）either pays little for people to     7     （cruel）treat and kill animals, or completely     8     （ignore）those who are in desperate need.

Occasionally, someone who watches the videos posted on that channel is near one of the people interviewed and is able     9     （help）in some way. Some of the videos are truly heart-breaking but it's important to see what people go through. We can't turn a blind eye or treat them as if they're invisible. We cannot behave as it's been said, "Worship a homeless man on Sunday, and then ignore a homeless man     10     Monday."

Living in a city can be     1     (stress). But some people in Bogota, Colombia have found a place to help ease stress and get     2     peaceful break from busy life. The place is a protected park for hummingbirds.

The park     3     (sit) at the top of Monserrate Hill, east of the city, in a place     4       (know) as the Paramuno corridor. The area contains a forest that has turned into a peaceful place for both people and birds. As the hummingbirds fly from flower     5     flower, some people study the animals through binoculars (望远镜). Others capture pictures with cameras or phones.

“Sometimes it doesn't seem real because we are close to a city of eight million inhabitants (居民)     6     make noise every day,” said Camilo Cantor, a caretaker in the park. His job is     7     (mix) water and sugar that is put in bird     8     (feeder) along a 300-meter path.

“Visitors to the park can see between 25 to 35 different species of birds,” Cantor said. Ten years ago, the hill was completely deforested,     9     (mean) there were not any trees left on it.   

But workers began to replant local trees and flowers to bring the forest back to life.     10    (Present), there are 115 species of birds, including 18 kinds of hummingbirds and some migratory ones

Twenty-five years ago, most young British people wanted a career in law, to be a doctor, or to take up singing. But today, things stand     1    (different)

According to a recent survey, the “dream job” of young people     2    (age) between 16 and 25 in the Uk is a video blogger, or “vlogger (视频博主)”. The survey, carried out among 1,002 people, found that over 40% of them put vlogger as their number one choice on a list of dream     3    (career).

The change is largely due to the rapid development of information technology (IT). The Internet and social media have made it     4    (easy) and more convenient to reach a global audience, without having to enter a career in show business in the traditional way.

“In the past, the biggest stars     5    (make) by the Hollywood studios; now, anyone with a computer camera may become a star,” said Phil Samuels,     6    expert from UK. From fashion to comedy, these self-made stars interact online with their fans about everyday life.

However, what people see     7    (be) only the bright side of being a vlogger and they ignore the fact     8    only those who are successful can gain fame and fortune. Actually,     9    every success there are a hundred others who never get off the starting block. This is why some young people still show     10    (prefer) for tradional jobs.

A Chinese v-logger (视频博主)     1     has millions of intentional fans has given rise to debate on the methods used     2     (promote) Chinese culture overseas.

Liziqi,     3     Chinese internet celebrity (名人), has found herself at the center of Chinese social media as netizens discussed her contributions in promoting Chinese culture overseas. On Weibo, the topic of “whether Liziqi is promoting Chinese culture”     4     (attract) 760 million views and 62,000 engagements since Monday.

Li’s videos focus on traditional Chinese food and country lifestyles of Chinese farmers. Li’s you Tube channel has 7.43 million flowers, more than BBC.

Global audiences have expressed their love for her videos and     5     (admire) for her rural life. Many have started referring to her     6     a spokesperson for the Chinese country lifestyle.

Many Chinese fans recognize her success in promoting Chinese traditional culture. “Her videos show the beauty of Chinese culture     7     (gentle) and vividly, which is much better than some traditional cultures products,” said one Chinese netizen. One of her videos     8     (introduce) Chinese paper-making that     9     (begin) to exist during the Han Dynasty has been viewed 7.07 million times on YouTube.

“Cultural promotion via official way and civil recreational channels are equally important. We need to present good     10     (story) about China from multiple dimensions (多维度)” Liang Yanmin, a professor at Beijing Language and Culture University, told the Global Times.

Kyrgyzstan(吉尔吉斯斯坦) is a mountainous country where nearly two thirds of the people live in rural areas. The UN notes that the local economy depends     1    (heavy)on farming. So it is rare for any Kyrgyz to choose technology     2     a career path.

The UN Development Programme studied records about the country’s college     3    (graduate)in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, construction and manufacturing. It found that women make up less than 10 percent of those graduates.

Nineteen-year-old Alina Anisimova,     4     is a computer programmer, says some girls don’t have the courage to take on such studies because it is not common in their country. And, she also says a majority of parents discourage their daughters from     5    (study)these subjects. Girls in her country are expected     6     (marry) instead of having careers. Nearly one in 10 girls in Kyrgyzstan is married before the age of 18, notes the international aid group Girls Not Brides. She wishes that in the future people will not consider it so     7    (surprise)to see young women get involved in engineering and metal working.

Actually, the number of women in science, technology, engineering and math areas     8     (increase)in recent years. For example, in the US, there has been a push to get more girls interested in such subjects at     9     early age. Still, the UN’s cultural agency UNESCO notes that only about 30 percent of the world’s researchers     10     (be)women.

The number of Chinese students who went to Britain for university education reached its peak in 2019. Since this autumn the British universities    1    (receive) almost 20, 000 applications from Chinese students.

There may be some reasons and one of them is the recent trade war between China and the US. So more and more Chinese students consider    2    ( go) to the UK for their studies instead of America. As a famous University, the University of Manchester has the    3    (large) number of Chinese students in Europe.

But there are some challenges. Currently Chinese students just focus on    4    (limit) number of subjects, such as economics and business. Another challenge for Chinese students is their    5    (safe) because they are believed to be rich.

How    6    (encourage) understanding is also a problem. Students from both    7    (country) are interested in each other but they don't mix much.

The two groups socialize in    8    (complete) different ways. Chinese students like doing homework together, having a hotpot at home,    9    going shopping. British students enjoy drinking in pubs    10    music. Many Chinese students complain that they can't make many local friends because they just don't like pubs.