Rising sea levels are threatening coastlines in China, for example in     1     (city) such as Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangzhou. If sea levels rise by one meter, more than 92,000 square kilometers of China’s coast could be flooded. This could potentially force 67 million people     2     (move) away. Almost two-thirds of the ice in Asia’s glaciers (冰川) could disappear if average global temperature rises beyond 1.5℃ by the end of the century. If that happens, the impacts     3     China will be felt in multiple areas, from water availability, to agriculture, and to biodiversity.

The good news is     4     China is becoming a global leader on climate action. For example, over the last five years, China     5     (use) more solar and wind energy than any other country in the world. China is also the largest clean energy investor in the world —     6     (spend) some $130 billion in new energy in recent years.

The development of electric vehicles is particularly     7     (inspire) in China. More than 50 percent of electric vehicles in the world     8     (sell) in China every year. And China is now a world leader in the     9     (promote) of clean energy technologies.

Ecological civilization has become the cornerstone (基石) of China’s long-term development strategy, much like climate action is     10     important part of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

As one of the     1    (important)exams in the country, China’s national college entrance exam, or gaokao, has seen     2    (it)fair share of nervous students, and the year 2021 was no exception. A student in Bozhou, East China’s Anhui Province, was reported on Sunday     3    (lose)his ID card twice in two days before the exam due to “anxiety”.

Local police told media that the student came to the police bureau to re-apply     4     his ID card on Saturday after he had lost his old one. One day later, he had to repeat the process as he was     5     “nervous and anxious” that he lost the card once again, reported Toutiao News.

The police gave     6    (prior)to his re-application to ensure the student could     7    (smooth)sit the exam, which falls on Monday and Tuesday.

Police said they have dealt with many gaokao students losing ID cards and exam passes, which     8    (be)both necessary for the test, in previous years, but this was the first time they     9    (deal)with a student who had lost his ID cards twice in two days.

Some netizens expressed support for the student and wished him luck on social media. “You have used up all your bad luck, now there is only good luck     10    (leave)for you to perform well in the exam,” commented one Weibo user.

Canadians are extremely enthusiastic about renewable energy, and public opinion is     1     (clear) moving towards a clean energy vision for the future. But when you look at the latest polls, there are still some major obstacles to aggressive climate action.

You’ve probably heard that most Canadians want governments to do more on climate. That’s what two-thirds of the public tell pollsters when     2     (ask). But the same two-thirds will tell you they’re pretty satisfied and think Canada is doing a decent job dealing     3     climate change.

It’s not because Canadians aren’t worried. Three quarters of the public are concerned and the level of worry is rising — half of us now describe climate change as a “very serious threat.” But most people think we’re already pulling     4     (we) weight. Just 25 percent of Canadians think we’re doing less than our “fair share.”

One of the really     5     (worry) trends in public opinion is the number of people who think tackling climate change is already a lost cause. About half the public think we won’t be able to limit climate impacts “before it’s too late.” Just 35 percent have     6     (confident) in governments creating policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

And another big obstacle is     7     the majority doesn’t yet have a mental picture of the possible pathways forward.     8     there is good news in the latest public research. Canadians’ vision of the future is shifting rapidly. There is     9     (mass) support for renewable energy, across all demographics and across party lines. Meanwhile, support for fossil fuel expansion     10     (decrease).

The stability of the developing livestreaming sector has made it an ideal source of jobs for those born after 1995 who have a passion for novel and newly emerging industries, experts said. A recent report by Zhaopin, an online recruitment platform, and e-commerce giant Alibaba     1     (reveal) steady growth in the livestreaming sector in the third quarter of the year,     2     job postings rising up nearly 12 percent year-on-year. The increase was around 5 percentage points     3     (high) on average than for other industries.

To ease social distancing and reduce health risks     1     ( link) to in-person learning, school administrators in many places are getting     2     (create) about finding more spaces.

In the United States,     3     number of schools are establishing outdoor classrooms and making use of other empty spaces, like museums. In normal times,     4     (marry) take place at a large convention center in Hesston, Kansas. Businesses hold training programs for workers at the convention center. But the building     5     (use) as a schoolhouse for middle school students during the last months.

Megan Kohlman teaches literature and writing inside one of the rooms, with only a thin piece of plastic     6     (separate) her class from a math teacher’s space. For Kohlman, this class is an improvement from distance learning last spring. “Everyone just     7     ( honest) believes in the power of having kids with us as much as we can, ” Kohlman said.

Some education leaders say they wish more schools would consider different solutions     8     learning. Joseph Allen is an associate professor at the Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health in Massachusetts,     9     believes that more innovation is needed in how schools work.

“As for schooling, we seem to be stuck in this closed mindset where it is either in schools     10     it is not going to happen, ” Allen said.

Living in a     1     (high) competitive society, the idea that the purpose of life is to work is popular or even dominant. Most bread earners believe that     2     (finance) guarantee is more realistic and important for a person and for his family. So they take it for granted     3     devoting to work is the most reasonable and worthy thing to do.

Nevertheless,     4     (object) think that work is only a means to have a better life. They argue that there are more important things than work in life, such as friends, personal interests, social     5     (responsible) and so on. They think that life will be dull and     6     (meaning) with work as its aim.

In my opinion, we should strike a balance     7     work and life. On the one hand, to be a diligent worker is necessary and meaningful. On the other hand, we should not be workaholic, or we will lose many such significant things in life     8     love and friendship. Wherever life takes us and whatever choices     9     (lay) out before us, something worth     10     (remember) is that our work, when done well, will not only help us make a living but also help make a life for ourselves and for others.

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic, more and more Chinese have realized the importance of health and     1     (start) exercising at home because of the control and prevention policy that hinders them     2     going out sometimes.

In addition to such fitness games, they are also choosing to follow the guidance of online exercise short videos or livestreams. A few are seniors,     3     (inspire) by their families.

According to China Insights Consultancy, the number of people who exercised in China was about 300 million last year, and     4     (expect) to rise to 420 million by 2026. It’s expected that     5     value of China’s online fitness market will rise from 370.1 billion yuan ($56.44 billion) last year to 895.8 billion yuan in 2026.

Since the COVID-19 epidemic started in 2020, many people have formed the habit of     6     (take) exercise at home every day via livestreamed fitness classes.

Workouts at home are the     7     (good) option because the commute from home to the gym is time-consuming, and people prefer to exercise in a more private place.

“There is     8     better than doing a workout there when I finish my daily work. I feel unwell if I don’t exercise for one day,” said a woman,     9     runs an online store and works from home.

Fitness app Keep offers those with paid memberships livestreamed exercise classes. While watching such livestreams, users can post “bullet screens”－real-time comments that appear on the screen－    10     (cheer) on each other and ask questions, which the coach answers to ease any doubts.

Five-day work weeks are commonly accepted and practiced. But trials of a four day work week in Iceland were considered    1    ( remarkable) successful.They led to many workers    2     (move) to shorter hours and workers around the world are following the trend. Why has this practice gained     3     ( popular) and is it possible to apply it cross culturally?

The rials,    4    involved more than 2, 500 workers took place in 2015. It    5    (report) that productivity remained the same or improved in the majority of workplaces. Meanwhile, they found their working conditions were    6     (little) stressful and they were no longer at risk of burnout, and their health and work life balance had also improved.

Therefore, the world’s largest ever trial of a shorier working week was by any measure    7    complete success. It shows that the public is service is ripe for being a pioneer of shorter working weeks and    8     (lesson) can be learned by other governments.

A number of other trials are now being run across the world. For instance, unilever in New Zealand is giving staff a chance to cut their hours by 20%    9    hurting their pay in a trial. People feel actually more    10    ( attach) to the job in that they get rewarded by having more time.

Once upon a time, lighthouses, built to help guide ships away from dangerous rocks and reefs,     1    （locate）in wild, remote areas. They were considered     2    （lonely）places in the world to live and work. Today, with automatic lighting that can guide ships at sea, the lighthouse is a thing of the past. Still, many lighthouses throughout the world have been preserved     3     museums or important buildings. Some have even been turned into restaurants or hotels. They are places for people to visit and to go back in time.

From November 5th to 10th, 2021, the fourth China International Import Expo (CIIE)       1     (hold) in Shanghai with a large number of new products, technologies, and services featured at the expo. The       2    (successful) organized event not only showed fancy products but also avant-garde (前卫的) consumption     3    (concept) as well as innovative ideas. The     4    (significant) of CIIE continues to grow as it becomes an economic hotspot for countries and enterprises.

The display area for consumer goods occupied 90,000 square meters of exhibition space,       5     largest among all areas. The Food and Agricultural Products exhibition area accommodated ( 容 纳 ) the most exhibitors,     6    (attract) many enterprises from different countries.

The Online Country Exhibition enabled 58 countries and 3 international organizations       7                (show) their development achievements. Leaders of participating countries and organizations expressed high praise for the CIIE’s furtherance of     8    (globe) openness and cooperation.

Having experienced the benefits of the fourth CIIE, enterprises described it as an event       9     allows them to tap into China’s massive consumer population and a lot of opportunities. Registration for the fifth CIIE has already started, and it has seen a considerable increase     10     the sign-up rate compared to last year.