World Tai Chi and Qigong Day is celebrated every last Saturday of April each year. This day aims to promote Tai Chi and Qigong. Tai Chi is a Chinese Martial Art practice of defense and training and     1    (have) health benefits. On the other hand, Qigong is a system of coordinated (协调的) body posture,     2    (move), breathing, and meditation (冥想) used for the purposes of martial arts training, spirituality, and health.

The first celebration of World Tai Chi and Qigong Day was held in Kansas, City Missouri in 1998. The first mass Tai Chi exhibition     3    (organize) by the Kansas City Tai Chi Club. News about this event soon exploded until World Tai Chi and Qigong Day became a national and an international observance.

The main reason why you should celebrate this day is that you will be able to experience both Tai Chi     4     Qigong, which are both good activities to do for your body.     5    (Practice) martial arts will yet be another exercise     6     you to keep good physical health. On the other hand, the meditation aspects of these activities will also improve     7    (you) mental health.

During World Tai Chi and Qigong Day, people conduct     8    (difference) activities that let them do both of these activities for the day. For one, people join mass Tai Chi exhibitions held. Those     9     are not familiar with these activities can join the classes intended for them     10    (learn). People also shout out on social media how they are celebrating this day.

The China Cultural Center in Malta organized an online event last Saturday to celebrate World Tai Chi Day,     1     (attract) many Maltese Tai Chi enthusiasts. Tai Chi, a centuries-old Chinese wushu     2     (characterize) by gentle movement exercises, has been     3     (wide) accepted by people around the world.

The event featured Wang Zhanjun, the     4     (found) of a Tai Chi school, teaching Tai Chi via the Internet from Henan Province, and the school’s students presenting     5     (show) combining Tai Chi with the dance of Shuixiu, one of the most skilful stunts (特技动作) in Chinese Peking Opera.

The Malta Tai Chi Yang Family Club, the Malta School of Wushu, the Malta Martial Arts Association     6     the Mediterranean Traditional Chinese Medicine Center also     7     (practice) Tai Chi for the online event. “I am a firm believer in Tai Chi. It has many positive aspects,” said Clifton Grima. “We are using online technology     8     order to ensure that this art gets to the house of people     9     would like to practice this marvelous art.”

“I look very much forward to further cooperation between     10     (we) countries, which, though being located in different continents, are connected due to their historical aspects,” he also noted.

Walking is great for weight loss, but the benefits go far beyond from higher energy and better mood to stress relief, creativity boost, and more. Whether you’re just having a down day or a down life, taking     1     walk can lift your mood especially when you go outdoors.

Money for a gym membership, home exercise     2     (equip), workout clothes and shoes     3     (add) up a lot. But it doesn’t have to. Walking requires     4     (absolute) nothing but still provides great health benefits. And     5     it can save is not only on things, but also on healthcare. Those who exercised regularly saved much money when it came to healthcare costs compared to those not meeting the minimum weekly exercise requirements.

Sleeping a solid eight hours a day     6     (be) one of the most important     7     (thing) you can do for your health. But sometimes that’s easier     8     (say) than to do. Thankfully, a fast walk may be all you need. People who exercise regularly, including walking, fall asleep more quickly, sleep     9     (long), and have better quality sleep. Walking is also good for your brain. When you walk, your foot’s impact     10     the ground sends pressure waves through the arteries (动脉) that increase blood flow to the brain.

Over the past 98 years, skiing has been part of the Winter Olympics. Happily, Altay, Xinjiang, is recognized as the    1    (early) known source of human skiing activities.

Altay has a snow season of 179 days    2    is dotted with mountains. What’s more, 22.65 percent of its land is covered by forest,    3    (offer) abundant wood for crafting skis and hunting games. And a fur-covered ski, called chana, is still used by rural residents. The way they use the ski vividly    4    (remind) us of a particular record documented in The Classic of Mountains and Seas, a work of folk geography in ancient China    5    (write) about 2,000 years ago.

In 2005, a painting was uncovered inside a cave in Altay: Ten human-shaped figures stand in line,    6    short poles in their hands and board-shaped objects under their feet. Their upper bodies lean(倾斜) forward, their heads raised up and their knees bent equally. Further    7    (analyse) later found the painting dates back    8    (rough) 10,000 years.

The painting is only part of the historical evidence. Chanas aside,a centuries-old folk song    9    tells of how hunters went skiing in the forests is still sung by local communities to this very day.

Every January 16, a fur ski competition is held in Altay    10    (remember) the origin of skiing in Xinjiang.

Ski resorts in northern China are seeing their business skyrocket, as winter sports     1     （get）more popular in China supported by a multi—year national campaign ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

“When we opened a few years ago, there was no one here     2     （ski）; even during the Chinese New Year, there were only around 300 people. Now, we have over 3, 000 each day,” Luo Li, chairman of Zhangjiakou Wanlong Sports and Tourism Co. in the ski resort city of Zhangjiakou, told the Global Times.

Luo’s resort is not the only one in Zhangjiakou     3     has more business. A recent report from the city, which is also     4     host site for the Winter Olympics, said that the city     5     （expect）to see 2. 4 million people come to ski by 2022       6     the winter sports sector will drive 1 percent of the city’s total GDP by 2025.

Luo said that the increasing business has been supported by long—term investments by private businesses, as well as a national campaign to increase the     7     （popular）of winter sports ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

    8     （national）, as part of the preparation for the Winter Olympics and national exercise campaign, Chinese     9     （official）announced that measures would be taken     10     （encourage）as many as 300 million people to play winter sports.