A Beijing “silent” coffee shop is a big hit lighting up the life of hearing impaired (障碍的) youth. The café     1    (call) Beijing’s Rainbow Angel Cafe is founded by Lee Shao-hwa. The cafe trains hearing impaired youth to make snacks free     2    charge. Over the past six years, the coffee shop     3    (train) around 60 young people with hearing impairments. By doing this job, they are accepted by others and live a       4    (meaning) life.

Customers     5     enter the shop can’t miss the colorful, hand-painted signs at the entrance “Our chefs are hearing impaired. Please communicate with     6    (patient).” They can not speak,     7     they can communicate in a special way. Speech-to-text software has been installed on a computer at the front desk, which makes       8     easy for customers to communicate with them. When customers place an order, the hearing-impaired servers use the computer to read their requests. Then customers can     9    (delighted) drink cups of coffee in quiet corners and taste snacks available. If customers wish, they can even consult a booklet about basic sign language. For example,    10     (express) their thanks, customers can bend a thumb twice.

Citywalk is a new travel trend for youngsters to explore different cultural spots. Gather together a couple of good friends and take a walk through the streets — this is     1     many youngsters in China enjoy doing when they visit a new city. To them, Citywalk means wandering around the city on foot. They can follow a fantastic urban route, experiencing the atmosphere,     2     (explore) old buildings, sipping a cup of coffee, or tasting a variety of local snacks.

In China, the Citywalk trend is spreading from the first-tier cities like Beijing and Shanghai     3     the second and third-tier cities, encouraging more participants and event organizers     4     (take) part in. Some organizers invite folk culture    5     (researcher) and enthusiasts to act as tour guides. Citywalk not only     6     (offer) a way for young people to interact with a city but also provides     7     (they) with a new social scene. They can     8     (easy) make friends with people     9     have the same ideas and interests. At the same time, Citywalk represents an opportunity for tour guides and travel service providers to offer a more     10     (profession) service to meet with ever-changing market needs.

Provinces in China are putting efforts into the construction of digital villages. Through e-commerce, the government has taken measures     1     (increase) sales of local agricultural products. The online sales channels have been     2     (effective) expanded through brand recommendations, online and offline agricultural festival     3     (activity). Some farms are equipped with “planting brain”, with the basic conditions of agriculture in the district     4     (display) on the screen. This brings about lower cost and     5     (high) labor efficiency. Xu Yuejin, a 66-year-old grain farmer,     6     (witness) the technological advancement in the past years, and he is now skilled at using not only conventional tools,     7     drones (无人机) and other unmanned machinery to realize automatic farming. Agriculture in the digital village is     8     industry that is more than just     9     (apply) new advanced technology. Villagers’ lives are     10     vital importance as well. Therefore, digital healthcare and digital education have been promoted in villages. Soon digitalization will greatly shape the direction of the rural agriculture and rural modernization.

More than 300 participants     1     were from international organizations, research institutes, universities and enterprises came together at the 6th International Agricultural Research Conference in Beijing on December 15,2022 to exchange ideas on how to make a     2     (contribute) to global food security, calling for more international cooperation in agriculture.

Themed “strengthening agricultural science and technology cooperation to jointly promote global food security,” the conference was hosted by the Center for International Agricultural Research (CIAR) and the Department of International Cooperation of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS),     3     (adopt) the form of virtual lectures and online broadcast.

Wu Kongming, president of CAAS, said that CAAS remains committed to providing Chinese     4     (solution) and wisdom to help address global challenges such as food security, poverty reduction and green development, and to do so through multilateral and bilateral international cooperation mechanisms.

According to Carlos Watson, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative in China, the conference offered     5     great and timely opportunity to facilitate(使便利)constructive discussion on international joint actions concerning global agricultural development and food security,     6     the face of challenges posed by the pandemic and climate change.

“Given China’s     7     (success) experience in the eradication(消除)of extreme poverty, digital innovations, and agricultural and rural development, China is     8     (unique) positioned to share its innovation experience, innovative technologies, and best practices with the rest of the world,” he said.

During the conference, experts discussed the current situation and future prospects of international cooperation in agricultural science and technology. They also discussed the policy environment, market environment, investment model and service demand for overseas agricultural investment, as well as strategies and measures     9     (ensure) global food security.

The International Agricultural Research Conference     10     (hold) for six consecutive(连续的)years since 2017.

Over the past few years, many Chinese brands and     1     (product) have become more and more popular among Chinese youth,     2     is a trend known as guochao.

The post-2000 younger generation, a     3     (rise) consumption force of home market, no longer admires all foreign things. In fact, most of them tend     4     (buy) something with Chinese cultural elements.     5     is obvious that guochao style now suits Chinese young people’s taste.

Guochao also means the return of     6     (tradition) styles and cultural elements. Some brands like Li-Ning and White Rabbit begin to appeal to younger customers. Meanwhile, Dunhuang culture is also gaining popularity     7     (gradual). It is commonly seen that silk scarves, makeups and cell phone cases with Dunhuang culture elements     8     (display) in the art shows, attracting many young followers.

The Chinese culture represented by guochao is creating a huge new market at home and abroad. More importantly, guochao is regarded     9     a way to improve the awareness of Chinese youth national identity and cultural confidence. As a result, this new trend of guochao makes     10     big success.

Sometimes a picture can express     1    (direct) how someone feels or what he wants to say. No doubt that's one reason     2    digital stickers    3    (use) and enjoyed by so many people.

Stickers can be fun, silly or serious. People can use them to celebrate or complain. They can use them in place of a single word or     4     entire sentence. A survey found that thirty percent of people aged eighteen prefer pictures to words. Many of     5    (they)think stickers are the perfect way     6    (show) their feelings. Emojis are simple symbols to express emotions while stickers are more complicated.

Some people treat stickers like     7     (toy). They compete to see who can collect the     8     (many) sticker. Others use them     9     a social tool. Stickers provide low-risk way to communicate with new and old friends alike. Since stickers were used, they     10     (become) the language of many people.

For many people in the world, food waste has become a habit: buying more food than we need at markets,     1     (let) fruit and vegetables spoil at home or taking more than we can eat.

These habits put extra pressure     2     our natural resources and damage our environment. When we waste food, we waste so much labour, effort,     3     (invest) and the precious resources that go into producing it, not to mention the resources in transporting and processing it. In short, wasting food increases greenhouse gas emissions and     4     (contribute) to climate change.

It's     5     urgent issue. In fact, tons of food is lost or wasted     6     (global) every day. The part of food that is lost from harvest up to, but not including, the retail level is called food loss. The part wasted at the consumer or retail level     7     (refer) to as food waste. We make this distinction to address those root     8     (cause) of this problem, a problem that everyone from farmers and producers to customers can help end.

Reducing food loss and waste is essential in a world     9     millions of people go hungry every day. When we reduce waste, we respect that food is not a given. It's up to us     10    (change) our habits to make not wasting food a way of life!