The 13th United Nations Chinese Language Day under the theme of “Chinese Language: Together for a Bright Future” has taken place,    1    includes a series of events in celebration of the third International Chinese Language Day. Beijing Dance Academy     2    (launch) an online event to mark the day on April 20, featuring six original dance works of different    3    (style), such as ballet, contemporary dance and classic Chinese dance.

Six art schools from five countries joined in the online event with dance works     4     (specific) created for the special occasion. One of the highlights is     5    new dance piece, titled Tong, or Together, which was created and performed by Beijing Dance Academy and dancers from Brazil, South Africa, Kazakhstan and Poland. It was inspired by the classic Confucius philosophy of datong,     6     (refer) to great unity and grand harmony.

Language Days at the United Nations seek    7     (promote) equal use of all six official languages throughout the organization as well as to celebrate multilingualism and cultural     8    (diverse). Under the initiative, UN duty stations around the world celebrate six separate days, each devoted     9       one of the organizations’ six official languages. The date for the Chinese day     10     (select) from Grain Rain, which is the sixth of 24 solar terms in the traditional Chinese calendars.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention (《世界遗产公约》), Beijing held    1     event titled “The Next 50 Years: World Heritage Where Challenges and Development Coexist”, during which experts discussed how    2       (make) the sites more accessible and sustainable for future generations.

Since joining the World Heritage Convention in 1985, the number of world heritage sites in China    3     (grow) to 56, including the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and the Grand Canal,    4     (allow) the nation to rank second in the world. And over the past decade, China has added 15 new world heritage sites, six of    5     have been included in the relevant lists of intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产).

Chinese experts said that the 56 listed world heritage sites reflect the country’s    6     (abundance) heritage and that China’s cultural heritage achievements over the past 10 years can be seen in many aspects.

For example, in 2013, the Tianshan Mountains    7     (list) on the World Heritage List. The beauty of Tianshan lies    8     its snow-capped mountains and glacier-capped peaks. It is really an outstanding example of a mountain ecosystem with a    9     (diverse) of landform features and ecosystems.

Experts said that the world heritage application is just a means to perform better protection. We should behave more    10     (responsible) to conserve the heritage of all humanity.

Mencius said there are three things in life     1     bring great happiness. The first is that our parents, brothers and sisters are fine; the second is having a pure and open heart so as not to feel ashamed before people; the third is to have     2     opportunity to teach talented people. But the     3     (much) important thing to him is to honor and respect parents.

During the annual Spring Festival travel rush, no matter whether it’s windy     4     rainy, we all return to hometowns just to see our parents, brothers and sisters. Chinese culture, to put it simply,     5     (revolve)around the importance of settling our hearts.

In ancient times, there was such a custom that due to food shortages, some elderly people     6     (abandon) in the deep mountains. Once there was a son who was carrying his mother to the mountains. Along the way, the mother kept breaking pine branches and throwing them on the ground. The son felt very     7     (confuse) and asked why. The mother said, “I’m afraid you won’t find your way home.” Hearing this, the son felt guilty. Thinking to     8     (he), “My mom raises me with hardship, I can’t do that.” Tears in eyes, he carried his mother back home.

There is a Chinese saying, “Don’t harm the spring birds in the nests, for they are waiting for their mothers     9     (return).” It’s true that a mother and her children are     10     (tight) tied throughout the life.