As less people choose to make sugar paintings, the traditional Chinese folk craft might have become a {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(distance) memory in some ways. However, a 38-year-old craftsman, Li Jiangzhong, is committed to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (keep) the art of sugar painting alive.

    Li worked as a miner for more than ten years. After {#blank#}3{#/blank#} mine closed down, Li turned{#blank#}4{#/blank#} housing decoration, until he {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(force) to give that up due to a finger injury. Earlier this year, he discovered sugar painting, something he really had an interest in.

    Since there was no sugar painting craftsman in his village, he studied by{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(he) through large quantities of videos and information on the Internet. Li loved painting when he was young, and he found it easy to learn the skill in sugar painting. He soon mastered the skill and could make a {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(vary) of sugar paintings. A sugar painting is made with {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(melt) brown or white sugar. Craftsman {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(normal) paint animals and flowers on a stone board with the syrup(糖浆). When the sugar cools down, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} appears is a piece of sugar art.

    Nearly 610,000 Chinese students attended schools and colleges overseas in 2017. China remains the world's {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (large) supplier of international students. A majority{#blank#}2{#/blank#}the students went to European and North American countries. Countries{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (include) in the Belt and Road Initiative (B&R) became new destinations, with student numbers {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (rise) by 15.7 percent in 2017. At the same time, about 480,000 graduates returned to China. Since 1978, about 5.2 million Chinese{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (study) abroad and among those {#blank#}6{#/blank#} graduated about 83.7 percent returned to China.

    Meanwhile, a total of 490,000{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (foreign) from 204 countries and regions studied in China is 2017. Students from the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Pakistan were the most numerous, while the United States ranked {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (four). Students from B&R countries accounted for 64.9 percent of{#blank#}9{#/blank#} total. About 59,000 international students in China {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(support) by Chinese government scholarships.

    As one of "China's new four great inventions", China's high-speed rail eyes the world again with "Fuxing". It is proud of a top speed of 400 km/h and a continuous speed of 350 km/h. It is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (total) designed and produced by Chinese engineers {#blank#}2{#/blank#} any help from the West.

    China's high-speed train is not only known for its amazing speed, but also for its safety and comfort. Last year, it safely carried 1.4 billion {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, or the total population of Africa and South America {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (combine).

    In 2015, a video taken by a Swedish traveler became popular on social media both at {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and abroad. In the nine-minute video, a coin stood upright all the time on a fast-running high-speed train. It shows the steadiness (稳定) of China's high-speed train, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (give) visitors a comfortable travelling experience.

    The service on China's high-speed rail is still improving. The new bullet train plans to increase the height, and the Wi-Fi network will {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the whole train. Its air conditioning system is designed to reduce the influence of the external pressure wave {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the train is passing through tunnels, easing {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (comfort) of ears.

    The rapid development of China's high-speed rail in the past five years {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (mark) China's increasing strength in technology and innovation. It has become a new symbol, showing China's great progress to the world.

    BEIJING·China will establish a new special economic zone in the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(heavy) polluted province of Hebei to promote integration（一体化）with {#blank#}2{#/blank#}neighboring cities of Beijing and Tianjin, the government has announced.

    The Xiongan New Area will be {#blank#}3{#/blank#}the same national importance as the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}helped kick-start China's economic reforms in 1980, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing a circular released by the Chinese Cabinet.

    The new special economic zone{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(locate) around 100km south-west of Beijing, close to the Hebei provincial capital of Shijiazhuang and will house some of Beijing's relocated "non-capital functions". It is currently only 100 square kilometers in area {#blank#}6{#/blank#}will eventually be expanded to 2,000 square kilometers.

    Beijing, home to 22 million people,{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(try)to control population growth and relocate industries and other non-capital functions to Hebei in the{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(come) years as part of its efforts to prevent pollution and crowdedness.

    The removal of non-capital functions from Beijing is part of a greater strategy to integrate the development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei for a better economic structure, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(clean) environment and improved public{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (serve).

    With a timid voice, the little boy greeted his father as he returned from work, "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"

    Greatly {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (surprise), the father said, "Look, son, not even your mother knows that. Don't bother me now, I'm tired."

    "But Daddy, just tell me please! How much do you make an hour," the boy insisted.

    The father, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (final) giving up, replied, "Twenty dollars per hour."

    "Okay, Daddy? Could you loan me ten dollars?" the boy asked.

    Showing his restlessness, the father yelled, "So that was the reason {#blank#}3{#/blank#} you asked how much I earn, right? Go to sleep and don't bother me any longer!"

    It was already dark and the father was thinking about what he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (say) and was feeling guilty. Maybe he thought his son wanted to buy something. Finally, trying to ease {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (he) mind, the father went to his son's room.

    "Are you {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (sleep), son?" asked the father.

    "No, Daddy. Why?" replied the boy.

    "Here's the money you asked for {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (early)," the father said.

    "Thanks, Daddy!" replied the son happily, putting his hand under his pillow and removing some money. "Now I have enough! Now I have twenty dollars!" the boy said to his father, who was gazing at his son, confused {#blank#}8{#/blank#} what his son had just said.

    "Daddy, could you sell me one hour of your time?"

    Time is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} precious to spend it all on work! Appreciate your loved {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (one) and don't take them for granted.

    Wolf Warriors II is putting China in the global spotlight. It's also the first film {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(taste) success both in terms of box office earnings and promoting Chinese values.

    Since its release on July 27, it {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (earn) an unimaginable billion yuan,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(set) a record for domestic movies at the box office. The film focuses on a rescue operation in Africa, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (lead) by former special forces soldier Leng Feng — played by Wu Jing—who helps Chinese workers and local Africans {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (flee) a war-tom and plague-ravaged (瘟疫肆虐的)country.

    Wolf Warriors II links art to reality, and reminds people of the massive evacuation (撤离)of Chinese people from Libya{#blank#}6{#/blank#} civil war broke out there in 2011, and from Yemen in 2015, as well as the challenges the Ebola virus created in West Africa from 2013 to 2016.

    The film describes{#blank#}7{#/blank#} the Chinese government tries to protect overseas Chinese citizens. Just {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the message at the end of the film reads, Citizens of the People's Republic of China, when you encounter danger in a foreign land, do not give up! People remember! At your back {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (stand) a strong motherland."

    Thanks to China's increasing participation in global affairs, the president could be considered as a modem Chinese hero. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(hold) up a banner (旗帜) of peace, friendship and responsibility, Wolf Warriors II should be seen as a brave effort to promote Chinese, around the world.