It is well known that aero(航空) sports have been popular in the US, New Zealand and other countries for years. China’s Hainan is famous for its natural 【小题1】 (beautiful) of endless sea, and golden beaches. 【小题2】 a warm climate and over 300 sunny days each year also provide favorable conditions for aero sports here.

Aero sports, including items such as skydiving and hot air ballooning, 【小题3】 (be) in rapid growth in China, and Hainan has seen the combination of such sports and tourism thriving over recent years. A great many frequent visitors 【小题4】 China’s southernmost island province choose to admire Hainan’s fantastic scenery not just at the beach, but also from high above with the help of 【小题5】 (professional) qualified skydiving coaches. Visitors can give full expression to their feelings and personalities, and liberate 【小题6】 (they) from their sometimes boring everyday life by participating in aero sports. What is shown in statistics is 【小题7】 a skydiving club saw a record-breaking single-day reception of 166 customers during this year’s Spring Festival holiday.

With the 【小题8】 (rise) popularity of aero sports, as well as advantageous policies in building the Hainan Free Trade Port, 【小题9】 increasing number of people from home and abroad have settled in Hainan. The province 【小题10】 (host) several national-level aero sports events in the past few years and is striving to build a national sports tourism demonstration zone by 2025.

Fans will be seeing purple at the Olympics when athletes try to set records at this summer’s Paris Games. In a move away from a more 【小题1】 (tradition) red-brick clay color, an Olympic track is going purple for the first time.

The color of the lanes 【小题2】 (stand) out from the grey of the spectator (观众) seating. This purple color, never 【小题3】 (see) before for an athletics track, has been 【小题4】 result of a long process but it doesn’t have to be just beautiful.

“We had to work hard on the colors so that they came out in the best possible tones 【小题5】 (highlight) the athletes. It’s a track and it has to be pretty, but above all, it’s a stage 【小题6】 which the athletes are going to perform. 【小题7】 is really important is that the colors and the athletes stand out,” said Blondel.

Different colors can trigger different emotions and feelings. For example, red makes people feel excited and energetic; blue helps reduce stress and anxiety 【小题8】 purple has some of the characteristics of both red and blue, 【小题9】 can motivate athletes to perform at their best and help them produce good results.

The best track and field athletes in the world 【小题10】 (compete) in the beautiful stadium at the Paris Olympics from August 1st-11th, 2024.

It seems that the old tradition of children getting a bedtime story before sleeping is disappearing in Britain. A new study shows that around a third of parents do not read bedtime stories to their children. The study, from British online retailer (零售商) Littlewoods.com, also found that up 【小题1】 50 per cent of children would prefer to watch TV or play computer games than be read a story. Researchers further discovered that five per cent of British under-sevens do not even own 【小题2】 book. Parents came up with 【小题3】 (vary) reasons why they did not read to their little children. The researchers questioned hundreds of parents, thirteen percent of 【小题4】 blamed a lack of time. Besides, some parents said their children were 【小题5】 (simple) not interested.

Littlewoods 【小题6】 (work) with British pop star Natasha Hamilton to try and change this since last month. They have launched a bedtime story writing 【小题7】 (compete) for children under seven. Ms. Hamilton said, “I’m really excited to see all the different story ideas and can’t wait 【小题8】 (see) what the kids come up with. 【小题9】 (choose) a winner is not going to be easy.” She spoke about her own joy as a mother in reading bedtime stories, saying, “As a mom of three, I know just how enjoyable reading bedtime stories to my kids is.” A spokesman from Littlewoods.com said, “We appreciate how important 【小题10】 is for parents and kids to spend quality time together, and bedtime stories are a great way to do this.”