Once, a rich man was near death. He was very upset because he had worked so hard for his money {#blank#}1{#/blank#} he hoped he could take it with him to heaven. So he prayed to God he might be able to take some money with him.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} angel heard his pray and appeared. “Sorry, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  you can't take your wealth with you.” The man begged the angel to speak to God to see {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he might break the rules. The angel reappeared and said that God could allow him to take one suitcase. Excitedly, the man gathered his suitcase and filled it {#blank#}5{#/blank#} pure gold bars.

    Afterward, he died and showed up in heaven to greet St. Peter. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  (see) the suitcase, St. Peter said, “Hold on, you can't bring that here!” The man explained that he had God's {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (permit). St. Peter checked it out, came back and said, “You are right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I'm supposed to check its contents {#blank#}8{#/blank#} letting it through.”

    St. Peter opened the suitcase to inspect（检查）the things {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaimed (感叹), “You brought paving(铺路的) stones? As you can see, the great street of the city of heaven {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (make) of pure gold!”

    Polar bears are suffering in a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (warm) world.

    Polar bears live in environments too cold for most animals. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} much of the year, they live and hunt on the frozen Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared {#blank#}3{#/blank#} for the cold conditions. But nothing has prepared the bears for the danger that {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (threat)the only home they know.

    The polar bears' world is melting. Studies show that the polar ice has reduced by 9.8% every 10 years {#blank#}5{#/blank#} 1978. Now about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (survive). “The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over,” says Andrew Derocher, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} scientist who studies North American polar bear populations. “{#blank#}8{#/blank#} it, they can't exist.”

    Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} in a warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt. Normally, they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight. The extra fat is used later, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the bears are not actively hunting.

    In the USA the high school graduation ceremony is of great {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(important). 12th grade students, or seniors, who are about 17 or 18 years old, look forward to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (attend) this event.

    The graduation ceremony itself takes place at the end of May or beginning of June, which usually {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (include) music awards, and a guest speaker. After the speech, students walk to the front of the room to receive their diplomas from the headmaster. Students start preparing for graduation a long time {#blank#}4{#/blank#} it happens. They order rings designed {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (special) for their class.

    Another tradition is to have their photographs{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(take). These photographs are used{#blank#}7{#/blank#} the class yearbook, which is a printed book about all the students in the school. Students have special cards called announcements printed to send to friends and relatives to tell them about their graduation. The cards often include{#blank#}8{#/blank#} invitation to the ceremony. If you receive it, you should send a present {#blank#}9{#/blank#}money to the graduate. A few weeks before the ceremony, the students are measured the cap that they will wear at the ceremony. After the ceremony,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (family) usually have graduation parties for friends and relatives. It's a day and a night that high school seniors remember for a long time.

    China has once again showed its ability to change the world with its “new four great {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(invent)”—high-speed rail, electronic payment, shared bicycle, and online shopping

    China's new-generation high-speed train, the Fuxing, is now one of the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(fast) trains in the world, which can travel at a speed of 350 km/h. Besides high-speed rail, China {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(improve) people's lives in many other innovative (创新的) ways over the last decade.

    Bike sharing, for example, is not new itself. But China has made {#blank#}4{#/blank#}much more convenient and popular both in China {#blank#}5{#/blank#}overseas. Leading Chinese bike-sharing companies Mobike and Ofo are now operating in foreign countries such as Singapore and Britain.

    And back in China, when riding a shared bike, you can stop {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (buy) and eat whatever you want {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(simple) with a tap of your phone. You could easily pay with your smartphone by {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(scan) the seller's QR code. Cashless payment has grown into a{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(choose)for Chinese  people—even a pancake seller is using Alipay.

    Besides, the four innovative ways of life are most appealing {#blank#}10{#/blank#}youths from 20 countries participating in the Belt and Road innovation, and they wish their countries would emulate(仿效) China in terms of technological achievement

Ask Helpful Hannah

Dear Helpful Hannah,

    I've got a problem with my husband, Sam. He bought a smartphone a couple of months ago and he took it on our recent ski vacation to Colorado. It was a great trip except for one problem. He has a constant desire {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (check) for text messages; he checks his phone every five minutes! He's so addicted to it that he just can't stand the idea {#blank#}2{#/blank#} there may be an important text. He can't help {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (check) even at inappropriate times like when we are eating in a restaurant and I am talking to him! He behaves {#blank#}4{#/blank#} any small amount of boredom can make him feel the need to check his phone even when he knows he shouldn't. The temptation to see {#blank#}5{#/blank#} is contacting him is just too great. When I ask him to please put down the phone and stop {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (ignore) me, he says, "In a minute," but still checks to see if {#blank#}7{#/blank#} has posted something new on the Internet. Our life {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (interrupt). If we go somewhere and I ask him to leave the phone at home, he suffers from withdrawal symptoms. Maybe this dependency on his smartphone has become more than an everyday problem.

    I recently read an article about "nomophobia," {#blank#}9{#/blank#} is a real illness people can suffer from: the fear of being without your phone! I am worried that Sam may be suffering from this illness {#blank#}10{#/blank#} he feels anxious if he doesn't have his phone with him, even for a short time.

    Who would have thought that little devices like these could have brought so much trouble!

Sick and Tired Sadie