In Hangzhou, borrowing books from the library is now as simple as shopping online: click, pay {#blank#}1{#/blank#}wait for delivery.

    The city's public library recently launched a program on WeChat,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}popular Chinese messaging software, enabling its readers to check out books online and get them{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(deliver) to their homes at low prices.

    To enjoy the “Hangzhou enjoyable reading” service, one first needs to follow the library's official WeChat account,{#blank#}4{#/blank#}provides a list of books. After picking books, borrowers are required{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(present) the information such as their library membership cards, cell phone numbers and so on. The selected items will be delivered by express within three days after payments. Each reader can borrow up to 5 books once and 20 books at most{#blank#}6{#/blank#}total. The books can be borrowed for up to 40 days. Readers now can borrow the library's most popular books in this way. The online books will be renewed and enriched {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(gradual) according to readers' borrowing habits and{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(prefer). At the end of December, the library's old and classic books{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(put) online too, making the total number of books available and{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(bring) borrowers a lot of convenience.

    I am Adam Rouse. I first {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(buy) cannabis from a man in the street and continued to buy cannabis from{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(he) for six months and as a result, I got addicted{#blank#}3{#/blank#}it. One day, the man offered me some crack cocaine, a more {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（power）addictive. When I went back to the man for more crack cocaine, he asked me for a lot of money. I was in terrible pain when I couldn't afford to buy any drugs.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (get) money, I broke into{#blank#}6{#/blank#}house and stole something to sell for money. The more drugs I took, the more addicted I became. So I had to steal something every day to pay for the drugs. One day, I{#blank#}7{#/blank#}（catch）stealing and sent to the police station. The next day, a doctor came to see me and told me that I could die {#blank#}8{#/blank#} I couldn't stop taking drugs. I took his advice and stopped {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(immediate). Now I work in a center for drug addicts,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (help) others to stop taking drugs.

    “Equal pay for equal work” is a phrase by the American women who feel they are {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(fair) treated by society. They think it is not right for women to be paid less than men for the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}amount of work. Some people say men have more duties than women. A married man has to earn money to support his family and make important {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (decide), so it is right for them to be paid more. Some are even against married women {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(work) at all. When wives go out to work, they say, the home and children {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (give) no attention to. If women are encouraged by equal pay to take up jobs, they will not {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (able) to do the things that they are best at doing: making a nice home and bringing {#blank#}7{#/blank#}children. Women who disagree say that they want to escape from the limited place which society wishes them to fill and have {#blank#}8{#/blank#} freedom to choose between a job and home life,{#blank#}9{#/blank#} a mixture of the two. In fact women have the right not only {#blank#}10{#/blank#} equal pay but also to equal chances.

    Scientists found that air pollution may be responsible {#blank#}1{#/blank#} a significant reduction in intelligence. The research conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in China {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (show) that air pollution led to big falls in test {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (score) for languages and arithmetic. The study is called "The impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive (认知的)performance ". It was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal. The study took place over four years. Researchers analyzed speaking and arithmetic tests taken by 20 000 people of all ages. They said, "Polluted air may prevent cognitive ability {#blank#}4{#/blank#} people become older.”

    The study is a warning to the rest of the world, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (especial) to those in cities. Over 91 percent of the world population live in areas with {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (poison) air and air pollution is the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (four) highest cause of global deaths. Researchers discovered that {#blank#}8{#/blank#} longer people were exposed to polluted air, the greater their intelligence went down. They said air pollution caused a year's worth of lost education. For those {#blank#}9{#/blank#} were over 60 years old, this could be several years. A researcher warned, "There is no shortcut {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (solve) this issue. Governments really need to take effective measures to reduce air pollution."

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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

    The Forbidden City in Beijing, home to the Palace Museum, houses more than 1.8 million cultural relics and is one of the world's most visited tourist attractions.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (mark) the 600th anniversary of the Forbidden City, the Palace Museum will hold a series of events throughout 2020. Over 20 exhibitions will be held, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (cover) different areas such as history, art, festivals, and so on. For the special occasion, Along the River during the Qingming Festival, one of China's most {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (wide) known masterpieces, will go on display in September 2020. For {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (it) best preservation, this treasured artwork is seldom fully exhibited. The painting {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (display) for the first time back in 2005 to celebrate the museum's 80th anniversary. Such {#blank#}6{#/blank#} rare sight is expected to draw huge crowds. In addition, the museum will also display exhibits from other {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (country).

    During the past few years, the Palace Museum has been working hard to get the public familiar {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the history and culture of the Forbidden City. And it seems that these efforts have been paying off, with its {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (popular) reaching a new height. Over 17 million people visited the museum in 2018, of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} 40 percent were under 30 years old.