Many people travel during the holiday season but do not make sure that their houses and homes  {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (protect).Crime goes up {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (rapid) during the winter and summer holiday seasons.Here are some things that you should keep in mind when you go {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a holiday.

     Always give {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(strange)the feeling that you are at home. Have the snow {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (clean) off your stairs or out ofyour driveway during the winter season. You might ask someone to park {#blank#}6{#/blank#} carsin your driveway.

       Tell your newspaper deliverer that you are not at home. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (have)a pile of newspapers and other mail on your doorsteps tells people that you arenot at home, so you could also have a neighbor {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a relative get yourmail every day.

       Fix a timer in some of your rooms {#blank#}9{#/blank#} turns lights on andoff during different times of the day. Some TVs also come with a timer that youcould set to be turned on during certain times. Have motion (运动) sensitive lights outside your house that keep thieves away {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you are not at home.

    For several billion years after the "Big Bang", the earth was still just a cloud of dust. What it was to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe. The earth became so {#blank#}2{#/blank#} that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not.

     {#blank#}3{#/blank#} eastward, you'll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea {#blank#}4{#/blank#} you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5500 kilometers from coast to coast. Here in Vancouver, you're in Canada's warmest part. People say it is Canada's most beautiful city. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Its population is increasing rapidly. The coast {#blank#}6{#/blank#} of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.

    However, this was not easy. When they first arrived in Gombe in 1960, it was unusual for a woman to live in the froest. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} after her mother came to help her for the first few months {#blank#}8{#/blank#} she allowed to begin her project. Her work changed the way people think about chimps. For example, one important thing she discovered was that chimps hunt and eat meat. Until then everyone {#blank#}9{#/blank#} thought chimps ate only fruit and nuts. She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other, and her study of their body language helped her {#blank#}10{#/blank#} their social system.

    From red lanterns to red envelopes, did you ever wonder {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the color red is so popular in China, especially during the Chinese New Year? It is said that it all began with Nian, a wild beast {#blank#}2{#/blank#} would frighten villagers on the New Year,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (eat)crops, livestock(家畜),and even children. But villagers learned that this animal {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a lion head was afraid of three things: fire, noise, and the color red. Nian was defeated, and from then on, the color red was considered {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (bring)good luck and good fortune to all.

    “Usually red lanterns are hung outside the doors to ward off(避开)bad luck,” suggests Karen Katz, author of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} picture book My First Chinese New Year.“ Also red cutout papers {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (use)as decorations to hang on the walls. If you live near a Chinese neighborhood, you should be able to purchase these {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (item), but if not, go online and order them. You can also make your own cutouts.”

Still, the most popular way to celebrate the Chinese New Year {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be)to hand out red envelopes filled with money. However, like toys under the Christmas tree, some traditions are meant for children, and Chinese red envelopes are given to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (they)to ward off evil spirits.

    Since July 2019, China's online food-delivery platform Eleme {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (carry) out a new service of picking up garbage from its users in Shanghai.

    The service comes after {#blank#}2{#/blank#} recently-released regulation on waste management in Shanghai. Individuals {#blank#}3{#/blank#} throw away their garbage without being sorted out can be fined up to 200 yuan, while companies and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (organize) can face fines up to 50,000 yuan.

    The trash takeaway service requires residents to sort {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they) own garbage before it {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (pick) up by workers from Eleme, who will ensure the waste is disposed of in the correct garbage bins.

    It's obvious that this service is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (convenience) to the old, especially to the disabled customers. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, many netizens on Sina Weibo don't think Eleme is providing a wonderful service, saying it just wants {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (make) money. They think 12 yuan for an order is too much. Besides, many more people doubt if these collectors will wash their hands after dealing {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the trash.

    Running is good for your health. It may help to protect you {#blank#}1{#/blank#} heart disease and other health problems. Running may also help you live longer.

    According to a research {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(do) in the US recently, runners are a great deal {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(health) than non-runners. In fact, the runners live, on average, three years longer than the non-runners.

    Running may be good exercise, but it can be difficult on the body. Here {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(be) commonly shared ideas among fitness experts to lower the risk of injury for people {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(run) regularly.

    Do not run too much, too soon or too fast. Most people get running injuries when they push {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(they) too hard.

    Get good running shoes. You should find the shoes {#blank#}7{#/blank#} offer the best fit and support for your feet. More {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(important), you should have a new pair of shoes every 500 to 800 kilometers.

    After each run, write down notes about what you did and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}you felt. You may find that your knees hurt when you run sometimes. Or perhaps you feel great when you have {#blank#}10{#/blank#}rest between running days. These notes will help you make the best plan for running.