Ski touring is exactly that—touring on skis. It combines {#blank#}1{#/blank#} best bits of skiing and mountaineering and provides the perfect way {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (explore) the mountain in winter. The {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (advantage) of ski touring are that you can really escape the crowds, enjoy the peace of the mountains and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (reward) with breathtaking views and exciting descents.

    Ski touring involves both going up and down the mountain; both of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they) present challenges and new skills are to be acquired. There is much to learn about getting up the mountain that improves efficiency and saves energy. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (similar) ，you want to be prepared to enjoy going down, which means learning to deal with the variety of snow conditions you will face. Because all ski touring is very demanding, you must be {#blank#}7{#/blank#} good physical condition. The fitter you are, the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (much) fun you will have.

    Rapidly changing conditions and the human factors are the primary reasons for accidents. The human factors include stress, poor {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (communicate), over-confidence and tiredness. You should always ski within the limits of your ability, and make sure you know {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to navigate (导航) properly with map and compass.

    A couple who sold all of their {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(possess) have been left with nothing after their boat sank just two days into their journey. Tony and Mary began their adventure on {#blank#}2{#/blank#} sailboat last week, setting off from the marina in Tarpon Springs.

    While sailing through the popular tourist site, the bottom of their boat {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(strike) an unseen object underwater and quickly started to take on water, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(force) them to evacuate（撤出）. They were left with just their two-year-old dog Remy, their social security cards, one mobile phone and some dog food and clothes.

    Tony, 26, is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(original) from Florida and worked in marketing for timeshares. He met Mary, 24, in her home town of Philadelphia, but told the newspaper they both got “tired" {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the sales lifestyle.

    In April 2017 they sold everything they had, including his SUV, and bought the 1969 boat they named “Lagniappe” – spending a lot of money to restore {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. Up until that point, the couple had no sailing experience, so they spent the next month's learning from Tony's father. It was only this month {#blank#}8{#/blank#} they decided they were ready and were given a grand send-off（送行）by friends at Tarpon Springs. Two days {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(late), the boat sank. It remains in the water, and the coast guard has told the couple it could cost up to $10,000 to remove and store it. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, they only have $90.

    Have you ever had the feeling that no one understands you? Well, here{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(come) "pepper", which could be about to change all that. Pepper is the first robot{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(read) human feelings. Using its emotion functions, Pepper can make jokes, dance and{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(surprise) it can even sing to people when

    The robot is like a lovely girl. It is four feet tall with a tablet computer in its chest. It will be showed to attract people on Friday. Pepper can tell different facial{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(express), human voices and signs, then make an answer. Pepper is used at home or stores,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}we enjoy pleasure and entertainment. At home, not only{#blank#}6{#/blank#}it tell jokes, it can also help people in trouble. If a natural accident happens, it can encourage them, make them laugh and feel{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(relax).

    Pepper will be on sale{#blank#}8{#/blank#}the price of $2,000 in August. At present, several Peppers are on show at stores for people to visit. Before{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(sell) Peppers, the creators want them to store more knowledge in order to get much{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(well) along with human beings.

    Directions：After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

    Smart phones were once the best thing to happen to the tech industry. In the 11 years since the iPhone made its debut, smart phones {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（include）just about every other gadget. And it is surprising that it {#blank#}2{#/blank#} alter every business.

    But {#blank#}3{#/blank#} smart phones have achieved dominance, revolution is again in the air.

    At Google's and Apple's recent developer conference, executives took the stage to show how much more irresistible they were making our phones. Then each company unveiled the software {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（help）you use your phone a lot less.

    There's reason for this seemingly contradictory engineering effort, and it's{#blank#}5{#/blank#} I call “Peak Screen”.

    For much of the last decade, a technology industry {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（rule）by smart phones has pursued a singular goal of completely {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（conquer）our eyes. Tech has now captured pretty much all visual capacity. Americans spend three to four hours a day looking at their phones, and that's the minimum estimation.

    So tech giants are to build the beginning of something new: a {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（visual）tech world, a digital landscape{#blank#}9{#/blank#} relies on voice assistants, headphones, watches and other wearables to take some pressure off our eyes.

    We may simply end up adding new devices to our screen-addled lives, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it could change everything again. As I argued, in many ways screens have become to dominant in our lives. The sooner we find something else, the better.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(see) from outer space, Earth is a blue planet, due to the fact that the ocean covers over 70 percent of its surface. According to a new study published in the journal Science, the ocean plays a great role in {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(slow)down global warming. It is" {#blank#}3{#/blank#}important buffer(缓冲物)", {#blank#}4{#/blank#}The New York Times put it.

    The oceans can absorb 93 percent of the heat trapped by the greenhouse gases {#blank#}5{#/blank#}humans release into the atmosphere. And the other 7 percent {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(absorb)by the air, land and ice caps, according to the Guardian.

    "If the ocean wasn't absorbing as much heat, the surface of the land would heat up much {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (fast) than it is right now," said professor Malin L. Pinsky at Rutgers University in the US. "In fact, the ocean is saving us from rapid warming right now."

    However, the ocean itself, as Discover Magazine noted, is heating up 40 percent faster on average than the United Nations {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(believe) five years ago. That means if the ocean temperatures increase {#blank#}9{#/blank#} this speed, the high water temperatures "will kill off marine ecosystems, raise sea {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (level) and make hurricanes more destructive (破坏性的)", the Guardian reported.