A strong password is a word that is as difficult as possible to guess because it looks like a set of random characters （随机的字符）.

It's wise to use the whole keyboard to mix a password with letters, numbers and symbols. A password of 14 characters or more may be much safer.

The following tips will tell you how to create a strong and safe password:

Tip 1: Think of a sentence that is easy to remember, but difficult to guess. For example: “ My son Peter is five years old and my daughter Tina is one year old.”The whole sentence is so long that it can't be a password, so what you can do is to use the first letter of each word to make a new password that seems to be meaningless. That is “mspifyoamdtioyo”.

Tip 2: Make the password more difficult to guess by mixing big and small letters. One way to do this is to use big and small letters one after another. In this way this new password will be “MsPiFyOaMdTiOyO”.

Tip 3: Still using the sentence above, you can also add numers that are meaningful to you. As a result, the new password will be “Mspi5yOaMdTi1yO”.

Tip 4: Add punctuation（标点符号）and symbols to make the password much stronger. You may use symbols, numbers and punctuation to replace some letters which look similar. For example: “MsPi3y0@MdTi!y0”.(o=0, a=@, 1=!)

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 My mother was a cleaner in our school canteen(食堂) when I was in the middle school. At that time she was such an embarrassment(难堪) to me not only because of her job but also her look. She had only one eye. Every time I saw her in my school, I pretended(假装) not to see her and ran away.

 After graduating, I got a good job in another city. Then I got married and had two kids. I told my family that my parents had been dead, so they never saw my mother, even her photo. But one year later, I got a letter, it read:

 My dear son Jeff,

    I'm sorry to disturb(打扰) you, but I really miss you all the time. I'm afraid that I will have no chance to see you again.

    I'm sorry that I was always an embarrassment to you when you were growing up. However, I had no choice. When you were very young, you got into an accident and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn't stand that you would have to grow up with one eye. So I ……

    I was proud of my son who was enjoying his beautiful world for me with that eye.

    With all my love to you!

                                                              Mom

 After reading the letter, I couldn't help crying.

(T=Tony B=Betty)

T: Hello! Are you Betty?

B: Yes, I am. What's your name, please?

T: My name is Tony. I'm in Class 3, Grade 8. I'm in Row 15.

B: I'm in Class 1, Grade 7. I'm in Row 2. Can you tell me your telephone number?

T: Yes. My telephone number is 5605688. And what's your telephone number?

B: Oh, it's 3839833. I'm thirteen. And how old are you?

T: I'm fourteen.

    What do you think of your Chinese? It's good or bad? If you think you are good at Chinese, you can take part in a ⑴_________. The competition is Chinese Characters Dictation Competition. ⑵ The competition has been popular among teenagers since(自从……以来) last summer.

    Today teenagers are using computers and smart phones. Many of them lose themselves in digital products such as electronic dictionaries and computers to help with their study. Overuse of these tools will make students too lazy to think and write. Some students even forget the hand writing of Chinese characters. Teachers and parents have been very worried about it. What can they do?

    Such worries ⑶_________ (bring) about the popular TV show, Chinese Characters Dictation Competition, where middle school students stand on the stage to write down Chinese characters. Over two hundred students from forty-six schools competed. 

    Chen Keyu, a Grade 8 boy beat the other competitors. Can you be the next winner?

    As the Internet is developing fast, more and more new words and phrases have been created in Chinese. Here are some examples.

    One of the most popular words is Dianzan, which is often used when you quite agree with someone. Another example is Renxing. When you say somebody is Renxing, you mean that they will do whatever they like. The phrase Miaosha first came from online shopping, which means ou can complete your shopping orders before others. But now it's widely used when you achieve your purpose in a very short time. If you describe someone as a Tuhao, you mean that he or she is very rich.

    You can find lots of such new Chinese words. Keep learning and you'll know more about Chinese culture.