Jonny: Hey! I'm just practicing Tai Chi(太极).Would you like to join me?

    Peter: I know nothing about it. Is it difficult?

    Jonny: It seems easy, but you need a lot of practice. You just follow me like this.

    Peter: OK. Don't laugh {#blank#}1{#/blank#}me. I may look funny.

    Jonny: Bend your knees slightly and reach out your arms like tree branches, naturally and {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(soft). Try to keep your body straight. Move slowly , then be sure to keep your balance and don't let your body shake.

    Peter: I cannot control my body well. My legs become{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(pain)

    Jonny: Keep{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(hold) your position for a while .It helps develop your strength and flexibility .Raise your leg and let {#blank#}5{#/blank#}stay in the air for seconds.

    Peter: I feel my legs shaking . I cannot do this any longer.

    Jonny: Be patient! Tai Chi{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(call)“shadow boxing" in English. It asks you to act like water: to be flexible as well{#blank#}7{#/blank#} strong. In real competition, a Tai Chi master borrows the strength of the competitor and uses this energy to fight back. The{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (hard) you try to beat him, the more likely you will get hit. He controls you!

    Peter: Unbelievable! Oh...,{#blank#}9{#/blank#}you don't mind, I'll stop and take a deep{#blank#}10{#/blank#}.

    Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said {#blank#}1{#/blank#}was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.

    After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(early),but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(tell)that our rooms hadn't been reserved for that week, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}for the week after. I didn't understand {#blank#}5{#/blank#}this would happen and my credit card had already been charged {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the reservation. What's worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(surprise)helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on {#blank#}8{#/blank#}top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren't charged extra.

    The next day, my brother and I went to the beach {#blank#}9{#/blank#}we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(sunburn),but the day had been so relaxing that we didn't mind.

    China, which takes pride in inventions in ancient times, has once again shown its ability {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(change)the world with its “new four great inventions”: high-speed railways, electronic payments, shared bicycles and online shopping. The “new four great inventions” are all related to China's high-tech innovation(创新), {#blank#}2{#/blank#}improved the quality of people's lives. “My wallet is no longer in use. I can buy and eat {#blank#}3{#/blank#}I want simply with a tap of my phone,” said Lin Jinlong, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}overseas Chinese student from Cambodia,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(add) that “even pancake sellers are using Alipay (mobile payment). We can also order food at home, and it is of great {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(convenient). If I were at home in Cambodia, I would have to go outdoors.” The bikes themselves are not new, but the operating model of bike-sharing is based {#blank#}7{#/blank#}satellite navigation system, mobile payment, big data and other high technologies. It is{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(increase) clear that China is innovating and no longer copying Western ideas. This is partly because China skipped over the PC age and went directly to mobile. China has the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(large) mobile use in the world.

    In terms of the “new four great inventions”, Charlie Dai, principal analyst of American market research company Forrester, said, “These products and service{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(improve) customer experience so far, improving national and global economy at the same time”.

    In South Korea smartphone cases come with rings fixed on the back {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (prevent) clumsy owners from dropping them. This makes people look like they are married to their phones. In lots of Seoul's coffee {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (shop), couples on dates spend much more time looking at their screens {#blank#}3{#/blank#} at each other. The results go beyond the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (potential) terrible consequences for romance.

    Walk around the streets of Seoul, and there is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} real risk of bumping into people {#blank#}6{#/blank#} eyes are glued to their smartphone screens. According to the statistics, around 370 traffic accidents annually {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (cause) by pedestrians using smartphones.

    The government initially tried to fight the "smombie" (手机僵尸) phenomenon by distributing hundreds of stickers (贴纸) around cities, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (beg) people to "be safe" and look up. This seems to have had little effect even though, in Seoul at least, it recently replaced the stickers with stronger plastic boards.

    Instead {#blank#}9{#/blank#} appealing to people's good sense, the authorities have therefore turned to trying to save them from being run over. Early last year, they {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (begin) to test floor-level traffic lights in smombie hotspots in central Seoul. Since then, the experiment has been extended around and beyond the capital. For the moment, the government is keeping old-fashioned eye-level pedestrian lights as well. But in future, the way to look at a South Korea crossroads may be down.

    An umbrella is what we easily forget and leave behind in our daily life. When the weather is fine, we certainly don't think of it; only when it's raining, we'll carry it purposefully. But as soon as the rain stops, most likely we'll forget {#blank#}1{#/blank#} we've put it. It has to wait patiently and pitifully for {#blank#}2{#/blank#} owner to claim it, otherwise it'll remain alone as a deserted umbrella. Once I suddenly found my longtime used umbrella "disappeared". I really {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (regret) quite some time for my own carelessness. Several days later, out of my {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (expect), I saw it quietly stand in a corner of the house where I worked. I was extremely glad to regain it. Looking carefully at it, though it was so familiar {#blank#}5{#/blank#} me, I found for the first time that its plastic handle {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (wear) out as a result of repeated rain-wash for years. I sought for it only when I needed it. It occurred to me that I should have paid {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (much) attention to it.

    It sets me {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (think). Around us there is always a person giving us support in silence just like {#blank#}9{#/blank#} old umbrella that protects us from the rain or any bad weather. Will you think of those individuals {#blank#}10{#/blank#} have helped you get through difficulty when you are leading a comfortable life?