Unlike some other European languages, English is a little tricky when it comes to writing. How a word{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (pronounce) and how it is actually spelt can be very different things. Take two simple{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(verb) like"have"and "save" shouldn't they be pronounced the same? Why do "sir", "her" and "fur" all rhyme, but "fork"and "work" don't?

Imagine, then, a situation{#blank#}3{#/blank#}two words are spelt and pronounced exactly the same way, but have{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(complete) different meanings. Welcome to the world of homonyms(同形同音异义词){#blank#}5{#/blank#} ( take), for example, the word "fair"- it can be a kind of festival or an adjective to describe the colour of your hair.

So how do you know which{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(mean) someone is referring to?— You don't, except by the context. Obviously, if someone asks you to "give them a hand", they don't want you to remove{#blank#}7{#/blank#}is at the end of your arm.

    Sometimes even the context doesn't help much- the result can be {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (amuse). These sentences play with the double meaning of a noun :I used to be a banker, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}I lost interest.

A small boy swallowed some coins and had to go to hospital when his grandmother phoned{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (ask) how he was, the nurse said, "No change yet."

"Waiter, will the bread be long?" "No, sir. It's round."

    Over 100,000 people took part in a massive parade at Beijing's Tian'anmen Square {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the morning of Oct 1, National Day, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

    The military parade began with helicopters {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (fly) overhead carrying China's national flags. Fighter jets roared across the Beijing sky, thousands of soldiers goose-stepped down the capital's streets, followed by columns of tanks and trucks bearing new intercontinental ballistic missiles(洲际弹道导弹),

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} was described as the country's biggest-ever military parade. According to state media commentary, some 40 percent of the armaments were displayed in public for the first time.

    The {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (celebrate) for China's 70th anniversary on National Day have clearly shown the strengths of the country's past and present, which {#blank#}5{#/blank#} （pave) a way for the peaceful development of Chinese society in the last seven decades.

    Witnessing the grand military parade with the slogans of "Long Live China" at Tiananmen square and listening to President Xi Jinping's speech were an opportunity to note {#blank#}6{#/blank#} this nation has developed remarkably with confidence in the system {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (adopt) under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

    Today, China is blessed with a spirited people, breathtaking development, a harmonious society and upraised international authority, making {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the focus, the wonder and envy of the world. The Chinese people are {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (confident) about and more capable of reaching {#blank#}10{#/blank#} goal of national renewal than ever before.

Emma was on her way home when she heard a sudden scream. Looking around, she saw a little boy on the sidewalk gasping(急喘) for air, his {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(frighten) mother begging for help. Emma rushed to the boy, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} face had turned purple. "What's wrong?" "A candy! In his throat!" It was lucky that Emma had learned how {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(perform) the Heimlich maneuver(海姆利克急救法) at school. She acted quickly. Soon, the boy coughed up a piece of candy and began breathing again. He {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(save) in time.

Digital devices(设备) have become common in our lives. Today, kids often type with a keyboard instead {#blank#}1{#/blank#}writing by hand. But a recent study shows that you can learn{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(well), and possibly remember more, by handwriting your notes.

"Some schools have become{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(complete) digital," noted Audrey, who{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(lead) the study. She measured what's happening in the brain to better understand learning and behaviors. Her study found that{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(use) a pen or pencil to write notes involves more of the brain than typing on a keyboard. This is because writing needs more complex movements,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} makes more areas of our brain activate.

Think about it: you move your hands{#blank#}7{#/blank#}same way to type each letter on a keyboard. That's different from when we write. Our brain needs{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(consider) the shape of each letter. And we must control our hands to shape different letters with a pen or pencil, all of which uses and connects more areas of the brain.

So learning only by typing could be{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(harm). However, the human brain connects with the world in as many{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(way) as possible. That's why it's important to learn to write by hand and to type with a keyboard in the meanwhile.