No one loves me more than my parents, especially my father. My father is stout and strong, severe look on his face and keen expressive eyes. At first sight you may feel him hard{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (approach). In fact, he is very kind and considerate. I believe my father is a{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (talent) man. He decisive and efficient in doing things. By his own talents and years of efforts, he{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (provide) the family with a good social position and a{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (relative) rich life. Besides, he lives in harmony{#blank#}5{#/blank#} others and never quarrels with anyone, so people from all walks of life come to my house, from{#blank#}6{#/blank#} I've gained lots of social experience. But at home he is a strict parent who is hard on me and has high{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (expectation) of me. I can see that my idling away time{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (hurt) him deeply, while if I have done something great and meaningful, such as{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (write) a book, he will be more excited than me. I always remind myself I must go on and on, and never {#blank#}10{#/blank#} I give up halfway.

    “Mirror, mirror, which clothes suit me best?” Now, there is a magic mirror in the shopping center{#blank#}1{#/blank#} can answer the question.

    A shopping center in England is selling a magic dressing mirror. You needn't enter a fitting room and put the clothes{#blank#}2{#/blank#} by yourself. All you need to do is to stand in front of the mirror. The magic mirror can tell you{#blank#}3{#/blank#} or not the clothing you have chosen suits you.

    3D technology {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (use) for the magic mirror for you to choose and try on all kinds of clothes from different stores. When you stand in front of the mirror. With the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (assist) of the technology, you can make its own judgement of your body type. Then you can see {#blank#}6{#/blank#}wearing the dress you have chosen in the mirror.

    It's very convenient for you to find the most{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (suit) dress. You do not have to spend a lot of time {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (walk) around in different stores.{#blank#}9{#/blank#} do you need to shut yourself into a small dressing room.

    “The mirror has worked much better with women's clothing than {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (expect), so we are now developing the software for men's and kid's clothing,” said the marketing manager of the shopping center.

    Keeping a diary in English is one of the most effective ways to improve our English writing abilities. Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(little) time. It can help {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(we) to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(keep) on doing this practice, gradually we'll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (difficulty). It often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(give) expression to our mind, and there are also many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese.

   As far as I am concerned, my suggestion is{#blank#}6{#/blank#}we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook{#blank#}7{#/blank#}then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary.

    Open up. By the end of the conversation, you could reveal something more about {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (you). Have the person walking away {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (know) something about you, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} could make you connect on a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (deep) level and make the person think you are serious. You probably shouldn't reveal your thoughts on the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (mean) of life，lost love, or death in a round of small talk.

    If it's going well, mention hanging out again. If the person wants to hang out again, get the person's number. Or you can just mention a place {#blank#}6{#/blank#} you both like to go. Here are some things you can say: "I'm really serious about seeing that new movie with you. Can I get your number so we can work out the details later？"

    Say goodbye {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (nice). After you've made small talk but have to go, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} it's to get back to class or to talk to someone else at the party, you should make the person feel important. Here are some ways to end the conversation politely. "It's been great fun {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (talk) to you. I'd love to talk more about Spain, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} I haven't said hi to Nina yet, and it looks like she's about to leave."

    Chinese double amputee (截肢) climber Xia Boyu received the most votes {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (global) to become the 2019 Laureus Sporting Moment of the Year winner on Monday.

    Xia came out from an initial list of 10 nominees before three finalists were made {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (know) to the public earlier this month.

    Xia had lost both his legs in 1975 during his first attempt to reach {#blank#}3{#/blank#} world's highest peak of Qomolangma due to frostbite. He challenged the summit in 2014, 2015 and 2016 {#blank#}4{#/blank#} well, but his dreams {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (break) owing to avalanche, earthquake and bad weather respectively.

    Xia finally made {#blank#}6{#/blank#} in his fifth attempt on May 14, 2018, becoming the first Chinese double amputee climber {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (reach) the summit of Qomolangma.

    "Climbing to the summit of Qomolangma is always a dream and goal for me. I {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (fight) for it over the past decades. Despite bad knocks several times, I never gave up. I think the determination made my life so colorful and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (meaning)," Xia told Chinese media.

    Xia added that his next goal will be "7+2", namely the highest summits of seven {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (continent), plus the South Pole and North pole.