The other day, I met an old man whose name was Ted, 91 years old. He told me about his{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(believable) unusual story. He had lived through the Great Depression, served in the defence force and worked on{#blank#}2{#/blank#}farm. He was so knowledgeable that he knew a lot in many areas of life. He was building model carts(手推车)that day. His pale hands reached out to a folder on the table, and he{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(take) out some photos. In the photos I saw his collection of model carts. Ted took me through each photo and explained{#blank#}4{#/blank#}was in each photo. He started telling me about how he cut steel{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(build) his model carts. He seemed very{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(enthusiasm). He gave me some valuable life{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(lesson). He repeatedly kept saying that {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(learn) is very important in life.{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(impress) by his love and enthusiasm for life at the age of 91, I realized that there can't be any barriers in life{#blank#}10{#/blank#}we impose (把……强加于) those barriers on ourselves.

    “Click!” That's the sound of safety. That's the sound of survival. That's the sound of a seat belt locking in place. Seat belts save lives and that's a fact. That's why I don't drive anywhere until {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(I) is on tight. Choosing {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(wear) your seat belt is like choosing between life and death. Imagine you are driving at 100 kilometers per hour or{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (fast) when somebody ahead of you puts on his or her brakes suddenly. What may happen to you?

    Someone think that seat belts are {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(comfortable). Let's just take {#blank#}5{#/blank#} close look at your choice. You are not wearing your seat belt{#blank#}6{#/blank#} you can slide in and out of your seat easily. That sounds {#blank#}7{#/blank#}a lot of fun. But you are also more likely to die or suffer serious{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(injury).

    Wearing a seat belt does not make you completely safe. You can get killed or{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(hurt) while wearing your seat belt. But wearing them{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(prove) to be safer than without them. So why not take the safer way?

    The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway may be the slowest train in the world. Every day the train {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (climb) over 2250 meters. Although the entire trip is 80 kilometers, it takes up to ten hours. The railway {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (build) in 1881 and has been carefully protected for its cultural importance. Today the train is attractive to the passengers who come from other places {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (see) the railway and the surrounding mountains. They seem to get a lot of pleasure {#blank#}4{#/blank#} its slow speed. For {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (fan) of this train, being slow is actually a good thing. As these people say, “slow” has four letters, so has life; “speed” has five letters, so has death.

China creates Harvest Festival for farmers

    Recently China has set up a special day for farmers to celebrate the yearly harvest. It is the first festival {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (create)by China specially for the country's farmers.

    “The country will celebrate the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival on the autumnal equinox(秋分)of China lunar calendar from this year, ”said Han Changbin, minister of agriculture and rural affairs, at {#blank#}2{#/blank#} press conference. Autumnal equinox usually {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(fall)between September 22 and 24,  {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the country's agricultural harvest season.

    The festival will give greater {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (important)to rural work and push for {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (fast) development of agriculture and rural areas.

    A variety of celebrations will be organized{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (display)the agricultural harvest, rural technology achievements and farmers' creativeness. Farmers {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(encourage)to involve in activities related to their work and life, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} waste should be avoided in the  celebrations.

    The rural economy is a key part of China's efforts to develop a modernized economy. By {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  (develop)its vast rural areas, China expects to see a strong agricultural sector, a beautiful countryside and wealthy farmers.

    According to Xinhua News Agency, the Palace Museum and Huawei signed a strategic cooperation agreement on March 15. The two sides will set an example {#blank#}1{#/blank#} 5G application.

    The Palace Museum received more than 17 million visitors in 2018, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(make) it the most visited museum in the world. In the past 20 years, an office information network covering the whole museum {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(build) gradually. The museum has developed an App that provides an in-depth {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(explain) of cultural relic information and cultural services. Also, the museum has research on the application of VR, AR, AI and other {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(technique) in museums.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#}signing of the agreement marks a new chapter in the strategic cooperation between the Palace Museum and Huawei Technologies Co. So, Huawei will make efforts {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(accelerate) the intelligent construction of the Palace Museum.

    "The 600-year-old Palace Museum has never been so close to science and technology," Shan Jixiang said {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(proud), director of the Palace Museum.

    Shan shared many ideas about the 5G Palace Museum. With the help of advanced technology, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}is expected that in the future, audiences around the world will be able to experience and visit the Palace Museum, whether it is a field trip or a virtual tour. Also, the use of AI technology provides a {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(broad) platform and stronger knowledge support for cultural relics among young people.

    The Financial Times gave part of my job to a robot named Amy last week. For years I have been making podcast version(播客)of my column, but now I am faced with a tough competition.

    To be fair, Amy {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (do) something going for her. She has a great voice, smooth as velvet. Her{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(two) advantage is that she's practically free. She is part of a new service from Amazon that turns text {#blank#}3{#/blank#}speech, costing-nearly nothing. Even more {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (impress) is her speed. Less than two seconds after receiving my {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (write) text, which means when I just start to read, "Yesterday the Finan…", she has already finished.

    Yet once I got over my distress and listened to her work, I felt {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (good). I know it's early days for her, but at the moment Amy is no match for me. Listening to her is not like listening to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} non-English speaker read aloud, but to someone without brain, or heart, or sense of humor. Her {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (deliver) is so poor that I don't even understand. Amy never reads with understanding, never knows when {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (pause), and never does irony. She continues to get it wrong.

    Finally, I'm not afraid Amy is about to steal my job. Only people possess human touch. It is the heart-to-heart communication {#blank#}10{#/blank#} makes us special, beautiful and irreplaceable.