A Game Guy

    A few years ago,I got involved in a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(mass) plan to win an Israeli Quiz show similar to Who Wants Be a Millionaire,which was beyond my wildest{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(expect).I was walking down the street{#blank#}3{#/blank#}a friend called and said, “Dude,you've got to run home.You're going to be on the radio{#blank#}4{#/blank#}20 minutes.Explanations later.”As I walked,he explained that he{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(win) the show the week before and wasn't allowed go on again.So he'd played that week using my name.

    Now I was on the radio{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(compete) with ten other people.Not to worry—he was helping me.With one phone, I listened to the radio show,and on{#blank#}7{#/blank#}phone,I had my friend telling me what {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(say).I was just repeating the answers.As we advanced to the final round,where I{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(ask) the question "Who has sold the most albums?" I knew{#blank#}10{#/blank#}answer,so I shouted it.

    As it turned out,however,Britney Spears was not the one.

    I don't think it's my parents' job to check my homework. Since we have already grown up, we cannot act like little{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (baby) and depend on our parents all the time. We must learn to be {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(independence).

    I remember when I was in Grade Three, my parents {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (ask) me to check my homework by myself. I didn't know what to do at first, so I only cried. But after that, I got used to {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(check) my own homework in my studies.

    Checking homework by ourselves is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}good habit. It can help us find mistakes in exams more {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (easy), it can also save the teachers a lot of time {#blank#}7{#/blank#} they check our homework, and it can also let our parents worry {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(little) about our studies.

    Some day in the future, Mum and Dad {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (leave) us. So we should start to learn to do everything by {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (we) and really understand how important independence is.

    Visiting Xi'an was once my dream. It became a reality when I was admitted to a training course in China along with two other {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(lady). Finally, the day arrived {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I landed at Xianyang International Airport in early August. As soon as I landed, I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (feel) a change in the atmosphere. I saw people standing in queues {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (wait) for their turn at the immigration desk. Afterwards, we were transported to the office in the International Exhibition Center. China had invited participants {#blank#}5{#/blank#} twenty-three developing countries to share digital television broadcasting techniques with them.

    In my 20 days in Xi'an, I got the opportunity to observe Chinese Culture closely, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} thus it left an unforgettable mark on me. Now, Xi'an is like my second home. Since I came back to Pakistan, I have been missing Xi'an {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (bad).

    My 20-day stay in Xi'an was {#blank#}8{#/blank#} great experience. It was a learning opportunity, and also a chance to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (broad) my understanding of diversity. I learned that despite differences of colors, heights, races and religions, all human beings {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (tie) by the bond of humanity, and that the future of nations is global with development and peace.

    Moving silently through Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's "FlyZoo" hotel, black disc-shaped robots about a metre in height deliver food and drop off fresh towels.

    The robots are part of a set of high-tech tools that Alibaba {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (say) extremely cuts the hotel's cost of human labour and removes the need for guests to interact {#blank#}2{#/blank#} other people.

    Inside the hotel, softly-lit white panelled walls bring to mind {#blank#}3{#/blank#} insides of Hollywood spaceships. Guests check in at reception desks that scan {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (they) faces, as well as passports or other ID. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (visit) with a Chinese national ID can scan their faces using their smartphones to check in ahead of time.

    At the hotel's restaurant, taller capsule-shaped robots deliver food that guests {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (order) via the FlyZoo app while at a separate bar, a large robotic arm can mix more than 20 different types of cocktails. Facial recognition cameras add charges to the room rate {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (automatic).

    The hotel does employ humans, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Alibaba refused to tell how many. This includes chefs and cleaners as well as reception staff, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} will assist with conventional check-in procedures for guests unwilling to have their faces {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (scan) and want to use electronic key cards.