There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(quick). So he sent them each to go and look at a pear tree that was far{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the{#blank#}3{#/blank#}in the summer, and the youngest son went in the autumn. When they had all{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(go) and came back, he called them together to describe what they{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(see)．

The first son said that the tree was ugly. The second son said no—it was covered with green buds and full of promise.

    The third son{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(agree). He said it was full of flowers that looked very beautiful.

    The last son said it was full of fruit.

    The man then explained to his sons that they were all wrong，{#blank#}7{#/blank#}they had each seen just one season in the tree's life.

    He told them that you cannot judge what a tree is, or how a person is，{#blank#}8{#/blank#}only one season. The{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(please), joy and love come from that life can only be measured at the end.

    If you give up when it's winter, you{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(miss)the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer and the fruit of your fall.

    Like the native Chinese, some foreigners have started to join their Chinese friends {#blank#}1{#/blank#} sending or grabbing virtual red packets during the Spring Festival and other special {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(occasion).

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(attract) by the unique way of interacting with people as well as the culture that gave birth to the phenomenon, many foreigners say competing with friends to grab red packets in {#blank#}4{#/blank#}WeChat group can be a lot of fun.

    Mattias Klement, 27, a Swede{#blank#}5{#/blank#} has been living in China for years, said more foreigners have started to take part in this{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (active) because of the popularity of WeChat wallet.

    "I think it is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (main) because more and more places now allow paying with WeChat. It's also fun to just involve {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(you) in the culture of it," said Klement. Two years ago, when some friends{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (send) him 5.20 or 8.88 Yuan red packets, he had no clue about the hidden meanings. Now, he is not only quite familiar with them but also has been used to sending some.

    "It's nice to be able to say 'I love you' with 5.20 Yuan, I guess," he said, laughing. "I also remember{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (try) to tick some of my friends off by paying back 99.99 instead of 100 just for fun.”

    Beijing was once a city of bikes, known as the Bicycle Kingdom{#blank#}1{#/blank#} cars were reserved for official business and the politically powerful. However, decades of economic {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (grow) led to a huge flowing of cars in the city. Owning one became not just a marker of reaching the middle class but also a requirement for marriage. As the economy developed, autos pushed bikes off the roads{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(create) heavy pollution and miserable traffic.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (fortunate), now Beijing may be returning to its roots. Thanks to about 20 technology companies, brightly colored shared bikes {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (flood) into Beijing in the last two years. Many local residents welcome the shared bikes {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the flexibility and freedom they offer. They pick up the bikes and then ride and drop{#blank#}7{#/blank#} off anywhere they like, locking the back wheel, with no need to find a fixed place.

    Analyses in China say it is three factors that contribute to bikes {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (increase) rapidly: a lot of cash looking for a home, a good idea and government support. “As the city's population grew, traffic jams got{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(bad).” Cai, the Ofo spokeswoman, said, “Shared bikes could solve the 'last mile' problem in{#blank#}10{#/blank#} environmentally friendly way.”

    The Internet is a must for our daily life, but it has brought about some social problems. Some people s{#blank#}1{#/blank#} to the opinion that the Internet has positive effects on our lives. For one thing, it provides a{#blank#}2{#/blank#} information for us, ranging from weather forecast to academic research. For another thing, People employ the Internet to build interpersonal relationship. People from d{#blank#}3{#/blank#} backgrounds can communicate with others globally.

    However, others think otherwise. They make the a{#blank#}4{#/blank#} ( 假定，假设) that the Internet has some drawbacks. There is too much information on the Internet that has not been e{#blank#}5{#/blank#} for accuracy, which b{#blank#}6{#/blank#} people to find correct and relevant information. Another disadvantage of the Internet is that it influences people's private lives. People's {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (上瘾) to the Internet damages their c{#blank#}8{#/blank#} to live normal lives, thus leading to their w{#blank#}9{#/blank#} from the outside world. However, they are supposed to limit the excessive use of the Internet and u{#blank#}10{#/blank#} the responsibility of accompanying their family.

    Beijing of China, which boasts epochal(划时代的)inventions in ancient times, has once again proved 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, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is dramatically improving the well-being(福祉) of all Chinese people.

    Our wallets are no longer in use. We can buy and eat whatever we want {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (simple) by tapping our cell-phones, and even pancake sellers nowadays are using Alipay.

    Shared bikes {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (them) are not new, but the operating model of bike-sharing {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (base) on satellite navigation system, mobile payment, big data and other technologies. Shared bikes are bringing cycling back {#blank#}6{#/blank#} people's lives and they are making public transport more attractive and convenient, and{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (encourage) people to be more active.

    It is increasingly clear that China is innovating (创新)and no longer copying western ideas. It is obviously clear that China is leading in many ways such as social messaging app WeChat. This is partly {#blank#}8{#/blank#} China skipped over the PC era-and went directly to mobile. China has the largest mobile use in the world.

    {#blank#}9{#/blank#} growing number of foreigners hope to promote economic {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(develop) in their home countries by highlighting the need for technological achievements like that of China.