Spreading an Infection

    I've made it a habit to smile at people as often as possible, saying some kind words, “hello, thank you, have a nice day”, whatever fits. I have the right situation as I am living in{#blank#}1{#/blank#}big city with many, many people.

    I'm doing this for quite a while now, so I've seen all{#blank#}2{#/blank#}（kind）of reactions, from people feeling{#blank#}3{#/blank#}（threaten） by a friendly word, reacting  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（angry） or even aggressively, to people{#blank#}5{#/blank#}faces lit up with a huge smile and gave me the{#blank#}6{#/blank#}（impress） that I've made this moment good for them.

    Today something happened that I hadn't yet experienced: Two people, complete strangers{#blank#}7{#/blank#}me, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, whom I passed on the street without {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（smile）at them,{#blank#}9{#/blank#} with a friendly face, looked up from their inner focus, looked at me, started to smile and greeted me friendly while they{#blank#}10{#/blank#}（pass）.

    Have I started a “kindness virus”? That would be great! It makes my day, and I'm still smiling. I hope you do too!

    The Chang'e 4 spacecraft landed on the so-called dark side of the moon at 10:26 am on Thursday, brought the country{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(close)to its goal of becoming a space power. Chang'e 4 sent a picture{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(take) at 11:40 am back to Earth. It shows that the moon's far side is not{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(absolute) dark. But it is often called the dark side because it faces away from Earth and little{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(know) about it. In fact, the far side of the moon is a rather quiet place that is free from disturbance from radio{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(signal) from the Earth.

    Hou Xiyun is a professor at Nanjing University's school of astronomy and space science, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}told the Associated Press, "{#blank#}7{#/blank#}the whole, China's space technology still lags behind the West, with the landing on the far side of the moon, we have raced to the front."

    He added, "The landing is{#blank#}8{#/blank#}example of China's growing desire{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(strengthen) its position as an international power. China plans to explore Mars, Jupiter and asteroids in the future."

    There's no doubt that our nation will go farther and farther.

    It's hoped {#blank#}10{#/blank#} our space dream to make China stronger will come true soon.

    Tons of waste is being left on Mount Qomolangma by a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(grow) number of visitors, which bothers many people. A team will deal with the task{#blank#}2{#/blank#}the climbing season ends this May, by which time there will be fewer visitors. Garbage{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(collect) on Qomolangma requires two to three years of training, according to Cering Dandar, a mountaineer and guide.

    As my father had been offered a job in London, our family moved there. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(lose) all my old friends, I felt shy and lonely at my new school. Luckily for me, I met Roy {#blank#}2{#/blank#} was a popular boy, helping me to get to know people. Roy and I became good friends and we {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (trust) each other. However, five years later, Roy's father was knocked {#blank#}4{#/blank#} by a car and it was his father's death that changed him {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (complete). He became silent and moody, losing interest in his work. Worse still, 3 months ago, I found Roy {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (go) through the pockets of people's coats. And then, small {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (amount) of money started to disappear from students' lockers. Last week, the 500 pounds {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (raise) for a charity was stolen. I wondered {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the thief was Roy so I decided to ask him about the theft. To my surprise, I found a lot of paper notes in Roy's jacket. Should I keep {#blank#}10{#/blank#}a secret or tell the truth?

    The world's longest sea bridge, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, links Hong Kong and Macau to mainland China. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} took over a decade to construct. A few artificial islands were built in the Pearl River Delta {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (provide) the supports for the bridge. There is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} 6.7-kilometre underwater tunnel in the middle of the bridge, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} allows ships to sail through the Delta. The bridge will {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (great) cut the time it takes to travel from mainland China to Hong Kong and Macau.

    It's believed that up to 29,000 cars {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (cross) the sea link daily around the year 2030. Hong Kong will become a lot more accessible for goods and trade, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (attract) more business, so this bridge is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (benefit) to its economy. The bridge will be open to people to drive across it. However, car {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (own) will not be able to drive across the bridge unless they have a special permit. Most people will take a shuttle bus. Compared with driving a car, this will be much {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (cheap).