In Hangzhou, borrowing books from the library is now as simple as shopping online: click, pay {#blank#}1{#/blank#} wait for delivery.

    The city's public library recently launched a program on WeChat,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} popular Chinese messaging software, enabling its readers to check out books online and get them {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (deliver) to their homes at low prices.

    To enjoy the “Hangzhou enjoyable reading” service, one first needs to follow the library's official WeChat account, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} provides a list of books. After picking books, borrowers are required  {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (present)the information such as their library membership cards, cell phone numbers and so on. The selected items will be delivered by express within three days after payments. Each reader can borrow up to 5 books once and 20 books at most {#blank#}6{#/blank#} total. The books can be borrowed for up to 40 days. Reading now can borrow the library's most popular books in this way. The online books will be renewed and enriched {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (gradual) according to readers' borrowing habits and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (prefer). At the end of December, the library's old and classic books {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (put) online too, making the total number of books available and bringing borrowers a lot of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (convenient)

    Every year, the ancient Town of Fenghuang,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}of China's most well-known ancient towns, is visited by a large number of people from all over the world.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (fortunate), it was under water as heavy rain hit the centre of the country,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}tens of thousands of people leaving from the area. Heavy rain and floods lasted for the past few days. Waters in the nearby river called the Tuojiang River rose by almost one meter above warning level,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (cause) heavy rainstorms. More than 120,000 local people and tourists have been helped to leave there because of the terrible disaster. And more than 4,000 shops in the town{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(shut). Several bridges on the Tuojiang River have been damaged or destroyed. Water has flowed into many bars, restaurants and hotels in its ancient town, and electricity in the ancient town has been cut off.{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the heavy rains have stopped, the popular tourist spot remains closed for local people's {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(safe).

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#} shoe shop owner named Kuang said the flood was the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(bad) the town had experienced. They could only live in an old factory{#blank#}10{#/blank#}many homeless people had to stay together.

    Most students do an IQ test early in their school career. Even if they never see their results, they feel that their IQ is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} determines how well they are going to do in life. When they see other students doing{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(good)than them, they usually believe that those students have {#blank#}3{#/blank#} higher IQ and that there is nothing they can do {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (change) facts. However, new research into EQ suggests that success is not{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(simple) the result of a high IQ.

    While your IQ tells you how {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(intelligence) you are, your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence. Professor Salovery, who {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (invent) the term EQ, gives the following description: At work, it is IQ {#blank#}8{#/blank#} gets you promoted. Supported by his academic research, Professor Salovery suggests that when {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(predict) someone's future success, their character, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}is measured by EQ tests, might actually matter more than their IQ.

    A teahouse is a special house which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments. Its function varies widely {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (depend) on the culture. In China, a teahouse is a place {#blank#}2{#/blank#} people gather to enjoy tea, chat and socialize. It {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (consider) as a symbol of Chinese tea culture and people's leisure lives.

    Chinese teahouses enjoy a long-standing history. They developed from tea stands in the Western Jin Dynasty, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (take) shape in the Tang Dynasty, developed {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (gradual) in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and became booming in modern times.

    In the Song Dynasty, teahouse existed all over cities and villages, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}a rate comparable with that of restaurants. The owners preferred to decorated their teahouses with paitings of celebrities and rare and precious plants {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (attract) customers. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the number of teahouses went beyond that of restaurants, gaining more {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (popular) and becoming more famous. Later, the acculturation of Western culture forces traditional Chinese teahouses to take on {#blank#}9{#/blank#} new look. After reform and opening-up, with the rapid development of the economy and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (evidence) improvement of people's living standards, teahouses flowered in China.

Jane: Hi, Jack. What are you doing there?

Jack: I'm reading a book about the American scientist, George Washington Carver, who made great {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (contribute) to American farming.

Jane: I have read an article about him too. He was born into a state of slavery.

Jack: Exactly right. But he became {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (know) for the development of new crops for southern farmers {#blank#}3{#/blank#} main cash crop (经济作物) was cotton.

Jane: And I remember that he carried out many {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (science) researches on the planting of crops, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (aim) to improve the farmers' quality of life.

Jack: You are right. However, he had an unfortunate family. His parents had eleven children but all of his ten brothers and sisters died young. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} addition, Carver and his mother was kidnapped (绑架) and sold to Kentucky when he was just one week old. Though he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (find) by his master later, he never saw his mother again.

Jane: I can see {#blank#}8{#/blank#} he had a really hard childhood.

Jack: Yes. But his life changed after slavery was abolished (废除). He was able to attend a school {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (build) for blacks. Then he managed to get into the Tuskegee Institute, and began his crop research {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (short) after graduation.

Around 74 % of adults globally are willing to get immunized{#blank#}1{#/blank#} the coronavirus if a vaccine(疫苗) became available 一but that may not be enough to defeat the fast-spreading virus, according to a survey{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (release) Tuesday.

A majority of respondents from all the{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (country) expressed their willingness{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (get) a vaccine, the survey results showed. China was the most enthusiastic country with 97% of respondents{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (indicate) they would like to be vaccinated,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} Russia was the least willing with only 54% interested to do so, the survey found.

"It's a concern that roughly one quarter of people globally are not intending to get a vaccine," said{#blank#}7{#/blank#} expert from the World Economic Forum.

Covid-19 is the formal name of the coronavirus disease, which{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (infect) more than 25. 4million globally and killed over 850, 500 so far ,according to data by Johns Hopkins University.

The most{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (frequent) cited reason for not wanting a vaccine is concern about the side effects, according to the survey findings. Other factors mentioned by respondents include their belief that a vaccine may not be{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (effect).