Ask helpful Hannah

Dear helpful Hannah,

I've got a problem with my husband, Sam. He bought a smart phone a couple of months ago and he took it on our recent ski vacation to Colorado, it was a great trip except for one problem. He has a constant urge{#blank#}1{#/blank#} for next messages; he checks his phone every five minutes! He's so addicted to it that he just can't stand the idea {#blank#}2{#/blank#} there may be an important text. He can't help checking even at inappropriate times like when we are eating in a restaurant and I am talking to him! He behaves{#blank#}3{#/blank#} any small amount of boredom can make him feel the need to check his phone even when he know he shouldn't. The temptation to see {#blank#}4{#/blank#} is connecting him is just too great. When I ask him to put down the phone and stop {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (ignore) me, he say, “In a minute.” but still checks to see if{#blank#}6{#/blank#} has posted something new on the Internet. Our life {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (interrupted). If we go somewhere and I ask him to have the phone at home, he suffers from withdrawal symptom. May this dependency on his smart phone has become more than an everyday problem.

I recently read an article about “nomophobia,”{#blank#}8{#/blank#} is a real illness people can't suffer from the fear of being without your phone! I am worried that Sam maybe suffering from this illness because he feels anxious if he doesn't have his phone with him, even for a short time.

  Who would have thought that little devices like these could have brought so much trouble!                                                                                                                                     

Sick and Tired Sadie

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    Reading is a very important{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(mean) of gaining knowledge about culture, custom, science education and technology from others or other countries. It is a good way of learning the most advanced hi-technology{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(serve) the needs of the social development and the interests of our people through reading. Reading is{#blank#}7{#/blank#}inseparable component of the English learning. We should lay solid foundations for our advanced education, and we can master the language by reading{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(large). However, it is a very complex activity{#blank#}9{#/blank#}involves almost all psychological processes{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(include) sensation, perception, motor behavior, motivation, attention, emotion, cognition and all kinds of memory.

    After four years of living here, I have a better {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(understand) of northern China's food.  

    Northern China's hearty food is {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(general) more acceptable to Westerners. They can enjoy Beijing roast duck, beef and dairy from Inner Mongolia, and Korean dishes in the northeast. Northern China experiences cold and dry winters, and hot summers, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(make) calories and salt replacement more important. As a result, northern dishes have strong flavors, compared with the south {#blank#}4{#/blank#} dishes are lighter in flavor.  

    Wheat is the main crop of northern China, and you will find a variety of wheat-flour {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(product). Rice is also eaten in the north, but it is certainly secondary to wheat. Dumplings are very popular in the north, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(serve) with vinegar for dipping.  

    Northerners tend to eat more meat and dairy for the purpose {#blank#}7{#/blank#} fighting against the cold weather. Most meat dishes {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(base) on mutton, pork, beef,  chicken,  and fish.  

    {#blank#}9{#/blank#} are less fresh vegetables available because of the cold weather. Fruit is traditionally limited to a few hard seasonal varieties like apples, so it doesn't feature much in the cuisine, although the northwest is famous for {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(it) dried fruit and wine.  

    Last week, our yearly school sports meeting {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(hold) and the students of our class took {#blank#}2{#/blank#}active part in it. On the first day, we watched the impressive opening ceremony {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(perform) by energetic teachers and students. Soon, the games formally began. Some of my classmates ran to the track to cheer for the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（athlete）while others remained {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(seat), watching them from a distance. I was {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(excite) because I would compete {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the 100-meter dash with my classmates cheering. Unfortunately, I fell on the ground, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (miss) the chance to win. What a pity! Although I failed, I was still looking forward to a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (good) performance the next day. However, as a result of the rain, we had to put off the sports meeting, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}made us disappointed.

    Not all memories are sweet. Some people spend all{#blank#}1{#/blank#}lives trying to forget bad experiences. Now American researchers are developing a pill,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}will help people forget bad memories. The pill is planned to be taken immediately after a{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(frighten) experience. They hope it might reduce, or possibly erase, the effect of painful memories.

    However, the new research has caused a lot of argument. Supporters say bad memories may ruin people's lives. They come back{#blank#}4{#/blank#}us when we don't want to have them in a daydream or nightmare(噩梦). They usually come with very painful feelings. The pill can help to reduce many{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(suffer). But those{#blank#}6{#/blank#}are against the research say that changing memories{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(be) very dangerous because memories show who we are.

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the drug could first be used in only very serious cases, some people even fear that it would become more commonly used. Don't forget people always have the ability{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(use) science for the wrong purpose. What we should do is help people to have{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(good) control of memories.