Long, long ago, a Frenchman traveled to a small Italian town. He was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for {#blank#}1{#/blank#} walk alone. It was very late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man {#blank#}2{#/blank#} quickly walked past him. The man was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (near) out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found his watch {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (go). He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to get back the watch.

    Soon the Frenchman caught up {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the Italian, but {#blank#}6{#/blank#} of them understood the other's language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (point) to the Italian's watch. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the end, the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.

    As soon as he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife {#blank#}9{#/blank#} had happened. He was greatly {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (surprise) when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Then he realized that he had robbed the Italian's watch by mistake.

    Chinese writing began thousands of years ago. According {#blank#}1{#/blank#} an ancient story, a man named Cang Jie invented Chinese writing. One winter day while he was hunting, he saw the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(track) of animals in the snow and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(observe) that the appearance of each one was different. Then {#blank#}4{#/blank#}he got was that he could use different shapes {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(represent) different objects. The {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(one) Chinese characters were drawings of physical objects. Some characters {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(simplify) and others have been made {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(difficult) over time.{#blank#}9{#/blank#}, as a whole, the characters have {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(gradual) developed from drawings into standard forms.

    Many people keep small fish {#blank#}1{#/blank#} pets. They keep them in a tank (鱼缸) of water. The tank {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (make) of glass. People can look through it. They can see inside the tank and watch the fish.

    The fish need room. They mustn't be crowded. They need oxygen {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (breath). There must be enough water for all fish. So the size of the tank is very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (importance).

    In the tank people put small plants {#blank#}5{#/blank#} are good for fish. They give oxygen to the water. Plants help in other ways, too. They can hide {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the plants and sleep, lay eggs there.

    The fish should {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (keep) in water all the time. Some can jump high. So the tank should be covered. This keeps the fish from {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (jump) out.

    The fish need food and should be fed every day. But if you give them too much food, it is very bad, for the extra food {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (fall) to the bottom and make the water dirty. So the fish should get just enough food and finish {#blank#}10{#/blank#} in ten minutes. Nothing should be left.

    A university in southeast China has a new server in {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(it) canteen making noodles for the students. The video{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(show) a robotic chef working in the kitchen and making noodles {#blank#}3{#/blank#}dough (面团) at South China Agricultural University.

    It was given human-like facial features (特征) and can be seen{#blank#}4{#/blank#}（wear) a face mask, hat and chef's uniform. The robot was designed{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(improve) the traditional way of making “Dao Xiao Mian", {#blank#}6{#/blank#} is a specialty in Shanxi Province in northern China.

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#}traditional), a chef will hold a large piece of dough in one hand and a knife in the other before starting to peel strips(条) off the dough. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}dough will then fall into the pot of boiling water and cook into noodles. A student said: “I've heard that there are always long {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(queue) at the knife-cut noodle stall at the canteen."

    However, web users on Chinese social media said the robot chef{#blank#}10{#/blank#} （be） not something new. The use of robots in restaurants is becoming increasingly popular in China over the past few years.

    Texting while crossing the street will soon{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(ban)in Honolulu, Hawaii. From October {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, you could be fined if you step into a Honolulu street while looking at your phone. Honolulu is the first major U. S. city that passed a law,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}says, "No pedestrian shall cross a street or highway while viewing a mobile electronic device."

    The law {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(include) all electronic devices with screens: cell phones, tablets, gaming devices, digital cameras and laptop computers. The law does permit {#blank#}5{#/blank#}exception. Pedestrians may use such devices in the street to call emergency services and rescue workers, such as firefighters and police {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(officer).

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(hope), it will lower the number of people hit and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(kill) by cars in the city. Pedestrian deaths in America have been increasing as the use of cell phones rises. Honolulu has {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(many) pedestrians hit in crosswalks than almost any other city in America. The number of pedestrian deaths in 2017{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(rise) to 6,000, 11% higher than in 2016.