Climate change has caused a rise in sea levels. This has increased the amount of salt in fresh water {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(use) on coastal farms. As a result, farmers are {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(gradual) unable to use fields close to the sea. However, Marc Van Rijsselberg, a farmer in the Netherlands is now using a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(mix) of sea and fresh water {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(grow) healthy and tasty vegetables.

    He teamed up with scientists from the Free University and divided a farm {#blank#}5{#/blank#}eight negated areas. Separate pipes pumped fresh and sea water, and a computer program created water with eight levels of salinity (含盐度).

    The water levels and the levels of salinity was {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(control) by computerized measuring devices called “sensors”. Mr. Van Rijsselberg said he was able to harvest vegetables from most of the eight testing areas. He said the vegetables were smaller than {#blank#}7{#/blank#} grown in fresh water. But he said they also had more sugar and salt, so they tasted much {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(good).

    He found that potatoes grew better than the other vegetables in the combination of sea and fresh water. Mr.Van Rijsselberg said four kinds of these potatoes would be sent to Pakistan {#blank#}9{#/blank#}thousands of hectares of land {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(damage) by salinization last year.

    A few weeks ago I was at the corner shop, and there stood {#blank#}1{#/blank#} old lady in front of me in line. She seemed very {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (confuse) when the cashier asked her to pay $38. She had about $5 in her wallet, and she began to cry. The cashier became very {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (patient) and told her that she couldn't buy the items because she didn't have enough money. So I told the cashier not to worry about it, and that I would pay the difference.

    Afterwards, I paid {#blank#}4{#/blank#} my groceries and left the store. When I got outside, the lady {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (stand) there. I asked her what was wrong. She said that she couldn't remember {#blank#}6{#/blank#} she lived, and she began to cry again. Just then, a car pulled and a woman jumped out of the car.{#blank#}7{#/blank#} was this lady's daughter. She told me that her mom had Alzheimer's Disease (老年痴呆症). Then the daughter noticed that her mother had three bags of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (grocery)and wondered how she managed to pay for it. I told her that I had paid for it. The daughter wanted to pay me back,{#blank#}9{#/blank#} I refused. I believe {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (make) others feel good makes me feel good.

    Wolf Warrior II（《战狼II》）is such a hit that it has put China in the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(globe) spotlight. It's also the first film to taste success both in terms of box office earnings{#blank#}2{#/blank#} promoting Chinese values.

    The film focuses on a rescue operation in Africa,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (lead) by Leng Feng, played by Wu Jing, the writer and director of the film. It is based{#blank#}4{#/blank#}the true events of the 2011 evacuation (撤离) of Chinese people from Libya. It describes how the Chinese government aims {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(protect) overseas Chinese citizens. Just

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the message at the end of the film reads:" When you encounter{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(dangerous) in a foreign land, do not give up! Please remember, at your back{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(stand) a strong motherland."

    China's{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(rise) military power and its positive role in the world have brought out a bigger sense of {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(proud) among young people in China.

    From The Reader to National Treasure, TV programs seeking to take advantage {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Chinese audience's growing interest in traditional culture had a great year in 2017.

    During a time {#blank#}2{#/blank#} hiring famous pop stars and using silly gimmicks (噱头) have become major trends in drawing younger Chinese viewers, no one ever expected that these slow-paced and serious shows focused on Chinese tradition and culture would {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (accept) so widely. But the fact is that shows like Chinese Poetry Conference and Letters Alive quickly climbed to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} top of the national TV ratings. The popularity of this type of program shows that many Chinese {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (be) eager to learn more about traditional culture.

    While Letters Alive and The Reader invite people from all walks of life {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (read) letters, essays or poems written by respectable writers and other great people, National Treasure focuses on the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (attract) stories and history behind national-level cultural relics (遗物).

    One reason for these shows' being {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (huge) successful might be their human focus. Literary works {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (share) in these shows talk about real life and they also appeal to regular viewers rather than just literature lovers. Though National Treasure focuses on introducing ancient {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (treasure), it focuses more on the human stories behind them.