We all get affected by advertisements in magazines and on radioand television. They promise us and make us believe{#blank#}1{#/blank#} we can buy ideal things with our money.

    However, many products.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} promise to help us realizeour dreams, turn out to be of little effect. Their purpose is to persuade thebuyer to spend more. Well, knowing the{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (true) does not stop thevictims from{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (attract) by media stunts (噱头)!

     Though we are fully aware {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the artful devices of a toothpaste company, we enjoy the color and pictorial values that we see. Many companies make these pictures with artful imagination. A short film with a simple story and colorful atmosphere {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (create) the desired effect without using many words.

    Some of   {#blank#}7{#/blank#} best advertisements have even woninternational praise.

    The present age is an age of advertisement. All big and small companies depend on some kind of techniques{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(catch) a market for their products. Advertising may be make-believe, but it is here to stay. Industries grow{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (extreme) fast and markets are flooded with new products every day. Therefore, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is necessary that there besome code of ethics (道德准则) to prevent producers making goods below standard and cheating the public.

    The Battle of Chancellorsville, one of the most famous battles of the Civil War, took place in Virginia in the spring of 1863. For months, the two armies had been staying on opposite banks of a narrow river. The Confederate(南方联盟) troops were led by perhaps {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (honored) military tactician(战略家) in American history, General Robert E. Lee. The Union (北方联盟)soldiers were led by “Fighting” Joe Hooker.

    In appearance, personality, and lifestyle, these men were nearly perfect opposites. Lee, an older man in poor health with a gray beard, had a solemn, measured character. Hooker was a blond, broad-shouldered young man {#blank#}2{#/blank#} pride over his appearance was but one aspect of his self-centeredness. Whereas Lee was loyal and principled, Hooker was known for his rollicking enjoyment of both women and whiskey.

    Despite the fact that the Confederacy {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (win) the last four major battles and the Union soldiers were starving, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (exhaust), and demoralized, Hooker proclaimed, “My plans are perfect. And when I start to carry them out, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} God have mercy on Bobby Lee, for I shall have none.” Why was Hooker so confident?

    Hooker had used spies, analysts, and even hot air balloons to compile a vast amount of intelligence about Lee's army. He had already been aware, for example, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} Lee had only 61,000 men to Hooker's own 134,000. Supported by his superior numbers, Hooker secretly moved 70,000 of his men fifteen miles up and across the river, and then ordered them to sneak back down to position themselves {#blank#}7{#/blank#} Lee's army. In effect, Hooker had cut off the Confederate soldiers in front and behind. They were trapped. Satisfied with his advantage, Hooker became convinced that Lee's only option was to retreat to Richmond, thus {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (assure) a Union victory.

    Yet Lee, despite his disadvantages of both numbers and position, did not retreat. Instead, he moved his troops into position to attack. Union soldiers who tried to warn Hooker that Lee was on the offensive {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (dismiss) as cowards. Having become convinced that Lee had no choice but {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (retreat), Hooker began to ignore reality. When Lee's army attacked the Union soldiers at 5:00 p.m., they were eating supper, completely unprepared for battle. They abandoned their rifles and fled as Lee's troops came shrieking out of the brush, bayonets drawn. Against all odds, Lee won the Battle of Chancellorsville, and Hooker's forces withdrew in defeat.

    You see them everywhere: people walking with their attention {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（concentrate）on their smartphone screens on busy streets. But walking and texting can be dangerous and cities in the United States and Europe have stepped {#blank#}2{#/blank#} their efforts to deal with it.

    In Honolulu, using the phones while crossing the street is forbidden. It has passed a law that says “No pedestrian （行人） shall cross a street or highway while viewing a mobile electronic device. In other words, do not look at a screen when you cross the street{#blank#}3{#/blank#} you could be fined. Honolulu is the first major U.S. city{#blank#}4{#/blank#} （forbid）what is called “distracted walking”.

    People {#blank#}5{#/blank#} text while walking are nearly four times as likely to have at least one dangerous action. A lot of people do it {#blank#}6{#/blank#} they know it is dangerous. They tell themselves that it is important.

    Using phones while walking may lead to injuries and deaths, but it seems to be a global problem. Pedestrian deaths {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（increase）as the use of cell phones rises in the past 5 years, and it is expected that the tendency will continue.

    Other cities have come up with creative ways to help protect those using cellphones while walking. A small town near Amsterdam has set up special crosswalks with flashing lights on the ground. When the traffic lights turn red or green,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} do the lights on the ground, reminding pedestrians when it's safe to cross. In a town of Germany, similar lights were used after a teenager using her smart phone was hit and seriously{#blank#}9{#/blank#}（injure）.

    If you still want to text while walking you could avoid being fined in Honolulu {#blank#}10{#/blank#}using voice-controlled digital assistant（数字助手） like Siri or Google Assistant Or you could just wait until you are again, safely off the street.

    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).