A new TV series in England, Away from it all, has surprised everyone by becoming a huge success with young people across the country. Its success is surprising because{#blank#}1{#/blank#} main character in the series is a shepherd, and the series is about the relaxing and different{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (lifestyle) of people who live in the country. There is none of the actions that we usually see on TV today. There are also no stressful moments, busy offices or{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(crowd) cities. Away from it all {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (set) in the peaceful English countryside and tells simple stories about people's kindness.

    The director of the TV series says that its success is a sign of teenagers {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (suffer) from stress. He says that watching Away from it all {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (help) teenagers forget about the pressures of exams and homework, and the troubles {#blank#}7{#/blank#} fill the world today.

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the series' success might have a good side, many teachers and parents are worried They say that some of their students and children are becoming couch potatoes and are using Away from it all as an excuse for not completing homework. Some children have even refused to learn for exams because they say that they can only achieve {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (person) happiness by avoiding stressful situations{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (complete).

    A study shows that new technology is reducing children's ability {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(use) a pencil or pen. The study is from the National Health Service in the UK. Researchers said that nowadays, children spend so much time swiping iPads or mobile phone screens {#blank#}2{#/blank#}they cannot hold a pencil properly. Children are not using{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(pencil), so they now lack the muscle{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (strong) in their hands to be able to write {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(proper). Researcher Dr Sally Payne said: “Children are not coming into school with the strong hand and the ability they{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (have)

    10 years ago. Children {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (come) into school are being given a pencil but are increasingly not able to hold it because they don't have the fundamental (基本的) movement skills.”

    The researchers said technology is changing the physical way that children write, draw or make things. Dr Payne explained why. She said: “It's{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(easy) to give a child an iPad than encourage them to do muscle-building play such as building blocks, cutting and sticking, or pulling toys and ropes. One expert said {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a child isn't strong enough to hold a pencil, perhaps their whole body is weak. She said it was better for children's physical development to climb trees {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to watch YouTube videos.

    Starbucks, an international coffee chain, is to offer its customers a discount if {#blank#}1{#/blank#} bring their own cups to have drinks at the café. This will start from April in the UK as a two-month trial and could go on if it is a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(succeed). Customers {#blank#}3{#/blank#} bring their own cups will get a discount on almost all drinks. Starbucks states on its website, “Our plan focuses on three main areas: reducing the waste paper cups, increasing recycling rates {#blank#}4{#/blank#} promoting the use of reusable cups.

    This {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(decide) comes as a major victory for the campaign {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(reduce) paper cups waste. It was revealed （透露）earlier that 7 million paper cups are used in Britain every day, which means 2.5 billion cups {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(throw) into dustbins each year. The coffee shops make false claims of the number of paper cups they actually recycle. That makes customers {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(wrong) believe that a coffee shop is environmentally friendly. But, according to a recycling service in the UK, only one in 400 cups actually gets {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(recycle). One of the coffee {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(drinker) said, “I am disappointed that cafes recycle so little. I thought they were more responsible. Now I will bring my own cup.”

    Albert Einstein, the genius behind the theory of relativity, has recently been making headlines again. However, this time it is not for a new scientific breakthrough,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}for a handwritten note he gave a bellboy 95 years ago.

    In October 1922, Einstein was delivering a series of lectures in Japan{#blank#}2{#/blank#}he received a telegram informing him that he{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(award) the Nobel Prize for Physics. Though{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(please) at the news, the Nobel winner decided to continue with his Japanese trip instead of{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(head) to Stockholm to accept the honor.

    While in Tokyo, he penned{#blank#}6{#/blank#}note in German, saying “A quiet and humble life will bring more{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(happy) than the pursuit of success...” Perhaps he had no loose change to tip a bellboy coming to deliver the message, he gave him the note, and told him,“ Maybe if you are lucky, the note{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(become) more valuable than just a regular tip. ”

    Earlier this year, the bellboy's nephew decided to hand it to Jerusalem-based Winner's Auctions (拍卖) and Exhibitions. The note was then put up for auction,{#blank#}9{#/blank#}might bring the owner a surprising $1.56 million{#blank#}10{#/blank#}a European buyer. It was a record for an auction of a document in Israel and the wild-haired scientist deserved it.