Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix (修理)？

    In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of{#blank#}3{#/blank#}most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}the river wasn't changed in a few days or even a few months. It took years of work{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(clean) than ever.

    Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit {#blank#}7{#/blank#}is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

    While there are{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(amazed) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(patience).

    Some new car models are fashionable. Others can go a long way with only a little gas. But all are taking advantage of technology that is making driving safer and {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(easy).

    The new Ford Escape has technology that helps the car avoid crashes. A new control system changes the car's speed {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (keep) a safe distance from other cars on the road. It works {#blank#}3{#/blank#}using sensors that measure the Escape's distance from other vehicles.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(drive) can connect to the Ford Escape's electronic system with their smartphone. The phone can start and track their car from anywhere.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}emergency vehicles are near, the Heedful Audio Alert System, or HAAS, will warn drivers. The device has a sensor{#blank#}6{#/blank#}detects（发现）the sound of an emergency vehicle siren（汽笛）. The device then {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(send) a warning to the driver's phone.

    A company {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(call) Sober Steering has developed a device to stop drunken drivers. The device can detect alcohol in the skin. If the driver's alcohol level is too high, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}will shut down the vehicle.

    Just as technology is changing life at home and at work, it {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(change) life on the road as well.

    Have you found that much of your online communication has been replaced by emojis(表情符号) ? Has "Happy Birthday" become a cake with {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(light) candles? Since they were invented in the 1990s in Japan, emojis, meaning "picture characters", {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(occupy) the world. According to a UK-based mobile technology company, 6 million emojis used in text messages are sent around the world every day through smartphones.

    That's why for the first time Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year is emoji-- a face {#blank#}3{#/blank#}tears of joy. Emijis are regarded as a new kind of {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(express). Behind the popularity of emojis {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (be) the rise of young people {#blank#}6{#/blank#} welcome new technology and inventions. So the reason why young people as well as others love to emoji is that they show meanings {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (beautiful). When young people are asked what makes the generation unique, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} put "technology use" first.

    Now emojis are in much {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(wide) use than written words. As{#blank#}10{#/blank#} result, people began to doubt whether it has made up a too large part in our online communication.

    Each year{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(thousand) of tourists visit the polar regions of the Arctic and Antarctica. But the increasing number of people traveling to the ends of the Earth can have{#blank#}2{#/blank#}negative effect on fragile ecosystems. Should tourists{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(allow) to visit polar regions?

    About 40,000 tourists visit Antarctica each year. More than five million travel to the Arctic and sub-Arctic. Transporting tourists to the regions{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(increase) ship and airplane traffic, adding to the risk of pollution, oil spills, and other {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(environment) damage. Because the places where wildlife is accessible{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(be) few in number, tourist traffic can become concentrated in specific areas,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (put)Arctic vegetation(植被) at risk.

    Others say that access{#blank#}8{#/blank#}these very special parts of the world should not be restricted to only researchers and scientists. Polar tourism allows people to develop deep {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(person) connections with polar regions. "Those{#blank#}10{#/blank#}travel to the Arctic or Antarctica often become cheerleaders for supporting those places." Jim Sano, vice president for travel and conservation at World Wildlife Fund, told TFK.

A reporter from Jiangsu Province went to Australia and some other {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(country) with his father for a 3-month trip. His father spent most of his life {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(work) in the field. The son started the {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(amaze) trips with his father around the world because his father had cancer—a serious illness.

    The reporter wanted {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(take) his father to travel, hoping that his father can find his younger self in his last days. They {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(travel) more than 13, 000 kilometers and took over 110,000 pictures on {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(they) trips to different countries. Well, a miracle happened during the "rebirth" trips. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} their surprise, his father got better from illness and became more open-hearted. He even taught himself to play {#blank#}8{#/blank#}violin, and then {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(gradual) he played it very well, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} encouraged him a lot. Now he is expecting another trip to Africa. He is the most stylish dad ever.

    Time carves (雕刻) his face but youth flows in his blood  This is the real style.