A man looking at his smartphone while walking across a railway crossing in Nanjing {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (have) a close knock on Oct 22. He was so {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (absorb) in his smartphone that he didn't see a train approaching until it brushed past him, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (throw) him to the ground. This should serve {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a warning that people should be aware of their surroundings, especially {#blank#}5{#/blank#} crossing roads.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (lucky), the man survived, but the incident forced the driver {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (stop) the train. An l8-minute delay followed the incident, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} led to a break in the running of other trains on the route.

    The Smartphone {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (addict) has spread like an infectious（传染的）disease. It's evident that it will do great harm to society. What's even {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (bad), some addicts become impatient with relatives and friends.

    Some people blame the smartphone for the sad story, yet in fact people's weakening self-control and self-discipline are to blame.

    In many countries, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, in the United States, this idea may still be considered strange.

    But this type of housing, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (call) co-housing, is getting its {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes (综合设施) appear across the country. For many people, this way of life is a good {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (choose) in the busy modern society. A co-housing community has {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house" with a kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.

    A co-housing complex is a place {#blank#}8{#/blank#} citizens shop, cook, and eat together. Citizens of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, which many families like. Other citizens like the feeling of living in a “village”. Citizens also say that they can live in co-housing for {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (little) money than they would pay for nearby apartments.

    When I was a kid, Mom used to cook food for us. One night after {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (spend) a long hard day at work, Mom placed a plate of bread jam and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (extreme) burnt toast（烤面包） in front of my dad, I was waiting {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (see) if he noticed it. However, while eating his toast. Dad just asked me {#blank#}4{#/blank#} my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} I do remember I heard Mom apologizing to Dad for burning the toast. I'll never forget what Dad said, “Honey, I love burnt toast.”

    Later that night, I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (go) to kiss Daddy good night and asked him if he really liked his toast burned. He gave me {#blank#}7{#/blank#} big hug and said, “Your mamma put in a long hard day at work today, really {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (tire). Besides, a burnt toast never hurts but cold words do!”

    What I've learned over the years {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) that learning to accept each other's faults is one of the most important {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (key) to creating a healthy, growing and lasting relationship.

    For the first time in 94 years, the Palace Museum has extended its opening hours, allowing the public to celebrate the Lantern Festival at night in the ancient palace.

    About 3, 000 lucky visitors received free tickets from the government, among {#blank#}1{#/blank#} was Zhang Zhifu, a 77-year-old public security volunteer. It's a mark of gratitude for her volunteer work. "It is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (true) an honor to be granted this special privilege," Zhang said.

    To guarantee the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (safe) of the palace, festival organizers {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (plan) this year's Lantern Festival event used LED lights rather than traditional paper lanterns and red candles. It's a fascinating event for visitors to absorb {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they) in the festive atmosphere in the museum. Discussion of the Palace Museum's new look lit up social media following Tuesday's display.

    Since he became director of the Palace Museum, Shan Jixiang {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (bring) many changes to the world's {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (large) royal complex (建筑群). Once in a speech the 64-year-old director shared his idea about how to make traditional {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (treasure) come alive again. "{#blank#}9{#/blank#} matters to a museum is not how many visitors they have, but how close they are {#blank#}10{#/blank#} people's daily lives," he said.

    In 1982, July 1^st was officially established as Canada Day. Various events are organized on this day, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(include) parades, concerts, festivals and firework displays, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} gather Canadians of all ages across the country.

    Canada Day is the year's biggest national party. Canada's national flag can be seen everywhere and many people have their faces {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (paint) red and white, which are Canada's national colors. The {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (celebrate) in Ottawa, Canada's capital city, are especially grand and exciting.

    In Quebec, many people spend Canada Day {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (move) from one house to another. So in Quebec, Canada Day is also known {#blank#}6{#/blank#} Moving Day.

    Many organizations, businesses and stores are closed on this day. Only some bookstores, hospitals and gas stations may be open. Post offices are closed, too. As Canada Day {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (fall) during the Canadian summer holidays, all schools are closed as well. In some areas, special services {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (provide) for large events.

    The Canadians enjoy {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (they) to the full on this day. The only problem is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the concerts, parades and festivals may cause traffic jams in some major cities.

    Digital receipts offer a few improvements over {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(tradition) paper receipts. One is health-related. Lots of receipt paper contains bisphenol—A, or BPA. This chemical can completely influence or outright change some bodily processes, like hair growth, hormone function and cell repair. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (reduce) receipt paper reduces the risk for BPA exposure for not only consumers but also for employees who handle the paper {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a more routine basis.

    Another reason why digital receipts are better just boils down to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (convenient). You can access those receipts through your email and file {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they) away in a separate folder or with a specific label for easy sorting. Or, if you need more help on the organization front, try a receipt tracking app. Physical receipts require you physically {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (keep) track of them, and that means a shoe box or an accordion folder or a big thumb tack on a cork board in the kitchen. There have been times when I've let something go unreturned {#blank#}7{#/blank#} I didn't have the receipt. I'm betting I'm not alone on that.

    Some businesses, particularly local ones, use newer point of sale systems like Square that will {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (automatic) send you a digital receipt if you've already received one from another business that uses Square. When you pay with the same credit you did at the first seller, and you've already provided {#blank#}9{#/blank#} email address to the Square system, you {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (get) a receipt in your email minutes later.