“Equal pay for equal work” is a phrase by the American women who feel they are{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (fair) treated by society. They think it is not right for women to be paid less than men for the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} amount of work. Some people say men have more duties than women. A married man has to earn money to support his family and make important decisions, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} it is right for them to be paid more. Some are even against married women {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (work)at all. When wives go out to work, they say, the home and children are given no attention {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. If women are encouraged by equal pay to take up jobs, they will be able to do {#blank#}6{#/blank#} they are best at doing,such as making a nice home and bringing {#blank#}7{#/blank#} children. Women who disagree say that they want to escape from the limited place which society wishes them to fill and have {#blank#}8{#/blank#} freedom to choose between a job and home life {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a mixture of the two. As a matter of{#blank#}10{#/blank#}, women have the right not only to equal pay but also to equal chances.

    Cultural TV programs have experienced a come-back at the start of the Chinese New Year Two weeks after the popular show Chinese Poetry Competition, a new program,Readers,has become much{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(popular) than it.

    The weekly talk show,hosted{#blank#}2{#/blank#}the famous hostess Dong Qing,invites people from all walks of life{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(read) aloud poems,essays and book excerpts（节选）they like or wrote.The guests{#blank#}4{#/blank#}join in it also share their own life stories explaining the reason why particular pieces touched their hearts.

    Three days after its first broadcast on CCTV-1,Readers has been{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(great) successful and interested thousands of people.Through the poetic words,Readers has made{#blank#}6{#/blank#}public pay attention to the{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(lose) habit of reading aloud.

    Readers is one of the cultural TV{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(program) to restore the country's passion for literature in recent years.Its{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(succeed) is very encouraging in today's television world where reality shows{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(play) a leading part so far.

    December 16, 2013 was my birthday. It was the day {#blank#}1{#/blank#} my best friend left me. I remember it as if it were yesterday. It was also our Christmas concert. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(offer) a job in Colorado, my friend's father had to leave our city. And his family had to go with {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(he). Mr. Escalante, our old headmaster, brought her whole family up on the stage, and they made a big {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(announce) about how they {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(leave). After the concert ended, I was in a total mess. I felt as if I had made something torn out of my body that could never be {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(full) replaced. My best friend's name was Hannah Zona.

    Ever since I was a little girl, my family was always with the Zonas. We would go to the fair, did anything you could think of. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(live) so close {#blank#}8{#/blank#} each other, we could always go to each other's houses after school. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}she is about 7 years older than me, we act like we are sisters. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(word) can't describe how much I miss her. When she comes back to California, it's like we were never apart. Hannah Zona is the best friend you could ask for. No one could ever replace her and the love I have for her.

    A few months ago I left my hometown for Canada to study. I felt nervous because I was going to {#blank#}1{#/blank#}new place with new people. What worried my at first was that I couldn't speak English {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(fluent), and I also couldn't understand{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(they) customs. Everything was different {#blank#}4{#/blank#}my own country. I had to deal with everything alone.

    It was a sad moment {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I had to say goodbye to my family and friends at the airport. Suddenly, I felt unwilling {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(leave) my hometown because I grew up there and had wonderful{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (memory) of the familiar place. However, I know studying abroad was a {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(decide) that I made myself. I had to accept the challenge.

    By now I{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(get)used to the new life here already, though I'm looking forward to{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(spend) the coming vacation with my old friends back home.

    With the development of modem technology, people can stay {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (connect) with their families and friends easily, however far apart they are from each other. WeChat is one of the most {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (frequent) used means of communication in China. It is reported that the number of the WeChat users {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (reach) over 1.1billion so far.

    Once joining the WeChat, people can find more and more people start to add them {#blank#}4{#/blank#} friends. They don't have to consider time {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (zone) when communicating. Another reason why ifs so popular is that it costs nothing. It's also very convenient for people to immediately update {#blank#}6{#/blank#} they are doing by WeChat.

    However, addiction to WeChat will rob people of the time that should otherwise {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (spend) on something more important. And the many so-called friends on it are not really friends at all, who simply want {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (put) ads or sell items on Moments. Besides, people on the Wechat are more likely to compare {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (they) with others, which will make them feel bad when finding some people seem to be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (success).