Singles' Day falls on November 11th every year in China, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is recognized as a day for people who have no girlfriend or boyfriend. Couples and lovers have Valentine's Day in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (celebrate) of their love, but how about the singles? There must be a day they can celebrate even without a partner. That's {#blank#}3{#/blank#} people created Singles' Day.

    On Singles' Day many singles choose to say goodbye to their single lives, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (attend) blind date（相亲） parties, and some people even decide to get{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (marry) to strangers. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} this day has recently become more of a time for shopping, because many shops online will give customers great discount {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (promote) their goods.

    More and more people are {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (will) to shop online to get what they want, and I am one of them. I just can't help buying things {#blank#}9{#/blank#} I need them or not. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (honest) speaking, some of the things that I bought have been put aside forever in my closet.

    The art of paper-cutting in China may date back to the second century, since paper{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(invent)by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. As paper became more affordable, paper0cutting became one of the most important{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(type) of Chinese folk art. Later,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} different regions adopting their own cultural styles, this art form spread to other parts of the world.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (usual), the artworks are made of red paper, as red is associated with{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(happy) in Chinese culture, but other colors are also used.

    With{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(it) long history, paper-cutting,{#blank#}7{#/blank#}originated in China, has been very popular among the ordinary Chinese people. People put up papercuts on walls, windows and doors at wedding ceremonies or festivals {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(strengthen) the cheerful atmosphere.

    Chinese papercuts are rich in content. The auspicious（吉祥的）designs symbolize good luck and the avoidance of evil. The child, lotus and bat designs suggest a family with{#blank#}9{#/blank#}large number of children and grandchildren. Birds, livestock, fruit, fish and worms are also familiar objects{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(accept) by Chinese farmers. In a word, papercuts used in different occasions have different meanings.

    Tim Cook，the CEO of Apple，showed off their newest device，the Apple Watch．Mr．Cook said it was the most personal device Apple{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(create)．

    The Apple Watch is a very small computer a person wears on his or her wrist．It can do many of the same things{#blank#}2{#/blank#}an iPhone．The apps are customized(定制) for the watch．It is different than just seeing{#blank#}3{#/blank#}is on your phone．

    Like a phone，you will be able to receive{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(call)on your wrist．Mr.Cook smiled while{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(describe) this. “I've been wanting to do this since I was five years old，”he said. “The day is{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(final) here．”

    The watches arrived in stores{#blank#}7{#/blank#}late April．They are sold at different prices，beginning at ＄349．Mr．Cook said the high-end model，the one{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(make) of 18-karat gold，is thousands of dollars.

    One problem with Apple Watch is that you need an iPhone on your body，or nearby{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(get) this watch to function fully．Like a phone，it also needs to be charged each night. It remains to be seen whether people really want to carry both a smart phone{#blank#}10{#/blank#}a smart watch.

    Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (let) the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(give) a space in the cold basement. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}midnight the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: Things aren't always what they seem.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} next night the two angels came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable(好客的)farmer and his wife. After sharing their food, the couple let the angels sleep in their only bed .As {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(usually), the angels found the farmer and his wife in{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (tear). Their only cow died. The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, "Why did you not care about the poor family? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house. The second family had little but was willing to share everything, but you did not help."

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (final)the older angel replied. "When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold kept{#blank#}8{#/blank#} the hole . Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal(封口) the wall so he wouldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death(死神) came for his wife. I made up {#blank#}9{#/blank#}mind to help them, so I gave him the cow instead of the farmer's wife. Just remember that things aren't always {#blank#}10{#/blank#}they seem."