When treating some friends to dinner, we Chinese often say, “The dishes are not good. Please forgive me.” In fact, it is a Chinese way of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) modest. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} he really means is that all the dishes here are really wonderful! What he really hopes is compliment from the guests! But {#blank#}3{#/blank#} English would not understand it at all! Now that it is not very good, why should you present the dishes in front of us? The English would say to their guests “ Enjoy yourselves!” when eating and “hope you've enjoyed!” after eating.

    While {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (eat), we Chinese often say to the guests, “Eat slowly.” This would be very {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (puzzle) to the foreigners: Am I eating very violently? Am I eating too {#blank#}6{#/blank#} or too much?

    And now comes the end of the dinner when your guests {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (leave). The Chinese would say, “Walk slowly!” This is a very polite saying in Chinese, but will also be confusing to the foreigners: why can't I walk fast? Does it matter {#blank#}8{#/blank#} I walk slowly or not? Are you worrying that I may fall over? {#blank#}9{#/blank#} change your words {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a simple “Bye!” or “See you next time!”

    Jonny: Hey! I'm just practicing Tai Chi(太极).Would you like to join me?

    Peter: I know nothing about it. Is it difficult?

    Jonny: It seems easy, but you need a lot of practice. You just follow me like this.

    Peter: OK. Don't laugh {#blank#}1{#/blank#}me. I may look funny.

    Jonny: Bend your knees slightly and reach out your arms like tree branches, naturally and {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(soft). Try to keep your body straight. Move slowly , then be sure to keep your balance and don't let your body shake.

    Peter: I cannot control my body well. My legs become{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(pain)

    Jonny: Keep{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(hold) your position for a while .It helps develop your strength and flexibility .Raise your leg and let {#blank#}5{#/blank#}stay in the air for seconds.

    Peter: I feel my legs shaking . I cannot do this any longer.

    Jonny: Be patient! Tai Chi{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(call)“shadow boxing" in English. It asks you to act like water: to be flexible as well{#blank#}7{#/blank#} strong. In real competition, a Tai Chi master borrows the strength of the competitor and uses this energy to fight back. The{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (hard) you try to beat him, the more likely you will get hit. He controls you!

    Peter: Unbelievable! Oh...,{#blank#}9{#/blank#}you don't mind, I'll stop and take a deep{#blank#}10{#/blank#}.

—Yes, he is a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} hero.

    Directions：After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

    Smart phones were once the best thing to happen to the tech industry. In the 11 years since the iPhone made its debut, smart phones {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（include）just about every other gadget. And it is surprising that it {#blank#}2{#/blank#} alter every business.

    But {#blank#}3{#/blank#} smart phones have achieved dominance, revolution is again in the air.

    At Google's and Apple's recent developer conference, executives took the stage to show how much more irresistible they were making our phones. Then each company unveiled the software {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（help）you use your phone a lot less.

    There's reason for this seemingly contradictory engineering effort, and it's{#blank#}5{#/blank#} I call “Peak Screen”.

    For much of the last decade, a technology industry {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（rule）by smart phones has pursued a singular goal of completely {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（conquer）our eyes. Tech has now captured pretty much all visual capacity. Americans spend three to four hours a day looking at their phones, and that's the minimum estimation.

    So tech giants are to build the beginning of something new: a {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（visual）tech world, a digital landscape{#blank#}9{#/blank#} relies on voice assistants, headphones, watches and other wearables to take some pressure off our eyes.

    We may simply end up adding new devices to our screen-addled lives, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it could change everything again. As I argued, in many ways screens have become to dominant in our lives. The sooner we find something else, the better.

    When I left for the United States to study, I had butterflies in my stomach. I was nervous because I was going to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} new place with new people and new customs. I couldn't even understand {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (they) language. Everything was different {#blank#}3{#/blank#} my own country. There was nobody that I could talk to. I just had my husband, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} was a new person for me, too.

    It was a sad moment when I had to say goodbye to my family and friends. I didn't want {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (leave) my hometown because I grew up there and had wonderful {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (memory) of the place. So, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(think) about all these changes made me nervous and I was {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (worry) about my new life. But studying abroad was a {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(decide) that I made myself. I had to continue and accept the challenge. I looked forward to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (visit) my family in the summer vacation.

    The game of basketball was created by Dr. Naismith, a Canadian who worked as a physical education {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (instruct) at a college. He noticed {#blank#}2{#/blank#}lack of interest in exercise among students during wintertime. The Canadian winters were very cold, so the students were {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (will) to do outdoor activities. Naismith determined that a fast-moving game {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (play) indoors would fill the empty after the baseball seasons had ended. In December of 1891, he {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (hang) two old baskets at either end of the gym, and with nine players on each side, organized the first basketball game. In less than a year, basketball was being played in {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the United States and Canada. Five years {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (late), a championship was held in New York City. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}that time, the team had already been reduced to seven, and five became standard in the 1897 season. When basketball first appeared in the 1904 Olympic Games, it {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (quick) spread throughout the world. In 1906, a metal ring {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (use) to replace the basket, but the name basketball has remained.