Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged {#blank#}2{#/blank#} their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs. One person was killed, several were {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (serious) hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were home-less after the storm.

    A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the morning and lasted for over an hour.

    "I {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(eat) with my wife and children," he said, "when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(climb) out but then I saw that one of my children was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (miss). I went back inside and found him, safe {#blank#}8{#/blank#}very frightened."

    Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (feel) that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.

    Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (they) food, clothes and shelter.

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Dear Helpful Hannah,

    I've got a problem with my husband, Sam. He bought a smartphone a couple of months ago and he took it on our recent ski vacation to Colorado. It was a great trip except for one problem. He has a constant desire {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (check) for text messages; he checks his phone every five minutes! He's so addicted to it that he just can't stand the idea {#blank#}2{#/blank#} there may be an important text. He can't help {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (check) even at inappropriate times like when we are eating in a restaurant and I am talking to him! He behaves {#blank#}4{#/blank#} any small amount of boredom can make him feel the need to check his phone even when he knows he shouldn't. The temptation to see {#blank#}5{#/blank#} is contacting him is just too great. When I ask him to please put down the phone and stop {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (ignore) me, he says, "In a minute," but still checks to see if {#blank#}7{#/blank#} has posted something new on the Internet. Our life {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (interrupt). If we go somewhere and I ask him to leave the phone at home, he suffers from withdrawal symptoms. Maybe this dependency on his smartphone has become more than an everyday problem.

    I recently read an article about "nomophobia," {#blank#}9{#/blank#} is a real illness people can suffer from: the fear of being without your phone! I am worried that Sam may be suffering from this illness {#blank#}10{#/blank#} he feels anxious if he doesn't have his phone with him, even for a short time.

    Who would have thought that little devices like these could have brought so much trouble!

Sick and Tired Sadie

    Bank of China and Alibaba are the dream employers for Chinese students, according to a new survey.

    The survey of more than 55,000 students, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (conduct) by a research firm Universum, found that {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (rough) a quarter want to work for an international company, while only 9% want to work for a start-up. Five percent want to start {#blank#}3{#/blank#} own business.

    When it comes to desirable companies, business students {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (recognize) Bank of China as the top choice for seven years, and it shows no signs of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (give) up its lead.

    William Wu, manager of Universum, said that banking remains {#blank#}6{#/blank#} attractive industry for young Chinese. "China's government is now emphasizing the revolution of the finance industry, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} leaves the younger generation with the impression that though banking is a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (tradition) industry, there are still a lot of development {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (opportunity)," Wu said.

    Alibaba improved six places from 2014, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (rank) second among business students. It held a record-breaking $25 billion IPO in September.

    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, paper-cutting became one of the most important {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(type) of Chinese folk art. Later, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}different regions using 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 connected 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#}(add)to the cheerful atmosphere(氛围).

    Chinese papercuts are rich in content. The auspicious(吉祥的)designs symbolize good luck and the avoidance of evil. The child, lotus(莲花)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.

    Post-00s (《零零后》) is a documentary(纪录片) about growing up. It shows the real lives of children who {#blank#}1{#/blank#} born between 2000 and 2009.

    They struggle with schoolwork. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (face) with problems in relationships with others, they don't know what to do if a younger brother or sister is born into the family.

    But this five-episode series, which was aired on CCTV9 from Aug 20, is different {#blank#}3{#/blank#} other TV programs with a similar theme.

    Post-00s {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(film) over a period of 10 years, during {#blank#}5{#/blank#} time the show makers followed the growth of a group of kids from kindergarten to middle school. In other words, everything in the series is real.

    Such stories, which {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (know) as "coming-of-age" stories, have a special {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(attract). They feed our curiosity(好奇心) for seeing someone else's life. We become {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(increase) interested in the characters as if we truly knew them.

    And while we enjoy the real stories, because nothing is set in advance, we also can't help {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(feel) the cruelty(残酷) of reality. After all, there's no script(剧本) and there's no turning back—this is real life.

    As US writer Ernest Hemingway once wrote, "Any man's life, told truly, is a novel." And when it comes to Post-00s, it's also such a good documentary {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is worth watching.