Humans like to live and work in groups. Language is the “cement”(胶合剂){#blank#}1{#/blank#}holds these groups together. Language is part of culture. Culture, in this sense{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(mean)all those customs, skills, and attitudes that are part of the behavior of a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(particularly) group. What you think {#blank#}4{#/blank#}what you want in life are all affected by the culture of the group in which you{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (raise). Groups of people live in different ways. They may have different skills, organizations, and art forms. Their family life may be completely different from yours.

    Human beings are inventive animals. They can decide to change their cultures in order to meet various{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(situation). Of all living things, human beings are the  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(clever). They can choose {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(live)in many environments and in a wide variety of ways. Only human beings can choose where and how they want to live and then improve the physical environment to help{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (they)realize these choices. Acquiring the wisdom to make wise choices {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(be) the lasting challenge of being human.

    Long ago,there was a mother and a son living in a house.She worked hard every day,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}they were always poor.

    One day,her son stole his friend's bag.“Mom,what do you think of this bag?”His mother praised her son instead of scolding him.The next time,he stole{#blank#}2{#/blank#}overcoat.She praised him again.A few years{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(late),he grew up to be a young man.He stole jewelry and brought them to his mother.This time,she did not scold her son.Then,he started{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (steal) more expensive things.

    One day,the police caught him.Before he{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(put) in prison,he begged the police to meet his mother.They took him{#blank#}6{#/blank#}his mother.As soon as he saw his mother,he suddenly bit her ear.“Ouch!What is the matter with you?”She finally scolded him.Her son answered.“If you had given me a scolding like that when I stole the first bag,I could not {#blank#}7{#/blank#}a thief.”{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (look) at her son heading to prison,“If only I{#blank#}9{#/blank#}turn back time,I would scold him severely.”She said{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(regret).

    China's industrial output is expected to rise by around 6.5 percent this year, marking the best{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (perform) since 2010{#blank#}2{#/blank#} the Made in China 2025 strategy (策略) helps to raise productivity and revenue(税收).

    The increase is 0.5 percentage points {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(high) than the targeted growth, partly {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(drive) by strong efforts to increase the use of new technology at traditional enterprises(企业), Miao Wei said on Monday.

    “The country's industrial economy has maintained steady and sound growth thanks {#blank#}5{#/blank#}the Made in China 2025 strategy. It promoted the combination of manufacturing and new technologies such as{#blank#}6{#/blank#}Internet, big data and cloud computing,” Mina added.

    The ministry also predicted that the country's industrial output would be likely{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (grow) by around 6 percent next year, with revenue from the telecommunications, Internet, and software and information technology service{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (increase) by 50 percent, 30 percent and 13 percent, respectively.

    According to Miao, the country will also publish policies{#blank#}9{#/blank#} promoting the development of digital economy. Official data show that the country's digital economy added up to 22.58 trillion yuan last year, ranking second{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (global) and accounting for around 30 percent of national GDP.

    Woodblock painting（木版画）are often hung at homes during the Chinese Lunar New Year.

    For many Chinese, the bright-colored paintings are quite time-limited. As soon as the festival comes to an end, these print works are at once thrown away. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, these short-lives New Year paintings require a year of hard work by the artists, many of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} have devoted their entire life to this traditional folk art.

    Yang Luoshu, a 92-year-old man from Weifang City, Shandong Province, is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} those who have had a great love of the art. Yang has worked as {#blank#}4{#/blank#} craftsman for 77 years, and has kept improving his carving skills with every piece of work.

    Yangjiabu New Year woodblock paintings, which Yang has fallen in love with, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(appear) in the Ming Dynasty. As a national cultural heritage, it is now one of China's three {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(representative) of traditional folk paintings for the New Year, together with Tianjin's Yangliuqing and Suzhou's Taohuawu.

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(run) a centuries-old folk art family workshop named Tongshunde, Yang has carved all kinds of images, including flowers, birds, mountains, rivers and traditional Chinese gods. But he realizes that something must be changed {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(make) sure handmade New Year paintings live on. “We are now thinking about development, allowing the paintings to be more {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(create).” he said. For him, the next thing to do is to find qualified successors to ensure that the skills {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(pass) to younger generations.

    A 23-year-old British woman has invented a product made {#blank#}1{#/blank#} combining fishing waste and algae(海藻).It could be used to replace plastic bags, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} people use once and throw away. Lucy Hughes created the material, called MarinaTex. On November 13, Hughes {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (award) the international winner of the 2019 James Dyson Award for design.

    MarinaTex is stronger, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (safe) and much more sustainable than the plastic polyethylene(聚 乙烯).But unlike plastic, MarinaTex is also easier {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (break) down in four to six weeks in normal conditions and does not pollute the soil. Concerned about the growing amounts of plastics in ocean waters, she is investigating ways to reduce the amount of waste from the fishing industry, which produces {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(approximate) 50 million tons of waste worldwide each year.

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (examine) fish parts left over from processing helped to give her the idea for a material that was useful and did not harm the environment. After months of testing, Hughes {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(produce) a strong, flexible sheet that forms at temperatures below 100 degrees Celsius.

    Hughes will receive about $41,000 in prize money as the first place {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (win) of the James Dyson Award. She plans to use the money to further develop the product and ways to mass produce {#blank#}10{#/blank#}