A man looking at his smartphone while walking across a railway crossing in Nanjing {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (have) a close knock on Oct 22. He was so {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (absorb) in his smartphone that he didn't see a train approaching until it brushed past him, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (throw) him to the ground. This should serve {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a warning that people should be aware of their surroundings, especially {#blank#}5{#/blank#} crossing roads.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (lucky), the man survived, but the incident forced the driver {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (stop) the train. An l8-minute delay followed the incident, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} led to a break in the running of other trains on the route.

    The Smartphone {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (addict) has spread like an infectious（传染的）disease. It's evident that it will do great harm to society. What's even {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (bad), some addicts become impatient with relatives and friends.

    Some people blame the smartphone for the sad story, yet in fact people's weakening self-control and self-discipline are to blame.

    There were some strange things happening in Tangshan {#blank#}1{#/blank#} July 28, 1976. For three days , water in the wells rose and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (fall). The wells had deep cracks and a smelly gas came out of them. Pigs, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (chicken) and even mice became too nervous {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (live) as usual. At 3:42 am, everything began to shake. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} seemed that the world was at an end. One-third of the nation felt it. 

    A terribly huge crack cut across the city. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (immediate) the city lay in ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or were injured. Then {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (late) that afternoon, another big quake {#blank#}8{#/blank#} was almost as strong as the first one shook Tangshan. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} not all hope was lost. Soldiers came to help those survivors. Slowly, the city began to {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（breath) again.

    UN Chinese Language Day {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (celebrate) yearly on April 20. This year, Doreen Hynd was among those invitees, who are either experts on the Chinese culture {#blank#}2{#/blank#} have a special skill related to it.

    Hynd astonished all those present while performing Tai Chi, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Chinese martial (武术的) art form, at an event held by the UN Tai Chi Club. The audience could hardly believe she was a 93-year-old grandma. It was definitely amazing that she could bend her body and raise her leg so {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (easy) and keep herself still standing on one leg.

    Hynd owes (归功于) all this to her continuous practice of Tai Chi.

    Born in Australia in 1925, Hynd began Tai Chi training in her 50s and then moved to the US, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} she later became an instructor herself.

    When {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (ask) about the greatest benefit she gained from Tai Chi, Hynd said, “balance.” Hynd has been teaching people of all ages and different {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (culture) backgrounds how to practice Tai Chi. They have benefited greatly from their association with the Chinese culture. They've developed a balanced state of mind and improved their health after {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（month）of practice. Tai Chi allows these people {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（understand）that, from the perspective（视角）of yin and yang, all things are closely connected with each other. This might be where the attraction of Tai Chi {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（lie）. Hynd enjoys sharing this great gift from China with her students.

    Starting with an orchestra playing {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (tradition) Chinese instruments, the opera brought a completely new sound to my Western ears. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (See) the main characters come on stage, I was surprised! The {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (voice) sounded really unique, some of which were so high {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I was sure they could break glass! Using such techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage into the whole universe.