Well, today is the day. Microsoft is officially pulling the life support plug on Windows XP. And while the majority of PC user have {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (obvious) moved on to newer operating systems(OS）, some people stuck {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Windows XP over the last 12 years. As is reported by The Washington Post, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} enormous number of government machines are still running the old OS, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} could probably create a security problem.

    Clearly, over 13 percent of PCs in the United States are still running Windows Xp, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Microsoft announced the end for support over two years ago. As many as 10 percent of US government computers, thousands of PCs holding sensitive information{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (include), will now be without{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (far) security updates.

    Yesterday, the Guardian reported the UK government has paid Microsoft 5.5 million pounds for a one-year {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (extend) of support. And if you think the problem is only at the desktop and notebook level, you can be quite wrong; don't forget as many as 60 percent of ATM machines in the US{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) still running XP.

    So, what's the solution? These business, government agencies and consumers will have to upgrade. And whether they choose Windows 7{#blank#}10{#/blank#} Windows 8, either is probably better than a security breach(漏洞）.

    Many people wonder if there is any {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (connect) between our senses and our health. Scientists observe that making the most of our senses when we are young can keep us healthy later on in life.

    Why do we feel {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (anxiety) or tired? One study shows that {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (approximate) 90% of our time is spent watching television or using computers. It is added that while our sense of sight is used too much, our {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (sense) of touch and smell have been ignored.

    People often ask {#blank#}5{#/blank#} or not we should develop all our senses. The answer is yes. Experts suggest that we do the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (follow) things more often. While having dinner, listen to some {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (enjoy) music rather than watch television. While relaxing at home, have some flowers next to you {#blank#}8{#/blank#} smell nice. Before going to bed, turn the lights {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. While sleeping, wear a nightshirt that is pleasant to touch—it {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (make) us sleep well.

    Two new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation (导航)Satellite System (BDS){#blank#}1{#/blank#}(send)into space on a Long March﹣3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province, China at 2:07 a. m. on November 19, 2018. The satellites entered a Medium Earth orbit {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(safe) more than three hours later and will work with 17other BDS﹣3satellites already in space. They are also the 42nd and 43rd {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(member) of the BDS satellite family.

    China launched these satellites with {#blank#}4{#/blank#} aim of providing navigation services for countries and regions which participate in the Belt and Road Initiative (倡议) by the end of 2018. "This is a key step for BDS developing {#blank#}5{#/blank#}a Chinese experimental system to a regional and then a {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(globe) navigation system," said Yang Changfeng, chief designer of the BeiDou system. The positioning {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(accurate) of the BDS﹣3system has been improved to 2.5 meters to 5 meters, said Yang.

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#}( name) after the Chinese term for the Plough, the BeiDou system has been serving China for 18 years {#blank#}9{#/blank#}another six BDS﹣3satellites will be put into the Medium Earth orbits from 2019to 2020. The system is expected {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(provide) first﹣class services around the globe by the end of 2020.

    The term "extreme sports", which we might have seen on a magazine or a website, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) becoming more and more common as the concept of extreme sports gains {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (popular). But what are extreme sports on earth?

    During the 1970s and 1980s, the term was used for sports with high risks {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (involve). Today, however, the sports also include activities that give a feeling of adventure without{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(necessary) putting a participant's life in danger. For every extreme sport, there is professional equipment that has been developed {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (protect) your body, improve your performance and give you{#blank#}6{#/blank#} advantage in the competition.

    Extreme sports cover a wide range. Some {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (develop) from familiar activities so far, like mountain biking, climbing and drag race. Some may not be well known. For instance, bouldering is a kind of rock climbing {#blank#}8{#/blank#} no rope is used. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} usually takes place in an area with large rocks or in climbing center.

    Nowadays, such sports have become more popular {#blank#}10{#/blank#} young people all over the world than ever before.

    In China, the history of people planting and using bamboo can date back as far as 7000 years. As early as the Shang Dynasty, bamboo was being used in ancient peopled dally lives. It was used for food, clothing, housing, transportation, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (music) instruments and even weapons.

    The {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (apply) of bamboo in science and technology is thrilling. In 251 BC, Li Bing, in Sichuan,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (lead) the local people in building the Dujiang Weirs, the first irrigation network in the world, in which bamboo played {#blank#}4{#/blank#} important role. The world's oldest water piper was also {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (make) of bamboo. During the Han Dynasty, the people in Sichuan {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (success) sank a 1600-metre-deep well with thick bamboo ropes. This technology did not spread to Europe {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the 19th century, and it was by using the technology {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the Americans drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania in 1859.

    In Chinese culture, bamboo is well-known as {#blank#}9{#/blank#} of the "four gentlemen" in plants. To many distinguished men, bamboo is a symbol of goodness and honesty. It is always closely related to people of positive spirits. Bamboo culture contributes to encouraging People to hold on when {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (face) tough situations.

    The works Miyazaki(宫崎骏)has created have been called Japan's answer to Disney movies.

    Thought by many to be one of the world's greatest living animators (动画师), Miyazaki, 76,announced his retirement in September 2014. But it was in July 2017 {#blank#}1{#/blank#} he confirmed he would return to turn his short film Boro the Caterpillar into a feature, which is expected to be released in 2019, just before Tokyo hosts the 2020 Olympic Games. It was {#blank#}2{#/blank#}seventh time that he {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (announce) his return. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (compare) with Disney movie, Miyazaki's works have their own style. For instance, his works have clear distinctions between {#blank#}5{#/blank#} male and female characters can achieve and how they should look. According to The Atlantic, there are imaginary kingdoms and magical creatures in his movies. Meanwhile Miyazaki {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (great) concerns social issues in real life. Earth's fragility is one thing that he often features. He frequently focuses {#blank#}7{#/blank#}development and pollution. For example, in Princess Mononoke audiences{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (show) that villagers cut down forests to provide fuel for {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (they). The movie ends with a big battle between mankind and nature that hurts the planet seriously.

    What issues will he cover in his next? We'll have to wait until 2019 {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(find) out.