There once was a forest filled with happy animals. One day a raccoon (浣熊) found some socks left behind by picnickers, and {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(decide) to wear them. They fitted so well, and felt so {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(comfort), that he kept them on. He spent his days {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(walk) through the forest in his new socks.

    Other animals became envious(嫉妒) of the raccoon's new look and followed his trend. First it was squirrels in {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(shirt), then rabbits {#blank#}5{#/blank#}hats on, and finally birds wearing underpants!

    Doctor Bear, the forest physician, disapproved and tried to warn the clothes-wearers. But no one listened. Instead, they urged him to follow the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(late) trend too.

    Soon, the problems started. The squirrel caught his shirt on a branch and crashed to the ground. The rabbit tried entering his hole while wearing his hat and got stuck. Even the raccoon, thanks to his {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(bright) coloured socks, slipped into the river and almost died.

    When the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(injure) animals came to see Doctor Bear, he told them, “Your clothes are killing you. You don't need {#blank#}9{#/blank#}.”

    Those {#blank#}10{#/blank#} listened to the doctor's advice finally understood they didn't need clothes. They'd only started wearing clothes to make others envy them.

    The day that you enjoy all{#blank#}1{#/blank#} satisfaction of having all the housework done by a robot might still be a few decades off. But increasingly engineers are saying that{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (robot) are going to make the leap from the factory floor to your family room.

    Bill Gates once predicted the “Dawn of the Age of Robots”. What's behind this new era? It's{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (part) a matter of technology. Devices that can recognize and respond to a human voice have been developed. There are now a few different ways for robots {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (move) around. They can walk crawl or ride on wheels. They are being made smaller and smaller these days and also {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (become) more and more efficient.

    A bigger part of the story depends{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the consumers. People around the world have tirelessly searched for ways to get{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (lazy) from the 1950s{#blank#}8{#/blank#} the television remote control was invented. Also {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (consider) the increasing wealth of people ，engineers believe the time appears ripe to introduce robots to ease our daily lives. Robots will do most of the basic housework {#blank#}10{#/blank#}just help you have more fun on the basketball court.

    China, which boasts epochal (划时代的) inventions in ancient times, has once again proved its ability{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (change) the world with its “new four great inventions”: high-speed railways, electronic payments, shared bicycles and online shopping. The new four great inventions are all related to China's high-tech innovation, which improved the quality of people's lives.

My wallet is no longer in use. I can buy and eat whatever I want {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (simple) with a tap of my phone, and even pancake sellers are using Alipay ( mobile payment).

    The bikes {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (them) are not new, but the operating model of bike-sharing {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (base) on satellite navigation (导航) system, mobile payment, big data and other high technologies. Shared bikes are bringing cycling back{#blank#}5{#/blank#}people's lives... and they are making public transport more attractive and convenient, and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (encourage) people to be more active.

    It is increasingly clear that China is innovating (创新) and no longer copying western ideas. It is increasingly clear that China is leading in many {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (way) such as social messaging app WeChat. This is partly{#blank#}8{#/blank#}China skipped over the PC era-and went directly to mobile. China has the largest mobile use in the world.

    {#blank#}9{#/blank#} growing number of foreigners hope to promote economic {#blank#}10{#/blank#} ( develop) in their home countries by highlighting (聚焦) the need for technological achievements like that of China.

    Jin Hanmiao,a first grader from China,received a reply letter from Buckingham Palace{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(recent) after writing to introduce the China-Britain express railway service.

    The letter is based{#blank#}2{#/blank#}the 19-day journey of the first China-U.K.freight（货运）train.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(see) the news of its return to Yiwu,Jin's mother encouraged him to write about it and then send the letter to Queen ElizabethⅡ.

    In his letter,Jin introduced{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(he) and Yiwu,as well as his hope{#blank#}5{#/blank#}the Queen would appreciate{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(tradition) Chinese culture.He also expressed his interest in the U.K.,after mentioning some British famous persons and places including Isaac Newton,Charles Darwin,and the British Museum.He then sent his letter to the Queen.

    Jin's mother helped translate the letter into English,and sent both the original letter and the translation to London on May 8.Two months{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(late),a reply from Buckingham Palace{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(receive).The letter talked about the living and working conditions of the Queen at{#blank#}9{#/blank#}early age,and included a detailed{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(introduce) of the Palace.

    Chinese has overtaken French, Spanish and German to become one of the most popular foreign languages for jobseekers in the UK. Research shows graduates in Chinese earn {#blank#}1{#/blank#}average yearly salary of £31,000 or{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(much).

    "I had a lot of friends on other courses {#blank#}3{#/blank#}didn't do much in first or second year. But for Chinese majors, you have to spend hours and hours{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(write) characters," says Hannah Jackson, who graduated in Chinese Studies from Sheffield University in 2012.

    Hannah describes her course as "majorly intense". "Most of my friends admitted to crying in the first week owing {#blank#}5{#/blank#}the course intensity (强度). I was almost told at one point that I might want to reconsider and drop out."

    "The degree is{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(absolute) worth it. The efforts{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(pay) off so far. I like that I could live, work and operate with relative ease in China. Looking around at people who have studied French or Spanish at university, I find there's no such chance{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(use) what they've learned in the workplace," Hannah says.

    Hannah went to look for a job in Shanghai, where she found more employment{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(opportunity). After working as a project manager for Intralink Group for four years, she set up{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(she) own company earning £5,000 a day. She has now returned to the UK and works in business development for the Body Shop.