There are various festivals throughout the world, festivals to satisfy and please the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(ancestor), to honor some famous people or important events, and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (express) people's thanks to the God {#blank#}3{#/blank#} bringing them harvest. For example, in Mexico people observe the Day of the Dead in early November, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them. In India, October 2 is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} national festival to honour Mohandas Gandhi who helped India become a(n) {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (depend) country. And in China, the Spring Festival, which {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (celebrate) in January or February, is the most {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (energy) and important because it is a festival that looks forward to the coming of spring. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} are there all these festivals? Because during the festivals, people can get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (forget) all the daily struggle and demands for a while.

    We think that life in Chinese high school is an adventure in which we have to survive mountains of homework and exams. Yet would it be {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (surprise) if I tell you that high school life in the US is almost as stressful and demanding as it is in China?

    In US high school, everything {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (record) and graded, including your grades on quizzes, tests and final examinations. Failing {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (turn) in your homework on time will directly affect your grade for a certain course. Perhaps contrary to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} we used to think of the US high school students, they pay great attention to their academic performance to try to get into distinguished university.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} they'll be disappointed after graduation from high school.

    Like university students, US high school students have the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (free) to choose the courses that most interest {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (they). Even a 9th-grader can sit {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the same classroom as 12th-graders. But this also means he or she has to work very hard, because the teacher will not treat him or her {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (difference) just because he or she is a few years {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (young).

—When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, s{#blank#}1{#/blank#} the door behind him.

    Have you ever wanted to be in a TV show or movie? There is a new app {#blank#}1{#/blank#}lets you put yourself in your favorite shows.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} some people are worried about this app.

    The app is called ZAO. A tech company{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(call) Momo released it last month. It lets users put their faces over the faces in photos and videos. Users can put themselves into popular TV shows and movies. For example, you can put your face into a scene from the movie Titanic. Your face {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(replace) Jack's or Rose's. It looks very {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(nature). Released on Aug 30, it was the most-downloaded free app in China as of Sept 10, according to App Annie, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}website that tracks app data.

    However, some people worry that the app could be abused. People can use the app to make themselves look like politicians or celebrities (名人). They could also violate (侵犯) celebrities' right of publicity, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (use) their faces to make videos or {#blank#}8{#/blank#}other illegal uses.

    Other people worry that they might lose their facial recognition data. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}is possible that hackers (黑客) could steal this data from app{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(company) and use it to break into users' phones and steal their money.