It’s getting dangerously close to “game over” for some players in China. If you’re under 18     1     a fan of video games, now you can only enjoy playing for three hours a week.

There     2     a new rule for the young gamers in China. Minors（未成年人） can only play games between 8 p. m. and 9 p. m. on Fridays and weekends. You can also play during the same time     3     national holidays. When signing（注册）in to play, gamers need to use their real names and national ID numbers.

China is     4     world’s largest video gaming market. About 63% of Chinese minors play video games often. The new rule does good to them.     5     is bad for the players’ health to play video games too much, especially for their eyes.

So put down your phone now. Go outside, jump and run!

Should students do some housework at home? Some parents think that their     1     (child) are too busy with their studies. They believe doing housework means wasting their time. But others think it’s very necessary for their kids to do some housework at home. Kids should know the     2     (important) of doing housework. Here are the reasons.

First, their kids spend much time studying at school. They need a change by     3     (do) some housework at home. Second, their kids need to learn how to take care of     4     (them) well. Third, when their kids grow up, they must do chores to clean up their rooms. So they must develop the     5     (independent) from a young age.

As for me, I think it’s impossible to depend on their parents     6     (complete). Our parents work hard and they are very tired after a daily work. We should share the housework with them. It helps us understand the idea of     7     (fair), too. In a family, it’s everyone’s job     8     (share) the housework. It is not good for us to live an easy life with everything that our parents provide for us because we     9     ( not depend) on others all our life. The     10     (early) kids learn to do the housework, the more independent they will be. So have a try from now on.

John Allen, an American scientist once said, "The Internet is the world's largest library, but all the     1    in it are on the floor!" What he meant is that the Internet is full of information but it can be difficult to find what you     2    need.

The Internet has another disadvantage. Anyone can build a website, so you can     3    websites about whatever you can imagine. Unfortunately,     4    lot of information on them is not always true.

At the same time, the Internet provides many other things. On some websites, you can download music and films. They are usually very     5    and some are even free. On some other websites, you can connect with people from all over the world. And there are some great online shops，too. For example，on eBay people sell used clothes, CDs, and even cars     6    very low prices.

It is true that the Internet has made     7    lives more convenient. But we should not     8    too much on it. Whether you love it     9    hate it, though, you'd better get used to     10    because it is right here to stay.

It was reported about ten years ago that mobile phones would be the cigarettes of the     1     (twenty-one) century. That is TRUE! It     2     (seem) that the use of mobile phones for some people is almost as addictive(上瘾的)     3     cigarettes. Many users keep them     4     (work) for hours a day. Many. people use them not only     5     (talk) with people, send and receive messages, but also to play games, take photos or even get on the Internet to read news. They say they can’t live     6     them. But this is not a small thing. In fact too much use of mobile phones may cause     7     (ill), and many people have got headache by u    8     mobile phones too much. Now in other     9     (country), mobile phones carry a health warning on the back just like w    10     cigarettes packets do.

Over the past 20 years, the internet has a great     1     (影响) on our lives. The Internet makes it much more     2     (方便的) for people to search for information. For example, when we write a history report, we don’t have to go to the library. We can find the     3     (有关历史的) events on different websites. Everything we want to know can be found at the click of a button.

The Internet helps to     4     (与……有联系) us with family, friends and the world around us. Not long ago, we wrote letters by hand and waited weeks for a reply. Today, when we use QQ, we send and     5     (接收) messages across thousands of miles in a few seconds.

The Internet gives us a way to express our opinions in     6     (公开的). We share interesting ideas with other people on QQ, Baidu Tieba, blogs or forums. In addition, many teenagers choose to keep in touch with each other online instead of meeting face-to-face. People worry that this is not     7     (有帮助的) to their social communication skills. Some teenagers spend too much time playing Internet games. They may lose focus on their studies. This may     8     (使失望) their parents.

There are millions of interesting sites to visit and so many wonderful things to do online. How could we live without the Internet nowadays? But remember to use the Internet properly and     9     (明智地). Try to let the Internet be your good servant, not your     10     (主人)!

Computers are good tools. The Internet is also good. But some people s    1     too much time online. They can’t stop. Doctors say this is a new sickness. They call this sickness Internet Addiction Disorder. (互联网成瘾) (IAD)

People with IAD are online a lot. They spend hours chatting to their friends or playing online g    2    . Many people with IAD spend more time on the Internet than with family or friends. Some people with IAD even quit (辞掉) their j    3    

Do you have IAD? Think about these q    4    . How many hours a day are you online? Is it a lot or a little? When you are not online, are you thinking about playing a computer game or checking your messages? When you are online, do you f    5     the time? Do you get angry when you can’t play a game?

If you have IAD, what can you do? Dr. Ivan Goldberg and Dr. Kimberly S. Young have some i    6    . First, ask yourself “Why am I online a lot?” Then try to take a break. For example, use the computer or play games t    7     a week, not every day. In this way, you can have a good social life with other friends.

【推荐3】The students in Class 5, Grade 7 are talking about surfing the Internet. Here’s some opinions (观点).

Li Hua: Surfing the Internet makes me     1     (feel) good. I can do     2     (lot) of things on the Internet, like playing games, listening to music and     3     (chat) with friends. I     4     (real) enjoy it.

Wang Gang: I like surfing the Internet, too. I think it’s useful because I can learn a lot from     5     (it). I can learn     6     (many) about the world. I can find the information I need. And I can spend less time     7     (do) my homework. Sometimes I send e-mails to my friends.

Zhang Jia: It’s hard     8     (say). The Internet is     9     (help) to our study. But it’s not right to spend too much time on the games. And some information on the Internet is not good for us. What’s more, surfing too much     10     (be) bad for our eyes. In a word, we should use the Internet in a right way.