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Talent shows are getting more and more popular. All these shows have one thing     1    : They try to     2     the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the funniest actors and     3    . All kinds of people join these shows. But who can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully? That     4     you to decide. When people watch the show, they usually     5     in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.

The reality show is a kind of television program.     1     a reality show has many series (集). And it can be on TV for many years.

The reality shows are different from other kinds of TV shows     2     they show the life of common people. The stories in the shows     3     happen in our life, so many people like to watch them.

The     4     reality show came out in the 1990s in America. At that time, the most famous reality show     5     Survivor. It was popular not only in America but also in the world.

Reality shows also show all     6     of competitions. For example, there is a Chinese reality show     7     Sing! China. In this show, there are four famous     8     singers. Their job is to find     9     favorite students and help them be the winners. The show is quite     10    . More and more people love to watch it.

Can you cut an apple with a playing card? Can you write with one hand and draw with the other? Can you perform any     1     talent different from others? Well, some people can. They are     2     talented. It’s always interesting to watch other people show their     3    . Talent shows are getting more and more     4    . First, there were shows American Idol and America’s Got Talent. Now, there are similar shows around the world,     5     China’s Got Talent.

In China, many people watch China’s Got Talent every week because they     6     how talented one can be. China’s Got Talent is the newest, but it is different from     7    . On the China’s Got Talent, when people show their talents, they     8     their most touching or funniest stories. Most of them don’t want to be famous. They even don’t care whether they are     9     or not. They only want to prove (证明) themselves, and they just want to make their family happy and want to make others happy, too.

We all have a talent. It may be big     10     small. What’s your talent? Maybe you can be the next star on China’s Got Talent!

Ten years ago, few people had mobile phones. But now, most people have     1     own mobile phones. With a mobile phone, people can make phone calls     2    . Our life has changed a lot because of it. Chatting and message exchanging help people get to know each other     3    . You can even take     4     and send them to friends far away.

How amazing! And now we can do more and more things     5     it, such as playing games getting and sending e-mails, surfing the Internet, or even     6     for what we buy. But there are some disadvantages. You have to pay the bill and it’s bad for your body if you keep     7     it for a long time. And for students, if they spend too much time     8     with it, they may not be able to study well.

In a word, mobile phones play an important role in our daily life. It’s helpful and necessary.     9     people, especially students, should use them     10     the right away and don’t spend much time on it.

Hi, I’m Gina Smith. I’m     1     English girl, but I’m     2     Jiujiang No. 1 School. I     3     a schoolbag in the playground (操场) this morning. It’s     4    . I like (喜欢) it very much. Three pencils, two pens, some     5     and a computer game are in it. The pencils and the pens are blue,     6    . My name     7     on the notebooks. The computer game is not mine. It’s my good     8     Jack’s. I must     9     it. If (如果) you find my schoolbag, please     10     me at 643-3579. You can     11     me at gina@gfimail.com, too.

Hello! I’m Mrs. Smith. Here     1     some lost things.     2     are they? They’re in the Lost and Found box. This is a watch.     3     is blue. David found it this morning. Is it     4    ? These are two red bags. Tom found them. Are they yours? That is a jacket. It is yellow     5     black. Alan found it this afternoon.     6     are two pencils. One is blue. One is red. Mary found     7     in the classroom. By the way, Jack lost his     8    . It’s     9     orange key. He must find it. Can you     10     Jack?

Have you heard of the video-sharing app Douyin? It’s quite popular now. There are some     1     and useful videos on it.

They are very short from fifteen to thirty     2    . I enjoy watching them.     3     there are some bad things about the app, too.

First it     4     up too much of our time. You can     5     become addicted（上瘾的）to it. Once, I watched videos for nearly     6     whole afternoon. I forgot     7     my homework.

Second, there are a lot of meaningless（无意义的）videos. For example, some students do some boring things and then post     8     videos on the app. You can’t really learn anything useful by     9     these videos.

I just want to tell people that we cane am meaningful things from the Internet. Maybe we shouldn’t spend so much time     10     Douyin.

Douyin is a short video and music video app (应用程序). It only comes on news app Jinri Toutiao. Zhang Yiming first started it in 2016. But     1     did Douyin become so popular these days? There are some useful and interesting videos on it. They are very short, from 15 to 30 seconds. The plot (情节) of a video is so     2     and close to life that people all like watching these videos.

In fact,     3     us teenagers (青少年), there are some bad things about the app, too. There are a few     4     with Douyin:

Firstly, it always     5     us too much time. You can easily become addicted (上的) to it. According to a survey (调查), many teenagers ever watched videos for nearly a whole afternoon or night. So they often forget to do their homework.

Secondly, there are a lot of meaningless (无意义的)     6    . For example, some students do some boring things and then post them on the app. You can’t really learn     7     useful by watching these boring videos.

So, isn’t it a waste of time? We should     8     useful things from the Internet.

Maybe we shouldn’t spend so much time doing boring things.

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