Short videos are really popular these days. More and     1       parents become worried about their children who will lose     2       (they) in short videos. It might make children be less     3     (interest) in learning and life. China Youth Daily did a survey about this. Two thirds of Chinese parents encourage their children to join in outdoor     4       (activity) to get away from short-video addiction (瘾). 64. 8 percent of parents also said they should set a good example by not     5     (watch) videos when their children stay with them. Quite a few people take the short-video platforms (平台) seriously as well. They think they should play a part in     6     (prevent) teenagers” addiction to short videos.     7     the good thing is, about 21 online video platforms begin to do something now. They design systems (系统) to help teenagers keep away     8     the addiction. They will not allow young people to spend too much time online. They also     9     (provide) contents that are friendly to children. Many parents expect this way to work     10     (good) .

WeChat is very popular in people’s life and it is called “weixin” in Chinese.

As we know, WeChat is a mobile text and voice messaging communication     1     (serve). It was developed by Tencent (腾讯) in China. It’s said that it has had over 1,300     2     (million) users so far.

Nowadays, more and more young people enjoy using WeChat. We can share our     3     (feel) with others and show what we are doing. In some ways, WeChat makes people     4     (close). Many people feel that they can’t live without it. It can make our lives more and more     5     (color). It’s really a new way     6     (communicate) with others. People use it instead of making calls and     7     (send) messages. It’s not only easy but also cheap for people to use WeChat.

However, it causes     8     (we) some problems. For example, people use it all day long. That is bad for their eyes. And it also reduces chances to see each other. So we should use it     9     (correct). There is no doubt that WeChat is useful in our daily life, but it must be     10     (use) properly.

With the popularity of video sharing apps, short videos have become part of our modern life. Short videos are a new way to spread (传播) different ideas and information. Some of them are about five minutes long, while     1     are just a few seconds. People not only enjoy watching short videos, but also are     2     in making them, because it can make people relaxed.

Short videos have some advantages. For one thing, they can help many people learn new things e    3     and quickly. People can concentrate (专注) better on these videos,     4     they are short and interesting. The short videos are so different that people of all ages can have fun watching them and learning.

Short videos can even help people make     5    . For example, people can sell their goods online by using short videos to promote (推广) them. Short videos can make a big difference this way.

But the videos also come     6     some flaws (缺陷). Many teenagers and even adults have become addicted (上瘾的) to watching them.     7     too much time watching the videos takes time away from studying, working and other important things.

In my opinion, short videos can help teenagers have closer relationships with the rest of the world. However, we still     8     to be careful with the information in the videos. The way in which the Internet is managed should be improved.

Chinese relic in the British Museum goes on a homecoming journey

Brought out on Aug 30, a three-episode web series (网剧) called Escape From the British Museum《逃出大英博物馆》has become p    1     online with its touching and creative story.

The series follows the j    2     back home of a Chinese jade teapot (玉茶壶) that has come to life. She runs away from the British Museum and comes across a Chinese journalist (记者) named Zhang Yong’an who helps the artifact (文物) r    3     to China.

The web series is c    4     by Chinese vloggers Jianbing Guozai and Xiatian Meimei. The two hopes to draw people’s attention to Chinese artifacts that are kept a    5    . To get ready for the TV show, the two s    6     making their own videos for three months and went to the UK to learn about the story of the Chinese jade teapot.

Many people have been touched by the lines in the series, such as “My family, I have been lost for a long time,” and “As long as I’m with my family, I’m safe”. Also, the face of the “jade teapot” is dirty, and she is s    7     at how big the journalist’s house is because her own place, a crowded cabinet (陈列柜), is too small. Viewers say this s    8     that the British Museum doesn’t take good care of the artifacts.

In mid-August, it was reported that t    9     of artifacts from the British Museum were “missing, stolen or damaged (损坏的)”. This has caused a heated d    10     on social media in China, calling for the return of Chinese artifacts.

We can’t remember clearly since we started to take our smartphones to a dinner table. This happens a lot,     1     (especial) when we eat out. Once a dish comes, instead     2     lifting our chopsticks, we take out our smartphones and click. Later, we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat, waiting to be “liked”. Then we check our smartphones from time to time during the meal, to see     3     we get “liked” or not. We just cannot leave our smartphones for only a meal.

Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often? If not, how do you feel when your     4     (friend) do that when having dinner with you?

A recent study suggests that what we are used to     5     (do) is not so good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant. To test this, some researchers did an experiment. Some people     6     (ask) to take photos before they could enjoy food. As a     7    , it showed that the more photos they took, the     8     (little) delicious the food is to them. So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you?

So, next time you go out     9     (have) dinner with your family or friends,     10     about not taking photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you. Trust me, it will be a wonderful time.

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的词或使用括号内单词的正确形式填空。

Zhao Hongcheng, born in 1990, is a video content creator who has over 84,000 followers on the video-sharing platform Bilibili. A wheelchair     1     (be) part of her life since she was 1 year old. She uses her platform     2     (call) for greater understanding of the lives and needs of disabled (残疾的) people. She wants to be a bridge between the disabled     3     the rest of society. She made her first video in 2019, and the rising popularity of short videos gave her confidence. Her fourth video made her even     4     (popular) on the Internet. In 2021, she became     5     full-time content creator on Bilibili.

In her video about a tour in Shanghai, she find     6     hard for the disabled people with a wheelchair to get on the underground, so she put forward some useful     7     (advise) for such service. She said if people with disabilities faced such service every day, they would probably give     8     traveling.     9     (luck), her suggestions were accepted by the city.

But most people with disabilities are not as lucky as Zhao. Some people with minor disabilities were being looked down by companies. She hopes that the rights (权利) of disabled people to receive education can     10     (protect) better, and the good news is that equality has improved over the years.