Even though we may sometimes wish to be alone with our own thoughts, we must be careful that we do not always escape     1     our own world. Social life is also important to us, and close friendships will help smooth out the sometimes rocky road that we are all meant     2     (travel).

    3     (general)speaking, close friendships have three “fruits”. The first fruit of friendship is the peace that comes from     4     (share)with friends our joy, sadness, success and     5     (fail). The second fruit of friendship is the better understanding and judgement that may     6     (achieve)through conversations with well-meaning and wise friends. The third fruit of friendship is the help     7     a friend may offer in many different ways.

It should be pointed out that     8     (enjoy)the company of a crowd is not the same as being with friends. Friends should be carefully chosen     9     relationships carefully developed. In this way, we can better walk the “path of life” with the comfort, advice and help from our     10     (trust)friends.

Robert has a twin sister named Amanda. He can’t understand how Amanda and her friend can just sit here, talking for hours, while Robert    1    (he) enjoys playing balls with his friends.

Boys and girls have different attitudes towards friendship. Friendships between girls are usually anchored    2    shared feelings and support,    3    friendships between boys are based on shared activities or interests. A boy is likely to be cautious about sharing his feelings with his close friends. A girl’s closest friend, however, might be eager to tell her about something    4    has happened in her life. Many studies show that girls have more friendships than boys. When     5    (ask) to name a best friend, boys usually pause before responding, while girls can usually answer the question without     6    (hesitate).

Depite the different basis of their friendships, the qualities that boys and girls consider important in a friend    7    (be) the same. A good friend should be there if he or she     8    (need) and friendship means you will not be alone at any time. Whether you are a boy or a girl, a good friend is someone who is    9    (rely) and trustworthy.     10    (commit) to others is also a very important quality people expect to see in a friend, so remember to be caring and forgiving if you want to have a friend.

A recent survey by China Youth Daily found that 60 percent of respondents spend a daily average of more than an hour    1     (watch) short videos, with 11 percent spending three hours or more on    2     (they). Of the 2, 017 total respondents, 74.2 percent said reasonable time    3     (manage) is necessary    4     (avoid) excessive (过多的) viewing of short videos.

Short videos can be    5     (addict) as social media platforms keep recommending relevant content once a video ends, said Yang Binyan, who is a researcher with the Institute of Journalism and Communication Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. She added that short videos, often    6     (show) fragments (片段)   from day-to-day life, can induce (引诱) a feeling of social connectedness in viewers.

    7    total of 73.7 percent of those    8     (survey) said netizens should take part in more offline activities,   including outdoor    9    , to avoid overindulgence in short videos,   while 50.8%suggest such platforms set up an anti-addiction system.

The number of China's online short video users reached 873 million by the end of 2020,accounting    10    88 percent of total internet users.

Li Ziqi, 29, from Sichuan province, started her video(视频) blogs on traditional food and crafts(手艺) three years ago after giving up city life     1    (return) to the village where she     2    (raise) by her grandparents.

Li has a library of 100 videos that have been     3    (wide) followed by audiences across the world. She also has about 20 million fans on Weibo, where a     4    (discuss) about her contribution(贡献) was started by network opinion leader Lei Silin with an article that asked: “Why is Li Ziqi not exporting culture?”

“She displays a happy countryside life and sends out positive energy,” said one user. “    5    (watch)her videos reduces my pressure and makes me feel comfortable and relaxed.     6     scenes in her videos are very beautiful.”

Another wrote that     7    (office) media(媒体) failed to send out attractive messages about Chinese culture, but Li’s videos did. “Whether you question her or not,     8     she shows is traditional culture,” the user wrote.

Others disagreed. “Li Ziqi only shows the underdeveloped aspect(方面) of China     9    foreigners,” one user said. “We Chinese don’t live that way. It is a negative culture output..”

State broadcaster CCTV weighed into the debate on Tuesday. “Li promotes Chinese culture in a good way and     10    (tell) a good China story.”

A new study,     1     was published by the Rapid Transition Alliance has revealed that climate change will     2     (threat) global sports events over the next three decades. The report monitors climate change , development and global issues. Researchers said that     3     (near) all sports would be impacted by what they called “an accelerating climate crisis”. They highlight how major sports events     4     (interrupt) by the weather so far. Bushfires in Australia made playing conditions at risk at the Australian Tennis Open and heavy rain from a huge typhoon mined last year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan. The report predicts that fires, floods, heatwaves and     5     (rise) sea levels will cause greater damage.

Rapid Transition Alliance coordinator (协调员) Andrew Simms urged the sports industry     6     (do) more to become carbon-neutral. He said, “Sport provides some of society’s most     7     (influence) role models. If sport can change how it operates to act at the speed and scale necessary to prevent the climate emergency, others     8     (follow).” He added that the carbon emissions from sports events worldwide are equal to     9     produced by a medium-sized country. The report’s author, David Goldblatt, said sport should be more active. He said, “Making a carbon-zero world the priority of the sports world would make a huge contribution     10     the environment.”