When you come back home     1     a hot summer night, you find that the air conditioner     2    (work) for 20 minutes to cool the room. This is     3     example of the convenience a smart home brings.

A smart home is a convenient home     4     users can remotely control appliances and devices from anywhere through the internet. There are    5    (count) kinds of smart home products, from heating to lighting to entertainment and security. Heating products equipped with temperature or humidity sensors can automatically turn on or off when     6    (require). Some appliances even have self-learning skills and can learn the homeowner’s schedules and make adjustments     7    (according).

    8    , there are still a few issues with smart products. Some are not as easy to stall by users as advertised. Apps associated with smart appliances are always badly designed and frustrating. What’s worse, every device has its own app, leading to an overwhelming number of apps for consumers    9    (deal) with.

Good news is that based on smart homes are smart communities whose goal is to improve the overall quality of the community,     10    (provide) convenient services, like applying for water delivery and reporting for repairs, and mutual assistance in daily life for its residents.

Mohandas Gandhi was the man who devoted himself to     1    （make）India an independent country. He was born in 1869 at Porbandar, India. He     2    （study）law in London and worked in Bombay as a     3    （law）for a few years. He then spent 21 years in South Africa,     4     he supported and fought for Indian people's rights. When he returned to India, he became the leader of the Indian National Congress, the political party which was fighting for India's independence.     5    （final）, Gandhi's dream came true and India became independent in 1947.

It was because of his personality and life choices     6     Gandhi managed to change the future of India. He was a selfless, generous man who was never after money or power and     7     only dream in life was to help those     8     trouble. He thought of all people as equal and he wanted freedom and independence for everyone. Although he was a politician, he never followed ordinary politicians' methods in his fight for equal rights. He believed that all problems could be settled in a     9    （peace）way. He is really a national hero to     10    （million）of Indian people. Because of his strong beliefs, he's still an inspiration to us all today.

In 1910, Chairman Mao had his first contact with English when he entered     1     new-style school. By 1913, when he enrolled in Hunan First Normal School, formal English courses     2     (be) already in place.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chairman Mao seized opportunities to practice spoken English when interacting with foreign journalists. Despite inaccurate pronunciation, he had managed     3     (grasp) some simple English expressions.

In the Liberation War period, Chairman Mao’s English communication skills improved to con duct basic daily dialogues. He also     4     (create) translated “paper tiger” into English.

After the establishment of New China, in 1954, Mao began to systematically self-study English     5     the aim of directly reading original works. He insisted in reading English newspapers and magazines, learning vocabulary, as well as making comments while reading the     6     (origin).

In his later years of illness, Chairman Mao persisted in learning English and used simple English vocabulary to express     7     (he) when meeting foreign guests. Throughout his life, Chairman Mao never ceased     8     (learn) English, which witnessed different stages of his revolutionary career.     9     (drive) by determination and practical needs, Chairman Mao’s progress in English demonstrated the spirit of struggle     10     defines a visionary leader.