【推荐1】Which do you prefer to use when you are studying, iPads or books? Here is     1     survey about it.

Some students think that iPads are     2     (good),    3     iPads can give them more choices. They can search for information in an iPad easily instead of     4     (look) everything up in different books. At the same time, students can send pictures     5     (direct) to a printer to photocopy them. With an iPad, they can keep all their work in it. And homework will not be     6     (forget) easily because teachers can send all the homework to their iPads.

But     7     (other) think that books     8    (be) more helpful for learning. Besides, reading books won’t hurt their eyes. Second, what they read in books can leave a deeper     9     (impress) on them. What’s more, some students usually use iPads to play games at school, which is bad     10     their study. So they prefer to use books.

Amsterdam     1     (call) the “City of Bicycles” because of the convenience of riding bicycles there. In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans had     2     idea that it would be better for everybody if cars weren't allowed in the city centre and only bicycles were. They were     3     (hope) that this would help to save energy, reduce     4     (pollute) and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles white and placed them in lots of neighbourhoods around Amsterdam for people to use.

    5     (fortunate), it didn't work because     6     (thief) took all the bicycles within weeks! However, more than thirty years later, the “white bike” is back in town — this time with a computer chip to record its every move!    7     (take) a bicycle, you have to insert a special card. People who want to use the bikes     8     (park) at special parking places have to take them to another special parking place     9     has enough room. Thanks to the good ideas of lots of people, many people around the world have been enjoying city center streets     10     cars for many years.

The World Health Organization has added the term “gaming disorder” to its International Classification of Diseases. It refers to people who     1     (addict) to video and other games and cannot stop. It is the first update in the WHO’s catalogue in almost three decades.

According     2     the WHO, gaming becomes a disorder if you are unable to control how long you play and when to stop. When that     3    (happen), it gets control of your life, influences everyday situations and affects your daily routine. WHO officials say that excessive gaming is a serious disorder     4     must be watched closely.

In order for a person to     5    (regard) as having a gaming disorder, the     6    (behave) must be going on for at least one year, either constantly or in phases. Gamers put their addiction above their family life, meeting with friends and     7    (go) to school.

On one side studies have shown that playing video games may help with problems like depression and dementia(痴呆). However, gaming is     8     (high) addictive and many people play for     9     longer time than is healthy. As a result, people get fired for not going to work or miss too many school classes. Many continue with     10    (they) addiction, even if they see and realize the negative consequences it leads to.

Mayun, founder and chairman of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba, left his position as company chairman on Sept 10, 2018, according to an     1     (office) announcement.

CEO Zhangyong would take over     2     new chairman then.     3     (make) sure a smooth and successful transition(交接), Mayun would remain in his present role until Sept 10, 2019.

Daniel Zhangyong, who will replace Mayun in 2019,     4     (call) an outstanding business leader by Mayun. Zhangyong has proven     5     (he) by leading Alibaba to realize thirteen months of   healthy and high-speed     6     (grow) over the past three years. He is also known as a key architect of the "Double Eleven" festival,     7     has been copied by other platforms since then.

    8    (pass) the Alibaba torch(火炬) to Zhang yong and his team is the right decision at the right time,” Ma yun said in a letter, “I feel     9     (true) proud of this decision”. When asked about his future plan, Ma yun said “I want to return to education because this is     10     I love to do”.