Ever since I was little, I’ve been larger than other     1     (girl). For a long time, this really     2     (bother) me. People would stare at me because I was “big” and I hated the way I looked. My anxiety drove me     3     (try) every means possible to lose weight,     4     (include) dieting and weight-loss pills, but this brought me nothing but pain and poor health. Everything changed     5     one day I came across the success story of a plus-size model, Tess Holliday. Although she’s larger than most other models, she’s really attractive and has the     6     (confident) to be herself—even in an industry full of beauty stereotypes. Her story changed     7     (me) ideas about what it means to be     8     (beauty). I realised that my health, mental and physical, is     9     most important thing. Now I exercise a couple     10     times a week but just to keep fit. I mean, isn’t it better that I’m large and happy, instead of skinny and unhealthy?

Electric bicycles have made life a lot     1    (easy) for food delivery workers here in China. More than 10,000 kilometers away, there was a familiar sight in New York City.     2    , owing to a new policy, e-bikes can no longer be    3    (common) seen on the street over there.

City officials in New York are promising a crackdown(严厉打击) on e-bikes. The pollution-free vehicles are loved by environmentalists and the often poor workforce     4    . relies on them. But there are also frequent complaints    5     the bicycles from drivers and pedestrians(行人) who consider them    6     public danger.

Now it is legal to own and sell the bicycles, but    7    (ride) them on the street could lead to a fine of up to $500. Businesses that equip their    8    (employ) with the bicycles will also be heavily fined.

The bicycles, which look just like regular bicycles, can reach speeds of 30 km/h and are sometimes operated recklessly (鲁莽的). Lots of people have stories about dangerous situations where they    9    (step) out into the street, only to be nearly hit by a quick-moving e-bike.

Police enforcement (强制执行) against the bicycles has already been tightened. Almost 1,000 of them    10     (take) away by police since last year, an increase of several hundred from the year before.

In the family,     1     (heat) arguments and cold silences are very common between     2     (teenager) and parents. Such family tensions     3     (cause) by teenagers’ physical changes, such as     4     (develop) at a different rate to your friends and shooting up in height or getting left far behind. Besides, it can be a big headache     5     (balance) teenagers’ developing mental needs.     6    , teenagers can take action to improve the situation. For example, they can communicate with their parents     7     (regular) and honestly.     8     such healthy communication, teenagers can learn when to back down and when to ask parents to relax their control. In fact,     9     is quite normal to struggle with the stress that parent­child tensions create. The stormy period will not last and everything     10     (turn) out all right in the end.

The 2022 Shanghai Book Fair took place at the Shanghai Exhibition Center from Nov. 18 to 22, when about 120 publishers presented more than 20,000 books    1    about 100 reading activities were held.

The book fair has taken place annually since    2    (it) launch in 2004, except for 2021, when the event    3    (cancel) because of COVID-19.

“People tell me that every year when the Shanghai Book Fair opens, they feel as if they are hearing alarm clocks ringing, reminding them about the    4    (important) and benefits of reading,” says Xu Jiong, head of the municipal bureau for press and publication.

The annual celebration of reading has become the most    5    (excite) event for publishers and readers. As a result    6    COVID-19, many events have been held online, but face-to-face communication has been irreplaceable, Xu adds.

Kan Ninghui, president of the Shanghai Century Publishing Group, says although this year’s book fair was smaller,    7    ( compare)with the one held in 2020, the event, the core value of    8    is promoting good books and quality publication, attracted many relevant people at home and abroad,

Kan says he was happy    9    (see) publishers and video bloggers live-streaming(网络直播) almost all the events during the 2022 fair. “Such interaction between online events and on-site participation has    10    (large) expanded the space of the Shanghai Book Fair,” he says.