Last week, Hiroyuki Komatsu, a Google engineer,     1     (submit) a proposal to add new icons to the standard emoji library     2     could help those with food allergies understand what they are eating.

“Emoji should cover characters     3     (represent) major food allergens (过敏原), ” Komatsu wrote in     4     (he) proposal. “It enables people     5     (understand) what ingredients are used in foods even in foreign     6     (country) and to safely select meals.

Because emojis are everywhere and iconic, they could be helpful for restaurants and food packaging designers to communicate whether a product is made with common allergens. But as Komatsu’s proposal argues, many of the most common food allergens—such as peanuts, soy and milk—are missing or     7     (poor) represented by the current emoji library. There is an emoji for the octopus,     8     nothing for the squid; there is a loaf of bread that could symbolize gluten (谷蛋白), but a bundle of wheat could be     9     (clear) and more direct when labeling foods.

It’s common for the Unicode Consortium to add new emojis to the library: Several food-related emojis debuted (问世) last June. Apple included support for multiracial emojis in a recent iOS update.     10     artist even recreated Moby Dick in emoji characters.

Non-verbal communication is the process of sending and receiving messages without using words. It may     1    (evaluate) in any social interaction because more than half of our communication takes place through body movements, facial expressions, gestures, eye contact, posture, and tone of voice. In fact, a     2    (politics) who only speaks will not be an efficient one.

However,     3     potential for misunderstanding is great, and these non-verbal signals can be in conflict with what someone is saying. For example, a person might say they oppose a new idea but their emphasis and tone of voice might suggest that they     4    (be) actually in favour of it. Similarly, someone might advocate a particular course of action, but their body language might indicate that they don’t really believe in it     5    (they).

The ability     6    (understand) and use non-verbal communication, or body language, is one of the most powerful tools     7    can help you connect with others, express what you really mean, and build better relationships. However, most of us only devote a small percentage of our time to     8    (learn) how to read and understand non-verbal communication, or how to use our own body language to send out positive signals.

It’s true that some aspects of body language are inborn, but many are also learned or     9    (culture) determined. For example, while nodding your head means ‘yes’ in most cultures, in some parts of Greece it means ‘no’. So, as well as being able to read other people’s signals, it’s important to be aware     10     your own body language and to be able to clarify what you really mean.