【推荐2】A researcher has made a report     1     says having a lot of money makes you a bad person. Professor Paul Piff spent ten years     2     (look) at the personalities of rich people and     3     (find) that their behaviour was very different     4     the behavior of poor people. Rich people are more likely to break     5     (rule), not follow the law, and not care about other people. Wealthy people cheat more at games and are less likely to help other people. Professor Piff told the BBC, “Wealth makes you more     6     (worry) about your own interests, your own desires, your own welfare.” He added that rich people think their own goals and needs are the most     7     (importance) thing in their life.

Professor Piff also found that poor people are more generous than rich people. The poor give a higher percentage of their money     8     (help) others than the rich. The     9     (wealth) you are, the less generous you are. You give significantly smaller portions away to other people. However, he said that rich people could change their behavior and become nicer     10     more generous.

Beijing will carry out measures to help bridge    1    has become a digital divide for many older people to make sure they share in the benefits of a smart society. Given that technology brings     2    (convenient) to society in many ways and has become widespread, such as the use of scanned codes for payment, entrance to buildings and registration , seniors who are not tech-savvy(精通科技) face     3    (grow) difficulty in daily life.

Li Xiaoli,    4     63-year-old Beijing resident, said she once waited for 40 minutes along a street trying to hail(招呼) a cab but none     5    ( stop) for her. She didn't know how to use those car-hailing apps. Public venues are increasingly using online reservation systems,     6    ( especial) since the start of COVID-19, which presents a barrier to health, cultural and leisure facilities for the older population.

    7    ( help) solve difficulties facing those seniors, the Beijing city government will carry out 52 specific measures this year. An additional 37 measures    8    (take) in 2022.

“Smart technology should serve them, instead of blocking them    9    a happier life," said a volunteer. He is helping to teach seniors to use smartphones and become more familiar with the internet and related services. "They need unhurried and patient     10    ( explain) . That's the way to bring them to where they can enjoy these benefits, too. There is no shortcut for caring," he said.

The Internet plays an important role in our daily life. It not only bring us great     1    (convenient) but also can change our life by online communities and social network. Jan, an English teacher, suddenly     2    (develop) a serious illness and had to give up her job. Later, she found that     3    (surf) the Internet can ease her loneliness. She then joined an online group     4     she could talk about her problem and realized that one of the     5    (good) benefits of the Internet was its ability to bring people together regardless of the distance.     6    (encourage) by Internet users, she determined to set up an IT club to teach older people how     7    (use) computers and the Internet. She even started attending online class to learn more about the Internet and make the society better. She thinks it is highly important for everyone to be accessible     8     the Internet, so she plan to start     9     charity website to raise money to help children in poor countries. “     10     other people went through during tough times inspired me to move forward”, she explained.