Many people take the idea of saving money very seriously. Back in 1924, in Italy, a group of people    1     (think) the inability to resist spending a major social problem. They had the idea of starting a day to remind people to put away some money for a rainy day. This is how World Saving Day, held on Oct. 31st    2     (annual), was started, and it’s still going strong in 2019.

Not surprisingly, a movement targeting the poor was started. People in the    3     (underdevelop) world are more open to calls to be careful    4     money. But     5    idea of being thrifty (节俭) has also become popular among the rich. Take Mark Zuckerberg for example. The Facebook founder, one of the world’s     6    (rich) people, doesn’t spend very much money on himself.

Other people don’t spend money because they don’t like the culture of consumption. This is connected to the view     7    we should make ourselves happy through the    8    (activity) we take part in, rather than with what we buy.

But however we view money, moderate spending is certainly a good idea when we are still too young to get a job. There is a British saying that    9    (offer) some good advice in this situation: “Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after    10    (they).”

Now whenever I get close to     1     (lose) my patience, I’ll think of a report that I watched on TV years ago. It     2     (report) that nearly 100,000 people died from traffic accidents that year, causing a lot of damage and pain for individuals and society. Road safety has aroused     3     (wide) attention of the public than ever before. In recent years, many rules     4     (make) to reduce the traffic crashes, especially for the ones     5     (involve) in the pedestrians. As far as I’m concerned, we should take road safety     6     (serious) in our daily life. While using the road, we must walk on the pavement, take notice of the traffic lights and learn to protect     7    . Besides, car drivers should obey the traffic rules, which is both good for themselves and others. Above all, we should teach our children to treasure life and get to know and obey the traffic rules.

All     8     all, life is so precious that we can’t afford to lose it. Obeying the traffic rules is     9     all of us should pay attention to     10     (particular). Only by attaching great importance to traffic safety can we all live a better life.

China used to be called the “Kingdom of Bicycles” in the 1980s and 1990s, but since then, cars     1     (take) over the country. Because of traffic jams,     2     can be difficult to travel across major Chinese cities. Even     3     (go) a few kilometers can take up to an hour. Now, new apps that help people use bikes are being used more and more across cities.

Cheng Li started using bike-sharing services about six     4     (month) ago. He said he drove less and went on the metro (地铁)     5     (much). “After I get off the metro, I usually have to walk another kilometer or two, so I’ll rent a bike and go. It is convenient.”

For many, it is great to have sharing bikes.     6    , many of bike-sharing stations were not placed in convenient places. Now, it is easy to find a bike, and to register with     7     smartphone.

Meanwhile, there is now a lot of     8     (compete) among bike-sharing providers because of their     9     (popular). Some providers are trying to flood the streets with bikes to be more noticeable. Sometimes there are so many bikes that they     10     (complete) block the sidewalks.