2 . We have heard some interesting ways that 5G wireless technology might change our lives in the future.

5G short for the 5th generation mobile communication technology, promises Internet speeds between 50 to 100 times faster than current 4G systems. While 5G is set to be used in some limited areas of America this year, much of the world is not expected to receive widely available service until 2023.

One project in Britain, however, is already testing this super fast technology on an unlikely group of Internet users—cows. The project was developed by American technology company Cisco Systems. It also receives money from the British government. Cisco says the program seeks to explore the future of 5G connectivity in rural areas around the world.

Testing areas were set up at farms in three rural areas of England. The cows are equipped with 5G-connected devices (装置) that link up to a robotic milking system, which uses sensors (传感器) and machine learning to fully automate the process. System designers say technology takes over after a cow feels ready to be milked and walks toward an automatic gate. The device is designed to recognize each individual cow. It then positions equipment to the right body position for milking. During the process, machines release food for the cow as a reward.

Other 5G technology tools include automated brushes that turn on when the cow rubs up against them. Sensors also control the amount of light to the cows’ living areas depending on the weather. And an automatic feeding system makes sure the animals always get enough to eat.

Duncan Forbes, head of the project, told Reuters that the project shows the farm’s cow operations can be greatly improved with 5G technology and that the experiment provides strong evidence that 5G technology can be widely used in the future, not just on farms in Britain, but in rural communities across the world.

3 . Four schools from Beijing were in Hull to put on a show.

The schools, all from the Fengtai District in Beijing, have close ties to the city. Groups of students from Beijing and Hull regularly visit each other as part of a cultural and educational exchange programme.

Today’s special performance at Hull City Hall included various forms of traditional Chinese music, dance and acrobatics (杂技).

Lewis Anderson, 26, started learning Chinese at the age of 13 and acts as a translator and organiser when the Chinese students visit the UK. He also currently studies at a university in China.

He said, “Cultural exchanges are really important because children start to appreciate everything in life. They start to learn that there isn’t only their view on things and they start to look at other cultures and appreciate their history and beauty. For example, when Hull students visit China, they might visit the Great Wall and enjoy traditional dancing and opera, and then they come home and think ‘What do we have that is the equivalent (相等的东西) of that?’ and they look at all the different things that we have and it starts to open their minds.”

The Chinese students are on a 12-day visit to the UK, visiting eight different cities, including four days in Hull. As part of their visit to Hull, they were invited to visit various museums, galleries and tourist sites in the city.

Lewis said, “The children love exploring Hull because it’s rich in history and everywhere you look it’s old, beautiful and attractive.”

At Hull City Hall the Chinese students performed a traditional Peking Opera, which combines music, vocal performance, dance and acrobatics. The performance is famous for featuring fantastic costumes and dazzling make-up.

7 . Best Tours in Auckland

Waiheke Island

With the best of the island’s two selling points — nature and wine — this tour will have you cross through the island’s bushland, and drink award-winning wines. You’ll see New Zealand’s famously shy wildlife and native plants.

Tour: Waiheke Island Vineyards and Bush Walk

Money: $ 130 for a family of three

Coromandel

This day tour allows you to get to some of the area’s places far away. Your guide will drop you off at Stony Bay where you will begin the 10-kilometre hike to Fletcher Bay, where you will be collected. You can enjoy its natural beauty, with the shining ocean alongside you. Don’t forget your bathing suit to make the most of the place at the end of the route.

Tour: Coromandel Coastal Walkway Day Tour

Money: $ 45 per person

Hamilton

Explore endangered species of flora and fauna at Sanctuary Mountain. It’s a place where at-risk species can grow without human nearing them. Your guide will explain the species and the reasons they’re endangered to you.

Tour: Guided Forest Tour of Sanctuary Mountain

Money: $ 42 per person

Waitomo

Put on your boots and helmet, and prepare to go down underground, hiking among rocks and streams. The tour is limited to six people, allowing you a much more comfortable and personalized experience.

Tour: Glow-worm Caving Adventure

Money: $55 per adult &. $ 25 per child

8 . Becca was 6 when she was told she had cancer on Sept. 8, 2014. She clearly remembers the bad days of her 26 months of non -stop treatment. Luckily, Becca celebrated her final treatment on Nov. 13, 2016, and she has been cancer-free ever since. But she was thinking about what her life was like while experiencing the treatment.

“I was never able to do much, and that’s what the kids lying in their hospital beds right now experience, asking their mom and dad, ‘When are we leaving? When can I play with my friends?’ So I decided I have to help them.”

In February, 2017, Becca came up with the idea for Knots and Arrows, a company that makes bracelets (手镯) out of swimsuit materials (泳衣布料). Part of the money made from each bracelet goes to the organizations that help people with cancer.

Becca created the company with her father, Gerhard Salmins. Gerhard Salmins once had cancer and already recovered from it. “I would be in the hospital sitting there crying and then my dad would come in and he would play games with me,” she said. “It made me forget about what I was going through” Becca said the name of the organization shows the motto (座右铭) she stuck to through her personal cancer journey.

Her organization has already given thousands of dollars to research organizations and families in need. Becca said she hoped her bracelets would make people remember that great things can result from small changes. “No matter what age you are, what you look like, and how you act, you can make a difference!”she said.

9 . One day, a professor (教授) entered his classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They all waited anxiously at their desks for the ________ to begin.

The professor ________ the exam papers with the text facing down as usual. Once he handed them all out, he asked the students to ________ the papers.

To everyone’s ________, there were no questions — just a black ________ in the centre of the paper. The professor, seeing the ________ on everyone’s faces, told them the following: “I want you to write about what you see there.” The students, confused, got started on the very task.

At the ________ of the class, the professor took all the exams, ________ each one of them loud in front of all the students.

All of them, ________ exception, described the black dot (小圆点), trying to explain its position in the center of the sheet. After all had been read, the classroom ________, the professor started to explain:

“I’m not going to ________ you on this; I just want to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the ________part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot—and the same thing ________ in our lives. However, we insist on ________ only on the black dot — the health issues that trouble us, the ________ of money, the complicated (复杂的) friendship with a family member, the ________ with a friend. The dark spots are very ________ when compared to everything we have in our lives, ________ they are the ones that pollute our minds. Take your eyes ________ from the black dots in your lives. Enjoy each one of your blessings, each moment that life gives you. Be ________ and live a life filled with love!”

10 . A decade ago, I was engaged in pet therapy work. As I dug deeper into the job, I had a desire to _______ the pets’ daily work to let more people realize their _______ and efforts. _______, they were unable to communicate with us in oral language. It was when I became _______ with the work of my golden retriever’s (寻回犬), named Clark. As he _______ and went through obedience training, I realized that he would be a good partner.

Clark is 12 now and still works every week. As a(an) _______, he visits two hospitals, a day care center for the _______ whose children work far away, and our library’s PAWS for Reading program. Clark has also helped out a kids’ _______ needs camp. He is so popular that everywhere we go people _______ him, especially the kids he has worked with.

We have seen some very special things through our ________ work. I brought Clark to our local hospital to visit a man who was ________ paralyzed (瘫痪) on his left side from a stroke. One day, my wife, Anna, asked him if he could give Clark a treat. Surprisingly, he ________ right away. And Clark ________ took the treat. Then the man raised his left hand and began ________ Clark. His friend said happily, “He has never ________ that hand since he had his stroke!”

________ it seems appropriate that when Clark visits hospital, he also ________ tricks for the patients with his paw. The best one is when he ________ on the floor and crossed his paws. He stays ________ there and doesn’t move until Anna says “Best wishes”. It’s the best wishes for all the people Clark ________ as well as for himself.