An c-payment system (系统) is a way of     1    (pay) for goods and services through an electronic medium (媒介), without the use of cash (现金). It’s also     2    (call) an online payment system or electronic payment system.

The electronic payment system has grown     3    (rapid) over the last 10 years because of the     4     (grow) spread of Internet-based banking and shopping. As the world progresses more with the help of technology, we can see the rise of electronic payment systems     5     leads to fewer check and cash transactions (交易). One of the most popular payment     6    (method) online is Alipay. Besides it, there are also other forms of payment, such     7     electronic wallets, smart cards and WeChat Pay.

E-payment systems allow people     8    (make) electronic payments for online transactions. With the great popularity of online shopping, c-payment systems have become a must     9     online customers, making shopping and banking much     10    (easy).

People in China have been paying cash for things for thousands of years, long     1     other civilizations. Now, increasingly, they’re paying with their cellphones. Chinese consumers are basically jumping across plastic, and going straight from cash to mobile payments. Chinese spent $5.5 trillion through mobile payment platforms last year, about 50 times     2     amount in the U. S. , according to reports. Nowhere     3     (be) the cashless trend more obvious than in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, which is home to Alibaba, the world’s     4    (large) online shopping platform. Its mobile payment app, Alipay, and WeChat Pay, which belongs to the country’s leading social messaging platform, together hold a commanding 90 percent of the market, leaving Apple Pay struggling to make inroads. I recently spent a day in Hangzhou to see     5     easy it was to go cashless, and     6     (amaze) I found it somewhat ahead of other     7     (city), including Beijing. I rode buses and subways, which all accept Alipay. I even listened to the mournful tunes of a woman     8     (perform) music on the street for change-or for a scan of a QR code(二维码)    9    (place) beside the change box. Over a bowl of noodles, a restaurateur told me that about half of his customers pay for     10     (they) meals with cellphones, and that he uses his to pay most of the time too. “I don’t have to worry about getting counterfeit money, or having to make change, ” he explained.

Kilns (窑) had to burn day and night in Jingdezhen, a city in Jiangxi Province of southeastern China, to meet demand from around the globe.

Today, though demand is much     1     (low), people are making porcelain (瓷器)     2     same way they have for hundreds of years, with Jingdezhen’s old masters still     3     (offer) thanks to the kiln gods.

Meanwhile, across town, creative new craftspeople are bringing new ideas into the art and new life to the once       4     (factory) and villages. It’s fair to say that Jingdezhen people live and breathe porcelain, but they aren’t doing it alone.

“Jingdezhen is more than a historical town. The old and new are mixed     5     (perfect) here.” says Hu Chunxiao, a local artist     6     family has worked in the industry for generations. The     7     (tradition) and modern exist in harmony, which makes     8     one of the most interesting towns in China for travel.

Despite being a center of porcelain for 1,700 years, Jingdezhen is never short of great natural scenes. The surrounding area is famous for rich     9     (hide) scenery—mountains, streams, farms and forests. It     10       (draw) artists who desire a peaceful life here since the ancient times.

With the development of modern technology, people can stay     1     (connect) with their families and friends easily, however far apart they are from each other. WeChat is one of the most     2     (frequent) used means of communication in China. It is reported that the number of the WeChat users     3     (reach) over 1.1 billion so far.

Once joining the WeChat, people can find more and more people start to add them     4     fiends. They don’t have to consider time     5     (zone) when communicating. Another reason why it is so popular is that it costs nothing. It’s also very convenient for people to immediately update     6     they are doing by WeChat.

However, addiction to WeChat will rob people of the time that should otherwise     7     (spend) on something more important. And the many so-called friends on it are not really friends at all, who simply want     8     (put) ads or sell items on Moments. Besides, people on the WeChat are more likely to compare     9     (they) with others, which will make them feel bad when finding some people seem to be     10     (success).

Do you want to start exercising? Congratulations! You are sure     1     (benefit) a lot from it. To start     2    , physical activity increases the efficiency of your heart and lungs. In addition, it has been proven that active people tend to have better immune systems and are at     3     (low) risk of diseases. Moreover,     4     (work) out can help you reduce stress, get over negative feelings, and improve certain brain functions. To help you exercise     5     (proper), there are several tips. First, make sure     6     you expect to improve: heart and lung efficiency, muscle strength or flexibility. Then stick with activities you enjoy. Second, eat right food     7     (meet) different needs of your body. When to eat is also of great     8     (important). Don’t forget to drink throughout exercise. Last     9     not least, wear proper clothes and equipment when exercising to prevent injury. Warming up before exercising and stretching at the end of your workout are good ways to avoid     10     (get) hurt.

Each time I take the underground I find myself     1     (surround) by dozens of passengers playing smartphones. They almost won’t even give a glance at the outside world. You may think it is normal to play smartphones     2     (kill) time. What’s worse, when I talk with some of my     3     (friend), they talk as playing, which is really an annoyance.

I really miss the old days when I chatted with some passengers on the train. Now things are     4     (difference). Everyone just concentrates     5     their smartphones. When talking with them, it seems that you are disturbing their playing smartphones. I could not just blame them for I am moving to be one like them. Sometimes I just feel we     6     (large) ignore our neighbors and want to keep in touch with distant strangers through the Internet. We care about the things far away     7     pay no attention to the needs nearby.     8     ridiculous the situation is! In a way we     9     (control) by smartphones. Are you     10     (experience) the same situation like me? Do you have any ways to avoid that?

Clowns (小丑) are almost everywhere in popular culture. But what they represent     1     (change) a lot over the past 400 years.

Clowns began appearing in the form we recognize today in European theaters in     2     17th century. With brightly colored clothes, big red noses and colorful faces, clowns tried every means to act foolish or play tricks     3     (make) the audience laugh.

Clowns became popular in the US in the 1960s. A happy clown     4     (choose) by McDonald’s to appear in its advertisements. Today, as we know, that company mascot (吉祥物) Ronald McDonald, is world famous.

However, the image of a happy clown is largely an American creation. In other cultures, the clown character is not     5     (necessary) good. One example is “Mr. Punch”, who was popular in British and French theaters curing the 1700s. While Mr. Punch was funny, he was also violent, often     6     (hit) his wife during the show,     7     gave rise to the name of “bad clowns”. Even today, in the eyes of some people, clowns are evil (邪恶的) and     8     (frighten).

Of course, there are different voices. Some people think clowns are positive, creative and imaginative. They bring people     9     (please) and laughter. That’s     10     attracts people, especially children, to clowns. They believe that as long as there are children in the world, there will be a future for clowns.

May 22.2021 is a sad day for the whole nation because Yuan Longping,     1     globally renowned agronomist (著名农学家)     2     (know) for developing the first hybrid rice strains, passed away at the age of 91. Yuan is called “the father of hybrid rice.”

Born in 1930, Yuan Longping     3     (graduate) from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then,     4     (find) ways to grow more rice has been his life goal. In 1973, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world     5     grew rice with a high output. This special strain of rice makes it possible     6     (produce) 20% more of the crop in the same fields, Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year     7     (be) from this hybrid strain.

Academician (院士) Yuan Longping’s contribution to the cause    8     hybrid rice in China and even the world has been     9     (wide) recognized and highly praised.His     10     (die) is a great loss to China and the world, and he will always be remembered by the people all over the world.