4 . People are often addicted to high-tech products. On the way, almost everybody is________their eyes on phones. I feel sorry about this, and I can't comment on what might be happening in other cities, but in my city, there are some________moments of connection. I just________one the other day.

On the subway, I took out my________and started reading like others. Then I noticed that________was sitting on the three seats across from me. After careful observation, I________why. Next to the empty seats was a________dressed old woman. She smelled as if she hadn't________for a few days or something in her bag had gone bad.

After a while, a man sitting beside the door started to________her. "Grandmother, are you okay?" We all waited for her________, but she just nodded.

"You never know, maybe the other day you or me will be in the difficult________like her," he said to us and the young lady who was with him. He also________his pocket, took out some money and gave it to the old woman. Others were________to do so, too.

The couple, just before they left, made a(n)________to us. "We just got________." There were a round of cheers from the passengers. "________," someone called out. The first thing the newlyweds did was________. What a perfect beginning to their marriage!

I was________and put something in the old woman's hand before I________. Although it was very________outside, but I felt warm.

6 . The fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar calendar (日历), also known as the Lantern Festival, is the last day for the Spring Festival celebration. It's time to enjoy the important festival food: rice glue balls. It is called tangyuan in the south, and yuanxiao in the north of China. It's one of the favorite dishes at Chinese festivals, as the round shape represents reunion.

Li Mingcheng, more than 60 years old, has been making rice glue balls for over 40 years. His snack bar brand was founded over 100 years ago. He is the sixth generation leader of the family. Every kid looked forward to the Spring Festival, because long ago, rice glue balls were luxury (奢侈的) food. People only made them during the Spring Festival. Besides the rare (罕见的) dishes like meat, the rice glue balls were an important part of Li's childhood memories.

"The wrapper (包装材料) is made of rice from northeast China. It is the best," says Li. After being put into water for 24 hours, the rice is wet-milled (湿磨) to make dough (面团) and it is decorated with sweet juice. For the filling, black sesame (芝麻) is a classic choice. It's a mixture of sesame, sugar and lard. Some people prefer it with walnuts, peanuts and brown sugar.

After eating rice glue balls, families make full use of the remaining holiday to see lantern shows. In the colorful lights, people wish for a whole year as happy as today. Those sweet times would be connected with rice glue balls and happiness at the festival.

7 . Events for Kids

From My Window Giveaway

April 9-April 29, free

What do you see from your window? Draw it and enter to win some books and activities from Barefoot Books. They have created a fun, imaginative drawing printable for kids and grown-ups to create a scene from their window. Grown-ups can share the pictures you create with your kids on the Internet and a winner will be chosen on April 30.

Cook-in with Chef Gino

April 20-April 24, free

Join Chef Gino every day at 5 pm this week as we cook with the kids! He'll show live on the Internet, showing kids how to make dinner with what they have on hand. Each day he'll take advice from kids everywhere and select one request (要求) a day and go live the following day at 5 pm to create dinner using only those exact ingredients (原料)!

Blossom(开花)Hunt

March 1-May 31, $l5 adults, $5 ages 5-l2

The Garden burst to life in different colors. Take a map and search on for beautiful cherry and rose blossoms. You can learn about the history and story behind these blossoms. Please note the blossoms are seasonal, and weather varies from year to year. This year, it is said that cherry and stone-fruit blossoms will range from February to late March and roses in April, May and even into June.

Berkner Break Family Concert

April 17-April 20, free

Children's musician Laurie Berkner is here to make it easier for kids and parents to find a routine (常规), get up and move, and learn and play together. Each weekday on Laurie's social media, she's posting a video of one of her songs for a Berkner Break, performing such well-loved favorites as We Are the Dinosaurs and The Goldfish.

8 . I once took a bus journey from Kampung Pulai to Butterworth during my school holidays. I was to_________my family who had already gone there ahead of me._________in Butterworth during the December holidays was a yearly routine (惯例) for my family, as my grandparents were_________natives of the island. This was the first time that I was _________on my own and I was a little upset.

But the different sceneries along the way_________my fears. I was enjoying myself so much just watching the _________that I didi not realize that my stomach was protesting in_________. The bus stopped at a market where sellers had _________ stands to sell wares (货物). I got off the bus and_________myself to a juicy Danny’s burger. Had my mother been with me, I would never have been__________to buy it. So I enjoyed my__________greatly.

By this time, I had made friends with two other boys traveling up to Butterworth on__________We struck up a __________and got along well once we realized that we had a lot in common. __________, we went around the market looking at the wares and eating oily but__________food. We had a really interesting but__________time!

When the bus__________reached the bus stop where I was lo take a__________across to Butterworth, I had the pleasure of knowing that I had__________greatly from the journey. I had made two new friends while feasting (尽情享受) both physically as well as__________. It was really an enjoyable trip!

9 . New research has shown how the Leaning (倾斜) Tower of Pis has managed to keep standing in the face of several strong earthquakes. It has leaned at an angle of about five degrees.

The vulnerability (脆弱性)of the UNESCO World Heritage Site has confused engineers and scientists for a thousand years. Earthquake activities were expected to significantly damage the tower or even result in its falling over. However, unbelievably, this has not happened.

A research group of 16 engineers at the University of Bristol have now discovered that the height and hardness of the tower, combined with the softness of the base soil, ensure that it doesn’t resonate (共振)with earthquake ground motion, which is known as Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction (DSSI) and the lower now holds the title of world record holder in DSSI effects.

What is interesting is that the very same soil, which caused the leaning instability(不稳定性) and made the tower almost fall, can be credited for helping it survive these earthquake events.

The tower continues to attract visitors keen to express their big surprise at amazing buildings. Construction of the tower began in the twelfth century and continued for over 199 years clue to the onset of a series of wars.

Multiple efforts to preserve the historic site have occurred over the years. In the 1920s, the bases were put in cement grout (水泥架)with the intention of making the tower firm. In 1990, a decision was made to completely close the site to visitors due to the fear that it was at risk of falling over.

It was the first time the tower had been closed in 800 years. It reopened again in 2001 and remains one of Italy’s most popular tourist attractions.

10 . It’s never too late to get a college diploma(毕业证书). Pat Ormond , more than seventy years old, is living proof of this. She received a bachelor’s(学士)degree in anthropology 42 years after taking her first college class.

But the Ormond family had another graduate from the University of Tennessee T Chattanooga(UTC) that same day: Ormond’s granddaughter, Melody Ormond. “I always knew that I’m going to graduate from college,”said Melody. “I just never knew that my grandma was also going to be there.”

Pat took her first college class at Kennesaw State University. After one term, she dropped out to move to Tennessee. She spent the next several decades working as an accountant and raising a family. And while she did an occasional class at UTC, her family continued to encourage her to finish her degree, especially after she retired.

Pat and Melody graduated last November. Their graduation ceremony was socially distanced, meaning that no audience were allowed. The achievement had made Pat somewhat a celebrity.

“We were so proud to have students like Melody Ormond and her grandmother, Pat Ormond , in the UTC class of 2020,” said UTC Chancellor Steven R. Angle. Together, they are examples of determination and love of lifelong learning we encourage in every UTC graduate.”

Pat hopes she can be an example for other nontraditional college students who want to get their degrees. “Learning never stops,”Pat said, who isn’t planning to stop anytime soon. She’s working on another degree一a bachelor’s degree in history.