1 . After lunch the residents and the young volunteers ________ (逗笑，提供消遣) themselves with art activities which included Chinese painting and calligraphy. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

2 . Nowadays there are hundreds of thousands of news apps and official news media accounts on social media, with a total ________ (会员数) of over 700 million in China. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

3 . In the mid-1990s, due to the popularity of personal computers and increased Internet access, some newspapers began to publish their own digital ________ (版本) on the Internet. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

4 . He left money in his 1904 will to fund the establishment of the prizes, stating that he wanted four awards in journalism, four in letters and ________ (戏剧), one for education, and five traveling ________ (奖学金). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

5 . I am deeply interested in the progress and elevation of journalism… regarding it as a noble ________ (职业) and one of unequaled importance for its influence upon the minds and morals of the people. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

6 . The duty of journalists is to tell the truth. ________ (新闻业) means you go back to the actual facts, you look at the documents, you discover what the record is, and you report it that way. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

7 . Recently, I accidentally found a set of Hanfu l only wore once from the bottom of the cupboard. I remember buying them simply to match the ancient-style hair accessories (配饰) a friend gave me. It occurred to me that 1 had been trapped in the “birdcage effect”.

“Birdcage effect” means that when you get an item one day, you will prepare more things to match it. Weeks ago, I was in the company of friends engaged in shopping. One said that she wanted to buy a good writing pen to match the delicate notebook that her sister gave her, so that she would fall in love with taking notes on reading, and thus love reading, not just reading. I joked that she must have fallen for the “birdcage effect”. But the friend said with a smile: “Why not use the ‘birdcage effect’ instead?”

For the first time, I heard that the “birdcage effect” can be used in reverse (逆向). However, this can’t help but remind me of middle school, and I seem to have used the “birdcage effect”. Passing by a bookstore one day, I purchased a magazine and saw the call for contributions published in the magazine, so I started writing with eager hands, and then I fell in love with writing.

After shopping with my friends that time, I began to proceed to use the “birdcage effect”. I bought a small fresh tablecloth to decorate my desk, and a beautiful notebook to record my inspiration. When everything was ready, I started writing again.

But how can we get rid of the “birdcage effect” in many things, and even use the “birdcage effect” in the opposite way? Various “birdcages” unavoidably appear in life, but we can distinguish them. If it is not in line with the actual situation, it is a “negative birdcage”, then we must learn to stop losses in time and maintain a heart of abandonment and separation. If it is a “positive birdcage” that motivates us to develop upward, we can clarify our goals, shop or decorate appropriately, and motivate ourselves to move towards our goals. At this time, you will find that the “birdcage effect” is actually not so terrible!

1. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The application of the “birdcage effect” in life.

B．The necessity of using the “birdcage effect” in life.

C．The turning point of the author’s idea on the “birdcage effect”.

D．The author’s conflict with her friend over the “birdcage effect”.

2. What is the author’s purpose in mentioning her middle school experience?

A．To recall her delightful days at school.

B．To explain the reason for her love with writing.

C．To confirm the positive of the “birdcage effect”.

D．To prove her knowledge of the “birdcage effect”.

3. How can we make use of the “birdcage effect” positively?

A．By realizing this effect has two sides.

B．By promoting our personal consumption.

C．By recognizing this effect is not so terrible.

D．By guiding our acts to go with reasonable goals.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Getting Rid of the Birdcage Effect Confidently

B．Motivating Ourselves to Move Towards Our Goals

C．The Birdcage Effect: Influence on Consumer Behavior

D．The Birdcage Effect: How to Use It to Your Advantage

8 . 他是一个聪明的人，因为他知道何时让步，何时放松控制。
He is a wise man because he knows when to ________ ________ and when to relax his control.

9 . 毕竟，他是我们的会计，熟悉这些数据。为何不将他的建议考虑在内呢？
After all, he is our accountant and is familiar with these figures. Why not ________ his suggestions ________ ________?

10 . 幸运的是，她现在已经脱离危险，一两天后就能完全康复。 (recovery短语)
Fortunately, she is now ________ ________ ________ and will ________ ________ ________ ________in a day or two.