China’s central bank issued an e-CNY (digital yuan) user guide on Monday, the     1     (late) move aimed at promoting mobile payment for foreigners.

Mobile phone users can search for “e-CNY” in the App Store or Google Play to download and install (安装) the digital yuan app,     2     press the “Sign up” option to register an account, according to     3     statement which is in the language of both Chinese and English from the People’s Bank of China. Next, click “Open/Add e-CNY Wallets” and select any authorized operator that supports international services     4     (complete) the registration process and start using e-CNY wallets, the statement explained.

The e-CNY wallet can be registered     5     (use) mobile phone numbers from over 210     6    (country) and regions across the world, according to the central bank statement.

In order to further enhance payment     7     (convenient) for foreigners in China, Alipay has increased its service languages     8     16 from the earlier two languages—Chinese and English. Alipay and WeChat Pay, China’s two major payment apps,     9     (announce) earlier this month that foreign users can now link     10     (they) international credit cards, including Visa and Mastercard , to these platforms.

For 27 years, Mao Shihua     1     (be) a permanent fixture for the residents of Huangtankou, selling breakfast to schoolchildren from her simple stall (货摊) meters away from a primary school.     2     (fond) nicknamed “Breakfast Nanny”, Mao served food that was both nutritious and cheap. Each item cost just half a yuan,     3     the price was never raised.

Mao’s “day” began at 2 am,     4     she would start preparing the breakfast items. Around 5:30, Mao would ride a tricycle cart to her stall to sell the breakfast, and remained there till 7:30 am.     5     hours of preparing and selling the breakfast, Mao barely made 50 yuan a day. She would often need to dip into her pension (养老金)     6     (cover) costs. Even owners of neighboring stalls would admit that Mao made no money out of her business.

However, Mao didn’t care. The hours she spent serving food to the children living in the mountainous area was the     7     (happy) part of her day.

When 90-year-old Mao died on December 18, 2023, netizens from around the country expressed their     8     (admire) for her and grief over her death, praising her as     9     “ordinary hero”.

In 2019, inspired by Mao, the public service center established the “1-yuan caring breakfast” store. From 7 to 8:30 am every day, the store provides 20 to 30 breakfast sets     10     (price) at 1 yuan for special groups such as sanitation workers and elderly people.

Olympic record-setting Chinese teen Quan Hongchan collected gold in the synchronized 10m platform (双人10米跳台) event alongside her partner Chen Yuxi, at     1     Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre on Saturday. The duo (二人组) racked up a total 375.30 points — 85.26 points more than the Japanese silver medalists. In fact, the two teens     2     (win) all major titles in the women’s 10m platform events over the last three years.

Quan was born in a small village of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, in 2007 and took up     3     (dive) at age 7. She     4     (encourage) to try the sport because of the agility (灵活) she showed while jumping when she played hopscotch (跳房子游戏) at school.

“I’d never tried any other sports before,     5     I enjoyed playing in the water,” she recalled. “From the very start, I could jump into the water     6     fear or hesitation.” The young diver is said to have initially (最初) taken up the sport to earn money     7     (support) her mother, who has an illness that requires constant care.

Journalists from around the world lined up for two hours to ask her questions. Her short and simple answers won     8     (smile) and sometimes laughs. Her longest response came when she was asked why she was carrying a toy turtle,     9     has been a hot topic at the Asiad, “Because I like it. Turtles are not good-looking, but they’re     10     (love)! I like them!”

A groundbreaking new app from the Changsha IFS mall shows     1     much 5G is transforming the shopping experience.

    2     updating clothes or comparing prices, mobile technology has transformed the shopping habits of     3     (today) customers. 5G is bringing the mobile revolution into real-world shopping.

In China’s Changsha, Changsha IFS became the first 5G-enabled     4     (commerce) complex in the country. And it’s using a new shopping navigator (导航), iGO, whose role isn’t just help users find their way around the mall’s different     5     (level). Users can even enjoy a personalized shopping experience and engage in an interactive treasure hunt game.

Common phone navigation tools can be tough     6     (use) within complex indoor environments. However, the iGO system, which opens directly from WeChat, uses the smartphone camera to capture the user’s precise     7     (locate).

Once a destination     8     (select), the navigator starts to guide shoppers through their environment step by step. IGO combines 5G technology with Augmented Reality so that navigation markers appear on top of the real environment,     9     (mean) shoppers can easily navigate, turn by turn and floor by floor,     10     having to puzzle out how the blocks on a map relate to where they are in the real world.

Imagine a humorous person you know. The moment he enters the room or even his name    1    (speak), you may think of laughter and joking. However, is joking or entertaining others always the main determiner of a humorous person? This introduces our question, “What is a humorous person?” A humorous person is someone that has a relaxed tone, makes others feel     2     (include) in a playful way, and can attract the attention of a crowd while     3       (control) the mood of a room at the same time.

A person can be described    4     humorous by having obvious comedic or amusing characteristics in one of many areas. He may be a serious person, but has a very dry tone and wit. There could also be a person that     5     (warm) offers simple puns (双关) to make others feel at ease.

Being humorous is a way that can be learned and developed over time. In the book published by University Press, C. R. Snyder &. S. J. Lopez provide a detailed     6     (introduce) to humor, humor habits and humor tone,     7     not only allows for learning but also     8       (help) build the best quality of life.

I will look into the     9     (character) and virtues of humorous people, and why being humorous can be a great thing in many situations. However, on     10     other hand, I will explore the reasons why humor can also be misused. Let’s get started.