After only about ten years, smartphone technology is so     1     (success) that businesses and employees have trouble imagining a day without smartphones. Besides     2     (make) phone calls, nearly all smartphones today can provide directions through GPS, take pictures and play music. Your business can make good use of this     3     (rapid) developing technology.

Old school cell phones can call and text. Smartphones allow you a number of ways of communicating     4     your staff, customers and suppliers. You can remain connected through social networking sites like LinkedIn.

Once, you might use an entire bag     5     (carry) around all the devices     6     (need) for daily business activities. You would need your cell phone and laptop (笔记本电脑). You might also need an MP3 player, a camera and a GPS device. A smartphone can put all of this functionality into your pocket. One of your     7     (worker) can easily search for directions to a client’s (客户的) business and read a sales flyer before a meeting starts.

The sensors built into the smartphone as well     8     its portability (便携性) have made it a device with almost limitless apps. You and your staff can keep fit with health and fitness apps. Using Internet radio and podcasting apps     9     (put) you in touch with whole new worlds of audio (音频). Apps     10     let you paint or create music improve your creativity.

The world’s tallest outdoor elevator might be two     1     (decade) old, but it remains just as popular as ever,     2     (offer) fast and effortless views of a national park that many believe inspired the incredible scenery of the 2009 film “Avatar.”

The Zhangjiajie National Forest Park     3     (locate) in Hunan, China. It’s famed for its towering, upright karst (喀斯特) formations, and bears a     4     (strike) resemblance to the floating landscape of alien-world Pandora, which plays     5     appealing role in the movie.

The 326-meter-tall glass Bailong Elevator was built onto the side of a cliff in the national park and offers striking views of the karst formations. It     6     (consist) of three double-decker lifts, each of     7     can transport as many as 46 visitors up the mountain in less than two minutes per trip.

The elevator serves as gateway to some of the main attractions of the park     8     (include) Golden Whip Stream, Tianzi Mountain and views of the Southern Pillar of Heaven — which was later renamed “Hallelujah Mountain”     9     honor of “Avatar” director James Cameron’s floating mountains.

    10     (Alternative), visitors can hike up the mountain, which takes about 2.5 hours.

It has been estimated that rapidly growing modernization is leading to ignorance towards the environment. Humans have created a situation in     1     ordinary events become increasingly raised to the level of natural disasters,     2     (cause) heavy losses in terms of human life as well as property.

Over the years, scientists researching on this topic     3     (find) that the main problem is global warming. But because     4     human greed, no one is really caring about the environmental risks and everyone is busy making money.

It is known that the rapid industrial growth has led to     5     large number of air and water pollution problems. Though there are environmental laws that these     6     (industry) need to follow to treat the waste but most of the time the industry owners ignore these laws for their personal gain. Rapid construction has led to large land areas being covered with cement(水泥), meaning the flow of water becomes so strong     7     water runoff can’t get absorbed by the soil, eventually leading to greater flooding.

    8     (fortunate), there are still a lot of people who really care about the environment and are     9     (will) to work on environmental issues. Many societies and groups are working day and night     10     (make) people aware of the harmful effects of the pollution and other practices that are harmful to our environment.

Do you know spring rolls? Spring rolls,     1     name is a translation of the Chinese chun juan, are     2     variety of filled, rolled dim sum found in East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine.

In China, the past spring rolls were regarded as a seasonal food     3     (eat) during the spring. They started as a pancake rolls stuffed with the new season’s spring vegetables. Nowadays, spring rolls can be enjoyed throughout     4     year and they are usually served as an     5     (amaze) starter for parties.

Fried spring rolls are generally small. They can be sweet or salty; the former are often filled     6     red bean paste (红豆馅) and the latter are typically prepared with vegetables. Non-fried spring rolls are usually     7     (big) than the fried ones. Unlike fried spring rolls, non-fried spring rolls     8     (make) by filling the wrappers with many different pre-cooked ingredients.     9     (tradition), they are food for the Cold Food Festival and the Tomb Sweeping Day in spring     10     (remember) ancestors.

Spring Festival is an important traditional festival in China, which has many unique     1     (custom). Here are three readers’ accounts, who shared their experiences and views about it.

Tom Jenkins spent Spring Festival with his host family in Nanjing. A week before the festival, the house was cleaned     2     (thorough). His host mother said this was     3    (sweep) away the dirt of the past year. Next, the Chinese character Fu     4     (attach) upside down to the front door to welcome happiness. At the night before Spring Festival, they sat together to enjoy a big dinner.

For Xu Gang, he usually plans his trip home weeks before Spring Festival as it is difficult to book train tickets or flights.     5     (surround) by Shanxi accents on the train, he knows that he is heading home. When he arrives home, his parents will tell him     6     has been happening. It’s great to be back together with the family and talk of old times.

To Li Yan, who has been     7     (retire), the joy of a family     8     (gather) is the most important. She and her husband get ready for their children’s homecoming early. The house buzzes     9     activities when everyone comes home. The children run around     10     (play) and the adults talk about the past year. They also have fun making jiaozi, a sign of wishes for health and happiness in the coming year.

The skyscraper (摩天大楼) became the standard design of a modern, global city in the 20th century. So much so that by the end of last century, centers of many big cities around the world began     1     (look) alike.

As we entered the 21st century, many designers began to ask     2     (they): Is this     3     we want our cities to look? Must our cities give up their individual identities to become modern? Some     4     (architect) have responded to these questions by incorporating traditional design elements into their skyscrapers. Others are returning     5     local traditions and, often, local materials.

In China, internationally famous architect Wang Shu wants to bring a breath of fresh air to modern design. He is creating designs in which modern concrete and Chinese traditional building practices coexist. Traditional Chinese buildings,     6     (include) homes, often have green spaces on the inside. Wang says that the most important thing for Chinese people is “living in some     7     (peace) place with trees, water, and your family together.” He keeps this idea in mind and reuses old materials in his new buildings. Some buildings contain     8     (recycle) bricks and tiles from constructions that     9     (build) hundreds of years ago. Wang believes this is what gives     10     building its spirit and makes it feel alive.

The Chinese pancake, or jianbing, is one of the most common breakfast     1     (food) in northern China. Usually     2     (fill) with ingredients like crispy fritters, chili paste, vegetables and eggs, this dish rarely creates a storm on social media.

French chef Corentin Delcroix’s public presentation of this snack,     3    , has been doing exactly that. Since it     4     (upload) on social media platform Sina Weibo on Aug 9, the video of     5     (he) creating a unique version of jianbing has been viewed about 250,000 times.

But just how does his version differ? It is packed     6     cheese, ham, pickle (泡菜，腌菜) and black truffle mayonnaise (黑松露蛋黄酱)—ingredients     7     (typical) found in French crepes (法式薄饼),     8     Delcroix says aren’t that different from Chinese pancakes.

The Frenchman is no     9     (strange) to many local foodies. His other posts on Sina Weibo that document his attempts at whipping up local dishes have been also well-received.

Born in Douai,     10     city in northern France, Delcroix wears more than just a chef’s hat. He is also the founder of a company that helps create new and original dishes for restaurants and food companies.

Last week, Maggie MacDonnell was awarded $ 1 million for     1     (she) work to reduce teenage suicide (自杀) rates in a remote Canadian village, where there     2     (be) six suicides in 2021 alone. All of them were between the     3     (age) of 18 and 25.

“I have witnessed 10 suicides in less than two years. One of them was my student,” said Ms MacDonnell. “When I came to school after I took part     4     the funeral, I saw an empty desk in the classroom and it reminded me that something should be done.”

Since then, Ms MacDonnell has dramatically reduced     5     suicides by getting her students involved in running a community kitchen and     6     (attend) suicide prevention training. She has also created a life skills programme     7     (specific) for young girls who are often given caring responsibilities at home and are most likely to experience some form of violence,     8     usually leads to suicides.

“What I have tried to do is create a supportive community within my class and the village. My goal is     9     (show) them that the opportunities are there to be created and they can     10     (achievement) their ambitions,” said Ms MacDonnell.

In many parts of Europe, summer 2022 has been terrible: long periods of drought combined with record high temperatures. Heat waves, water shortages and forest fires are    1     (particular) affecting southern, western and central Europe. Such weather extremes affect a wide range of sectors and systems.

As the researchers show, the effects of simultaneous heat and drought are not limited to just their individual direct effects on different areas. “We identified an interconnected (互相关联的) web of sectors that interact in direct and indirect ways,    2    causes additional loss and damage in several other sectors,” says PhD candidate Niggli.

It is this interconnection    3    makes the risks of extreme events so complex and critical. The negative effects spread across numerous sectors and can have far-reaching    4     (consequence) for essential systems.

The analysis also shows that adaptation measures    5    (take) against extreme heat and drought events sometimes have negative effects on other sectors. “These effects need to be carefully analyzed    6    (support) the planning of adaptive and reactive measures,” says UZH professor of geography Christian Huggel.

As the climate gets    7     (warm), extreme heat and drought events    8     (happen) more and more often, be more intense and last longer in the years to come. In order to reduce this growing risk for society, in addition to    9     (step) up efforts and investments in adapting     10    weather extremes, cross-sector and increasingly international cooperation will be required.

Besides “ Wow ” and “ Great ”, what else would you say when    1    ( fly) over the Earth in space? Samantha Cristoforetti,    2    is the first Italian female astronaut in space, posted several Chinese sentences on her Twitter during her mission at the International Space Station.

She first wrote in Chinese, and then attached    3    accurate translation of the lines in both Italian and English    4    ( help) more people understand.

“Looking up, I see the vastness of the universe; bowing my head, I look at the multitude of the world. The stare flies, the heart expands, the joy of the senses can reach    5    ( it) peak, and indeed, this is true happiness.”

It’s a    6    ( quote) from Lanting Xu, also known as the “ Orchid Pavilion Preface.” It is generally considered the best-known work in Chinese calligraphy history, which was written nearly 1,700 years ago by    7    ( note) calligrapher Wang Xizhi during the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

“I have read about it too, and the Italian astronaut certainly has my attention. Exploring the universe     8    ( be) mankind’s dream since ancient times. Thanks to    9     ( science) and technological progress, reaching beyond the moon has become a reality. Humanity will continue to benefit    10    the noble attempt of exploration and peaceful use of space,” said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning.