One Monday afternoon, we were playing basketball on the playground while I suddenly slip and fell over. On seeing that, all my classmates rushed to me. Under the help of several other students, Li Xiang, one of my best friend put me on his back and headed for the clinic immediately. It turned out that my right ankle got injured but I had to be sent to hospital. He did not leave until an ambulance was arrived. The following day, he came to see me. To my greatly relief, he brought textbooks with them and helped me with my lessons. It was a great pleasure have such a devoting friend.

Plastic has polluted the countryside and been     1     threat to wildlife for decades. In the last century or so, environmentalists have urged us     2     (cut) the amount of plastic we use or recycle the plastic bags. However, with only less than 14 percent of the total amount recycled, people are still struggling with plastic pollution     3     (global).

There may be a solution. Recently scientists have made a biodegradable (可降解的) plastic,     4     means the billions of plastic bags, cups, straws, etc. that we throw away each day could be recycled.     5     (compare) with ordinary plastics, they could break down as naturally as organic waste. They could do it within a few weeks,     6     (use) just heat and water. The new, biodegradable plastic has polyester-eating enzymes (酶) inside it, When these enzymes are exposed     7     heat and water, they eat away at the plastic and turn it into “food” for the soil. Professor Ting Xu said up to 98 per cent of the plastic her team made reduced into tiny pieces: She said: “The study gives us a belief that this continuing problem of single-use plastics can     8     (solve) in the near future.” She added: “Look at all the     9     (waste) stuff we throw away—clothing, shoes, electronics.... We are taking things from the earth at a     10     (fast) rate than we can return them.”

3 . If job seekers knew companies were using AI to fill open positions, would it stop them from applying for the job? The answer, according to a recent study, is yes — sometimes.

The researchers found that in certain instances, like the screening (筛选) of applications, participants usually accepted some degree of automation. But in other instances, like interviews, automation could stop job seekers from applying for a position.

Companies facing recent labor shortages are increasingly turning to AI as a way to facilitate and speed up the hiring process. AI can be used in tasks such as screening job candidates, checking professional licenses, and interviewing candidates.

The new research suggests that using AI in hiring could be quite opposite. For instance, in one part of the study, participants were shown fictional job postings and then asked if they intended to apply for the position. The researchers found that if the job posting said that AI was used both to screen applicants and to conduct interviews, participants’ intention to apply for the position averaged 2.77 on a six-point scale. If AI was used only for the screening process, participants’ intention to apply averaged 3.73.

In another experiment, the researchers also found that study participants saw pros and cons in the use of AI in interviewing. When told the hiring would be fully automated, some participants expected the whole hiring process to be more consistent (始终如一的) in its judgments. But others tended to believe that they had less voice in the final outcome. Overall, the study results suggest this concern tends to outweigh the appreciation of AI’s lack of bias (偏见) at the interviewing stage.

A mixed approach may be a way to get the best of both worlds. Participants may have been more open to automation earlier in the hiring process because they could see some benefits from using AI — such as less-biased decisions. But during the later stages applicants expect personal interaction, to give them an opportunity to sell themselves and to learn more about the company.

5 . The most common forms of live stream marketing

Online Marketplaces

Online marketplaces like Taobao and Jingdong allow users to buy and sell products without ever leaving their homes. But the addition of live video streaming is proving vital to keep buyers interested. Why? By adding live streaming to the platform, these marketplaces can deliver the closest possible experience to “being there” for online buyers. Real-time interactivity offers the urgency of a real marketplace, urging immediate action and improving community participation.

Live Auctions (拍卖)

Live streaming opens up the auction items to those unable to physically attend, reaches participants with varying interests and ensures that each item sells at its proper valuation. Online auctions are big business, and real-time video delivery is critical. Whether auctioning off pets or fine art, any delay in a live stream could prevent bids (出价) from being recorded properly. Several milliseconds can translate to billions of dollars.

Influencer Streaming

Today’s celebrities aren’t necessarily on the big screen. An increasing number of stars rise to fame via social media each day. With a large number of faithful fans, influencers can use their personal brand and the power of live streaming to promote their favorite products in an interactive way. Influencer streaming originated on social media, but has now become commonplace across e-business sites as well.

Live Events

Newsworthy events, such as product launches and limited edition drops, increase the popularity of live stream marketing. Today, shoppable mobile streaming allows fans to purchase items in real time from the catwalks (T型走秀台) of Louis Vuitton and Victoria’s Secret.

Perhaps every mother is willing to give her children enough love. A mother’s love inspires her children to overcome difficulties, make progresses and remain healthy. However, too much love can also have a badly effect on children. Out of love, my mother used not to let me to do anything—she actually does all the things around the house. But now she’s starting to ask me to do some housework because she found that it caused me to being lazy and even kept me mastering living skills.

In my opinion, we should do some things by themselves. We should also help our mothers do as many housework as possible. Always fighting hard to become stronger and pay back our mothers love.

9 . Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for a beautiful ________ of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I ________ to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the ________ photo of this landscape.

________ , just as I took out my camera, a woman ________ from behind, and planted herself right ________ my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and ________ the view.

________ as I was, after about 15 minutes, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to ________ so I could take just one picture of the ________ ? Sure, I could have asked her, but some- thing ________ me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn’t want to ________ that.

Another 15 minutes passed and I grew ________. The woman was still there. I ________ to take the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her ________ in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to ________ and breathes because this woman is ________ with it.

This ________, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who “ruined” it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. In some ways, she lives in my house. Perhaps we all ________ in each other’s spaces. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate ________ , that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.