The world of fashion seems far away    1    middle school students. But Aya Dixon, 15, was    2    （luck）to have a close cnnection to the fashion industry before it eventually became her dream job.

On Oct. 8, together with another nine students from Baltimore Design School, US, Dixon attended the White House's first Fashion Education Workshop,    3    students had the chance to talk with Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of the fashion magazine Vogue.    4    （lead）by American first lady, the workshop focused on topics such as inspiration, wearable technology and clothing     5    （construct）.

According to White House officials, the goal of the event    6    （be）to "show young people what it takes to succeed in the fashion industry. ""Fashion is    7    just about catwalks and red carpets," the first lady told students during a lunchtime speech. She said that real fashion is the product of a long, complex and difficult process, as she has learned working with many    8    （designer）.

Like many other students, Dixon also got the opportunity to talk to her idols（偶像）."I    9    （real）had a fun time interviewing Zac Posen, and it was a great experience," said Dixon. From the famous designer and founder of fashion brand Zac Posen, Dixon learned how    10    （sew）and "build from her heart. "

In China, Single’s Day has become a shopping day. It is more like a shopping spree (狂欢) where many Chinese people wait in front of their computers     1     00:01 and then buy anything they can. It is a bit like the Black Friday in the US, a shopping festival which     2     (celebrate) around the world nowadays.

Black Friday is on the     3     (four) Friday of November,     4     is the day after Thanksgiving Day. Every year, after eating Thanksgiving dinner, many American people start to line up outside the shopping malls, hoping to be     5     first customer to be able to buy the products. Some even set up a tent and spend the whole night     6     (wait).

Black Friday started in the 1980s and now it     7     (become) a part of the American culture. Though many     8     (shop) also sell their products online, a lot of people still like to stand in line and wait the whole night. The great discounts encourage them to wait. Many products can be bought at the     9     (low) price, which saves them a lot of money.

It can be a great joy for the whole family     10     (rush) into the malls and buy a lot of things.

5 . Buying books on the Internet is a great way     1     ( save) time and money. Online bookstores offer not only new books but also used books. What’s more, they are far better     2     (compare) to traditional bookstores as they offer much broader kinds of books. Another advantage of shopping online is that you can also read the book reviews as well as readers’ reviews to get an idea     3     the book is worth buying. Online bookstores often offer great discounts to    4     (attraction) book lovers with a tight budget.

For book lovers,     5     is important to get books in time, in which case they need to find a     6     (rely) online bookstore that is able to provide fast deliveries.

Here are some     7     (advise) for reference when you are selecting an online bookstore. Some online bookstores are popular     8     fiction books; some are for non-fiction books or novels, etc. Understanding their specialization will help you to get the right kinds of books in time. Never choose stores that offer     9     (believe) cheap prices, as books that     10     (sell) at such low prices could be in very bad condition.

“Mirror, mirror, which clothes suit me best?” Now, there is a magic mirror in the shopping center     1     can answer the question.

A shopping center in England is selling a magic dressing mirror．You needn’t enter a fitting room and put the clothes     2     by yourself．All you need to do is to stand in front of the mirror．The magic mirror can tell you     3     or not the clothing you have chosen suits you.

3D technology     4     (use) for the magic mirror for you to choose and try on all kinds of clothes from different stores．When you stand in front of the mirror, with the     5     (assist) of the technology, you can make its own judgement of your body type．Then you can see     6     wearing the dress you have chosen in the mirror．

It’s very convenient for you to find the most     7     (suit) dress．You do not have to spend a lot of time     8     (walk) around in different stores．    9     do you need to shut yourself into a small dressing room．

“The mirror has worked much better with women’s clothing than     10     (expect), so we are now developing the software for men’s and kid’s clothing, ” said the marketing manager of the shopping center.

7 . I needed to get some money so I     1    (take)a job in the clothes department at Graham’s for the January sale. I can’t say that I enjoyed it,     2    it was an experience I’ll never forget.

When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already     3    queue around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous. The moment the security guards    4    (lock) the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd rushed in. I couldn’t believe my eyes: this wasn’t shopping; it was a battlefield!

After a while, clothes were flying in all directions as people searched    5    the sizes, colours and styles they wanted. Within minutes I had half a dozen people     6    (push) clothes under my nose, each wanting     7    (be) the first served. The whole day continued like that. People were spending money like water without thinking     8     they needed what they were buying. As     9    as it was a bargain it was OK.

That night, after a quick dinner I went to bed exhausted, fearing the sound of the alarm     10    would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale.