Merriam-Webster     1     (announce) that “authentic” was a top term of the year 2023. The rise of Al helped drive interest     2     the word. And the line between “real” and “fake” (假的) has become     3     (increasing) unclear. As a result, in social media and marketing, “authentic” has become the gold standard for building trust.

Low-Hanging Fruit

If you are the first person to arrive at an apple tree during harvest time, you can easily find some low-hanging fruit. These are the apples that     1     (be) on the branches closest to the ground. Low-hanging fruit describes the most obvious or     2     (easy) things to do to help you reach a goal. Anyone or anything     3     can be won over or gained very easily is low-hanging fruit. Here is an example: “Changing the company logo is low-hanging fruit. It won’t cost much, and I can do it in an hour.”

Language Days at the United Nations seek    1    (celebrate) cultural diversity and promote equal usage of the official languages. There are six days for each of the six official languages.

The Chinese language is one of the six official languages chosen by the United Nations, and UN Chinese Language Day    2    (hold) on April 20 every year. The date was selected from Guyu,    3    is the 6th of 24 solar terms in the traditional Chinese calendar.

Body language is a type of nonverbal communication in which physical behaviors are used to express the information. The interpretations may vary from country to country, or culture to culture.     1     （learn）how to read body language is necessary for you because it     2     （reveal）what a person is really feeling or thinking. For instance, people often blink (眨眼)more rapidly when they are feeling     3     （depress）or uncomfortable. When the mouth is slightly turned up, it might mean that the person is feeling happy or optimistic.

Is English an easy language to learn? It actually     1     (depend) on how you learn it. If you wish to speak and write good English, it is important to learn and understand English grammar. Then, reading helps English     2     (learner) greatly, especially in the understanding of grammar and sentence. Making good use of dictionaries is a good way to increase your vocabulary. There are also many websites     3     the Internet that teaches English free of charge. So just feel free to enjoy the benefits from the websites.

Just like spoken language, body language varies from culture to culture. The gesture for “OK” has different     1     (meaning) in different cultures. In Japan, someone who witnesses another person employing the gesture might think it means money. In France, a person encountering an identical gesture may interpret it as meaning zero. However, you should avoid     2    (make) this gesture in Brazil and Germany, as it     3     (consider) impolite.

The faces some people show to the world might be completely different to their real personalities. Most comedians have sweet smiles on their faces and always sound cheerful because that’s the nature of their work. Judging     1     the faces, we are not likely to know what their true feelings are. They might be crying on the inside     2     they might be laughing on the outside. How others are feeling is not something that we should make assumptions about, because it’s not always obvious who is     3     (true) happy.