1 . Do video games have a negative effect on our children? Today, our children spend more and more time online.

For many people, video games are fun and _________. They have funny cartoons and exciting stories. Everywhere you look, you can see children playing these games. They play on buses and trains, in restaurants and _________ at school. Video games also make you think in a creative way and use your _________. This can improve the way that a child’s brain works. Besides, video games are also a good way to teach children about _________. They can learn about computers and how they work.

However, a recent study suggests that video games can be _________ for children. Firstly, children can download many online games for free. They don’t need money, so they don’t need to _________ their parents. This _________ that their parents often don’t know what they are _________. Children could be playing games that are violent or scary. Furthermore, many children spend too much time playing games on the computer. This can lead to _________ problems—children who spend too much time on the computer can become overweight. However, if children spend too long on the computer __________ doing their homework, they can have problems at school and they can get bad grades. Video games can also __________ children’s social skills. Playing and working with friends is very __________ for children. It teaches them how to talk to other people. __________ children spend too much time playing by themselves online, they don’t learn how to play with their friends.

In conclusion, it seems clear that video games have some advantages and some disadvantages. On the one hand, they are fun and have many educational __________ for children. On the other hand, they can _________ problems with children’s health and social skills.

2 . Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless methods of production and ________ of consumer demands for environment friendly products have ________ the pollution problem. One ________ is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are difficult to get rid of.

________, today, more and more consumers are choosing “green” and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment. ________ they buy a product, they ask questions like these: “Will this shampoo damage the environment?” “Can this metal container be ________ or can it only be used once?”

A recent study showed that two ________ five adults now consider the environmental safety of a product before they buy it. This means that companies must now change the ________ they make and sell their products to make sure that they are “green,” that is, friendly to the environment.

Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds. Some supermarket products ________ labels to show that the product is green. Some companies emphasize that their products are clean and safe in their advertising and have made it their main selling ________.

The ________ for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink ________ they do business. No longer will the public accept the old ________ of “Buy it, use it, throw it away and forget it.” The public ________ is still here, and companies are ________ their act gradually.

4 . Have you seen people who take pictures of food for more than 10 minutes before eating? My friend Stella is such an example. Every time we went to a restaurant she would not take a bite until all the dishes we ________ were on the table. Then she would spend five minutes in ________ the dishes in a seemingly random but in fact ________ order. Then the most important part: taking pictures. After that, she would choose one of the ________ and click in the filter app. The food eventually looked 10 times more delicious than it really was, but we had no ________ to really enjoy it—it all went cold, actually Stella’s real life is much less elegant. For example, she hates to wash the dishes, so she leaves them in the sink for days.

Many people care too much about others’ opinions and try too hard to ________ others. They find it hard to be ________ and to accept themselves, and thus they are afraid to show their ________ life on social media. What they are trying to prove is ________ what they lack in reality. But this will not bring any ________ to reality, as they still ________ the same old pattern of life.

If they really want an elegant life, they should put more ________ into achieving it ________ fabricating it. Being more confident, ________ themselves and trying their best to be better are much more meaningful than ________ their life on social media.

5 . Do you have continuous feelings of hopelessness or emptiness? _______ of interest or pleasure in normal activities? Insomnia (失眠) or oversleeping?

If you or people around you are experiencing these challenges, don’t _______to seek help as these are _______symptoms of depression.

Wang Yang, a freelancer (自由职业者), has _______her little cousin undergo these emotional and behavioral changes. Her cousin, only 13, was later diagnosed with depression. Before that, her cousin was very outgoing and _______about sports. The family wonders what could have _______such a dramatic change.

There are many reasons that a teenager might become depressed, such as poor school _______, intense competition with peers or _______family life. In Zhou Yongsheng’s view, a psychological therapist (治疗专家), parents’ overcontrol and excessive criticism over their children could cause a heavy mental damage and lead to low self-esteem (自尊) and a lack of _______. In the long term, this may set off a bigger problem: depression. He also points out that academic stress is another worsening factor, __________for Senior 3 students who are busy preparing for the gaokao.

To improve the prevention and __________ of depression, the National Health Commission __________a plan on Sept 11. It asks high schools and colleges to include screening (筛查) for depression in their students’ physical checkups and evaluate their psychological health.

__________ the government’s efforts, families and teenagers need to be active. If parents are concerned about their child’s depression, Zhou __________seeing a doctor or therapist and possibly taking medication.

Fortunately, things got __________for Wang’s cousin after he was convinced to receive medical treatment. “He talks with us and sleeps well now,” she said. “I hope he will get rid of depression one day.”