Capital cities usually contain a wide variety of people. This     1     (occur) as people move to the city to seek     2     (they) fortune. Although     3     is claimed that it is tough to earn     4     good living in the city, most select     5     (settle) there. The latest report shows that     6     percentage of people immigrating to the city is on the rise.

Therefore, more buildings are     7     construction in the region which has been carefully     8     (select).

For years，a farmer called John has been devoted to     1     (tackle) the problem of hunger. One day he came across an article which referred to Yuan Longping and his super hybrid rice. He thought it essential    2    him to benefit from the practical knowledge circulated by Yuan Longping. Therefore, he had no alternative but     3     (equip) himself with more knowledge of Yuan’s farming methods. He took all     4     (aspect) into consideration and developed his farming method suitable for the soil of his fields. With scientific farming methods，he and his family have their output     5     (expand) and have never bought exported grain any longer.

Mike often     1     (recall) the violence that broke out in this small African country, which eventually turned into national unrest. There were constant fightings between government     2     (troop) and local armed forces.People there were in hot water.Many of them had     3     (bare) enough money to live on.It was reported that more and more refugees     4     (emerge).A great many countries condemned the     5     (violent) and called for peace.

Have you ever wondered what life is like now     1     (compare) to, say, the 1980s or the 1990s? I went to ask some people I know who were adults in the ‘80s and 90s’, and the answer I got was that “Overall, life is a lot     2     (good) now!” This didn’t really surprise me. I mean, these days we’ve got mobile phones and the internet and so on — but     3    (actual) those weren’t the things they talked about.

So what did they talk about? For     4     start, we don’t have to work physically hard since now there are a lot of things like dishwashers for housework. Then there’s the matter of how, these days,     5     is possible to work at home — it’s mainly     6    (computer) that have made this possible. Not only that, there’s a lot more     7     (equal) now. It’s easier for all people, whatever their social background, gender (性别), colour and so on, to have equal access     8     a variety of career opportunities.

That said, it’s not all a matter of improvement. Quite a few people told me that they feel more stressed these days because they rely a lot on technology and they are always     9    (anxiety) about security on the internet. Plus, we spend a lot of our time     10     (use) smartphones. One person said, “Wouldn’t it be great to be off the grid (不上网) for a few days?”

In the 19th century, newspapers often published novels in parts. Chapters were printed once at a time.    1     (tell) the whole story took several weeks or months. At the start of the 21st century, the cell phone novel was born.     2     married an old idea with new technology.

There are several ways to read a cell phone novel. Readers may go to special websites to read a chapter     3     download it to their phone.    4     (chapter) may be sent to a person’s phone via e-mail or short messages. They are short — often no     5     (many) than a few hundred words long.

The first cell phone novel, Deep Love, was written by Yoshi,    6     Japanese writer. It was very popular. In fact, the story was later published as a book and then     7     (make) into a movie. Other Japanese authors, like Naito and Chaco, have also been     8     (success) in the field.

The first Chinese cell phone novel was Distance,     9     was written in 2004 by Huang Xuan. The story    10     (contain) 1,008 characters and is divided into 15 chapters.

There are also cell phone novels in French, English, and other languages. Romance and horror stories are growing in popularity. Thousands of these mini-novels are on the market. It’s a fast, easy and convenient way to read a great story.

Thirty years    1    (be) not a long period in history, but every man and every woman     2     (change) a lot in the past thirty years. When it comes to the development of China, none of us     3     (doubt) that either the surroundings or the policy    4     (benefit) us a great deal. With thirty years’ development, China, along with its people,    5     (stand) higher on the stage of the world. Although there     6     (exist) an environmental problem and other ones, like housing and crimes, the public     7     (have) a strong belief that tomorrow will be better. Whether we can realize our dream    8     (depend) on our own effort. To construct our country     9     (be) a great honour, so not only you but also I    10     (be) the one who should be devoted to making our country a splendid one.

At the opening session of the 20^th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Oct 16, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee,     1    (deliver) an important report in which he stressed that the work concerning young people is     2    (strategic) significant. “A nation will prosper only     3     its young people thrive (青年强，则国家强).”

Close attention was paid     4     issues of immediate concern for young people in     5    (vary) areas. The country has established and continued to improve the system of financial aid for students,     6     offers full coverage from preschool to postgraduate (研究生) education. More young people have thus been granted equal opportunities to receive better education, according to the Youth of China in the New Era,     7     official report     8    (release) by the State Council in April.

The government has also taken a number of measures targeting youth employment, including encouragement and subsidies (补助) for     9    (company) to take on more young people, as well as guidance to help college graduates find jobs and vocational training.

Meanwhile, under the innovation-driven development strategy and open     10     (compete) mechanisms (机制), a large number of world-class young scientists have come to the forefront of major scientific and technological programs.

Up until the 1980s there was a trend that people in many countries regularly worked in the family business or joined the same profession as their parents.People would do the same job from graduation until     1     (retire).

Now it’s of course not that case.One reason     2     most people don’t intend to stay at one job for very long is technology.People’s present skills will probably be     3     of date very soon so that they are unlikely     4     (remain) relevant.Working eight hours     5     day and building a career will hardly contribute to a successful career.You are suggested to keep looking for     6     (smart) ways to do your work.Being a risk taker,an innovator,a problem solver,and a hard worker will     7     (need).Therefore,it’s wrong     8     you think you can’t be replaced by software,or your job can’t be outsourced to some robots on the moon.Probably,you need to choose to learn to be prepared for developments and changes before     9     (throw) out of a career.

In     10     (conclude),you are the boss of your career.To be a success in a 21st century career,you will have to develop new essential skills.

Stall holders (小摊贩) at     1     bustling night market in Dongyang, Zhejiang province, now have one less thing to worry about after the local trade union federation helped establish a child care center, which spend the same amount of time on a daily basis tending their youngsters as they do     2     (earn) bread and butter at night.

The center     3     (launch) in June on Zhenxing Road to help relieve the pressure on many of those running its 435 street stalls, many of     4     are migrant workers from around the country     5     local relatives to help take care of their children.

During a visit     6     (early) this year to the crowded and noisy market in the     7     (city) Wuning subdistrict, Mao Fenghua, head of the local trade union federation, found a child doing homework near a street stall. “The night market is noisy and crowded. It is hard for the children to keep their attention     8     (focus) on their studies with all the noise, and the parents will never be able to concentrate on their business     9     they have to look after their children,” she said.

Mao visited every stall along the road to learn about     10     (convenient) facing the parents. One of these was Xia Qiongfang, from Hubei province, who sells screen protectors for mobile devices at the night market alongside her husband.

Years ago I wrote an article about volunteering. I hoped to see more students do volunteer work, whether it’s to help     1    (education) poor children, visit sick old people in the hospital,     2     anything else that involved giving time to make our society     3     (good). Many people who read the article     4     (write) back to tell me about     5     (they) own volunteer work. I also get e-mails from students asking for advice     6     how to set up programmes. “Teach for America” is an example of     7     a very determined person can     8     (large) make a difference in the lives of others. In this programme students volunteer to go to the poorest schools to help teach young students. They are     9     (pay) just enough money to live. It seems to be a wonderful programme     10     it helps bring successful young people to educate the poorest children. And it teaches these university students about some problems in America.