1     (tradition), only men have filled professional drivers in Saudi Arabia (沙特阿拉伯). And the majority of professional drivers are from poor     2     (country) like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Until recently, many Saudi men refused     3     (do) the job because they believed the work to be below their social station.

Saudi Arabia was the last country in the world to stop women from     4     (drive). And, women still must get permission from a male relative before they can drive, get a job or passport, and travel outside     5     country.

For many women     6     sign up to become drivers, the job provides another source of income and greater financial     7     (independent).

The government provides jobs for about 70 percent of Saudis. However, with falling oil profits, the government cannot provide the growing number of Saudis entering the workforce     8     enough jobs.

2,000 women have registered as drivers since September, when officials     9     (announce) they would cancel the ban. The international car service company, Uber, aid over 100 Saudi women had expressed interest in employment as drivers.

In recent years, thousands of young Saudi men     10     (sign) up also. More than 150, 000 registered with Uber About 170,000 signed up with Careem. But 80 percent of Uber’s customers are women; for Careem that percentage is 70.

Nowadays, social networking addiction has become a rising concern. Social networking addiction is a phrase sometimes used     1    (refer) to someone spending too much time using social media and it     2    (influence) their daily life profoundly.

Addiction usually refers to habitual     3    (behave) that is difficult to control and it may lead to negative effects. In most addictions, people feel forced to do certain activities so often that they become harmful habits,     4     then affect other important activities such as work and study.

In that context, a social networking addict could     5    (consider) someone with a powerful inner drive to use social media repeatedly—     6    (constant) checking status updates or following people’s     7    (profile) on Weibo, for example, for hours on end..

But it is hard to tell when fondness for     8     activity becomes dependency and crosses the line into a damaging habit or addiction. Does     9    (spend) three hours a day on Weibo reading random information of strangers mean you’re addicted     10     Weibo? How about five hours? You could argue you are reading headline news or need to stay current in your field for work, right?

When you take a walk in any of     1     cities in the west, you often see a lot of people walking with dogs. It is still true that the dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world. But     2     reasons why people keep     3     dog have changed. In the old days, people used to train dogs to protect themselves against the attacks by other beasts. And later they came to realize that the dog was not only useful but willing to obey its master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting the dogs would not eat what they caught without permission. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery, but     4     most important reason is for companionship. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with; for young couples, a dog is their child when they have no children. So     5     main reason why people keep dogs has changed from protection to friendship.

On 20 December, a series of huge waves caused by     1     undersea earthquake raced across the ocean near Goldshore and left thousands     2     (die) . Luckily, due to a ten-year-old girl's basic knowledge of tsunamis, Goldshore Beach became the only local beach     3     (survive) the disaster without any loss of life.

On that day, people were walking, running or simply sitting on the sandy beach, enjoying the warm sea air and the soft wind that brushed their hair     4     something odd happened. The water was frothy, like the bubbles on the top of a beer. It wasn't calm, instead, it was just coming in and in.     5     (see) this, the little girl named Sabrina realized that these were the     6       (sign) of an approaching tsunami. Though     7     (frighten), she kept her head and warned her parents and a safety officer     8     the danger. At last, the beach was     9     (rapid ) cleared of people just before the huge waves     10     (crash) into the coast.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an international organization    1    task is to stop suffering.It doesn’t care about people’s race, nationality or political beliefs.It helps anyone    2    need of help.The story of the ICRC begins with Henry Dunant.After a battle in 1859, about 40,000    3     (soldier).

Were dead or injured, but there was no one to help them.When he returned to Switzerland, he wrote a book about his experience.The leaders of many countries read his book about his experience.The leaders of many countries read his book and wanted to do something.As a result, the ICRC     4     (found) in Geneva, Switzerland in 1863.It was an organization that would help all the people    5     (affect).

In 1864, there was a meeting in Geneva.    6    American woman called Clara Barton wanted the ICRC to help people in peacetime as well as in wartime. She wanted the ICRC to get     7     (concern) with disaster relief. Since then, the ICRC    8     (help) millions of victims (受害者) of earthquakes and other disasters all around the world.

The ICRC not only works worldwide at big disasters, but also works in the community,     9     (take) care of victims in small accidents. The ICRC is     10     (clear) carrying out its task to stop suffering in this world.

Recently    1    Internet slang word “Foxi” has become popular, encouraging young people to remain calm and peaceful and avoid conflict as much as possible,    2    other words, to live with an “I don’t care” attitude.

The word     3    ( create ) in Japan in 2014 to describe young men who no longer bother to start relationships with women or follow someone else's life path. They prefer to stay in their own world without    4    ( disturb ) and care little about passion and success.

Now, Chinese Internet users    5    (pair) the word with other words to describe a similar mindset. For example， "Foxi students" are those    6    study just the right amount—they don’t cut class, but they don't burn the midnight oil, either. However, some are worried about it, for they say that “Foxi” actually reflects the    7    (real) that young people are losing their will     8    (fight) .They are pretending to keep a healthy and wise attitude toward failure       9    ( simple) because they're unable to succeed.

But no matter what, there is one thing that “Foxi youngsters” should keep in mind：you may want to keep a calm mindset regarding failure,    10    you should also be passionate and positive about school, work and life.

In contrast to the big spenders who max     1    their parents credit cards on games or other online activities, there are also teens that prove age is no barrier to     2    (make) good use of money. With the help of her grandmother, eight-year-old Khloe Thompson has learned how to manage her money     3     (wise).

When Jerry's grandchildren turned 13, his present to each of them was four jars: one for Spending, one for Saving, one for Investing and another for Giving. It was from then on     4    his grandchildren started to be in control of what to do with the money they receive. He is giving them the opportunity     5    (learn) lifelong values.

The value taught with the Spending jar is that you are responsible for your own     6    (happy). The Saving jar gives you a vision for the future involving saving for university or something you want. The Investing jar not only     7    (represent) a vision for the future, but gives the opportunity to build for the future. And the Giving jar is all about kindness and helping.

The wider aim of the jars is to encourage teenagers to think more     8    (objective) about money and the things that it can do, so that they grow up understanding the value of the valuable. In this way, they will be better     9     (equip) in their adult lives to make informed choices about how they use the money they have. Indeed, the small change inside their jars could mean     10    big change in how they manage their money.