Sharing music online prevents recording companies     1     making money．They say that over the past 10 years, sharing music online     2    （result）in a huge drop in profits and sales．People who find music for free online are not paying for CDs or every MP3 downloaded．To     3    （true）understand the influence of music piracy（盗版）on     4    （create）, one must understand how many people are related to the recording process．For the sale of each album, profits must     5    （share）between musicians, sound engineers, music producers, managers, advertisers, and the company     6    （sell）the product．Many people believe sharing music only affects the recording artist,     7     the reality is that sharing hurts business for all companies involved．

Many people don't see the harm in sharing music online and even think they have the right to do     8    ．One online blogger states that he originally paid for     9     entire CD and that he should be able to do with the material whatever he wants．He may actually have paid for the music legally; however, he has no right to provide permission,     10     means people like bloggers are thieves．

Close to 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities by the year 2050. Experts warn that population     1    (grow) will worsen housing crises in some areas.

Large cities around the world already struggle with housing problems. In some neighborhoods, rising house prices have forced     2     poor from their homes. Many poor people now live in shelters or on the street.

People     3    (move) to large cities now not just for high-paying jobs. Many are also looking for the chance to live and work with other people, career opportunity and access to much     4    (good) resources. Some countries have built new capital cities     5    (help) ease overcrowding. These efforts help, but do not solve the problem.

The report says that by 2030, the world will have had 43 very large     6    (city), each with more than10 million people.

Tjada McKenna,     7     is chief operating officer for an aid group, says that the ability to own a home in many countries is often difficult,     8    (especial) for women and minority groups.

Every city is different in     9    (deal) with development problems. Each one has its own economic forces at work and its own history. Experts say that answers     10     the housing crisis and other problems must be developed city by city.

Nowadays, millions of people log onto TikTok (Dou Yin in Chinese) to watch something    1     (call) Mukbang (Chibo in Chinese). It might seem strange,     2       these videos are surprisingly satisfying to watch. It     3       (allow) people to “eat” with others even though they are at home alone. However, there is a dark side to Mukbang. The way people eat food in most of these videos isn’t healthy. Some Mukbangers eat too much food and it makes their audience uncomfortable. This could encourage bad habits    4     might lead to serious eating problems.

Do you find it hard not    1     (check) your phone every couple of minutes? Do you respond to notifications (通知) as soon as they come in? If so, you're not alone, and you might be interested to know what    2     (make) us keep checking our phones.

As we know, when we do get the rewards: a like, a follower, comments or shares of    3     (we) posts, it excites the brain and produces a chemical    4     (call) dopamine (多巴胺). This is a chemical    5     provides a "feel-good" response to these rewards. Meanwhile,this dopamine hit can become addictive    6     encourage us to go back to our phones hoping fora reward again. This addictive loop is one of the biggest     7     (reason) why we are checking our phones every couple of minutes.

So, what are some of the ways we can break this addictive loop so that real life does not pass by? The first is to turn off all notifications on your phone so that you cannot    8    (disturb) by the attractive messages. Next is to put your phone out of sight, in a drawer or in another room. This is particularly    9     (help) if you are preparing yourself    10     exams.Finally, look for and create opportunities for gaining dopamine hit in other ways, such as exercise or music.

Jan Tchamani, an English teacher, benefited a lot from the Internet during her unemployed period. Thanks to the Internet, she could explore what she was     1     (interest) in which helped her feel less lonely and bored. Jan was inspired     2     (learn) more about how to make society better by taking online classes. She considered it important to bridge the digital divide and ensure that everyone can learn to use the Internet and new technology     3     (smooth). Her next goal is to set up a charity website for children     4     grow up in poor countries.

Be a Good Tourist

Tourism can be both good and bad. It brings in money and jobs     1     the local people. However, it may also bring some problems. Some travelers,     2     want to prove they have visited the place, use paint, rocks or even     3     (key) to write on the walls or stones there. As     4     result, thousands of tourist sites     5     (destroy) so far. Another problem is that too many travelers may cause trouble to the local people. Take Sanlitun (三里屯) in Beijing for example, some travelers love to party there late into night, making it     6    (difficulty) for locals to sleep.

The number of problems from tourism     7    (be) endless: taking pictures of local people without     8    (ask) for their permission, crossing roads in large groups with no traffic laws in mind, and many more. The only way     9    (solve) the problem is to make sure that you are not one of them! Be the best,     10    (kind), most polite traveler possible.

Throughout history, humans have had an urge (欲望) to make social connections. Making friends     1    (be) something that most people do     2    (natural) when meeting people through family and friends. In addition, the Internet has introduced a new meeting place—the social networking site (SNS).

In the United States, MySpace. com is one of     3     largest social   networking   sites with over 100 million users. Unlike some sites that require a special     4     (invite) to join, MySpace is open to everyone over the age of 14. Users create their own profile page. They can decide whether they want to make their profile available only to friends     5    to all users.

Many   people prefer   using   SNS     6     (stay)   in   touch   with   friends and   meet new people.   Instead of     7    (ask) for a phone number or e-mail address, asking for someone's MySpace profile is becoming a much more popular question. For many, these sites have made a positive difference in their lives by widening their social circles.   However,   some   people have   found social networking sites carry some     8    (risk).   There   are   stories   of   bosses   offering   a   job   and   then   changing   their   mind   after     checking     the person's     9    (person) profile on the   Internet.   So     10       is   important   to   think   about   the   type   of information you include on your profile page.

Robot teachers are now very popular with pupils in some primary schools in South Korea.    1    （compare）with human teachers, the robot teachers are more patient. They never get angry and are always kind to the students. That’s    2    the children can always get on well with their robot teachers.

English-teaching robots    3    （send）to three primary schools for eight weeks last December. Equipped    4    a microphone and video cameras, the robots teach students as teachers. Researchers found that the English-teaching robots helped raise students’ interests in the language and build up their    5    （confident）. More and more students came to like studying and they got    6    （good）grades in exams. Meanwhile,    7    robot teachers, which can teach math, science and art, have also been developed.

Mary people think the root teachers should be used in faraway village schools so that the children there can also receive    8    good education. To give rural school children more learning chances, the South Korean government has expressed great interest in developing these robots. No doubt there will be more and more robot teachers    9    （work）with students. Perhaps they will    10    （complete）take the position of human teachers one day in the future. Who knows?

A regular inspection last month by the Ministry of Agriculture showed that food quality in 37 major cities has improved after     1     four-month promotional campaign.

The nationwide inspection of vegetables, pork and aquatic products     2    (find) acceptance rates had risen since August when the campaign was launched. The inspection found that 95.3 percent of the country's vegetables were safe in terms of pesticide residues;     3     were 98.4 percent of meat products because a drug some farmers used to put in pig feed is now banned due     4     the damage it can cause to the human heart. 99.8 percent of aquatic products were free of chloramphenicol, and 95.7 percent were free from malachite green, both of     5     are banned fish food supplements. No pork products in Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai and 25 other cities    6    (pollute) with banned drugs. Aquatic products in seven cities     7    (include) Beijing, Tianjin and Guangzhou were also found to be safe from     8     (legal) drugs.

Since the campaign, public     9    (aware) of agricultural product quality and food safety     10    (strengthen).

The ministry said it will follow up the campaign by cracking down on fake agricultural supplies and develop a network that gives farmers access to authentic and good-quality agricultural materials.

Formed in 2002, the China International Search and Rescue Team（CISAR）brings help and hope to those     1     lives are changed by natural disasters．

The team went on its first international rescue mission in 2003．It was the first time that a Chinese team     2    （work）outside China, and the team won high praise     3     their bravery and skill．The list of people to whom help has been given ever since     4    （be）long．The team treated more than 3,000 people who were injured in the 2006 earthquake in Indonesia, and spent several months     5    （give）aid to over 25,000 victims of the 2010 floods in Pakistan．

Rescue workers     6    （train）to find people, treat injuries, and hand out food, water, and other supplies．There is     7    （usual）no electricity or water after a disaster and diseases and accidents may appear．    8    （save）lives, rescue workers have to work day and night, and sadly they must also bury     9     dead, which means they have to be strong in both body and mind．Rescue workers must have big hearts, too．Of course, they’ll have to take     10    （effect）measures in action．The members of the CISAR are always ready to go wherever help is needed．