1 . A group of homeless children in the Indian capital — New Delhi publish a newspaper. It tells about their own ___.

It is called Balaknama, which means “children’s voice”. It is written and ___ by children. About 10, 000 people ___ it.

The children write about poverty, child labor, underage marriages and drugs. When ___ arrive and the team sits down to select stories, lots of fights ___ They argue, “This story will have more impact than that story.” So there are a lot of ___ before the final ___ goes to print.

The newspaper has 70 ___ in several states and 14 in the capital. All of the reporters, editors and managers are ___ children.

Many of their parents are ____ and cannot read or write. The children now earn money，and many of them ____ classes online that may help them find a job.

The newspaper is published every month. It has eight pages. In 2002, when it began ____, the newspaper was published four times a year. It has ____ the lives of many of the children who publish it, and hopes to ____ the lives of thousands of others. Non-governmental organizations and charity groups ____ the newspaper.

Sanjay Gupta leads a group that helps the children and ____ money to the newspaper.

“They feel very encouraged when people ____ them. I think this is a really ____ tool to empower (使自主) them.” said he.

The newspaper costs about three cents. That is less than the ____ of a small cup of tea in India. ____, the small cost gives the children hope that they will someday have a home and a job.

2 . It used to be an American tradition: as soon as school let out for the summer, many teens ______ their fast food uniform or grocery store apron and went to ______ at a summer job. But the ______ that seemed routine for people of the ______ is becoming a rarity.

When Pew ______ the average employment rates of ______ during summer months between 1948 and 2018, it found that the number of teens who do summer jobs has ______ in recent decades. In 1974 and 1984, over 55 percent of teens between the ages of 16 and 19 held jobs during July. ______ that number fell to just below 45 percent in 2004 — and by 2018, things were even ______, with only 31.6 percent of teens ______ during the summer.

Pew notes that the ______ a teen is, the less likely he is to ______ a job. Last summer, 20 percent of 16-and 17-year-olds had jobs and 43.6 percent of 18-and 19-year-olds were employed.

Why aren’t kids ______ more work? It’s tricky. Pew cites falling youth employment over time, but notes that other ______ like early school schedules and the rise of ______ summer internships (实习) might be to blame. And the Bureau of Labor Statistics does not ______ unpaid internships as employment, so all the teens doing internships aren’t being counted in these estimates (估算).

But ______ summer employment doesn’t just mean more time to______ with friends. It can have ______ effects on teens who don’t get a ______ to build their job skills, says Andrew Sum, a youth employment expert. He told the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Christine Vestal that for every year teens work, they can expect a 14 to 16 percent rise in their income during their twenties.

3 . During the Nov.11 shopping event, many people tend to buy more than they need because of sales promotions or just plain urge. But what normally_______the shopping spree(疯狂购物)is not _______but regret. That’s because many people just buy things to fill the_______in their hearts, but accumulating things actually_______the burden in their minds.

The concept of Danshari may provide a (n)_______to the problem. Danshari was based on three Chinese characters, duan she li, _______refusal, disposal(清除)and separation. It promotes the idea of getting rid of _______things and separating oneself from the drive to own_______ possessions. There are two basic rules that_________whether you should keep something-the relationship between you and the item under__________as well as the timing. So before you________ your payment password for something, ask yourself two questions: Do I________ it now? Does it suit me?

Danshari encourages you not only to__________yourself things, but to give up the unreasonable desire associated with owning them. Nowadays, people need to learn to__________their daily lives. Buy only the necessities and__________items, regularly__________things you don’t need any more, then you’ll get freedom in your heart.

However, it doesn’t mean that you should__________your desire and live a less interesting life. Instead, you should ________ yourself rather than material goods. Through ________ what to buy and what to get rid of, you can see a deeper reflection of yourself.________learning to make wise decisions about more important things.

4 . I was wandering around to look for a cafe where I could sit and have something to drink on a cold day. When I saw one, I walked in, sat at a round table and asked for a coffee.

While I was waiting for my _______, I realized that there were other people in the place, _______ I sensed loneliness. I saw their _______, but I couldn’t feel their souls. That was because their souls _______ to the “Net”, instead of them.

I stood up and walked _______ the tables. I asked a man a couple of times what his name was. “I’m Steve,” he _______ answered. “I can’t talk with you I’m _______,” he said.

I was amazed to find he was _______ online with somebody and, at the same time, he was _______ a computer game—Winner winner chicken dinner. I tried again to________ with him, but not a ________ came out of his mouth. I ________ his shoulder, but there was no reaction. I was getting ________. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to ________, “Leave me alone!”

I was ________. I wanted to look and see if all those people in the cafe were looking at me, so I ________ head, but there was nobody interested in what was happening. ________ was using the computers.

At the moment, I ________ all of the people there were more interested in having the relationship with the computer, ________ Steve. I wouldn’t want to imagine the future of the human beings if they ________ sharing their lives with machines instead of with people.

5 . Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having _______ is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the _______ mentality (心态) people need in sports.

_______ have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined, and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability. _______, I was at my younger brother’s baseball game the other night and his team was _______ by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain their _______ for heroics, his team just seemed to slowly walk around, _______ sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so _______ about the loss and he said it was because some kid’s mom brought really good snacks.

Some parents have a _______ with coaches shouting at their child. If a child makes a mistake, it is the coach’s ________ to correct the problem. When parents get involved in telling the coach how to ________ the team, problems ________. Some parents feel if they pay their money, they should have an equal ________ on how to coach the team. In order to have a successful learning experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and ________ the parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to ________the parents by giving more playing time to their kids who actually don’t ________it.

With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the ________ . More teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams ________more of what high school and junior high coaches are looking for, the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in ________ . While having fun is important, skills and a ________ mentality is worth more in the world of sports.

6 . It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. _________ I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed _______. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls _________ their souls belonged to the _________.

I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man _________ in front of it. “I’m Steve”, he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m _________”, he said. He was chatting online with somebody—probably someone he didn’t know—and, _________ , he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was_________.

Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried _________ to speak to that computer geek (怪人), ________ not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction. I was __________. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “ __________!” I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I __________, and saw nobody showed any interest.

________ , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more __________ having a relationship with the __________, particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to __________ the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines ____________ with people.

I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even ________ that the coffee was bad, __________ Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.