Society is changing at a rapidly increasing rate in this present-day age. This speed of change     1     (believe) to be creating a direct impact on our mental as well as physical health in our life.

Society observes the rules of nature and law and is changing to be     2     (good) than before. It is reasonable as the survival of the fittest is the need of the development of the time. For instance, an     3     (employ) working in a company is unable     4     (deal) with working overtime while the rest of his fellow workers are not only ready but are very     5     (excite) to work and acquire new skills and abilities, then it is a matter of concern for that person as he will be left behind in the race of progression (发展). This instance describes     6     clear picture of how important it is to keep up with the rapid development of society.

Despite the professional satisfaction associated with rapid changing, the idea     7     it brings any other kind of satisfaction is false. Some statistics have shown that the percentage of people getting ill due     8     workload pressure and continuous changes has increased from 5% in 1995 to 50% in 2020.

In a word, it is     9     (necessarily) to keep a good balance between catching up with the pace of social development and     10     (maintain) a healthy lifestyle.

More than 300 participants     1     were from international organizations, research institutes, universities and enterprises came together at the 6th International Agricultural Research Conference in Beijing on December 15,2022 to exchange ideas on how to make a     2     (contribute) to global food security, calling for more international cooperation in agriculture.

Themed “strengthening agricultural science and technology cooperation to jointly promote global food security,” the conference was hosted by the Center for International Agricultural Research (CIAR) and the Department of International Cooperation of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS),     3     (adopt) the form of virtual lectures and online broadcast.

Wu Kongming, president of CAAS, said that CAAS remains committed to providing Chinese     4     (solution) and wisdom to help address global challenges such as food security, poverty reduction and green development, and to do so through multilateral and bilateral international cooperation mechanisms.

According to Carlos Watson, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative in China, the conference offered     5     great and timely opportunity to facilitate(使便利)constructive discussion on international joint actions concerning global agricultural development and food security,     6     the face of challenges posed by the pandemic and climate change.

“Given China’s     7     (success) experience in the eradication(消除)of extreme poverty, digital innovations, and agricultural and rural development, China is     8     (unique) positioned to share its innovation experience, innovative technologies, and best practices with the rest of the world,” he said.

During the conference, experts discussed the current situation and future prospects of international cooperation in agricultural science and technology. They also discussed the policy environment, market environment, investment model and service demand for overseas agricultural investment, as well as strategies and measures     9     (ensure) global food security.

The International Agricultural Research Conference     10     (hold) for six consecutive(连续的)years since 2017.

Jennifer Jones, a15-ycar-old teenage girl, fainted in her PE class and then     1     (rush)to hospital. Her worried parents told the doctor that their daughter had missed breakfast that day. Fortunately, she was out of danger and would make a full     2     (recover) soon. She had struggled with eating problems for a long time, for she thought     3    (skip) meals would be a simple way to reach her target weight.

Jennifer’s case is a reminder of the dangers of the     4     (healthy) weight-loss habits which have become common among teenagers. Extremely concerned，a health expert has warned them     5     using such extreme methods and stressed that having a balanced diet     6     (be) necessary since teenagers are still growing and their bodies need a lot of nutrition    7     (function) well. He also points out that it is important for teenagers to keep regular hours and get    8     large amount of exercise to stay energetic and fit.

Anyway living well is the safest and most effective way to get into shape. If we all do so, our society     9     being thin is often seen as being beautiful will     10     (hopeful) change in the near future.

Cotton bags have become a means for brands，retailers and supermarkets to indicate a planet-friendly mindset-or, at least, to show that the companies are aware of     1     overuse of plastic in packaging.

So far, so Earth-friendly? Not     2     (exact). It turns out the wholehearted acceptance of cotton bags may actually have created a new problem.

An organic cotton bag needs to be used 20,000 times to reduce     3     (it) overall impact of production, according to a 2018 study. That equals daily use for 54 years-for just one bag.

Cotton is water-intensive, and figuring out ways of     4     (deal) with a bag in an environmentally low-impact way is not nearly as simple     5     people think, according to an environmental science professor at the University of Maine.

You can’t, for example, just put a bag in a bin. Even when a bag does make it to a treatment plant, most materials used to print logos onto them are PVC-based and thus not     6     (recycle); they’re “extremely difficult     7     (break) down chemically,” said Christopher Stanev, the co-founder of Evmu, a Seattle-based textile recycling firm. Printed     8     (pattern) have to be cut out of the cloth; Mr. Stanev estimates 10 to 15 percent of the cotton Evrnu receives     9    (waste) this way.

That’s not to say cotton is worse than plastic. In the end, the     10    (simple) solution may be the most obvious. “Not every product needs a bag,” Comey says.

Over the past few years, many Chinese brands and     1     (product) have become more and more popular among Chinese youth,     2     is a trend known as guochao.

The post-2000 younger generation, a     3     (rise) consumption force of home market, no longer admires all foreign things. In fact, most of them tend     4     (buy) something with Chinese cultural elements.     5     is obvious that guochao style now suits Chinese young people’s taste.

Guochao also means the return of     6     (tradition) styles and cultural elements. Some brands like Li-Ning and White Rabbit begin to appeal to younger customers. Meanwhile, Dunhuang culture is also gaining popularity     7     (gradual). It is commonly seen that silk scarves, makeups and cell phone cases with Dunhuang culture elements     8     (display) in the art shows, attracting many young followers.

The Chinese culture represented by guochao is creating a huge new market at home and abroad. More importantly, guochao is regarded     9     a way to improve the awareness of Chinese youth national identity and cultural confidence. As a result, this new trend of guochao makes     10     big success.

After winning the gold medal in the women’s 10-meter platform diving     1    (compete) in the Tokyo Olympics on Aug 5, 14-year-old Quan Hongchan has caught the attention of the nation.

Not only because of her     2       (amaze) performance, but also for the innocence she displayed while speaking with the media. Quan said her dream is     3     (save)enough money to treat her sick mother, buy snacks, and go to an entertainment park or a zoo.

Quan is     4     third child of her parents who live in a village in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province. The family struggles on the poverty line, and mainly relies on growing local crops. Quan wasn’t known to us     5     she won the 2020 Chinese national championship at 13 years old. But the little girl     6     (be)a 17-year-old veteran (老手)when the Paris Olympics start in 2024.

Now Quan has become a sporting hit, and her     7     (previous)quiet rural home has become a must see place for not only locals, but also livestreaming hosts and business people, who come for various purposes. These uninvited     8     (guest) have seriously disturbed the Quan family’s daily life.

The government is in duty bound to extend a helping hand to protect the family from     9       (disturb) so that the young diving genius can focus more     10     her training and studies.

We know that smartphone addiction can affect lives in negative ways. A 2017 University of Texas study claimed that merely     1     (place) a smartphone in someone’s line of sight slowed down their productivity and reduced their grades. An     2     (early) study from London found students who didn’t use smartphons saw their test scores increase by 6.4 percent.

It is     3     (extreme) difficult to break away from smartphone addiction. Some people have even tried punishing     4     (they) for using their devices. Now, an APP is being released (发行) in the UK that rewards people for staying away from their smartphones. The APP, called Hold,     5     (create) by three Norwegian university students, who found that positive rewarding was the most     6    (effect) way of conquering smartphone addiction. Hold allows students to collect points for staying away from their devices between the hours of 7 a.m.     7     11p.m.; they get 10 points for every 20 minutes. The points     8     (collect) can be used for discounts on everything from cinema tickets to food and drinks. A cinema ticket, for example, costs 60 points, or 2 hours away from a phone.

Over 120,000 people in Norway, of     9     40% are college students, use the app. It’s now available     10     students from over 170 universities in the UK.

Sometimes a picture can express     1    (direct) how someone feels or what he wants to say. No doubt that's one reason     2    digital stickers    3    (use) and enjoyed by so many people.

Stickers can be fun, silly or serious. People can use them to celebrate or complain. They can use them in place of a single word or     4     entire sentence. A survey found that thirty percent of people aged eighteen prefer pictures to words. Many of     5    (they)think stickers are the perfect way     6    (show) their feelings. Emojis are simple symbols to express emotions while stickers are more complicated.

Some people treat stickers like     7     (toy). They compete to see who can collect the     8     (many) sticker. Others use them     9     a social tool. Stickers provide low-risk way to communicate with new and old friends alike. Since stickers were used, they     10     (become) the language of many people.

If you go to another country, what kinds of things would you buy? Would you buy a camera in Japan, some     1     (beauty) clothes in France, or a watch in Switzerland? No matter     2     you may buy, you might think those products were made in those     3     (country). However, you could be wrong. Kang Jian is a l7-year-old student from Shanghai. Last year he     4     (go) to visit his aunt and uncle in San Francisco. He found it interesting that so many products in the local shops were made in China. "I wanted to buy a toy car for my cousin, but even though most of the toys are American brands, they were made in China."

Toys are not the only things made in China. "Once I wanted to buy a pair of basketball                     5     (shoe)." he explains.   "But I had to visit five or six stores before     6     (find)a pair made in America!" He realized that Americans can     7     (hard) avoid buying products made in China. "In fact," he continues, "there were many other things there made in China—footballs, handbags, pet food, mobile phones.     8     American flags are made in China!" Kang Jian thinks it's great that China is so good at making     9     (this) everyday things. However, he hopes that     10     the future China will also get better at making high—technology products that people can buy in all parts of the world.