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The government in China plans to end its one﹣child per family policy and

（1）　　[in'sted] let families have two children．

People（2）　　[ nju：] the news after an important meeting in Beijing． It's reported that there are many（3）　　（原因）for the change in policy． One of them is to balance population development．

China has the（4）　　population in the world． It carried out the one﹣child policy in 1980． But the government（5）　　[ə'laʊd] only a small number of couples to have two children．For example，in the countryside，（6）　　the first﹣born is a girl， couples can have a second child．

In 2013， the Chinese government gave other couples a（7）　　（机会）to have two children．Families could have two if one parent was an only child．（8）　　（然而）， too many young people in the cities aren't（9）　　in having a second child any longer．

At the end（10）　　2014， China had a population of 1.37 billion people． A total of 800 million of them are employed（雇佣）． With the two﹣child policy， an increase in births will change the labor shortage．

May 21， 2020 marks the first International Tea Day （ITD）．It （1）　　（name） by the UN on Nov 21，2019． ITD is more than about （2）　　（celebrate） the delicious drink． It also（3）　　（try） to improve the working conditions of tea farmers and workers． It makes the public know the （4）　　（important） of tea all over the world．

Tea is the world's second （5）　　（popular） drink （after water）． Drinking tea can bring many （6）　　（health） benefits（益处）．Now tea is loved by millions from China to England，from India to Afghanistan﹣each culture with its own tradition．

Tea was discovered in 2727 BC in China．When the ruler Shen Nong （7）　　（boil） water over an open fire， some （8）　　（leaf） from a tea plant fell into the water．Shen Nong then fell in love with the drink that followed， and that is how tea became a common drink in Chinese culture．Drinking tea is a centuries﹣old tradition in the UK． There's tea for breakfast， tea during break time， tea when visiting a（9）　　（friend） house， tea to wake up， tea （10）　　（relax）…you get the idea．For Indians， tea is also a huge part of daily life．

Help yourself to some tea when you are free． Maybe， you will fall in love with it， too．

Recently， the result of the national reading survey has been announced and it paints a brighter future for reading habits in the Internet times． Last year，21，270 men from 55 cities answered the survey． It showed that the Chinese people's reading rate increased slightly over the year before． Reading rate means the percentage of citizens regularly reading books， newspapers and digital （数字）reading materials．

The survey shows that the daily reading time and yearly reading number of paper books，printed newspapers and magazines have dropped， while digital reading has continuously increased．Every day Chinese people use different digital devices like mobile phones， personal computers or iPads for 100.41 minutes on average （平均），15.5 percent higher than the year before．

According to the survey， Chinese people's reading habits have changed because mobile phones provide more chances to get different kinds of reading materials on digital platforms． More than 50 percent of the Chinese people who were interviewed prefer digital reading， mostly on mobile phones．

Another interesting result is that an increasing number of people like to listen to audiobooks（有声读物）．More than 30 percent of the people who answered the survey listen to audiobooks，higher than the year before． It may have something to do with the way people go to and from work﹣many people in the countryside drive or take public transport for long hours， which leads to the greater need for audiobooks．

People's reading habits are changing with social changes． In my opinion， the relevant authorities （相关机构） should pay attention to it and shouldn't fall behind．

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The National Reading Survey

The result of the survey	Chinese people's reading habits are changing and reading rate is going（1）　　．
	Three changes	Printed books are not as popular as digital materials． ●Chinese people spend more time reading digital books． ●Chinese people read（2）　　 paper books， printed newspapers and magazines．
		Reading on mobile phones is becoming a habit． ●Different kinds of reading materials can be got on mobile phones． ●Over a（3）　　of the Chinese people who were interviewed prefer to read on mobile phones．
		Audiobooks are welcomed． ●More people begin to listen to audiobooks． ●Listening to audiobooks can help to（4）　　 being bored on the the way to and from work．
The writer's opinion	Social changes influence people's reading habits． The relevant authorities should notice and（5）　　the changes．

Friends bring joy and fun to our life． To most of us， it's always easy to make friends but hard to go on one more step closer to our friends． The tips below will help you．

●Be yourself with your friends

Sometimes your friends may find out that your true personality is completely different from what they thought it was． In order not to make them lose trust in you， find some proper time to tell them what you really often do and like to do． And they may understand you．

●Get through the difficult times with small tricks

People never know what kind of chocolate they are going to taste． It is true of life． When your friends taste the bad one， why not tell something funny about yourself， like "Am I like a round ball？" Hearing this， your friends may be happy again．The best friends may not always agree with each other and even have few words for days． Some small tricks like telling jokes or calling him or her nickname （绰号） may help you get along with your friends better．

●Find proper ways to communicate warmly

There is no doubt that people like to communicate with their close friends as often as possible．Remember those special days in your friends' lives．Sometimes you book a table to help celebrate your friend's birthday， but when you call her，she tells you her birthday is not that day．Don't make it happen and remember the exact date．Having regular activities also provides good chances to meet and chat with your friends．Make sure your friends will come and have fun．

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If you want to build a stronger friendship， please read the following suggestions． First， remember to be honest and open with your friends， and let your friends know your habit and（1）　　．Second， life is full of ups and downs． When your friends are unhappy， you can tell something funny about the shape of your own （2）　　 to cheer them up．You can play small tricks when your friends and you are not in（3）　　．Third，it's always meaningful to contact your friends often．Every important day in your friend's life counts．Make sure the date you remember is（4）　　your friend's important day．What's more，organize some activities and invite your friends to join you．In a word，the tips above can（5）　　，and your friendship will last forever．

A man had a garden． He planted a rose and watered it c（1）　　． Before the rose blossomed （盛开），he noticed many thorns （刺） around the bud （花蕾） and he thought，"H（2）　　can any beautiful flower come from a plant with so many sharp thorns？" Because of this i（3）　　， he lost interest in this kind of plant， then he gave up watering the rose． And just b（4）　　 it was ready to blossom， it died．

Good qualities are just like roses． There is a rose in e（5）　　 spirit． The good qualities planted in us at birth， grow among the thorns﹣our weaknesses．Many of us look at o（6）　　 and we only see our weaknesses．We lose heart，thinking that n（7）　　good can possibly come from us．We give up watering the roses in us， and slowly they die． We never realize the g（8）　　of being able to find out our good qualities．

Someone may not see the rose in himself，so we need to help him d（9）　　 the rose．With love， we can accept a person into our life，even though we know his true weaknesses．At the same time，we should e（10）　　 him to face his weaknesses bravely and correct them． Then he will blossom many times．