1．　　Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider webs on the walls and mice running around. People (1)       coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and sad every day. He thought it was his poverty (贫困) that (2)       his unhappy life.
　　One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for (3)       about changing his life. The old man gave him a beautiful vase (花瓶) and said, "This is a magic vase that will bring you (4)      ." The poor man looked at the vase (5)      , "Why would I need a vase in my broken house?" However, he didn't want to (6)       such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home on the table. "It's not right for something so beautiful to be (7)      ," the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful. But he was still not satisfied. "It is not good for such beautiful things to stand next to a spider web." At this, he started to do some cleaning in the house and paint the walls. His house turned into a (8)       place immediately.
　　The poor man (9)      . He suddenly realized that in the past it was his (10)       that made him unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

2．　　If you've ever travelled with others, you may find it's not easy to enjoy yourselves. When you want to get up early to watch the sunrise, your friends may think that getting enough sleep is more important. And when you want to try the local food, your friends might think it's a bad idea and take you to a Chinese restaurant.
　　So, you see, travelling with others may stop you from doing what you want to do. This is probably why more people these days prefer to ________.
　　In fact, travelling alone is only a part of a recent trend (趋势) of people wanting to take more time alone — or what's called "me time".
　　"Me time" refers to time taken just for yourself. It's also called "alone time". Many people feel that in their daily lives, they are always giving their time to others so that they spend little or no time on themselves. "Me time" solves this problem by giving them time to spend on activities they enjoy. During their "me time", people can do anything they like.
　　Meghan Markle, once wrote about how she enjoyed having her "me time". "I often take myself to dinner and travel alone. It's hard. But it's important," she wrote.

3．　　Live-streaming (直播) has become very popular in China. Viewers can interact (互动) with hosts by messaging them, buying them gifts, or sending them tips.
　　However, some children are spending too much money on live-streaming platforms. Earlier this year, a 17-year-old boy in Jingmen, sent tips that added up to 150,000 yuan to a host. That sum of money was his parents' life savings.
　　To prevent things like this from happening again, the National Radio and Television Administration introduced a new regulation (规定) on Nov. 23 to better manage live-streaming services.
　　The regulation bans children from tipping or sending gifts to live-stream hosts and performers. It also requires people to register (注册) on live-streaming sites with their real names.
　　This new regulation has been welcomed by parents. According to Legal Daily, about one-fifth of live-stream viewers in 2019 were children.
　　"Online shows and live-streaming have become so popular. I always feel worried that my son might become addicted to (沉迷于) them or do something that is harmful to his growth," said Wang Haifeng, a mother of a 15-year-old boy in Beijing. "Stricter management makes me feel safer."
　　In addition, there are some other measures to help manage live-streaming services. For example, live-streaming platforms will be required to put a limit on how much money people can send to live-streamers. Once the limit is reached, viewers will not be able to send gifts or tips.
　　Other regulations include stopping live-streaming platforms from encouraging viewers to send gifts or tips. Any host who is found doing this will be added to blacklist, China Daily reported.

4．　　Almost every kid in this country has ever eaten Hershey chocolate. But do you know that the Hershey chocolate factory is more than one hundred years old? And do you know that the father of Hershey Chocolate, Milton Hershey, had many failures in business before he started his famous company?
　　Milton Hershey was born in 1857 in central Pennsylvania. He stopped attending school when he was 12 years old. Before he became interested in making chocolate, he worked as a printer for a small newspaper at first, but he didn't like it. Then he decided that printing was not the right job for him.
　　Then he worked at a candy factory in Lancaster. After working for a few years there, he decided to open his own little candy business near Philadelphia. His first business failed because it was not making money. After that, he went to Denver to learn how to make caramels (焦糖). He took his new skills back to New York and worked selling candies on the street. But his second business also failed.
　　Finally, Milton Hershey moved back to Pennsylvania where he grew up. He then experimented with all sorts of different candies and chocolate. By 1893, he was selling a million dollars worth of caramel candy each year. Since his chocolate-flavored (巧克力口味) caramels were the best-selling, he decided to make chocolate himself.
　　By experimenting, Milton Hershey discovered how to make delicious chocolate. The area where he lived had a large and easy supply of milk and sugar, which helped him succeed in his chocolate business. In 1903, Milton Hershey built a huge chocolate factory and a town to go with it.
　　Today, the town of Hershey is still the home of the factory that Milton Hershey built. The streetlights are shaped like the candy. The air often smells like chocolate. And if you ever visit it, you can smell delicious chocolate smells just by driving through the town.
　　The factory is not so hard to find. Just travel down Cocoa Avenue until you get to East Chocolate Avenue. Turn right at the traffic lights and just follow your nose.

5．　　How do you like to travel, by plane or by train? Surely, planes are fast and easy. (1)       especially in the busy times we live in. Here are some train routes (路线) you can try.
　　Panda-themed Tourist Train
　　China's first panda-themed tourist train started to run on March 28. The train runs from Chengdu in Sichuan to Zunyi in Guizhou. (2)       Passengers can try a panda-shaped cake. Workers who carry panda toys will welcome you.
　　Beijing Suburban (城郊) Railway Line S2
　　It starts at Huangtudian Station and ends in Yanqing district. It runs for about one and a half hours. The best time to take it is in spring. When flowers are blooming near the Juyongguan Pass of the Great Wall in Beijing, the S2 line runs across a sea of flowers. (3)      
　　Pokemon (神奇宝贝) with You Train
　　Japan is known for its joyful trains. (4)       One popular train is the Pokemon with You Train. It is full of Pokemon decorations. The train stops at several stations. You can get stamps and take pictures at these stations with Pikachu, the most famous Pokemon.
　　Trans-Siberian Railway (西伯利亚铁路)
　　(5)       It took 13 years to build. Its trains run over six days from Moscow to Vladivostok in Russia. Along the way, you'll see Siberian rivers and the Ural Mountains. You can also go to Lake Baikal (贝加尔湖). You can have enough time to read, sleep, or simply do nothing but look out of the window.

7．Eating takeout in ancient times
　　Did people eat takeout in ancient times?
　　(1)            (probable) there was takeout as far back as the Song Dynasty. According to history books, Emperor Xiaozong (2)            (prefer) to order takeout late at night. His servants (仆人) then went around the city to pick up the dishes (3)            bring them back to the palace.
　　Ordinary people also ordered takeout. Restaurant waiters would go out into the streets and yell (吆喝) out which dishes could be ordered that day. People could then place (4)             order. Later, delivery (递送) workers would bring food (5)             their homes. In fact, a takeout worker with food in hand can (6)            (see) on a delivery in Along the River During the Qingming Festival (《清明上河图》). It's one of the most famous (7)            (paint) in China.
　　At that time people even had special meal boxes for takeout dishes. It was a long (8)            (wood) box with several layers. People also used warming plates (9)             were made of two layers of porcelain (瓷). Hot water could be put between them (10)            (keep) dishes warm.

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