You just can't imagine what a brave mother is like. She was a mother of three, who just 1 an earthquake, couldn't tell if her children were 2 for help. Or what if you knew you couldn't yell at her for help because she couldn't 3 you? That was what happened to Connie and her three children 4 the 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Napa, California. Connie is 5 and communicates with her children using sign language.

At midnight, Connie and her three children were 6 on the first floor of their two-story home. She and her 16-year-old son, Juan, were shaken awake. Instantly, they realized there were no disaster supplies downstairs. Connie, also 7 one-month-old Raul and 8-year-old Adriana, called Juan to come close to her in the darkness and 8 for him to go upstairs to get a 9.

Juan slowly 10 the stairs. He heard a loud creak (嘎吱声). Arriving on the top floor, he moved quickly but 11 to get what he needed. Using the flashlight to guide his steps back 12 the stairs, the family was able to take a few items from the first floor and 13. Their home was almost in ruins.

Being deaf was not deterrent (妨碍物) for this 14 mother. The family made it to the 15 safely, which comforted everyone.

In 2019 big companies like China Mobile and China Unicom will start to deliver 5G. According to the Verge, 4G was about speed and 5G will be about size of networks. These 5G networks will allow many more people to get information (quick) and much more of it. Speaking to CNET, analyst Dan Bieler said that in the United States, there will be" so much bandwidth (带宽) available that we will have pretty much unlimited access data". Due to the increased size of networks, data transfer will be much more (rely). The capacity (容量) will be large enough for everyone (chat) on social media and watch movies on the phone.

Experts say 5G (aid) the development of self­driving cars and health and pollution sensors (传感器) as well. There is no doubt the infrastructure (基础设施) needed for 5G will be expensive. According to CNET, in the (follow) 12 years until 2030 the industry will be spending nearly $2. 5 trillion dollars worldwide. But if the smart, artificially intelligent world we read so much about is to become a (real), this is an investment that will have to (make).

Video calls are a common occurrence, but have you imagined being able to touch the person on the other end of the line? Scientists are making this a reality.

Researchers at the University of New South Wales, Australia, have invented a soft skin stretch device (SSD), a haptic (触觉的) device that can recreate the sense of touch. . It is similar to what is felt in the real world, through force, vibration (震动) or motion.

Vibration is the most common haptic technology today and has been built into many electronic devices. . The existing technology also has great difficulty recreating the sense of touch with objects in virtual environments or located remotely, according to Mai Thanh Thai, lead author of the study.

. The research team introduced a novel method to recreate the sense of touch through soft, artificial "muscles". It works like this: Imagine you are at home and you call your friend who is in Australia. You wear a haptic glove with the SSDs and your friend also wears a glove with integrated 3D force sensors. If your friend picks up an object, it will physically press against your friend's fingers. The force signals can be sent to your glove so your device will generate the same 3D forces, making you experience the same sense of touch as your friend.

The haptic devices could allow users to feel objects inside a virtual world or at a distance. This could be especially beneficial during such times like the COVID- 19 pandemic when people rely on video calls to stay connected with loved ones. . Doctors can feel a patient's organ tissues with surgical tools without touching them.

A. The new technology overcomes issues with existing haptic devices

B. Haptic technology mimics the experience of touch by stimulating localized areas of the skin

C. However, haptic feedback with vibration becomes less sensitive when used continuously

D. And their glove with 3D force sensors will measure these interactions

E. Or it could be used in medical practices

F. The haptic glove with the SSDs can receive sensors from your friends

G. When emergency happens, people can even keep contact with friends and family members

Tourism is both a blessing and a curse. While a healthy amount can improve the economy, too much of it can be harmful to the environment and local populations.

Maya Beach, Thailand

As more and more tourists flooded into the sandy shores, Maya Beach became impossible to enjoy; visitors could hardly walk, not to mention lie down. Thailand was forced to close the beach for months in 2018. Though the closure was only supposed to be temporary, it is now shut down indefinitely.

Boracay, Philippines

The beautiful island of Boracay once was respected for its exclusivity (独特性). But in recent years, mass-market tourism and lack of the basic facilities have led to a major downfall. The island underwent a six-month closure to visitors in 2018 to allow authorities to restore it. Under the new rules, a maximum of 19,200 tourists are allowed on the island at any one time.

Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu is being affected by too many people visiting at the same time. To prevent the masses from damaging the site, tourism authorities are trying to introduce strict visiting time, advance ticket purchases, and visitor limits.

Cozumel, Mexico

The island of Cozumel has become a popular tourist spot. Many visitors arrive by ship, which has harmed one of the island's most prized possessions: coral reefs. Marine (海洋的) biologist German Mendez has started an organization to protect the reefs.

Does Western festivals Chinese culture?

    Our local Community Youth Club is a very popular organization with young people in my town. I (be)a member for four years now and I've taken part   a lot of interesting projects. These include fun activities such as holiday camps and discos. We have organized sports  (competition)and we have even made a video.  it isn't all just enjoyment; we have started doing social work  (help) people in our neighborhood. We have organized activities for small children during the holidays. We have also formed a special support group to help young people stop (smoke)! We are proud of the most recent group  we have founded. It organizes regular visits to the local old people's home. The old people, who were very excited by our visit, told us their (person) stories. We sang songs and played games with them and had tea together. Some of (they) were in poor health and were very unhappy. After this visit, my friends and I  (decide) that we should do something to help improve the quality of their lives.  

    Each Indian (印第安人) was supposed to keep his birth name until he was old enough to earn one for himself. But his playmates (游戏伙伴) would always give him a name of their own. No matter what his parents called him, his childhood friends would use the name they had chosen. Often it was not pleasing, such as Bow Legs or Bad Boy. But sometimes a name fit so well that the youngster found it difficult to shake it off. If he could not earn a better one from a war later, he could be stuck with a name like Bow Legs for the rest of his life.

    The Indian earned his real name when he was old enough for his first fight against the enemy. His life name depended on how he acted during this first battle. When he returned from the war, the whole tribe would gather and observe the ceremony in which he would be given his name by the chief. If he had done well, he would get a good name. Otherwise he might be called Crazy Wolf or Man-Afraid-Of-a-Horse. So an Indian's name told his record or described the kind of man he was.

    A man was given many chances to improve his name, however. If in a later battle he was brave in fighting against the enemy, he was given a better name. Some of our great fighters had as many as twelve names—all good and each better than the last.

    An Indian's names belonged to him for the rest of his life. No one else could use them. Even he himself could not give them away because names were assigned by the tribe, not the family. So no man could pass on his name unless the chief and the tribe asked him to do so.

    Sometimes an Indian would be asked to give his name to a son who had performed a noticeable deed. I know of only three of four times when this happened. It is the rarest honor for a person—the honor of assuming (承担) his father's name.

Last weekend, I went to Mark's new house nearby a forest for a little get-together. After lunch when I was talking with him and his wife Cody, he asked me, "Hey Thoran, have you ever been to a secret spot?" Before I could even finish saying no, Cody and Mark were already at the door with their jackets on. And the next moment we were heading out into the forest with a camera, a fishing net and a plastic bucket(桶).

We walked through the forest along a path by a small river. Breathing the fresh air, we three talked and laughed all the way.

"Hey!What are you guys doing?" Someone suddenly shouted from behind. Mark and Cody's eyes immediately widened, and without a word they started running. I had no choice but to follow them, getting my shoes wet and dirty with mud. We probably ran for about 10 minutes before Mark and Cody slowed down. I stopped to catch my breath and asked, "Who was that?"

Mark replied, "The most annoying neighbor ever. If he catches up with us, there's no telling what could happen. He is always making fun of us. I dislike him." We kept walking on for a few more minutes. Then a beautiful lake appeared before our eyes. "Wow!Amazing!" I shouted and could hardly hold back my excitement. The lake was large and the water was deep and blue, looking so peaceful with tall trees around it.

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Looking around, we saw a boat floating by the shore.

……

"Help! Help! Help!" I was so frightened and cried for help.