— I usually read or go camping.

— I am sorry to hear that. You've tried your best.

— Usually, I read for a while in the morning and then went to meet friends or did other things I like.

— To a certain degree, it's useful. But I think mine is better than yours.

    China Post issued(发行) a set of special zodiac(生肖) stamps in honor of 2019 Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Year of the Pig. Famous Chinese 1 Han Meilin designed(设计) the set of stamps2 is most known for his Fuwa dolls made for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

    If you, like me, were born in the Year of the Pig. then you are 3, thoughtful and loyal(忠诚的). The Year of the Pig is filled with good wealth.

    Now, let's 4 a closer look at this interesting animal. Pigs were first kept by man about 9, 000 years ago, and are still a very common5 animal in many parts of the world. We don't just use pigs for their meat—almost every part of the animal is used. The hair is used for artists' brushes. The fat is used 6 floor wax(蜡), rubber(橡胶) and plastics.

    Pigs have also been important in the world of entertainment. In 1995 the film Babe starred(使主演)a loveable talking pig as its main character. The film 7 an Oscar Award. In England you can even go to watch pig racing. A farmer, Rob Shepherd, has been raising money 8 charity by holding pig races an his farm, 9 seems that people don't just want to eat pigs!

    Pigs also play an important role in the English language. For example, if someone say that he 10 to the sun one day, you can say "Pies might fly!" to him. Hungry? Well then, you can say "pig out" and eat lots of food.

    5G networks have been considered as one big thing for this century. They allow people to get faster services. Downloading information takes only seconds, instead of minutes.

    But no true 5G phones are able to be used now. It won't work with 5G until such services are built. Users will need an adapter to bring in 5G signals. There's completely no need for users to worry about the safety of 5G signals.

    Where will we probably see 5G first? The answer is in our living rooms. The speeds, about 20 times faster than the standard home Internet connection, are very likely to do wonders in our living rooms. Many users are tired of spending $100 or more monthly in booking cable(有线的) TV. They no more choose cable TV and begin to use streaming(在线播放) services connected to their broadband(宽带) service instead.

    Besides faster access, connectivity might get a little cheaper in future for users only if a complete 5G network is set up. However, the cost of programs and apps will go up. Meanwhile, users are in great need of ordering more monthly services. Comparatively speaking, users are likely to pay more for 5G services.

So far now, it's mainly used at home.…

    A group of boys were playing basketball in the park. The playground was great,        there was no fence(栅栏) around it. If one boy missed the ball, someone had to catch it at once, so it wouldn't go too far away.

    One boy threw the ball too hard and it flew like a rocket over the       (head) of all the other boys, and kept on flying. Anna was sitting nearby and watching the ducks swim in the river. Suddenly, she       (hear) some shouting and turned to see a big, orange object coming towards       (she). "Stop the ball," one of them shouted. The ball landed close to the river. The ducks flew away quickly. Anna opened her arms, just in time       (stop) the ball as it was going to fall into the river. "Could you please bring it over here?" asked one boy       (polite). Anna walked to them with the ball. She was nervous because the boys were       (old) than her. However, they were very nice and thanked her        saving the ball.

    "Can I join you?" Anna asked. The boys agreed, but they were not sure        she could throw the ball even close to the basket. Anna took the ball and then had        try. The boys watched in surprise as the ball went straight into the basket. Anna smiled as the boys cheered loudly for her.