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Shanghai, "Hu" for short, is an international financial, trade and shipping center. Shanghai enjoys typical subtropical(亚热带) climate, mild and humid, with four distinct seasons, abundant sunshine and rainfall. As the (busy) container port in the world, Shanghai port was opened in November 1843 under the "Treaty(条约) of Nanking" and became one of the five treaty ports (force) to trade with foreign powers. Since then, the history of the Shanghai International Settlement (begin). In the process of its development, it constantly absorbed different cultures in the surrounding areas.

In 1990, through the development and opening up policy of Pudong, Shanghai's economic (grow) was improved rapidly. After the approval of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone in 2013, Shanghai saw further economic development and (final) became a world-class city. Shanghai is home the Shanghai Stock(股票) Exchange, is one of the world's largest stock exchanges.

Shanghai is a model of Chinese modern and contemporary economic development. It has many landmarks,(include) Yuyuan, the City God Temple, Nanjing Road, the Bund, Lujiazui skyscraper skyline. Mandarin (普通话) is the official language of Shanghai, but in daily life, the public speak Shanghai dialect, which is completely different from Mandarin.

After about two hours, I was feeling extremely4. I tried to balance myself and move the body weight from one leg to the other to feel a little comfortable. I5 sensed a soft hand touching my arm. I thought this man sitting near me must be6 that my body was touching his shoulder. I7 and looked down at him with a questioning expression. The man8 me with a kind smile on his face. He stood up and9 me that I could take his seat for a few minutes. I was very surprised and immediately sat down without wasting a second. He was happily standing in my place and looking around in10 . Another 20 minutes passed and I stood up and let him take his11.

A person who was seated near the window was watching us. He stood up and12 his seat to another standing man. Suddenly this game of13 spread around and almost all standing people could sit for a few minutes. People were talking to each other while14 the seats. Needless to say, the rest of the journey became quite15.

Help the homeless. According to an official report, more than three million individuals are now homeless in North America. . However, you can help the homeless by volunteering. For example, you can partner with a local food bank or a homeless shelter by helping raise money, provide food, or collect donations.

. This volunteering idea might be perfect for your team if you have members crazy about planting vegetables. It is a great way to connect with nearby residents and enjoy the great outdoors. Plus, you'll get to share the fruits of your labor with the whole community. After a backbreaking planting session, there is nothing better than tasting a juicy tomato straight off the vine (藤) with neighbors.

Host a community clean-up. Community clean-up events bring people together to improve their environment while strengthening social bonds between neighbors and volunteers. These activities can make the community look beautiful and contribute to a healthier environment. .

Gather and donate pet food. Animal-loving groups can take part in a month-long challenge to gather and distribute as much pet food as possible. If you are looking for a way to gather pet food, then visit pet businesses in your neighborhood, or ask for donations from family and friends. , so the team members can clean animals for a bag of pet food in this activity.

A. Grow a garden for the community

B. Help neighbors do a bit of gardening

C. You could also organize a "Pet Wash"

D. Unfortunately, many people overlook this situation

E. These projects can give teammates a shared purpose

F. They also encourage a sense of pride and responsibility among locals

G. They are vital for improving the overall confidence of those they serve

According to it, more than a quarter of the world's land surface would become drier and wildfires could be widespread. The most affected areas are parts of South East Asia, Southern Europe, Southern Africa, Central America and Southern Australia. These areas are home to more than 20 percent of the world's population — that's over 1.5 billion people. However, scientists found that limiting global warming to 1.5 ℃ would greatly reduce the percentage of the Earth's surface affected.

"Aridification (干旱化) would emerge over 20 to 30 percent of the world's land surface by the time the global temperature change reaches 2 ℃," said Dr. Manoj Joshi from the University of East Anglia's school of Environmental Sciences and one of the study's co-author. The study looked at the present rate of global temperature increase and compared it to data from before the industrial revolution (工业革命). The world has already warmed by 1℃ since then.

The Paris Agreement, which was first signed in 2015, is an international agreement to control climate change. It hopes to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 ℃ and to take efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 ℃. In June, President Trump, however, announced his intention for the US, the second largest producer of greenhouse gases in the world, to withdraw from the agreement.

Drought is one of the biggest concerns in some parts of the world, where rainfall is rare and water is not enough. Some parks of Kenya, for example, can go an entire year without a drop of rain.

Feeling stressed one evening, I turned on my Switch to find a game to play and relax with. That's when I discovered Tetris. Before I knew it, I was obsessed. Even when I stopped, my brain was still playing, with the blocks falling in my mind. I started looking at objects in the real world and thinking about how they could be moved and stacked together. I even dreamed about Tetris. I was experiencing the common "Tetris effect".

Introduced by journalist Jeffrey Goldsmith in his 1994 Wired magazine article called This Is Your Brain on Tetris, the effect has been observed by psychologists and researchers. The lasting images of Tetris are due to the "Zeigarnik effect", in which people have better memories of uncompleted tasks than those of completed ones. Tetris, being a game that technically never ends, keeps you thinking of the game's unfinished task, reported Tech Times. And the catchy music stays with you, too.

There are also positives to the Tetris Effect. In his 1991 study, psychologist Richard Haier at the University of California found that continuously playing Tetris resulted in the thickness of the cerebral cortex (大脑皮层) increasing, which improves brain efficiency (效率), reported psychology website Practical Pie. Haier's discovery got Tetris put into the Guinness World Records Video Gamer's Edition 2008, as the "first video game to be proven to improve brain functioning and efficiency".

So, the next time you want to play a computer game, why not try the classic Tetris and see if it improves your brain function? But be warned, you'll likely be seeing falling blocks everywhere.