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As online technology advanced, web sites, and blogs became powerful sources of information that allowed everyone to stay updated on any subject imaginable. Although all of these information sources remain popular, there's a new king of media and it's online video.

There are many reasons why online video has increased suddenly over the past few years. The first is increasing data speeds. Once faster Internet speeds were provided, people quickly fell in love with online videos. The second reason why online videos have become so popular is convenience. Watching videos requires less effort and energy than reading through paragraphs of text after a day of hard work. 

Advancing digital technology has also helped, as it has made sharing videos easier and more convenient than ever. High-powered smartphones and more affordable video cameras allow anyone to easily record an event or give a few comments about a scorching topic that is on their mind. Meanwhile, sites like YouTube, Vimeo, and Ustream allow users to quickly upload their videos and share them with friends, family, and the general public if they wish.

The future also looks bright for companies who post online video ads. In fact, new software allows them to watch viewers' emotional reactions to their content through the users' webcams （网络摄像机）.They'll be able to see whether users laugh, cry, or feel bored during videos, so they can adjust their ads. This should prove extremely helpful, as there will be millions of videos competing for viewers' attention.

Small endangered animals are often hard to find in their natural habitats, making it difficult for scientists to spot（发现） them and develop protection plans. But new technologies can help. Australian researchers have equipped flying drones (遥控飞机) with cameras so they can spot koalas hiding high in trees. 

Koalas spend most of their lives in eucalyptus trees (桉树), whose leaves are their favorite food. Since the leaves are low in calories and nutritional content, koalas are not very active — they sleep up to 20 hours a day. Living in high branches, they are not easy to spot from the ground, and they have few natural predators (捕食者). The greatest threat to them is that lots of trees are being cut down. "Every tree in Australia must be protected. Otherwise the koala is going to become extinct," said Deborah Tabart.

It's important to know where koalas live and how many of them are left. Using drones with cameras to do the research was an untested concept. Gavin Broadbent, one of the scientists, said they were doubtful at first. "But when we saw the images , we saw the koalas were very clear compared to the trees and the environment. So we thought, yes, this is absolutely a proof of a concept that could work," he said.

The images sent back to a computer clearly show the animal's position, even from a distance far enough away not to disturb its sleep. Scientists can scan the trees from all angles, picking out koalas even in the thick branches .

Scientists say it is now clear that drones with cameras can be used for spotting, and perhaps saving other animals in the wild.

I travel a lot in my work, and what I dislike about my job is eating alone. It always makes me feel lonely to see others laughing and talking. So, room service for several nights was a better choice for me.

After having room service three nights at a hotel in Houston, however, I needed to get out of my room. Although the restaurant opened at 6:30, I arrived at 6:25. The waiter at the front desk made a comment about my "being there really early". I explained my dislike of eating alone in restaurants. He then seated me at a lovely table and asked me whether I would mind if he sat down with me for a while.

I was glad! He sat and talked with me about his career goals and the difficulty of being at work on nights, weekends and holidays. He said he hadn't enough time to be with his family. After 15 minutes, he saw some customers at the front desk and excused himself. I noticed that before he went to the front desk, he stopped in the kitchen for a moment.

Then another waiter came out of the kitchen and had a wonderful chat with me. Before I left that night, some other waiters, even the cook, had come out of the kitchen and sat with me!

When I asked for my bill about one hour later, all the people who had sat down with me came over in a big group to my table, and presented me with a red rose. And I cried! What had begun as a lonely night ended as a beautiful experience.

The Best Fall Leaves Camping in the US

Whether in search of changing leaves, mild climates, or a socially distant getaway, here are some of the best spots for fall leaves camping in the US.

Quarryville, PA

Home to pretty rolling hills and rural countryside, this area is famous for some of the best leaf-admiring in the Northeast. It's located in Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort. Here, you'll find never-ending views of the changing leaves plus family-friendly entertainments such as a water zone and mini golf.

Cape May, NJ

Known as America's oldest seaside resort made famous by its beaches and boardwalks——Cape May is also home to several camping destinations. Hike through the National Wildlife Refuge to see leaves change color in fall or discover some of the finest wines on the east coast at nearby vineyards.

Beaverton, MI

Central Michigan, along the Cedar River, offers plenty of cool campgrounds where you can splash in the water and admire the fall leaves. In Beaverton, Calhoun Campground occupies 40 acres of backwater land on Ross Lake with beautiful wooded sites facing the lake and activities such as boating and trail hiking.

Conway, SC

This travel hotspot is known for beachside accommodations, but it's also home to forest camping. You'll find the best of both worlds at Carolina Pines RV Resort. Don't forget to check out the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway(SC11),where colorful state parks and their gorgeous fall leaves are all within easy reach.

"Why she let out my secret? Why she did that to me?" I vividly remembered that day when I was confused at the knowing looks everyone gave me. That terrible experience was impressed on my mind. I couldn't forgive the person with whom I had shared my secret. She lost all my trust and friendship.

Five years back, Sally was a new addition in my class. I didn't know what but there was something sticky about her that attracted me towards her. She was the most friendly person I knew. We started as classmates but after a few months, we were like best friends. We did homework together and dreamed of going to the same university one day. We hung out and went to the movies on weekends. That was a sweet time.

Nevertheless, I couldn't expect such an enormous betrayal (背叛) from her. I didn't know what made me tell Sally about my personal life. I felt much regret to myself. She exaggerated (夸大) the matter, added her own spices to it and made it the hottest topic in school. It was like someone had stabbed (戮) a knife in my back. After she let out my secret, everyone at school started laughing at me and gazing at me wherever I passed. I was like a pond in which someone had thrown a stone and it had been spilled up. It was the most embarrassing time I had gone through. Soon afterwards. I left school and shifted to another one because I thought no one had the right to laugh at me. Sally called me many times, but I didn't answer. My heart was broken because the person whom I trusted most cheated me.

I made efforts to remove the scar from my heart. I started a new life, leaving all the bad memories behind because they made me a person who often thought about the past experiences. Five years later, with the life going on, I met new friends and seldom thought about the past.

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Paragraph 1: But one day I met Anna, my former classmate, in the market, who told me shocking news. 

Paragraph 2: I immediately called Sally in order to explain the misunderstanding. 

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Many Chinese cities and provinces, including Beijing, Chongqing, Tianjin, Henan and Shandong, (experience) burning heatwaves caused by global warming and the El Nino phenomenon since the start of this summer. As a result, it's common to see people fully (equip) with sun protection gear as they brave the heat outdoors.

Sustained high temperatures have driven the country's "sunscreen economy" growth. Meanwhile, the consumer groups for sunscreen products are gradually diversifying, (expand) from traditional female consumers to males and children, leading to (continue) growth in sunscreen market for the latter groups. Apart sunscreen products, the high temperatures have also boosted the sales of summer cooling and refreshing products. Meituan Waimai, a major food (deliver) platform in China, has seen sharp increase in the sales of iced beverages, beer, ice cream, fans, and other cooling products during the hot weather season.

Because of the high temperatures, traveling  (escape) the summer heat has also become popular for many travelers,  are attracted to some cool destinations across the country, and travel  (agency) are offering diverse tourism products to cater to this growing trend.

Two hundred years ago the English poet William Wordsworth wrote I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, a poem that was inspired when he came across a field of daffodils (水仙花). It 1  a basic spirit of early English Romanticism (浪漫主义).

What makes this poem a(n) 2 of Romantic thinking? It isn't that Wordsworth 3 to write about a natural scene: it is the way he describes the scene as if it had human 4 . For him, nature is not only a neutral (无感情色彩的) 5 of scenery, colors, plants, rocks, soil, water and air. It is a 6 force that feels joy and sadness and even tries to educate us human beings and show us the beauty of life.

Wordsworth's home is now one of the most popular 7 in the Lake District. You can go on a tour of the garden where wild flowers still 8 now regardless of the change of the time. The place, where Wordsworth saw the daffodils, is at the southernmost end of the lake. When you are walking in the 9 of William from two centuries ago, the first group of daffodils appear, but they aren't tall yellow trumpets (小号状的花) 10 swinging in the gentle wind as described in Wordsworth's 11 . They are just tiny wild daffodils grouped around individual trees rather than 12 together. But as you look north, from beside a huge ancient oak tree, you realize this is what 13 Wordsworth: group after group of daffodils, spread out to left and right but coming together in your sight so that they 14 a beautiful, pale yellow carpet. What you're seeing at last is nature transformed by human sight and 15 .

As university doors opened in September for a new year, an estimated six million people across the world took to the streets in a historic week of climate action. For freshers starting a new chapter at university, deciding how to live your life is vital. 

What you put on your plate matters. Meat and dairy consumption results in excessive (过度的) land use, industrial emissions, water use and deforestation. Therefore, a meat-free diet has been recommended as the "single-biggest way" an individual can reduce their impact on the planet.

 Keeping your clothes for as long as possible has more than just monetary value. In the UK, clothing has the fourth-largest environmental impact after housing, transport and food. So recycle your clothes or mend them.

Change your habits. There are simple ways you can change your habits to live sustainably. Wash your clothes at a lower temperature, and choose a bamboo toothbrush or more eco-friendly sanitary (卫生的) products. If you're planning a weekend away with friends, try to travel by train or bus.

Individual actions matter, as they demonstrate commitment and provide an alternative to how we can live. But campaigning is important, too. If you don't know where or how to start, see if there are any societies at your university. Students of the Fossil Free campaign, for example, have brought on huge changes by calling on their institutions to stop using fossil fuels.

A. Forget fast fashion.

B. Behave yourself in public.

C. While shopping, turn up with your own container.

D. University campus can be a perfect place for this.

E. Cutting out meat is an easy way to reduce your carbon footprint.

F. Here are some ideas about how you can be sustainable as a student.

G. For freshers, living alone means doing your own washing, cooking and cleaning.

As AI art generators take the world by storm, some people wonder if their works should count as art at all. The technology is still developing and has some wrinkles to iron out (消除), which means there are indeed flaws to consider alongside the incredible artwork a good artificial intelligence can produce.

Art is classed as the product of imagination, skill, experience, and emotion, usually meant to represent something for the public to enjoy. Artists spent time and effort putting their inner worlds onto these works. Machine intelligence also puts a lot of work into sorting through tons of data, linking someone's prompt (指令) to datasets, and trying to represent it as best as possible. The difference is that the AI is driven by commands instead of an emotional desire to express itself.

AI painters can produce over 1,000 original works of art with every tap of the enter key on a keyboard. But a mass-produced print of the Mona Lisa is worth less than the actual Leonardo da Vinci's painting. Why? Scarcity — there's only one of the original. Should anyone pay for these things? And if an artist puts AI masterpieces up for sale, what should the price be?

AI art involves a program mimicking (模仿) the work of existing artists to create a new piece according to the request of a human. But who made the artwork, the machine or its user? And can the original artists sue for (控告) copyright violation? Such questions complicate the merging of artificial intelligence and the art industry, while fueling arguments against recognizing AI-generated art as marketable artistic products.

Once we've answered those questions, we can tackle the really big one: When an AI-generated painting wins an award, who gets the prize?