Day 9
Passage 1
The falling stars challenge, which began in Russia, invites participants1. (share) their best fake fall and recommend their friends to do the same, and people have been going to make their falls as dramatic as possible. At first, the falling stars challenge2. (regard) as a way for the wealthy to show their3. (possession). People were photographing themselves falling from cars, boats and even their own private jets,4. (lie) face-down with luxurious jewelry, expensive items from high-end brands surrounding them.
However, as the challenge spread, it transformed from being a way of showing off to a creative way to show5. people consider important in their lives. The social media craze soon made6. (it) way to Weibo, a Chinese social media platform. A major difference with the Chinese version of the challenge7. (be) that professionals from different industries participated to show their daily routine. These include a firefighter lying in front of a row of fire trucks and8. officer at an emergency call center on the ground with documents thrown in all directions.
While some pictures are intended9. fun online, Chinese authorities are taking it10. (serious). Some people who have participated in the trend have received tickets for breaking traffic laws to get the perfect photo.
Passage 2
Swizerland is the world’s most famous watchmaker,1. makes it little surprise that2. (it) people are the most punctual in the world. For them, being on time is not only a nice thing to do, but it’s a strict3. (believe) that they build almost every aspect of their lives on.
According to the BBC, everything in Swizerland, from trains and buses to personal meetings, is on time. If someone says they are meeting you at 3 pm, they 4.______________not be there at 2:55 or 3:05 - just 3 pm. It shows “a deep 5.___________(express) of respect for other people”, US writer Eric Weiner, who6. (recent) traveled to Swizerland, wrote for BBC News. “A punctual person is a7. (consider) one. By showing up on time for everything, a Swiss person is expressing he values your time and, by extension, he values you.”
This valuable quality of Swiss people8. (report) to originate from the country’s mountain areas. Due to poor weather, people had to plant and harvest crops exactly on time,9. they would have nothing to eat.
However, being punctual also has its problems. Since everybody has their lunch at exactly 12 and takes their coffee break at 4pm, elevators and coffee shops all tend10. (be) full at the same time.
Keys
Passage 1
1 to share 2 was regarded 3 possessions 4 lying 5 what 6 its 7 is 8 an 9 for 10 seriously
Passage 2
1 which 2 its 3 belief 4 will 5 expression 6 recently 7 considerate 8 is reported 9 or/otherwise 10 to be
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