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With the development of the Internet, electronic payment ①__________( become) more popular to pay bills so far. ②__________(actual),the probability of paying bills electronically is decreasing with age and increasing with education, and ③__________seems that women tend to use electronic payment at a ④__________( high) rate than men. In addition, some consumers may respond negatively to fees when they ⑤__________( charge ) by banks for electronic deals, ⑥__________may keep some consumers away from electronic payment and let them turn to signature payment. Moreover, consumers, use of electronic payment will vary with financial conditions and expectations of the future. For example, if they have negative expectations of their future financial conditions, consumers are more likely ⑦__________( pay)electronically.

On ⑧__________whole, businesses which offer electronic payment ⑨__________( serve) can not only improve customer service, but also cut costs,reduce late payments and provide a greener business solution ⑩__________consumers, improving the company’s competitive advantage.

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The fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral de Paris(巴黎圣母院) has raised questions about the condition of thousands of other cathedrals and historic ①______(structure) across the Europe. It also raises questions about whether European government ②______(do) enough to keep up and care for such buildings in the past decades. Tibor Navacies, the European Union’s top culture official, told The associated Press that “we are so used to our outstanding cultural heritage ③______we tend to forget that it needs ④______(restore) from time to time." Some people say the fire was a wake-up call , not just for Europe , but the whole world .

Large fires have long robbed humanity ⑤______knowledge , art and treasures . In 2015 , the German engineering company Siemens ⑥______(find) that Scotland had about ten ⑦______( damage ) fires a year , while England lost at least a dozen listed buildings a year . In Germany , seventy historic buildings have been ⑧______(heavy) damaged since 2000. Experts say ⑨______is needed is continuous attention and maintenance. Some say world famous monuments like Notre-Dame are the driving force behind tourism and should get more respect. Sneska , who heads the heritage group Europa Nostra , noted the ⑩______(significant ) of such respect . " Cultural heritage is a gold mine. You cannot exploit it and then just leave the mine and go to another one.” he said.

Pay-for-knowledge platforms and apps, including Weibo and Zhihu, ①__________allow people to pay money to have their questions answered by professionals or see online answers provided to others,②__________ (be) becoming popular in China now.

Wang Sicong, the son of Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin, was reported ③__________ (receive) 80,000 yuan for offering a four-Chinese-character answer on a pay-for-knowledge platform.

The price for that question was ④__________ (origin) 5,000 yuan. However, Wang’s answer attracted more than 180,000 Internet users, keen to see the response, who each pay 1 yuan. The income would ⑤__________ (share) between the platform, Wang and the question raiser, according to ⑥__________ (regulate) set by the platform involved.

Questions about finance and economics, as well as health attract the most people and offer a new way for celebrities(名人) to translate ⑦__________ (they) fame into cash.

Price for celebrity answers also increased with more people ⑧__________ (ask) questions online. Yang Lu, the co-founder of Fenda, said the price depended ⑨__________supply and demand. Online celebrities received so many questions that they couldn’t answer them one by one, so the price increased.

In addition, people asking questions could have a share in ⑩__________income if the question attracted a lot of netizens to hear the answer. The model stimulated(刺激) people to ask more questions.

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Letters as a way of communication have long given way to phone calls and WeChat messages. But a TV show, Letters Alive, is helping bring this old way to keep in touch back①_________the present.

Letters Alive took②_________ (it) idea from a UK program, Letters Live, released in 2013. Both ③_________ (show) feature famous actors and actresses, but there④_________ (be) no eye－catching visual effects or any regular showbiz(娱乐圈) activities. Instead, it’s just a live event ⑤_________remarkable letters selected from a wide time span and a diverse range of subjects are read. There is, for example, a passionate letter from Huang Yongyu to playwright Cao Yu 30 years ago to criticize his lack of ⑥_________ (create)．

Every letter is like a small piece of history. By hearing them ⑦_________ (read), it’s as if we are being sent back in time to experience a moment that we would otherwise never have had the chance to.

Compared to ⑧_________ (publish) texts, letters also ⑨_________ (natural) come with a personal touch. As well as celebrating the pain, joy, wisdom and humor, Letters Alive ⑩_________(commit) to promoting Chinese literature since first run.

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    Are you interested in science? What do you think about self-repair technology?

    In the first Terminator movie, there is a moment ①_________ the metal machine from the future begins to repair his mechanical (机械的) arm. The ability of non-human things to repair themselves is ②_________ (surprise) and leaves a deep ③_________ (impress) on many people. This is perhaps one reason why people began to take ④_________ interest in the research being done by Professor Duncan Wass and his team at the University of Bristol. They have developed a self-repairing material that could ⑤_________ (use) to fix the wings and body of aeroplanes.

    Professor Wass and his team found inspiration in the processes of the human body. As Professor Wass explains, "If you cut ⑥_________ (you) finger, there are mechanisms (结构) that repair that damage. Can we put the self-healing (自愈) functions that we have in an airplane wing? If you do that, you're not going to repair a huge hole in the airplane wing. What we should be able ⑦_________ (repair) are the tiny cracks that lead ⑧_________ the problems later on."

    When ⑨_________ (ask) about other possible applications, Professor Wass says. "Bicycle frames (框架) or sports equipment are ⑩_________ (general) where you can imagine this being used."