1. China has made huge progress in easing its residence and entry policies for foreigners since September 2015, which has helped attract more talent from overseas, as well as boost international exchanges and the economy, according to a ministry statement.

2. In 2010, the Martin Aircraft Company introduced a jetpack it called "the world's first piratical jetpack." The jetpack even won a spot in Time's Top 50 Inventions of 2010. While its development has been on since 1981, the world's first jetpack is known to have flown in 1958. It was designed by Wendell Moore, a researcher at Bells Aerosystems. Early prototypes of Wendell's jetpack could reach a height of 5 meters (16 ft) and remain airborne for three minutes. This attracted the attention of the US Army, which funded the project with $150,000. Several test flights were later done for the US Army and even for JFK himself. The army later stopped paying for more research into the project because the flight time and distance were not convincing enough. NASA also wanted to use the jetpack for their Apollo 11 mission to serve as backups in case their lunar module malfunctioned. They later changed their minds, going for the lunar rover instead. After this setback, Bell discontinued further research on the jetpack.

3. adj. 突出的，显著的，未支付的

4. stick

5. “我才17岁——我想留在家人和朋友身边，继续上学，”他说，“在可以预见的未来里，我将留在伦敦。”

6. 尽管你会忙个不停，但是不要忘记赞美生活中不完美的地方。我在徒步攀登喜马拉雅山的十天中了解到生活也有美好的缺陷。高山峻岭的陡峭边缘，午后骤降的冰雹风暴，都给人带来种种不便，但是却为登山旅途增添了几分妙趣。我敏锐地感觉到，在我追求完美事业的过程中，我往往没有认识到，不完美的地方也是我们自身的核心特质，需要保留下来，而不是经常改变。

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2. Just as shocking was the 59 percent rise in whooping cough, a disease that was all but wiped out more than half a century ago by comprehensive immunisation programs.

3. 而关于小牛这支球队，问题并不全是司机该怎么让位。在老司机的整个职业生涯中，这一直是一直有实力的球队。德克今年这样支离破碎的赛季实在令人痛苦。或许下个夏天他就会加入科比、KG和大基本功先生的队伍中去。

4. Sonneborn says he's been dismayed not only by what he sees as Trump's troubling decisions and juvenile moments but also by the president's response after a counterprotester was killed during the August white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia — which is what cemented Sonneborn's decision to seek office.

5. The tension between Paramore's high-intensity hooks and withering lyrics explodes into fluorescent colors on After Laughter.

6. vt. 补给，供

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1. There are lots of benefits to studying in a group. You have to be organized. You can't procrastinate. You have to really understand something to be able to explain it out loud to someone else.

2. 唐纳德·特朗普总统是美国第一位亿万富豪总统，不过，根据上周一公布的《福布斯2017全球富豪榜》，他已经不像过去那么富有了。

3. We were forced to leave our comfort zone but were rewarded with unique experiences, says one graduate.