“It’s so cute!” “I want one!” Since such posts spread on social media, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen 【小题1】 (become) a star across the globe. The lovable panda wears a full-body “shell” 【小题2】 (make) out of ice, which looks like an astronaut suit. With the popularity of the Olympic mascot, it has served 【小题3】 an ambassador for winter sports, bringing joy to those 【小题4】 participated in and watched the Olympic Winter Games.

Cards and digital technologies 【小题1】 (kill) off cash slowly，but is it a cause for concern? Not necessary. Here are some ways of 【小题2】 (make) the most of digital finance.

Cash is no longer king. Over recent years fewer and fewer transactions have been made with cash. The most recent 【小题3】 (figure) show coins and notes are used just 34% of the time, down from 63% a decade ago. And the usage 【小题4】 (predict) to fall to just 10% in 15 years.

Instead we’re paying 【小题5】 cards and digital technologies. Some of this is down to user choice, with contact­less cards and smart phones making spending 【小题6】 (fast) and more convenient.

But it’s also being forced upon us. Some retailers are refusing physical money as they can avoid the high bank charges levied(征收) at them for handling cash. Meanwhile it’s harder 【小题7】 (get) your hands on notes as cash machines and banks disappear from the high street. And these are trends 【小题8】 are likely to increase in the coming years.

This could be bad news if you still primarily use cash, whether that’s how you pay your bills or how you budget. For some, cash is just what you know. For 【小题9】 , cash is a necessity—especially when going digital is the alternative.

As 【小题10】 result, this move towards cashless society makes many uneasy.

Some unusual words describe how a person spends his or her time. For example, someone who likes to spend a lot of time sitting or 【小题1】 (lie) down while watching television is sometimes called a couch potato. A couch is a piece of furniture for people to sit on.

Couch potatoes enjoy watching television just 【小题2】 mouse potatoes enjoy working on computers. A computer mouse is the device that moves the pointer 【小题3】 a computer screen. The 【小题4】 (describe) of mouse potatoes became popular in 1993. American writer Alice Kahn is said to have invented the term to describe young people who use computers a lot.

Too much time inside the house using a computer or watching television can cause someone 【小题5】 (get) cabin fever. A cabin is a simple house usually 【小题6】 (build) far away from the city. People go to a cabin to relax and enjoy quiet time.

Cabin fever is not really 【小题7】 disease. However, people can feel 【小题8】 (bore) if they spend too much time inside their homes. This is 【小题9】 (especial) true during the winter 【小题10】 it is too cold or snowy to do things outside. Often children get cabin fever if they cannot go out to play. So do their parents.