Bluetooth is a method of short distance wireless communication between electronics (电器) that 【小题1】 the power of radio waves (波). Things really stepped up in September 1998 when the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) was set up to develop and 【小题2】 the technology. Bluetooth has become an increasingly 【小题3】 way of solving the problem of more and more electronics needing to be connected, without having to connect everything together with wires.

But if you look at the remote control you use to choose the program on TV, you might rightly ask yourself why Bluetooth was such a big deal. The problem with remote controls is that if something is between the remote control and receiver, it won’t work 【小题4】 . Bluetooth uses radio waves, the things standing 【小题5】 are no longer a problem.

Hermes(爱马仕) is a very famous 【小题1】 in France and around the world. It 【小题2】 scarves, handbags, jewelry, clothes and so on.

Hermes is 【小题3】 for its handbags. They are made of leather(皮革) and made 【小题4】 hand. One bag might require 18 to 24 hours to 【小题5】. And the leather comes from all over the world. Therefore, people have to wait from six months to one year to get a handbag.

Among all the 【小题6】, the “Birkin” is a classic one. It was named after the English actress and singer, Jane Birkin. In 1981, Hermes CEO Jean Louis Dumas was seated next to Jane Birkin on a flight: from Paris to London. Her bag fell onto the floor and all the things inside scattered(散落) on the floor. She complained(抱怨) to Dumas that it was difficult to find a leather bag she liked. In 1984, Dumas designed a black leather bag for 【小题7】. Jane Birkin liked to use the handbag at 【小题8】, but later she gave up. She couldn’t stand carrying a heavy bag with so many things here and there. However, the bag 【小题9】 a symbol of wealth(财富) since then.

The price of the “Birkin” is from $11, 550 to $150, 000, depending on the type of leather. That’s 【小题10】 many people know it but few people own it.

Kite flying is Chinese favorite outdoor activity in spring. Most people are familiar (熟悉的) with these kites that fly on lines. The 【小题1】 record of a kite is from over 2,000 years ago. It’s said that Mozi 【小题2】 a bird-shaped wooden kite that could fly in the air in the Chinese history.

Some kites 【小题3】 had whistles (哨子声). When the wind blew, the kites would make sounds similar to “Zheng”, a traditional Chinese 【小题4】. Combining (结合) the word “Feng” with the instrument “Zheng”, it was “Feng Zheng”, the Chinese name of the kite.

There are also some other 【小题5】 for flying a kite. In the old days, people would cut the string (线) 【小题6】 they flew a kite, to release (释放) the bad luck from the old year.

If wind conditions are good, you can face away 【小题7】 the wind, hold up your kite and let it catch the wind. As the wind lifts the kite, let the line out. Once your kite is in the air, you can use the line to control 【小题8】 flight.

The city of Weifang, Shandong, has a 【小题9】 relationship to the kite. Each year from April 20th to 25th, the city 【小题10】 the Weifang International Kite Festival.