1.The Supreme Court(最高法院) heard (聽取)arguments about whether colleges can consider race(n.種族) in admissions(n.錄取，招生) decisions.The justices(n.法官) approved(v.同意，贊同) affirmative action(平權(quán)法案) in 1978 and repeatedly (adv.一再地，重復(fù)地)reaffirmed(v.重申) the policy,but today's more conservative(adj.保守的n.保守黨 ) majority(n. 多數(shù)派) agreed to review(v.復(fù)審，審查) it.A group founded by a conservative activist(n.活動(dòng)分子) brought cases against(對(duì)...提起訴訟) the University of North Carolina and Harvard.The court is expected to rule(v.裁定，裁決) on the matter by the end of June(六月底之前).

2.Halloween crowd(n.人群) crush(v.擠壓) in Seoul was "Absolutely Avoidable(adv.可避免的)",experts say.Days after the deaths of more than 150 young people,officials were still struggling(adj.努力地) to explain what exactly(adv.究竟，到底) went wrong and who was to blame(v.責(zé)怪，歸咎于).

3.Musk hints(v.暗示) at $8 monthly subscription(n. 訂閱 ，訂閱費(fèi)) for Twitter's verified(/?ver?fa?d/ adj.已證實(shí)的，被認(rèn)證的 ) users.In a series of tweets,Elon Musk wrote the social-media company needs to pay the bills without relying on(rely on 依靠，依賴) advertisers(n.廣告商).

4.A total lunar(adj.月亮的) eclipse(/??kl?ps/

n.日/月食) will occur(v.出現(xiàn)，發(fā)生) early Tuesday,November 8.It's the first Election Day (選舉日)total lunar eclipse in U.S.history.

5.Daylight saving time(夏令時(shí)) in the U.S.ends at 2 a.m. this Sunday,Nov.6th.