Huang Danian, the renowned Chinese geophysicist, was born in 1958 in Guangxi. As a keen and    1    (knowledge) student, Huang went to the UK in 1993 to further his studies. By the lime he came back to China in 2008, he    2    (work) in the UK for 15 years. He had a good life there, but he gave it all up to return to China, driven by the idea    3    he needed to contribute to his country. As one of the world’s leading experts in deep earth exploration technology, Huang was approached    4    (participate) in the “Thousand Talent” programme.

Huang took up a position at Jilin University, working day and night    5    paying enough attention to his family and his own health. His passion and drive enabled him to excel    6    he was working and bring China’s knowledge and technology in this area alongside the world’s    7    (fine). Huang’s    8    (devote) contributed toChina’s lunar probe(月球探测器)Yutu    9    (land) on the moon in 2013 and the launch ofShenzhou-11 and Tiangong-2in 2016.

Sadly, Huang died of cancer in January 2017, aged just 58. More than 800 people attended his funeral to celebrate    10    life that burned so bright, but was so short.

3 . In 1823, a young woman noticed a strange fossil on a beach near Lyme Regis, England. She dug out the bones and had them carried to her home. She carefully arranged the skeleton on a table. Then she saw something extraordinary. The creature's neck was a meter long-more than half the length of its body. It was unlike any animal living on Earth.

Even at a young age, Mary Anning had a talent for spotting "curies" fossils. Her father died in 1810, leaving her family in debt, so Mary began selling her fossils to collectors. A year later, aged just 12, she made her first major discovery—a crocodile-like skull with a long skeleton. It turned out to be a sea creature that lived long ago. Named ichthyosaur, or "fish-lizard", it was the first extinct animal known to science.

Fossil hunting brought in money, but it was a dangerous occupation. One day, a rock fall killed her dog and almost buried Mary. Despite the dangers, she continued to look for new finds. The long-necked fossil she uncovered in 1823 was another long-dead sea reptile. Known as a plesiosaur, it would inspire legends—including that of the Loch Ness Monster.

Mary was not only a skilled fossil hunter, she also carefully examined and recorded her finds. However, she received little credit from other scientists. Only one of her scientific writings was published in her lifetime, in 1839. She was also not allowed to join London's Geological Society, as only men could become members.

Mary Anning died in 1847, but her contributions have not been forgotten. Her finds are now displayed in museums in London and Paris. The beach near her home is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known as the Jurassic Coast. Her life continues to inspire visitors hoping to find their own fossil wonders. According to Britain's Natural History Museum, Mary Anning was "the greatest fossil hunter the world has ever known". She was also a scientist who changed the way we think about life on Earth.

4 . In 1984, a Japanese runner, Yamada, unexpectedly won the champion of the Tokyo Marathon. When asked how he _________ it, he said, "With wisdom.”

At that time, people thought the runner who ran first was _________ secretive. Marathon is a sport of strength and endurance（耐力）. You won't have the _________ to win the race unless you have good physical quality and patience. It is _________ that saying you can win the race with wisdom.

Two years later. Yamada took part in the Italian International Marathon in Milan, Italy and he _________ again. When asked to tell his _________ to success again. Yamada _________ said, "It's wisdom." This time, people didn't _________ him any more. Instead, people were _________ by what he said.

Ten years later, the puzzlement was solved. Yamada wrote in his book. "Every time, before the game, I would drive along the marathon route, writing down some important signs along the __________ . For example, the first sign was a bank. the second was a big tree, the third was a red house…. After the race __________ . I tried my best to __________ to the first sign. After reaching the first sign. I __________ to dash to the next sign at the same speed until I finished the __________ . At first, I did not know the secret, and I set my __________ at the flag on the finishing line more than 40 kilometers away. __________, I was tired after running less than ten kilometers and I was __________ by the long distance ahead."

In life, the reason we give up __________ is not that it is too difficult, but that we set too __________ a goal for ourselves. If we break our large goal down into small ones, we will have more confidence in __________ it.

Qian Xuesen, or Hsue-shen Tsien (11December 1911－31 October 2009), was a Chinese mathematician, aerospace engineer, and physicist    1    made significant contributions to the field of aerodynamics (空气动力学).

After    2    (graduate) from a high school in Beijing, Qian    3    (admit) into Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934. In August 1935, Qian left China to study mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on a scholarship, where he obtained a Master of Science degree after one year.

Later, Qian left for the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and studied under Theodore von Karman, who was regarded as    4    outstanding aerodynamic theoretician (理论家) of the 20th century. Shortly after arriving at Caltech, Qian was involved    5    rocket-related experiments at a laboratory at Caltech. He received his doctor’s degree from Caltech in 1939.

During World War II Qian helped prepare an analysis of the German rocket program for the US.

    6    , Qian had difficulty adjusting to American culture and his strong personal attachment to China caused suspicions(怀疑). Through a series of    7    (effort), Qian was    8    (ultimate) allowed to return to China with his wife and kids several years later. To his surprise,    9    he received in China was a hero’s welcome from the Chinese government.

He earned the title “the father of China’s aerospace”, because he personally trained the first generation of China’s aerospace engineers. Qian’s loyalty to China and his    10    (devote) to the revitalization (复兴) of China made him a well-respected scientist in the history of China.

My favorite inventor is Alexander Graham Bell. When he was a small kid, Bell started to show much interest helping deaf people communicate, so his mother was almost entirely deaf. This interest led to his invention of the microphone. Beside, he also invents the telephone in 1876. However, at the beginning, that he actually tried to design was not a telephone but a multiple telegraph. During his search to improve the telegraph, Bell invented the first telephone. One of his most famous saying is: “Leave the beaten track occasional and dive into the woods. Every time you do so you will be certain to find something which is completely new in your life.” Indeed, what it was his acute curiosity that made his success. Bell was an inventor all his life. He made his first invention at 11 but his last invention at 75.