1 . Gurnah, growing up in Zanzibar, an island off the coast of Tanzania, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday.

He is the first Black writer _________ the prize since Toni Morrison in 1993, and some observers saw his _________ as a long delayed corrective (矫正)after years of European and American Nobel laureates (获得者). In his 10 novels, Gurnah has often explored the _________ of exile(流放), identity and belonging. They _________“Memory of Departure” “Pilgrims Way” and “Dottie,” which all deal with the immigrant(移民)experience in Britain.

Gurnah’s first language is Swahili, but he _________ English as his literary language. He drew on the imagery and stories from the Quran, _________ from Arabic and Persian poetry, particularly “The Arabian Nights.” The news of Gumah’s Nobel _________ by fellow novelists and academics who have long argued that his _________ deserve a wider audience.

Gurnah was born in Zanzibar, which is now _________ of Tanzania, in 1948. Then, in 1964, he fled to England. __________ , poor, homesick, he began to write scraps(片段)in his diary, then __________ entries, then stories about other people. In his 20s, he started __________ fiction. Then he finished his first novel, “Memory of Departure,” about a young man who flees a failed uprising, at the same time he was writing his Ph. D. dissertation(论文). __________, he became a professor of English.

Though Gurnah hasn’t lived in Tanzania since he was a __________, his homeland always inspires him of his imagination. __________, he said “my homeland always asserts myself in my imagination, even when I deliberately try to set my stories elsewhere”.

2 . At school, art class is fun. We can ________ with different techniques and generally get creative. However, a field trip to an art gallery is often ________. Last year my art teacher organized a trip to an art exhibition. The gallery was full of older people, who obviously didn’t want to be with ________ students. We all got quite ________ and couldn’t stop chatting. Our teacher was getting ________ and kept telling us to be quiet.

The next day we complained to our teacher about the ________ of activities for teens at art galleries. She ________ that a visit should be both educational and fun. That was when I decided to go online and look for art galleries that have special ________ for teens. Eventually, I ________ to find a huge range of activities and proposed some to my teacher.

I also used the ________ to learn about more artists. Recently, I found a contemporary artist called Martin Bailey. I’ve ________ seen artists who combine different techniques, but Bailey is totally different. He does unique illustrations with ________ household objects such as umbrellas, headphones and even cookies. His art is simple, but it enables you to see things ________. For example, he notices that a flower is similar to a mop (拖把) and puts this ________ into life by drawing a little man with a real flower mop. It’s really ________! I hope I’ll be able to go to an exhibition of his work in the future.

4 . As the saying goes, “A hero is known in the time of misfortune”. Zhong Nanshan is _________ hero like this. He is a doctor in Guangdong, who _________ many people’s lives in 2003.

In 2003, SARS _________ in Guangdong. Later, it spread across China and other parts of the world. Patients coughed a lot and got fevers. Hundreds of _________ even died from the disease. Even many doctors and nurses got SARS when they treated patients. So everyone was afraid _________ it. But Zhong was _________ enough to fight the disease. Zhong spent days and nights to find the cause of the disease. And with his way of treating, many patients began to get _________ Zhong finally won _________ trust.

In early 2020, a disease _________ Novel corona virus pneumonia hit Wuhan. It spread quickly around and tens of thousands of Chinese people were infected. Zhong, 84, led __________ team to Wuhan to fight the illness. Zhong’s team took __________ measures to cure the patients with Novel corona virus pneumonia. He advised people to wear masks, __________ hands frequently (频繁地), stay at home and not to go to crowed places.

Zhong likes sports very much. __________ he was 67, he could still play basketball. Now at the age of 85, Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and __________ young doctors. “I am just a doctor.” Zhong says. But we think he is a hero __________ a fighter.

5 . Although he left school at twelve, Mark Twain became the most famous writer of his time.   He made millions of dollars by ______ .His real name was Samuel Langhome Clemens, but he is better known as Mark Twain, his ______ name.

Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a ______ baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s tender (体贴的) ______ he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much ______ to his parents. He didn’t like to go to ______ , and he always went to the nearby Mississippi. He was ______ drowned (淹死)nine times.

After his father’s death in 1847, Mark Twain began to ______ a printer, who only provided him with ______ and clothing. Then, he worked as a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. Then he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full-time ______

In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books. ______ Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him ______ and brought him a great fortune (财富) . ______ , Mark Twain got into debts and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these. ______ . In 1904, his wife died and then three of their children ______ , too. He himself died on April 21, 1910.

6 . Of all the stories of Olympic medalists, the most touching one is that of weight-lifting champion Oscar Figueroa.

During his athletic _________, the 37-year-old man had the chance to _________ in the Olympic games four different times. But he met with plenty of heartbreak and _________ before he finally succeeded.

In the 2004 Olympic games, Figueroa made his first _________. Because he wasn’t satisfied with his result, he looked _________ to competing in the Beijing 2008 Olympic games to prove himself. _________, just two weeks before the event, his hand was _________, which set him back in his weightlifting and _________ him the chance. By the London Olympic games in 2012, Figueroa took home the silver medal.

In spite of all that he’d already _________, he still aimed higher. In 2016, he headed to Rio to __________ the highest prize and he did. After his final lift, he __________ his shoes and put them on the stage, indicating that he would __________ from the Olympics. Amazingly enough, he took home the gold that year!

No matter how hard he felt, he never gave up, serving as a __________ example of hope, perseverance, and determination. Oscar Figueroa is the __________ Colombian man to have even taken home the gold in his field. He said he was __________ for the whole country in the competition in an interview.

9 . Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987, in Argentina. He was nicknamed “Leo”. He was the third child in a middle-class family who loved football. ________, young Leo developed a passion for football himself.

At four years old, Leo joined the Grandoli local club, where he was ________ by his father. Leo practiced day in and day out, ________ outings with his friends before a game. His father continued Leo’s ________ even though he battled with money and struggled to make the best of his child. Football made Leo happy and ________ him. He began to dream of becoming a professional footballer.

His grandmother used to ________ accompany Leo to training sessions as a child. When he was 10, his grandmother passed away. The family was shocked and her ________ affected Messi beyond description. He didn’t ________ a football for weeks, but his father encouraged him to carry on. He returned, aiming to make his grandmother ________. After every goal, he would point two fingers towards the sky, dedicating the ________ to his grandmother.

But as he grew older, his height remained the same. He was ________ with an inability to grow. This meant he ________ being a dwarf unless he received special treatment, which would cost $1,500 per month.

Despite all of these ________, Messi remained positive and hopeful. Hard effort paid off. F. C Barcelona hired Messi and signed a (n) ________ with him on a napkin.

As the seasons went on, the talented football player kept improving and breaking his own records. Now he has ________ his goal of bringing home a world cup and made history.

10 . Music can make us happy, peaceful or sad. As an orchestra (管弦乐队) conductor, Amy Anderson brings music to life, allowing people to experience many_________that music can give.

Anderson fell in love with_________when she was a child. She began playing the piano at seven and started composing at nine. She bought many videos_________by the world’s great orchestras and conductors and listened to them for hours on end.

During a concert, the audience see the_________of a conductor and the arm movements he or she makes. What audiences do not see is all the work the conductor has done before the_________.

Months before a concert, Anderson studies the music by_________it on the piano. She listens to recordings, reads about the composer’s life, and reviews historical events that would have influenced the composer. Her goal is to recreate the music as the composer_________.

While conducting, Anderson uses her whole body to express how the music should sound and feel. Her movements are dramatic (激动人心的) when the music is_________and gentle when the music is peaceful. As she_________, Anderson listens for problems with balance, sound and style.

To help young musicians better__________how to play the music, Anderson might tell them to imagine a__________and leisurely walk or a ship being tossed (颠簸) by waves.

“It is music’s ability to__________people that I value most,” said Anderson. She has seen audiences at her concerts__________, clap together in rhythm, and shout “Bravo!” Regularly, audiences are moved to tears. After one concert in Serbia, audiences__________around the orchestra’s buses and cheered for the young musicians as they climbed aboard.

Anderson is happy, knowing that she and the musicians have changed lives for the better, __________spirits and brought joy to people.