Amy, a famous piano player has shown her musical     1     (天赋) since childhood. She is c    2     of playing     3     (各种各样的) songs on the piano, especially those full of     4     (活力；能量). Her aim is to release her own album and she even wants to     5     (表演) on the international music stage. Unfortunately, she had a serious d    6     several years ago, and from then on her head often ached. However, she didn’t give up playing the piano and still tried out for a lot of music     7    (竞赛；比赛) across the country. As a result, she won a lot of     8     (奖项) and had an o    9     to play the piano abroad. Nowadays, she has gained both fame and fortune, but she still leads an     10     (普通的；平凡的) life.

When it comes to the Silk Road, Zhang Qian, one of the most influential explorers of the Silk Road, will come to my mind.

Zhang Qian was a great explorer during the Han Dynasty.     1     (不管天气多坏), he never abandoned his     2     (assign). He made great contributions to opening the east­west route connecting China’s Han with the western regions. Furthermore, (he not only introduced silk and other products to the west but he also brought back many new products and knowledge of technologies of the outside world)     3     (用倒装句升级加黑体部分).     4     (激励我的是他完成探险的毅力和决心).

Being a sensitive girl, Helen     1     (不能忍受在陌生环境中的孤独). Heavy study pressures further fueled her dilemma. Not knowing how to release her emotions,     2     (她正经历着一段痛苦的时光) and she was seized by extreme sorrow.     3     (她渴望摆脱这种令人窒息的境况). Luckily, the monitor’s care and support sustained her through the difficult period. Gradually, Helen restored her confidence,     4     (下定决心不向任何困难屈服). Her inner loneliness finally melted away, a happy smile brightening her face.

    1     (被认为是最伟大的农业科学家) , Yuan Longping passed away in Changsha on May 22, 2021. It was drizzling    2     (好像在哀悼痛失这位温和而非凡的科学家). Overcome with sorrow, many Chinese people cried their hearts out,     3     (泪水不受控制地顺着脸颊流淌).     4     (他终生满怀热情地致力于研究水稻). He always insisted on his dream and he wouldn’t acknowledge defeat     5     (无论遇到什么样的困难).

Born into a wealthy household on December 11, 1911, Zhejiang Province, Qian Xuesen     1    (他如此聪明以至于被认为是) a “super­gifted” boy in his childhood.

He graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and went to the United States for his further study,     2     (他在那里获得博士学位).

He returned to his homeland in 1955 once and for all. After he returned to China, he committed     3     (he) to China’s aerospace industry,     4     (handle) the design and     5     (负责火箭、导弹的研制工作).

    6     (正是由于他的杰出成就) we have made solid and steady progress in defending our beautiful homeland.

    1     (对稀有物种感到兴奋和惊讶) in the forest, Tim, a biologist, was immersed in     2     (拍摄它们的照片). It was when his cellphone battery ran out that he realized that he was lost in the forest. Without a compass or a map, he thought he     3     (无法走出去). What’s worse, he tripped and     4     (腿受伤了). After numerous attempts and failures, he saw the flash on the main road. At that moment, he was excited beyond description.