【推荐2】After spending the last two years terrified of getting Covid-19, last month our three-year-old daughter-too young to be vaccinated-got sick. There was an________in her Pre-K classroom, so as soon as she got a temperature, we did an at-home test.

We spent a few_________nights fighting to bring her fever down as my kid coughed and struggled with congestion. Her doctor told us to only take her to the hospital if she had trouble breathing. The biggest “_________” I had to help our little warrior was over-the-counter medicine to reduce her fever.

________my little girl has now recovered, I can't stop thinking about how, as a country, the US just can't seem to________ prioritize the well-being of children. How could we so excitedly tout (吹捧) having a vaccine when it doesn't_________ the young kids? As kids across the country return to school without clear and accessible testing measures_________, how can anyone be claiming to put children’s safety or protection first?

At this point in the pandemic, the health of our children-not of our businesses-should be put first. For starters, that means we need a larger_________of tests and clear, consistent rules for isolating if _________or infected.

Even in the midst of the nightmare of my toddler testing_________, I was so________we had at-home tests. But the only reason we had them was because my husband had thought __________about our need for testing kits and masks during the holiday season. We were saved by pure________while many people have struggled to find tests. That is________.

As we enter year three of the pandemic, I have a_________ for the world’s richest democracy: Let’s prioritize children in 2022-their health and their rights because they’re the ones who have the highest price to pay.

And they’re already paying the bill.

【推荐1】You may be familiar with the essay called Peach Blossom Shangri-la (《桃花源记》) from your Chinese textbook. But do you really understand the meaning _______?

When Erer Suansuan, now a postgraduate studying radio and broadcasting at Peking University, first read the essay in high school, she didn’t _______ much about it. However, after _______ it again one day in college, she _______ that there is more than what she first saw in the 320-word text.

For example, Suansuan’s found that three key images _______. One is the peach blossom Shangri-la, which appears in many other poems, paintings and plays. Second goes to the unnamed fisherman, as he’s a _______ of the special group of hermits (隐士). Suansuan also _______ the “cave heaven” in Taoism with the “Allegory (隐喻) of the Cave” by ancient Greek philosopher Plato to tell the difference.

People become _______ when growing older, with comprehension ability _______, Suansuan explained. She could now read the same essay from a new ________. It’s become much more fun and________ to her. She now wants to share her fresh ________ on these essays in Chinese textbooks with more people — by making videos.

Before that, Suansuan would extensively read ________ related to the essays. She also paints in her videos to make them easily ________. For a 10-minute video, she may draw up to 80 ________.

Since May 2019, she’s made over 50 videos, seven of which are about the ________ stories behind texts in Chinese textbooks. The rest are about learning ________ and other works of literature. These have ________ her over 1.5 million fans on Bilibili, many of them teenagers. They have ________bullet comments and messages, saying she’s made their school life more interesting.

As Suansuan puts it, the two things that bring her the most happiness are learning and creating; making videos combines both. Challenging as it is, she will ________.

【推荐2】As COVID-19 restrictions come to an end, foreign visitors have been returning to Paris. Outdoor booksellers called “bouquinistes” have now made their _________ to the neighborhood near the city’s famous Seine River. Many thought the pandemic would _________ their businesses and the tradition of selling by the river, which _________ over 500 years.

Rachid Boianouand is a(n) _________ sailor and fishing boat mechanic. He is now a bookseller. He opened his large green wooden _________ of used books and placed it on a wall _________ the river in the heart of Paris. He sells second-hand books to _________ as they pass by. He smiled as he said “I always love beautiful books, and I think why not share this _________ and share the books and authors I love with other people.”

The city council(委员会) recently _________ Boianouand and 17 other new river side booksellers. This brings the __________ number of booksellers along the river to 230. The booksellers’ riverside spots are __________ sought-after. The Paris city council __________ the spots to be used for five years. The booksellers don’t __________ rent, but they must stay open __________ four days a week. In normal times, __________ summers help with the slower sales of the winter months.

Jan and Maria - Aida Vandemoortele are visitors from Belgium(比利时). They enjoyed ____________ the old books and newspapers for sale. 68-year-old Jan said, “It’s only in Paris that you get to these __________ with wonderful books.”

The Seine book business is not only for tourists, __________, Parisians also love to walk along the river and visit the book sellers’ offerings. Kubilai Iksel, a 27-year-old Parisian, said, “It’s very __________ that new sellers have arrived, and it’s __________ that the Seine book business isn’t going to disappear. It’s one of the most wonderful things about Paris.”