【推荐1】In today’s world we are constantly surrounded by technology. It’s true to say that technology                     1    (make) our lives easier. However, increasing scientists are saying that we need to give ourselves a break---otherwise we put ourselves at risk of    2    (develop) hundreds of health problems. Over the summer the days are longer, sunnier and free from school. With all this free time, why not put it to good use    3    do something    4    doesn’t involve technology?

To start with, you could learn a new skill. There are hundreds of     5    (possible): crafts, cooking, learning a musical instrument    6    a new sport. If you just fancy relaxing, why not head to a beach? Take along your favorite book and relax on     7    sands, or go for a stroll along the coastline. If you don’t live near a beach, you could go to your local park.

    8    you choose to do with your summer, try something new! You might surprise yourself and find a     9    (hide) talent within you; you might make new friends along the way. Next time you find yourself     10    (aim) changing channels, have a think about what else you can do to spend your time.

The Inferno is the oldest and most celebrated of all amateur ski races. It     1     (hold) every January, near MÜrren in Switzerland. Anyone can take part, as long as they belong to     2     ski racing club.

The Inferno was the     3     (invent) of a British businessman called Henry Lunn, who came up with the idea of the package holiday in the early 1900s and     4     (begin) taking groups of people to the Alps for winter sports. Henry’s son, Arnold, grew very fond of MÜrren and he founded a ski club there in 1924. Four years later, seventeen of the club’s members took part in the first Inferno race,     5     the top of the 2,970-metre Schilthorn mountain to MÜrren below.

In those early days, they used     6    (climb) for six hours from the railway station in MÜrren before the start of the race. Today,     7     (racer) use a cable car (缆车) which takes about twenty minutes. In the first race, the winning time for the fourteen-kilometre race was one hour, twelve minutes. These days it tends to be almost     8     (exact) an hour. Although the skiers are very much faster now, some things haven’t changed. The course,     9     is steep (陡峭的) and has sharp bends (急转弯), remains one of the most     10     (demand) and frightening in the world.

Schoolwork can be stressful sometimes,     1     （especial） in the final year of high school. Daily matters can pile up and affect our health. Therefore,     2     （find） a good way to deal with pressure is important. I just discovered my new favorite method ， the trampoline （蹦床）!

The door opens and you are     3     （amaze） to see people jumping and flying around like superheroes. The trampoline park is full of colorful inflatables （充气气垫）. For     4     （begin）， it is the best area to start.

It was a little bit frightening at the beginning, as we     5     hardly walk on the trampolines. But when I started to jump, I felt all the stress leave my body. After jumping for a while, I     6     （lie） down and closed my eyes, imagining I had become a bird     7     could touch the sky.

There     8     （be） some other bouncing activities. My favorite one was the basketball dunking area. It included a full-height basketball hoop above runway trampolines. With the power of bouncing, I could dunk like     9     NBA superstar. It was not only relaxing, but also fun!

While outdoor activities are largely up to the weather, indoor trampoline parks are really good places     10     （go） whenever you want to have a good time.

The Year in a Word or Two

Can anybody describe a year with only one word?

Each December, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) nominates (提名) a word to describe the very year     1     has just passed.

2020 was a very unusual year that was really worthy     2     (describe) with two words. Two of the obvious words the OED suggested were “pandemic (疫情)” and “lockdown,” due to most of human activities across the globe     3     (bring) to a stop by the life-threatening disease. Businesses have been closed and people have had to stay in their homes for weeks or even months on end.

    4     I would like to nominate “cooperation” and “hope” as my words of the year because it is supposed to be described in a more positive and     5     (helpless) way, because there was a great deal of cooperation between countries and international health organizations. China took a leading role in this effort by sending masks and protective clothing to Canada, the United States and Europe,     6     to countries in the Middle East and Africa. Without this cooperation, the pandemic, bad     7     it has been, could have been much worse.

And that brings me to my second word: hope. We are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and, with a little “hope,” we will get to see the world begin to return to normal.

For young people, it was the first time that they     8     (experience) something big, a worry that they shared with their families, friends and neighbors, and a suffering     9     (endure) at this moment and to be endured next few weeks. And they also learned that “hope” — the belief that     10     you will see tomorrow will be better than today — is at the heart of every human being.

With “cooperation” and “hope,” 2021 should make for a wonderful year.