Americans will be wearing masks in 2022. Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday it’s “possible”     1    Americans will still need to wear masks in 2022 to shelter them       2    the corona-virus, even as the US may reach “a significant degree of normality” by the end of this year.“As we get into the fall and the winter, by the end of the year, I agree with (President Joe Biden) completely that we     3     (approach) a degree of normality,” said Fauci,     4    serves as Biden's chief medical     5     (advise).

The Biden administration has been pushing mask-wearing       6     (aggressively) than the Trump administration     7     (do), with the President     8     (sign) an executive order last month mandating interstate travelers wear a mask and requiring masks on federal property. Biden also challenged Americans       9       (wear) masks for the first 100 days of his presidency to reduce     10     spread of   the virus.

In 432 B.C., as the cities of Athens and Sparta    1    (battle) in a war, a deadly illness swept through Athens,    2    (strike) fear and panic into her citizens. The disease reached Athens via the port city of Piraeus and spread throughout Greece and the eastern Mediterranean, killing almost a third of its population, even the great leader then, 66-year-old Pericles    3    (include). It seemed the only thing for the citizens to do was    4    they had to wait to die.

    5    (protect) the people of Athens, when the pandemic just broke out, Pericles ordered the Athenians to move within the city’s newly built ‘long walls’, but it was when the real nightmare began. This gave the disease the perfect conditions    6    the pandemic could more quickly infect more of the Athenian population.

In the history Of Greece, the ancient Greek historian Thucydides, who fell victim to the disease and survived, wrote that “people in good health were attacked    7    (severe) all of a sudden by violent heats in the head, and redness and inflammation in the eyes, the inward parts, such as the throat or tongue, becoming bloody and emitted an unnatural and fetid breath”. Despite    8    (write) evidence of the disease, its cause is still unknown. Possibilities might be    9    we call typhoid fever and Ebola nowadays.

Months later, the disease finally became less intense and for a brief period the Athenians were relieved, but it would strike twice more, forcing Athens to yield to Sparta in 404 BCE and ending Athens’ rule in ancient Greece. The history of mankind    10     (consist) of plenty of battles of fighting against epidemics, which can change history itself in turn.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Steven Chan is chasing （追逐）his dream in Chinese mainland cities of Guangdong.

Attracted by the opportunities in the province, Chan     1     （move） to Guangdong in 2015 and has since then worked there. Chan, in his 30s, described settling down in mainland cities as a good decision for an ambitious young man     2     him. Decades ago, Chan's father was among the first Hong Kong     3     （businessman） entering the mainland markets.

Influenced by his family, Chan has been looking forward to     4     （set） up his own career in the mainland since childhood and his dream has finally come true. After graduating from the university, Chan at first     5     （employ） by a public company in Hong Kong and then moved to Shenzhen     6     （seek） more opportunities. With enough work experience, he     7     （eventual） got a dream job in a state-owned company in Guangzhou. After five years' working in the mainland cities, Chan said people there lead wonderful lives, with high-quality education and healthcare, fast transport networks and good use of technological     8     （innovate） in everyday life.

Apart from his own success, Chan also attempted to help others     9     want to find opportunities in the Greater Bay Area. In 2021, he has helped nearly a thousand young people from Hong Kong, Macao and China's Taiwan to set up     10     （they） own businesses in the mainland.

At the age of 73, Chen Shaoqin from Beijing has shown the world    1     life should be lived. Despite having only a middle school education, Chen began studying English at the age of 40 and passed a college entrance exam,     2     (transform) herself from a factory worker to a white-collar employee in    3     international trade company. Chen continued to pursue learning after    4     (retire), studying art and eventually becoming an art guide at the age of 67. Over the past five years, she    5    (guide) visitors at the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art for three days a week    6    average, totaling 3,500 hours. From a retiree     7     knew nothing about contemporary art to a dedicated volunteer guide, Chen’s hard work and love for learning have inspired many. She said that it is     8    (precise) because she does not understand that she must continue to learn. As a guide, she is able to attend professional training sessions and has the opportunity    9     (learn) from curators and artists, giving her     10     (motivate) to continue.