【推荐2】Back in 1930, the economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that with technological change and improvements in-productivity, we’d only be working 15 hours a week by now. But while working hours have _______ by 26%, most of us still average 42.5 hours a week.

One of the things Keynes underestimated is the human desire to _______ with our peers — a drive that makes most of us work more than we need to. “We don’t measure productivity by how much we’ve harvested anymore,” says Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, visiting scholar at Stanford University. “Overworking has been part of Western society since the Industrial Revolution. When some predicted that automation would create an extra amount of _______ time, needless to say, that didn’t happen.

Thanks to computerization and globalization in the 1980s, managers could demand more of employees under the _______ that jobs could be given to someone else. So the _______ piled on. And we took it exhausted, but asking up the burden all the same. The psychologist Barbara Killnger writes in Workaholics: Te Respectable Addicts about how we _______ sacrifice our own well-being through overwork for “success”.

But far from delivering productivity, value, or personal fulfillment, overwork has been proven to lead to burnout, stress, greater risk of heart disease and even shorter lifespans. _______ we carried on — until COVID-19 came along.

Besides making us work longer hours from home, COVID-19 has also _______ the move towards the adoption of automated machine, especially tor jobs requiring much interpersonal contact-from Amazon developing delivery drones (无人机) to self-driving cars. By 2050, Michael Osborne, a professor of machine learning at the University of Oxford, predicts that at least 40% of current jobs will be lost to _______.

There are ________. Jobs that involve complex social interactions are beyond current robot skills: so teaching, social care, nursing and counselling are all likely to ________ the AI revolution. As are jobs that rely on creativity. The same also goes for ________ jobs, according to Osborne, due to the large number of different objects cleaners encounter and the variety of ways those objects need to be dealt with. Interestingly, areas of the workplace traditionally dominated by women won’t be so easily adopted by AI. Robots are unlikely to ________ in the “work” of taking care of children, preparing lunchboxes and doing the laundry.

Those whose work falls outside the caring, cleaning or creative field will still work in future, just ________. In about 60% of occupations, it is estimated that a third of the tasks can be automated, meaning changes to the way we work. A large-scale study has predicted that over the next 20 years, although 7 million jobs will be taken over by AI. 7.2 million new ones will be ________ as a result. So we will work in future: we just don’t know what we’ll be doing yet.

【推荐1】Life is made up of a mixture of good and bad, including many disappointments. I’ve found what is _________, in the midst of all of this, is to keep hope _________. Hope gives us light in the darkness and _________ to keep going.

The other day, I was _________ by a reporter who was writing an article about how best to find a job after being _________. We talked about many specific skills and tasks, and then we _________ what I believe to be at the center of the issue. “It’s significant to stay as _________ as one can and it’s also vital to _________ a set of supporting systems to help not lose hope,” I shared. “An attitude of possibilities and a strong connection to hope help many people _________ the challenge of looking for jobs.”

As a coach and advisor, I am fortunate to __________ by my clients as they walk through many, many challenges. I have __________ the strength-giving influence of hope. I have seen clients, who could have __________ walked away in despair (绝望), hold onto their hope and find a path out of their troubles. I have seen others who get lost in their despair and are __________ down by the disappointments and struggles they __________ on their way.

“Hope springs eternal (永恒的事务).” “Hope __________ the day.” There is a reason why we are __________ with sayings that emphasize the importance of __________. An attitude of hope and clear __________ of the future, even in the midst of struggle, can help us keep the “__________” long enough to emerge on the other side.__________ the possibilities that are beneficial to you—even in your challenging situation. Let yourself keep hopeful that one, or some, of these are probable.

【推荐2】I experience no past and no future. All is________for me: When family talks about something we did, I refer to it________it just occurred. They tell me that it was ten years ago. My mind________things from yesteryear,current and the distant future as if they will occur     ________

In one sense,this is   ________   .I plan Earth Care for coming centuries as if it will occur in the immediate future. Sustainable living________for my grand kids 10 or 100 generations is an immediate________. Care for ecosystems today________the health and wealth of great- great- great- grand kids we will never meet. It is hoped that________during my short life will provide sustainable conditions for distant generations.

Some people________why it is important to protect things in danger like the Karner Blue butterfly or the Mitchell’s Satyr butterfly.It________money,human effort and requires protecting the place of their living________they can use it differently in the present. Different use is________and usually lasts less than a century. This could________the loss of plants or animals that live there. Earth Care responsibility is for future generations. Our yards________need Earth Care.

Plant and animal genetic difference________future generations chances for gene splicing(基因组合)that might prevent________or provide medical advice. When some plants or animals disappear，future generations will lose their last________.

I am lost in time with no past or future. It helps me live with past generations that made my present possible.It allows me to________healthy condition for those that________me. It is how I talk with those generations.

【推荐1】At 13, I climbed my first mountain. I was out of breath when I reached the top. But I _______ the challenge of winning something _______than myself. Soon I’d climbed nearly 100 peaks.

It’s safer to start winter climbs at night when there’s less _______ of the sun melting the snowpack. That day, my friend Mel and I started at 3 a.m. It was about 14℃, and we wore layers (层) we could easily _______, knowing mounting would make us _______.

Later, we reached a plateau. Strong wind made me feel as though my skin were burning. The other climbers decided to _______, but Mel and I went ahead. We had tools like ice axes. We were _______ the climb.

The path we followed grew narrower. Afterwards, we reached an ice step. I _______ to go first. Confident I was _______. I put my full weight on it. Suddenly I heard a ________ and a whole thick piece of ice broke off the step, right under my foot.

Instantly, I fell backward, ________ down the mountain. I reached out my arms and legs, ________ at anything. That stopped my falling but I was still ________. Luckily, I came to a stop on a ________ place after falling 600 feet. My helmet was broken, and my face was bloodied from cuts.

I ________ my body to see where I was injured. Then I ________ for help, attracting the other climbers. I’d been lying on the ice, shivering, for four hours ________ the rescuers reached me.

The fall has made me more careful but also helped me ________. There was much media attention following the accident; strangers ________ on the videos, saying I’d put others in danger. Dealing with all at such a young age, I felt as if I’d become an adult.

Since the accident, I’ve climbed another 60 mountains. I’m not going to let one ________ keep me from doing my favorite thing in the world.

【推荐2】It all started when I learned to read, or rather, before I learned to read.

I was two years old, and my grandma believed it was as good a _________ as any to absorb me in Russian poetry. And my first _________ sentences were recitation of Russia Poet Pushkin’s U Lukomorya Dub Zeleniy (《海湾旁有棵绿色的橡树》). She read it to me so many times that I had it _________.

Throughout my childhood, I’d always had a lot of _________ about who I would become when I was older. I’d be an inventor, a doctor... But they _________ in middle school. I spent a few years wandering _________ through life, having no idea what I was _________ about.

Then I met Mrs Apryl, the type of person that _________ everyone the second they walked in a room. So I didn’t just want to get a good grade in her class for my own _________, but I also wanted to make her __________. Months went by, and I worked harder. I wrote in class and __________ essays at home on top of that. And each time, I’d bring it to her for__________. “Veronica,” Mrs Apryl pulled me aside and __________ on the last day of school, “I told the __________ of the school newspaper you should write for them.”

And that was that. I __________ in September with a brand new mentality (心态). Not purposeless any more—I had a __________: to be a journalist. Doing well at the school newspaper was the first __________ to get there.

Now, I’m __________ for newspapers all around the world. It’s still the bottom rung (脚蹬横木) of the ladder, and I’ve got miles left to __________, but at least I’ve __________ somewhere.

【推荐3】I was a successful math teacher in Turkey, working with middle school students and then giving private lessons after school to gifted students. I _________ several medal-winning students for mathematical Olympiads, which were very important awards in Turkey. Teaching and helping others were always my _________.

Then, in July 2017, my life was turned upside down. My family moved suddenly to the U.K. and I entered a world I knew only through the movies. I’m a talkative person but I could speak to nobody. It was like being a _________ again. I don’t want to remain in the balloon of a Turkish community abroad. I want to understand and contribute to my new _________ and I want to teach. One of my friends advised me to look in to a special education program for English learning. I knew that learning English was the only way to _________ into the community and get back into _________.

I excelled at each level and soon felt more _________. My social life quickly _________. I could talk again! Some of my Turkish friends were impressed and have since registered with the program for their own English _________.

The teacher assistant course was especially helpful. Due to the pandemic, the course was online, __________ it motivated my interest in the U.K. education system. I’m determined to work again in mainstream education or __________ my own tuition center. I am currently __________ Turkish family children and volunteering in schools. The __________ of watching young students progress makes the pain of relocation __________ away.

My motivation comes from my own parents, who always __________ me to bring out my best. I think we should all desire to __________ every day, however small or big.

In particular, I would like to __________ Mrs. Nusrat Bhatti, my tutor at the program, who has always believed in me and coached my development. Her impact on my life cannot be overstated.

Winning this __________ gives me amazing encouragement and motivation to follow my dreams. There are many other winners out there who __________ this award, so I feel fortunate to be chosen. My hope by winning this award is that I can __________ more woman like me.