Being disappointed is all about perspective. It took me a long time to realize this. I was under the impression that if someone did something I didn’t like, then I had the “right” to be disappointed. Of course the     1     (disappoint) always led to me having the “right” to be upset, depressed, or angry. After all, the situation didn’t turn out the way it     2     (suppose) to, or a particular person didn’t behave the way I       3     (believe) he or she should. Therefore, I was disappointed and felt let     4    . I never once thought it was just my attitude to the matter     5     caused my disappointment and that I could control this!

What I slowly began to realize through studying myself, as well as     6     (pay) attention to others around me, was that those     7     (thing) that would upset me, would not upset someone else. I also noticed that those things that appeared to be the biggest deal to someone else only     8     (make) me laugh. So what was going on?     9     (obvious), it couldn’t be the situation itself because that was the one constant thing in each equation. What did change was who was explaining the situation. That was     10     was different.

The world has just endured its hottest year on record, with global average temperatures     1     (break) historical records. There is no denying that climate change is one of the most urgent     2     (challenge) facing humankind. No one can be safe     3     the threat of climate change.

China, the world's largest developing country and a responsible major country,     4     (overcome) many challenges by taking a series of measures so far. It has planned to peak its carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. The country is set to achieve the highest     5     (reduce) in carbon intensity globally.     6     (addition), promoting clean energy and the low-carbon transformation of the economy     7     (be) now a globally accepted method of addressing climate change.

Because of global warming, extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and intensity. Building     8     solid front line of disaster prevention is crucial for dealing with the effects of extreme weather events. People are expected work together to     9     (deep) international cooperation and make greater contributions to building a clean and beautiful world and safeguarding the Earth, the only place     10     we can call home.

Hotter weather leads to lower exam results, according to a new study from Harvard University. What’s     1     (many), hot weather may reduce learning in both the short term and long term. Researchers reported that hot weather on test days higher than average temperatures throughout the school year resulted in poorer grades.     2     study is the first major research into the effect of heat     3     students in the USA. Researchers analyzed how test scores from 10 million American students     4     (affect) by the weather. Their findings showed that an average temperature increase of just 0.55℃ over one year resulted in a one per cent decrease in     5     (learn).

The research is in a paper     6     (call) “Heat and Learning” and was published last month by the USA’s National Bureau of Economic Research. One of the more concerning     7     (conclude) contained in the study is that     8     (globe) warming may affect learning and the income-earning potential of students around the world. The researchers predicted     9     if temperatures continued to rise, the average American student could lose $25,000 in income over     10     (they) lifetime because of lower exam results. Using air conditioning in classrooms could avoid this.

Chinese achievements in pollution control, ecological recovery and protection, and green development China     1     (make) in the past decade were highlighted at a Friday press briefing,     2     a senior official pointed out China’s     3     (participate) and leadership in global climate governance.

According to the press briefing, China has been the fastest in improving air quality and the PM 2.5 level in cities at the prefecture level and above dropped by 34.8 percent from that of 2015. Days with good air quality reached 87.5 percent. Pollution of water bodies and the soil is also     4     (effective) tackled. Ecological systems     5     (protect) and restored. National parks are set and more than 300 endangered animal and plant species saw their wild populations recover, marking achievements in protecting ecological diversity.

The country has taken     6     active part in cooperation on climate change. It has done its     7     (good) to help other developing countries to improve their climate response capacity     8     (reduce) the harmful impacts of climate change. It also has distributed over 1.2 billion yuan on climate change and trained about 2,000 officials and experts in the field of climate change     9     more than 120 developing countries.

    10     (head) forward, China will work with all parties to actively participate in the global governance of climate change.

In many parts of Europe, summer 2022 has been terrible: long periods of drought combined with record high temperatures. Heat waves, water shortages and forest fires are    1     (particular) affecting southern, western and central Europe. Such weather extremes affect a wide range of sectors and systems.

As the researchers show, the effects of simultaneous heat and drought are not limited to just their individual direct effects on different areas. “We identified an interconnected (互相关联的) web of sectors that interact in direct and indirect ways,    2    causes additional loss and damage in several other sectors,” says PhD candidate Niggli.

It is this interconnection    3    makes the risks of extreme events so complex and critical. The negative effects spread across numerous sectors and can have far-reaching    4     (consequence) for essential systems.

The analysis also shows that adaptation measures    5    (take) against extreme heat and drought events sometimes have negative effects on other sectors. “These effects need to be carefully analyzed    6    (support) the planning of adaptive and reactive measures,” says UZH professor of geography Christian Huggel.

As the climate gets    7     (warm), extreme heat and drought events    8     (happen) more and more often, be more intense and last longer in the years to come. In order to reduce this growing risk for society, in addition to    9     (step) up efforts and investments in adapting     10    weather extremes, cross-sector and increasingly international cooperation will be required.