【推荐1】When I was 25 years old, I had a big dream in my mind and lots of things in my backpack. I wanted to travel around Africa with my _______. So I left my hometown with great confidence and _______ in Cape Town on a one-way ticket, not really sure what to do next._______, before my trip actually started, I met a kind, old Nigerian man. He gave me the best travel_______ I ever received: “Be like a student on your way around the world.”

It sounds _______, but it really changed my mind about travelling. He helped me _______ that travel is about learning and observing different _______. “It’s far too easy to go into a new country for you and believe your ways are better. But if you study, ask questions, and _______ to learn from the locals, you’ll have far richer _______, ” he promised me.

On other trips since I was on my tour way to Cancun, I didn’t know the man so I was just a________. I only stayed there for a week to see the sights and places of interest and then left. The culture didn’t ________ me. I left the cities and towns without really ________ anyone or anything. Those people and things ________ in those very places to which I had paid a visit.

This time, I promised myself that I would be a ________ student traveller. After seven months of ________ travelling from Cape Town to Cairo, I returned home. Having a student-like attitude helped me learn a lot. This trip satisfied me more than any other trip ever did to me.

【推荐2】Around the end of my stay in Yellowknife, I experienced a dogsled ride.I _____ a man who had _____ the dogsled race more than four times.In his house，there were lots of awards on the shelves.I had a girl take my picture in _____ of the shelves.

Finally，the time to take a _____ on a dogsled came.The instructor asked me again if the clothes I was _____ were warm enough.Because it wasn't so _____ outside，I thought my clothes were enough.

However，my thinking _____ right after 12 dogs started to _____ the sled on the frozen lake.It was _____ freezing！I didn't know how fast they ran，but I lost all ______ in my hands and feet.Sometimes the snow which the dogs kicked up(踢起)______ me.

After my ride on the dogsled, I went to see an igloo(冰屋)，which is a house ______ snow.There I had a ______ to hear the stories of the Inuit.

Of course，as a foreigner，I couldn't ______ what they were talking about.______，there was a ______ beside me, so he translated everything the Inuit were saying.Then the Inuit kindly ______ me some of the tools used by them.They were things I had ______ seen.

They talked about the ______ they used when traveling in the Arctic such as how to make an igloo，how to make water from ice，and how to hunt by using their inventions.I ______ that I didn't take pictures of their tools，for I didn't have my camera at that time.

【推荐3】The 600-year-old Forbidden City is the world's largest palace. It _______ more than 17 million _______ in 2018. If we were to travel back to the past, this huge palace would be a _______ to us with a lot remaining to be discovered.

It was when all _______ in Beijing were low except for the Forbidden City, which was surrounded by high _______ and a wide moat (护城河). After _______ the golden roof from the outside, people could only imagine what it looked like inside.

_______ an area of about 720,000 square meters in the heart of Beijing, the Forbidden City was built from 1406 to 1420 by the third _______ of the Ming Dynasty. In the past, the Forbidden City was where the highest power of the country laid. Emperors were born, lived, fought and _______ there. Various historical events happened there. It saw the ups and downs of the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as how feudal monarchy (封建帝制) ________ came to an end in China.

The lives of the royal families were ________ through many documents. They ________ a large amount of valuable material for today's historical ________, as well as inspiration for literature and entertainment.

In 1987, the Forbidden City was ________ as the World Cultural Heritage. For the heads of state who come to visit China, it is a must-see tourist ________. When they pay a state visit to China, our top leader may show them around there.

【推荐2】When British musician Paul Barton performs in central Thailand these days, his energetic listeners react wildly. Some _________ his hair or jump on his piano. Others steal his music papers. The behavior is _________, however, because these crowds are truly _______________- monkeys, to be exact.

Barton often plays to the animals in Lopburi, an area known for its populations of wild monkeys. The pianist hopes the music shows will bring ___________ to the animals.

The monkeys are _________ because fewer people come to see and _________ them due to restrictions on tourism. "We feed to make an effort to ___________ that they eat properly. And when they eat properly, they will be calmer and will not be _________,” said Barton, 59, a long-time Thailand resident.

Barton has played at four sites in Lopburi, including at an ancient Hindu temple, a store and an old movie theater. The monkeys quickly _________ Barton when he plays Greensleeves, and Michael Nyman’s Diary of Love. Some of the __________ sit on his chair, while others climb up his body and touch his head.

"It is a wonderful __________ to see the wild animals just being themselves," said Barton, from Yorkshire in northern England.

"I was __________ to play the piano and find that they were actually eating the music papers as I was __________ it." But, he added, I wasn’t going to let those things disturb the project, which is to play music for these wonderful monkeys."

Barton hopes to raise awareness of the monkeys' hunger. At the same time, he hopes to study their behavior as they __________ to classical music. "It's possible that the __________ can play a part in the treatment process of the monkeys." he said.

【推荐3】Childhood should be full of friends, play, and happiness. But when children are_________ and without their peer(同龄) group, they may _________ a helping hand to get back on track. That’s why schools in India are teaching _________.

Actually, it is important to _______kids to be resilient (有弹力的). They needed a(n) _________that could teach students to identify emotions and ways to release them.

The happiness course was _______started by the Indian government in 2018. It _______ mental health, well-being. It also encouraged_______ peer interactions for elementary school children. The course included storytelling and teamwork activities.

“The happiness course is a(n)_______, and schools should welcome it. The objectives include developing self-awareness, mindfulness(正念减压法), critical thinking, and helping children ________ life skills to deal with stress,” said Shikha Banerjee, the principal of the Seth Anandram Jaipuria School in Kanpur.

“Mindfulness(正念减压法) is the cornerstone(基石) of the happiness course and its biggest ______________ is that every day 1.6 million children in Delhi start their studies in school with mindfulness. It has been________ as a turning point in the lives of students studying in Delhi schools and has relieved (缓解) children from stress and __________ their focus in studies,” deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said during the Mindful Education Awards 2021 program.

The award is good to recognize the efforts of schools in creating a mentally and ________healthy environment for the development of ________ through teaching mindfulness.

【推荐3】The greatest sports moments often have a wonderful flow state behind the victories or performances. Being in flow refers to the moments where distraction reduces, and concentration ________.

It was a ________ summer camp ping pong tournament where I was not only down 1 set, but 7 points behind my opponent, who had only 3 points left to ________ the set, and the tournament. For a comeback, I had to win at least 10 points, without making ________!

Facing the ________ situation, I could call it a day and let my opponent win. Perhaps my opponent had already focused on the ________, but failure wasn’t an option! ________, I stuck it out, hoping for the best. I told myself, “Let’s just try and win the next point, nothing else.” ________ deep, I stared at the ball with a clear mindset and keen ________. I took it, hit it back and scored!

5 points to go, 4 points to go... My opponent started getting visibly ________ and made mistakes. Point by point I was getting closer to being even 7-8. I was one point away from doing the ________. My mouth was shut and my eyes stayed sharp the entire set. He made another ________ 8-8. The comeback was complete. The crowd went ________! Winning the next 3 points, I managed to win that set. In the last set, my opponent turned restless again. ________ the flow, I ended up winning the final set, and the tournament.

Despite a small game, it inspired me a lot. Not being able to control how our opponent plays, we can ________ how to react. Don’t be there, where you are not. Instead, be here and now! Stay in flow! Be concentrated!