【推荐1】A 17-year-old pilot has become the youngest person to fly alone around the world. Mack Rutherford, who _________ British and Belgian citizenship, completed his trip Wednesday. He _________ his small plane in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia. That is also where he started his _________ five months ago. A huge crowd of people _________ Rutherford at the airport and celebrated his _________.

Rutherford was born into a family of _________. His 19-year-old sister, Zara, set the record as the youngest woman to fly alone around the world in January. Rutherford _________ his pilot’s license in 2020, becoming the _________ pilot in the world at the age of 15. He turned 17 during his _________, thus breaking the Guinness World Record for youngest male to __________ the world.

His trip, which began on March 23, took Rutherford through 52 __________ across five continents. To set a mark __________ by the Guinness World Records, he crossed the equator (赤道) twice. Rutherford originally __________ to make the trip in three months. But it lasted longer because of several __________, including rainstorms, sandstorms and extreme heat. Most of the __________ were caused by waits to get permits and other documents required for keeping with the flight plan.

“While he was flying, I __________ tried to keep in touch and help him,” said Zara, “Our parents called him every day, and I joined in those __________. I gave him advice on the route, on the flight, so that I could be __________ to him.”

His father, Sam Rutherford, said he was extremely happy and __________ of his children’s achievements. He told reporters that such an event helps show other children they should __________ their dreams.

【推荐2】The Cambridge University Library in Britain received a gift in early March, 2022. Someone ________ a pink gift bag near the building with a note: “Happy Easter, x,” it read. Inside the bag was the gift: two small notebooks from the famous British naturalist Charles Darwin, who is________ with the theory of evolution. One of the ________ has a famous drawing in it called the “Tree of Life”. Darwin made the drawing in 1837.

The university talked about the ________on Tuesday. Cambridge believes the notebooks were ________ 20 years ago. They were first thought to be ________ inside the building after they were taken to be photographed. But, after searching through 10 million books, maps and documents, the university reported the notebooks ________ to police in 2020.

British investigators notified police around the world, and a ________began. The notebooks are valued at millions of dollars. They were ________however, in good condition.

Darwin’s notebooks contained writings about his famous trip around the world on the ship H.M. S. Beagle. The research ________ his book on evolution called On the Origin of species.

Cambridge University Librarian Jessica Gardner said she was ________ to see the notebooks. But she said her true ________ are profound and almost impossible to enough express.

Gardner said the notebooks will go back into the Darwin Archive. The library is also ________to the works by scientists Stephen Hawking and Isaac Newton.

The notebooks will be on display later this year in a Darwin show at the library.

Local police said they are continuing to ________ who may have taken the notebooks and asked for help from anyone who has ________ about the case.

【推荐3】If you have a smartphone, you probably use its front-facing camera for selfies and the occasional video call. Perhaps, if you’re ________, you’ll shoot the next TikTok masterpiece. You might use your next smartphone’s ________ camera for the same things, but there’s a chance that camera won’t completely ________ once you’re done with it.

This week, chipmaker Qualcomm revealed its latest Snapdragon processor, which will _______ many of the high-end Android smartphones you’ll see in stores. And a new feature built into that chip could allow smartphone makers to keep those front-facing cameras on_________.

The idea of a camera that stays on as long as your phone does seems deeply ________, even in an age where people are convinced that smartphones are already eavesdropping (窃听) on our ________. So why is a company responsible for building the brains of our smartphones trying to make “always-on” cameras a(n) ________ feature?

In time, a phone using this new chip could practicably ________ itself when it sees your face, and automatically lock itself again when you’re not looking at it anymore. Or, if it sees someone else’s face next to yours, the phone could automatically ________ notifications so no one else can see what your ________ emails or Slack messages are about. The benefit of a phone that’s always looking for you, it seems, is that it knows to act different when you’re not________.

As it turns out, the Qualcomm tech that could make such features possible is conceptually pretty ________. “What’s happening here is detecting a binary (二进制): is there a face, or is there not a face,” Heape, Senior Director of Product Management of the Qualcomm, told me. “There is not a photograph taken. There is no ________ being recorded.” He also noted that none of camera data ________ the chip when it’s being analyzed for faces.

【推荐3】Michael Todd wore the same clothes every day for the first three weeks of school. The other kids began to notice that he was wearing the ______ black pants and white T—shirt day after day. Then Todd became the target of tease (戏弄) and ______. But there was nothing Todd could do. His mother simply couldn’t ______ to buy him new clothes.

Two of kids laughing at him were Antwan Garrett and Kristopher Graham, a pair of freshman football players. But over time, they realized that their ______ words felt like bullying (欺凌) and seemed to be slowly breaking Todd’s ______. Something finally clicked.

“I felt like I need to do something,” Graham said to Garrett. So they ______ a plan. They went home and ______ through drawers and closets. The next day at school, they met Todd and asked him to come into the hall. Todd was ______ about being out by the larger boys.

“He wasn’t smiling or anything but I thought this was going to make him smile,” Graham said. They apologized for laughing at him. They then handed Todd a big ______. Inside were clean shirts and ______, as well as a brand—new pair of Nike sneakers. And Todd got much more than the clothing. He no long sits ______ at lunch. Now he eats with his new ______, Garret and Graham.

“______ the day Garrett and Graham called me into the ______,” he said, “That was the ______ day of my entire life, basically.”

【推荐1】For long, a little boy was wondering why his desk pal could rank 1st in the class, whereas he himself failed to; he only ranked 21st. So he asked his mom, “Mom, am I more_________than others? I feel I am as careful as him, but how come I always_________?” Hearing the words，Mom was worried that her son’s self-esteem was now being hurt by the ranking system. She went_________, not knowing how to explain.

In another test, the son ranked 17th,_________his pal remained 1st. Back home, he_________the same question. Mom really wanted to inform her son that intelligence_________. However, was this the answer that her son was_________curious about? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.

There were times she wanted to say, “You are too lazy. You are not as hard-working as others...”but she stopped when thinking of her son was_________from the pains of unsatisfied grades and rankings. She thought it cruel to add additional_________on his son and was trying to find out a perfect answer.

Time passing swiftly, the son finished primary school.__________studying harder and harder, he was still unable to__________with his pal. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to take him to the sea. During the trip, she__________to give out an answer. Sitting on the beach, she pointed to the front and said, “Do you see the seabirds over there? When the waves come near, little birds can rise quickly while ‘clumsy (笨拙的)’ sea-gulls would take more time to complete the process.__________, have you noticed birds that finally fly across the endless__________are none other than ‘clumsy’ sea-gulls?”

Now, the son no longer worries about his rankings, and no one would enquire his rankings in primary school, because, with the 1st ranking, he is__________to a famous University.

【推荐2】Yesterday, a salesman called me to sell his phone plans. I was at work and while I usually don’t like spending time on those things, I _________ myself that I couldn’t talk yet and _________ that he should call me back at 6 pm.

That’s what he did. So we talked about 20 minutes. He _________ to me his different phone plans. While listening to him, sometimes I was _________ in my thoughts. I gave several “hmm hmm”, as a sign of agreement and to _________ that I was still there. Sometimes, I felt a bit _________. But I stayed calm and _________ until the end of the discussion.

Finally, he said the following to me: “Thank you, Olivier. You are the first person in a long time with whom I had an enjoyable conversation. _________, people shout at us and slam down the phone. Today, since 10 am, I hadn’t had a phone _________ without an offense (触怒). I know you had a long day at work and you could have __________ in front of your TV. But you listened so carefully to me, I am __________ and I sincerely thank you.”

It set me thinking. He had been the __________ of verbal violence (语言暴力) all through his working day. Physical __________ do not exist in this situation but dehumanization (非人性) seems to happen. __________, he was only doing his job. I felt a sense of __________ that I hadn’t treated him so rudely.

【推荐3】Last summer I went on a two-day river rafting trip with my teenage daughter as the river guide. I was proud to see my baby girl _______ and confidently moving our raft through a variety of _______ white-water conditions. I also found it ashamed to have my daughter giving commands and barking _______ as to when and how to paddle（用桨划船）.

As we approached the largest _______ on the river I could feel my heart beating faster. Upon entering the turbulent（湍急的）water, our boat got _______ on a large rock. I was in the front of the boat and reached forward with my paddle, thinking I would help _______ us away from the rock. In the next instant I could feel myself falling out of the boat and into the river. I did have my moments of _______ and terror.

This resistance disappeared quickly as I landed in the cold, powerfully turbulent water. Despite my high-quality flotation vest, I was pulled underwater,   _______ thankfully, within seconds I popped（冒出）back up to the _______ . A few moments later one of the other trip leaders called for me to ________ toward his boat, where I was quickly pulled up and in. I was shaken, out of breath, and quite ________ to be out of the turbulent water.

An equivalent of this experience happens all the time in our lives. This is life. You cannot count on things going ________ . When we do, we often ________ disappointed and unhappy. Resisting ________ , which often arrives suddenly and unexpectedly, keeps us from ________ the scenario（可能要发生的事）unfolding before us clearly, and it can keep us from acting in ways that are smart and effective and that lead to results that make us feel good and proud of ourselves.