【推荐1】Hot words on the Internet don't stay hot for long. “Geili” and “Fuyun”, last year's biggest creations, are actually outdated on Internet now. What's popular now is “hold steady“.

The term(术语) comes from the very Taiwanese TV show _________ includes Miss Lin (Xie Yilin) giving a lecture on how to _________ like a fashion queen at parties or on the bus. Although the lecture is mainly a mockery(嘲笑) of the fashion world, _________ Miss Lin makes a point: We need to hold steady in pressure-filled or embarrassing situations.

_________ steady is one of the qualities the public has been _________ lately as pressures on marriage, work and money can easily drive people crazy.

The quality was exhibited by a girl named Su Miaoling this year, who _________ in the TV singing competition “Super Girl”. _________ herself with confidence on stage, she kept _________ when others got anxious.

I like your poise (沉着,镇静). Very few people on this stage can keep calm like you do,” said one of the show's judges, Hu Haiquan, to Su. Internet users named Su “Sister Poise”.

Poise is also appreciated in western culture as an essential quality of a _________ person.

Each year, the National League of Junior Cotillions of the US releases a list of the Ten Best Mannered People. Kate Middleton was __________ as the one of the Ten Best Mannered People for the way in which she showed herself in the public. The Duchess of Cambridge was also appreciated __________ this year for her remarkable poise at the royal wedding. That is good news for many because she has proved __________ true that poise is not born, but it can be got with a bit of __________.

About-personal-growth.com, a foreign website on personal growth guidance, gives __________ on how to stay poised.

“Take a few deep breaths when you are facing a situation that tests your patience; practice yoga regularly; say to yourself “I choose to be calm in any situation”; write down your encouragement daily to __________ the goal.” reads the site.

【推荐2】After a two-hour flight from Shanghai and an hour’s drive, I reached my destination: Jielingkou Village in Qinhuangdao City of Hebei Province, China. The tiny and ________ village is home to Shanhai Pass, where the Great Wall finally dives into the sea. During the Ming Dynasty (1368~1644), Jielingkou Village was considered an extremely important part of the Great Wall. But it slowly fell out of ________ and into disrepair—in modern China.

In 2018, an anti-poverty project began in the village, with the ________ of not only fixing the place up, but also ________ the living standards of the 200 people still living there. One of the ________ was to change all of the old homes into modern guesthouses. “This will allow city folks to enjoy the Great Wall in comfort,” said Ge, who was ________ the project.

But gaining the locals’ ________ took a lot of effort at the beginning. “Just two years ago, they weren’t ________ about the project at all,” Ge told me. “Seeing that they had to ________ water from a faraway well every day, we decided to build a water system that would send water to their homes. It’s one of the first, ________ we have made. It really ________ . Now some of those who were strongly against our project are now our greatest ________ .”

Ge said he hopes that as conditions are ________ becoming better in Jielingkou, some of the younger members of the village who left to seek opportunity in the cities will come back. “Already two university graduates who grew up in the village have returned to ________ the guesthouses. I hope more will be ________ by the potentials here soon.”

【推荐1】Imagine meeting someone for the first time who comes from some distant country but is fluent in your language. There may appear to be no immediate communication _________, so would you adapt the tone of your voice? How about adjusting your body language and facial expressions, _________ on the background of the person in front of you? Would you sit or stand differently and think carefully about your hand gestures?

These are just a handful of the unobvious _________ in behavior that indicate your “cultural intelligence,” or CQ. Now, there is growing evidence that suggests they are well worth learning.

“The top _________of your success in today’s borderless world is not your IQ, not your resume, and not even your expertise (专长),” writes social scientist David Livermore in his book The Cultural Intelligence Difference. “It’s your CQ.”

Much of the research on CQ has been conducted by Soon Ang, a professor of management at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Ang _________ an international team of programmers to help solve problems.

These programmers were some of the brightest minds in the business, but Ang soon found that they have difficulty working _________. Often, individual members would appear to agree on a solution, but then carry it out in completely _________ways.

These findings led Ang to team up with British psychologist Christopher Earley. Together, they built a theory of CQ, which they defined as "the ability to function effectively in a variety of cultural _________.”

Typically, CQ is measured by evaluating four key components. The first is “CQ Drive” –the _________ to learn about other cultures. Then, there is “CQ Knowledge,” which is an understanding of some of the general cultural differences. “CQ Strategy,” meanwhile, examines how you __________ those difficult conflicts and learn from them. Finally, “CQ Action” involves your behavioral __________--whether you are able to adapt your behavior like a “cultural chameleon (变色龙).”

Someone with __________ CQ might have a tendency to view everyone else’s behavior through his own cultural lens. If he comes from a more sociable environment, for instance, and notices that his Japanese colleagues are very __________ in a meeting, he may think that they are being unfriendly or bored. A person at the top of the scale, __________, might realize that silence is a sign of respect and that feedback won’t be given unless it is invited.

A high CQ could be crucial in a wide range of careers, from bankers and soldiers to scientists and teachers - anyone, who regularly interacts with people from different backgrounds. Therefore, instead of just caring about your IQ and EQ, perhaps you should put __________ value on enhancing your CQ!

【推荐2】Jahiem Morgan knew he was too young to be living on his own at 15 years old, but he didn’t have much of a choice. His parents died when he was 12, and he lacked a reliable home. So he slept on the streets. “It was dangerous but I did what I had to do in order to _______,” said Morgan.

Morgan was among the nearly 1.3 million young people across the US. Some of them are runaways; others_______abusive（施虐的）homes. They are out on their own, and many end up in _______ situations--- living on the streets or in abandoned buildings.

“Most people don’t even_______ these kids exist,” said Vicki Sokolik, who helps these teens in Florida. “There’s shame that goes with being a homeless youth. So they hide what’s going on with them.” Sokolik was first introduced to this population in 2006, when her son told her about a classmate who was in danger of becoming_______. Sokolik helped the girl, finding her a place to live.

The experience encouraged Sokolik to do _______. In 2007, she founded “Starting Right, Now,” an organization that helps homeless youth get permanent housing, graduate from high school and move on to their next goal. “They come in so broken; they cannot_______ others,” Sokolik said. “The _______ of these kids is great. And it’s great that they can be happy again.”

Morgan, who has been with the group, will soon graduate from high school and head to college. “I am so _______Miss Sokolik,” Morgan said. He has big ideas for his future, with the hopes of being a teacher.

“These kids’ voice matters. Everyone should look for them and ________ them.”