Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength.

Take the _________ of a 10-year-old boy as an example. He lost his left arm in a car accident, but he decided to study judo(柔道).

The boy began lessons with an old judo coach, Mr Brown. The boy was doing well, but he couldn’t understand _______, after three months of training, the coach had taught him only one move. “Mr Brown,” the boy finally asked, “Shouldn’t I be learning more moves?”

“This is the only move you _________ to know,” the coach replied.

The boy didn’t quite understand, but he believed in his coach and kept _______. Several more months later, the coach took the boy to his first championship(冠军).

The boy _________ won his first two matches. The third match was a little _______, but after some time, he used his one move to win the match. Still _________ by his success, the boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent(对手) was bigger, stronger and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be losing the match. The referee(裁判) was worried the boy might get hurt. He was about to stop the match when the boy’s coach said, “No, let him _________.” Soon after the match started again, his opponent made a big _________. The boy won the match. On the way home, the boy asked his coach how he could win the tournament with only one move. “You won for two reasons,” the coach answered. “First, you’ve ________ one of the most difficult throws on all of judo. And second, the only defense(防卫) for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm.”

The island of Blefuscu is only about a kilometre to the north of Lilliput. I knew that just beyond the narrow sea separating the two countries there were at least fifty warships ready to attack us, with many other smaller ships. But I kept away from that side of the coast, so that the people of Blefuscu would not see me. I had a secret plan.

From the King’s workmen I ordered fifty heavy metal hooks, each fastened(固定) to a piece of strong rope. I took off my coat and shoes, and walked into the sea with the hooks and ropes in my hands. The water was deep in the middle, so I had to swim for a few metres. But it only took me half an hour to get to Blefuscu.

When the Blefuscans saw me, they were so frightened that they jumped out of their ships and swam to the beach. I then used one hook for each ship, and tied all the ropes together at one end. While I was doing   this, the enemy shot thousands of arrows( 箭 )   at me, which caused me a lot of pain. I was afraid of getting an arrow in my eyes, but I suddenly remembered   I still had an old pair of reading   glasses in my pocket, so I put   them on and continued my work. When I was ready, I started walking into the shallow water away from Blefuscu. As I walked through the waves, I pulled the enemy’s warships behind me. When the people of Blefuscu realized that all their warships were disappearing, their cries were terrible to hear.

As I came nearer to Lilliput, I saw the King and all his lords and ladies standing on the beach. They could only see Blefuscu’s warships   coming   closer,   as   I   was   swimming   and my head was occasionally under the water. Therefore, they supposed that I had drowned, and that the Blefuscan ships were attacking. But when they saw me walking out of the sea, they welcomed me warmly with cries of delight. The King himself came down to the water to meet me. I became a “nardac”.

——Taken from Gulliver’s Travels

A few weeks ago, we attended a lesson given by our classmate Wu Ruijie who talked about some of her experiences in America. It was very interesting and lively, we all listened carefully and were moved by the lesson.

During the lesson, she shared some stories about her daily life in the United States with us and some culture shocks (文化冲突) that she experienced. I still remember the story she told which took place in the New York subway. One day, she was talking to her Chinese friend on her mobile phone while a black woman was standing beside her. She often used a Chinese word whose pronunciation was similar to the rude N-word, so the black woman started to very angrily glare at (怒视) her. This was only one of her stories.

Ms. Tang also shared a story she had experienced when she was in Australia. On a hot sunny day, while she was walking on the street holding an umbrella to protect her from the strong sunlight, suddenly a man behind her said to her, “Is it raining?” The reason is that in Australia people don’t use umbrellas on sunny days, so the man thought it was strange and asked Ms. Tang.

Through the embarrassing stories, we can see many differences from country to country to decide how we should face these situations when we go abroad. Here are some suggestions: First, we should respect everyone wherever we are. Second, learn some local culture before you get there. Third, if you make some mistakes, you should explain the reasons. Finally, keep a kind heart at all times.

All in all, culture shock is not a big deal as long as we treat others kindly. Please pay attention to learning Western culture.

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A box of strawberries is left to rot( 腐坏) in your fridge. W    61     any hesitation(犹豫), you throw it away. But it’s more than just strawberries that you are wasting. The life of a strawberry starts f    62     a seed(种子). A farmer plants it and waters it. Later, people pick it and pack it in a box. A truck takes it f    63       —perhaps 200 to 1,000 km—to a supermarket. Water, labor(劳动), fuel(燃料) and money must all be spent in order for a strawberry to come to you. It’s hard for people to r    64     how much work goes into the food we eat every day.

That makes food waste a big p    65     around the world. Every year, 1.3 billion tons of food is w    66     around the world. That’s one-third of the total amount of food we have. In China alone, people waste 35 million tons of food each year, according to CCTV. As we waste food, there are still 820 million people l    67     in hunger around the world. Also many children go to sleep hungry, and 3.1 million of them die each year. The COVID-19 has made the s    68     even worse. With many countries no longer transporting(运输) food to other countries during this time, 10,000 more children are dying of hunger each month. “Wasting food means wasting natural r    69     and missing the chance to f    70     a growing population in the future,” said UN Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General(粮农组织总干事)Qu Dongyu. It’s time to take action now.

71. 学校正在开展以“A greener city, a better life”为题的英语征文活动。请根据所给提示，用英语写一篇短文。