A doctor entered the hospital in a hurry after being called in for an important operation(急诊手术). When he got to the ________   area, he found the boy’s father pacing(来回踱步) in the hall and waiting for the doctor.

On seeing   him, the father cried out, “Why   did   you take   such a_______ time to come? Don’t you know that my son’s life is__________? Don’t you have any sense of responsibility? The doctor said, “I am   sorry. I wasn’t in the hospital just now and I came as fast as I could __________   receiving the call. And now,   I wish you’d calm down so that I can begin my work.”

“Calm down? What if ________ son was in this room right now? Would you calm down? If your own son dies now, what will you do?” said the father________.

The doctor said nothing and went into the room to do the operation.

Some hours later, the doctor went out happily, “Thank goodness! Your son is________!” And without waiting for the father’s reply he hurried away. “If you have any questions, ask the nurse!”

“_________ is he so arrogant( 傲 慢 )? He can’t wait some minutes so that I can ask about how my son is now?” complained the father when seeing the nurse after the doctor left. The nurse answered, tears coming down her face, “His son___ yesterday in a road accident. He was in the burial( 葬 礼 ) when we called him for your son’s operation. And now that he saved your son’s life, he left running to finish   his __________burial.”

Never judge anyone because you never know how his life is and what he is going through.

A prince was put under a spell (咒语). He could speak only one word each year. But he could “save” his words. If he didn’t speak for two years, the following year he could speak two words. One day, he fell in love with a beautiful lady. He didn’t speak for two whole years so he could call her “my darling” someday. But after the two years passed, he also wanted to tell her he loved her, so he waited three more years. At the end of those five years, he wanted to ask her to marry him, so he waited another four years. Finally, the ninth year of silence ended. He took the woman to the most romantic place in the kingdom. He said to her, “My darling, I love you! Will you marry me?” Then, the lady said, “Pardon?” However, the prince couldn’t say anything more, so he left sadly.

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A man once visited a temple that were still being built. He saw a sculptor making a sculpture(雕塑). As he watched the man work on the sculpture. He noticed that there was a similar sculpture lying nearby.

He felt very strange and asked the sculptor, “Why are you making two same sculptures? Do you need to put them in different places?”

“No.” the man said without looking up, “We need only one, but the first one became damaged

before I could finish it, so I’m making a new one.”

The visitor picked up the damaged sculpture and examined it. But he couldn’t find anything wrong with it.

“Where is the damage?” he asked.

“There is a scratch(擦痕) on the sculpture’s nose.” the sculptor said while continuing his work. The man then asked, “Where are you going to place the sculpture?”

The sculptor replied that it would be placed on a 20-foot-high platform(平台). “If the sculpture is up that high, who is going to notice that there is a scratch on the nose?” the man asked.

The sculptor stopped his work, looked up the man and said, “ I will know it.”

The sculptor chose to stick to a high standard of excellence in his work. Even if other people didn’t notice it, it mattered to him that his work should be of the best quality. This is an attitude we should all work hard to keep.

Scientists are not alone in the fight against the novel coronavirus( 新 型 冠 状 病 毒 ), as new technologies and innovative(创新的) products are giving them a hand. Here are some examples.

Big date (大数据)

Our smartphones send data to telecom companies around the clock, telling these companies where we have been and where we are going. Chinese telecom companies provide governments with this data. They use the data to track ( 追 踪 ) traffic flows among different provinces and cities. By tracking how many people are coming and going out of Wuhan, the center of the outbreak, telecom companies can   send warnings to areas that are being visited by large numbers of people from Wuhan.

Drones

Drones (无人机) have played a major role in disinfection (消毒) and preventing cross-infection(交叉感染) in crowded places like hospitals, railway stations and airports.

Police officers use drones to give warnings. For example, if people gather in large groups or do not wear masks, drones with cameras can record and send images of these people in real time to control rooms. The drones will then warn these people.

Robots

Robots are good helpers on the frontlines. They are used at hospitals to offer medical advice, deliver drugs or meals, act like guides, perform disinfection, measure patients’ body temperatures and do other repetitive work. In this way, robots can not only help greatly reduce the burden for medical workers, but also reduce the risk of cross-infection. They have also been used in public places like train stations and airports to check temperatures.

The world is like a book and if you do not travel, you read only one page.

Traveling gives us a lot of great memories that we can    56    back on. Getting out of the comfortable place gives us more    57    . It gives us a chance to see what the world is    58    , and it also makes us relax when we go back home.

For busy people, traveling can help keep    59    when their life gets too stressful(有压力的).

Traveling with the right person or group is the    60    to a perfect holiday.

My most unforgettable experience was my    61    to Paris in the autumn of 2013 when the lift of my apartment did not work for 10 days and I was on the 6th floor. I was too    62    from climbing up and down the stairs    63    I got sick. Luckily, I went to hospital in time and the    64    gave me some medicine. I could enjoy    65    during the rest of my trip. However, I can remember my trip forever and Paris is still my favourite place.

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