Last month, a Uber driver stopped her work so she could help a helpless new mother with a sick child.

John Henry, Linda’s son, was born with a serious disease. Linda and her husband, who live in Kansas City and are both excellent athletes in the US, tried to find a doctor from Minnesota and Missouri to treat John Henry for the condition—but failed. Luckily, Linda managed     1     (contact) the best doctor in the world in St. Petersburg, Florida. The doctor asked for many of the     2     (detail) of the baby’s disease. It was said that the doctor was quite     3     (responsibility) and able to treat the disease so Linda said to her husband, “Next week I     4     (travel) to the Sunshine State to give our newborn son a fighting chance.”

After John Henry was put into the ICU, Linda decided to go and buy him some new clothes. Upon ordering a Uber ride to the nearby clothing store, she was picked up by a woman     5     age was about forty. Her name was Nancy.

Shortly after she got into Nancy’s car, Linda couldn’t help having a talk about her heartbreaking situation. “She told me her story and I really felt sorry for her,” Nancy said. Rather than simply drop Linda off at the store,     6     (amazing), Nancy parked the car and took her passenger to the store so she could treat John Henry to new clothes.

Linda said, “For this stranger to go completely out of her way, who stopped what she was doing and stopped making money to come to be with me for     7     couple of hours, it was just moving and unbelievable.” Moved by Nancy’s good deed, Linda applied     8     a job in a charity (慈善组织) last week and signed     9     for some voluntary work to give a hand to others in trouble. Now Linda has changed her former personal     10     (prefer) and spends more time caring for her child and doing some volunteer work.

A vast region with beautiful scenery, lush plants, a lot of rivers and lakes dotted around, Hulun Buir Grassland is like a huge, green picture scroll,     1     gives you boundless views. The name Hulun Buir, which means “the land of lakes and rivers”,     2     (date) back to a legend long long ago. It is the best-preserved grassland in China     3     recognized as “The Grass Kingdom”.

With the most plentiful and excellent pastures in China, Hulun Buir Grassland also has the name The Purest Grassland     4     there is hardly any pollution there. Its animal products, like meat, milk, leather, and wool     5     (favor) by people both at home and abroad. It’s a famous tourist destination now.

With the irrigation of thousands of rivers, the grassland presents     6     (it) as a green carpet underneath the blue sky and white clouds. You can ride on camels and horses, watch wrestling and horse racing, and enjoy a bonfire party—the unique lifestyle of nomads can be     7     (full) appreciated.

The region’s location makes it warm and pleasant in the summer, while cold and     8     (snow)in the winter. During the summer, the meadows are covered with     9     blanket of multicolored wildflowers. Even in ancient times, the beautiful scenery of this place gained     10     (popular)with poets and writers and was described in their literary works.

Organizing a big event is a very difficult and stressful task. One of the       1    (common) challenges that an organizer would face are issues about security and crowd control. If things are not       2    (good) organized, security issues like a major stampede can happen anytime.

The       3     (define) of stampedes is a situation in which a group of people or large animals suddenly start running in the same direction, especially because they are scared or excited. The situation causes an uproar which may       4    (threat) people’s lives or cause property damages, and in extreme cases it can lead up to lots of deaths.

The incidents       5    people have been caught in deadly stampedes are on the rise. Over the last 18 months alone, we       6    (witness) seven tragic incidents with at least 407 people losing their lives. On Saturday, more than 150 people, mainly young women and men       7    their teens and 20s, were killed when a 100,000-strong crowd were crushed on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in Itaewon, in South Korea’s capital, Seoul.

There is evidence       8    people’s security awareness plays a vital part in avoiding such tragedies.     9    (have) the knowledge and awareness of how to spot and effectively handle dangerous situations will enable people to make the right decisions for themselves. No matter where you are, you should take a moment       10    (make) a mental note of all the exits in a venue as soon as you arrive. Move in the same direction of the crowd. Keep your hands up by your chest, like a boxer. If you fall, get up quickly. If you can’t get up, get someone to pull you up or cover your head with your arms. Curl up into the fetal position (do not lay on your stomach or back, as this dangerously exposes your lungs).

A 50-minute drive northwest of downtown, Beijing, a village pops up. It    1    (house) a shadow puppetry troupe (皮影戏剧团) and Beijing Long zaitian Shadow Puppet Theater.

Shadow puppetry is seen    2    the prequel (先行篇) to film and animation in China. Besides performances    3     (create) by light and shadow, performers must master a    4    (vary) skill set as the plays combine painting, carving, opera and literature. But due to low revenue and a small market, young people are unwilling     5    (learn) shadow puppetry.

    6    , this particular troupe stands out from the crowd. Average performer age is only 25. Moreover, of the 300 performers    7    has trained over the years, many are under 1.4 m in    8    (high). In 2021, the team created Winter Olympics-themed shadow pupets. The troupe also staged different plays    9    (introduce) ice and snow sports through fairy tales.

“    10    (fortunate), we have these people. They have been devoted to the inheritance of shadow puppetry for over a decade,”said Wang Xi, inheritor of Beijing Western School Shadow Puppetry.

With the International Conference on Food Loss and Waste closed on Saturday in Jinan, Shandong Province, the country has sent a signal to     1     world that China will deal with issues concerning food security by reducing loss and waste in agriculture. With the theme of reducing food loss and food waste and promoting     2     (globe) food security, the three-day event     3     (hold) both online and offline attracted more than 300 participants.

The current world grain production is about 2.8 billion tons a year. Therefore, the loss of only one percentage     4     (be) equal to the loss of 28 million tons of food. This can feed about 70 million people.

In recent years, China     5     (make) great progress in controlling loss and waste in food, with main efforts including upgrading facilities and     6     (equip). In Shandong Province, China’s major grain producer, the Sinograin (中粮集团) grain storage site is equipped with 4,500 high-definition cameras and 280,000 temperature sensors     7     (ensure) that the stock (储备) is in the best condition. Data shows that during China’s 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020) , about 13 million tons of food had been saved     8     (year) after production.

We cannot end hunger     9     we do not deal with the high levels of food loss and waste. Cooperation and innovations (创新) in business models, technologies and digital solutions could all contribute     10     reducing food loss and waste.

Finding new passion（热情）

Many     1    （retire）athletes become public servants or help take the reins（掌管）at state-owned- businesses. The data platform of Net-Ease, one of the Internet technology companies,     2    （show）that about 63 percent of 199 Olympic champions from the period 1984 to 2016 hold positions within the government system,     3     about 85 percent work in their own sporting fields.

Those athletes who are     4    （addict）to sports usually push themselves into the fields     5     they started their careers and achieved success.     6    （use）their deep experience, they have trained many other champions. Lang Ping chose to coach the Chinese women's volleyball team. Meanwhile, Liu Guoliang became our head coach of the national table tennis team.     7     of them brought great honor to our country.

Some well-known Olympic champions have done extremely well after starting their own businesses or joining the entertainment industry. Former gymnast Li Ning founded his sportswear empire（帝国）and name brand. Diver Tian Liang has been     8    （attract）to many fans after entering the entertainment industry.

Some athletes choose to pursue（继续）further education. In 2003, Beijing Sport University founded a "champions' class", allowing high-achieving athletes in certain sports     9    （study）for postgraduate degrees without taking any entry exams. Up to now, many other universities have introduced classes that make     10     easier for high-achieving athletes to enter.