On February 10, 2024 ambitious young scientists flooded Brown University’s classrooms and laboratories, ready to put their knowledge to the test at the 7th Annual Brown Science Olympiad tournament, which provided a     1     (true) enriching and enjoyable experience for all involved.

The STEM competition welcomes nearly 1, 000 high schoolers from across New England.     2     (feature) a lineup of 23 diverse challenges, the single-day academic tournament integrates written assessments with hands-on design and build tasks. Each challenge     3     (score) individually, with points awarded based on performance, accuracy and completion of tasks. Teams win by accumulating (累积) the highest total score across all 23 challenges in the tournament.

Contestants get     4     (them) involved in various scientific disciplines, from fundamental subjects like biology, chemistry and physics to     5     (specialize) areas such as astronomy and robotics. Throughout the event, students engage     6     a series of activities in a day filed with curiosity, creativity, exploring the     7     (wonder) of science and pushing the boundaries of their intellectual capabilities.

But the Brown tournament isn’t just about becoming a strong competitor. It also offers a platform for young scientists     8     (wander) Brown’s campus. “With the tournament, you can get an insight into college life and     9     great understanding of the whole college experience,” Golditch a contestant, said. “Participating in the Science Olympiad has been the most valuable experience     10     allows us to explore fun science concepts,” added Golditch.

The International Public Speaking Competition, the largest of its kind in the world, takes place in London in May each year. This year, two Chinese students took part in the competition and     1     (impress) the judges and audience with their English-language ability. “We were all     2     (amaze) at their ability to express     3     (they). It’s excellent English,” said Lucia Dumont Renard, one of the judges.

When     4     (ask) about their feelings, the two Chinese students said that they were very excited and proud. “I think I generally did a great job. I expressed all of the thoughts that I meant     5     (express), and I’m very proud to stand among all the international     6     (competitor),” said Liu Bowen from Peking University. Wu Dongxu comes from Hangzhou and he talked about his hometown during one speech in the competition. He said, “I think this is     7     valuable opportunity for me to come here, to say something about China, and to introduce China to the outside world.”

More     8     (important), the two Chinese students believed that the competition was much more     9     simply presenting speeches. For them, the competition was a very memorable journey of cultural communication. And it enabled them to meet young people from other parts of the world to make friendships     10     will last a lifetime.

Have you ever roller skated? This sporty and interesting activity involves rolling around on special wheeled shoes. It is a physical activity     1     can be done both indoors and outdoors. It has something to do     2     the fashion and music. There are several forms of roller skating, including speed, dance and roller derby (速度比赛) — a contact sport     3     (play) between two teams,

Roller skating was     4     (huge) popular in America in the 1970s and 1980s, especially among children     5     young adults. Later, in the 1990s, inline skates, or roller blades, became the leading kind of roller skate. Over time, roller skating     6     (drop) in popularity in general.

Now, The Associated Press reports that roller skating is back in style. You can find temporary roller skating rinks set up in     7     (park) and on roadways. Roller skating is trending on     8     (society) media. Skate meet-ups in large cities are common.

New York City’s Rockefeller Center held a skating gathering (聚会) for the first time since 1940. The organizers advertised     9     event as “bringing the magic of the 1970s with it”. And then there were many people on skates.

Skating references are common in media of all kinds lately: music videos, magazine covers and movies. Stars of music, film and the Internet     10     (be) among the producers.

China’s men’s table tennis team beat the Republic of Korea, winning the men’s team title at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou. Table tennis legend Ma Long played     1     the third singles player to win the decisive victory for China. It     2     (be) 17 years since Ma Long first represented China in the Asian Games and won the gold medal in the men’s team.

He is now 35-year-old, but he shows no sign of age when     3     (compete) against other athletes. And his moves remain aggressive (侵略的). With great efforts, he finally managed     4     (achieve) the victory. It added a fifth Asian gold to Ma’s trophy cabinet (奖杯柜), which also     5     (include) an all-time record of five Olympic gold medals and 25 world championships titles dating back to 2006. He really set     6     example for athletes all over the world.

However,     7     is a pity that he had to bid farewell (告别) to the Asian Games at the post-match press conference (新闻发布会) because of his age. Ma wrote on his micro blog, “Love can last a long time. I’m     8     (extreme) grateful to my teammates and all the fans at the scene. It’s you     9     encourage me to go on. I’ll never forget all these good Asian Games     10     (memory). Keep going for the Chinese team!”

China’s taijiquan has become     1    (increasing) popular as a form of mind-body exercise and stress reduction, especially among young people. Song Fei,     2     was the former female champion of a fitness model     3    (compete) in Beijing, has been sharing the changes in her body and mind after learning taijiquan on lifestyle-sharing platform Xiaohongshu. Song Fei told that as pain started to develop in her legs, she thought it was time     4    (look) for some correctional treatment and taijiquan     5    (come) up in her search result. Besides     6    (practise) it each morning now, she also weaves(编入) elements of the Chinese martial art into her fitness courses.

“When I first started, it was quite boring and I had to practise     7     same set of movements for nearly two years. But it’s a process of reconnecting all     8    (part) of my body.” Gradually Song started to feel a sense     9     calmness. She explained that in the gym she would listen to music or think about other things while working out because each exercise was repetitive. Yet in taijiquan, each movement was flowing and she had to constantly stay     10    (focus).

More than 1,600 artists from 100 countries entered the 2021 Youth with Refugees(难民) Art Competition. The competition was run by the United Nations’ refugee agency. It     1    (challenge) young people to design a soccer ball based on a theme(主题)：“Together through sport”. Five young artists won in the competition.

Nadira Ganji, 17, was one of the     2    (win). She expressed her ideas     3    (different). Her design showed athletes playing a lot of games. Nadira was inspired(启发)by     4     (watch) sports on TV. “They were all players coming from different backgrounds,” she said, “all with different abilities.” She’s also a refugee. At 12, she was forced to leave her hometown for India     5     she lives with her family today.

James Cowley Lane, 10, was from Ireland. His winning design stood for hope. “When I play soccer,” James said, “I forget all my worries.” He had heard     6     refugees in the news. He saw the art competition as a way     7     (help) those in need.     8     five winning designs in the competition were turned into real soccer balls. This     9     (do) by a group called Alive and Kicking. “Their designs look so     10     (impress).” said Ben Sadler who is the group’s CEO. Money from sales will support sport programs for refugees.

Outdoor exercise provides a lot of benefits beyond those seen with     1     (tradition) indoor workouts. It sounds a bit fantastic,     2     it’s true.

One simple example: Exercising outdoors increases our exposure     3     sunlight, improving vitamin D production,     4     has been linked to improving mood, promoting bone health, and boosting immune system function. Exercising outdoors     5     (make) you happy. Being in nature can improve feelings of well-being and life satisfaction. In fact, simply being outside and breathing fresh air has been shown to reduce stress and enhance relaxation.

Exercising, particularly outdoors, drives huge mental health benefits, ranging from reducing depression and anxiety to     6     (enhance) self-esteem (自尊心) and mood. Combine that with the physiological benefits of exercise, and you can make     7     (you) see greater levels of joy in your life.

Being     8     (physical) active in an environment with changing landforms forces your body to work hard     9     (sustain) the movement and your mind to stay focused to constantly adapt and avoid injury. Think about walking on your treadmill (跑步机) at home or in the gym compared to hiking on a trail with     10     (rock) and roots to cross and constant changes in elevation to push your cardiovascular (心管) system.

Take off the burden and have an outdoor exercise, and it will bring many benefits to your work or school life.