As a player, Lang Ping brought     1    and glory to her country. As a coach, she led the China women’s volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics. As a person, LangPing is loved by fans     2    . When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination was tested. The team that Lang Ping had built was     3    . One of the best players had been     4    , and the team captain had to leave because of heart problems. Losing two important players was a big challenge, but Lang -Ping did not     5    . She had faced difficulties before, and she knew that her young players could win if they worked together as a team. Two weeks later, they were world     6    ! Then in 2016, Lang Ping     7     her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

As a five- year-old girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply    1     by her mother’s     2    . At age 18, instead of     3     the traditional path of     4     like the     5    of girls, she    6    to study medicine. “Why should girls learn so much? Finding a good husband should be their final     7    !” her brother    8    , thinking of the high tuition    9    . She     10    , “I’d rather stay single to study all my life.”

I wake up to the sound of the wind b    1     the cloth of my tent. Even though the sun is brightly s    2    , telling whether it is morning or night is impossible. I’m above the Arctic Circle where in summer the sun never sets. Checking my watch, I see that it is 7:30 a.m. I leave my tent and walk over to the mountain e    3    . Spreading out before me, branches of the Rapa River flow through the v    4     below. I’m in the remote far north of Sweden in Sarek National Park, a place with no roads or towns.

Sarek’s mountains used to be covered by v    5     sheets of ice. Around 9,000 years ago, this ice m    6    , leaving behind about 100 g    7    . Soon after, reindeer began to arrive. Following the reindeer were the Sami people, who made this territory their home. Getting here is quite difficult, so apart from the Sami very few people have ever seen Sarek. In 1909, Sarek was made a national park in order to keep the land in its n    8     state. Though the Sami are allowed to continue their traditional way to life in the park, no one else can live here, and all development is b    9     within park boundaries. At the side of the valley, an ancient Sami c    10     is visible. Close by, there are a few reindeer feeding on grass.

Cholera used to be one of the most     1     diseases in the world, until a British doctor, John Snow, showed how it could be     2    . This illness causes severe diarrhoea, dehydration, and even death. In the early 19th century, when an outbreak of cholera hit Europe, millions of people died from the disease. As a young doctor, John Snow became     3     because no one knew how to prevent or treat cholera. In time, he rose to become a famous doctor, and even     4     to Queen Victoria when she gave birth. However, he never lost his desire to    5     cholera once and for all.

In general, doctors in those days had two     6     theories to explain how cholera spread. One theory was that bad air caused the disease. The other was that cholera was caused by an     7     from germs in food or water. Snow     8     to the second theory. It was correct, but he still needed     9    . Consequently, when an outbreak of cholera hit London in 1854, Snow began to investigate. He discovered that in two     10     streets the cholera outbreak was so severe that more than 500 people died in ten days. He was determined to find out why.

“Life is precious. ...To a person nothing is more precious than their life, and if they entrust me with that life, how could I r    1     that trust, saying I’m cold, hungry, or tired?” These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a l    2     into the heart of this a    3    woman, and what carried her through a life of hard c    4    ．

As a five­year­old girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply a    5     by her mother’s death. At age 18, instead of following the t    6    path of marriage like the majority of girls, she chose to study m    7    . “Why should girls learn so much? Finding a good husband should be their final g    8    !” her brother complained, thinking of the high tuition fees. She r    9    , “I’d rather stay s    10     to study all my life!”

Of all the t    1     festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every c    2    . This important a    3     festival takes place after all the crops have been gathered in. People celebrate to show that they are g    4     for the year’s supply of food. In a    5     Egypt, the harvest festival was celebrated during the springtime — the Egyptian harvest season. It f    6     a parade and a great feast with music, dancing, and sports. Today, in some European countries, people d    7     churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and get together to celebrate over a m    8    . During the Mid- Autumn Festival in China, families gather to a    9     the shining moon and enjoy d    10     mooncakes.

Cholera used to be one of the most feared d    1     in the world, until a British doctor, John Snow, showed how it could be o    2    . This illness causes s    3     diarrhoea, dehydration, and even death. In the early 19th century, when an outbreak of cholera hit Europe, millions of people died from the disease. As a young doctor, John Snow became f    4     because no one knew how to prevent or treat cholera. In time, he rose to become a famous doctor, and even attended to Queen Victoria when she gave birth. However, he never lost his d    5     to destroy cholera once and for all.

In general, doctors in those days had two c    6     theories to explain how cholera spread. One theory was that bad air caused the disease. Another was that cholera was caused by an i    7     from germs in food or water. Snow s    8     to the second theory. It was correct, but he still needed p    9    . Consequently, when an outbreak of cholera hit London in 1854, Snow began to investigate. He discovered that in two particular streets the cholera outbreak was so severe that more than 500 people died in ten days. He was d    10     to find out why.

As a five- year- girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply a    1     by her mother’s d    2    . At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of m    3     like the m    4     of girls, she chose to study m    5    . “ Why should girls learn so much? F    6     a good husband should be their final g    7    !” her brother c    8    , thinking of the high t    9     fees. She responded, “I’d rather stay s    10     to study all my life!”