1 . I will turn 46 soon. But I decide to _______ candles from my cake this year. I think 46 candles might _______ the cream or set off the smoke alarm. Amazingly, when I looked in the _______ this morning I didn’t see a middle-aged man looking back at me. Sure there was _______ in the hair and wrinkles around the eyes. Yet, when I _______ his smile and the light in his eyes, I felt as alive and _______ as before. I saw the young and loving spirit living inside this _______ body.

It is such a _______ that we can grow younger on the inside while we grow older on the outside. Some of the most loving, _______ and energetic people I know live inside ancient bodies that have ________ far better days. These people smile often, laugh a lot, and spend every day quite optimistically. They ________ me that old bodies don’t always ________ old hearts.

I hope when your own ________ comes around, your heart will feel as young as ever. I hope you will remember that you are not ________ on a calendar or candles on a cake, but a forever young spirit. Your body may age and die, but your heart never will. May you ________ all of your days with love, laughter, light and joy.

5 . Three years ago, Juan Carlos Sesma thought that global warming and climate change seemed to be a mounting problem, with scientific records indicating rising temperatures and sea levels across the world. At the same time, forest fires, cutting down trees in the forests, and aggressive human expansion meant the supply of trees was decreasing. As everyone knew, trees helped to regulate and remove greenhouse gases from our atmosphere.

He thought the best way to deal with this problem was to combine two of the most powerful forces emerging in technology: big data and robotics. Therefore, Sesma decided to found such a new company called CO₂ Revolution, whose plan was to use drones (无人机) to better understand where new trees should be planted and to automate the process of planting so that much larger areas of forest could be repopulated. The company designed a special smart seed that helped to deliver just the right amount of protection and nutrition to the young trees. The overall goal was to considerably lower the time and cost of large scale re-forestation.

CO₂ Revolution isn’t alone. In the UK, a startup called Biocarbon Engineering ran a trial earlier this year where it used drones to help replant Mangrove trees in Myanmar. It has also deployed (部署) its technology in Australia, South Africa, and Morocco. “In a lot of places, people will either have a map taken by aeroplane, or just use Google Earth satellite imagery. They'll draw things out freehand and manually plant, either by hand or tractor,” said CEO Susan Graham in a recent interview.

The challenge for all these startups like CO₂ Revolution is to find ways to create a profitable, or at least sustainable business model. For Sesma and the team at CO₂ Revolution, recent regulatory action has highlighted one potential pathway. Sesma said, “We offer a solution that allows clients to carry out massive plantings, increasing forest mass and thus compensating for their carbon footprint. Amid growing calls for carbon sequestration, this kind of effort might prove not just noble, but financially sensible (明智的) for large corporations.”

6 . Nik was diagnosed (诊断) with cancer in 2008 when he was 17. He died in 2012. But Nik’s kindness and generosity have lived on long after his death.

After he was diagnosed and started treatment, Nik was granted (给予) a wish experience from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. “For just this period of time, we didn’t think about cancer,” Kelli Boehle said. “All we thought about was enjoying our time together.” In 2009, Nik met another young man Nate, who was also going through cancer treatment. He’d been diagnosed a month after turning 18, and Nik leaned he was too old to qualify for a wish. The night before Nik’s death, he asked his mother to help ensure that young adults fighting cancer could have their wishes come true too.

“It was like a seed he planted that just wouldn’t stop coming into my mind,” she said. In 2012, Kelli Boehle started Nik’s Wish. The nonprofit grants wishes to young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 who are battling cancer. Nate was the organization’s first wish recipient. “It’s meant to bring them joy and know that they’re loved and that we’re fighting for them, too,” Kelli Boehle said.

Recently, 19-year-old Jordan Morrow received her wish to attend a Taylor Swift concert as part of a trip to Los Angeles. For Morrow, who has spent the last year battling brain cancer, going to the concert has done more than lift her spirits. “I think it’s something to get me through whatever comes my way,” she said. “And I’m thankful for Nik’s Wish for that.”

In the 11 years since Nik died, the organization has granted more than 300 wishes across more than 30 states. In the beginning, Kelli Boehle says she wasn’t sure she could be a wish maker and work closely with the young adults. But now, it’s her favorite thing to do.

The tale of China’s tea is     1     (actual) as long as the tale of China itself. References to tea in Chinese literature go back approximately 5, 000 years. Originally, tea was respected for     2     (it) medicinal features. It has long been known for a long time that tea assists in digestion. That explains     3     many Chinese like to drink it during or after their meals.

However, tea is not just a supplement to a meal. It has evolved into a part of the country’s daily routine as well as special occasions. Moreover, it is really deep-rooted as     4     overall element of Chinese culture.

Among all types of tea, green tea     5     ( produce) ahead of Tomb Sweeping Day in the early April is particularly well-liked in China. This     6     (believe) to be the ideal time for green tea, as insects have not yet come out from the soil. Green tea is not fermented (发酵) throughout the processing, which will preserve the original color of the tea     7     (leaf) .

Green tea also holds a close     8     (connect) with Tomb Sweeping Day. Many southern areas still maintain the custom of offering tea to the ancestors. During the tomb sweeping ceremony, tea is poured     9     the tea cups and spread out in front of the tombs of the late relatives     10     (demonstrate) respect.

10 . When we came across a troublesome problem, we often gather a group to brainstorm. However, plenty of evidence has shown that when we generate ideas together, we fail to maximize collective intelligence.

To unearth the hidden potential in teams, we’d better turn to a process called “brainwriting”. You start by asking group members to write down what is going on in their brains separately. Next, you collect them and share them among the group without telling the authors. Then, each member evaluates them on his or her own, only after which the team members come together to select and improve the most promising options. By developing and assessing ideas individually before choosing and expanding on them, the team can surface and advance possibilities that might not get attention otherwise.

An example of great brainwriting was in 2010 when 33 miners were trapped underground in Chile. Given the urgency of the situation, the rescue team didn’t hold brainstorming sessions. Rather, they established a global brainwriting system to generate individual ideas. A 24-year-old engineer came up with a tiny plastic telephone. This specialized tool ended up becoming the only means of communicating with the miners, making it possible to save them.

Research by organizational behavior scholar Anita Woolley and her colleagues helps to explain why this method works. They find that the key to collective intelligence is balanced participation. In brainstorming meetings, its too easy for participation to become one-sided in favor of the loudest voices. The brainwriting process ensures that all ideas are brought to the table and all voices are brought into conversation. The goal isn’t to be the smartest person in the room. It’s to make the room smarter.

Collective intelligence begins with individual creativity, but it doesn’t end there. Individuals produce a greater volume and variety of novel ideas when they work alone. That means they not only come up with more brilliant ideas than groups but also more terrible ideas. Therefore, it takes collective judgment to find the signal in the noise and bring out the best ideas.