6 . Nong Jiagui has taught at this elementary school for 37 years.

He was the only teacher here until 2020 when another one _________ him. The village in Guangnan County is _________. In the 1950s, it was designated (指定) as a place to _________ people with leprosy, an infectious disease which causes severe physical disability. As time went by, such a place was easy to be ignored. Back then, no outsiders dared to go near it. Nong said he was also _________ and tried to run away at first when seeing the suffering parents. “The doctor who brought me here stopped me. From the children’s eyes, I could feel that they were so eager for _________. Then I was unable to take a step and I _________ to stay, until today.”

Over the decades, Nong has _________ a close bond with the villagers. With his help, more than 100 children have been able to leave this once _________ village for further education overcoming discrimination. Nong has been recognized for his devotion. This year, he has been _________ as deputy (代表) to the National People’s Congress, the country’s top legislature (立法机构). Nong says that being an NPC deputy is an honor and one which comes with the __________ . So he will collect opinions from a wide range of people and __________ their concerns to the top legislature.

The county is part of Wenshan Prefecture (州) on the border with Vietnam. It’s home to a large number of ethnic Zhuang people. Following the poverty alleviation (缓和) drive, the place has experienced__________ development. What Nong cares about most is still __________. He says he will __________ related suggestions during the significant political gathering.

Nong says he needs to learn more to perform his duty __________. He will always be the guardian of the children and this remote village.

7 . Taylor Swift, US singer-songwriter known for hits such as Shake It Off and You Belong With Me, has earned a new praise-she now has a new species of millipede (千足虫) named in her honor.

The millipede Nannaria swiftae joins 16 other new species described from the Appalachian Mountains of the United States. They have a valuable role, for they break down leaf litter and release their nutrients into the ecosystem. They live on the forest floor, where they feed on rotten leaves and other plant matter, and in fact, they are somewhat tricky to catch, because they tend to remain buried in the soil, sometimes staying completely beneath the surface.

Because of their presence in museum collections, scientists long suspected that the millipedes included many new species, but these specimens (标本) went undescribed for decades. To fix this, the researchers began a multi-year project to collect new specimens throughout the eastern US. They traveled to 17 US states, checking under leaf litter, rocks, and logs to find species so that they could sequence (测定序列) their DNA and scientifically describe them.

Looking at over 1, 800 specimens collected on their field study or taken from university and museum collections, the authors described 17 new species, including Nannaria marianae, which was named after Hennen’s wife. They discovered that the millipedes prefer to live in forested habitats near streams and are often found buried under the soil, exhibiting more mysterious behaviors than their relatives.

The lead author of the study, Derek Hennen, a fan of Taylor Swift says, “Her music helped me get through the highs and lows of graduate school, so naming a new millipede species after her is my way of saying thanks.”

9 . Reasonable people should not have blind faith in the medical profession.     1     We have to check out the medicine we take. We have to ask for second and even third opinions. We must do some research. We have to use our common sense and be informed about our health care.

While it is true that modern Western medicine has risks, we shouldn’t reject it totally.     2     Most people who get good medical care are healthier and live longer.

If this is the case why has “alternative” health care become so popular in North America and Europe? Often the fear of surgery motivates people to look for these alternatives. Many people think that these treatments will help even when the situation seems hopeless to Western doctors.     3     Surgeons perform dangerous surgery, but natural healers (治疗师) do not seem to give dangerous treatments. People don’t think alternative care would kill anyone by mistake.     4     No one wants to go to a doctor in a cold hospital clinic. Since some doctors don’t have a nice “bedside manner”, people like the attention they get from alternative healers.

    5     All doctors and healers are human beings who can make mistakes. They can miss things and waste valuable time. No matter what happens, we have to think about all of the different options. Remember, there are millions of patients who are alive and well today because of “conventional” Western medicine.