1 . In August, 2018, about 36 people were invited to a kitchen in San Francisco. California, for a tasting event. On the menu Fried chicken. “This is some of the _________ fried chicken I've ever had,” one guest said.

The compliment (称赞) was special _________where the meat came from. It had been _________ in a lab by scientists from Memphis Meats. The company makes meat by safely extracting (提取) cells (细胞) from _________ such as chickens, ducks and cows. Then it gives these cells nutrients (营养物). The cells begin to multiply (繁殖) and grow. _________, they form muscle, which is the main part of the meat that we eat.

Memphis Meats is one of several companies in the world making cellular (蜂窝状的) in meat, also called lab - grown meat. Many people think it's better for the earth than raising animals for food. _________ aren't so sure.

The world's population is _________ to have reached nearly 10 billion by 2050, according to the United Nations. Eric Schulze is a vice president at Memphis Meats. He thinks that finding a way to _________ so many people is going to be difficult. The United Nations says people could be eating 73 percent _________ meat in 2050 than they do today. “With current (现在的) meat production methods, there won't be enough resources to meet that need.” Schulze said.

Traditional meat production also requires lots of cows. The animals release tons of methane (甲烷). This gas traps (陷阱，圈住) ____________ in the atmosphere (大气), which causes climate change. Raising cows and other livestock (牲畜)____________ space, too. Producing lab-grown meat, ____________ , requires only room for the facility, says Schulze.

Not everyone believes that cellular meat will be ____________ for the environment. Alison Van Eenennaam, a researcher, ____________that fossil fuels (化石燃料, 生物燃料), such as coal, are used to power cellular–meat production facilities. Burning these fuels release (释放) another heat-trapping gas: carbon dioxide. “If we're burning coal so that we can grow cellular meat,” she asks, “aren't we just going ____________?”

2 . After students have been admitted to a university, there is a lot to plan for. Buying dorm supplies,booking plane tickets, and finally ________ your first-year roommates-all of these things and more kept me busy as I prepared for my study in Harvard. I was excited for what college had_________ for me,but what made me super excited about was ________

Raised in Florida, I was used to wearing shorts and sandals________ all year long, and felt chilly once the weather_________ anywhere near 16'℃.I had never needed a ________ or winter boots.However,in Cambridge,Massachusetts,where the temperatures can and do fall below freezing,I would need all of the ________ clothing to make it through the winter.Hence, while I was excited to ________ different seasons,the idea of the cold made me ________.Would I play with the glistening snow, or would I instead spend the winter ________ in the cold?

It turned out I was ________.The Harvard administrations work to ________ students from low-income backgrounds to make college accessible. Particularly, money provided by the Harvard Winter Coat Fund (HWCF ) made the additional   ________ easier to shoulder.HWCF is ________ for all students from low-income families. I know I will always have the support I need. With it, I was able to cover the cost of my winter coat and boots, which continue to_________ me to this day.

3 . In Bothell, Washington. First, somebody showed up with balloons. Then a _______. Then a big Happy Birthday banner _______ next to the Beca’s Coffee stand. And people just kept showing up. It was a party — just as Beca had imagined for her friend Jack. May 10 was his birthday, and she wanted to _______ him.

Jack, 32, born with developmental disabilities loves people. Beca, 30, thought he was wonderful. So she _______ an arrangement: If he showed up every day for an hour and chatted with the customers at her drive-through window, she’d give him a free drink. Pretty soon, an hour turned into the whole day. Beca gave him a(n) _______. “It’s _______,” Jack told KOMO News. “I love chatting with people here, and she pays me a lot of money!”

_______ not everybody appreciated Jack’s enthusiasm. “One customer was extremely _______,” she says. _______ this, she posted Jack’s story on a community blog and also mentioned his approaching birthday. Without any planning, ________ showed up to celebrate his birthday, and he ________ everyone with a hug.

Inspired by the spontaneous (自发的) good spirit, Beca suggested Bothell ________ every May 10 as Cup of Kindness Day. The city agreed. On the first Cup of Kindness Day, Beca ________ her shop and delivered cookies to police officers, ________, teachers and others “who serve other people”.

If you want a cup of coffee in Bothell, just head over to Beca’s. You know your drink will come with something extra-special: ________.

4 . Garbage trucks pick up rubbish and take it to dumps. Over time, the piles of rubbish at the dumps get bigger. The dumps are getting full. Now, we know that some things people throw away can be________Recycling trucks come to many homes to________these recyclables.

Some people sort their________into two separate boxes. This is called two-stream recycling. One box________paper products, and one box holds plastic, glass, and metal materials. Other people use single-stream recycling. They do not sort their recyclables into________boxes.

The recycling trucks collect the recyclables that people throw away and________the materials to recycling centers. In some places, workers sort the materials by hand,________many places use workers as well as machines to sort the recyclables.

New technology has made recycling centers more________. Large machines with magnets（磁铁）sort metal materials. The magnets separate steel cans from aluminum cans. The cans are crushed and________to companies that reuse the metal, Other________crush paper and tie it together. Paper companies buy these things to make fresh paper.

Recycling is________for many reasons. If we recycle everything we can, garbage dumps will not fill up so________. Also, by recycling old materials, we will use________new materials. Recycling uses less energy than making________ products. Recycling saves fossil fuels and________pollution. This is good for our planet's health.

5 . Many of us who’re suffering have asked ourselves this question—“Why me?”. Undoubtedly, the question is _________ This way of thinking fuels self-pity and can _________ us. How do we defeat them? When find myself heading toward a pity-party, I try to _________ what I can’t change. I cannot change my adult son but I can change the way _________ with him.

Years ago when my son first came out of _________, I was constantly asking him. ＂Do you plan to participate in the after-care program? Most often, he would _________ me off with a response like, “I was busy this week but plan to look into it soon. ”Finally, I worked hard to get out of my own _________. Now during our frequent telephone conversations, I don’t ask questions or _________ advice but talk about his beloved dog and other _________ topics. Over the years I’ve come to __________ my son with his strengths and weaknesses like everyone else.

I have learned I should avoid __________. In our competitive culture, we’re encouraged to be __________ than others. So when friends tell me about their children’s __________, I tend to compare their good fortune to my family’s misfortune. Instead, I should be grateful that he can afford the rent rather than living in the streets.

Presently, my son is in __________ and I’m involved in a recovery program as well. We both receive tools to __________ “Why me?” and other negative thoughts.

6 . Everybody has his own hero in mind and is always trying to copy his behaviors in life. As for me, my ________ is just that man. My grandfather had a small farm. He also worked in a ________.

One autumn, most of the farmers in the village were ________, so he promised to help his neighbor harvest (收割) the corn as he often did. ________, after harvesting his own corn, Grandpa’s little corn machine broke. What was ________, the factory where Grandpa worked made the workers have extra work. He had to ________ the farm early and didn’t get back until very late. It now seemed ________ to help out his neighbor because he really had no free time.

One night, Grandpa ________ that he wouldn’t let his neighbor’s harvest rot (腐烂) in the field. Without a ________, he’d harvest it by hand. “I don’t think you’d have time to do it,” said my grandma.

“________, it would be too dark to do anything at night.”

“I know of one night that I could do it!” he ________. “There’s still one more full moon in October. If the ________ is clear, I think I can do it.”

A few days later, after a long shift (轮班) at the factory, my grandpa went to the ________. The weather was cold but clear. He cut all the com through the night to ________ his word. Sometimes, when I want to put of responsibilities, I’d see my grandfather ________ corn in the light of the harvest moon. Behind him, row after row of corn stocks (玉米秸秆) stand at attention in respect for a man who keeps his word.

7 . Mother Hen

From the moment my husband brought home a box of six chicks, our nine-year-old, Sophie, hasn't let them _________ her sight. She named them Trixie, Bearty, Sweet Pea, Speedie, Captain Flint, and Adrian and was very _________ when we wouldn't let them sleep in her bed.

Sophie takes at least one chicken everywhere we let her and has done_________ things with her chickens. One hot day, she wanted to take Captain Flint to the creek(小溪). I wasn't so _________ about it: Could chickens swim? Sophie balanced a stick on her river tube (游泳圈)for Captain Flint to stay on, and the two_________ down the creek.

_________, Sophie dressed as a chicken for Halloween and _________ us that Trixic had to come. The reactions from neighbors were _________＂Wait,is that a real chicken you're holding?" Trixie cooed (咕咕地叫)the whole time.

The chickens are teaching us about love as well as _________ and grief.Sadly,Captain Flint faced an untimely death after an eagle attack. We had a chicken funeral, said a few words about what a good chicken she was, and thanked her for the __________ she brought to our lives before we __________ her. Sophie painted a lovely picture __________ it and has worn a pendant（坠饰） with Captain's picture ever since.

The chickens weren't__________ in the house until one morning when Sophie told me,＂There's nothing to feel happy about." Since then, we've allowed one chick inside at a time if Sophic promised to__________ immediately. The chickens brought a glimmer of joy back to our lives. In a few short months, they have taught us to__________ situations we can't change and find joy where we can. I am so grateful.

8 . One person worked long and hard for making a great career. One day he decided to _______ from the work and to live in _______ his pleasure, which he could _______ because of his wealth. Just when he made this decision, an angel of death came to him. Being a very _______ person, he decided to buy some more time from the angel of death at any _______. He _______ for a long time but the angel was unmoved.

_______, the rich man made the last _______ to the angel: Give me just one hour of my life,_______ I could admire the beauty of this earth for the last time and spend some time with my family and friends whom I haven’t seen for long time, and I will give you all of my wealth.

________ the angel refused again.

Finally, the man asked if the angel could give him at least one minute to write a(an)________ note. His wish was ________ and he wrote note:

“Spend your time, which was given to you, in the right way. I couldn’t buy ________ an hour of life with all of my wealth. Listen to your heart and ________ if the things ________ you have a true value. Cherish every minute of your life.”

9 . I'll never forget the day Marilyn came in my office. She said, “I am too old to learn how to use a computer.” I _______ my head in disbelief.

Here is a woman who has raised 6 children, who has _______ smoothly in her career telling me that she was too old to learn something _______！ My own philosophy on life is that you are NEVER too old to learn. Having new knowledge is a(n) _______ and can open new doors.

Needless to say, she did learn how to _______ the computer! Marilyn is now retired and leading a very _______ life volunteering in her community. She helps anyone who needs help and is using her computer skills! This woman has all amazing talent _______ making people laugh and feel at ease.

Now she is well into her 60s and she calls me and says she is going to make a CD. You can _______ my surprise and delight！！ All her life she has played the _______ and taught others. Now she has her own CD. My mind ________ back to the day when she told me she was too old to learn！！！！

To produce the CD, she had a lot of learning to do. It was not just sitting at the piano and playing. She had to research the ________, learn about copyright issues, and learn about marketing. Pretty amazing for someone who once said she was too old to learn!

Marilyn's story ________ my beliefs that no matter what your ________， you can learn and do whatever you set your mind on. Congratulations to you, Marilyn; you are a(n) ________！

It is my hope of ________ Marilyn's story with you. And it will inspire you to take action to learn and do the thing that you have thought about but have never done!

10 . Many creative people grew up feeling alienated from their surroundings. That was the _________ for Jennifer Doudna. In the third grade, she felt so ostracized（排挤）that she had trouble _________ . She had all sorts of digestive problems. She turned to books and _________ a defensive layer. "There's a（n） _________ part of me they'll never touch," she told herself.

Jennifer Doudna's father was a book-lover and he would _________ a book for her to read. And that was _________ a used paperback copy of James Watson's The Double Helix _________ on her bed one day when she was in sixth grade, waiting for her when she got home from _________ .

The _________ led Doudna to understand something about ____________ that was both logical and awe-inspiring "When young, I had always liked hunting with my dad for ____________ things in nature. The book made me realize you could also   ____________ the reasons why nature worked the way it did." she recalls.

Driven by a passion to understand how nature ____________ and a competitive desire to make ____________ , she co-discovered a gene-editing technology, putting her at the forefront of a ____________ revolution that gives humans control over the evolutionary destiny（命运）of their own species.