1 . Twenty years ago, Eric Moussambani became a global star. He swam a 100-metre freestyle in the Sydney Olympic pool so _______ that it appeared he might drown.

Eric was the first swimmer from Equatorial Guinea to _______ in the Sydney Olympics, because of a programme designed to encourage sport _______ in poor regions. In the 100 meters, three swimmers from the programme competed with each other. The two other competitors were disqualified for false starts, leaving Eric to swim _______. He started well but in the second lap, his freestyle became a crawl. The 17,000 crowd in the Aquatic Centre _______ him home in 1’52”. On that day, Dutch swimmer Pieter set a world record of 47.84 seconds. Yet ‘Eric the Eel’ became the _______of the world.

Eric learned swimming from a fisherman. When he heard the country was _______ swimmers for the Olympics, he went along. There wasn’t even a _______. Eric can only train himself in an irregular-shaped hotel pool for one hour every day.

When Eric first saw the Olympic pool, he thought it was so _______that he could never finish one lap. “During my training in Sydney, I took the ________ to watch how other swimmers moved their feet.” He said. He also lacked ________until his first race. A coach from South Africa saw him wearing Bermuda shorts and gave him a swimming costume and goggles. And that swim ________ Eric’s life.

It made him a symbol for swimming in Equatorial Guinea, where there are now two ________ Olympic- size pools. Being a national swimming coach, Eric tells the young swimmers the ________ he took from his lonely swim in Sydney. “When you have goals, you have to ________ to achieve them.”

2 . “Mom I’m tired of your asking about my making friends!” Denise yelled. “You have to understand that I’m no longer a kid! I have every ________ to do as I wish. “Denise angrily replied her and went to Tara’s house.

Tara’s father tried to persuade her to ________ her parents, but Denise interrupted, “They still see me as a baby! Could this be as a result of their ________? They’re too old-fashioned!”

“Okay,” Tara’s father agreed, but asked her to ________, “They may sound ________. But ask them why they’re on your neck all the way, and you’ll see they ________ the best to you. Now ________ home and greet your parents for me!”

Although Denise was ________ to leave, she gathered the courage to return home. In her room, her parents opened the floor for sincere conversation.

Her father said “I lacked the________ that my parents denied me. Your mom and I have decided to ________ you to be a good girl. I’ll lovingly instruct you to read your books. You should realize how ________ your mom could be in wanting to know your circle of . We’re doing these to let you know that the friends you make and the books you read determine how ________ you’ll go in life.”

________ by their stories: Denise begged her parents for forgiveness and promised she would be the ________ girl they want her to be.

3 . In its annual forecast, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) shifted its expectations about the center of gravity of world air travel eastward, away from the US and Europe.

The global airline industry group expects that 7.8 billion _____ will travel by air by 2036.

That's nearly _____ the 4 billion that it expects will fly this year.

The IATA _____， released Tuesday, said it expects that half of the new passengers who will fly over the next 20 years will live in Asia._____ IATA predicts significant changes over the next two decades, the most _____ shifts will happen in the next five years.

China will _____ the US as the world's largest aviation market by 2022, two years _____ than previously expected, the IATA forecast _____.An aviation market is defined as traffic to, from and within a country.

Chinese airlines have been rapidly expanding their international _____ in recent years.Air China and Hainan Airlines this week ______ three new routes to the US, including Shenzhen to Los Angeles, and Chongqing and Chengdu to New York.

Emerging markets in Asia will ______ the next 20 years, according to IATA.The UK, today the third largest market, will ______ to fifth place, falling behind India in 2025 and Indonesia in 2030, it said.

Both India and Indonesia have been at or near the top ______ of new jetliners from Airbus (EADSF), Boeing and others as budget airlines improve the affordability of ______ by air.

Airbus and Boeing (BA) are ______ production of their most ______ single­aisle and twin­aisle jetliners to meet demand for growth and to ______ older, less­efficient airliners.

Both companies have established industrial ______ in China to court buyers who need the blessing of the central government.Airbus assembles its competing A320s in Tianjin, and Boeing is ______ a new factory near Shanghai where its 737s will have their interiors fixed prior to delivery to Chinese carriers.

While Airbus and Boeing focus on China, the country this year began testing its ______ homegrown C919 airliner from the Commercial Airplane Corporation of China, or Comac.

4 . What I have learned with my three teens is this: when they are testing me and pushing the limits in a way that feels more aggressive than normal teenage behavior, this is when they need some extra love and _______.

When our kids are young and aren't able to _______ how they are feeling, they typically behave in a way that makes it obvious that they are sad, _______，or not feeling like themselves.We parents try_______to help them feel better, whatever it_______.We won't _______even though we can't quite understand.

As they get _______and are able to talk and communicate, I think we raise our expectations a little bit too   _______ — I've realized although they can talk and communicate and let us _______ whether something is wrong, it doesn't mean they will.

Not because they don't always want to,   ________teenagers   seem to think they can ________ it on their own; they think their ________won't understand, or they are too embarrassed to come to   us with their ________or talk about certain situations.But I've also   had to realize when my teens are disrespectful, they might not   know how to________themselves.Even as a 43­year­old woman I   still________with finding the words or putting a name to my   feelings.I mean my teens need me to     ________them to tell me   what's wrong.

Teens, like all of us are looking for bonding, so make sure we are   ________ time with them. This has to be face to face .If connecting with your teen by text messages feels easier, then start there, but don't ________   there.Put down your   ________and look at your teen in the eyes to communicate too, and ________will take you and your teen's relationship to another level.

5 . It was an after-dinner walk around the neighborhood. My 12-year-old daughter, Audrey, told me that she would never _________ this pandemic, and that she would never take for granted having friends around, visiting _________ family or hugging her grandparents again. She _________, though, whether people would really live with new appreciation. Over time, would we all forget? Would a _________ or a handshake become commonplace again?

“Write down how you feel so your future self will remember,” I _________.

Audrey was only a toddler when her father—my husband—_________ at age 33. I learned that it takes intention, hard work and a lot of hope to make it through grief.

Living through that _________ didn’t automatically give me a lasting appreciation for life.

Wisdom, I found, is not a guaranteed byproduct of losing a _________ one, or a job or a sense of normalcy as we have during this pandemic. For me, that kind of _________ took lots of reflection and introspection (自省) —which is why I advised my daughter __________ her feelings.

The next day, I spotted this letter on my daughter’s desk,__________ herself to read it in the future and remember what’s important in life, and __________ her of it.

The letter is in full of affection, and she has gladly given __________ for it to be published, with the hope of inspiring others. As we start to see a __________ at the end of the tunnel with the vaccine approval, it might be __________ for other people to write letters of their own.

6 . One warm spring day, a small creature followed my girls home after school. She was so _______that my girls begged me to keep her.

So we named her Molly and she_______everywhere my girls went. But one day, a particular ad caught my attention and my heart_______ at what I read. Someone was searching for a lost puppy near our grade school.

I wanted to ignore the ad. However, my conscience was _______me. With _______feelings, I picked up the phone. Secretly I was praying no one would_______, but a woman did. As I described the dog to her in detail, her voice shook with_______. and she wanted to come right over._______ minutes I heard a vehicle pull up at the driveway and some _______ stop at the door. A thousand thoughts_______ my mind: I could pretend I wasn't home or tell her,“I'm sorry, you have the wrong address." But it was too late: the bell rang and Molly was _______.

Opening the door, I saw a woman with a little girl sitting in a small wheelchair. When looking at Molly, the little girl's face_______.“Here,Lucy,”she yelled,“Come here!”Molly instantly obeyed,wagging her tail wildly. Seemingly sensing my feelings, the woman explained that Lucy(Molly) was more than just a puppy to her daughter. Suddenly I felt _______.God has blessed me with so much,I thought. As they pulled out of the______,I smiled, knowing I had done the right thing - that puppy was_______where she belonged.

7 . One morning in 2001 Ellen phoned me and asked if I wanted to go to Bosnia. I was ______ because it had just experienced a war.

Ellen ______ and told me that UN was badly in want of volunteers there. I told her I would think it over. For the rest of the day, I was torn by ______ thoughts. Bosnia may be dangerous; do I really want to put myself in the peril? Then other ______ flashed into my mind. I liked challenges. And it’s a fairyland for marvels. If I ________the invitation, I may never get another chance. In the end, the ______ thoughts won.

A few weeks later, I ______ a plane to Tuzla, Bosnia where I spent three interesting weeks. After I returned, I was asked if I’d like to return and participate in another ______. I said “yes” firmly.

It is twenty years since I let my optimistic thoughts ______ my negative ones. I have finished many other tasks in many other countries since then. When I ______ my first Bosnia assignment, I had traveled to three foreign countries. My ______ is now fifty-eight. I continued to volunteer ______.

Had I listened back in 2001 to the ______ inside telling me not to take a risk, I wouldn’t be uttering this   ____. Fortunately, I followed the voice that said, “_______ it” and I found a brand new life after sixty!

8 . Nobody can inspire us as great teachers can. They seem to come when we ________ them most. They see ________ in us that others, including ourselves, can’t see. They show us that what we perceive as ________ is anything but that. Les Brown, one of the world’s greatest motivational speakers on self-improvement, is a living example.

Born in an abandoned building in Miami, Les has known ________ his entire life. He was a struggling student from the beginning, who was ________ as “mentally handicapped (弱智)”and was ever placed back from 6th grade to 5th grade. Moreover, he had a twin brother who was exceptionally ________, making Les the obvious “stupid twin”.

One day a teacher asked Les to solve a problem on the chalkboard, but Les ________, saying that he couldn’t. “Of course you can,” the teacher responded ________. “Young man, just come up and try it.” “But I really can’t”________ Les. “I’m mentally handicapped.”

The rest of the class erupted in ________. The teacher stepped out from behind the desk and looked Les ________. “Don’t ever say that again,” he told Les firmly. “Someone else’s opinion of you does not have to become your ________.” And much to his classmates’ and even his own surprise, Les did ________ the problem that day.

Les will never forget his teacher’s words, which have always encouraged him to overcome incredible ________ in life and pursue his goals with exhaustless passion. And thanks to that great teacher s powerful revelation (启迪), Les has lived the phrase he is famous for all over the world: You have ________ within you.

9 . In November 2018, the town of Paradise was nearly destroyed by the deadliest wildfire in history.

Shane Grammer, who grew up there, followed the _______ of the deadly fire from Los Angeles. When his childhood friend Edwards posted pictures of his chimney ---the _______ part of his house to survive, the 47-year-old artist felt _______. And then he had a(n) _______.

“I've got to _______that chimney,” he said, “I'm not trying to say anything. It's just that I'm an artist. And it's a chance for me to_______ myself as an artist.”

On December 31, Grammer made a _______ to Paradise. He spent three hours painting a portrait of a woman on his friend's chimney --- a reminder, perhaps, of the beauty of life.

Grammer _______ a photo of the painting online. It received lots of _______. People were sharing the post. The victims of the fire, were especially ________. “Beautiful,” one said. Another posted, “You ________ beauty and hope.”

________, Grammer realized that what he had thought was an artistic expression had developed into something ________. “Art does move and ________ people. I know I have to come back,” Grammer said. Then he ________ eight times, painting 17 portraits of victims on chimneys, cars, and wall.

Outside one house, he________ a photo of an eight-year-old girl. Then he painted a mural (壁画) of her on what was left of her house. It was, Grammer said, “a stamp that life was here and that life can________ to be here.”

Grammer's work in Paradise has now become a ________. He's traveled the world painting murals in dark places that needed some ________. ”I want to do something ________ and create art that moves people,” he says.

10 . Over the past 38 years, Mr. Wang has pretended to be someone else many times,and has even learned to ________ different dialects (方言), leading to him being described as an “Oscar-winning actor”.

The 60-year-old is not an actor, but a ________ However,he is more devoted to his “________ ” than any real actor.

In the 1990s, a group of thieves often sold stolen goods with the help of some beggars. To look into the ________, Wang disguised (伪装) himself and ________ the beggars. Dirty shorts and old shoes gave him the ________ of a real beggar and his convincing dialect soon won him the ________ of the beggars.

“I often ________ them to drink alcohol. Once they were ________,they began to talk a lot,"Wang said. “I'd then ________ myself to use the toilet, ________ what the beggars said, and send the ________ to my teammates.”

Wang, who is often in ________ situations, is also a judo (柔道) master.   “As long as I get close enough, no criminal can ________ from me,” he said.

Wang's ________ won him several honors, including a National May Day Labor Medal and 11 Citations of Merit.