1 . TikTok, a social media app dedicated to short-form videos, has emerged as a major firer of food trends — from mushroom coffee and pancake cereal to cloud bread and feta pasta. But another trend, the #whatieatinaday trend, is dominating TikTok, which is nearing 9 billion _________.

Even though #whatieatinaday posts may be _________ to serve as healthy inspiration for others, there’s a growing feeling that these video diaries of daily eats will likely do more harm than good — especially among young girls or people with a history of disordered eating.

The _________ message these posts send is that if you eat like them, then you can eventually look like them. Yet what someone else eats in a day doesn’t mean it’s right for you, since these “_________” videos are not a completely accurate representation of what someone typically eats.

Often the overly stylized (程式化) meals do not _________ a nutritionally adequate diet. The posts are _________ the illusion (幻想) of an ideal day of eating, along with an ideal body size.

Younger audiences, especially girls and young women, internalize the message that they must eat like these creators to achieve and maintain not only health, but also social _________. The biggest harm with this trend is that it normalizes disordered or _________ eating behaviors. This could prevent someone struggling with an eating disorder from _________ support or treatment.

Even if the #whatieatinaday posts are displaying a ____________ day of eating, the subtext message of “eat like me, and you will look like me” is harmful because people will not necessarily achieve the same body size as the ____________ even if they copied their day of eating bite for bite.

____________, what might be a healthy, adequate day of satisfying meals for one person may be inadequate and unsatisfying to another. Even worse, someone looking at these posts may conclude that they need to be eating half as much to ____________.

People making these videos are overwhelmingly thin, young, able-bodied and white. There is a complete lack of body ____________. And this encourages harmful comparisons to unrealistic body standards that are ____________ to the vast majority of people. Therefore, those of us from marginalized communities are once again unable to see positive representations of our varying bodies, foods and cultural representation in these harmful posts.”

2 . Last month, Dongxiang Country Gansu Province was officially removed from the “List of Poorest Counties in China”.

Landlocked in China’s northwest, Dongxiang County is_________ to 256.828 Dongxiang people, one of China’s 55 ethnic (民族的) minorities. In 2013, nearly a third of its _________ was still living under the absolute poverty line.

So, how did they do it?

Most of Dongxiang people are _________ who grow wheat and potatoes. Then it is _________ that anti-poverty projects in the county often center on food.

The potatoes here are_________. Dongxiang people have many ways of preparing potatoes for the table, including spicy potato slices, sour potato rolls, whole potatoes baked under a bed of hot rocks, and even potato noodles. Now these potato_________ are sold all over China.

Fan Chenyang, who works in the Dongxiang potato industry, said that one of the_________ ways potatoes helped lift the area out of poverty was through education and _________. It includes topics like latest planting methods and disease_________. “These sessions have helped a lot in__________ both the quality and quantity of the potatoes being produced here” he said.

Dongxiang County is also famous for its__________. Five years ago, Mada Wude, who left at the age of 17 in order to raise sheep in other areas of northwest China, was encouraged to __________ to his county to set up a company, which is now taking care of around 1,800 sheep owned by 25 families in his village. Over the five years, he has helped the villagers raise more sheep. The profit is distributed to the__________families. The sheep there are given organic food and monitored continuously by AI systems. Therefore,__________all over China can eat with __________of mind.

3 . Recently, my mother experienced a surgery. It was conducted to ________ a valve (心脏瓣膜) in her heart, which couldn’t function well. During the first couple of days, my dad was telling me on the phone how wonderful the nurses were in the ICU and how they ________ my mom. They did everything needed to make sure she was ________ at all times.

I told him it would be great if we could think of a(n) ________ way to show our thanks. In the whole process of ________ a major surgery, the nurses are often the people who get ________ the most and aren’t thanked enough for the care they give to each patient. My dad had a(n) ________ that we could bring along some chocolates for them. But I said it was too common.

When finally I arrived at the hospital, I had the ________ to meet these kind people, who my dad had told me had spent almost 36 hours caring for my mom ________ over the past 3 days! I came up with a good idea and I think they really ________ it.

When my mom recovered well and was ________ to leave the hospital, we handed them the silk banner (锦旗) I had been making for 2 days. They were all shocked and thanked us. But I said it was we that should ________ the wonderful care they provided to my mom.

Nurses really are the true ________ of the process of recovery. It was so nice that this ________ presented us with a unique chance to thank them directly for their ________ to others.

4 . Wu Ming, a young German born after 1995, is a big fan of Chinese culture. As he thought some diseases can’t be treated _______ with Western medicine, he decided to _______traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In 2015, Wu came to Henan province, where a strong TCM culture can be _______. After a year of learning, he _______ the language barrier and started to learn Chinese medicine. Wu always _______ some Chinese herbal medicine by himself to know their flavours and effects, just like Shen Nong, a character in Chinese legend. In Wu’s opinion, TCM is one of the best-preserved _______ of Chinese culture.

Studying TCM also _______ Wu’s mind and lifestyle. He used to be _______ to electronic devices, playing video games every night. Instead of being trapped in the fast-paced but unhealthy daily _______, he now lives a(n) ________ and peaceful life, practicing good habits like drinking tea and reading.

Wu ________ what he has learned to help his family. He always provides his family members with some advice about staying fit after ________ their skin or tongues online. Over time, his family gradually began to understand his ________ for TCM.

Wu thinks there’s no big difference between China and Western countries. “________ comes from being out of touch”, said Wu. He plans to run a traditional Chinese clinic in Germany, which could serve as a(n) ________ between the two countries and publicize TCM and its culture.

5 . The doctor examined Nuala’s leg. Nuala tried not to cry, but it was a (n) _________. Her leg really ached. “How did you _________ yourself?” asked the doctor.

“I jumped off a swing,” said Nuala. “Is it _________?”

“It sure is,” said the doctor, holding out the X-ray. “See right here?”

Two hours later, Nuala left the hospital on crutches (拐杖). Her leg was in a cast (石膏). “What will I tell Ms. Chang? I shouldn’t have…” She felt a deep _________.

Ms. Chang was Nuala’s dance teacher. The spring dance performance was _________ two weeks away. Nuala’s cast would be on for at least six weeks!

“She’s going to be so _________ with me!” groaned Nuala. But Ms. Chang wasn’t. She said, “We’ll think of something.”

Nuala felt _________ going on stage with her crutches. “I look stupid,” she _________. “I can’t dance with these.”

“Have you ever heard of the _________, ‘The show must go on?’” said Ms. Chang. Together, they __________ the dance. They thought of how Nuala could move to the music. They brainstormed ways for her to dance on __________.

The night of the __________, Ms. Chang almost had to __________ Nuala onto the stage. Nuala’s cast looked __________ and awkward, but she went out and danced. At the end, the audience went wild clapping. They threw roses at Nuala’s feet! The show did __________!

6 . Twenty years ago, cable services (有线服务)were relatively expensive. When we requested our cable services be lowered to the basic package, we found the cable company had________ our service instead. After learning that we would have to pay for________, we decided to give it up altogether.

________they could no longer watch their favorite television shows, our daughter________into her bedroom, screaming about the injustice of it all. Our son looked upset while he________that the only shows he ever watched were cable-only stations.

I admit that the first week was the________. With so much time in hand, my children began________over little things. After a week of listening to my children constantly quarreling, I was almost________to re-order cable but gave up at the last minute. In the third week I was pleased to announce that no one had died of________. The children started enjoying more physical activities. We also organized________activities that requested the whole family's involvement. Besides, when I needed the children's help, I________heard, "Just a minute, Mom. I'll be there during the next________"

We found more time to talk with each other. We________the pleasure of reading, and board games had become a family affair. It truly was a________and a great way to reacquaint (重新熟悉) ourselves with one another. After all, shared activities and family affection________anything.

7 . When people talk about the future, we like to think that we will be able to drive out of our garages and take to the ________ in our own personal flying car. The advantages are obvious. Some people ________ this technology will allow complete three-dimensional freedom of movement. We could fly at 489 kilometres per hour, ________ traffic lights, busy roads and speeding tickets. However, some people point to the disadvantages of flying cars. They claim that there are certain to be problems with traffic ________. Another big problem is mechanical ________. What will happen if they break down? ________, if they become popular, there is likely to be another big problem: air traffic congestion. So it looks like flying cars face more than a few problems if they are to get off the ground!

Most of us have printed out an electronic document on paper, but think about the ________ of printing out a three-dimensional object in plastic. 3D printers build an object using layers line-by-line like a(n) ________ printer until the object is complete. Vehicle companies like BMW and Volkswagen already use 3D printers to make life-size models of car parts. At the moment the process is slow and quality is ________, but before long it might be possible to see a product on a website and then ________ it to your printer at home. In the future we could make our own furniture, jewellery, cups, plates, shoes and toys from designs on our computers, and reduce the amount of ________ we have to do.

Imagine having your own Ironman suit. There are several companies trying to build a practical robot ‘exoskeleton’. This is a suit of robot arms and legs which follows your ________. It will allow the wearer to lift heavy objects, walk long distances and even punch through walls! There are ________ military advantages for this technology and might help people to walk again after disease or injury. However, besides cost and battery life, another problem is that a badly ________ robot suit could injure the wearer because you wouldn’t want your robot leg or arm bending the ________ way.

8 . It was a cool spring day and I was walking through the forest. When I left home my mother told me the forest was dangerous and _____ me against going too far, but the interesting things were always _____ in the forest.

The shadows made me feel like they were going to hug me. I _____ my new book Different Kinds of Birds from my bag. Mindlessly, I opened it and read about various kinds of birds. _____, I ran into an old tree. When I lifted my head and looked at the entire forest, I found tall trees were here and there, with light glancing off their leaves. I _____ an apple from a huge apple tree. It was so juicy and sweet.

I finished my apple and was just about to grab another one when I _____ a beautiful hummingbird(蜂鸟). It was flying near a flower. I looked for its wings. They were beating at such a _____ speed that I could barely see them. I looked at my book and _____ for “hummingbird” in it. Later, I found another hummingbird in a _____ with two baby hummingbirds inside. I quickly took out my brand-new ______. I had already taken many breathtaking photos, but this would be my best so far. When I looked at the baby hummingbirds ______, I was surprised! Unlike their parents, they were so ______ and were nearly naked and blind! I was very interested in them, so I said to myself, “Maybe I will stay here a bit longer.”

When I ______ that the shadows were growing longer and that the sun was setting, I began to walk back to my ______ slowly, careful enough not to disturb the birds. I said to myself, “I have to come back tomorrow, and ______ lots of food to feed them.”

9 . A grandson of slaves was born in a poor neighbourhood of New Orleans known as the “Back of Town”. His father abandoned the _________ when the child was very young, and his mother also left them, so the boy and his sister had to live with their grandmother. The life with his grandmother was _________because they often had no food to eat.

_________ in life he proved to be gifted for music and with three other kids he sang in the streets of New Orleans. His first _________ were the coins that were thrown to them. A Jewish family, the Karnovskys, who had emigrated from Lithuania to the USA, had _________ for the 7-year-old boy and brought him into their home. He remained and slept in this Jewish family’s home and for the first time he was _________ with kindness and tenderness.

When he went to bed, Mrs. Karnovsky sang him a Russian lullaby（摇篮曲）that he would sing with her. _________, he learnt to sing and play several Russian and Jewish songs. Over time, this boy _________ the adopted son of this family. The Karnovskys gave him money to buy his first musical instrument, as was the custom in the Jewish families. They sincerely admired his musical _________. Finally when he became a professional musician and composer, he __________ these Jewish melodies to compositions（作品）. When the little black boy __________, he wrote a book about this Jewish family who had __________ him in 1907.

Until the end of his life, he still wore a Star of David（大卫之星）and never took it off. He said that in this family he’d learnt “how to live a real life and have determination and courage”. You might __________ his name. This little boy was Louis Armstrong, a famous American composer and singer, __________ he was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972. About the __________, the public said that he deserved it.

10 . I had been a shy and quiet person; whenever I had to do public speaking, I would get _________, tremble (发抖), and turn red. I spent so much time fearing the judgement of others that I _________ opportunities like school plays and performances. Then I _________ a competition called Poetry Out Loud, which is a national high school-level competition where students compete by _________ “poetry out loud”. I had terrible stage _________, but I figured it was time to face my fears.

Little did I know, I'd actually been given a mentor ( 指导老师) to help me prepare for the _________. Honestly, without him I wouldn't be the person I'm today. I remember meeting him for the first time and being so _________ that when I had to practice reciting one of the poems, I was as quiet as a mouse, eyes _________ to the floor. My mentor softly _________ me to be a little louder, look a little higher. Slowly but surely, I got better at making eye contact and __________ my voice.

On the big day, when it was my turn, I took a deep breath and began to recite. With each word, I grew more and more __________. It was such a(n) __________ feeling; it felt like I was freeing myself from the chains of fear and __________.

Since then, I've also written a ton of poetry, and some pieces have been published already! Being __________ poetry has been a(n) __________ journey that has helped me grow as both a poet and a person.