After     1     as an athlete in 1986, she became a successful volleyball coach in the United States and Italy. However, Lang Ping’s     2     to Chinese volleyball brought her back home. In 1995, she     3     to become the coach of the women’s national team when the team was struggling. Under her     4    , the team came back to the top, winning the 2015 World Cup.

For any problem my English teacher finds with us, she talks to us face to face. Although it is very     1     for my teacher, it is more     2     than other types of feedback. During the face-to-face communication, my teacher tells us exactly where our problems are and how we can     3    . It also gives us an opportunity to     4    further questions about anything we don’t understand. I think this kind of feedback is helpful. I love it.

I don’t think memorizing the word list is the best way to learn words. First, you should learn words in     1    . For example, when reading English stories, try to keep reading on even when you come across some new words. A lot of time, you’ll be able to guess the meaning of an     2     word without looking it up. Also, you should learn words in     3    . For example, we say “open the book”, but “turn on the computer”. Or we say “eat an apple”, but “    4     the medicine”.

Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p    1     the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i    2    . For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c    3    .

F    4    , tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l    5     software update, iOS13.5, w    6     was released on May 20.

Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f    7    . While the old system wouldn’t allow access t    8     the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.

It might only s    9     you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r    10     their masks in order to unlock their device”.

During my second month of nursing school, our professor gave us a quiz with a question: “What is the first name of the woman, who cleans the school?” Surely this was some kind of joke. I     1     (see) the cleaning woman before, but how could I know her name? I handed in my paper,     2     (leave) the last question blank. Before the class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade. “Absolutely.” said the professor. “You're likely     3     (meet) many people. They all deserve your attention and care.”

I've never forgotten that lesson.