A few days later, Paris was back on the softball team.     1    (状语从句的省略：尽管还十分虚弱) she said her gratitude towards Taylor knew no bounds.     2    (独立主格：满心懊悔与愧疚), Paris apologized to her saviour and explained her fear of being stolen the show in the game. “    3    (虚拟语气：我本不该让我的骄傲挡在我们中间), and I sincerely invite you to join in our future: matches!” Taylor smiled. “But I noticed you were scared, too.” Another girl looked to Taylor: “Honestly speaking, I was. But    4    (分词作状语：比起失去你这个队友), my other fears were the least I should worry about.”     5    (强调句：正是这次事件把两个女孩变成了密交), as they shared not only the memory of that fateful day but also respect for each other as an admirable player in later matches.

Finally, studying abroad provides a great opportunity to contribute to the development of our motherland. China’s global     1    , with projects such as the Belt and Road Initiative, has    2     us make connections across the world.     3    , China needs more talented young people with a global perspective who are highly     4     with languages, have leadership and organisational skills, and have strong cultural awareness. Students     5     study abroad will develop such skills and abilities, and these in turn will provide them with better career opportunities.

Yuan Longping,     1     as the “father of hybrid rice”, is one of China’s most famous     2    . Yet, he considers himself a farmer     3     he continually works the land in his research. Indeed, his slim but strong body is just like     4     of millions of Chinese farmers,     5     whom he has devoted his life.

This year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Tu Youyou (co-winner),     1     research led to the     2     of artemisinin, a     3     new treatment for malaria. Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and has led to improved health for millions of people.

Personally, I have     4     quite a lot from technological advances. I found my     5     as an AI designer     6     a social media network. My health monitor, which I wear all the time, has also helped me get into the best shape of my life. Of course, when new technology changes the way we live, it can be a scary     7    . Nevertheless, I will always look on the     8     side of change and accept it rather than resist it.

Francis Galton, born in 1822, was a     9     man. He was one of the first men to discover that every human being has a different set of fingerprints. He also invented the word association test and wrote a book on heredity that changed the ideas of a generation. But it is his genius for     10     life’s everyday problems that makes him endearing.

Countries around the     1     are spending billions of dollars and lots of time on     2     space missions,     3     to Mars or other planets much further away. Some people argue that we should stop wasting time and money exploring space.     4    , we should feed the world’s poor and find     5     solutions to other problems, such as pollution and fatal diseases. However, others feel this is a shallow view which fails to realise how exploring space helps us.

Day after day, year after year, Earth     6     around the sun. The sun is the centre of our solar     7     and, in a way, it is our anchor.     8     the strong pull of its gravity, the sun keeps the Earth     9     orbit. The sun also is our major source of energy. Without the sun’s light and heat, life on Earth     10     not exist.