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.

Gardening is much more than just growing plants. To make a garden    1    , it is just as important that the setting in    2    the plants are placed is right. You can have your garden designed and    3    by professionals, but it will cost a great    4    and the chances are that it won’t give you as much satisfaction as    5    a garden    6    your own efforts. Only you    7    decide what is best for your garden.    8    in gardens vary    9    , and the best test of a new design is whether it    10     you.

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.

By     1    , in Japan the     2     between the highest and lowest paid is normally a more modest seven or eight to one. In addition, large Japanese companies have the     3     of taking care of all their employees, and the     4     of a “job for life” is still, by and large, true.

In addition to the physical benefits, aerobic exercise has emotional benefits. People who exercise aerobically often say that they feel thirty percent less     5     than they did before they began exercising. The aerobics     6     seems to have     7     people who have not previously been     8     to get much exercise. You don’t have to join a class or pay money to get aerobic exercise. For example, if you need a few groceries, you can walk to the local supermarket instead of driving, or you can ride a bicycle to school or work instead of taking the bus. You’ll soon     9     a difference     10     how you feel.

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.

In the course of this journey they are     1     with an experience in Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade,     2     enables them to     3     academically, physically,emotionally and socially. As they walk down the halls during their years together at Shady Side, our boys and girls --- so soon to become men and women --- are learning to think, to work, to question, to be independent and responsible, to relate with others, to laugh at their     4     and to act graciously when success     5     their way.

Hobbies can help a person’s mental and physical health. Doctors have found that hobbies are     6     in helping patients     7     from physical or mental illness. Hobbies give bedridden or wheelchair-bound patients something to do, and provide interests that     8     them from thinking about themselves. Many hospitals use occupational therapy by having patients     9     up interesting hobbies or     10    .

Think of culture, not only as the way of life that     1     to a particular group of people but your identity as a person — the things that have found their way into your very     2    : the meaning of family, the ties of friendship with those around you, the special festivals and the many     3     and beliefs that have found their way into everyday life. These things have helped to     4     us into the people we are. They have, little by little, found their way, and sometimes     5     their way, into our personalities. These are the things that we will see change when we move to another country with a different culture.

Every living thing in nature struggles to survive. Most plants are     1     by animals and people, as well as by other plants, and may have to live in difficult conditions. Plants survive by     2     to life in different environments, and by competing     3     with other living things.

Over time, some plants develop features which help them to survive in particular conditions. Plants with helpful features are more     4     to survive and reproduce. Plants without these features often die out. The process is called natural     5    .