As that heat rises, some of it is     1     by gases in the atmosphere and reflected back towards the planet’s     2    . Like the glass in a greenhouse     3     holds heat inside the building, gases in the air hold in heat around Earth. Scientists call this global heat-trapping     4     the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect keeps the temperature of our planet’s surface comfortably warm.

Several gases in the atmosphere     5     to global warming. The one you’ve     6     heard the most about is carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a good heat-trapping gas—a greenhouse gas,     7     scientists say.     8     certain amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is     9    . In fact, you add some     10     the air every time you breathe out.

I knew I had chosen a job with a lot of    1    (压力) but I love what I do.The thing about being a teacher is that you have a    2    to children’s minds when they are open and e    3    to learn. If what I do as a teacher can help turn a child like Graham into such a successful adult, then I know what I’m doing is    4     (值得的). As John Dewey, the famous educationalist, said,“Education is not    5    (准备) for life; education is life itself.”

I’ve bought the plane tickets and arranged     1     (换乘) from the airport to the hotel. So we are almost set! Don’t forget to check in online and print your boarding pass in   a    2    . Then all we have to do is pack luggage. Remember to bring your camera! Oh, one last thing… Have you exchanged foreign       3    (货币)? I don’t have a credit card. I’d like to buy     4     (纪念品) for my family so I’m going to take $300 just in cash. Can’t wait!

    5     (烟雾) can be dangerous because it causes severe breathing problems and       6    (感染).

Well, SNNR was   e    7     in 2000 and is the highest and second largest nature     8    (保护区) in China. Here, you can see dramatic landscapes.

She appeared in The Cove, a documentary aiming at highlighting the c    9     of dolphin hunting. Besides performing and modelling, Hannah travels the world giving   p    10     and talks, getting more people involved in the conservation of ocean life.

Living Legends

In the world of sports, Lang Ping and Michael Jordan stand out as living legends.

Lang Ping, a celebrated athlete, made a remarkable transition to a renowned c    1    . Her leadership guided the China w    2     volleyball team to numerous world championships and Olympic medals. During the p    3     for the 2015 World Cup, adversity struck as her team faced injuries and challenges. Her unwavering determination and b    4     in her young players turned them into world c    5     in just two weeks. In 2016, Lang Ping led her team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

Michael Jordan, known as “A    6     Jordan,” redefined basketball with his graceful m    7     . Beyond his impressive skills, it was his m    8     strenghth that set him apart. Jordan’s ability to find victory in the final seconds of games became legendary. He attributed his success to learning from failures, famously saying, “I can accept f    9    ; everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” Jordan’s commitment extended beyond the court, evident in the lasting impact of the Boys and Girls Club, which he started in Chicago in 1996, providing s    10     for countless young people.

These two legends, in different sports and on different continents, share a common thread of perseverance, determination, and a commitment to inspiring the next generation.

Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s biggest airline, has fired three cabin crew members after a passenger aboard a flight from Chengdu to Hong Kong complained of d    1    .

In a viral post on the lifestyle app Xiaohongshu on Monday, the passenger said flight a    2     had made fun of non-English-speaking passengers aboard the plane. The author of the post said she was aboard flight CX987 and overheard cabin crew chatting with each other in Cantonese and English.

“If you cannot say blanket, you cannot have it…the carpet is on the floor, feel free if you want to lie on it,” people are heard saying in a recording. The author also alleged that a woman sitting next to her was also r    3     dismissed when seeking help in English to fill out the customs declaration card.

“I can’t understand why they have such great hostility toward passengers who don’t speak English or Cantonese,” the post said. “Why can’t they give even basic r    4     to passengers?”

Amid the social media storm that ensued, Cathay Pacific said in a statement on Weibo that the three flight attendants involved in the incident were fired after an investigation. The airline added that a cross-departmental working group led by its CEO Ronald Lam would u    5     a comprehensive review of services, staff training, and other systems to prevent such incidents from occurring again.

“The most important thing is to make sure that all our e    6     must respect passengers from different cultural backgrounds and provide professional and consistent services in all serving areas,” Cathay Pacific stated.

On Wednesday, Lam a    7     and reiterated the company’s statement during an off-line event in Guangzhou.

But the spate of apologies and official statements, which even included one from Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, f    8     to quell public outrage.

“For a company that seems unrepentant, is a mere apology sufficient?” asked China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency, claiming that the anger on social media highlighted the company’s “arrogance in its bones and cc for its customers.”

Lee said on Weibo Tuesday that he was “very infuriated and disappointed” by the i    9    .

“These disrespectful words and d    10     have hurt the feelings of compatriots in Hong Kong and the mainland, and also undermined the city’s existing culture and values of respect, courtesy, and inclusiveness,” he said.

This     1     genius was born in Germany on 14 March 1879. When he was 16, he tried to enter university in Switzerland, but failed due to his low scores in the     2     part of the entrance exam, despite obtaining exceptional scores in maths and physics. After studying for another year, he managed to pass the exam, entering university in 1896 and graduating in 1900.

After two years of looking for work as a teacher, Einstein took a job as a clerk in the Swiss     3     office. While working there, out of a strong     4     for knowledge, he continued to study, earning a doctorate in physics in 1905...

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.