ChatGPT is a chatbot. Some schools     1     (ban) it since its birth. They need time to make rules about     2     it’s to be used properly in class. Some teachers see it as a     3     (cheat) tool. But many principals believe it’s too late to keep AI out of classrooms. A growing number of     4     (educate) say the panic about AI is a lot like the panic caused by the Internet when it was new. One of them says, “ChatGPT is to English and to writing what the calculator is to math.”

In early November in 2023, a diver, swimming off the coast of Sardinia,     1     (notice) pieces of metal on the ocean floor. He called the authorities and more divers were sent to look. The pieces turned out to be ancient Roman coins. The coins mostly lay     2     (bury) in sand and seagrass not far from the coast. It is said that more than 30, 000 coins have been found,     3     are close to 2, 000 years old. Experts call this a major historical discovery.

When I lived in Boston, I taught English as a second language to adult students from around the world. On the last day, they threw a nice party. I was amazed they had learned enough English     1     (organize) such an event altogether. At the end of the party, they proudly handed me a gift box. After the box     2     (open), I gently lifted a beautiful coat from it. “We went shopping for a new coat!” they all shouted     3     wonderfully perfect English.

Construction of the Tower of Pisa began in 1173     1     Pisa was a center of power and wealth. But work was stopped several times because of wars. The eight-story tower was not completed until the late 1200s. The tower itself is made of marble (大理石) and     2     (weigh) 16,000 tons. However, the leaning of the tower was not for its weights     3     for the soil underneath. The ground is     4     (soft) on one side than on the other. The south side has sunk 6.1 feet below ground level in the past centuries. The north side has sunk 12.3 feet!

Dean Schneider leaves his life in Switzerland behind and goes to Africa     1     (pursue) his passion and make the world a better place. He was always fascinated by the animal world since he was a child. That is     2     he decided to form a club to help lions born in captivity (圈养). The name of the club is “Hakuna Mipaka”—a Swahili expression meaning “no limits”. It develops from five core values that Dean tries hard to follow:     3     (free), loyalty, appreciation, brotherhood, and boldness.

The idea of writing a poem might feel frightening     1     (initial) — do you need to follow a certain structure, does it need to have a rhyme, or do you need to have recited a dictionary to be a “proper” poet? The truth is: absolutely not. While there are “types” of poem that offer structure to serve     2     a guide, the reality is that poetry doesn’t have to follow a set of rules — it’s much more about conveying a feeling, and that opens up a lot of creative     3     (free) for us to explore.

Studies have shown video gamers often have high levels of dopamine (多巴胺) in the brain. The prospect of     1    (gain) rewards and prizes can cause gamers to become excited,     2     causes the production of unnecessary dopamine. Just as an addiction to alcohol will cause people     3     (consume) more alcohol, players can get addicted to gaming. Gaming can certainly be fun and     4     (relax) but excessive gaming can lead to adolescents with nearsightedness and have a negative effect on the social lives of children.

Kate Elkins is one of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and 911     1     (specialist). As an active paramedic, Elkins also responds to 911 calls and serves in an urban search and rescue team. First-hand experience has shown her     2     important having a well-stocked and maintained first-aid kit can be. "There are certain things you need to have at hand in the moment. In a crisis, you're not going to have time to go to the store to get     3     you need," Elkins points out.

Dim sum is one of the most popular Chinese dishes. It     1     (originate) in Guangzhou city more than a thousand years ago. People of Guangdong are fond of drinking tea in the morning or lunch. So, they often eat dim sum during their tea parties for breakfast and lunch. A Cantonese chef’s goal is     2     (preserve) the food’s original flavor. Unlike other Chinese styles of cooking such as Sichuan style, where the cook buries the food in a lot of spices and oil, a Cantonese chef aims to bring out or highlight the original flavor of the vegetable, meat, or fruit. So little spice or sugar is used     3     (general).

Dong Shuchang, a 23-year-old photographer, won the title of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021, becoming the     1     (young) winner of the top photography competition in astronomy. His photograph “The Golden Ring”,     2     (take) in Tibet (西藏) in 2019, shows the moon blocking out most of the solar disc and     3     (leave) only a thin ring of sunlight shining through.