1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

“Life is for living”, according to the well-used expression: What we choose to do is up to us. That may not be     1    (complete) true, but there is no harm in dreaming about what we’d like to achieve in our life. Many of us write a list of things we’d like to do     2     we leave this world—often     3    (refer) to as a bucket list.

Bucket lists have been called “the greatest     4    (hit) of your life”. Some of us may choose to write one to fill our life with exciting and new experiences. This is something the BBC radio program “All in the Mind” has been looking at. It heard from a blogger called Annette White,     5     said she made a promise to live her bucket list which “continuously pushes the comfort zone to its limits and beyond it.”

Creating a bucket list certainly     6    (give) us hope, but some people have argued it can be used as a coping strategy to try to control something uncontrollable. Psychologist Linda Blair told the BBC that she is not really     7     favor of bucket lists, because your chance to be spontaneous (顺其自然的)     8    (take) away. A list can encourage people     9    (follow) other people’s idea of perfection. But why not at least dream of what we would like to do? Why not reach for the stars?     10     we want to plan it or just see what happens, we don’t know what tomorrow will bring, so maybe we should live for today.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Every year in China, a day is set aside to honour, and show respect for, the elders and senior citizens in the entire nation. As China has more than 297 million people     1     (age) 60 and over, according to the latest statistics, this day     2     (grow) in popularity over the years.

In the early 1980s, the Chinese government declared that the Chongyang Festival would be the day on which     3     (celebrate) the lives of China’s elder citizens. Of course, showing respect and admiration to     4     old is a Chinese tradition dating back to ancient times,     5     therefore the people easily and readily support this day. On this day, the government and local communities hold various activities for the elders,     6     free hair-cuts, cultural performances and health-care consultations.

However, respect for the elders should be kept in mind firmly and showing     7     (we) for them is not restricted to one special day only. According to historical records, elders over 70 years old enjoyed special treatment and anyone not showing respect to them would be punished, which     8     (prove) that respecting the elders was set in law back then.

Apparently, respect for the elders is the     9     (found) of the Chinese moral system. Today, throughout China, we find many examples of young people     10     (carry) on this tradition of respect.

4 . __________ (warn) many times, the student still skipped class yesterday, disappointing the headteacher a lot. (所给词的适当形式填空)

5 . My mother was busy cleaning the dirty house, only __________ (stop) once in a while to drink some water. (所给词的适当形式填空)

6 . More subways are being built in Nanjing __________ (make) it more convenient for people to travel from one place to another. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . The Amazon’s hot climate makes it hard for the soil __________ (build) up enough nutrients. (所给词的适当形式填空)

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Walking and Using a Phone is Bad for Your Health

Spend time on any crowded sidewalk and you’ll see heads bent over and eyes cast downward. One recent study of college students found that a quarter of people crossing intersections     1     (absorb) in a device. That screen in your hand isn’t just distracting your attention. It also changes your mood, your manner of walking and etc. — and affects your ability to get from point A to point B     2     running into trouble.

When you walk and use a phone at the same time, you automatically adjust     3     you move. Video footage of walkers has shown that people on phones walk about 10 percent slower than those undistracted ones. These changes can block traffic on the sidewalk. And     4     walking makes up a big portion of your daily physical activity, walking more slowly may have impacts for your fitness.

Looking down at a smartphone while walking can also increase the amount of force     5     (place) on the neck and upper back muscles, which could reduce balance and increase the risk of falls.

It’s now widely accepted that walking in natural spaces is good for your mental health. It appears that     6     (get) these benefits, it’s important that your attention is on the environment, rather than on your phone.

Most of us understand that walking and using a phone can be risky. Some cities, like Honolulu,     7     (pass) laws to control distracted walkers. But research on those dangers has turned up some surprises. One study has looked at the connection between “phone-related distracted walking” and emergency department visits. Using government data     8     (extend) over the years 2011 to 2019, the researchers turned up nearly 30,000 walking injuries occasioned by phones.

If you’re distracted by a phone, you’re definitely putting     9     at some risk. So how do you stay safe? If you do walk and use your device at the same time, stop when you’re around stairs, crosswalks and messy or uneven ground,     10     accidents are more likely to occur.