The Special Olympics Movement began in the United States in 1968. Aiming     1    (supply) year-round training and competition in Olympic-type sports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities, it has taken a great leap     2     developed into the global Special Olympics International, which is the largest disability sports organization in the world. In the 2000s, more than 3.7 million     3    (excellence) athletes participated from over 170 countries around the world.

In 1983, the organization, Special Olympics New Zealand,     4    (establish) by Grant Quinnin Lower Hutt.   In 2012, it had a network throughout New Zealand,     5    (enable) 6,000 athletes to train and compete in 13 different summer and winter sports. The Special Olympics runs more than 200 events around the country     6    （annual）. Over 2,500 volunteers provide isupport, facilitated through a network of regional sports coordinators.

The Special Olympics helps athletes with intellectual disabilities achieve their full potential through athlete leadership     7    （program）, health and well-being services, and young athlete training.

In     8    （add）to local events, the Special Olympics holds regional: and national games. Athletes     9     compete in national events may become eligible for international competitions. Both the Winter and the Summer Special Olympics are organized every four years, on     10     alternating two-year schedule. The motto of the Special Olympics is “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”

The water town of Wuzhen in Tongxiang, Zhejiang province, holds a series of activities full of local elements during the Spring Festival from January to February.

The most interesting part includes a water market on boats     1     people sell local delicious food such as spicy salted ducks, smoked sausage, local wine, fruits and lanterns, It leaves a good     2     (impress) on visitors. About 1, 300 years ago, people in the town began building houses along rivers across the town, and boats     3     (obvious) became the main vehicles in their daily life.

The ancient town has also kept     4     (it) tradition of putting many dining tables together to form a long table on holidays and people of the town eat together     5     (celebrate) a reunion. Tourists are warmly invited to take part     6     such kind of long table dining activities featuring hotpot and local liquor during the festival.

The water town holds a large drama festival and     7     (organize) art shows every year. Spring Festival galas, theater plays and art shows     8     (present) during this holiday. The town is about a two-hour drive from Shanghai and     9     (tourist) from across the nation are     10     (amaze) at the local celebration.

The humor effect is a cognitive bias (认知偏差) that causes people to remember information better when they regard it as humorous.

For example, when students     1     (teach) a new concept in a humorous way, such as through a funny story, they’re generally more likely to remember that concept, compared to if they learn it in a non-humorous manner. Information that has the same effect     2     concepts includes words, sentences, pictures, and     3     (mix) information, such as cartoons and videos.

Humor has various other benefits besides improving memory.

Humor reduces negative emotions, such as     4     (angry) or anxiety, which people might experience when processing certain information.

Humor     5     (lead) to increased interest. Adding humor to the information that you’re presenting can make it more interesting and appealing to others. For example,     6     (advertisement) that use humor receive more attention from people.

Humor, when     7     (proper) used in the right circumstances, can improve other people’s impression of you. For example,     8     (include) humor in a speech can positively impact the way in     9     listeners understand the speaker. Similarly, using humor can improve people’s impression of your warmth     10     competence, especially when you combine it with negative information that you need to tell.

“Hello”,     1     always makes a point about the importance of how we greet (问候) others, is a very common word in our daily life. The word we choose sets the     2     (begin) for the whole communication, and in turn, shapes the future of     3     (we) relationship with others. At times we may use something like a formal “good day” in certain situations, and a more informal “hey” or “hi” in others. Knowing how     4     (say) hello in different languages is always the first step when it     5     (come) to becoming more communicative with the rest of the world. “Hello” is     6     (important) than any other word for you to remember when you’re learning a new language. Now let’s learn some different     7     (form) of “hello” in different languages around the world: in English— Hello; in Chinese— Nin ho; in French— Bonjour; in Spanish— Hola. Isn’t it     8     (interest) to get you ready for some situations? There are even more ways to say hello in every language. The way of greeting someone can change depending     9     the time of the day, or your relationship with the person you’re saying hello to. Beyond the words, people also use a mixture of body language and physical (身体的) touch to greet each other, from handshakes to hugs or cheek kisses. Learning to greet someone is all about making a connection, so have     10     try and do your best.

For centuries London has been the center of the United Kingdom, but it was     1     (actual) an army outpost (前哨) nearly 2,000 years ago.

There     2     (be) more than six million Londoners at the very     3     (begin) of the 20th century. It was lucky     4     them that their hometown would become the largest and wealthiest city on the earth in the new century. However, wars     5     (fight) from World War Ⅰ to World War Ⅱ. Luckily, this city survived and their country became a country of “freedom and glory for mankind”, as Winston Churchill once said.

London, though badly ruined, remained a good choice for people     6     were looking for chances. In     7     1950s, a new wave of immigrants (移民) changed the face of the city. Millions of people went there in hope of     8     (find) better jobs and higher pay. Now, London is an international capital of commerce, an     9     (attract) tourist destination (目的地), a center of culture, and one of the most lively     10     (city) under the sun.

China added a laboratory to its permanent orbiting space station on July 25, 2022 as it moved toward completing the structure in coming     1    (month).

The Wentian lab module was launched from the Wenchang space base on the tropical island province of Hainan with     2     large crowd of amateur photographers and space lovers watching. After 13 hours of flight, it     3    (successful) docked(对接) with the Tiangong station’s main Tianhe living module at 3:13 a. m.,     4     had been launced before the Wentian lab module.

The Wentian was designed     5     science and biology experiments, and its feature is that the 23-ton lab module was     6    (heavy) than any other single-module spacecraft currently in space. It was followed by a second lab module, the Mengtian, sent on October 31, 2022. Three astronauts     7    (be) then living in the core module(核心舱) on a six-month mission and oversaw the Wentian’s     8    (arrive) and docking.

A Long March 5B-Y3 rocket, China’s most     9    (power), carried the module in the third such launch since the Chinese space station entered its construction stage. It took place after the Tianzhou-class cargo(货物) spacecraft and the Shenzhou-14 crewed spacecraft.

China’s space program launched its first astronaut into orbit in 2003,     10    (make) it only the third country to do so on its own.