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A few years ago, Nike decided to create a new uniform that would help athletes to go faster. The aim was     1     (reduce) wind resistance. The Swift Suit is made from several different fabrics. Since its creation, many world-class athletes     2     (run) in the Swift Suit. The famous athlete Cathy Freeman     3     (wear) her full-length green and silver suit when she competed in the 400 metres sprint (短跑) at the Sydney 2000 Olympics and won gold.

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Niagara Falls is a group of falls,     1    (compose) of three falls. It refers to the Horseshoe Falls on the Niagara River of the Canadian side and the American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls on the Niagara River of the American side. In the middle of the Niagara River there is an island named Goat Island,     2     divides the Niagara River into the Horseshoe and American Falls. The island provides close access     3     the Horseshoe and the Bridal Veil Falls.

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For centuries, people     1     (express) their deep feeling to their loved ones in the form of poetry. Poems about nature,     2     express the poet’s appreciation of the beauty in the world, are also common.     3     (sad), many poems have also been written to express anger at the destruction of nature and reactions to horrific events like war and death.

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Emotional intelligence is the ability     1     (understand), use and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively. Emotional intelligence helps you build stronger relationships, succeed at school and work, and achieve your career and personal goals. It can also help you to connect     2     your feelings, turn intention into action, and make good decisions     3     (base) on definite knowledge or information.

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By analyzing large amounts of data, Al learns and     1     (improve) with each new task it performs. This has led to a sharp rise in its use in many fields, including healthcare, transportation, and even education. In the healthcare industry, AI     2     (use) to diagnose diseases and design drugs. Another area     3     AI is making an impact is in transportation. Autonomous vehicles,     4     (power) by machine learning algorithms, are becoming more common on the roads.

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After graduating from the university     1     a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology in 2020, Jiang Ming started work as a keeper at the forest zoo, which is home to more than 3, 000 animals from 260 species.

Born and raised in a rural area of Jiangsu, he     2     (love) animals and watched documentaries about them since childhood.

During his job interview at the zoo, when Jiang was asked     3     he had any experience in saving animals, he said the first one he     4     (help) rescue was a small turtle his father found in a river near his village.