Everyone is familiar with a to-do list, but most people don’t really understand the     1     (important) of having a list of the things they want to accomplish. Creating a to-do list is creating a list of goals. The list tells you what you need to do     2     (achieve) some larger outcome in your life.

A list is a way to break down your life goals into manageable     3     (step) you can complete in a specific amount of time. In this sense, your list becomes a guide     4     (show) you how to succeed in life.

The way most people start off creating to-do lists isn’t     5     (particular) effective. It is easy to end up with many items     6     aren’t important. Developing a talent in creating your lists     7     (be) very beneficial. First, you need to see your list as     8     sacred (神圣的) place. It is there to help you achieve your life goals. It represents items on which you plan to spend part of your valuable and limited time. This doesn’t mean you can’t put     9     (small) items on the list — like getting groceries. It does mean that you need to make sure you only use your list     10     things that are actually valuable to you.

There     1     (be) no lights in sight but the night sky glowed (发出) a dusky yellow, because the Amazon was burning. The yellow flames engulfed (吞噬) trees     2     lit up the sky. During the day, the sunshine was blocked     3     thick smoke. So far, the fire     4     (put) out.

The government has recorded 72, 843 fires. The fire is just one of     5     (they) in the Amazon, the world’s     6     (large) rainforest and a fighter against climate change. According to Brazil’s space research agency INPE, the wildfire has decreased by 17 percent so far this year compared to the same period in 2018.

Environmental     7     (group)said the policies of the government encouraged deforestation (采伐森林) of the Amazon,    8     led to more fires. But the government posted a report and wanted     9     (argue) against that. The government claimed that non-governmental organizations     10     (angry) set fire to the forest after it cut their funding.

Our bodies can be younger or older than our actual age     1     (depend) upon diet, lifestyle choices and physical activity. This is called biological (生理的) age,     2     could be different from the age on your driver's license, which     3     (call) chronological (时间的) age.     4     recent study of over 900 adults who were tracked for 12 years, from ages 26-38,     5     (show) that people who were aging faster, meaning that their biological age was higher than their chronological age, were not as healthy or     6     (physical) fit. This group was also more likely     7     (have) cognitive decline (认知衰退) and was at a     8     (great) risk for age-related health conditions.

A growing body of research proves that the keys to aging successfully are a     9     (combine) of exercising regularly, keeping busy with life, and maintaining a healthy diet with nutritious foods. These three key elements could contribute     10     aging gracefully, and successfully, too.