Everyone dreams of    1    (admit)into a famous university. However, it’s anything    2     an easy task, for there are so many competitive fellows, who are also doing their best. Most of us work hard and remain    3    (seat)in the classroom, only to find there is still a long way to go. Some students even intend to give up.    4    (fortune), we are not struggling alone.With our teachers and parents    5    (company) us, I have a strong belief    6    we can be the final    7    (win). Time and tide wait for no man. It’s high time that we    8    (spare)no effort to put all our heart into study. Learning is a rough job    9     diligence, patience, and perseverance are needed. Never give up! Keep up your courage,    10     you will top the summit.

The acknowledgement (致谢) of a doctoral dissertation (博士论文)     1     (write) by a scholar four years ago was     2     (wide) shared on social media in recent days.

    3     author of this doctoral dissertation is Dr. Huang Guoping,     4     graduated from Institute of Automation of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2017.     5     (look) back on Huang’s life, he described his life as “always accompanied (伴随) with     6     (die), separations and poverty”. In the acknowledgement, Dr. Huang recalled his past life, in which he has “come a long way and endured a great deal of hardships”. The beliefs that supported him to move forward were “keep learning, then head for a wider world, making my life     7     (meaning)”.

He     8     (admit) by Southwest University in 2008. After postgraduate study, in 2012, he studied for his doctorate (博士学位)     9     the help of his supervisor Zong Chengqing. In July 2017, he graduated as a PhD. He is now working in Tencent AI Lab, continuing the research topics identified in his PhD stage and continues pursuing his goals.

Lots of net friends have been moved by Huang’s     10     (experience), and praise his resilience and courage to take control of his own life.

Garbage Classification

With the development of science and technology, our life is becoming much better and more convenient. However, more garbage and pollution     1    (produce) at the same time, which     2    (lay) a heavy burden on our environment.     3    is known to all, environment plays a vital role in our daily life. In response to the severe situation, we should take effective     4    (measure) to protect the planet where we coexist (共存). It is suggested that we should sort waste     5    (improve) the situation.

Garbage classification, which is a good way to protect our environment, can’t be too emphasized. It can help separate recyclable (可回收的) waste, which can be    6    (full) used to help save the resources     7     a large extent. Not only can we make our environment clean and beautiful, but also recyclable waste can be made good use of to benefit us in return.

As garbage classification is significant, we should take     8     active part in putting it into practice. It’s a must for     9     (we) to learn to sort waste. It is the little things we do today that have a profound influence on the planet. Only if all of us make joint efforts can we make a big     10    (different) and have a good environment.

Tooth Fairy Day

In many cultures around the world,     1    (vary) traditions around the tooth fairy are celebrated! The tooth fairy herself or himself     2    (be) around since at least the Middle Ages, although the exact origins are still    3    (know). In any case, this is certainly an iconic childhood symbol that brings joy and smiles to children all over the world.

    4    (fall) on February 28^th, Tooth Fairy Day is a time     5     is designed to pay respect to this generous spirit to leave treats or coins underneath children’s pillows. Devoted to oral health for children, it also helps balance children’s fear of the pain of tooth-losing     6     the joy of collecting wealth.

For kids who want to celebrate Tooth Fairy Day, making a craft or enjoying a tooth-related activity can be loads of     7     (funny). Some dentists’ offices sponsor a coloring page contest that kids can participate in. Parents might like to help their kids to make their own tooth pillow or bag, a tiny fabric envelope which serves as a place to keep loose teeth     8     they don’t get lost while waiting for the tooth fairy. Other parents or teachers might like to use this as     9    educational opportunity to help their kids learn some interesting facts about teeth that will keep them     10    (motivate) to brush and care for their teeth in a responsible and healthy manner.

Soccer legend Diego Maradona died on November 25,2020 at his home in Buenos Aires due     1     a heart attack at the age of 60. His     2     (die) came just weeks after he experienced the surgery for a subdural haematoma (硬膜下血肿手术).

The news caused an outpouring of emotion as the Argentine government declared three days of mourning (哀悼) during     3     the body of Maradona lay in state at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires.

Maradona was born in Buenos Aires in a poor and large family as one of eight kids and received     4    (nation) recognition in his teens. Well-known for his ability     5     (control) the ball and create scoring opportunities for himself and others, he led club teams to win     6    (champion) in Argentina, Italy and Spain. He     7    (star) on the Argentine 1986 World Cup-winning team,     8     (struggle) his way past half the team of the opposition to score and doing it twice! He’s     9     (global) regarded as the top footballer of     10     1980s and also one of the greatest of all time.

The sporting world has been paying tribute (致敬).

Rest in peace, Diego.

You’ve finally thrown yourself into bed and opened a detective novel you’ve been waiting for all day. Three pages later, you’re fighting a losing battle against two suddenly very heavy eyelids. You     1     (be) wide awake a few minutes ago, and the hero just uncovered a promising new lead in the case. So, what is happening?

As the BBC’s Science Focus explains, the coziness (舒适度) of the environment you are in could be working against you. People usually try to read in a quiet, comfortable atmosphere,     2     happens to be ideal for sleep. “For many, reading can be relaxing and     3     (enjoy). The main reason why reading may help some fall asleep is that       4     allows your mind some time     5     (relax) before turning out the lights to fall asleep,” said Dr. Raman Malhotra, a neurologist.

The     6    (concentrate) required to process every word can be pretty     7    (exhaust), too, especially if your chosen volume is dense. And reading line after line of anything can make you feel like giving your eyes     8     break.

There are some     9    (trick) to help you stay awake while reading. It     10    (suggest) that reading in the morning, or trying an audiobook should be a wise choice. Reading in a public place like a coffee shop or park can also discourage dozing.

China on October 12     1     （official）announced the first group of national parks. Home to nearly 30 percent of the key terrestrial wildlife species found in China, they cover     2     protected land area of 230,000 square km.

The establishment of the first batch of national parks is a practical move by China     3     （strengthen）its effort to promote natural ecological protection and conserve biodiversity.

The Three-River-Source National Park     4     （locate）on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau—known as the world's "third pole". It protects the source of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers. The Giant Panda National Park protects the major habitats of 70 percent of the country's wild giant pandas.     5     （cover）an area of 4,269 sq km, the Hainan Rainforest National Park is home to China's largest rainforest and the Hainan gibbon. The Wuyi Mountain National Park experimental area is the only park in China     6     is listed as a UNESCO cultural and     7     （nature）heritage site. It is a reflection of China's environmental protection principle, which emphasizes coexistence and sustainable     8     （develop）between humans and nature.

Different from parks in the general sense that are only for sightseeing and leisure, commercial activities are banned in the national parks, which are all put     9     the control of the national rules for ecological protection, and subject to the     10     （strict）protection in history.

In China’s northwestern Xinjiang, there are many different landscapes and remarkable views. Deep in its northern dense forest, there is an     1    (amazing) beautiful lake. The color of the lake changes     2     the season, light, and temperature difference between morning and evening.

The Kanas Lake, the second largest deep-water lake in China, has a water     3     (deep) of 190 meters. Perhaps it’s the fear of     4     lies below the surface that has stirred up legends of a lake monster.

Since the late 1980s, there     5     (be) numerous sightings of the creature in the lake. It is said that horses drinking by the lake were once     6    (force) into the water by the monster. Many tourists come all way to the Kanas Lake,     7     (hope) to catch a glimpse of the marine creature.

Most scientists believe the so-called water monster is freshwater salmon living deep below the surface, some of which can grow to nearly two meters long. They can be fierce and secretive,     8     they occasionally come out from the water and make waves. The warm and humid Atlantic air     9    (current) travel over 6,900 kilometers of land into the Altay Mountains, and bring more than 600 mm of rain every year, nurturing the most     10     (mystery) Siberian taiga forest in China. They grow and multiply by the Kanas Lake, carrying their life on from generation to generation.

China says its push to bring modern communications technology to poor villages is having an effect on standards of living. Over 98 percent of villages once    1     (suffer ) from poverty have gained access to broadband----and the effects are beginning to     2     (see).

Official data show that, since 2015 China's central government and basic telecom (电信)operators    3     (give) over 60 billion yuan ($9.28billion) in the construction of fibre-optic (光纤) network in 43,000 villages in the distance and the construction of 4G base stations in more than 9,200 villages once stricken by poverty     4     (extreme).

Thanks to the     5     (introduce ) of a better communications network, Beldron, a 26-year-old villager in Nyingchi city, has been able to promote a stone pot made by the county's factory through a live show. "This is our stone pot. You'll know how great it is when you have     6     taste of our local food cooked with it," Beldron said during a live show held     7    (promote ) the stone pot in a store of the factory. Over 20 stone pots can be sold during one live streaming show, Beldron said.

Now rural areas in China have gained access to the same network and Internet connection speed     8     urban areas, including the remotest regions     9     suffered from extreme poverty. Besides, those once poor areas in the country are seeing     10     (evidence) improvement in communications because of the construction.

My friend Brett had just got a motorbike and a lot of other kids in my neighborhood knew how to ride. I also wanted to ride, but all the guys told me I couldn’t do    1     because I was a girl. I decided     2     (prove) them wrong, so Brett let me try his bike. It wasn't one minute     3     I fell off. He came over to see if I was okay, but then started laughing.

That night I told my dad the whole story about how I wanted to be as good as the boys. He asked    4     much I really wanted to learn and I told him I had wanted to ride for a year. A few days later my dad told me he     5     (find) a nice bike at a reasonable price. He brought it home. My dad spent four weeks teaching me everything    6     I needed to know about the bike and the basics of riding. No one    7     (true) believed I could learn to ride except my dad. Day after day he worked with me, and I began to make progress. It meant so much to me that he would take time     8     his busy schedule to help me fulfill this dream.

My dad taught me so much that will stay with me for the rest of my life,    9     (include) that I shouldn’t let others put me down. I also learned that I can do anything with enough     10    (determine) and practice. I would have never achieved my dream of learning how to ride a motorbike without my dad.