On a freezing cold day in January 1994, Jiesang Suonandajie found what he was looking for --- a group of poachers. He gave     1     (he) life to save the Tibetan antelope, which was an     2     (endanger) species.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, millions of antelopes lived on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. By the 1990s the number     3     (fall) to about 50,000. The reason is that the wool of the Tibetan antelope is the     4     (expensive) in the world. A shawl     5     (make) from the wool can sell for 5,000 dollars. There has been a ban on the trade since 1975. However, the shawls came into fashion     6     rich people in the 1990s.

In the 1990s the Chinese government began to take an active part in     7     (protect) the antelopes in the Hoh Xil Nature Reserve. The number of poachers has fallen thanks to the efforts of the officials and     8     (volunteer). Meanwhile, in those countries     9     the shawls are sold, police are getting tough with the dealers. International co-operation seems     10     (work). The antelope population has slowly begun to grow again since 1997.

Many people say music has healing powers, not only for those who listen, but also for those who make it. Carole Rosenstein, the founder of a project     1     (name) “Music Mends Minds,” first noticed a change in her husband Irwin.

“He was not able to bring a smile to his face. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and dementia (痴呆),” Carole said. “The     2     (ill) has changed Irwin, but if you get him to a piano, you would never know     3     is happening. As he plays the piano, he     4     (sudden) has life breathed into him again.”

Carole realized no medicine was more powerful     5     music, so she decided to start a band for her husband and others like him. The band was called “The 5th Dementia.” It welcomed     6     (musician) who have diseases like dementia or Parkinson’s.

“They were having so much fun playing music and socializing. So, Music Mends Minds was born. We’re in the business of     7     (create) bands in different cities     8     we can find people with diseases like dementia or Parkinson’s who love music and are ready     9     (have) a good time,” Carole said. “We’ve reached patients that were lost and lived without music and then we introduced     10     (they) to the magic of music, and they came alive.”

Most of us haven’t been taught how to apologize. That’s     1     it is critical to get it right. A good apology is an opportunity for us to take clear and direct responsibility for     2    (we) wrongdoing without blaming, or making excuses. It meets the moment,     3    (help) heal and transforms our relationships.

When you’re apologizing for something, it’s critical to show true sorrow and regret. It feels     4    (comfortable) to not be in control of the outcome, but it is also courageous. Keep your apology short. Over-apologizing shifts the focus away from the person who needs to be attended     5     and makes the apology about you.

Your attention when apologizing should be on the impact of your words or deeds, not on your     6    (intend). It’s not the two words “I’m sorry”     7     heal the injury. The hurt party wants to know that we really get it, and that we know their     8    (feeling) and care.

An apology isn’t the only chance you ever get to address the underlying issue. The apology is the chance you get to establish the ground for future communication. When     9    (do) with attention and care, it can be a base for     10    (great) understanding and deeper connection.

Zhong Nanshan was born in October 1936 in Central Hospital in Nanjing, Jiangsu. Zhong     1     (grow) up in a family of doctors,     2     father was a well-known pediatrician (儿科医生). Following   the   family   tradition, Zhong Nanshan    3     (admit) to Beijing Medical University in 1955.

Many people know Zhong     4     a famous doctor, but few know that he was once an outstanding athlete.     5     he didn’t choose to be a professional athlete, his love for sports never reduced. Despite his busy schedule, he works out three or four times every week. Years of physical exercise gave him a healthy body, allowing him     6    (continue) marching forward in the medical field.

Zhong’s life has always been     7     (close) linked with his patients and with the development of the nation. During the SARS outbreak, he personally examined the mouth and throat of every seriously ill patient in his hospital,       8     (give) them comfort and     9     (strong) to fight the disease. At the age of 84, Zhong is still fighting on the front-line of the novel coronavirus outbreak. With his professional medical   skills   and   great   perseverance,   Zhong   has   become     10     hero   at   this difficult time.

The familiar ‘bed’ is Old English in origin. The Old English ‘bedd’ is     1     (distant) related to the Germanic word ‘bett’. Modern English has, of course, multiplied its meanings, according to context and usage.

Everyone knows that a bed is a piece of furniture     2     (lie) down and sleep on. By extension, a bed can be an animal’s resting place, a garden plot for plants, and so on. How could anyone’s     3     (sense) ever fail to linger on (回味) the sweet smell, and breathtaking sight, of a bed of     4     (beauty) roses? Figuratively, one’s bed can also be one’s tomb where one sleeps in peace forever.

Countries and climates have not gotten in the way of     5     (advise) children as follows: ‘Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise’. Going along with this proverb (谚语) is the reference that Samuel Johnson made to his friend James Boswell. He remarked that nobody     6     does not rise early in the morning will ever do any good.

In his last will, William Shakespeare laid it down that his wife Anne     7     (be) to be given his second best bed in his Stratford home. Remember, it was not because he loved her only second     8     someone else. But     9     was an honourable practice in Shakespeare’s time to keep the very best bed ready for a guest.

When a guest calls on us, let us     10     (remind) of this instance of Shakespeare.