6 . Miriam was born in a village just outside Warsaw in 1932. She had been leading a good life before World War Ⅱbroke out in 1939. Her entire life was _________ within minutes after the war. Miriam should have started first grade. _________, she spent that year and the following five years trying to survive. Cold and hungry, Miriam and her family ran from village to village, forest to forest in a continuous state of _________. Everything was horrible and in _________.

Her voice trembled as she _________ the period when family members froze and starved to death. Over the years, she _________ herself, keeping reading day and night, and mastered seven languages. Afterwards, she married and had two sons, both of whom were successful and _________ their parents, especially their mother, for her great determination in spite of the _________ situations.

However, getting a(n) _________ education was never an option for her, which was the greatest __________ of all her life. When interviewed by Kapiloff, a social worker, Miriam told him how __________ she was to have never started school and that having a degree had always been a __________ for her. Kapiloff decided to __________ Richard Nabel, the principal (校长) of the New England Academy for help, asking whether the school would __________ giving Miriam an honorary diploma (文凭) at its 2020 graduation ceremony.

Richard Nabel __________ the question on to the students. They had a class meeting and discussed how to respect her. They __________ reached an agreement that they should share their __________ with her and she deserved the honor.

Several months later, during a socially distanced ceremony in the school gym, Miriam was __________ with a high school diploma she had always __________, and her family members watched with excitement. She made it and everyone was __________ of her.

7 . As you know, mental health is so important. So how do you promote it? Of course, it’s important to first note that you should seek out a medical professional if you are struggling with your mental health.     1     Many of these are backed by evidence though not every method will be suitable for all. Let’s look at some ways you can take care of your own mental health.

●    2     The first step towards taking care of your mental health is to seek out help when you’re struggling. Whether it’s talking with a loved one or seeking out a medical professional, getting help when it’s needed is an important step.

●Recognize the signs. Another important way of looking after your mental health is to recognize the signs when something is wrong.     3     Therefore, knowing the signs of poor mental health can help you take action when necessary.

●Talk about it. Although it’s not always easy, talking about your feelings can help you maintain good mental health. Not only can it help you deal with and work through your mental burdens, but it can also help you feel supported by and connect with others.     4    

●Take care of your physical health. The ties between physical and mental health are frequently highlighted.     5     Make sure that you have some time to get active on a regular basis. Whether it’s a regular walk, a cycle, or a trip to the gym, even a small amount of exercise can make you feel better.

8 . Moving back home is a reality for a lot of adults right now and the trend is increasing for a lot of reasons, for example, the COVID-19 pandemic and economic trouble.

A recent study offers insight into how adults can navigate the often embarrassing experience of moving back in with their parents. Researchers conducted this study to learn more about how adults who move back in with their parents manage that process, how they think about it and how they talk about it. Researchers think the findings are valuable because they provide some guidelines that people can use to help ensure that moving back home is a step forward instead of a step backward.

For this study, researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 31 adults between the ages of 22 and 31. And the findings were straightforward. On one hand, study participants were certainly aware of the stigma associated with moving back in with one’s parents as an adult though both parents and their grown children may give and expect respect in their relationships. However, it was equally clear that making the decision to move back in with one’s parents as an investment in the future helped people think about the decision in a positive way and communicate about it in a positive way.

Specifically, the researchers find there are four things people should do to make moving back home a positive experience for themselves and their parents:

●Communicate clear expectations. For example, do the children pay rent? Are they expected to be home by a certain time each evening?

●Contribute to the household. Grown children should be made clear what they will do to benefit the larger household, such as attending to housework.

●Lay out intended timelines. The people moving back home should think out how long they will be living with their parents, what their career and financial goals are, and how living with their parents will help them achieve those goals.

●Embody (表现) adult behavior. Adults returning home should avoid slipping into habits formed when they were children, if they want to be treated as adults.

9 . Humankind’s growing need for food is in conflict with thousands of other species’ need for space. By 2050, humans may need to clear an additional 3.35 million square kilometers of land for agriculture. Changing the largely natural habitat would remove more than 17,000 species from the land, researchers report in Nature Sustainability.

“But changing how, where and what food is grown can reduce the effect,” says scientist David Williams of the University of Leeds. “We can feed the planet without making it too bad.”

To figure out how, Williams and his colleagues first identified habitat most likely to be cleared for cropland. The team then calculated how much food 152 countries would need to feed their growing population and mapped where crops would likely be grown in each, based on past land use changes. By 2050, the world’s 13 million square kilometers of cropland would need to increase by 26 percent, the team found. That growth is largely concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia.

The researchers then put these estimates (估计) on distribution (分布) maps of nearly 20,000 species. While almost all of these species would lose some habitat, the team estimated 1,280 species would lose at least 25 percent of their range and that 96 species would lose at least 75 percent.

“Changing the global food system could cut these losses,” the team says. Among the changes are improving crop output and increasing food imports for food-poor countries. Adopting these measures would actually reduce the world’s cropland area by 3.4 million square kilometers by 2050 and result in just 33 species losing more than a quarter of their natural range, the team found. “Achieving that may be difficult and needs governments’ effort,” Williams says, “but emptying our plates at the family dinner tables could still have big effects.” “The world needs to feed a growing population, but it can be done more sustainably (可持续地),” he says.

10 . Over the past two years, Wang Yaping has experienced over 6,000 hours of strict training, the most exhausting exercise was the seven-hour underwater training session during which she had to wear a special suit that weighed over 100 kilograms to stimulate (模拟) activities in space outside a spacecraft in a weightless environment.

Wang’s dream of becoming an astronaut was inspired by Yang Liwei’s 2003 space flight, which was China’s first manned space mission. “Now China has its first man in space, when will our country have its first woman?” thought Wang, who was then working as a fighter pilot in China’s air force.

In May 2010, Wang became a member of China’s first group of female astronauts. The joy of being selected did not last long as the cruel nature of the training quickly sank in. In the first year, Wang couldn’t get the top level in the high-G training, during which she had to tolerate eight times the force of gravity in a spinning centrifuge (离心机). The training simulates the environment when the spacecraft takes off, enters orbit and returns. Blood can’t flow to the brain properly, causing a temporary lack of oxygen and even blindness. Astronauts must operate the spacecraft while facing that condition.

Wang improved her performance by doing extra core-strength exercises every day to strengthen her back and abdominal (腹部的) muscles. She got the top level finally at the end of 2011. Wang realized her space dream a year later as part of the Shenzhou-10 mission.

Wang Yaping has become the first female astronaut to work in China’s Tiangong space station as well as the first Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk.