There was once an architect    1    hated his job. After 10 years of working for the same company, he decided to resign. However, his boss wanted him to help with one final job before he    2    (leave) the team. So he asked him to build one final house. The architect unwillingly agreed. He spent the whole summer    3    (build) this house, but his heart just wasn’t in it. He used cheap materials and rushed to finish the job quickly. The result was the    4    (bad) house he had ever built.

When he had finished, his boss came to meet him one last time. Seeing the terrible work, the smile disappeared from his face. “I wanted to do something special    5    you, to say thanks for your 10 years of hard work…So I’m giving you this house as a gift.” The architect was very    6    (anger). “Why didn’t you tell me from the start? If I had known that I would have put in more effort.”

This story has a    7    (power) message. The architect had all the skills    8    (need) to build something amazing, but his negative mindset (心态) held him back.

We should take note, because every day we are building our future.    9    we have a negative mindset, we will miss our chance    10    (create) the best life and future possibilities.

6 . Stephanie is a young woman with cerebral palsy(脑瘫). Kamalu Rosa, a surfing_________in Waikik beach, Hawaii, helped her achieve a dream, putting a big_________on her face.

That day Kamalu was on the shores of Waikiki for a documentary(纪录片), in which he played a(n)_________when he met Stephanie_________. Because of her physical_________she’s unable to walk, but still had dreams of surfing, catching that perfect wave. In talking with Stephanie’s family, he realized he could help her_________that.

So Kamalu_________took his board to the water’s edge. Then he_________Stephanie, carrying her onto the board. He paddled(划桨) out, held on to her and finally they together caught some_________.

“It brought me tears out there,” Kamalu said. “She was so excited and__________. It’s the kind of thing you don’t have to__________too much. It’s body language.” “It was the best surfing lesson I have ever__________,” he added.

“I can help people,” Kamalu said. “If I have the__________to help them out in the ocean, I won’t__________the moment.”

Long before the__________story, Kamalu had quietly done other acts of__________. He has helped many people with physical challenges__________the sea, including a legless man. “I’m just very__________, because I can do what I like for a living, and helping others,” he said.

Since a photo of them on the surfboard was__________on a social networking website with the loving story, it has gone__________, receiving many likes and shares.

7 . Researchers have found a way to use software to teach a human-like robotic hand new skills. The discovery could one day make it less expensive to train robots to do things that are easy for humans to do. The researchers are with OpenAI, a nonprofit artificial intelligence research group started in 2015.

OpenAI researchers announced last week that they had taught a robotic hand to recognize different qualities of a colorful object The object was a small, six-sided box with different numbers and colors on each side. The researchers wanted the robotic hand to show them a specific side of the box. The machine was able to turn the box around until the desired side was shown.

The act may seem simple. But it shows a big improvement in how the machine learned to do what the researchers were asking of it.

All the learning happened inside a software-based re-creation of the real world, or a simulation. The machine was then able to bring everything it had learned into the physical world. That jump helps solve what had been a big problem for robotic hands.

Ken Goldberg is a robotics professor in University of California Berkeley. He did not join in the OpenAI research. But he did review the work released in late July. He called it “an important result” in getting closer to the goal of having self-taught machines.

Lilian Weng is a member of the technical team at OpenAI who worked on the research. She told the Reuters news agency that the group now aims to teach the robotic hand even more complex tasks.

8 . The Internet has become an important part of our life. How do you stay safe online and avoid bad experiences on the Internet? It’s a question that has been asked many times.    1    I’m not an expert, but many years’ blog writing experience has taught me a thing or two, which may be useful for you.

Remember that there is a golden rule of the Internet. That is, if you see or read something that makes you feel uncomfortable, leave the site immediately.    2    

Be careful to protect our privacy.    3    Someone might use the information to steal your identity. And identity theft is a common and serious problem, so we should be very careful about that.

    4    Being online is no excuse for being rude. And you don't want to become a target for a troll or cyberbully (网霸). A troll is a person who posts comments or questions in order to create trouble online. Trolls often use several false names so that they can stay on a site. A cyberbully uses the Internet to be mean(刻薄的) to others. Like a troll, a cyberbully will also write something mean but it is usually directed at particular people.    5    However, the politer you are, the less likely you’ll be attacked.

Have you had any bad experiences online? Do you have some good advice for staying safe online? You’re welcome to post your comments below.

10 . 15 year-old Maddi went to an evening party with some boys without parental permission, playing late into the night. So her dad gave her a choice---either handing over her phone for a month, or giving him right to use her social media for two weeks. She chose the latter, giving Dad the keyword to her TikTok, and the Internet is so appreciative.

Maddi’s dad began to take over her social media early in November, so her followers could expect “some amazing posts, photos and short videos from her dad”. On November 11, Larry, Maddi’s dad, had already begun his funny performance to embarrass his teen daughter, by posting a selfie(自拍), titled “Felt cute. Might delete later”. But that was only the beginning, and by her dad's third post, the teen was already begging him to take away her phone for a month.

“After the first day, Maddi changed her mind and wanted to choose the one month,” the girl’s mother Tawnya couldn’t help laughing when interviewed by TODAY.com. “Larry told her, ‘No. I’m too fascinated. I have too many ideas. We’re sticking with the two weeks.’ He’s loving it. I think he’s gonna make his own TikTok account(账号) when this is over.”

From posing in a tight top and wearing a blonde wig(假发), to ballet dance, it seemed like there was nothing the 43-year-old daddy wouldn’t do to entertain, and Maddi’s friends and social media followers were attracted.

Over the two weeks, Madddi’s Instagram fans jumped from around 2,700 to 12,700, at the time of this writing, so she should probably thank her dad for the punishment. The only question is, can she continue Dad’s style? She’ll have to try, as many of her social media followers are already asking her to “bring Dad back”.

“We’re always down to embarrass our kids!” Tawnya Ford said; adding that her husband often picks up their kids from school dressed as Donald Duck.