Crying is a natural response to emotions. Regardless of     1     causes the tears to flow, the physical reaction is usually the same with puffy cheeks and tight eyes     2     (lead) to streaming tears down one’s face. Despite its stigma (污名), crying can be an act     3     relieves tension and clears feelings of negativity and sadness. Crying can communicate our emotions to others and foster greater understanding and compassion. Ultimately, crying is a powerful tool we ought to use to free ourselves     4     negativity.

One year, and now another. It’s still not the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. How do you feel when     1     (talk) about the pandemic? 

Many studies     2     (carry) out looking into the impact of COVID-19 on mental health in the past three years.     3     (surprising), experts have found that there are more people suffering from depression and anxiety disorders than they imagined during this period, reported CNBC. 

    4     study published in February found that in 2020, there were 76 million new cases of anxiety disorders and 53 million new cases of major depressive disorders all over the world. Besides, the study found that those     5     had a higher chance of being affected were women and younger people.

According to Valentine Raiteri, a psychiatrist (精神科医生) working in New York, one of the main     6     (reason) for these mental illnesses is the loss of daily social communication. Raiteri told CNBC that many of his patients are still working remotely with many feeling “disconnected and     7     (lose)”.

Since going outside becomes     8     (convenient) due to the pandemic than before, people are unable to share big moments like weddings or final moments     9     family, friends and loved ones. Alex Desatnik, a psychologist in the UK working with adults and children, told CNBC that he believes it will take “at least a generation”     10     (recover) the damage to many young people.

One day something that upset me happened. It brought     1     (tear) to my eyes and made me angry. The incident took me out     2    balance and disturbed my inner peace.

To restore calm, I put on my outdoor equipment, grabbed my skis (滑雪板) and     3    (go) to the park. I skied at     4    slow steady pace. I listened to the sound of the snow beneath my skis and the wind blowing through the bare branches of the trees.

I was honest with myself,     5     (acknowledge) that I was angry and could let it go. With each pass around the park, I felt my inner peace returning. I began to hear the birds singing. I noticed the wind had filled in my tracks with snow in some areas, creating a clean snowfield. I felt the     6     (strong) of my arms and legs as they worked together     7     (make) the skiing an enjoyable experience. I felt the healing power of being in nature.

I forgave     8     (I) for reacting with anger when it served no purpose. I forgave those     9    gave me cause to lose my temper. My heart     10     (fill) with light and love for all that is.

I want to tell everyone about two teachers on Changyu Island, Wang Kaiquan and Lin Zhujin.

Few people know about this hometown of     1    (I). The island is beautiful, but it’s quite isolated, and there aren’t many modern     2    (convenience). In bad weather, even our water and power supplies     3    (be) unstable. People who have never been to our island are often     4    (surprise) by this and find it hard     5    (adjust). Many     6    live on the island dream of leaving.

These two primary school teachers, however,     7    (stay) on for 23 long years! They are     8    only teachers here, and they plan to stay for as long as there are children who need to attend school.

I want to thank them, and let the world know about these teachers who work     9    (tireless) every day     10    the sake of the children.

A heartwarming letter written by Yuan Longping has caught international attention as the world is mourning（哀悼）over his passing away. In 2010, at the age of 80, Yuan wrote the letter     1     memory of his late mother, Hua Jing. In the letter,     2     (name) “The Rice is Ripe, Mom”, Yuan looked back to the old days with his mother in Anjiang town in central China's Hunan province,     3     his mother was buried in 1989.

“Mom, the rice is ripe. Can you smell it? It seems as if your laugh is still ringing in Anjiang. I can still see my son holding     4     (you) hands to help you walk through the rice field.” he wrote.

Born in a     5     (wealth) family in Yangzhou, eastern China's Jiangsu province, Hua was well educated and open minded. She taught Yuan English and the     6     (thought) of Nietzsche（尼采）when he was very young. Having never worked in the fields, Hua moved to Anjiang town to support her     7     (son) research.

“Mom, the rice is ripe and I come back to Anjiang     8     (see) you. Every time when I     9     (be) able to deliver a speech to the audience from around the world or take a prize in my study, I always thought of you. You made me who I am. People say I've changed the word with o tiny rice seed, but I know you had planted the seed in me when I was sill     10     little boy, mom.”

The maiden directorial project of comedian and actress Jia Ling, Hi, Mom is currently the top earner of this year in China, as well as       1       (globe). It is the second highest-grossing film ever at China’s box office, outshone only by    2     2017 Chinese action-adventure film Wolf Warrior 2 that earned a total of 5.69 billion yuan and    3     (look) on as a dark horse.

Release on Feb 12, the film stars Jia as a devoted daughter who, deeply saddened by her mother’s accidental death, finds     4       (she) transported back to 1981, where she meets her mother and attempts    5     (improve) her fate using ideas from the future.

The funny comedy, which Jia described as a tribute to her real-life mother who passed away tragically around two decades ago,    6     (bring) many moviegoers to tears. Director Jia told Chinese media she had suffered a lot after the death of her mother, but hoped audience would enjoy the spirit and optimism     7       display in the film, rather than focus on the       8       (sad). “I want to show the audience the happy days I spent with my mum. Those are the most precious days in my life.”

She integrates humor to tell an incredible story. The second half of the film is     9       really gets the tears flowing. The movie currently boasts a rating of 8.1 out of 10     10       (base) on more than 960,000 reviews on the review platform Douban.