1 . Last year marked 20 years since the deadliest accident in the history of Italian aviation (航空). In October 2001, the Linate Airport disaster _______ more than 100 people lose their lives _______ a ground crash at Milan’s most centrally-located commercial airport. The _______ involved a Scandinavian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-87 and a private Cessna Citation CJ2.

The date of the accident was October 8th, 2001. On this day, MD-87 was set to _______ a direct flight from Milan Linate to Copenhagen in Denmark. This _______ had 104 passengers and six crew onboard.

Also set to _______ Milan Linate that morning was the Cessna CJ2. Headed for Paris, there were just four people onboard.

On the morning of October 8th, 2001, foggy conditions prevailed (占优势) at Milan Linate Airport. Such weather can _______ visibility to minimal levels, potentially causing _______ operational trouble at airports. There is a very real _______ to it, as misunderstandings can be deadly in low visibility. ________, Vincenzo Fusco, the airport’s director, stated that conditions were still ________ for flying. The Cessna’s pilots, ________in the fog, took a wrong turn on the runway, which could have been ________ if there had been a ground radar (雷达) system at the airport.

At 08:09, air traffic control advised MD-87’s pilots that they were clear to take-off. Less than a minute after this clearance, the departing MD-87 ________ with the Cessna as it crossed the runway. The crash and the resulting fire destroyed both of the aircraft, leaving all the passengers and pilots ________ in the tragedy dead.

2 . On July 10, 1980, I was aboard an old destroyer (驱逐舰), sailing from Singapore to the Philippines. The day was grey with threatening clouds. There was a typhoon _________ our way. All of us were looking forward to arriving in the Philippines as quickly as possible.

Suddenly, the lookout _________ an object floating. He announced that it was a boat with many people on it in a _________ area with reefs (礁石). The captain announced that we were heading towards the boat to offer _________. Everyone prepared for the possible rescue. I made my way to the back end of the ship. The ship _________. But along the way, I heard most of the crew were _________ about assisting the people. And I even heard an engineer _________ said, “We ought to leave them out there to die!”

We got close to the boat and sent out the whaleboat with a small crew to _________ it out further. The crew reported back it was an old wooden boat _________ with about 50 men, women and children, who were very weak. Our ship became even more __________ after that news. Some gathered any dry clothes they could __________ and I prepared the area for rest and all the medical items.

We __________ got alongside the boat, and the first thing I noticed was the strange sound of babies crying. Then came the sound of the men and women excitedly talking with pain in their voices. All their faces __________ great tiredness. We helped get them __________. The weakest received __________ while the rest got a place to rest.

During those hours after the __________, I noticed a big change in the __________ of the crew. The same __________ even helped in caring a baby girl. Outside, the weather was growing worse, but inside, everything felt __________ and pleasant. Our new friends were very happy as if they were on a luxury ship __________ an old destroyer.

3 . Gabe and I were taking a road trip from Weyburn to Nelson. At around 5: 30 pm, we were _______on a mountain road. I was texting my family. We weren’t _______there’d recently been flooding in the area.

When I _______from my phone, I saw a wave of mud racing down the mountain. Gabe tried to brake, but it was too late. The mudslide sent our car _______down the cliff. It _______on its side among some trees.

I don’t know how long we were unconscious, but I woke up to the _______of Gabe moaning (呻吟). We had no phone signal, so all we could do was _______for help. But my chest hurt too much to even_______. So Gabe started shouting as loud as he could.

Luckily, four men spotted us and went to our _______. On our way up, Gabe was in ________, slipping in and out of consciousness, and I ________didn’t think he was going to make it.

When the medical team finally reached us, they ________us into separate ambulances. I was swearing a lot as they took us away-I didn’t think I’d ever see my boyfriend again.

We spent weeks in hospital. Even after ________, I’ll walk with a limp for the rest of my life, and Gabe lost the vision in his left eye.

Before this all happened, we were happy-go-lucky people. We’re even more ________now. Despite the________we suffered, we’re grateful that we’re still living a pretty good life.

4 . In summarising the state of the planet—rising population, widespread conflict, one-sixth of the planet suffering extreme poverty and hunger, global warming—Jeffrey Sachs, author of “The Common Wealth, can paint a terrible picture. However, he’s an_________ and believes that all of these problems can be overcome in relatively straightforward ways and at relatively little cost. That’s because the root causes are interconnected and _________ man-made.

Take child mortality (死亡). Perhaps surprisingly, the higher the child mortality rate is, the higher the birth rate. This leads to a _________ population which puts a greater stress on already scarce resources, so farmers have to work harder to produce enough food for all, which means children are often put to work in the fields or at home. This, _________ , stops children getting the education which will allow them to learn, among other things, about better farming techniques to increase crop yields and provide more food to eat and sell. Sachs argues that the_________ of providing every child in poverty with an anti-mosquito bed net is a major first step. Malaria(疟疾)is a huge cause of death in children and the bed nets massively _________ infections. The fewer children that die of malaria, the more secure parents feel about their children surviving. The more secure parents feel, the fewer children they have, and so on, revising the _________ trend just described.

However, it is _________ a combination of measures at the same time that truly makes a difference: free school meals improve school attendance and health; supplying fertilisers to improve soil and better seeds provides even better harvests; basic health care and clean water supplies_________ more fatal diseases.

These ideas are already being __________ implemented in over 100 African villages in underdeveloped regions. The cost of the project is just $10 per person per year, of which 50% comes from donors and the rest from a mixture of local and national governments and the villagers themselves.

So if it’s so __________ , why hasn’t it been done before? What about all the aid that has been given to Africa and the underdeveloped countries of the world? Has it been lost to corruption (腐败)? Sachs argues that the real problem is not corruption, but the fact that rich governments have __________ such a lot, but actually given so little. They agreed to give 0.7% of national income in aid, but only five countries have met that __________. He suggests current aid is $24 billion per year, which translates as just ten dollars per person—not nearly enough to implement the __________ measures.

So while Sachs sees an opportunity to end poverty forever, he also raises an __________ that this could be the last chance we have, ‘The longer we wait, the greater is the suffering and the larger the long-term costs?

5 . Facebook is a social media website that has attracted millions of members. But it seems that some people have something _________ to say about it. To them I have only this to say: _________, please!

A recent article blamed (责备) Facebook’s ability to ruin _________, saying that it limits communication to _________ and encourages people to spend far too much time with friends they have _________ met.

Having used Facebook since its first year, I find these arguments _________. The simple truth is that these _________ are only a symptom (症状) of using Facebook too much. Like many things, it is only _________ to your life and relationships when you overuse it.

Facebook can be_________. You can use Facebook to find friends who may have long ago __________ their e-mail addresses and phone numbers. You can __________ what your old college friends are up to. You can __________ your friends on their latest birthday. You can also __________ articles and pictures you find interesting with your friends.

Sure, I had days when I __________a little more time on Facebook than I should, but I’m not going to blame Facebook for my own __________. If Facebook weren’t there, I would have found something else to waste time.

6 . Born in 1993 in Caijiagang town in Changde, Hunan Province, Ma Xiaojuan attended the Hunan First Normal University, graduating from the College of Music and Dance in 2015.

As a teacher at a rural school, she teaches a range of different _________, including music and English, and is also a head teacher. She knows school nights at rural _________ schools can sometimes be lonely. “It _________ me of my own childhood. My parents _________ in big cities, so I know the students feel _________ sometimes. I want to spend time with them and _________ them company,” Ma said. That was how she started telling her students _________ stories.

One day, Ma noticed that some of her students were _________ their red school scarves the wrong way. That evening, she told them a story _________ The Color of the Red Scarf, so that they would __________ understand why they all wore them. Occasionally, Ma tells stories about famous __________ figures, including Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Zhou Enlai. To tell better stories, Ma spends her free time searching book stores for __________ and now she has written 168 stories.

Thanks to their teacher’s __________, Ma’s students don’t just enjoy listening, they also enjoy __________ stories themselves. Her devotion to teaching and to her students is __________ other teachers in Hunan.

7 . It’s never been easier to deal with well-being, yet many of us focus on our physical health but _______ our psychological well-being, an expert says. For those _______ at home during the coronavirus pandemic(冠状病毒大流行), _______ well-being is more important than ever.

The _______ the coronavirus pandemic brings can seriously challenge our mental health. If you are struggling or feeling _______, you are not alone. The global health crisis has _______internal health issues to the fore(在显眼位置).

Communities and workplaces are more open to _______ and understanding psychological health issues than they were a year ago. This could be an _______ to make some positive changes in your life. “Feelings of struggle and stress are not _______ that you are unwell or ‘broken’; they are signals that something important needs your attention,” says ________ Dr Michelle McQuaid, who has a decade of experience ________ positive psychology interventions in workplaces.

“Provided you have the ________ knowledge, tools and support to respond to these signs, such struggles don’t have to ________ your well-being or performance. In fact, they can enhance your learning and growth.” McQuaid is working with the Hong Kong-based ________ Just Challenge on a recently launched virtual employee wellness platform for corporate clients. The company, which is ________ good at offering physical challenges and programmes for companies, has ________ this platform to help companies looking to ________ their staff, who are often working remotely, ________ stress.

Delivered through video tutorials, the Wellness Programme offers mental and physical health education. That is great if you’re working for an ________ company that cares about the personal health and success of its staff, but ________ your firm has not subscribed to the programme, there is still a lot you can do.

10 . It may be difficult to understand non-verbal messages because different cultures have different expectations about eye contact, physical _________, etc.

Let’s consider eye contact. Children from many Latin American and Asian _________show respect by avoiding the glance of important persons. A teacher who’s_________with this, however, might consider the lack of eye contact as a sign of disrespect. For many American Indian children, _________a teacher in the eye and answering her question in front of the class is “showing off”.

Culture greatly_________attitudes towards physical contact, whether it’s a handshake, hug, or pat on the back. In Asia, female friends _________hold hands and men casually(随便地) hug one another as they walk down the street. Americans, however, may feel uncomfortable with such public behavior. In some Asian cultures, affectionately patting a(n) _________head is strictly taboo(禁忌的), _________it can be acceptable behavior between adults and young children.

How close should people stand to each other when they’re having a conversation? In areas of the Middle East and South America, people stand very close when _________. Europeans like to have __________distance between them, while some Africans __________even more space. You can create great discomfort by standing too close to another person. Not being __________of this can even prevent someone from understanding or __________the ideas you’re trying to get across.

To create a positive environment for communication, your non-verbal message must closely __________your verbal message. One way to do this is to carefully observe how children and families speak and behave around each other and with people they respect. This can __________clues about the true meaning of their non-verbal interactions.