1 . Zhang Guimei, who has ________ her 40 years to education in a China’s southwestern area, is a “mother” and headmaster who has ignited (点燃) the hopes of many girls with the light of ________.

At 17, she left her hometown Heilongjiang for Yunnan province. While teaching in Huaping county, she saw many girls ________ of school due to poverty. It saddened her very much and made her ________ that an educated female is able to change the situation of poverty in a family and even the fate (命运) of three generations. In 2002, Zhang was ________ to build a free all-girls high school, in hope of changing the future of the girls in the mountains and lifting them out of poverty.

In 2007, Zhang ________ a report in Beijing at the 17th Communist Party of China (CPC) National Congress. Her report “I have a dream” made her dream of building a free all-girls high school ________ to all.

A year later, Zhang’s school was ________, becoming the first free all-girls high school in China. Before it was set up, less than 50 percent of the students in Huaping took high school entrance exams. However, the figure ________ to over 90 percent last year. In the past, rural girls in the county often had no choice but to ________ at a young age. Today, an ________ number of them are going to high schools for education. During the past 13 years, the school has helped over 1,800 students ________ their dreams of going to universities.

Due to her selfless work, Zhang was ________ CPC’s top honor July 1 Medal at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. At the ceremony, she said: “The things we have done are what many CPC members are doing every day. ________ I’m still capable, I will stand in the classroom to give my all, which I will never ever ________” she remarked.

2 . Crowdfunding (众筹) campaigns to help people with cancer pay for ineffective alternative treatments are becoming more common. They often come with six-figure targets to meet the cost of debatable therapies. ________, headlines are almost guaranteed.

The BMJ (British Medical Journal) reports ________ over this, based on information I gathered working for the charity Good Thinking. By sorting fundraising sites like JustGiving and GoFundMe, I identified appeals from people in the UK who sought money for unproven or disproven treatments, finding 400 in the past three years. Those have raised £7 million, the money destined for ________clinics.

Although the treatments, such as extreme diets, aren’t backed by scientific evidence, people who are desperate and vulnerable are often ________by remarkable testimonials(证明书) provided by the clinics themselves. However, for those who see such stories in the media, and who care about following good scientific evidence, the natural reaction is to try to ________people from possible physical, emotional and financial harm.

________ these appeals isn’t easy. People with cancer often view these therapies as ________, and their supporters don’t want to consider that their efforts to help may cause harm.

However, journalists must review the role they play in promoting the ________. Their influence is powerful. As I sorted through appeals and the heartbreaking stories of desperately ill people, I was ________ by just how many cited success stories they had read in newspapers as their reason for trusting questionable treatments.

Most concerning of all were the frequent cases where someone had died—sometimes just months after eye-catching ________of their treatment. While the uplifting story of a community helping fund someone’s “cure” is attractive, the subsequent reality when that hope proves fruitless seems far less ________.

This leaves the public with a ________ view of the effectiveness of such treatments, and serves as an advertising tool for clinics which, under UK law, wouldn’t be able to directly promote their therapies.

If journalists wish to avoid promoting ineffective treatments, they would do well to view such stories not just as human-interest ones, but as ________ and health stories. This means ________the evidence behind treatments, seeking expert opinion on their efficacy, and choosing not to run stories that fail such a careful examination.

I’m certain no journalist would want their work to be used as a recruitment tool for therapists whose treatments offer nothing but heartbreak and false hope, yet until reports of miraculous cancer cures in questionable clinics are approached with an appropriate level of skepticism(怀疑), I fear such places will continue to ________.

3 . There are countless unanswered questions about why Jared Loughner went on a shooting rampage (横冲直撞), but of this we are _________: across America there are thousands of parents of older adolescents and young adults who are _________ that their child’s strange behavior will lead to violence.

That most of these parents have no idea what to do is frightening enough. It’s a national scandal that, even if they succeed in getting their child mental-health care before _________ strikes, the system is set up to frustrate them at every turn.

“The mental-health-care ‘system’ in America is a _________ system,” says Michael Fitzpatrick, “The system was already in crisis, and has become even less _________ over the last three years as state budgets for mental health have been cut by $2 billion.”

The nightmare begins when an adult child _________ to acknowledge that he or she may be suffering from a mental illness. Yet often the signs are clear.

There are _________ in behavior: the child no longer has friends or engages in any activities, becomes _________ isolated, dresses inappropriately, stops working or going to school. In Loughner’s _________, fellow students and faculty at Pima Community College were terrified of his shouts and incoherence(语无伦次), with one woman making sure she always sat by the door in the classroom they shared so she could make a quick __________.

A second sign of mental illness is that __________ change: the child becomes more irritable, angry, or depressed, or simply loses his or her spark(生气，活力).

Finally, thoughts change, turning to the __________, such as Loughner’s belief that former friends were chasing him at 2 a.m., as The New York Times reported.

So don’t make the mistake of thinking that a child is too young to suffer from mental illness: half of all cases first appear by age 14, and three quarters by age 24. The most effective __________ to a child who shows signs of mental illness is to sit down and have a calm conversation about what you’ve __________, according to experts, clearly __________ that you want to help, and assure him you will always be there for him.

4 .

"A woman's life isn't complete until she has________ ."says Lao Bai as he toasts his friends at the dinner table. The line is produced at the dinner party，a________ scene from the latest romantic comedy B for Busy（爱情神话），which is starred by attractive actresses such as Ma Yili, Ni Hongjie and Wu Yue.

With the audience merrily immersed in the carefully designed plots and lines of the film, the ________ of feminist consciousness is distinctly perceived. Indeed, the film featuring the local culture of Shanghai took only a few days to become the highest-rated Chinese movie of 2021 on Douban because the film, as opposed to a wealth of other conventional films, ________ the traditional male gaze, pushing the boundaries of female empowerment even further. As the line at the beginning implies, more and more Chinese women are going all out to ________ themselves from the traditional restrictions set by men and to erase huge sexist bias with great achievements.

Have those women pioneers achieved a huge success in the male's world? Not nearly.

With the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, a grieving ________ unkindly unfolded online before all the Chinese people. One is Eileen Gu, the 18-year-old skier winning two gold medals for China; the other is a chained mother of eight locked in a doorless hut.

The huge gap between them serves as a ________ reminder that the poverty gap remains hard to bridge in China. The extent of a person's ________ determines how cozy his/her life turns out to be. A simple but underlying principle is that the wealthier you are, the wider access you will have to novelties, which will further your ________ on the world. Accordingly, in relatively wealthy areas, the prominent Eileen Gu stands a chance to pursue her dream and secure perfect skiing abilities, thus greeting herself with spiritual gratification in self-fulfillment. ________ in comparatively destitute areas, women are denied the access to self-refinement, subjected to men's incurable obsession with having ________ and thus they reluctantly perform the mission of carrying on the family line-for husbands. The fundamental cause of it comes down to poverty, resulting in the poor's limited horizons, which invariably contribute to ________ misconduct.

On a whole scale, China still has a long way to go because it has just ________ the relief of absolute poverty, not relative poverty. Even if relative poverty is tackled, a lag period awaits before the ________ of deep-rooted concept resulting from it, requiring women's continuous fight.

Thereby, as we take a close look at our country, attention should not be ________ paid to those glorious sportswomen; spotlight also needs to be cast upon those unfortunate women trapped in deep darkness. Be it Eileen Gu or the chained woman in Xuzhou, each one of them, as Lao Bai introduces himself in B for Busy, represents a different and real part of China.

5 . Do extroverts (外向者) make better leaders?

There is a general impression that you're better off in the workplace and in life — if you're an extrovert. Understandably, this idea is most likely to be spread by extroverts themselves, who are "_______ and proud".

In what could be _______ news for introverts, a new study has found that extroverts do have the _______ that increases their chances of success. They _______ a distinct advantage in four aspects: emotional; interpersonal; motivational and performance related. Michael Wilmot, the scholar who led the study, _______ that extroversion is closely associated with experiencing positive emotions more regularly. As happy employees are usually more satisfied, they _______ to work harder and are thought to be a better leader as a result. The way the extroverts behave also helps to protect them from stress or negative experiences at work. _______, extroverts enjoy the _______ of others, so they seem to adapt better to different social situations, which is a strong leadership skill.

_______ the research suggests that extroverts have plenty to be positive about, Wilmot says introverts should not be ________. They are not at an unavoidable disadvantage. Why is that? First, few people can be defined ________ as an introvert or extrovert since everyone displays a mixture of behaviors. Secondly, numerous other characteristics ________ workplace success, including cognitive ability, and the ability to ________ negative emotions. There are many jobs, such as computer programming, where having introverted characteristics such as ________ skills or the ability to focus, would be more beneficial than extroverted characteristics such as sociability. If you ________ his view, remember that some of the world's most successful people are introverts. Among them are legendary investor Warren Buffett and Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep. They all prove the point that you don't have to be extroverts to succeed in life.

6 . China is taking a reform into account on its College Entrance Examination, under which two separate test modes-____and academic-will be introduced into the examination. Such reforms are badly needed, as the demand for highly-skilled professionals____sharply in the context of the country's economic restructuring.

The test for technical mode will mainly____the technical skills of those students who plan to become ___and mechanical workers while the academic mode attracts those students who prepare to__________an academic career.

Calls for reform of the current gaokao regime, under which students are admitted based____upon their academic performance instead of practical skills, have been____high in China in recent years.

______,the existing system has some merits, as it provides____fair opportunities for all students, especially those from the poor areas, to change their____through receiving higher education. But it has also been____for having churned out college graduates with little practical skills, something that prevented them from____decent jobs.

Last year, China had 6.99 million college___, only 77.4 percent of which have found a position, according to official____.

____,the fact that many college graduates cannot find a proper job does not_____mean China has too many talents. In many sectors, enterprises can't____the technicians and skilled workers they need.

According to a sample survey of_____professionals in 40 cities conducted by the the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, technicians and highly skilled workers account for____4 percent of the labor force, ____with an average 35 percent in developed countries.

7 . When Storms Hit Cities, Poor Areas Suffer Most

Severe storms fall on the rich and poor alike, but low-income neighbourhoods suffer more damage from urban flooding, according to a new study.

The report notes that the gaps include an underestimation of the historic damage caused by urban floods and the inability of governments to_________where damage will occur. It stresses a need for stronger_________among local, state and federal agencies.

The scientists conducted interviews in four cities and found that the poor, racial and ethnic minorities, the elderly, and the disabled were "disproportionally_________" by floods.

"Low levels of citizen engagement"_________to the problem, it says. The report notes that urban flooding damaged not only homes, but also schools and medical centers used by low-income families._________, in nearby neighbourhoods, "residents of valuable properties" received additional federal flood insurance to restore their homes.

The scientists visited a frequently flooded neighbourhood where middle-income African-American residents_________they were given a lower priority on major flood relief projects than wealthier neighbourhoods.

Among the basic problems faced by all four cities: Historical records of flooding contained gaps that_________previous flooding damage. The records don't include the costs of more frequent small floods and uninsured damage, including resulting health problems and unemployment in areas where businesses are_________.

Factors related to climate change, such as record rainfall, also make it more_________to predict both the extent and locations of future flood damage. The report notes that before Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, the worst storm__________flooded about 73,000 homes. Harvey damaged 208,353 homes, 59 percent were outside the areas where record flooding was estimated to occur once in 500 years.

The report__________ "a new generation of flood maps and visualizations" that better integrate storm damage predictions with local landscape characteristics and shortcomings in the__________of storm sewer（下水道）systems.

Over 280 million Americans live in__________areas. "In order to better understand and manage urban flooding," said a civil engineering professor who__________the committee behind the report, "each city must take into account its__________and natural environment, the impacts on people, information available to understand or communicate flood events, and the mix of local, state and federal policies in force."

8 . No business would welcome being compared to Big Tobacco or gambling. Yet that is what is happening to makers of video games. For years parents have casually complained that their offspring are “addicted” to their smartphones. Today, ________, ever more doctors have using the term literally.

On January 1^st “gaming disorder” — in which games are played ________, despite causing harm — gains recognition from the Worth Health Organization. A few months ago China, the world's biggest gaming market, announced new rules limiting children to just a single hour of play a day. Western politicians worry publicly about some games' similarity to gambling. Clinics are sprouting around the world, promising to cure patients of their habit.

Are games really addictive? Psychologists are ________. The case for the defence is that this is just another moral panic. Killjoys in the past issued ________ serious warnings about television, rock 'n' roll, jazz, comic books, and even novels. As the newest form of mass media, gaming is merely enduring its own time in the stocks before it eventually ceases to be controversial. Furthermore, defenders argue, the criteria used to diagnose gaming addiction are too ________. Obsessive gaming, they suggest, is as likely to be a symptom (of depression, say) as a disorder in its own right.

The prosecution refutes that, unlike rock bands or novelists, games developers have both the motive and the means to engineer their products to make them ________. The motive arises from a business-model shift. Many use a "free-mium" model, in which the game is free and money is made from purchases of in-game goods. That ________ playtime directly to profits. The means is a combination of psychological theory and data that helps games-makers ________ that playtime. Psychologists already know quite a lot about the sorts of things that animals, including humans, find rewarding. Smartphones use their permanent internet connections to send gameplay data back to developers. That allows products to be constantly fine-tuned to ________ spending.

While psychologists argue about the finer points of what exactly counts as addiction, the industry should recognize that, in the real world, it has a problem. Clinics are already reporting booming business, as lock-downs have given gamers more time to spend with their hobby. The regulatory climate for tech is getting ________. And being associated in the public mind, fairly or not, with gambling and tobacco will not do the industry any favours.

It would be wise to get ahead of the discussion. A good place to start would be with hard data. Many of the studies supporting the opinion that games are addictive in a ________ sense are not clear: they rely on self-reported symptoms, contested diagnostic criteria, and so on. Even basic questions about the amount of time and money spent by users are hard to answer. The industry has an abundance of ________ that could help. But gaming firms mostly keep details of how gamers behave ________, citing commercial sensitivity.

In the long run, that will prove unwise. Gaming firms should make more of their data available to researchers. If — as seems likely — worries about addictiveness are ________, it is hard to think of a clearer way of showing it. And if not, it is better for firms to recognize the problem now and do something about it ________. The alternative is that regulators will force them to act. And once a government is seized by a fit of moral panic, it can lash out.

9 . Word on the street is that gossip is the worst. An Ann Landers（安·兰德斯, 知名专栏作家）advice column once characterized it as "the faceless demon that breaks ________and ruins careers" The Talmud（describes it as "three-pronged tongue" that kills three people: the teller, the ________, and the person being gossiped about. And Blaise Pascal observed, not unreasonably, that if "people really knew what others said about them, there would not be four friends left in the world."________as these indictments（控告）seem, however, a significant body of research suggests that gossip may in fact be healthy.

It's a good thing, too, since gossip is pretty common. Children tend to be seasoned gossips by the age of 5, and gossip as most researchers understand it--talk between at least two people about ________ others-accounts for about two-thirds of conversation.

Despite dodgy（躲闪）reputation, surprisingly ________share of it--as little as 3 to 4percent-is actually malicious（蓄意的）. And even that portion can bring people together. Researchers at the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma found that if two people share negative feelings about a third person, they are likely to feel closer to each other than they would if they both felt ________about him or her.

Gossip may even make us better people. A team of Dutch researchers reported that hearing gossip about others made research subjects more ________positive gossip inspired self-improvement efforts, and negative gossip made people prouder of themselves. In another study, the worse participants felt upon hearing a piece of negative gossip, the more likely they were to say they had learnt a ________from it. Negative gossip can also have a prosocial（亲社会的）effect on those who are gossip about. Researchers at Stanford and UC Berkeley found that once people were ostracized（排斥）from a ground due to reputed selfishness, they reformed their ways in an attempt to regain the ________ of the people they had alienated.

By far the most positive assessment of gossip, though, comes from the anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar. Once upon a time, in Dunbar's account, our primate ancestors ________ through grooming（梳毛）, their mutual back-scratching ensuring mutual self-defense in the event of attack by predators. But as hominids（原始人类）grew more intelligent and more social, their groups became too ________ to unite by grooming alone. That's where ________and gossip, broadly defined-stepped in. Dubar argues that idle chatter with and about others gave early humans sense of shared identity and helped them grow ________ of their environment, thus cultivating the complex higher functioning that would ________ yield such glories of civilization as the Talmud, Pascal, and Ann Landers.

So next time you're tempted to gossip, fear not-you may actually be promoting cooperation, boosting others self-esteem, and ________ essential task of the human family. That`s what I heard, anyway.

10 . I received a video call last month. The president announced the news; Given the_________on university finances during the COVID-19 pandemic(流行病), he would end the geology(地质学) department. His words _________ me like a ton of bricks. For 20 years, I assumed I'd always have a _________if I kept up my teaching and research. But the pandemic had brought _________effects.

Three years ago, the president had asked us for _________. Many of our upper-level classes were highly_________ attracting only a handful of students. The president told us that we needed larger class _________and more students.

We_________making changes. We added new elective courses on climate and medical geology,_________hundreds of students, But we didn't __________ the course requirements for geology majors, and many professors __________to teach the same material in the same way. The __________ of students didn't increase a lot.

Then came COVID-19. We stayed open and taught students on campus, but enrollments(注册) continued to __________. After the meeting with our president, my mind __________. Two days after the president's call, I spent the weekend speaking with my colleagues and brainstorming a __________Together, we imagined a__________earth science course, one that would help students meet today's __________. We rethought all of our courses, focusing on problems that students and their potential__________care about.

We __________to the future with our new vision and leave the past behind. We're not sure how the university will react to our plan. Hopefully, our efforts aren't coming too __________.