Jennifer Jones, a 15-year-old teenage girl, fainted in her PE class. Then she     1    (rush) to hospital. She was found to have dangerously low blood sugar     2    (level) for skipping meals. Fortunately, she was treated     3    (immediate) and soon recovered.

She thought skipping meals would be     4     simple way to reach her target weight. She hadn’t eaten breakfast for the last few months. She had trouble     5    (concentrate) in class. In addition, she didn’t follow her friend’s warning that skipping meals was unhealthy.

The unhealthy weight-loss habits have become common among teenagers. In a society     6     being thin is often seen as being beautiful, teenagers sometimes turn     7     extreme methods to slim down quickly. A health expert     8    (suggest) that they should have a healthy balanced diet. She also holds the view that they should keep regular hours and get plenty of exercise     9    (stay) energetic and fit. That’s because living well is the safest and     10    (effective) way to get into shape.

One of the biggest challenges     1     (face) students today is how to concentrate on studies. Almost all of them are struggling for their concentration power. In an age     2     mobile phones and the Internet are eating up most of our time and energy, one can understand how difficult it is to focus attention and energy on studies.

One of the most important     3     (factor) for developing concentration on a task, whether it is study or anything else,     4     (be) to develop an interest in that task. We are able to focus     5     (easy). If you ever want to concentrate on anything and studies are no     6     (except), you need     7     (ensure) that the environment around you is distraction (注意力分散) free. So the question is not how to concentrate on studies     8     how to avoid distractions that have swallowed up mankind today. The only way to guarantee a distraction-free environment is by     9     (get) rid of all the unnecessary things around you, including the electronic gadgets (小器具)     10     mobile phones.

People in Italy , where some medical supplies are running low due to the COVID─19 outbreak，have expressed their    1    (appreciate) for China’s help after a planeload of needed supplies arrived. These medical supplies, including masks,     2     (deliver) to Italy a short time ago to help it deal with its growing crisis. “In this moment of stress, of great difficulty, we are    3     (deep) relieved to have this arrival of supplies. This is for sure a really important donation for Italy,     4     is fighting against the virus,” said the head of the Italian Red Cross.

A team of nine    5     (competence) Chinese medical workers arrived in Rome late on Thursday, along with 31 metric tons of equipment, on a flight    6     (organize) by the Red Cross society of China.

Italy’s outbreak risks     7     (overload) the nation’s hospitals. Some key supplies are running low and the health care system is already    8    stress. Reuters reported that none of Italy’s    9     (partner) in the European Union responded to Rome’s requests for help with medical supplies. On    10    contrary, China responded. An Italian man played Chinese national anthem (国歌) during the “balcony concert” on Saturday in Rome.

Currently, both women and men     1    (surround) by magazines and websites full of tips about dieting, exercise and fashion. Gone are the days     2     all men had to think about wearing a nice suit to be smart and handsome. Things have changed.

Now, a survey has suggested that 80% of men admit     3     (be) unhappy about their body. The biggest body issues for     4     (they) were beer bellies and lack of muscles. Some think it is because     5     the pressure of influence of role models we see on TV and in     6    (magazine). People end up with a perception of what the perfect body should look like. But not everybody wants to put in the effort to have perfect muscles like Arnold Schwarzenegger. An opportunistic designer has even invented a muscle-enhancing shirt     7     (make) the buyer look more of a strong man.

But Joe Warner, the former editor of Men’s Fitness magazine, thinks the muscle-enhancing shirt is just     8     trick. He thinks many people in the country are overweight and should accept they need to do more exercise     9     (regular). Exercise is always good. But we mustn’t forget beauty is only skin deep. Character is     10     (important) than appearance.

Close to 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities by the year 2050. Experts warn that population     1    (grow) will worsen housing crises in some areas.

Large cities around the world already struggle with housing problems. In some neighborhoods, rising house prices have forced     2     poor from their homes. Many poor people now live in shelters or on the street.

People     3    (move) to large cities now not just for high-paying jobs. Many are also looking for the chance to live and work with other people, career opportunity and access to much     4    (good) resources. Some countries have built new capital cities     5    (help) ease overcrowding. These efforts help, but do not solve the problem.

The report says that by 2030, the world will have had 43 very large     6    (city), each with more than10 million people.

Tjada McKenna,     7     is chief operating officer for an aid group, says that the ability to own a home in many countries is often difficult,     8    (especial) for women and minority groups.

Every city is different in     9    (deal) with development problems. Each one has its own economic forces at work and its own history. Experts say that answers     10     the housing crisis and other problems must be developed city by city.

Formed in 2002, the China International Search and Rescue Team（CISAR）brings help and hope to those     1     lives are changed by natural disasters．

The team went on its first international rescue mission in 2003．It was the first time that a Chinese team     2    （work）outside China, and the team won high praise     3     their bravery and skill．The list of people to whom help has been given ever since     4    （be）long．The team treated more than 3,000 people who were injured in the 2006 earthquake in Indonesia, and spent several months     5    （give）aid to over 25,000 victims of the 2010 floods in Pakistan．

Rescue workers     6    （train）to find people, treat injuries, and hand out food, water, and other supplies．There is     7    （usual）no electricity or water after a disaster and diseases and accidents may appear．    8    （save）lives, rescue workers have to work day and night, and sadly they must also bury     9     dead, which means they have to be strong in both body and mind．Rescue workers must have big hearts, too．Of course, they’ll have to take     10    （effect）measures in action．The members of the CISAR are always ready to go wherever help is needed．

A great fire has destroyed the old cathedral (大教堂) of Notre Dame (巴黎圣母院) in Paris, one of France’ s     1    (famous) landmarks.

Thousands of people gathered in the streets around the cathedral, watching the flames in silence. Some of them could be seen crying. Watching such a famous old building     2    (destroy) is extremely     3     (shock) to any French person.

No other site represents France like Notre Dame Cathedral,     4     receives almost 13 million visitors each year, more than the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower, is little more than a century old while Notre Dame Cathedral     5     (stand) tall above Paris since the 1200s. It has given     6     (it) name to one of the country’s literary masterpieces. Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (《钟楼怪人》) is known     7    the French simply as Notre Dame de Paris.

The three large rose windows have been destroyed     8     the fire. Fortunately, the main structure,     9    (include) the two bell towers, has been saved. Also the most     10    (value) cultural relics have survived.