1 . The bond between mother and daughter is irreplaceable. One of the most famous women scientists of the 20th century, Marie Curie, worked _________ her daughter Irene in the _________ of radioactivity, each of them _________ earning their own Nobel Prize. Today, there are more _________ mother-and-daughter pairs showing what happens when _________ works together.

In April 2020, Dr. Cynthia Kudji and her daughter Dr. Jasmine Kudji have become the first mother and daughter to _________ from the medical school at the same time and be placed in the same hospital. Cynthia Kudji put her dream of becoming a _________ on hold when she became pregnant (怀孕的) at 23. She worked as a nurse for almost a decade _________ making the decision to _________ the medical school at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences. __________, her daughter Jasmine went to Louisiana State University School of medicine.

At first, it was __________ for them to live and study so far apart from one another. “I thought initially it was hard because my mom and I had always been really __________ so I had to get used to the __________,” Dr. Jasmine Kudji explains to Afro Tech. Although the __________ was difficult, it also had __________ results. “Sometimes people struggle to find someone who __________ their struggles, so for that person to be my mom was extremely helpful,” she adds.

After years __________, both Cynthia and her daughter earned their M. D. degree. Then on “Match Day” when recent med school graduates __________ the results of their residency (高级专科住院生实习期) applications, Cynthia and Jasmine learned that they were __________ in the same hospital.

This pair of mother and daughter __________ that family can do anything together.

A visually-challenged man from Beijing recently hiked (徒步) 40 days to Xi’an, as a first step     1     (journey) the Belt and Road route (路线) by foot.

On the 1,100 kilometer journey, the man Cao Shengkang,     2     lost his eyesight at the age of eight in a car accident, crossed 40 cities and counties in three provinces. Inspired by the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation     3     (hold) in Beijing, Cao decided to cover the route by hiking as a tribute (致敬) to the ancient Silk Road.     4     friend of his, Wu Fan, volunteered to be his companion during the trip.

Cao and Wu also collected garbage along the road, in order to promote environmental     5     (protect). Cao believes this will make the hiking trip even more     6     (meaning). The two of them collected more than 1,000 plastic bottles along the 40-day journey.

In the last five years. Cao     7     (walk) through 34 countries in six continents, and in 2016, he reached the top of Kilimanjaro, Africa’s     8     (high) mountain.

Now, Cao has started the second part of his dream to walk along the Belt and Road route. He flew 4, 700 kilometers     9     Xi’an to Kashgar on Sept. 20,     10     (plan) to hike back to Xi’an in five months.

6 . A fat man with a camera around his neck and a bottle of sunscreen cream sticking out of his bag, he really did look like a tourist. He sat on the terrace (平台), sipping lemonade and pretending to look at a tourism brochure. His sunglasses masked his eyes, but I knew he wasn't looking at the brochure: he hadn't turned a page for the last ten minutes. As I brought him his dishes, he coughed up a "thank you" and looked at me briefly I tried not to stare at the tiny scar across his left eyebrow.

I walked back inside with my empty tray, shaking my head. He looked familiar, but I couldn't quite place him. Then it hit me. The car accident. The mysterious stranger who helped me out of my crashed car, just before it exploded. I rushed back to his table. He was gone.

I moved his saucer and found his tip, along with a card: I am deeply grateful to you. The night of your car accident, I was on my way to rob a jewelry store. Saving your life brought things back in a right way. I now live an honest life, thanks to you. God bless you! Mr. D.

I shivered (震颤). The night of my car accident, I was heading for an interview in an illegal dance club. Seeing human kindness through his heroic gesture (英雄姿态) turned my life around and brought faith back into my life. I unfolded the tip he left. Among the singles was a grand (一千块) with a pen mark underlining "In God We Trust. "I said a silent prayer for him and got back to work, smiling.

7 . The first day of school, our professor challenged us to get to know someone we hadn’t already known. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand _______ my shoulder.

I turned around to find a _______ little elderly lady with a smile that _______ her entire existence. She said, “My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a _______ ?” I laughed and _______ responded. “Of course you may! ” And she gave me a giant hug.

I was wondering what might have   _______ her to be taking on this challenge at her age. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m here to get one!” she told me. We became _______ friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always _______ to listening to this “time machine” as she shared her   _______ and wisdom with me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus symbol and she ________ made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she was delighted to become the ________ of attention. She was living her life to the ________ .

At the end of the term, she was invited to ________ a speech in which I’d never forget what she taught us. She cleared her ________ and began.

“We can not stop learning because we are ________ ; we grow old because we stop learning. There is a huge ________ between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any ________ or ability. But growing up needs to always find opportunities in constant changes without ________ . People who fear growing old are those with regrets.” she said.

In the end. she ________ her speech by courageously singing "The Rose". At the year’s end. Rose finished the college degree she had wished all those years. One week after ________ , Rose passed away peacefully in her sleep.

8 . I was taking part in a meeting on business. And then I was catching an early _________ back home. I hadn’t got much _________ but thought I’d get some rest on the airplane. By the time I got on the plane, the best seat I could _________ was a back-row window seat. It _________ I was going to get my wish of a _________ flight home and get some rest. Right before the plane was _________, a young mother and her 6-month-old daughter got on the plane. The only two _________ seats were the ones next to me. I _________ thought my restful night would now be filled with the _________ of a baby.

In spite of this, I __________ and let her have the window and middle seats. As we started __________, she told me that ever since having children she was __________ of flying. I spent the next hour __________ the company (陪伴) of this lady and her baby girl.

__________ we were getting off the plane, I realized that it was nearly __________ for her to carry her baby and the __________ she needed to get. I __________ to carry her baby for her and helped her get her luggage at baggage claim (行李取件处). I __________with her until her brother came to pick her up.

I had __________ that day hoping to get some sleep on the plane. I ended the day with a great sense of __________ and joy. Then I had no intention (想法) of sleeping at all.

9 . One day a man was asked to paint a boat by the owner of the boat. He brought with him paint and _________ and began to paint the boat bright red, as the owner asked him. While painting, he _________ there was a hole in the boat and decided to _________ it. When he finished painting, he received his _________ and left.

The next day, the owner of the boat came to the painter’s house and _________ him with a nice check, much _________ than the payment of painting. The painter was _________. “You’ve already paid me for painting the boat!” he said.

“But this is not for the paint _________. It’s for having repaired the hole in the boat.”

“But it was such a(n) _________ service. Certainly it s not worth __________ me such a high amount for something so unimportant!”

“My dear friend, you do not __________. Now let me tell you what __________. When I asked you to paint the boat, I __________ to mention the hole. When the boat dried, my kids took the boat and __________ a fishing trip. They did not know that there was a __________ in the boat. I was not at home at that time. When I returned and noticed they had taken the boat, I was __________ because I remembered that the boat had a hole. Imagine my great __________ when I saw them safely returning from fishing.

“Then, I__________ the boat and found that you had repaired the hole! You see, now, what you did? You __________my children! I do not have enough money to pay your ‘small’ good deed.”

So, no matter where, when or how, just __________ repair all the “holes” you find.

John Snow was a famous doctor in London. So expert was he     1     he attended Queen Victoria as her personal     2     (physical). But he became inspired when he thought about     3    (help) ordinary people exposed to cholera. This was the deadly disease of its day.Neither its cause     4    its cure was understood. So many thousands of     5     (terrify) people died every time there was an outbreak. John Snow wanted to face the challenge and solve this problem. He knew that cholera would never be controlled until its cause     6    (find). In 1854 when cholera broke     7     , he began to gather information and found the evidence. It seemed that the polluted water was     8     (blame).John Snow suggested the source of all water supplies     9    (examine).     10    (final),King Cholera was defeated.