Anna had a car accident when she was a teenager. She     1     (lose) her arms because of that. What’s     2     (bad), when she was 20 years old, she lost her parents. Her sister, who is ten years older than her, told Anna she’d take care of her. However, Anna refused     3     (live) with her. Instead, Anna said she’d take care of     4     (she). She managed to enter college and studied very hard. Four years later, Anna graduated and was offered work. Once she     5     (write) in her diary, “I am quite lucky.     6     I lost my arms, I still have my legs.”

Anna lost her arms     7     she chose to face it in a positive (积极的) way. Instead of feeling sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. She has taught us a good lesson.

When something bad happens to us, we have two     8     (choice). One is to complain, and     9     other is to face it bravely. Just choose     10     (wise). If you decide to be brave and strong, new hopes will come.

Like most other toddlers (初学走路的孩子), one curious 20-month-old from Brazil loves to explore and gets into trouble. The story goes like this. When the child     1     (leave) home alone with an older brother, everything was fine at first. But not long after that, the baby got angry and wandered away from home. When his parents came back, they found their baby     2     (go). The parents were so worried about their baby and his     3     (safe) that they had to turn to their families and neighbors for help. They immediately set out     4     (look) for the missing child everywhere,     5     failed to find anything.

Eventually, the family called for help from the police     6     arrived with a search and rescue dog named Luke to look     7     the child. Luke managed to catch a scent, and led rescuers into the jungle and straight to the child within twenty-five     8     (minute). Rescuers found the scared child     9     (stand) in some bushes in the jungle, so they immediately picked the toddler up and rushed back to the worried family.     10     (thankful), Luke managed to find the toddler before he suffered any serious injuries.

Those days students were preparing for a singing contest actively. Paul, a music teacher, made     1    (comment) on the students’ performance at the end of a rehearsal (彩排).     2     moment he dismissed the students, a girl named Fiona made a path straight toward him, looked him right in the eye and said angrily that she hated him. Paul     3    (take) aback and frightened by the passion and honesty in her voice.     4    entirely shocked, he was somehow able to collect himself and stay calm, saying, “Well, that’s a shame, but it’s my duty to remind you and     5    (inspiration) you.” She didn’t react, but rather stormed away, her anger     6    (change).

Several days later, they had an occasion to speak in private. Fiona went on to admit quite openly and honestly that     7     was herself, not him, who she hated. Because she began to feel a strong sense of fear and pressure when     8    (stand) on the stage. She believed that no matter how well she prepared, she would perform terribly. Paul realized that she had serious stage fright and also     9     maybe he had done something improper several days ago. Then he talked to her patiently and     10    (sincere), hoping to help her build the confidence.

Despite losing one arm, Zhang Jiacheng hopes to never lose his love for basketball or willing to improve his skills on the court.

The 13-year-old recently gained wide attention from netizens in China when a video of his excellent dribbling(控球) skills in a one-on-one situation    1     (post)online. "It's so     2     (encourage). How can you     3     (easy)give up your efforts after watching his video?" One netizen wrote on Sina Weibo, Twitter's equivalent in China. Born in southern Chinese province of Guangdong, Zhang lost his right arm in     4     accident at the age of just five,     5     was a disaster for such a young kid. Zhang, however, decided to face up to the hardship, and not let the fate control his life. Because he has a dream:     6     (be) a basketball player. "How can he play basketball with just one arm?" Zhang always had to face doubt from other kids around. 'Hard work' is the only belief that Zhang has in     7     (he). Be it rainy or windy, Zhang never stops     8     (play) basketball, and has witnessed huge     9     (improve) in his skills. "Your right hand has been taken away in a cruel way, but you have the best left hand. You are the real star in this game," former CBA player Wang Jing said after watching Zhang's performance. "Give it a try,     10     give it up," Zhang wrote when releasing one video. Indeed, he chose the former.

Pan Shixue, a silversmith (银匠) in Maliao village in Guizhou Province, used to dream of people living     1     abundant life in his village, where nobody has to work far away from home and customers go there for beautiful silver jewellery. Now his dream has come true.

Maliao village is famous for its silver jewellery. In fact, Miao ethnic silversmith technique     2     (list) as China's national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. But with cheaper, machine-made trinkets (小首饰)     3     (rule) the market, they couldn't rely on the old technique to survive.

At that time, most people in the village lived under the poverty line,     4     means they could simply afford food and     5     (base) clothing, but seldom purchase things like bicycles or televisions. So many villagers left their hometown     6     (hopeless). But in 2018, the government allocated 580,000 yuan of poverty funds to set up the Silverware and Embroidery Workshop of Maliao Village, helping Maliao villagers fight poverty     7     their own crafts.

Since that year, most young craftsmen     8     (return) to their hometown and found a bright future. With the help of the government, they learned     9     (fashion) trends and how to meet clients' various     10     (request). Instead of holding on to old ideas and existing design, villagers enhanced their skills and made their products customized.

She looks like any other schoolgirl, fresh-faced and full of life. Sarah Thomas is looking forward to the challenge of her new A-level course. But unlike her school friends, 16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term resting. Instead, she is earning £6500 a day     1     a model in New York.

Sarah     2     (tell) that she could be Britain’s new supermodel earning a million dollars in the next year. Her father Peter, 44, wants her to give up school to model full-time. But Sarah,     3     has taken part in shows along with top models, wants to prove that she has brains as well as     4     (beautiful). She is determined to carry on with her education.

She has turned down several invitations to star at     5     (show) in order to concentrate on her studies. After school she plans     6     (take) a year off to model full-time before     7     (go) to university to get a degree in engineering or architecture.

Sarah says, “My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at     8     moment, school comes first. I don’t want to get too     9     (absorb) in modeling. It is     10     (certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal. I don’t want to have nothing else to fall back on when I can’t model any more.”

Chengdu has dozens of new millionaires, Asia’s biggest building, and fancy new hotels. But for tourists like me, pandas are its top attraction.