Peter lived in a village. He was always upset and treated others     1     (bad). He enjoyed himself by making other     2     (villager) unhappy. So the whole village avoided     3     (he) as much as they could. On the day when he turned eighty,     4     unusual thing happened. Everyone     5     (hear) the words. “Peter looks happy today. Instead of     6     (say) something bad, he smiles to everyone he meets.” When the whole village got together, Peter     7     (ask) why. He answered, “I’d been running after my happiness     8     eighty years, but it was     9     (use). And then I decided to live without it and just enjoy life. That’s the reason     10     I’m happy now.”

I visited Luanda for the first time this April as my parents were living there. Since my Mum volunteered at a foundation, she took me there to work with her for     1     few days. As I’m only 16, and have no younger siblings, I have never had any experience of working with children before. I had no idea     2     I could spend those days,     3     (especial) since I don’t speak Portuguese. However, I don’t think my experience could have been any better—from the moment I arrived     4     the day I left. I was constantly     5     (speak) to and hugged by all the children. Even though they knew I didn’t speak Portuguese, that didn’t stop them from     6     (talk) to me, and we were able to communicate without a problem. By the end of my trip, I could tell that I     7     (make) progress in my Portuguese thanks to them. The children were so     8     (friend), and kept me busy and having fun all day due to all the different     9     (activity) we organized, such as singing and dancing, and playing twister. I was sad to say goodbye. The staff at the foundation were also really welcoming—it’s safe     10     (say) I will definitely be coming back next time I visit!

Zara Rutherford is flying around the world by     1    (she) in a small plane. When she finishes her trip, which will take over two months, she’ll become the     2    (young) woman to fly all the way around the globe by herself. She’s just 19 years old.

This trip is something Ms. Rutherford     3    (dream) about for a long time. She’s been learning to fly planes since she was 14 years old. She got her pilot’s license in 2020 and has hundreds of hours of flying practice.

Ms. Rutherford is making this trip in a small two-seater plane     4    (call) a microlight. One of the seats has been replaced with     5     extra fuel tank, which will allow Ms. Rutherford to cover longer distances.

The plane has had several other updates (升级) for     6     (safe), including a second radio, and satellite communications     7     let her talk to people whenever she needs to.

Even     8     the extra tank, Ms. Rutherford won’t be able to fly for long distances over the ocean. Because of this, her route is full of     9    (stop) in different countries.

She plans to stay a night or two in each place to visit schools and youth groups. She hopes to inspire young girls     10    (explore) fields like aviation (航空), science, mathematics, and engineering. As her father points out, at present, only about 5% of pilots are women.

The 46-year-old Chinese Zhang Hong has scaled (攀登) the     1     (high) peak in the world from the Nepal side, becoming the first blind man in Asia and the third in the world to climb Mount Everest.

“No matter if you’re     2     (serious) disabled or normal, whether you have lost your eyesight or you have no legs or hands, it doesn’t matter as long as you have     3     strong mind. You can always complete a thing that other people say you can’t,” Zhang said.

Born in southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, Zhang lost his sight at the age of 21. He     4     (inspire) by Erik Weihenmayer, a blind American mountaineer     5     scaled Everest in 2001, and began training     6     the help of his mountain guide friend Qiang Zi.

Eventually, Zhang     7     (complete) the 8,849-meter-high Himalayan feat (壮举) on May 24, 2021 along with three mountain     8     (guide), and returned to the base camp on Thursday, May 27.

“I was still very scared, because I couldn’t see where I was walking at that time. I had no ability     9     (balance) myself, either. So sometimes I would fall,” said Zhang. “But I kept     10     (reflect) because even though it was hard, I had to face those difficulties. This is one component of climbing. There are difficulties and dangers and this is the meaning of climbing.”

In 2016, I unpacked my luggage at a newly constructed New York hotel only to realize that I     1    (forget) my toothpaste. I called room service, and an     2     (energy) voice responded, "Someone will bring it right up." Two minutes later, I opened my door only to discover an object resembling a trash can on wheels,     3     (equip) with a lid, a large button and a small digital screen. I cautiously pushed the button and the lid opened, revealing a toothpaste tube. The digital display flashed "Thank you". The robotic visitor then turned around and rolled away. Before it disappeared, I snapped a photo, sending it to a friend,     4     later responded, "Wow, so cool!"