1 . There are two types of people in this world.   One type is like foxes,    1    other type is like hedgehogs（刺猬）.

A fox always    2    (know) unimportant things. Also they can do a lot of stuff that doesn't really make much difference. They are not among the top experts of any fields. But they seem to know some things in almost every field. They understand    3    dangerous and complicated the world is and they combine    4     (they) with this complicated system deeply. They often jump     5    one field to another,    6     (bring) there some sparks of new thoughts.

On the other hand, a hedgehog knows only one important thing. They     7     (wise) introduce every fancy or complicated thing they meet with into the only system that they under-stand. Because of this, they are usually only involved in a    8    (limit) number of fields.

This is just like the hedgehogs in the nature.No matter    9    situation they come across，the only    10    (solve) they choose will be curling up（蜷曲) into a ball. This is not a clever choice, but it really works in front of most dangers.

So, which one are you?

My deskmate     1     (admire) my fluent English very much and I usually feel encouraged by his compliments.

One day,     2     we learned the new word “eccentric” in class, we     3     (ask) to make a sentence with it. I volunteered to do it by saying “My deskmate is an eccentric boy     4     clothe never fit him.” Hearing this, the whole class burst into     5     (laugh) and my deskmate’s face turned red.     6     class, I learned from the teacher that my deskmate would have dropped out of school if he hadn’t been helped by others. My mindless words must have hurt him deeply.

    7     then did 1 realize words could be powerful in     8     positive and negative ways. We should avoid     9     (hurt) others if we can’t always be     10     (encourage) them when we speak.

One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about being late for school. There were many people     1     (wait) at the bus stop, and some of them looked very anxious and     2     (disappoint). When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next     3     the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy     4     was riding a bike caught my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused     5     (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept riding. He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting.     6     (final), when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up the door of the bus. I heard an exciting conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked, “Did anyone lose a suitcase at     7     last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It’s     8     (I). She pushed her way to the driver and     9     (take) the suitcase thankfully. Five others on the bus began talking about what the boy had done and the crowd of     10     (stranger) suddenly became friendly to one another.

“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small.” “Nothing is softer or more flexible    1    water, yet nothing can resist it.”

These are the food for thought    2    (serve) to passengers at Oval station in south London. It’s been 14 years since customer services manager Anthony Gentles    3    (inspire) to brighten up the “blank faces” of   travelers with daily wisdom from his favorite book, Tao Te Ching. Every day he wrote one quote on the board           4    (him). Mr. Gentles said offering quotes from ancient China was his way of     5    (try) to make people feel more welcome as they reached the underground station.

Thousands of quotes later, Mr. Gentles’ favorite message remains the first one he wrote: “A journey of a thousand miles must begin     6     a single step”. Because it’s     7    (absolute) true,” he said. “No matter    8     you live your life, regardless of your situation, you have to take the first step.

Since 2007, the baton( 接 力 棒 ) has been taken on by his colleague Glen Sutherland,     9     quotes on the situation information board have set off a wave of    10    (enthusiastic) to copy the practice across the capital.

Life pressure can be big enough, so we need to be surrounded by warm words, or even some blind     1     (confident). A phenomenon     2     (know) as “in-need-of-praise” has taken Chinese social media by storm and a new trend--seeking praise from strangers--has gone popular on social media among China’s young people. Recently, Many chat groups    3     (form) to show kindness and support to members. These “in-need-of-praise” chat groups are a reflection of Chinese culture where     4     (open) seeking and giving praise is   uncommon,     5     (lead) many people to hide their true emotions even from their families.

For young people, gaining recognition from peers is more important than getting approval from older generations. They can feel     6     sense of belonging and gain encouragement,     7     is beneficial to their mental health.

As long as people’s praise doesn’t sound insincere, we are likely to welcome it. Being richly recognized for what we do or who we are just feels good. Most of us like praises,    8     they can raise our spirits, warm our hearts and decrease fears and self-doubt.

However, anyone giving or receiving praise in such groups should be     9    (caution). Such praises come at a cost. And the biggest risk is the constant emphasis on the “false self”, which makes     10     harder to see the “true self”.

    1    is known to us, honesty is an important value and that    2    (lie) is wrong. However, people comfort others or protect others from the     3    (true) by telling white lies. For example, you like to tell your friend that he sings songs musically despite his singing sounds unpleasant.But    4    what extent can we justify    5    tell) white lies like this?

One of the main reasons for telling a white lie is    6     (make) others feel better. Perhaps you are in fact lying to protect yourself from disappointment and    7    (angry) of others. Another reason you tell a white lie is that you give others encouragement.     8     (additional), you may also tell a white lie when you want to protect others from bad news. I am sure that you have had such     9     experience－Although you had a bad day, you     10     (tell) that your parents it was fine. By doing so, you want to avoid your parents’ worrying about you.

I found it very difficult to speak in public. I think it's due to     1    fact that I'm naturally shy.

When I     2    (ask)to deliver a speech in my English class, I just stood still in front of the entire class. I couldn't move or say a word. I remember the classroom was     3    （silence)for several seconds. During that time, I was even more aware of everything around me, the other students staring     4    me, my teacher watching me, and the clock ticking on the wall. It seemed s if the world were standing still. I could feel sweat     5    (drop) down my back. My teacher saw that I was frozen with fear. She finally came up to me and told me     6    (relax),take a deep breath, and start again from the very beginning. Her kindness made me feel better. I finally     7    (get)over my fear and delivered my speech    8    (success).When I finished the speech, my     9    (classmate)all cheered for me!

Now I am still grateful for this experience, for     10     helped me overcome my shyness and build up my confidence.

Two months ago, a Wuhan resident noticed her    1     (neighbor) open window and a curtain fluttering（飘动） from it.     2     Feb 15, she had been posting the videos of the curtain on Sina Weibo along with the daily weather and other updates from the city.

Her posts soon became widespread, with some micro-bloggers jokingly     3     (call) it “the curtain drama”. Many were worried about the house-owner. Was he safe? Was he in hospital with the virus? When will he return?

The curtain drama had a happy ending on Monday with the house-owner returning. He said he had opened the window to let in fresh air and forgotten all about it as he     4     (flee) to the suburbs to distance himself socially. It was after reading about his curtain on social network     5     he returned.

The woman     6     videos have become a best account of Wuhan during lockdown might not    7     (realize) it then. Behind the curtain drama is the    8     (warm) and love of Chinese society. None of those who commented on the drama every day knew who the house owner was or what happened to him/her    9     they all expressed their goodwill and prayed for his/her safety. Such is Chinese society: Never indifferent to     10     (strange), ever generous with love.

There was a time when children with mental     1    (disable) were prevent from living a normal life in many ways. They used to sit around in their own homes after being educated in special schools. Other people sometimes made fun     2    them. But now things are changing. There are training programmes for young people with mental problems,     3     have proved very     4    (benefit).   Students, like Hungary, menally disabled from birth, now have a chance to become athletes. But it’s a challenge. He has to adapt     5     training programmes as well as mixing with other able-bodied athletes.   “Hungary’s confidence     6    (grow) since he took part in training,” said his father, “he looks much better and becomes     7    (annoy) when others don’t understand his situation. His mother and I find it     8    (satisfy).”   So instead of     9    (cut) off from mainstream activities, mentally disabled students can become part of the mainstream. All in all, they can lead as fulfilling     10    life as other students.

Do you have a fear of public speaking? For the longest time,I had such kind of fear.It's common.In fact,various scientific reports have shown that the fear of speaking in public     1     (rank) higher than the fear of     2     (die).This may sound a bit extreme to many of you but     3    you get nervous and sweat like crazy just at the thought of speaking in front of people,then you probably know that the fear is somewhat understandable.

I remember I used to fear public speaking.My legs would get weak as I     4    (walk)to the front of the audience.I would avoid eye contact unless I found someone with a     5    (smile)face.Then I would just stare at hat person for     6    whole speech.

Have you experienced these things? They are not     7    (exact)good experiences.I will share my experiences in overcoming fear of public speaking.The most important thing is to practice.You can do this     8     joining such kind of clubs.If that’s not possible,then just practice doing speeches in front of anyone,even yourself in the mirror an imaginary audience. Volunteer     9    (do)short speeches whenever you can get the chance.The more you do it,the     10    (easy)it will become.