1 . If you need courage when facing a challenge, learn from Jessica Cox. Born in February 1983 in Sierra Vista, Arizona, Jessica Cox _________her parents. Why? She had no arms. As Cox grew up, her mother _________ that her daughter had the_________to live a normal life by doing things differently.

_________independent at a young age, Cox learned to tie her shoes, get dressed and take a _________.She also got prosthetic(假体的)arms then and used them for 11 years，all the time_________why. Getting called names like “Robot Girl” made her_________and quiet. But at age 14,everything changed.

Cox remembers boarding the bus on the first day of 8th grade with a_________by Eleanor Roosevelt running through her mind. “No one can make you feel inferior(卑微的) without your_________.”She decided to embrace her__________and removed her prosthetic arms for good. Cox says that it is not until we are__________to ourselves that we are able to overcome our challenges. That year, she also __________her black belt from the International Taekwondo Federation!

After college, Cox was__________ by Arizona Daily Star, which kick-started her career. She has spoken to audiences in over 26 countries since then. Cox often__________people through humor.

Cox conquered her greatest fear-flying-and in 2011 became the world’s first armless pilot. She uses her feet to fly the plane!__________learn from Jessica Cox - challenges are opportunities.

2 . Zhang Qian, an outstanding diplomat (外交官) and explorer in the Han dynasty, with a pioneering and adventurous________as well as a strong and unyielding character, was ________as the “pioneer of the silk road”,   “the first Chinese to open the eyes to see the world” and “the Columbus of the________”.

As early as 2,000 years ago, Zhang Qian was_________on a mission to seek allies (同盟国) in the west of China to________the enemies in northern tribes. Along the way, no matter how difficult the environment was, his________was firm. But soon Zhang was ________ by the Huns just as he left Han territory and was held prisoner for a dozen years.

After an eleven spring and autumn recycling, the Huns’________ became loose. Hence, Zhang ran away with his personal_________. They continued to travel west without any dry food and drinking water. Due to the excellent skill of shooting arrows, they ________ by eating birds and animals along the way. After several days, they ________ arrived in Amu Darya Area. However, people there enjoyed their life and didn’t want any war. Though Zhang didn’t finish his mission, he brought back precious_________ of the Western Regions.

Due to the________of Zhang Qian, the Silk Road started. Through his diplomatic practice, the bridge of friendly exchanges between the Han and western countries was________, and the cultural and economic exchanges between the cast and the west were promoted. Zhang’s journey to the Western Regions breathed new ________ into the civilization and progress of the whole world.