1 . A winner of the highest honor in the field of translation, Xu Yuanchong was best known for his translations of ancient Chinese poems into English and French. Xu _________ himself to translation for more than 60 years. For him, translated literature is “a beautiful _________ for the whole world.”

His academic _________ began during his college years in Kunming. In the late 1940s, he spent a few years in France studying French literature. Then he _________ China after graduation and devoted himself to translation ever since. Xu was the first Chinese to _________ Chinese poetry into English and French in rhyme. He was _________ the “Lifetime achievements in translation” in 2010. He was also the first Asian translator to _________ the Aurora Borealis Prize (北极光奖) — one of the highest _________ among international translators — and gained _________ recognition.

Throughout his academic research, Xu __________ the beauty of language and was __________ in creating literary ties between Chinese, English and French speakers. His works have served __________ a cultural bridge linking the East to the West, which __________ English and French-speaking people to better understand the beauty of Chinese literature and the Chinese __________ within. Chinese readers, __________, can appreciate foreign works in the same way they would read novels and poems written in their mother tongue.

2 . A severe outbreak of cholera (霍乱) cast a shadow over Londoners’ life. Faced with two apparently contradictory theories about the possible cause, John Snow, a brilliant ________ scientist, was determined to ________ the disease once and for all.

Instead of using a microscope to study the ________ , he marked on a map where the victims ________ . He noticed that multiple deaths were near the water pump (水泵) in Broad Street ________ some households who drank free beer given by the pub they worked in. John Snow ________ that the pump water was to blame but still he needed concrete ________ . He had the handle of the pump________ so that it could not be used. Through this ________ , the disease was immediately under control.

John Snow subscribed to the view that there was a link between the________   and the Broad Street outbreak. He continued to discover that the water had been________ by raw waste. He announced his findings and urged that people drink ________   or boiled water. Soon, there was a substantial ________ in cholera cases. ________ his solid work, people were able to defeat cholera. Furthermore (此外), his use of maps and statistics transformed the thinking of the scientific world towards ________   diseases. That is why he is considered “Father of Modern Epidemiology (流行病学)”.

3 . What will we be doing in ten years’ time? Can we become the person we aim to be? Will we get into the school of our _________? Clearly, having plans for the future doesn’t mean they will become _________. For us, it is how we live that matters.

The young Arthur Conan Doyle, born in Scotland in 1859, had _________ worked as a doctor in London. But Doyle’ main _________ was to writing historical novels and get _________ in the academic field. However, _________, it was not his published historical novels but the Sherlock Holmes detective stories, which Doyle wrote as a doctor, that became a _________ of the time.

After Sherlock Holmes made him a(n) _________ name, Doyle gave up medicine and entirely turned to writing historical novels, which was his early _________. The public, however, couldn’t get enough of Sherlock Holmes, so Doyle had no __________ but to kill off the famous detective in a novel in 1893 to __________ his “serious” writing. Later, requested by __________ fans of Holmes, Doyle was forced to bring Holmes back to life. Doyle’s published historical novels have remained largely __________, but Sherlock Holmes has been entertaining readers for years.

Extremely successful and known, Doyle’s career failed to turn out as __________, though. However, it still shows us a(n) __________ that whatever the future unfolds for us, just live the life to the full.

4 . Alex Honnold is a poster child (榜样人物) for the sport of free soloing. For more than 20 years, the _______ adventurer has taken on risks that would be hard for many of us to imagine. The man has established fame in the _______ ever since his ascent (攀登) of Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Captain (酋长岩) in 2017.

But for Alex, there is nothing deep and meaningful about what he does by his own standards. It’s _______ one man on a rock doing what gives him the greatest joy in life. What continues to motivate him to _______ on a ledge (岩架) in the face of grave danger? We try to find this out in our interview with the brave _______.

Q: Regarding your early career, you defined yourself _______ being homeless at one point and were living out of your van. What was your motivation early on for climbing?

Alex: I had been climbing for years in the gym, _______ I was already heavily into rock climbing. Living in my van was the easiest way to travel and climb outdoors full time. I didn’t look at it as a hardship for me.

Q: Did you feel like you had become so _______ to climbing that you just wanted to explore it further at a certain point?

Alex: I think it’s just the activity that gives me the most joy in life. It’s just like how some people love to go running or swimming. There’s a certain _______ to the activity.

Q: People might ________ you for quick advice about how they should prepare for life. But sometimes there is no secret-you have to prepare, right? Alex: Yes, that’s actually pretty funny. People often ask me about fear and fear ________. And I say to them, if you were to spend 20 years preparing for something, ________ you’d become comfortable doing the things you used to believe would be ________ for you to do. There is no real secret.

Q: Since ________ is a big part of the way people interpret what you do, what scares you about life?

Alex: Intimacy, connection, relationships. Or whether I am wasting my time. I mean in some ways about living with regrets that you didn’t do the right thing or that you haven’t done something ________ with your life.

5 . We are often told that there’s no _________ limit when it comes to pursuing our goals, but it’s truly _________ to see someone achieve them later in life-especially if they are 95 years old.

Angela Alvarez is a Cuban-born singer and songwriter who finally _________ her first album in 2021. Now, she has just won the Latin Grammy for Best New Artist.

Growing up surrounded by music, Alvarez once told her father she wanted to become a (an) _________ singer. However, life wasn’t easy for their family then and she had to _________ her dream of pursuing a career in entertainment for decades, but music was always there to keep her company and bring her _________.

With time, her kids had kids, and one of her grandchildren, Carlos Jose Alvarez, _________ found out that his grandma had _________ over 50 songs throughout her life, he knew that something had to be done. He asked her if she would be interested in going to a studio and _________ her songs. “And her answer was ‘Carlos, my dream is to __________ this life knowing that somehow my music would emerge and last.’ And that was the __________,” Carlos said in an interview.

Alvarez’s story __________ caught the attention of actor Andy Garcia, who decided to become the producer and narrator of Miss Angela, a documentary about this amazing woman. “Her story just blew me away. She __________ a generation, perhaps our generation of Cubans,” said the actor.

The dream reached new __________ as she became nominated (被提名) for a Latin Grammy. When she took to the stage to accept her award, she gave an inspiring speech, “To those who have not achieved their dream, I promise, with __________ and love you can achieve it, it’s never too late.”

6 . Filkin’s Drift, a band of two in UK, have been highlighting sustainability (可持续性) in their latest tour along the coast of Wales. The tour _________ over 40 shows along the 870-mile path, which started in Flintshire on Sept. 3 and _________ on Oct. 31 in Chepstow.

At one point, because of bad weather, the tour was _______ temporarily. When Filkin’s Drift was prepared to start touring again, they found too much of their time was spent in a car _______ in traffic jams, which wasn’t very good for the _______, or mental and physical health.

So Bye and Roberts,_________ of the band, decided to walk their tour along the coast of Wales. They walked between stops for the rest of their tour, carrying the _________ and just enough clothing to walk and _________ each day. Along the way, they collected songs, stories, and tunes to make their performances _________. Also, the band raised money for a charity to __________ this mission.

They shared their experiences of the walking tour __________ in videos on their website blog, hoping to ________ other musicians and the music industry as a whole to approach touring in a more sustainable way. They have shown that a tour on foot is __________, discovering that the music industry, as well as others, could also learn to reduce the ________ for vehicles.

Today, Filkin’s Drift __________ a growing number of artists and industry professionals working to spotlight sustainability and the environment in their work.

7 . The movie star and kung fu master Bruce Lee, born in 1940, is famous for his martial arts and artistic achievements. He ________ the term kung fu to such an extent that it became a Chinese cultural ________ globally. Born in San Francisco and raised in Hong Kong, he ________ the gap between East and West.

Even after his death, his ________ continues to influence admirers, including Wong Yiukeung, who has been a(n) ________ of Lee’s for about 40 years. When at primary school Wong read magazines that feature d Lee’s kung fu skills. He was immediately ________ to the star and started to follow him. As a teenager, Wong ________ watched films and television programs that featured Lee.

Then in 2008, when Lee’s former mansion (宅第) was announced to be ________ by the owner who was heavily in debt, Wong wrote to the Hong Kong government and the owner, ________ the preservation of the house. Over the next 11 years Wong tried to transform the mansion into a ________ in memory of Bruce Lee. However, in 2019, the mansion was ________, so was the museum.

Then Wong decided to ________ reconstruct the mansion in the virtual world. After four years of work he finally made it. ________ virtual reality headsets, fans worldwide will be able to get a close look at their idol’s home and ________, including the quiet courtyard and the cherished car Lee owned, which ________ the number p late AX6521.

8 . Have you ever heard about Su Yiming? When he was a kid, Su Yiming was an aspiring actor, ______ a part in the 2014 action movie The Taking of Tiger Mountain. Su picked up snowboarding when he was just four years old, balancing it with acting until he decided to ______ acting for snowboarding. He really took things up a notch (档次) at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

On February 7, 2022, Su ______ missed out on a gold medal in the slopestyle event (单板滑雪坡面障碍技巧) to Canada’s Parrot, eventually claiming ______ . However, it would have gone gold if judges had ______ Parrot missed a grab on his first jump—a mistake which would have ______ a points deduction. It was the first of several scoring accidents at snowboarding events in the Beijing Games, spurring an outpouring of ______ from the field.

Despite the ______, Sumatic, head judge for snowboarding, said that he ______ a call after the event from Su and his coach, saying that they “totally ______” the decision made.

Facing the judging drama in such circumstances, Su showed no ______ of being affected, bouncing back to win his own gold in the big air event (单板滑雪大跳台) on February 15. Su started the competition with consecutive 1800s—five spins—first completing the ______ going forward, then backward. He led by 17.5 points entering the ______ heat, and nobody got close in Round 3. Eventually, he won the gold medal by a wide margin.

“I had many dreams when I was a child,” Su said, “To be an Olympic champion was one of them, and today, I have already realized my dream. Snowboarding is not just a competition for me. As a ______, I should not only ride well but should also promote the sport,” he explained, “We have to give everything to pursue our dreams and all those efforts will be ______ one day.”

9 . Louis Pasteur was born on December 27, 1822, in Dole, France, into a poor family. The French chemist and microbiologist made remarkable scientific _________ regarding the principles of vaccination (疫苗接种), microbial fermentation, and pasteurization (巴氏灭菌法) .

The family was on a very tight _________. However, his parents _________ education and found support to send him to the best schools they could afford. Pasteur had a _________ for painting and drawing. When he realized that art was _________ to earn a living, he changed to _________

He was not a (n) _________ student, but he worked very hard once he put his mind to it. It took him three tries to pass the exam to get into his _________ school. Later, he owed his success to his _________. He impressed senior scientists with his hard work and willpower in __________ some of the most difficult scientific problems.

Pasteur’s__________research was completely self-funded. His wife, Marie, __________ supported his work and acted as his assistant in the lab.

As he became famous gradually, he was able to __________ research positions at more great institutions. Eventually, he was able to establish the Pasteur Institute to __________ and prevent the causes of disease, particularly rabies.

He was highly respected and won just about every award __________ in his field. As a consequence, Pasteur greatly advanced the science of his day.

10 . On May 7, “eco-mermaid” Merle Liivand _________her own world record by swimming a full marathon’s distance with a single fin (鳍) in Biscayne Bay, Florida. When Merle Liivand was a child, she had health problems, and began swimming to help her lungs get _________ . In one training session, she nearly wound up swallowing some _________ that was floating in the sea.

That _________ made her think of all the sea animals who faced _________ pollution every day. She decided to work to make people more aware of plastic pollution. Inspired by sea creatures, she began swimming with a special single swimming fin _________ both of her feet. This single fin allows her to swim by _________both of her legs together. She believes swimming with it _________“a bigger message”.

Since 2019, she’s broken records, swimming vast distances—first in California, then in Florida, and this time swimming the _________ of a full marathon. Despite encountering challenges like jellyfish stings, she __________ , collecting trash along her route. Her dedication extends beyond records; it’s about community and global __________.

During her__________, a friend kayaked (划皮划艇) alongside, providing food and water and collecting the trash she __________ . By the end of her marathon, the kayak held three bags full of trash. Liivand’s actions aim to __________ a bigger goal: it’s not just about achievements, but about making a __________ impact on the world.