1 . Who says only adults can influence the world? Teenagers can too. A good _________ is Canadian singer and songwriter Shawn Mendes.

Medes was once on Time magazine’s list of the most influential teens of the year. He is _________ as a role model who always shares _________ ideas on social media.

Indeed, unlike others, Mendes _________ social media in a good way. In 2012, he was still a high school student. One day, he put a clip (片段) of _________ singing Justin Bieber’s song As Long As You Love Me on Vine, a video-sharing app. In only six seconds, he _________ to show his sweet voice and cute smile. By the next morning, he had 10,000 likes.

From there, he became a _________. His first album (唱片集) Handwritten topped the Billboard 200 chart in 2015. He’s been the youngest artist to do so _________ Bieber who topped the chart in 2010.

Mendes _________ tries to be himself. “There are lots of people __________ say ‘act this way’ and ‘talk this way’ on social media (媒体), but what __________ for me was just being myself,” he told Seventeen, a US magazine for teens.

He does so in life as well. During his first __________ in Toronto, he asked for the house lights to be __________ and he sang without a microphone. “So I can see their faces, and see there are real people, that it’s not just a __________, ” he told The Telegraph.

“I’m not the __________ singer in the world. I’m just good at picking up what I want to sound like,” he added.

2 . “Chinese civilization is the most fascinating and ________ (more than 5,000 years) in the world,” Frances Wood, a well-known British Sinologist, has said.

Wood studied Chinese at Cambridge University in the 1970s, before traveling ________ in China while studying at Peking University in the Chinese capital, Beijing. After ________ from University of London with a doctor’s degree in Chinese Architecture, she joined the British Library in 1977 and ________ the curator (馆长) of the Chinese collections for more than 30 years, until retired in 2013.

One of her main ________ in the role of curator was to purchase books in Chinese about China, ________ various subjects including humanities and literature.

“It was a wonderful and ________ job,” she says. “It was fascinating to watch China’s expanding number of ________ from the 1970s onward.”

Wood wrote several books related to China, including on Qin Shi Huang, the first ________ of the Qin Dynasty, Marco Polo and the Silk Road. Last month, Wood received a gold ________ from the 16th Special Book Award of China in Beijing for her contributions to ________ Chinese culture.

Wood’s ________ for Chinese culture is reflected in her daily life. The front yard of her house is full of bamboo, and her bookshelf is ________ with Chinese and English books related to China. She keeps numerous gifts given to her by Chinese friends, such as small Peking Opera masks, inkstones, Chinese calligraphy works and paintings.

Referring to her recent role as a ________ in the “Chinese Bridge” language contest held in London for British university students, she says she was ________ by their great enthusiasm in learning Mandarin.

3 . Einstein took a job as a clerk in the Swiss patent office. While working there, out of a strong ______ for knowledge, he continued to study, ______ a doctorate in physics in 1905. That same year, which was later ______ as a miracle year in science, he ______ four extraordinary physics papers. Following this, he gradually became famous ______ the world as the new Isaac Newton. After four years, he was able to ______ his job at the patent office and enter ______ full-time at a university. In 1922, he was ______ the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for his ______ of the photoelectric effect.

Circumstances ______ in 1933, when Hitler came to power in Germany. Einstein, who was Jewish, found the doors of ______ institutions closed to him. ______, he had to flee Germany. After spending time in Europe, he finally ______ a job at the institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, USA. ______ that, he continued to make great ______ in physics and mathematics.

4 . As a physically fit 89-year-old big band singer, Tony Bennett performed timeless ballads (民歌，情歌) perfectly. He was an exception to the belief of aging and decline.

However, the trouble with his _______ concerned Bennett, especially since it might impact his ability to put on his signature fine-tuned show. Eventually, Bennett was _______ with Alzheimer’s disease in 2017.

After receiving the diagnosis, Bennett insisted on continuing to perform. “Tony has always had a very _______ attitude,” his wife Benedetto says. “He was going to keep going straight ahead _______ he always has.”

As one of only a few artists to produce chart-topping records every decade since the 1950s — _______ more than 60 albums — Bennett is an American icon (偶像). His _______ “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” and “Rags to Riches”, among many others — have earned him 19 Grammy Awards.

_______ the disease, Bennett’s desire to help others connect through music remained strong. He felt it _______ to make people feel good.

In February 2021, Bennett _______ shared that he was living with Alzheimer’s in an interview. Shortly after the news, the ________ from the public was overwhelmingly supportive. In October, Bennett and Lady Gaga released ________ is billed as Bennett’s final studio album, “Love for Sale.” Upon its release, Bennett earned the Guinness World Records ________ for the oldest artist to release an album of new material.

As the disease ________, music has a renewed importance in Bennett’s life. Over seven decades, Bennett’s brave and ________ voice is helping people find joy among life’s hardships. “He gives people courage and hope. And he is ________.”

5 . From a young age, Allison Gilbert loved to write-and now the award-winning _________is telling the story of a trailblazer (先驱者) whose ambitions were similar to hers. Gilberts___________ book is Listen, World!: How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson:___________America’s Most-Read Woman. It is the first biography ever written___________Elsie Robinson, one of the most influential news___________in US history.

Gilbert, 52, got ___________in journalism by writing for her high school and college newspapers and went on to ___________major stories for The New-York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and other news outlets. She ___________The Week Junior that she discovered Elsie Robinson while___________her mother’s belongings after she died. When she found a____________attributed to Elsie Robinson and did some____________about her, Gilbert learned that Robinson was a great journalist in the 1900s. She was the highest-paid female writer at the Hearst media____________and the nation’s most-read columnist.

Gilbert was ____________by Robinson’s story. “She had no money, no resources, no connections, yet she had a ____________,” Gilbert said. “And through her own determination and hard work, she ____________it.” Gilbert wrote Listen, World!____________others could learn about Robinson and she would not be ____________ to history.

The advice for aspiring writers Gilbert____________with The Week Junior comes from Robinson. “Elsie would say that nobody is anointed (选定) a writer-you are a writer____________you say you are,” Gilbert said. “She would also say that writers____________, so just begin.”

6 . When Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during the first quarter of a Monday Night Football game on Jan. 2, viewers around the world held their breath. I was one of them. I sat on the couch with my sons and ______ as trainers and first responders used CPR and an automated external defibrillation(AED) device for 10 minutes before ______ Hamlin to a hospital.

Doctors ______ that the then 24-year-old had suffered from commotio cordis, a rare type of cardiac arrest (心脏停搏). During his stay in the ______, people in Buffalo held vigils (守夜) to pray, and fans everywhere ______ Hamlin with cards and letters and donated millions of dollars to his ______ organization.

By April, specialists ______ Hamlin to return to football. At a news ______announcing his return, Hamlin said, “I just want to show people that fear is a(n) _______ , and that you can keep going in something without having the ______ and without knowing what’s at the end of the ______ . You might feel ______ , and you might feel any type of way, but you just keep putting that right foot in front of the left one, and you keep going. I want to ______ that.”

I was ______ by what Hamlin said, by the way the people of Buffalo rallied (集合) around him and by the outpouring of love he gave the city ______ . His situation captured everything we look for in our annual search for the Nicest Places in America.

7 . Do you enjoy the Olympics? I certainly do. Every four years we get to see the best of the best competing for the _______. But sometimes the best inspiration _______ those who don’t win.

In 1988, Eddie Edwards became the first athlete since 1928 to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping. He had no money, no equipment, no _______ — and some called him the great British loser.

“When you _______, it’s probably about 500 or 600 feet high. So you do have to be not a little _______ to go down, but probably a lot.” Eddie recalled, “I got out and the crowd started _______ ‘Eddie! Eddie!’. It’s the most _______ feeling in the world.”

How did Eddie do? Eddie’s British record of 71 meters _______ him in 58th place — 19 meters behind the competitor who placed 57th. But it didn’t _______. His fans loved him for other reasons. If you ask anyone in Britain, “Who won the Olympic ski jump in 1988?” Almost no one could tell you. ________, if you ask, “Who is Eddie Edwards?” They’ll tell you all about the crazy ski jump guy who they still remember and ________ to this day. The British people were proud of him for just trying, thus ________ didn’t matter a bit. He will be forever and ________ memorized by his country for doing what no one else had done in 60 years.

So what ________ thing are you afraid to do? Take Eddie’s example and just go for it. You might just become a ________.

8 . Nineteen-year-old Simone Biles is one of the best gymnasts (体操运动员) who have ever lived. She has ______ more Olympic medals than any other American gymnast. While she now makes new gymnastics look simply, her road to the top was anything but ________.

When she was young, Simone’s parents were not able to ______ her and her little sister. They were ______ by their grandparents.

Simone first ______ gymnastics at the age of six. The coaches were very ______ at her natural talents. Simone soon attended a gymnastics program. With passion and determination, Simone kept ______. She got better and better. At age 8, Simone start training with a(n) ______ named Aimee Boorman. A few years later she started ______ in national and international competitions.

______ her Olympic teammate Gabby Douglas once said, “Gold medals are made out of your ______, blood and tears, and efforts in the gym every day.”

Simone’s efforts ____. When she was 16, she became the first female African-American all-around world gold medalist! ______, she made it in the Rio Olympics along with her coach, Mrs Boorman. Simone won five medals in Rio and is now compared to the ______ gymnasts in history.

Even though Simone kept advancing in her sport, she never forgot her faith (信仰) and ______. She attends church and plans to go to college in California.

9 . Most artists have to wait decades for their talents to be recognized. Some, like Dutch painter Van Gogh, only achieve _______ after they die. But this is not the _______ for Andres Valencia. The 11-year-old boy has already _______ millions selling his contemporary paintings to art collectors.

Andres’ parents are art lovers and collectors. They began _______ Andres to modern paintings when he was just a kid. The young boy soon began _______ famous artworks with great accuracy. His father, Lupe, says, “When he was 4 or 5, my wife and I would _______ him paint and do sketches(素描), and we were really surprised at what he would do.”

By age six, the _______ artist was selling his watercolor paintings to family and friends for $20 a piece. Over time. Andres began creating large-scale paintings with a _______ of oil stick and oil and acrylic paints. His masterpieces were all _______ contemporary artists like Picasso.

Bernie Chase, a family friend and owner of an art gallery, recognized Andres’ __________ from the start. He bought the young boy’s artwork every time he __________ and even paid $5,000 for one. In 2022, the young boy held his first __________ at Chase’s gallery. The 35 paintings __________ were sold for between $50,000 and $125,000 each.

When not painting, Andres is a __________ fifth-grader with math homework. “My son is an artist, but he is a __________ first.” His mother said. “He is a child, not a celebrity.”

10 . During the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, Deng Xiaolan _________ 44 children to the center of the stage. The children caught the world’s attention with their beautiful _________. The story behind the choir (合唱团) is also _________   .

Deng Xiaolan was born in Fuping, Hebei Province. Although she later left that place, Fuping was always on her mind. In 2003, she _________   Fuping and met with a group of children from Malan village. Deng _________   that the children sing a song together. However, her suggestion got no _________ . After chatting with them, she was _________ to learn that there were no music teachers in their school.

At that time, Fuping was a poor county. Students had no_________ to learn music. Deng decided to _________   music and became the first music teacher in the village school.

Deng collected __________   musical instruments like violins and guitars from her workmates and friends. She also founded a choir to teach the students to__________   and play musical instruments. Through music she helped the students develop a love for their hometown. She believed music can __________ endless possibilities for their lives.

Sun Zhixue, one student of Deng’s, __________   for a master’s degree in music education. “When we were young, Teacher Deng was like a beam (束) of __________   that lit up our lives. She was my role model. I’ll work in the countryside like her to __________   the children’s world with music,” Sun said.