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Dear Peter, 

Yours

Li Hua

Acupuncture（针灸）, a traditional Chinese medical practice, （be） the remedy for （count） patients since ancient times. Before modern medicine came to life, ancient Chinese used stone tools to relieve pain. Over time, this primitive practice gradually evolved a comprehensive and profound medical system and shaped the root of acupuncture. 

（aim） at promoting the body's self-regulating functions, acupuncture emphasizes all-inclusive treatment, balance of bodily functions and overall physiological well-being, therapeutic principles are in line with the philosophical concepts of traditional Chinese medicine.

Practices can vary in forms, including needle insertion, cupping and scraping. Needle insertion, most common method, （carry） out by inserting hair-thin needles into meridians, with specific points on the body that channel vital energy （the qi）. Practitioners lift, twirl and rotate needles to unblock the flow of energy and stimulate the body's innate potential to heal （it）.

Looking beyond China, acupuncture has become a global therapy. According to a 2019 WHO report, acupuncture is used in 113 of its 120 member countries, （illustrate） its widespread recognition and application. 

With a rich history and deep cultural significance, acupuncture has seen many （advance） in scientific research and modern medicine, which is now an embodiment of profound cultural heritage and a historic path to healing. 

Jacky Hunt-Broersma, a native of South Africa, set her goal in mid-January. And since then she has been running 26. 2 miles every day, about the 1  of a marathon. On Saturday, she completed her 104th marathon—a（an） 2  she expects to be confirmed by Guinness World Records. If so, she would then 3  a world record for 104 back-to-back（持续的） marathon runs, two more than her previous 4 . 

Hunt-Broersma 5 half of her left leg to a rare form of cancer in 2001. "The biggest 6 was accepting that part of my body was gone, " she said. "Until five years ago, I was not very 7 . But after 8 running, I decided to give it a try. " Currently, she keeps running on a false 9 made out of carbon fiber. The carbon fiber blade （刀锋） she uses, designed specifically for 10 , costs about $10, 000.

But Hunt-Broersma says her 11 has been well worthwhile. "Running really 12 my life, " she said. "It gave me a sense of freedom. I fell in love with the process of 13 my body further just to see what I could do. "

Hunt-Broersma is hoping to 14 a single thought in others——"You're 15 than you think and you're capable of so much more. "

When faced with the decision to get out of bed or have a few more minutes of sleep, which do you choose? 

A sleep researcher Till Roen, has recently conducted a study.  And while there are no official numbers on snoozing （打盹）, a quick survey of social media makes it clear that hitting the snooze button is popular. 

As to how the snooze button will affect your day, scientists have mixed opinions. Some scientists think people who hit the snooze button in the mornings are actually clever, creative and happy. "I feel that hitting the snooze button has got to be one of the worst things that ever happened to human sleep, " researcher Jonath an Horowitz said. "The chances of you ‘snoozing' and actually experiencing a meaningful rest are close to zero. "

According to some sleep experts, you simply hit the snooze button. And that will throw yourself into a deep state of being sleepy. The body needs some time to wake up. Therefore, when returning to what will be a light sleep for a brief period of time, you are putting your body back into a sleep mode before waking it again. At that point your body won't know what it wants, resulting in a sort of half awaken state.

 The key is to form a healthy sleep cycle. Focus your efforts on getting enough sleep each night and waking up at the same time each day so that when your alarm goes off you feel rested. 

A. But some said that hitting the snooze button will ruin your day. 

B. Believe it or not, that decision could make a difference in the rest of your day. 

C. How can you really take advantage of an alarm clock?

D. It's significant to make use of willpower to struggle off bed.

E. About 85 percent of Americans use an alarm clock to wake up. 

F. Hopefully, the following ways will help you keep refreshed in the morning. 

G. In fact you are confusing your body and mind. 

In 2020, OpenAI, a research lab in San Francisco, revealed a system called GPT-3. It is what artificial intelligence researchers call a neural network, after the web of neurons in the human brain. A neural network is really a mathematical system that learns skills by locating patterns in vast amounts of digital data. By analyzing thousands of cat photos, for instance, it can learn to recognize a cat. "We call it ‘artificial intelligence, ' but a better name might be ‘finding statistical patterns from large data sets', " said Dr. Gopnik, the Berkeley professor.

More recently, researchers at places like Google and OpenAI began building neural networks that learned from enormous amounts of prose, including digital books and Wikipedia articles by the thousands. GPT-3 is an example. As it analyzed all that digital text, it built what you might call a mathematical map of human language — more than 175 billion data points that describe how we piece words together. Using this map, it can perform many different tasks, like penning speeches, writing computer programs and having a conversation. 

But there are limitations. If you ask GPT-3 for 10 speeches in the voice of Mark Twain, it might give you five that sound remarkably like the famous writer—and five others that come nowhere close. Computer programmers use the technology to create small snippets（一小段） of code they can slip into larger programs, but more often than not they have to edit and adjust whatever it gives them. 

Still, Dr. Gopnik described this kind of system as intelligent. "It is not intelligent in the way humans are. It is like an unfamiliar form of intelligence, " he said. "But it still counts. "

Dr. Gopnik and many others in the field are confident that they are on a path to building a machine that can do anything the human brain can do. This confidence shines through when they discuss current technologies. He admits that some A. I. researchers "struggle to differentiate between reality and science fiction. " But he believes these researchers still serve a valuable role. "They help us dream of the full range of the possible, " he said.

Perhaps they do. But for the rest of us, these dreams can get in the way of the issues that deserve our attention. 

These days, it's not unusual to see middle-aged men collecting Star Wars action figures, office workers wearing Hello Kitty accessories, or celebrities like David Beckham playing with Lego bricks. It's becoming more and more common to see adults taking an interest in toys, comic books and the activities that are traditionally associated with children. This phenomenon has given rise to a new word: kidult.

What lies behind the phenomenon? One is about adults' nostalgia（怀旧之情） for the carefree days of childhood, and this is especially true with today's fast-paced, stressful lifestyles. Another is about a societal change in recent decades where people are starting families later. As a result, they have more time and money to spend on themselves. Some adults could only window-shop for their dream toys when they were kids, but now they can afford that radio-controlled car or high-priced doll they have always wanted.

Businesses have been quick to exploit the kidult trend, and the number of toy stores that target adults has risen. Companies are repackaging products from past decades and also bringing out new ones for adults. Lego, for example, has brought out an architectural series featuring landmarks from around the world. 

Society traditionally disapproves of adults who refuse to put aside childhood interests, viewing the refusal as a sign of social immaturity and irresponsibility. Those who agree with this view sometimes claim that kidults are suffering from the pop-psychology concept known as Peter Pan Syndrome, an anomaly（异常） that people remain emotionally at the level of teenagers. On a grander scale, these kidult opponents argue that such delayed adulthood causes couples to marry later and have fewer children. This in turn can lead to shrinking national economies, for there needs to be a generational replenishment of the workforce. 

From the standpoint of kidults, though, this phenomenon is seen as nothing but harmless fun. Kidults insist that having youthful interests keeps them young, happy and creative, and their refusal to conform to society's acceptable tastes shows independent thinking. Besides, they argue that being part of the social trend of delayed adulthood is not purely a personal choice. The real causes include expensive housing, increased educational requirements for employment and poor work opportunities.

Whether the kidult phenomenon will continue to grow or prove to be a passing trend is anyone's guess. As the debate about it continues, remember that there is nothing wrong with being young at heart.

It was a quiet morning in the library, and we librarians were enjoying a rather loud chat. Suddenly, a patron marched up to us, gave us an annoyed "Shush!" and went back to her seat. How strange for a group of librarians to be shushed by a patron! Shouldn't it be the other way around?

Well, it's complicated. If you're like me, a middle-aged woman, you probably remember libraries as places of silent reading. These days, however, libraries are more like active community centers.

In the past, most libraries didn't focus much on programs for kids whose age made it impossible for them to be quiet on demand. But growing knowledge about the importance of kids and teens learning through hands-on experiences has since caused a sea change in how libraries connect with young readers. Now libraries begin offering interactive programs for kids, including crafts, board games, and story times. These types of programs certainly aren't designed to be silent.

Along with more programs for ever-younger children, technology today has played a part in the transformation of libraries into places where both kids and adults can use computers, make something on a 3D printer and more. In addition, many libraries now offer programs for adults, who can participate in book discussion, learn calligraphy, and even take college classes. 

Of course, libraries still need peaceful phones. These days, many libraries have glassed-off study rooms or quiet areas. They are also less noisy in the early afternoons, after morning children's programs and before the after-school kid crowd arrive.

It's clear to me now that on the day my colleagues and I were shushed by a patron, we should have been using our "library voices" as we talked. Still, it's unlikely that libraries will ever return to the days when they were places of silence. There's just too much fun and learning happening.

假如你是在英国进行交换生学习的中国学生李华。你在报纸上看到了英国某博物馆招聘周末兼职讲解员。请根据以下要点写一份应聘邮件。写作要点：1. 写信意图；2. 应征目的；3. 自身条件(经验，能力等)。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇: historical relics

Dear Sir, 

I am Li Hua, an exchange student from China.

Yours sincerely, 

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11处起)不计分。

The proverbs I like most is "Where there is a will, there is a way", what tells that we should stick to our dreams. When in Junior Middle School, I was too poor in my studies that I nearly gave up. And my head-teacher was always there. He gives me confidence every time I lost my heart. He encouraged me with the proverb continuous. Thanks to my teacher, all my efforts paying off and finally I became a top student. Nothing is impossible to a will heart. As long as you keep trying, you'll make.