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Alvin's heart hammered in his chest. Ever since he was a child, he had dreamed of this very scene. He believed this was his childhood wish coming true. And he decided to make Luna's wish come true too. So he posted the Christmas list on his Facebook page, asking for help locating the sender.

Meanwhile, Leticia, the mother of four-year-old Luna, had no idea that such an effort was underway. It had been a hard year for them. On a particularly tough day last December, Leticia told Luna to send her wishes to Santa by balloon. The girl was excited. Leticia helped her write down her wishes, put the note into a Christmas red balloon and took her out to release her wishes on the chilly windy morning.

One day in January, a friend called Leticia, "Someone found Luna's balloon." Her jaw dropped. Then she logged on to Facebook and saw Alvin's post and more netizens trying to help. Leticia was deeply touched and called Alvin. When Alvin told her how much it would mean to him to fulfill the girl' wishes, she agreed to let him meet Luna. Back in Louisiana, Alvin got busy collecting toys from his newfound Facebook community.

On a morning in April, just as chilly and windy as the day when Luna waved goodbye to her balloon, Alvin made a trip to their house. He presented all the gifts, including a puppy. Luna cried with delight. Later, they sat down together to share homemade breakfast. They all felt as if they had known each other forever. Having received so much generosity, Leticia and Luna expressed their gratitude and intended to pay it forward.

One late afternoon, Tina was driving on a highway when a severe (严重的)snowstorm hit without warning before. In a short time, the heavy snow, coupled with the strong wind, turned everything into white and made the road extremely dangerous.

Tina later found out that this kind of storm is called a "Saskatchewan screamer", which comes on extremely fast with high winds. It's really frightening and deadly to be caught in such extreme weather.

Unable to see the road clearly, Tina had to stop her car and call 911. The operator (接线员)told her that phone calls for help kept flooding in and all the rescuers (救援人员)had been called out. She suggested that Tina should wait out the storm in her car rather than risk driving on or going out. She took Tina's information and told her that an officer would call her back. Tina waited anxiously for almost two hours, but nobody called her yet to check in. "The storm showed no sign of stopping. What was worse, it was getting dark. I couldn't see anything outside the car since the snow had covered all the windows. The wind was still howling and the temperature was getting lower and lower in the car. I had no idea whom I could turn to for help," Tina later wrote in a Facebook post. "Alone and cold，I began to panic, worrying about getting hit by an oncoming car, getting buried in a snowbank, having my tailpipe (排气管) blocked by the snow...I was really worried I couldn't ever make it home to my family."

That was when Tina realized that it was no use waiting passively for help. She decided to do something herself. So she took out her cellphone, logged on to the Google Map and determined her location. She found online a neighborhood Facebook group for the area that she was passing through and shared a comment about her trouble with her location marked on the map. Then all she could do next was sitting in the car, praying someone could make a response to her as early as possible.

Fortunately, Tina's request reached 80-year-old retired rescuer Frank.

I wanted to do something special for my 15-year-old son, has always been a perfect boy. He worked all the summer to earn enough money to buy (he) a new bicycle instead of asking for money from me. Then he spent hours and hours on it. I loved my son so much I bought him a pair of sunglasses and gloves. When my son rode the bicycle with them, he looked very cool. He dreamed taking part in a race and winning.

On November 10th, my birthday, when I went to the kitchen to start the milk and bread in the morning, I found beautiful guitar on the table, beside which was a card, (say) "Happy birthday to my wonderful mother. "I was surprised and then began to sob. I remembered once I (joke) to my family that I wanted to learn playing the guitar to make my life colorful. I had forgotten it, but my son remembered. He took it (serious), and bought me one as a birthday gift. When I wondered my son could buy this expensive gift, soon I realized that my son had sold his bicycle (get) me the guitar.

When he was 16, Molai began to notice something3 happening around his home. A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the4 it caused had driven away a number of birds.5, the number of snakes had declined (减少) as well. He6 that it was because there weren't enough trees to protect them from the7. The solution, of course, was to plant trees so the animals could look for8 during the daytime. He turned to the9 department (部门) for help but was told that nothing would grow there. However, Molai went looking on his own and10a nearby island where he began to plant trees.

11 young plants in the dry season was12for a lone boy. Molai built at the13 of each sapling (幼树) a bamboo platform, where he placed earthen pots with small holes to14 rainwater. The water would then drip (滴落) on the plants below.

Molai15 to plant trees for the next 37 years. His efforts have resulted in 1,360 acres of naturally-grown land that has become home to many plants and animals.

Take a deep breath

. Because it makes the body's relaxation response. It helps the body change from being excited to being relaxed.

Remember that anxiety is just a feeling, like any other feeling By reminding yourself that anxiety is simply an emotional reaction, you can start to accept it. It just means you would benefit by accepting reality as it is and reality includes anxiety.

Question your thoughts

When people are anxious their brains start coming up with all sorts of strange thoughts, many of which are unlikely to occur.. You can ask yourself some questions like "Is this really likely to happen?" to challenge your thoughts.

Focus on right now

When people are anxious, they are usually worrying about something that might happen in the future.. Even if something serious is happening, focus on the present moment will improve your ability to manage the situation.

A. Instead, stop, breathe and pay attention to what's happening right now

B. Deep breathing is a powerful anxiety-reducing skill

C. Here are some ways that have been shown to work

D. And these thoughts only make you more anxious

E. You should remind yourself that anxiety is a feeling

F. Accept that you are anxious

G. Ask some questions

The research recruited 1,247 adults from 91 countries and utilized a free mobile app called Medito to deliver brief daily mindfulness sessions. Participants were randomly allocated to either a month-long mindfulness routine or a control group that listened to excerpts (节选) from "Alice in Wonderland". The mindfulness sessions included relaxation exercises, intention-setting, body scans, breath-focused attention and self-reflection. Surveys conducted before and after the 30-day training period revealed substantial improvements in the mindfulness group:

Reduced Depression by 19.2% more than control group;

Improved Wellbeing by 6.9% more;

Decreased Anxiety by 12.6% more;

Attitudes to Health got more positive by 7.1% over control group;

Behavioural Intentions to look after health increased by 6.5% beyond control group.

These benefits were largely maintained after 30 days. In follow-up surveys one month later(Day 61), the mindfulness group showed long-term improvements in their wellbeing, notably a reduction in depression, more positive attitudes and even better sleep.

This research is among the first to link mindfulness practice to broader lifestyle changes, underscoring its potential for promoting healthier living habits like exercising regularly. Masha Remskar, the lead researcher and an expert in behavior change, emphasized that even short daily mindfulness practice can be a powerful tool for mental health improvement. Dr. Max Western from the University of Bath stressed the potential global impact of a light-touch, affordable mindfulness intervention (介入) on healthy lifestyle behaviors, noting its benefits still lasted after the course ended, indicating that it can help build sustainable habits.

The study was supported by the UKRI Economic and Social Research Council and collaborated with the Medito Foundation, a non-profit promoting mindfulness globally through a free app alternative to subscription based services. Medito paved the way for the "30 Day Challenge", but had no part in data collection, analysis or publication.

Ethan, an agricultural instructor in Central Wyoming College (CWC) , became interested in agriculture at a young age. Growing up in Wyoming, which has 80 food deserts across 21 counties, he saw residents in his neighbourhood struggling to gain fresh produce. "I have always been involved with agriculture and education. I wanted to find an opportunity that would put together all of my skills to solve the pressing issue of Wyoming," says Ethan. He, together with a group of students from CWC, takes agricultural innovation to the next level — by transforming a standard 8-by-40-foot shipping container into a climate-controlled greenhouse.

The greenhouse is a fully operational vertical (垂直的) growing system. From the beginning, the container is recycled. The former shipping container is now given a new life as a food-growing station. Inside the repurposed container, four sliding walls with 88 growing panels housing five growth channels each, are growing hundreds of plants vertically. A fully automated (自动的) computer system is looking after every plant's needs, deciding when it's time to turn on the bright LED sunshine each day, as well as delivering the right amount of water.

The setup allows students to grow delicious vegetables and herbs, with the entire system designed for minimal energy usage and maximum plant output. It even operates mainly at night to take advantage of off-peak electricity rates, a wise decision that saves money.

"Now we are able to offer fresh vegetables to locals year-round," says Ethan. "The project also enriches the students' experience." A CWC student, Lexi Torres, speaks to shipping company Container Lift, "This project is about empowering next-generation growers to put real-world challenges like climate change and food shortage into studies. We're learning how to feed people with fewer resources. That's the future."

Many other restaurant CEOs also share their favorite foods from their own chains. Before becoming Starbucks' CEO, Brian Niccol loved Chipotle's chicken roll bowl — with white rice, fresh mixed vegetables, cheese, plus soft green fruit. "It's more than I should eat at my age, but it's hard to resist," he told Fortune last year. And Red Lobster CEO Damola Adamolekun also shared his favorite menu item at the seafood chain. It used to be snow crab (蟹), but it has changed to the Bairdi crab. "I tried the dish recently, which is similar to snow crab, and that is my new favorite," he told the Wall Street Journal last year.

Meanwhile, Kempczinski is dealing with a tricky restaurant landscape as rising prices remain sticky while customers continue to look to McDonald's for affordable food. Earlier this year, the company cut prices on its set meals after many customers complained that they had gotten too expensive. Kempczinski acknowledged the issue, saying in an earnings report that "you're seeing set meals priced over $10, and that absolutely is hurting its value impression"

Consumers are also increasingly bifurcated (分化). Lower-income diners are cutting back, treating fast food less as a daily convenience and more as an occasional pleasure. "Particularly with middle-and-lower-income consumers, they're feeling under a lot of pressure right now," Kempczinski added. "There's a lot of talk around, ‘What's the present state of the economy? How's it doing right now?' And what we see is, it's really kind of a two-part economy. If you're upper-income, earning over $100,000, things are good. What we see with middle-and-lower-income consumers, it's actually a different story."

I stared sadly at the bills spread across the kitchen table. The pile, growing larger and more depressing every day, totally consumed my thoughts. I felt hopeless as I opened another envelope and saw the bold red letters — "Past Due". With a frustrated sigh, I threw the bill back, murmuring helplessly.

This had been my life since my husband Bill died and I lost my work the year before: dealing with past-dues and final notices until I broke down in tears, and trying to decide which bills had to be paid immediately and which could be delayed. I was terrified to answer the phone, fearing it was a collection agency threatening to take my car or cut off my electricity. Yet I dared not ignore it. Trapped in such a dilemma, I felt deeply ashamed and just wanted to hide in bed. I had to struggle to survive, but I had already lost hope of pulling through.

I seldom opened the door to anyone these days, but when I heard one loud tap and three softer ones, I knew it was Judy, my best friend. She invented her special knock so that I would know it was her and not rush into my bedroom to hide. I didn't always want to see Judy, but I knew if I didn't let her in, she would worry more than she usually did about me.

I forced myself to get up from my chair and go to the door. Judy yelled when seeing me. "You don't have to say anything," she said. "I can see it in your face." She took me by the shoulders and gently pushed me backward, shaking her head. "I can also see it in your messy hair."

Judy gave me a steady stare that she had mastered from teaching middle-school kids for fifteen years. "And we're going to fix it."

I pointed to the bills on the table. "That? You're going to fix that?"

Judy took my arm and led me back to the table. "No," she said firmly. "You. You need fixing first."

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With those words, Judy took out a notebook and a pen from her bag.

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Under Judy's careful guidance, I started to take action.

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1．你对这句话的理解；

2．你如何在生活中践行它。

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Wisdom Is Organized Life

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Sitting in the dynamic downtown core of China's capital, a newly launched Beijing Gifts store occupies a special gray stone building. It displays an irresistible charm that naturally attracts the attention of  (passer-by).

It is decorated with panda models mounted on the walls, (invite) visitors to step inside. The entire space is animated by the lively conversations and cheerful laughter of youngsters, are drawn to showcases filled with (delicate) designed cultural and creative products.

Ranging from miniatures (缩微模型) of the city's iconic architectural landmarks to refined refrigerator magnets, each product carries one-of-its-kind story that reflects the essence of the capital city. Among these  (remark) items, one is an undisputed favorite: the Rabbit God, a traditional divine figure with a rabbit's head and a human body, which has firmly established itself as one of the store's most sought-after souvenirs.

Hu Pengfei, the creative mind behind these decorative Rabbit God figurines (雕塑), is delighted to witness this age-old cultural symbol, once an important clay toy for children during the Mid-Autumn Festival, growing  popularity among a younger generation.

(regard) initially to be an auspicious mascot (吉祥物) symbolizing peace and well-being, the Rabbit God carries profound cultural significance; in the past, it (see) as a creature that drove away diseases and brought good fortune, often shown on imperial clothing.

Through Hu's innovative design approach, this cultural heritage has been tastefully transformed  (suit) contemporary lifestyles as a desktop display piece.

One afternoon after school, when everyone else had6, Ms. Reed walked over to ask Liam to walk around with her. Liam looked up, thought for a while, and finally7. They walked slowly side by side in 8, with no urgent questions or unnecessary pressure from Ms. Reed.

As weeks passed, Liam gradually9 his guard. Sometimes he would murmur (低声说) a few words about his hobbies, and Ms. Reed always listened without10 him. Though sometimes Liam chose not to go, Ms. Reed didn't get11, just trying again the next day. Months later, Liam12 his long-lost hobby of drawing, became more active in class, and even made a few friends.

One day, Liam13 Ms. Reed with a drawing of two figures walking under a sunlit tree. "It's us," Liam said softly. He realized that Ms. Reed's14 was not just walking, but a light guiding him out of loneliness. For Ms. Reed, Liam's smile and growth were the greatest15 — proving that patience and care could melt the coldest silence and help a lost heart find its way back.

This emotional suppression (压抑) stems not from the emotions themselves, but from the moral meanings attached to them. Many families are influenced by traditional values like respect for elders and family harmony. As a result, people often soften their feelings, justify their parents' behavior, and remind themselves that their parents "did their best." Many adults hold conflicting emotions — gratitude and resentment, love and disappointment — yet feel forced to deny these complexities.

Western psychology often praises emotional independence and clear personal boundaries as healthy. However, in many other cultures, personal identity is deeply rooted in family relationships. Parental emotions strongly influence their children even in adulthood, and such emotional closeness is regarded as a normal expression of care and responsibility rather than unhealthy dependence.

As people mature, they begin to see parents as imperfect individuals shaped by their own struggles and limitations. This shift can be relieving but also uncomfortable, as acknowledging parental weaknesses may feel unacceptable in traditional contexts.

In working through these feelings, one grows more understanding — of oneself and of one's parents. Grieving (为……而悲伤) unmet needs does not destroy love but clarifies it. Instead, it means we can hold love, gratitude and hurt in the same relationship and make our family emotional story more complete.

A. They seldom show their real emotions to others.

B. Emotional maturity lies not in separating from family.

C. Cultural differences in family boundaries further complicate this issue.

D. It is strongly advised that people hide their negative feelings towards parents.

E. Most people find it easy to balance loyalty and honesty in family relationships.

F. This is not indifference but an attempt to protect the precious parent-child bond.

G. However, accepting this helps let go of unrealistic expectations and gain inner freedom.

Chai Xiujuan, chief scientist of the machine vision and agricultural robot innovation team, said the research addresses key challenges in automated tomato harvesting in greenhouses, including limited camera views, fruit occlusion (遮挡) and complex fruiting patterns. "Efficient and low-damage harvesting was a major challenge in modern greenhouse tomato production, particularly in dense planting environments," Chai said. "Our study presents a digital twin-driven system for intelligent tomato harvesting."

Using a slidable depth camera mounted on the harvesting robot, the team reconstructed a high-fidelity 3D digital twin of the greenhouse that accurately captures the spatial distribution and growth states of tomatoes. Based on this virtual environment, the researchers developed a learning-based framework to develop better harvesting strategies, including robot positioning, fruit selection priority and adaptive operation modes.

Experimental results showed that the method significantly improved harvesting performance, reducing average picking time by nearly 35 percent to 7.4 seconds per fruit, while collision (碰撞) occurrences dropped by 45 percent.

"Traditionally, a depth camera is fixed on the robotic arm to capture the picking view and make harvesting decisions," Lang Yining, a team member, said. "However, such decisions are usually based only on the local field of view from the current camera position, which may contain just a few tomatoes. In our approach, a depth camera mounted on a sliding rail scans dynamically to reconstruct the overall structure of the greenhouse plants. This creates a digital twin of the entire tomato-growing environment and gives the picking decision algorithm (算法) a much broader scope."

Next, the team plans to further explore the use of digital twin technology to simulate (模拟) the growth and harvesting environments of more crop varieties, enabling low-cost and high-efficiency training and evaluation of harvesting decision algorithms.

Myra Cheng, a university professor and lead author of the study, was inspired after she learned that undergraduates were increasingly using AI to solve relationship issues. She worries people will lose the skills to deal with difficult social situations, as AI never tells users they are wrong or offers the "tough love" sometimes needed. While AI is overly agreeable on fact-based questions, few studies have explored how Large Language Models (LLMs) powering AI judge social dilemmas (困境).

Cheng's team evaluated 11 major LLMs, including ChatGPT and Gemini, using established interpersonal advice datasets. They also presented LLMs with harmful action statements and tested 2,400 participants who chatted with both overly agreeable and objective AI chatbots. They found AI supported users 49% more often than humans on average and praised problematic behaviors 47% of the time; participants judged overly agreeable AI chatbots as more trustworthy, enhancing their original views.

Researchers claimed this preference may leave developers unmotivated to fix AI's sycophancy, creating a harmful feedback circle, where engagement with AI models and their training could enhance such overly agreeable behavior. Additionally, participants could not distinguish overly agreeable AI chatbots from objective ones, mistakenly thinking they were equally fair. One reason the researchers cited was that AI's agreement often came wrapped in neutral, academic language, making its biased opinion hard to recognize. The study warns overusing AI for interpersonal advice may disturb moral growth and narrow perspectives, as avoiding social conflicts — easy with AI — is key to healthy relationships.

I had always been a top student, and before I started my graduate program, I had already completed medical school. I expected excellence from myself. Any misstep, in my view, was a sign that I might not be cut out for this kind of work. I tried to avoid more mistakes, but there was no structured course in my graduate school, and I was unused to building research work.

Mistakes kept piling up: repeated DNA extraction failures, mixed-up results and methods sections in scientific writing. I was overwhelmed with self-blame, feeling all eyes were on me, judging my incompetence.

Then, one night, I had a dream. I knew I was suffering, and I watched myself, with deep sympathy. That dream showed me something I hadn't been able to grasp in waking life: I needed to treat myself with the same pity I would offer a dear friend. I should have seen mistakes as part of growth.

That realization led me to change. The shift in mindset made it easier to avoid being consumed by the weight of failure. I also started to log my mistakes so I could learn from them. I would note whether there was something I could have done differently. Then I would move on. This simple practice helped me a lot.

The reality is, we are all going to mess up. I now realize that's OK, even necessary. "Doing better" comes from "doing first", often with twists and turns along the way.

Academics and Student Life

Valuing both study and personal development, the school provides courses including humanities, science, mathematics and foreign languages. More than 92 percent of students join one of the 62 school sports teams. Every year, many graduates go on to study at top universities such as Harvard and Yale.

The following chart shows the college admission distribution of Hotchkiss graduates.

Summer Program Overview

This year, Hotchkiss School will hold a summer program for students entering Grade 7 or above. The program has two 2-week sessions. Session 1 runs from June 29 to July 12, and Session 2 is from July 13 to July 26. Students can choose to take part in one session or both.

Program Highlights

·14 special courses covering STEM, art, public speaking and sports are provided.

·Textbook knowledge and real-world practice are skilfully combined.

·Activities like swimming, hiking, basketball and beach volleyball can be enjoyed without paying.

·Tennis, rock climbing and SSAT training are available for an extra charge, but students can choose whether to participate.

Application Requirements

To apply, students need to hand in their school reports, two teacher recommendations and a short personal essay.