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Sheela's 93-year-old grandpa suffers from Alzheimer's and has lost his memory. He's unable to 1 her name and her relationship with him and constantly asks the same 2 questions.

But the music provides a(n) 3 for the two—a shared moment of 4 . Though Sheela demonstrates rare musical skills, yet she didn't expect music had such great magic as to 5 Grandpa with severe Alzheimer's disease.

That afternoon, Sheela was asked to 6 Grandpa owing to her mother's absence. But absolutely 7 by Grandpa. Sheela felt bored. Pacing 8 , she saw a piano in a corner that remained untouched for years. Sheela opened it and began to play a piece by Chopin. Attracted by the fantastic music, Grandpa got out of his bedroom and slowly 9 the piano, his eyes shining brilliantly and a pleased smile climbing from his mouth. He seemed to be completely absorbed in the beautiful 10 .

After she finished, Grandpa even gave her the thumbs (大拇指) up on her 11 . Sheela was moved to tears by Grandpa's 12 . Grandpa then made his way to his armchair, closed his eyes in peace and fell asleep soon. The moment was all too brief but quite 13 .

Sheela shared the experience online and urged people to 14 the present: "Make space for love and treasure the present moment with your loved ones." Now Sheela has her eye on what does 15 !

It goes without saying that everyone has bad days at work. You hit an unexpected problem with a project you've been working on for weeks. You are severely criticized by your boss in the company. Whatever your workplace problem is, one effect it has is to make you feel more alone. There are times when you feel as though your colleagues are upset and you can only rely on yourself.

When you're feeling upset about a problem at work, take a minute to think of someone in your life that you're grateful to and write a sentence or two on a notepad about what you appreciate.     Why does it have such power? Gratitude is often a positive emotion you feel when someone else has gone out of their way to do something helpful for you that they didn't have to do. That person has done something selfless in order to make your life little—or perhaps a lot—better.

 It might be a relative who took care of you when you were little, a teacher who helped you out in a tough situation or a colleague who put you up for a great opportunity. 

Picking one of those folks out and reminding yourself of why you're grateful to them has two benefits. It also reminds you of the deep social connections you have so that you don't feel quite as isolated anymore.

A. You have a quarrel with your beloved.

B. In those moments, a little gratitude can help

C. Here are some reasons to explain these situations.

D. All of us have people in our lives who fit that bill.

E. Research shows practicing gratitude can make you happier.

F. You forget the appointment with a VIP customer and keep him waiting.

G. For one, it gets you thinking about something positive and lifts your mood

Barcelona's opera house has celebrated its reopening to the public since the coronavirus pandemic (新冠疫情) put the world into a huge horror, but their opening night had an unusual audience. For its first concert, the theater refused the usual crowd of people and instead packed the house with plants. Yes, that's correct. All 2,292 seats at the Gran Teatre Liceu were occupied by leafy green plants.

The idea was put forward by conceptual artist Eugeno Ampudia and was broadcast live on the theater's website. These lucky ficus trees, palms, and Swiss cheese plants—which were brought in by local nurseries (苗圃) — got the pleasure of hearing Puccini's Crisantemi performed by the UceLi Quartet string musical group.

Ampudia hopes that his idea and the work will inspire people to think more deeply about their relationship with nature and the concept of sustainability (持续性). "We are at the end of an era and that means that we have to change certain patterns," he shares. "We don't live in the same world as 90 days ago, and this means we have to reflect on everything that we do."

As plants can respond to different vibrations (震动) caused by music, they certainly weren't a passive audience—even if they weren't able to give applause. Now that the concert is over, each plant will be given to a different frontline healthcare worker who helped guide the country through its battle with the coronavirus.

The moving concert is a continuation of the Liceu's mission to create a dialogue between music and the visual arts. Pictures and a video of the performance taken by Ampudia will now become part of La Caixa contemporary (当代的) art collection.

When The Alchemist was first published twenty-five years ago in my native Brazil, no one noticed. A bookseller in the northeast corner of the country told me that only one person purchased a copy the first week of its publication. It took another six months for the bookseller to unload a second copy. And who knows how long it took to sell the third. At the end of the year, my original publisher decided to cancel our contract. I was forty-one and upset.

But I never lost faith in the book. Why? Because it was me in there, all of me, heart and soul. I was living my own fantasy. A man sets out on a journey, dreaming of a beautiful or magical place, in search of some unknown treasure. At the end of his journey, the man realizes the treasure was with him the entire time. I was following my personal legend (传奇) and my treasure was my talent to write. And I wanted to share this treasure with the world.

I started knocking on the doors of other publishers. One opened and the publisher on the other side agreed to give The Alchemist a second chance. Slowly, through word of mouth, it finally started to sell — three thousand, then six thousand, ten thousand — book by book, gradually throughout the year.

Eight months later, an American visiting Brazil wanted to translate the book and help me find a publisher in the United States. But it still took some time to sell, slowly finding its audience in the United States by word of mouth, just as it did in Brazil. And then one day, Bill Clinton was photographed leaving the White House with a copy. Then people from different walks of life were suddenly talking about it.

The Alchemist became a phenomenon. The book hit the New York Times bestseller list and stayed there for more than three hundred weeks. It has since been translated into more than eighty different languages, and is widely considered one of the ten best books of the twentieth century.

Chinese volleyball superstar Zhu Ting has inspired a new English word. "Stay awesome and ZHUperb!" wrote a blogger at Volleywood, a US-based volleyball website. The word combines "Zhu" and "superb" to describe the 24-year-old player's leadership skills.

Zhu's prolific (多产的) scoring performances put her among the Top 10 Global Outstanding Athletes for 2019 Heracles Prize of the Big Ben Award. As captain of the Chinese women's national volleyball team, Zhu has "created the new golden age of women's volleyball in China," the award said.

Although she's a superstar now, it hasn't been easy for Zhu to get to where she is. Born to a farming family in Henan province, Zhu earned a chance to attend a local sports school at age 13. With her father's encouragement, she made steady progress and quickly moved up, from the provincial youth team to the national youth team.

She rose to fame by helping China's U20 team win the 2013 FIVB U20 World Championship. Shortly after, Zhu joined the national team and began playing under legendary coach Lang Ping. At first, the 1.98-meter-tall Zhu found it difficult to move quickly and stay balanced. But Lang took advantage of her height and trained her to jump high and smash balls. Her work paid off. Zhu is now an outstanding spiker (主攻手).

Today, Zhu treats her height as an aspect of her physical strength. And she still works up a sweat during training. "Hard work and talent are equally important. I'll move forward step by step," she told People's Daily.

You may think that work can never be fun. But some jobs are interesting and even lucrative(赚钱的). The Balance Careers created a list of top 15 interesting jobs in the world. We picked out four of them.

Caretaker of Hamilton Island

What is the best job in the world? It is being a caretaker of an Australian tropical island—a job that includes a salary of ￡69, 000 and involves little more than lazing in the sun, snorkeling(浮潜)and writing a weekly blog about life on the Internet.

NASA Sleep Tester

NASA is looking for volunteers who will be paid a total of around $18, 000 to lie in bed for 70 days. Sleep tester can play games, read books and chat with friends online, just as long as they don't get out of bed before the test ends. The results of these tests are used to help astronauts maintain their health while in space.

Electrician at the South Pole

The British Antarctic Survey once posted an ad calling for plumbers, carpenters and chefs to work on the coldest continent on Earth. Those who were selected received starting salaries of ￡23, 000, while travel expenses, food and winter clothing were provided free of charge.

Professional Cuddler

Professional cuddling was a new job that appeared in the US four years ago. As the name of the job suggests, the role of a professional cuddler is to give you a warm hug, chat with you and give you comfort when you are sad. Professional cuddlers earn $60 per hour.

The little boy

A little boy selling magazines for school walked up to a house that people rarely visited. The house was very old and shabby and the owner hardly ever came out. When he did come out, he would not say hello to his neighbors or passers-by but simply just glare at them.

The boy knocked on the door and waited, sweating from fear of the old man. The boy's parents told him to stay away from the house, and a lot of the other neighborhood children were told the same thing from their parents.

Dust found the boy lingering on and hesitating what to do. As he was ready to walk away, the door slowly opened. "What do you want?" the old man said impatiently. The little boy was very afraid but he had a quota(份额) to meet for school with selling the magazines. So he got up the courage and said, "Uh, sir, I am selling these magazines and uh, I was wondering if you would like to buy one from me."

The old man just stared at the boy without a word. The boy could see inside the old man's house and saw that he had dog figurines(小雕像) on the fireplace mantle. "Do you collect dogs?" The little boy asked. "Yes, I have many collections in my house. They are my family here and they are all I have." The boy then felt sorry for the man, as it seemed that he was a very lonely soul.

"Well, I do have a magazine here for collectors. It is perfect for you. I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much." The old man was ready to close the door on the boy and said, "No, boy. I don't need any magazines of any kind, now goodbye."

The little boy was sad that he was not going to make his quota with the sale. He was also sad for the old man being so alone in the house that he owned. The boy went home and then had an idea. He had a little dog figurine that he got some years ago from an aunt. The figurine did not mean nearly as much to him since he had a real live dog and a large family.

Para 1:

The little boy headed back down to the old man's house.

Para 2:

From that day on something changed inside the old man. 

注意：1. 词数 80 左右；2.短文题目和首句已为你写好。

The person I respect

There are many respectable people around us.

Writers often  their imagination and experiences for the plot.

We need a carpet that will everyday use.

 health is the most important to everyone.

To be honest,  to have been invited to speak here.

 at the new place，she found she fell in love with it.

Tu Youyou, a famous female chemist and (scientific), was born in Ningbo，Zhejiang Province on 30 December 1930. In 1951, she was (admit) into Beijing University, majoring making medicine and graduated in 1955. She worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing after (graduate). In 1969, she became head of the project and performed numerous tests. In 1971, Tu's team succeeded in (discover) and developing artemisinin to cure those patients of malaria in different places of the world, for she won many big awards. To our excitement and delight, she (award) the Nobel Prize for Medicine on October 5th, 2015, becoming the first Chinese woman (win) the Nobel Prize. We are called on to learn from her and devoted (we) to scientific research.

The Best Thing that ever Happened for Being Nice

A few weeks ago, my family and I were at a restaurant. We had just finished having lunch when I excused myself to go to the 1 .

When I was in one of the stalls (隔间), the lady in the stall next to me was saying something. At first, I didn't realize what she was saying, but 2 , I heard her say, "No tissue! No tissue!" with an accent (口音). She seemed like she was really panicking (恐慌), so I asked her if she ran out of toilet paper. Thankfully, she 3 me and said, "Yes! Yes!"

I passed her some paper. When we got out of the toilet stall, she kept 4 me over and over. I said, "You're welcome, Ma'am," and tried to leave. The lady stopped me 5 the toilet again, saying some things that I couldn't understand. I simply smiled at her and agreed quietly. She then 6 on buying my lunch. I tried to politely 7 , but the lady seemed so happy and determined to8 me to lunch that I finally accepted.

Some people were staring at me and the lady as I walked back to my family and our table, but I didn't care. The lady was 9  like I had just saved her life, and I was feeling like a 10 .

When I got back to our table, my parents were looking at me, puzzled. Their daughter had simply intended to go to the toilet for a minute or two, 11  she came back with her entire meal completely paid for. When they asked me to explain everything, I kept laughing for a while before I could get out a single word.

A few moments later, someone came up to us. It was the lady again. She thanked me again then12  that she had just moved to our 13  and that her English wasn't very good. She also said that she had been in that toilet stall for a long time, and despite her calling out to people. No one gave her toilet paper. She thanked me again.

The best thing that happened to me that day was not only getting a 14  meal, but more importantly, gaining a new understanding of what it means to be truly 15 . The next time you have a chance to help a stranger, remember this story.

Anger is a basic human emotion that is experienced by all people. Usually triggered (触发) by an emotional hurt, anger is usually experienced as an unpleasant feeling that occurs when we think we have been injured, mistreated, opposed in our long-held views. 

The experience of anger varies widely: how often anger occurs and how long it lasts are different for each person. People also vary in how easily they get angry, as well as how comfortable they are with feeling angry.  Some people are very aware of their anger, while others fail to recognize anger when it occurs. Regardless of how often we actually experience anger, it is a common and unavoidable emotion.

When well managed, anger or annoyance has very few harmful health or interpersonal consequences (结果). At its roots, anger is a signal to you that something in your environment isn't right. It catches your attention and encourages you to take action to correct that wrong thing. How you end up dealing with the anger signal has very important consequences for your overall health, however. When you express anger, your actions trigger others to become angry too. Violence can follow. You may develop a reputation (名声) that no one wants to be around you.

Out of control, anger distances friends, co-workers and family members. It also has a clear relationship with health problems and an early death. 

A. Blood pressure rises.

B. Anger can be a positive emotion.

C. Anger can be beneficial or harmful.

D. Some people are always getting angry while others seldom feel angry.

E. These are but two of many reasons why learning to properly manage anger is a good idea.

F. Another way to reduce your anger and deal with it is to breathe slowly and deeply.

G. It also occurs when we are faced with problems that keep us from achieving personal goals.

Are you pessimistic by nature? Well, it's not good for your brain. A new study has found that repeated negative thinking in later life is linked to cognitive(认知) decline and greater deposits(沉积) of two harmful proteins responsible for Alzheimer's disease(阿尔茨海默病).

Negative thinking behaviors, such as reflection about the past and worry about the future, were measured in more than 350 people over the age of 55 over a two-year period. About a third of the participants also had a brain scan to measure deposits of proteins, which cause Alzheimer's disease. The scans showed that people who spent more time thinking negatively had more harmful proteins, worse memory and greater cognitive decline than people who were not pessimists.

The study also tested for levels of anxiety and depression and found greater cognitive decline in depressed and anxious people, which agrees with previous research. But proteins did not increase in people who were already depressed and anxious, leading researchers to suspect that repeated negative thinking might be the main reason why depression and anxiety lead to Alzheimer's disease.

"This is the first study showing a biological relationship between repeated negative thinking and Alzheimer's disease, and gives physicians a more precise way to assess risk and offer treatment," said neurologist Dr. Richard Isaacson. "This study will change the way I care for my patients at risk."

Fiona Carragher, who is chief policy and research officer at the Alzheimer's Society in London, pointed out that this isn't saying that a short-term period of negative thinking will cause Alzheimer's disease. "Most of the people in the study were already identified as being at higher risk of Alzheimer's disease," she added. "so we need more research to see if these results exist within the general population."