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I'm a physical therapist（治疗师）for severely disabled children in the South Bronx. I had one student named Tamisha who was stuck in a wheelchair. She could 1 move her eyes. She couldn't speak, but I could basically 2 her mind.

Tamisha was very intelligent, and very humorous. If someone terribly dressed got on the elevator, she'd 3 her eyes and giggle. I'd have to 4 I didn't know what she was laughing in order to avoid embarrassing that person. We grew so close over the years. On Halloween I 5 her up as a butterfly, because that's how I saw her. She was 6 in this body, but she was a soul with so much depth and so much 7 .

When Tamisha graduated, my husband and I went to Home Depot and got paint, and butterflies, and rainbow decals（印花胶纸）. And we completely 8 her bedroom. We made her sleep in the living room 9 she wouldn't know it. But at the end of the weekend, when Tamisha's father carried her in, she started going wild. Her face 10 . She's making all kinds of sounds. Her father is holding her, and he's 11 . The makeover was a real 12 .

We've done about 20 of them now. Our process always begins with an 13 process. We ask the person: what makes you happy? What colors do you love? What are your favorite things? We let them design their 14 room. Then we become the 15 who bring that dream to life.

Advice on Choosing Your Career

You probably are very much concerned about which direction you take in your career, but before working through the process of generating and refining specific career choices, helicopter up to 10,000 feet from where you can view your overall career map, answer the big questions and set your overall direction. What is your aim? How long have you got? Remember that there are no right answers, only the best choice for you, based on what you know now.

Having laid out your overall map, set boundaries and defined your personal targets, you can then turn to practical issues.  Write down examples of how you demonstrate key employ ability skills such as team work, leadership, and communication.

 Go out and meet people, attend talks, go to relevant lectures, watch videos about industries and organizations, seek out websites that can give you objective and general career advice, for example, the open access Oxford university careers website.

Over time you can start to narrow down your choices and then choose one. 

In 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set off with a compass and direction, and a general destination of mapping the new Louisiana territories in America. But they had no exact map.  Your career will be much longer but, like Lewis and Clark, it is about direction, not destination.

A. Where, roughly, are you going?

B. Their successful expedition took two years.

C. In any event, you have a few years to explore.

D. Identify what you are good at, based on your skills and experiences.

E. That way, you'll be more focused and thus more likely to achieve your goal.

F. You are looking for a match to what might suit you now, but that changes over time.

G. Your care er project might take some time, as now you are probably short of information.

Turning around corners, weaving through traffic, every second matters. It is neither a street race nor a 007 chase, but the risky journey of a sushi（寿司）roll.

The streets of China are filled with delivery drivers racing noodles, sandwiches and soups across cities. While the everyday consumer may find these services convenient, most do not realize the true cost of their delivery. How much is that late-night snack really worth?

Strict time limits are the main concern for delivery drivers. The Chinese delivery app Meituan decreased the maximum time allowance from 50 minutes to 30 or even 20. Time literally means money: Surpassing the limit can result in fines, which are paid to the firm rather than to the consumers. Yet, beyond fines, there is often a great er cost. According to Pandaily News, one delivery worker is injured or killed in accidents every 2.5 days in Shanghai and, sadly, companies seldom provide insurance claims when their time limits lead to these consequences. Drivers are pushed to break traffic rules and risk their lives so your sushi is not a minute late.

Furthermore, low wages and extensive working hours exacerbate these issues. Some companies in China take advantage of the economic inequalities between China's large cities and less developed interior to offer extremely low pay to migrant delivery drivers while demanding long hours. Yet these long hours and low pay are common throughout the global delivery industry. In the United States, advertised earnings of $22 per hour are largely exaggerated while workers complain that food delivery apps rarely give them all their tips.

What is the solution? First, consumers should recognize what is behind their impossibly cheap and fast delivery: exploitation. We should expect more from the delivery app companies and less from their drivers. That is, we should pay more and wait longer while only ordering from companies who offer their drivers fair wages, insurance and a safe working environment. In the end, your sushi is just not worth it.

Leadership is a quality that is hard to define. Everyone can think of inspiring leaders from history but managers who think they can base their style on Nelson Mandela or Elizabeth I are suffering from misunderstandings of greatness.

The biggest mistake is to consider leadership entirely equal to charisma（魅力）. Billy McFarland was just 25 when he set up the Fyre festival which promised attendees a luxury experience on a deserted island in the Bahamas. As shown by the Netflix documentary, "Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened", Mr McFarland was an unusual salesman. He convinced investors that he was a visionary businessman and persuaded talented young people to work for him.

But he lacked the skills to put his vision into practice. Festival guests arrived to find their food consisted of cheese sandwiches, rather than first-class cuisine. They were housed not in luxury villas, but in tents left over from a hurricane-relief program. The whole event ended with Mr McFarland being sentenced to six years in prison.

His example could have been a case study for the book by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic— "Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?（and how to fix it）". As an organisational psychologist, he points out that people tend to assume that confident individuals are competent, when there is no actual relationship between the two qualities. Those confident people are promoted and then their abilities turn out to be over-estimated.

Mr Chamorro-Premuzic argues that competence is more important than charisma or confidence. Managers need enough presence to persuade their teams to follow the business plan, but they should think in terms of coaching rather than inspiration. Employees are more likely to be engaged with their work if they get frequent feedback from their bosses, and if they are involved in setting their own goals. Another key factor in leadership is the ability to set a good example. Subordinates（下属）notice what behaviour gets rewarded and which standards are set by the person at the top.

Coco Gauff used to visit the Grand Slam tournament（大满贯锦标赛）as a kid to see her idols Serena and Venus Williams. Now she is a champion there herself. On Sept 9, the 19-year-old from the US won her first major women's singles title at the 2023 US Open（美国网球公开赛）.

After an average start, Gauff surged to a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over her bigger, stronger opponent, Aryna Sabalenka, from Belarus, who became the new world No.1 the day after the tournament ended.

Unlike the Williams sisters, who have obvious force and power, Gauff is small and slim. But she moves fast on the tennis court. Forbes magazine said, "She is the quickest and perhaps already the best returner of impossible shots in tennis history."

Even though Sabalenka is a very powerful hitter, it felt like she had to finish each point four or five times, as Gauff's defense was so perfect, noted The Telegraph. This ended up frustrating Sabalenka and caused her to make 46 unforced errors.

Gauff thus became the first American teenager to win the US Open since Serena Williams, then 17, in 1999. When asked about "taking the torch" from the 23-time Grand Slam winner and the similarity between their tennis careers, Gauff told ESPN, "Serena is Serena. She's the greatest of all time... I'd hope to do half of what she did. But I'm not going to compare myself to her. She's some one that I look up to."

Now, Gauff's big win has left tennis fans wondering: When's her next Grand Slam? That's no easy task. Two of the past four US Open women's champions were teenagers at the time, Canada's Bianca Andreescu in 2019 and the UK's Emma Raducanu in 2021, and neither has come close to repeating their success yet. But one thing about Gauff is certain--that at just 19 years old, the sky's the limit.

There's hardly a dull moment in vibrant Istanbul. The city's historic attractions can be appreciated any time of year, but its atmosphere does change dramatically with the seasons, and accommodation prices vary accordingly. Here are our picks for the best times to enjoy Turkey's largest city.

June to August is best for outdoor dining and concerts in Istanbul. Summer is peak tourism season in Istanbul. Costs for accommodations can be high and lines long at major attractions. The weather is hot and humid, but the sun sparkling off the Bosphorus is glorious, and the outdoor seating at cafes, restaurants and bars makes for a lively urban scene. Concerts, festivals and other events are staged in the open air too.

The shoulder season is best for sightseeing and cultural events. The long, mostly pleasant spring and fall seasons are ideal for seeing the sights and wandering the neighborhoods of Istanbul, a city that rewards exploration by foot. There's a drop off in tourist crowds, and local urban life is in full swing, including a busy calendar of arts and cultural events.

Istanbul in December? Winter is ideal for travel on a budget. The gray, rainy and chilly winter months aren't the most appealing time to visit Istanbul, though they do lend the city a certain romantically sad mood. On the plus side, it won't be difficult or expensive to find accommodations, and Istanbul's many museums, mosques and other sights provide plenty of indoor activities.

Chase counted his new year gifts one more lime as he put a robot-shaped eraser into each envelope.

"Twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two."

"Do you have one for everyone in your class?" Mom asked.

"Yep!" Chase said. "I'm ready for the party tomorrow!"

When Chase got to school the next day, he saw a new girl in his classroom. She stood near Ms.Robins and looked around shyly.

"This is Eva," said Ms. Robins. "Will someone volunteer to show her around today?" Chase raised his hand since he liked showing the new kids around and helping them feel welcome.

"Thanks, Chase," Ms. Robins said. "Now let's get down to our work."

That's when Chase realized he didn't have a new year gift for Eva. No one else would have one either. Chase pictured his classmates' desks covered with gifts while Eva's desk was empty. He felt sad about that.

At a break, he was careful not to mention the party as he showed Eva around the playground. At lunchtime, he walked Eva to the lunchroom, still worried about what would happen at the party. Eva had brought a packed lunch, so Chase showed her where she was supposed to sit and introduced her to some of the kids at her table.

While eating, Chase suddenly remembered that kids often included candy hearts with the new year gifts they exchanged. This won't be a New Year's Day for Eva with no gifts. But as he sat down at his table, an idea flooded into his head. He whispered it to the kids around him. Soon everyone at the table was nodding and whispering.

When they were back in the classroom after lunch, Chase told Ms. Robins about their plan. Ms. Robins smiled. "That's very thoughtful," she said. "Let's go for it."

It was math time, so Chase invited Eva to study with him. He made sure Eva sat with her back to the room so she wouldn't notice.

注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Meanwhile, her new classmates were busying working on something.

……

"Here's your new year gift, Eva. It's from everyone," Chase said.

注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

The Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,  (surround) by advancing deserts on three sides, is one of the major sources of sandstorms which threaten northern China. The region lacks water resources  faces extreme weather events. If no actions  (take), the region will face the threat of being buried by sand as no  (defend). can stop the advancing deserts and repetitive strong sandstorms.

More than four decades of efforts against desertification in Ningxia have helped develop crucial experience. Growing different trees based on different habitats is (critic). to maintaining the forests' quality and sustainability. In Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, wild shrubs (灌木) are planted because of the (extreme) low groundwater. Shrubs help lower the wind speed, preventing the transportation sands to neighboring areas. At the same time, the organisms (live) on the shrubs gradually form biological soil coats to hold the sand firmly.

By the end of 2020, Ningxia (grow) 510,000 hectares of forest, increasing forest coverage from 8.4 percent in 2000 to 15.8 percent. During "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Ningxia plans to create 96,000 hectares of forest and restore over 66,000 hectares of grassland.

One of the interesting things about languages is the way they change over time. In English, everything from spelling to vocabulary has 1  major changes over the years. In fact, to a modern speaker, the English of 1000 years ago looks like a 2  language!

The history of English dates back around 100 years. At that time, groups of Europeans 3  England, bringing their language with them. It developed into old English. Later in 1066, English was invaded by the Normans from France. The language went through an important shift leading to what we now call Middle English. Over the next 500 years, the language underwent 4  shifts, leading to modern English. As the language has developed over time, many things about it have changed.

5 is one of the most obvious areas. For example, in old English, people say "hus" and "mus". Now, we say house and mouse. These days there are many differences in the way English is pronounced in the U.S., India and elsewhere. When people live in groups separated by great distances, the 6 of change can be fast.

Vocabulary changes happen even more quickly. English has grown by borrowing words from languages such as French, Spanish and 7 , 8 . This often happens with types of 9 -for example, "tofu". Then there is slang which enters and 10 the language every year! Thirty years ago, one often heard people saying "groovy", meaning great. These days you rarely hear the word 11 on old TV shows or movies.

Because English is spoken by so many people worldwide, it really is an exciting time for the language. Just as American and British versions are always changing, so are versions 12  in Canada, 13  and elsewhere. At the same time, an entirely new version of English is appearing on the Internet with whole new 14  and writing styles. In a way, learning English is a never-ending process, even for native speakers! The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as 15  its soil and water of its lakes, rivers and oceans.