"The only constant（不变）in life is change． "Heraclitus said in about 500 B． C． That could be more true today．（1） Technology is out of date almost by the time you buy it． We get plenty of information every day． Francis Bacon said． "Knowledge is power．" In fact． there is more information in a newspaper than he would have experienced in his whole life．
Why are we afraid of change？（2） After all， who knows what new dangers might appear？ However， change is also the only way of development． Nobody can stop it in life． Luckily， our brains become stronger when meeting the unknown．（3） To be more imaginative and creative， you should look for and find environments you have no experience with．
（4） For example， try a new restaurant， or go to a play or a concert you normally wouldn't attend． Small changes can help you gradually get used to uncertainty（不确定）． So when bigger things happen． you'll be more fully prepared for them．
People who fear change often stick to a certain lifestyle． They believe they can control the future by doing so．（5） If you can move from just accepting it to actively finding it out and dealing with it， you will be successful．
A． People are thirsty for knowledge． B． That's because our brains want to protect us． C． But change comes whether you ask for it or not． D． We live in a world that is changing every minute． E． You can learn how to face the changes in daily life． F． Dealing with the unexpected needs imagination and creativity． |
Complete the passage according to the first letters or with the proper forms of the words given．
Recently，Chongqing Three Gorges University has （71） （hold） an activity named"Cell Phone Ninja"（手机忍者）．They would like their students not（72） （use） cell phones for 21 days．It is a challenge（挑战）（73）f most students．
The activity started on April 12．（74）E of the students who volunteered to join in this activity got a bracelet （手环）．If the students did not use their cell phones，there would be a
photo on the screen of the bracelet to show that．If they used their cell phones，a different photo would （75）a on the screen of the bracelet．After the last class of every day，the students sent these （76） （photo） to the school's public WeChat．
More than 800students wished to join in this test，and 400 were chosen．After seven days，only 103students were left．The test lasted for 21 days （77）b some scientists believe that 21days is long enough to help form（形成） a habit．
According to the teachers in the university，the activity was not a competition．It depended
on students （78） （they） to make the （79 ） （decide）．The teachers hoped their students could form better study habits through activities （80）1 this one．
Li Shizhen was born in 1518．His father was a person who was interested in Chinese medicine．Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill．He decided to study medicine so that he could help people who were ill．
Li Shizhen read many books about medicine．He found that many of the old medical books were full of mistakes．So his wish was to write a new one．
He did his best to study medical science．He studied not only herbs（草药）in his own garden，but also the wild ones．He set out to collect herbs and talk with old peasants．He learned a lot from curing（治疗） patients．
After many years of hard work and study，Li Shizhen finished his great work Ben Cao Gang Mu （《本草纲目》）．At that time he was sixty．His book is now one of the greatest contributions of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world．
76．Li Shizhen's father was in Chinese medicine．
77．Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to help the people．
78．Li Shizhen found that there were some in the old medical books．
79．Ben Cao Gang Mu is a book about ．
80．Li Shizhen made great to people all over the world in the medical field．
Pandas are now a symbol of China．Many people around the world （81）l pandas，too．Scientists say there are now fewer than 2，000 pandas living in the forests．Another 300 or so live in 2008 or research centers in China and other countries．Pandas do not have many babies，maybe only one every two years．The babies often （82）d from illnesses and do not live very long．Adult pandas （83）s more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo．Many years （84）a ，there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China，but then humans started to （85）c down these forests．As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems，pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies．Luckily，Chinese government is taking actions to protect pandas．
"Meatballs again？I hate meatballs!" Henry cried loudly． "I'm not eating this!" Henry's mum and dad looked at each other．This was the second time this week that Henry had （1）c about his dinner．
"We're going to let you take over dinnertime．You can pick the food and cook your meals，'Mum said．
"Good．We're going to eat good food every night!" Henry answered．
The next day，Henry sat down to write the meal （2）p "We're going to have chicken tonight，and noodles tomorrow，" Henry said．
"Are we going to have anything （3）e besides chicken？We need to have at least one vegetable for each meal，"，said Mum．
"We can have cabbage，"Henry said．
After he finished shopping，it was time to make his （4）f meal．He believed that this would be his favourite meal．Since he had never cooked，his parents were both there to help him． "There's a lot to do，"Henry thought，as he looked at the mess in the kitchen．He was usually playing games outside while his parents were making dinner．
It took almost two hours to cook．When dinner was finally finished，Henry was tired and（5）h ．But he was so excited﹣he made dinner!
"I don't like cabbage，" cried Sophia，Henry's little sister，at the table．Henry felt quite upset．He had worked so hard on dinner，but it was（6）i to get everyone happy about every part of every meal!
"I'm sorry．I didn't know this could be so hard，" Henry felt like he might cry．He began to（7）r how his parents felt every time at the dinner table．
"It's OK，Henry．You worked really hard．We' ll take back dinner responsibilities． You'll have to do it enough when you're grown up，"Dad said．
Henry felt released．He happily finished his dinner and never got angry at dinner table again．
Paul was my little brother，and he was special．He was different from me because he sat in a wheelchair，and he was blind．Lots of times when we walked with Paul，other kids came over and asked us why he was in his chair and why he couldn't s（1） ．They thought he was different because he had his own school bus and had to go to a special school．But that's not really the reason．Paul was different for the things just our family knew about，only we knew the s（2） that made him special．
Paul helped me hear small sounds．Every time I was with him，I'd have to be q（3） to hear the flying birds and the talking trees he heard．
Paul helped me exercise．When we went for a walk，we'd often go uphill．When I pushed his chair all the way to the woods at the t（4） ，I was really getting my exercise!
Paul h（5） ever complained．He went along with whatever the rest of us wanted to do．One time when he had a fever，he got uncomfortable，but he never shouted or fought or asked me to switch the TV channel．
Sometimes Paul let me put things in his hand．We played a kind of guessing game．I put different toys there for him to f（6） ．He was always surprised when I let him hold something new．
Paul was my friend．He couldn't talk to me like most of my friends，and he couldn't run outside to play．But he wasted here for all the peaceful times，and he had the best smile in the world．
I was l（7） to grow up with him as his sister．He helped me to realize that there is a good side to every situation，if we simply make the choice to find it．
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