—________more attention，they could have grown better.

My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a 1 with a lot of rocks. Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to 2 some color to the area.

Last summer, I found a tiny little plant in the yard that I could not immediately 3. I knew I didn't plant it and Denise said she didn't either. We decided to let it continue 4 until we could find out what it was.

Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the strange 5, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to 6 the weeds around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something 7. The sunflower had not started where I saw it begin. It 8 had begun under a big 9 and grown under and around it to reach the 10.

That's when I 11 that if a tiny little sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its 12 of developing, we also have the 13 to do the same thing. If we believe in ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we 14 to go and get what we need for growth.

We need to 15 ourselves knowing we have the ability to achieve our goals. Like the 16, it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had 17 in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be 18 of who and what we are, then the environment will begin to 19 us. We will find a way to go under or around any “rocks” in order to 20 our goals.

    We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Li Wenliang.

    Dr. Li Wenliang, one of the eight “whistleblowers” who tried  (warn) fellow medics of  novel coronavirus when it first emerged in Wuhan, died early on Friday. Wuhan Central Hospital  (confirm) in a statement released on  (it) official Weibo account. “Our hospital's ophthalmologist Li Wenliang was  (unfortunate) infected with coronavirus during his work in the fight  the coronavirus epidemic,” the statement read,  (add) “He died at 2:58 a.m. on February 7 after attempts to resuscitate were unsuccessful.”

    “After emergency treatment, Li Wenliang passed away,” the Central Hospital of Wuhan announced on Weibo, China's version of Twitter. “We deeply regret and mourn Li's  (die).”

    Dr. Li is a hero,  will live in our hearts forever. May God bless all the courageous doctors and  (nurse) fighting on the front line.

    Why do people drink too much, eat too much, smoke cigarettes or take drugs? What's to blame for all the bad behavior? Most people would say that, while these self-destructive (自我毁灭的) acts can have many root causes, they all have one obvious thing in common: they are all examples of failures of self-control, lacking the will power to resist them.

    According to a recent study, however, if you really think about it, something about that simple answer doesn't quite make sense. In fact, it turns out that sometimes it's having will power that really gets you into trouble.

    Think back to the time you took your very first sip of beer. Disgusting, wasn't it? When my father gave me my first taste of beer as a teenager, I wondered why anyone would voluntarily drink it. And smoking? No one enjoys their first cigarette — it tastes awful. So even though smoking, and drinking alcohol or coffee, can become temptation (诱惑) you need will power to resist, they never, ever start out that way.

    Just getting past those first horrible experiences actually requires a lot of self-control. Ironically (讽刺的是), only those who can control themselves well, rather than give in to them, can ever come to some day develop a “taste” for Budweiser beer, Marlboro cigarettes, or dark-roasted Starbucks coffee. We do it for social acceptance. We force ourselves to consume alcohol, cigarettes, coffee and even illegal drugs, in order to seem experienced, grown-up, and cool.

    These bad habits aren't self-control failures — far from it. They are voluntary choices, and they are in fact self-control successes. Self-control is simply a tool to be put to some use, helpful or harmful. To live happy and productive lives, we need to develop not only our self-control, but also the wisdom to make good decisions about when and where to apply it.

The snow of winter.

If it had not been for Fan Jinshi and her team, the world cultural heritage at Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes in a remote Chinese desert might have long been destroyed by sand, weather or humans.

Born and raised in Shanghai, Fan has spent half a century fighting an uphill battle to preserve the ancient Buddhist wall paintings at Dunhuang, in Northwest China's Gansu Province. The 1, 600-year-old Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes are a huge collection of Buddhist art — more than 2, 000 Buddha figures and 45, 000 square metres of paintings spread among 735 caves. It is China's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Archaeologist Fan was sent to Dunhuang after graduating from Peking University in 1963. While in Dunhuang, a remote village in the desert then, Fan lived in an abandoned temple. At first, she did not even dare to go out to the toilet at night. To protect the treasures from sand and dampness, Fan and other workers put doors on the caves, planted trees and started monitoring temperature and humidity (湿度) in the caves. They also control the number of visitors.

In the late 1990s, with tourism booming nationwide since national holidays were extended, the local government planned to go public with Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, but found Fan firmly in their way. "The heritage would have been destroyed if it had been listed," she said.

Dunhuang Academy has now photographed and catalogued online all the sculptures and paintings. "Despite our efforts to minimize damage, we can't completely stop them from being eroded (腐蚀) . But the digital database will last."

Fan was grateful when her husband joined her in Dunhuang in 1986 after 19 years of separation. Her two sons grew up in Shanghai with their aunt. "I have not been a good mother or wife. With regard to my family, I'm full of guilt," she said. Fan retired as the director of Dunhuang Academy but continues her efforts as a national political advisor.

It was a hot Saturday at the community center. I sat in the chair, and closely watched my 1 area. Suddenly, a little girl 2 the water slide (水滑道). I noticed her 3 was under the water. Soon I was in the water with the girl in my arms.

The other lifeguards (救生员) congratulated me on my first 4. I thought back to the day I first started working here. Would I have been able to 5 as quickly as I did just now?

"Corinne, we need to talk," my boss said six months ago, with a 6 look on her face. "You're a nice girl, 7 you need to be more focused on what you are doing and pay attention to your 8," she said. Tears forming, I feared I would 9 my job. Then, she said, "I'm going to give you another chance." I sighed with 10.

After that, I realized I wasn't paying attention when I was 11. That was the turning point not only in my 12 career but my entire life. I began to 13. When the next training came I was 14 to find I had been announced "Employee of the Month".  15 this award made me work even harder. Soon after that I was asked to be a head lifeguard, which made me realize that I had not only got out of my 16 habits but I was now trusted to make very important 17 for myself and others as well.

I can announce that I have been 18 all throughout my job experience. The insights(见识) I have gained from my job have 19 so many aspects of my life. The experience has not only made me a better lifeguard but a more 20 person.

Astronomers have taken the first ever image of a black hole, which is located in a distant galaxy. The black hole is 500 million trillion km away and was photographed by a network of eight telescopes across the world. It was captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT).

The announcement was made in Washington, Brussels, Santiago, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo. Details have been published today in Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Prof Heino Falcke, of Radboud University in the Netherlands, who proposed the experiment, told BBC News that the black hole was found in a galaxy called M87. "What we see is larger than the size of our entire Solar System," he said. "It has a mass 6.5 billion times that of the Sun. And it is one of the heaviest black holes that we think exists. It is an absolute monster, the heavyweight champion of black holes in the Universe."

The image shows an intensely bright "ring of fire", as Prof Falcke describes it, surrounding a perfectly circular dark hole. The bright halo is caused by very heated gas falling into the hole. The light is brighter than all the billions of other stars in the galaxy combined—which is why it can be seen at such distance from Earth. The edge of the dark circle at the center is the point at which the gas enters the black hole, which is an object that has such a large gravitational pull, not even light can escape.

"It is remarkable that the image we observe is so similar to that which we get from our theoretical calculations. So far, it looks like Einstein is correct once again." said Dr Ziri Younsi, of University College London—who is part of the EHT collaboration.

Chinese scientists were involved in the observation through a telescope in Hawaii. They were also highly involved in follow-up data processing and theoretical analysis, said Shen Zhiqiang, head of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Shanghai Astronomical Observatory and a member of the EHT international team.

Shanghai and Taipei were selected as two of the cities to hold news conferences, together with Washington, Brussels, Santiago and Tokyo, a recognition of China's contribution.

"In the fields of astronomy, radio astronomy, and space astrophysics, China has made a significant contribution to this global project," Falcke said.

Disneyland opened on July 17 and is1one hour south of Los Angeles, California. You may get there by air or by bus.

Disneyland attracts most of its visitors from 2. So avoid weekends and school vacations to get the 3 waits. The period before or after Christmas Day is the busiest of the year, with the park often holding more extra guests each day. Whenever you visit, 4 early—about an hour 5 the opening time—to get the popular attractions before crowds 6.

Disneyland also sells tickets online, but does not allow you to 7 them at home. So you'll have to order far enough 8 for them to arrive by mail. Tickets 9 also be available through your local auto club, Disney Store or your school or work office.

Space Mountain 10 in early July, 2005 after a two-year rehab (修复) to rebuild the track and improve show 11. If you are travelling with little kids, you'll want to visit Fantasyland first in the morning, 12 several popular kids' rides in that area, especially Dumbo and Peter Pan, have low capacities (容量) and build long 13 early in the day. 14, head west to Adventureland and New Orleans Square 15 the park opens, visiting the Indiana Jones Adventure and Splash Mountain, and coming back to the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean.

    A US teenager criticized（批评）on social media for wearing a  (tradition) Chinese dress to her high school prom（毕业舞会）defended her decision and has won support from netizens（网民）in China.

    Keziah Daum, 18,  high school senior in Utah, faced a strong reaction from thousands online, some of whom accused her of “cultural appropriation（文化挪用）” after she posted four prom pictures on Twitter on April 22 that featured her wearing a qipao, a body-hugging one-piece Chinese dress for  (woman). “I  (praise) by the many people from China who have both reached out to me and have posted to social media their viewpoints. I thank them  the moral support regarding my decision  (wear) a qipao,” Daum told China Daily in an email on Tuesday. “I  (sincere) thank the outpouring of support I have received from the people of China.” Daum stood by her choice to wear the dress,  was red and orange with gold-and-black embroidery（刺绣）. She said on Twitter that she will not take down the original post. “The dress  (catch) my eye at first because of  (it) beauty,” she said. “I was also so happy to find a dress with a modest neckline. It is very hard to find dresses in America for prom which cover a women's neckline.”

Who is a genius? This question has greatly interested humankind for centuries.

Let's state clearly: Einstein was a genius. His face is almost the international symbol for genius. But we want to go beyond one man and explore the nature of genius itself. Why is it that some people are so much more intelligent or creative than the rest of us? And who are they?

In the sciences and arts, those praised as geniuses were most often white men, of European origin. Perhaps this is not a surprise. It's said that history is written by the victors, and those victors set the standards for admission to the genius club. When contributions were made by geniuses outside the club—women, or people of a different color or belief—they were unacknowledged and rejected by others.

A study recently published by Science found that as young as age six, girls are less likely than boys to say that members of their gender(性别)are "really, really smart." Even worse, the study found that girls act on that belief: Around age six they start to avoid activities said to be for children who are "really, really smart." Can our planet afford to have any great thinkers become discouraged and give up? It doesn't take a genius to know the answer: absolutely not.

Here's the good news. In a wired world with constant global communication, we're all positioned to see flashes of genius wherever they appear. And the more we look, the more we will see that social factors(因素)like gender, race, and class do not determine the appearance of genius. As a writer says, future geniuses come from those with "intelligence, creativity, perseverance(毅力), and simple good fortune, who are able to change the world."