Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle trip. White had two reasons for making thisepic journey. First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did. He raised £70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam. White's second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world. He is still waiting to find out whether he has broken the record or not.

   White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June, 2004 and was back 299 days later. He spent more than 1,300 hours in the saddle (车座) and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains. He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe first, and then the Middle East, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and finally the Americas. Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team. No jeep carrying food, water and medicine. No doctor. Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.

   The journey was lonely and desperate at times. He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains. He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need. There were other dangers along the road. In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to get away with the little money he had. The worst thing that had happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia. For 1,000 kilometers he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him. This part of the trip was slow, hard and depressing, but he made it in the end. Now Mr. White is back and wants to write a book about his adventures.

Many people like to travel by plane(飞机), but I don't like it because the airport is {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(usual)far from the center of the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for {#blank#}2{#/blank#}plane to take in and it is often late. You can't open the {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(window). You can't choose(选择) the food. 

I like traveling {#blank#}4{#/blank#}train. I think trains are safe(安全的). Railway stations are usually in cities. When you {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be)late for a train, you can catch another one. You can. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(walk) around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(take)a little more time. 

I also like cars. You can start{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(you)journey(旅程) when you want to, and you don't need to get to a railway station {#blank#}9{#/blank#}a bus stop. Also you can carry many {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(thing)with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road. 

It is one of the most famous books in the world; yet it has no story and no interesting characters, no exciting beginning and no satisfying ending. And yet it keeps being printed-and it keeps growing!

It began in 1857 as just an idea of a group of people who thought the world needed one to show the history of English words from 1150 CE to the present. It wasn't until the late 1870s, however, when James Murray joined the project that it began to grow. He planned one of about 6,400 pages in four volumes(卷),completed in 10 years. He did most of his work in a small building where he and his workmates collected millions of pieces of paper, each one with a word and an example sentence written on it. Murray and his workmates worked hard, but after five years they had only reached the word ant! It was until 1928 that it was completed and came out. Unluckily, Murray did not live to see the completion of his life's work; he passed away in 1915. As soon as it came out, people started to update it. In 1933, it became 12 volumes. Between 1972 and 1986, four more volumes were added. In 2020 it was reprinted in 20 volumes. Three years later, all the volumes were put onto CD-ROM, and it can be bought online at present.

It not only is a record of where the English language has come from but also become an important part of the history of English-speaking cultures around the world.

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Dear Mary,

I'm sorry to hear that. I think 

Yours,

Sally

①The other day, I was waiting for a train—angrily. The train was late, which meant I would be late to meet a friend at the theater. Like many people, I hate being late. However, I often find myself running late. What's the problem? Michaela Thomas, a psychology (心理学) expert, says I'm a "time optimist". "Time optimists" often wrongly predict how long something will take. As a result, they are often late for meetings or rush things at the last minute.

②"Time optimists" usually get into trouble. Their lateness makes people around them angry, and they go through a lot of stress themselves. How can they fix their ways?

③Grace Pacie has written a book about "time optimists". In the book, she says, "Time optimists usually plan to be on time, not ahead of time." So she suggests they should create a pre-event deadline (截止时间). For example, if your dancing class starts at 8 p. m., tell yourself to arrive at 7:30 p. m. She says, "It's important to leave time for things to go wrong. Not all the lights are going to be green."

④But Fuschia Sirois, a psychologist, says that the problem of "time optimists" is not only about their time management, but also about their poor feeling management. Sometimes, people have too much going on with their work and family, and they often go for the easy fix—to procrastinate (拖延). Sirois suggests having a better understanding of your future self. For example, you are up against a deadline, but you are feeling tired and want to put off the task. Ask yourself, "Will I magically be energetic on the second day? If I can't really do it all tomorrow, why not start doing it today?" In fact, that future you will probably feel even more stressed about the task when it's late.

During the National Day holiday, the sky above Shenzhen was lit up by impressive drone(无人机) light shows. This"cyber fireworks" lit up the night, painting a lively picture of Shenzhen as a"City of Miracles, City of Innovation. City of Future". A total of 10197 DAMODA drones took to the sky at the same time, setting two Guinness World Records. So how does the drone light show work?

 Before a drone light show begins, drones are usually put on the ground one by one and it would take a lot of time to prepare a show with more than ten thousand drones. To shorten the time, the DAMODA drone company thought of a solution. The company put groups of drones into big boxes with specific QR codes on it. By putting the boxes into correct places, thousands of drones can be ready in a short time and they can go back to their"homes" by scanning the OR codes. 

 In drone shows, each drone is programmed by a computer to follow its own flight direction, carefully avoiding the other drones. They communicate with neighbouring drones and use sensors(传感器) to keep a certain distance. The position and LED colours change throughout the performance to show different objects in the night sky. 

 Drone light shows are thought to be more environmentally friendly— and certainly cause less noise and light pollution— than fireworks shows, so lots of big events are turning to them instead of fireworks. Drones can also be reused again and again so they will probably be more popular in the future.