It's never too old to run. This is quite true for an old man named Ray. He just finished 75 marathons (马拉松) in 75 days at the age of 75. It's a record (记录) 1 can believe!

    Ray wanted to raise ￡75,000 for a school which helps children with special 2. So he decided to run the marathons. He began his challenge (挑战) in July 3 his 75^th birthday.

    At first, the 4 man just finished most of his marathons in and around his hometown. Then he 5 all over the world to finish all 75 marathons.

    Ray was a sportsman when he was young. He also ran a big company before. During the marathons, he need 6 to keep fit. But he didn't need to worry about that. Ray's daughter is good at cooking. She cooked delicious and healthy food for him for the 7 challenge.

    When Ray finished his 8 marathon, he seemed to be in quite good condition (状态良好). He was very happy. But he said, “In some way, I don't want it to end. I 9 what I am going to do next.”

    “It was a wonderful time when I gave something to schools. If I can help, that's all I want.” Truly, it's never too late to run and 10.

    Perhaps not many Chinese people know Wentworth Miller. But it must be1for them to name the character that he2in the TV series Prison Break (《越狱》) — Michael Scofield.

    Miller was born in England, and grew up in New York. He had always wanted to be an actor from a very young age. He said. "As a kid I3every play and musical that my parents would allow me to."

    As a graduate (毕业生) of Princeton University, Miller s stage time during school was4in singing, and he travelled around the world acting with the school's famous group.5Miller loved acting very much, after graduating from his school, he went to Los Angeles to work in a small company. The manager 6him a well-paid job. However, the dream of being an actor made him give up the job at last.

    Within the next few years, Miller worked for many people in the entertainment industry. He learned very fast and paid attention to TV shows. Soon he got the chance to play the character of Michael Scofield in the TV series Prison Break. The TV series was very7and Miller became world-famous.

    Mr. and Mrs. Brown are from America. They are now teaching English in Zhengzhou. Their son Jack is with them. Jack speaks English. They want him to learn some Chinese. Jack is in Grade Three in a Chinese school. He plays with Chinese children every day. He listens to Chinese, speaks(讲) Chinese, reads books in Chinese and writes in Chinese. He is doing well in his Chinese.

"Our teas can help protect your teeth and your heart, possibly even helping to prevent cancer," said Luo Shengkai, one of four student hosts from Sichuan University High School. They 1 introduced three self-made health teas through a livestream (直播) on Douyin 2 March 27, 2022, and they 3 for several weeks by now. The livestream got over 60 4 likes and many online orders, with all profits (收入) going to local tea farmers.

"It's 5 first time we have sold tea online. We not only need to introduce 6 tea, but we also need to interact with the audience and answer their questions," said Luo. "We've learned a lot from the process, 7 it's tiring."

Luo is one of a group of students 8 take part in a two-year course on tea research. They learn about tea planting and picking, tea making, package design and marketing through research and fieldwork.

However, 9 a new and popular tea isn't easy. Luo and his team members 10 a tea to better protect students' eyesight. They first met with a professional from Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and researched the properties (特性) of local tea. Then they learned 11 functions of ingredients such as goji berries (枸杞), mangosteen (山竹果) and cassia seed (决明子) and did experiments to find what would happen if they 12 all together. They ended up with a cassia seed tea and then added 13 ingredients based on people's feedback.

"Through the tea course, students 14 learn how to be creative and improve their hands-on skills. They also learn to respect tea workers and how to contribute to rural vitalization (乡村振兴). That's 15 our educational means." said Mi Yunlin, the principal of the school.

Rick and his 70-year-old mother lived together in a town. Rick preferred {#blank#}1{#/blank#} when he was young. Influenced by Rick, his mother loved cookies too. So Rick often {#blank#}2{#/blank#} her different ones after work. 

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One day, Rick saw a shop on his way to the nursing {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. So he bought some cookies as before. After his mother ate them, she {#blank#}7{#/blank#} down and rested. Rick sat close to the bed. His mother held his hands and fell asleep {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a smile. 

Rick looked at his sleeping mother and recalled his childhood. His mother used to buy him cookies and he always enjoyed the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} just like his mother now. What sweet memories! Rick hugged his mom and told her {#blank#}10{#/blank#} much he loved her. 

Rick's mother passed away 3 months later. Rick would never forget her smile. It was {#blank#}11{#/blank#} a beautiful moment.

John used to have difficulties in school. He didn't pay attention in class. Even worse, he was often 1 from class. As a result, he couldn't catch up with others and 2 passed the exam. This made his teachers disappointed(失望的) with his 3 and his classmates didn't want to be friends with him.

 One day, a famous mentor(导师), who used to be a difficult student himself at high school just like John, 4 John's story. He showed great interest and decided to have a heart-to-heart 5 with the young student. He believed that he could 6 John into a good student.

 The mentor met John and began the conversation by asking him about his hobbies and interests. Then He 7 his own story with John. He talked about the challenges he faced, the mistakes he made and the ways he used.

 The mentor's story touched John a lot and his words seemed to 8 John realized what he used to do was 9 . He made a decision to change himself. From then on, he listened to his teachers 10 and took notes actively in class. After class, he finished his homework on time. Several months later, John made great 11 .

 Now John keeps working hard. He has changed himself into a(n) 12 student from a difficult one. People who 13 him in the past can't believe he has changed that much John's story 14 as an inspiration(鼓舞人心的事) to many people. It shows that no matter who you are, you have the power(力量) to change yourself. 15 you keep working hard, you can achieve your dream and become the person you want to be.