China’s genius Pan Zhanle has put the swimming world on notice after breaking the men’s 100m freestyle Asian record on the opening day of the National Championships. The 18-year-old,【小题1】finished fourth in the event at the 2022 World Championships last year,【小题2】(clock) a time of 47.22 seconds in Hangzhou on Monday, 0.34 seconds faster than the previous record, set by South Korean Hwang Sunwoo at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

“I’m quite surprised by my【小题3】(perform) today,”said Pan. “I never expected that I would be able to complete the race in just 47.22 seconds.”

The result means Pan has become the 11th【小题4】(fast) men’s 100m freestyler of all time and removed current world record holder David Popovici to claim the top spot in the latest world rankings.

When【小题5】(ask) about his future ambitions, Pan said, “As【小题6】athlete, my final goal is to reach the very top echelons(梯队) of my sport. I hope one day I will have the chance【小题7】(compete) against Popovich and see how I measure up against【小题8】(he).” “Looking ahead, I will continue to work hard and struggle for success,【小题9】the goal of achieving great results at the upcoming Asian Games, and【小题10】(ultimate) pushing myself to even reater heights at the Paris Olympics.”

On Sept. 7, famous Chinese archaeologist Fan Jinshi, 85, 【小题1】 (award) by UNESCO for her contribution to the protection of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang.

【小题2】 (call) the “daughter of Dunhuang”, she started her story with the cave 60 years ago. In 1963, Fan, then a 25-year-old Peking University graduate, had the chance to work at the Mogao Caves, a place 【小题3】 had long been on her list of sites to explore. Back in those days, the Mogao Caves were almost 【小题4】 (complete) cut off from the world. Fan and her coworkers stayed inside the caves to do research, copy murals (壁画), and do 【小题5】 they could to protect and restore them. As time passed, Fan found a serious problem. 【小题6】 number of tourists visiting Dunhuang was increasing, which might harm the caves, 【小题7】 (cause) the murals inside to fade. In the late 1980s, Fan learnt about computer technology 【小题8】 chance. She realized that this might preserve the Mogao Caves forever.

After over 30 years of 【小题9】 (explore), the Dunhuang Academy built a digital database to protect cultural relics there, allowing Dunhuang’s art to live forever【小题10】to step out of the caves to meet the world.

Albert Einstein, who is perhaps the greatest scientist in modern physics, is often considered one of the smartest men who ever lived. He made numerous 【小题1】 (contribute) to the world, the most well-known being the general theory of relativity and the famous formula E=mc². Einstein was not only a genius a 【小题2】 (courage) and kind figure loved by many people. This gentle genius was born in Germany on 14 March 1879. When he was 16, he tried to enter university in Switzerland, but failed due to his low scores in the general part of the entrance exam, despite obtaining exceptional scores in maths and physics. After studying for another year, he managed to pass the exam, 【小题3】 (enter)university in 1896 and graduating in 1900.

After two years of looking for work as a teacher, Einstein took a job as a clerk in the Swiss patent office. While 【小题4】 (work) there, out of a strong passion for knowledge, he continued to study, earning a doctorate(15博士学位) in physics in 1905. That same year, 【小题5】 was later recorded as a miracle year in science, he published four extraordinary(18.杰出的) physics 【小题6】 (paper).

Circumstances changed in 1933, when Hitler 【小题7】 (come) to power in Germany. Einstein, who was Jewish, found the doors of academic institutions closed to him. 【小题8】 a consequence, he had to flee Germany. After spending time in Europe, he 【小题9】 ( finally) took up a post as 【小题10】 researcher at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, USA. Following that, he continued to make great achievements in physics and mathematics.