Sally Gook 【小题1】 (wake) up every morning to a deep blue sky and bright sun. For the last two years she has been living on the tiny Greek island of Lipsi, 【小题2】 is only 16 square kilometres in size and has a population of just 650.

But until a few years ago she lived in London. “I was working for American Express and I had 【小题3】 good social life and earned a lot of money. But I had to get up early every morning, often in horrible weather, and take the tube (地铁) 【小题4】 (work).”

Then one day she and a friend decided they needed a 【小题5】 (relax) holiday, and they came to Lipsi. “I loved it — the people, the mountains, the sun, and the delicious food. 【小题6】 (sudden) I knew there was a different life 【小题7】 (wait) for me here.” A few months later she applied【小题8】 a job at the travel company which had organised her holiday.

Since then she has been living on Lipsi and working as a tourist guide. Her boyfriend, who is Greek, is an 【小题9】 (engine). Sally said, “I【小题10】 (be) back to London only once, and I can’t imagine ever living there.”

I never thought I 【小题1】 (talent) at anything that had to do with music, but my parents wanted me to learn to play the piano at the age of six. To be a good daughter, I agreed to learn even though I wasn’t interested in 【小题2】 at all. Experienced in reading her students’ minds, my piano teacher could tell 【小题3】 a couple of lessons that my heart was not in it. However, after learning for about six months, I was asked to perform something at the year-end concert 【小题4】 (arrange) by my teacher. Surprised and terrified at the same time, I could only agree. 【小题5】 (consider) my inexperience, I chose a 【小题6】 (fair) simple composition again and again. On the day of the concert, I was so nervous 【小题7】 I woke up with butterflies in my stomach. 【小题8】it turned out, there was no need to be nervous because all my hard work 【小题9】 (pay) off and I played perfectly. Encouraged by this first 【小题10】 (perform) and the positive reaction of the audience, I have continued to play the piano and enjoy it more every day.

A 72-year-old grandma has become a hit on Chinese social media for 【小题1】 (bring) physics to the masses with her unique videos. She has attracted more 【小题2】 one million followers.

Wu Yuren is a retired physics professor. Three years ago, she 【小题3】(join) a team of teachers as part of a science “popularization campaign” on Kuaishou and other short video platforms.

“Physics is very 【小题4】(interest). Why is. it that many students don’ t like it? Because they are afraid 【小题5】 difficult physics tests,” Wu said. “I hope to tell teachers and kids 【小题6】 to teach or learn physics.”

Wu, 【小题7】 (call) “grandma Wu” or “science grandma” online, uses simple props (道具) that can easily 【小题8】(find) in everyday life to teach about physical concerns (概念). She sets up many simple 【小题9】 (experiment) to attract and hold people’s interest. She also manages 【小题10】(inspire) her students’ imagination.