It’s normal for you to hear that someone may be allergic（过敏）to seafood, smoke or pets. But have you heard that some people are allergic to Wi-Fi signals？

Rose White, ______ European woman, first found ______ being allergic to Wi-Fi signals in 2015. At first, she had a cough, heart trouble and great pains in her head when she stayed at the places covered with Wi-Fi signals.

Rose has tried many ways ______ away from Wi-Fi signals. In the past six months, she ______ slept in her car or in a tent which she had ______ in the woodland and in the fields. She even tried sleeping in a shed(棚子). Being ______ tired, Rose had no choice but to give up her job and moved 370 kilometers away from her home to avoid Wi-Fi signals, but failed. Because of the hard life, she ______ by a stomach problem.

She is now living in a small house in the rural （乡下的）area in England. There are far fewer Wi-Fi signals. ______, the house, which belongs to her friend, will be sold to others. So she has to move much ______.

Rose is planning to move to a more rural area. She is also planning to buy a camper van (野营车）so that she can drive away from Wi-Fi signals whenever she is feeling uncomfortable. Do you know ______? As she can’t work to make money, she has to raise money online. She is hoping to raise 15,000 pounds. So far, she has raised over 1,600 pounds. She still has a long way to go.

That day, Tom was called to his teacher Dwyer’s office. He was feeling a little _______ when he chatted with his teacher.

“I just feel as if I had no _______ of my life at the moment. My parents are telling me one thing, and my friends are telling me another. Everything keeps _______ and I am not sure what I should do next.” Dwyer nodded his head and left the room for a moment, returning with a _______.

He set it down on the table between them and asked Tom to start. They exchanged a few turns without any real _______ before Dwyer spoke for the first time.

“In the game of chess, who are you?” Dwyer asked, “At the moment, I feel like a pawn(卒子). I am _______ in my movement and don’t have much ability,” answered Tom. “Who would you rather be?” Dwyer asked. “I’d rather be the queen, of course. She can move in any direction and is the most _______ piece on the chessboard,” Tom said. “Are you sure about that?” Dwyer added. “Of course! Isn’t it _______?” Tom answered.

Dwyer sat back in the chair and said in a quiet, yet firm voice, “You shouldn’t be the pawn, or the queen. You need to be the _______ moving the pieces around. Stop being __________ around by others and take charge. There are too many people around us whose lives are __________ by the decisions of their bosses, their parents, their peers and the media. You are better than them, so step up and take charge! We weren’t born to be pieces moved around on a chessboard. We were born to positively influence the world around us.”

Tom understood and smiled, “Checkmate(国际象棋中攻击对方将帅).” With that, he __________ from his chair and walked out of Dwyer’s office, decided to change the world.

In the process of growing up, everyone hides some secrets from their parents. I’m also the one of them. I have hidden a couple of ________ from my parents, since they set many rules on me.

My parents ask me to go to bed ________ half past ten every night. They also ask me to eat a large bowl of rice. If I don’t do these things, I will give a month’s worth of pocket money to them. This makes me very ________.

In order to solve this problem, I have come up with a few solutions. I tried to talk with them, but they don’t ________ with me. They think that this way of life is good for me. It sounds ________, but they never stand on my side to see what I’m met with. Sometimes, I’m under a lot of ________ from my schoolwork, so I don’t feel like sleeping or eating anything. But they don’t ________ my feelings.

I know some parents like to keep their kids ________ their control. But I think it is necessary to give kids some free space and let them grow up by ________. I hope my parents can ________ reduce (减少) their requirements for me. I believe that after experiencing independence at school, I can take good care of myself.