21.A. leave their houses B. spirits C. cheer people up D. creative E. excited F. lives G. a better life H. get them down L. surprise your readers J. dance |
Creativity brings cheer Although most of us are now stuck at home due to the virus outbreak (疫情爆发), there are still many people trying to do some (1)
things not only to kill time, but also to help others and others stay positive (积极的) during this difficult period. In their own ways, they're showing others that they won't let the virus (2)
. Take a look at some of the interesting things they are doing with their spare time.
Encourage people to dance
Matthew Lee is a 16-year-old Chinese American. Although be is now living in Los Angeles, Us. The news about our outbreak in China still hit close to home for him. When he learned that most Chinese are unable to (3)
, he decided to encourage them to work out at home by making a dance video with his friends. "My friend Jojo was (4)
about the opportunity(机会) to lift people's (5)
and she said she would dance her heart out for a great cause(目标) — the health and wellness of those quarantined (隔离) in China, "Lee told TEENS. In the cooldown part of the (6)
, Lee chose to dance to the song We Are The World. Lee said, "I believe that with sweat and smiles, together, we will make (7)
"
Write an English poem
Du Yiran is a Junior 2 student from Baoding, Hebei. While stuck at home during the outbreak, Du and her classmates wrote several acrostic poems (藏头诗) in English to help (8)
. "My teacher suggested this form. I found it quite interesting, as you can hide a message in the first letters of each line and (9)
as they read downward," Du said, "As teenagers, we can't go to the front line to save people's (10)
but we should learn to care about others and do something meaningful during this time."