Under the doctor’s care, my grandmother has been making ______ progress since her knee operation.

Amy asked her brother to turn down the ______ of the stereo so that she could hear her friend clearly on the phone.

Famous for his great achievements as an artist and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci is one of the ______ figures of the Renaissance.

To stop the spread of the illness, anyone who fails to wear a mask in the hospital can be ______ service and even fined.

Before the invention of farm machinery, farmers had to ______ from dawn to dusk in the fields all year round.

The boy insisted that there was a monster in his room, but it was actually an ______ created by the moonlight.

Instead of remaining ______ at home, many retired people take part in social activities and do volunteer work.

At many busy international airports, taxis are ______ available at all hours to provide transportation services to incoming travelers.

Long years of wars have forced many civilians to leave their homeland and live in ______ as refugees in other countries.

Denmark consistently scores high in global happiness rankings, and Danish people have some cool words for ways to be happy. The word recently voted most popular among Danes is pyt, a term that describes the nation’s philosophy toward   11  .

Pyt doesn’t have an exact English translation. It is usually used as a   12   to a daily mistake or small frustration, corresponding roughly to the English sayings, “Don’t worry about it,” or “Well, things happen.”

Pyt doesn’t point blame at either yourself or another person;   13  , it helps you learn that not everything can be perfect.

It should not be used when you ought to take responsibility;   14   should it be taken as an excuse for inaction.

Some adults have also started using the button at home. Basically, pyt encourages people of all ages to   15   minor frustrations and move on with their lives.

Goose bumps are one of those fight-or-flight reactions of the sympathetic nervous system. When you experience cold or fear, a nerve reaction is sent to the muscles, which then contract involuntarily. This muscle contraction causes your body hair to stand erect. The skin with standing body hair   16   a goose’s skin after its feathers have been plucked—hence the name goose bumps.

But   17   is this helpful to us as a response to fear or cold? Back in the days when our ancestors may have had a lot more body hair, this might have helped to keep them warm or scare an oncoming predator.

Back in the days when our ancestors may have had a lot more body hair, this might have helped to keep them warm or scare an oncoming predator. These days, however, goose bumps are   18   to human beings

Many mammals fluff up their fur when   19  , to look bigger and thus more dangerous.

For example, when a porcupine encounters a predator, its long sharp pointed hairs will stand up as a means of   20  . In animals with a thick hair coat, the rising of hair traps more air between the hairs, providing another layer of insulation to keep them warm.

In the traditional religions of Africa, life does not end with death. After death, humans continue to  21   as spirits.

Other groups believe the sky is the permanent   22   place of the dead. For instance, the Bushmen of southern Africa believe that the spirits of the dead go up to the sky and become stars.

Among the spirits, the ancestors   23   a special category of their own. As ancestors, they have some extra powers.

As ancestors, they have some extra powers. To become an ancestor is the best that one can   24   after death. However, not everyone who dies will turn into an ancestor.

However, not everyone who dies will turn into an ancestor. For one to become an ancestor, there are   25   to be fulfilled while the person is alive—living an upright life and fulfilling all social and religious duties, for example.

Many African groups believe that the spirits of ancestors remain near their living descendants as  26   of the family and their traditions.

They help in times of trouble as long as their descendants perform proper rituals and pay them   27   respect.

But they punish people if certain ceremonies have not been performed properly or if there are some   28   of community laws.

Ancestor worship also plays a very   29   role in the mythologies of some African peoples. For example, the people of Buganda in present-day Uganda say that their first ancestor was Kintu, who came from the land of the gods and married Nambe, daughter of the king of heaven.

 For these Africans, the honored dead have become not only objects of worship but also   30   of tales and legends.

Generous billionaires are not hard to come by, but it is definitely a challenge to find a billionaire who spends all his fortune on charity just to end up broke.   31   

Feeney, who grew up in a poor neighborhood of New Jersey, is a genius at finding business opportunities.

Then, in the 1960s, Feeney established airport retailer Duty Free Shoppers (DFS), which helped him reach his billionaire status by the 1980s.   32   He lived modestly, and often pondered what to do with all the money he made.

In the following decades, Feeney donated through the organization more than $8 billion anonymously, to charities, universities, human rights campaigns, and foundations worldwide.   33   

Pioneering the idea of “Giving while Living,” Feeney is a role model for many famous billionaires today, including Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.   34   In September 2020, Feeney’s go-for-broke mission was completed, and he now lives happily with his wife on a pension in a modest apartment in San Francisco.