七、短文填空（10分）
Earlier this year, the well-known science magazine Nature published its list of Top 10 Scientists of the Year. We felt really glad 1. we saw two Chinese researchers on the list. The two persons are Liang Wenfeng and Du Mengran. Both of them have got wonderful results in different 2. (science) fields.
Liang Wenfeng created DeepSeek, 3. AI product that helps with study and work. Liang tells others that success never arrives without pain. He and his team 4. (work) day and night for years to improve this AI tool. From his experience, we learn that creative ideas and ongoing efforts are the key to 5. (make) dreams come true.
Du Mengran does research on the deep ocean. 6. (how) tough the underwater conditions are, she never chooses to back down. She and her group keep travelling to deep waters to carry out surveys. They have found many unknown sea lives and watched ocean movements 7. (close). Few people realize how important such research is to protecting our earth. Du often calls on young people to care more 8. the ocean.
The two researchers are role 9. (model) for teenagers. Their never-give-up spirit is worth learning. We are 10. (inspire) to keep learning and searching for new knowledge every day.

八、完成句子（10分）
1. 没有什么能削弱他们克服困难的顽强意志。
Nothing can to overcome difficulties.
2. 尽管饱受饥饿与恐惧，这些村民历经战火，幸存了下来。
Though suffering from hunger and fear, these villagers .
3. 这个片段被公认为整部影片中最鼓舞人心的瞬间。
The scene moment of the film.
4. 这名舞者的表演如此精彩，所有的观众都起立欢呼。
that all the audience stood up and cheered.
5. 坚持你的梦想，你将在最终的比赛中获得成功。
Hold on to your dream, and you .

九、书面表达（20分）
科学家们用智慧与坚持改变了世界，他们的故事值得我们学习。假如你校开展以“Role Model’s Power”为题的征文活动，请你根据下面提示，用英语写一篇100词左右的短文。
提示：1. Which scientist is your role model?
2. What difficulty did he or she meet during his or her life?
3. What do you learn from his or her story?
Role Model’s Power