On Saturday morning， every boy in town is happy， except Tom Sawyer． He has to paint the fence because he （1） （punish）for the mistakes he made yesterday． The fence is at least nine（2） （foot）high and runs nearly half the block long． After only a few strokes， he sits down and begins to think of all the fun he has planned for the day． He knows that the painting （3） （take）up all afternoon． Even （4） （bad）， other boys will come by soon and see him （5） （do）his chores． Just then， Ben Rogers comes along the road with an apple in his hand． Tom has an idea． He picks up his brush and goes back to work．
"Got to work， hey？" says Ben． "Work？ What work are you talking about？ It's not every day a boy gets to paint a whole fence by（6） （he）．" Then Tom goes on（7） _ （paint）．Ben．watches Tom in （8） （silent）． He becomes more and more（9） _ （interest）．After a while， he says， "Hey， Tom， let me try．"
"No， I'm sorry． Aunt Polly says there isn't one boy in a thousand that's fit to paint the fence．"
"Come on， Tom． Let me just try， please…I'll give you my apple!"
Tom considers a moment longer． Then very slowly he hands the brush over to Ben．Sitting under a shady tree，Tom eats the apple and watches Ben paint the fence in the hot sun．He thinks he（10） （discover）something wonderful since then： To make a boy want something， all you have to do is make that something hard to get!
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Smoke pollution in your home
Do you ever get a bad cough that won't go away？ Do you have trouble breathing？ Do your eyes hurt when you or your parents are cooking？ The air in your home could（1） ． In fact， smoke and other kinds of air pollution can cause serious illnesses or make them worse．
Everyone knows that there is air pollution in the street， but it's a shock when you discover that you are also in danger from pollution（2） ．
（3） ， especially those who live in Villages in the countryside， burn coal or wood on an open fire． This can be really dangerous，because there are harmful chemicals（化学物质）in the smoke from both wood and coal and they can（4） pollute the air in your home． When you breathe in these chemicals， they can harm your lungs（肺）and other parts of your body．（5） think that about 50 percent of open fires are dangerous， because chimneys（烟囱）don't work（6） and too much smoke stays in the house．
Gas and other fuels that people use for cooking can also be harmful． Again， the problem is often that fresh air doesn't（7） ．
There are things you can do to reduce（减少）the amount of bad air in your home．（8） _ you have to keep warm and you can't stop cooking， but you can reduce the amount of bad air you breathe．
First of all， avoid smoky areas as much as you can． Although it is important for adults to stay away from smoke， it is especially important for children．（9） ， if an open fire or cooking cause smoke in your home， find a way to fix it． Make sure that there is a way for smoke to（10） ． To do this， you may need to move your cooker． And you definitely need to open your windows more often， even in winter． You'll be glad you did it!
The most difficult thing for university student Ted Rogers is opening his classroom door．Ted can't do this without help because he's only six years old． He's the youngest person ever to study at Rochester University in New York． Ted（1） （begin） reading at two， and by four， he had known a lot about many subjects from astronomy to zoology（动物学）． By the age of five， be had been able to talk to university professors about his ideas．
Ted just（2） （complete） his first book．It（3） （come）out in a few months， shortly after his seventh birthday． "I love learning．" says Ted．
"My hero is the scientist Albert Einstein because he never brushed his hair or（4） _ （wear） socks． "Psychologists（心理学家）have found it difficult（5） （test） Ted's cleverness because they do not have high enough scores for him．Ted's mother first knew her son was different when he kept（6） （cry） at play school because he was bored with the children's games． She started teaching him at home after finding that local schools were not prepared for children who learned at Ted's speed．
Now Ted（7） （study） geography at Rochester University and using the Internet to complete his high school studies．
However， some psychologists warn that too much study can stop a child from（8） _ （grow） up in a healthy way． "I（9） （not care） how clever the kid is． Six﹣year﹣olds have to play with their friends，" says Dr. Brian Wood． Mrs. Rogers doesn't agree that her son's time（10） （take） up completely by schoolwork． "He loves the violin and has many outdoor interests， such as camping， fishing and swimming， just like other boys of his age．"
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In January 2020，a virus we now call COVID﹣19 broke out．This virus was highly infectious（易传染的）．It made lots of people terribly（1） and sometimes even killed them．At that moment，（2） was put into lockdown（封锁）in Wuhan as if the stop button（按钮）was pressed across the city．
Before the lockdown， my family went to my parents' hometown in Caidian，a suburb（郊区）of Wuhan．Life went on（3） ．All the villagers closed their doors and didn't go out．Soon，I began to worry（4） my study．Our government and several companies made it possible for students to study at home．Through livestreaming（直播课） ，we were able to learn all the subjects online．At first，I was afraid I couldn't keep up my studies（5） the Internet was very slow in the countryside．Sometimes I had（6） connecting to my online classes．This made me feel a little nervous．My parents often encouraged me and helped me a lot．
Without my textbooks， I had to read and do exercises on a computers screen， which hurt my（7） ．Luckily， our teachers taught us to do eye exercises．They provided us with psychological guidance（心理辅导） as well．
Gradually，life fell into a new routine（惯例）．I studied online，went to bed and got up early， Every afternoon， I（8） around the backyard for a while to keep healthy and strong．I wanted to be prepared for the（9） entrance examination for high school．
It was my birthday when Wuhan was（10） to reopen．I was very happy to see stores selling hot dry noodles again．I think I'll remember this birthday forever．
Yesterday， as I was coming near the front door of our public library， a white﹣haired gentleman stepped back （1） （hold） the door for me． With a stick in my hand， it is not strange（2） people to do so． However， I told the gentleman that the door had an automatic（自动） opener， and that it can open by（3） （it）． He said， "I thought I would have a chance to be helpful．" On（4） （hear） that， I stepped back， let the door close， and（5） （allow） him to reopen the door， not using the automatic control this time． That act of（6） （kind） not only got me happier but also made the gentleman feel （7） （good） about himself．
Holding the door open is a polite and thoughtful act． It can bring warmth to others whether you are at home（8） at work．Open the door for others and they will thank you． Those around you will（9） （certain） appreciate （赞赏） your good manners． Keep in mind that a small deed makes （10） big difference．
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（1）The boy high praise for his efforts to help his classmates last term．
（2）Happiness in the doctor's eyes every time she sees a patient get well．
（3）A classical concert online next month．
（4）Some climbers of getting to the top of Mount Qomolangma for a long time．
（5）Lucy the new books when I entered the classroom．
In Pontevedra， a city in Spain， people don't shout． Since cars are banned （明令禁止） in the city， there are no noises from cars． People don't have to try hard to make themselves heard． What you hear in the street， instead， is the singing of birds．
Miguel Lores， the mayor （市长） opens the windows of bib office， and the sound of human voices（1） （rise） from the street below． Lores says， "More than 14，000 cars used to pass along this street every day． There（2） （be） more cars passing through the city in a day than people living here．"
Lores became mayor in 1999． He spent months（3） （walk） around the city．"The historical city is dead，" he said one day． "It is full of cars． It（4） （pollute） heavily．There are a lot of traffic accidents． The elderly and children aren't able to use the streets because of cars．People who had a chance to leave have done so．"
At first， Lores thought of improving traffic conditions． However， he couldn't come up with a good plan． After lots of discussions， the government finally decided（5） （ take ） action to ban cars．
The change（6） （bring ）Pontevedra many advantages since then．Traffic accidents seldom happen．CO2 emissions（排放物）are down 70 percent．Many people are moving to the city，making it lively again．Most local people in the city like the change．Ramiro Armesto，a mother of two young children，said，"in the past， the first thing to see in the morning was traffic jams．Now，the city is cleaner， quieter and safer．"Raquel Garcia，another parent，said she had stayed in many cities around the world． However， she had never lived in a city as "easy to live in" as Pontevedra．"Even while it（7） （rain）， I walk everywhere． The feeling is wonderful，" she added． "Pontevedra is paradise（天堂）"
Why do we make mistakes more when we feel tired？ This happens because parts of our brain actually fall asleep when we're awake and tired． （ easy ）
Recycling your rubbish is a great habit． However． it's even better to turn your rubbish into something new and ． （use）
According to some studies， the you read， the less you understand what you have read． （fast）
Growing up is hard for everyone． Laura has to face lots of stress as a ． （ teenage ）
After the Great Wall Station， Zhongshan， Kunlun and Taishan， China is now building its research station in Antarctica （南极洲）． （ five ）
The new plan asks residents （居民） to put their rubbish into four different ， one for each kind of rubbish． （ box ）
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