Venice is considered to be one of the most （1） （beauty） cities in the world．It has been known as the "City of Canals"（运河），"City of Bridges"， and" City of Water"． The city is made up of about 100（2） （island）， 150 canals， and 400 bridges． There （3） （be） no roads in the city，so there are no cars． The only forms of transportation （交通）are on water and （4） foot．There are roads， a train station，（5） an airport at the edge （边缘） of the city． One of the famous symbols of Venice is a "gondola （平底船）"．Gondolas are still used today， though （6） （main）by tourists． All Venice gondolas are painted black﹣it was a law that was passed in the （7） （sixteen） century． Most Venetians travel by water buses called "vaporetti"． Venice has one of the world's most famous bridges（8） （call） the Rialto Bridge， built in 1591．
Venezuela， a county in South（9） （American）， means "little Venice"． This is because the early European visitors to Venezuela first met the local people who lived in homes built over the water， reminding（10） （they）of Venice．
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William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford ﹣upon﹣Avon， in England． His father， John，was a glove﹣maker． His mother， Mary， was a farmer's （1） . He had two elder sisters， two younger sisters and three younger brothers．
William probably studied Latin， Greek and history， and （2） school when he was 14 or 15．Three years （3） he married Anne Hathaway． They had a daughter called Susanna and twins named Judith and Hamnet． Sometime before 1590 he let Stratford﹣upon﹣Avon and went to London，the capital of England．
London's first theater opened in 1576． Shakespeare worked in London （4） an actor and then started writing plays too． In 1593 the（5 ） plague （瘟疫） killed thousands of people and theaters were closed． During this time William started to write poems instead of plays． His short poems are called sonnets（十四行诗）．
Shakespeare helped build a new theater called The Globe． It opened in 1599． It was round and had space for 3，000 people． The audience （观众） shouted， clapped （拍手喝彩） and laughed while they（6） plays．
Shakespeare wrote many comedies， tragedies and history plays．He became rich and （7） . He loved language and invented new words and expressions that we（8） use today．He died（9） he was 52． People all over the world love his works（10） he wrote wonderful stories about very interesting people．
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China's first set of AI textbooks（人工智能教材） will come into the classrooms of some（1） _
soon in many parts of China． The AI textbooks have already appeared in Shanghai and some experts have tested some of（2） ． It's said that these AI textbooks are（3） with local students．
In fact， AI has brought huge benefits （好处） to the education field． Students can（4） choose their own ways to study， but also can study at home（5） going to school．
Almost each Chinese child has heard or read Journey to the West﹣one of the most famous Chinese（1） （tradition） classics． All of them like the main character﹣the Monkey King or Sun Wukong． However， it wasn't popular（2） 1970s in England． In November 1979，pupils in England were able to watch a new program called Monkey．Most of them were hearing this story for the（3） （one） time．
The Monkey King isn't（4） usual monkey． In fact， he sometimes doesn't even look like a monkey! This is because he can make seventy﹣two changes to his shape and size，（5） _ （turn） himself into different animals and objects． But unless his tail（6） （hide）， he can't turn himself into a man．（7） （fight） bad people， the Monkey King uses a magic stick． Sometimes he can make the stick small enough to keep it in his ear． At other times， he can make it big and long．
The Monkey King（8） （excite） the children of China for many years． And as soon as the TV came out more than 30 years（9） ， Western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help（10） （weak）and never gives up．
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!
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）"
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In December of 1955，a lady called Rosa Parks（1） C to give her seat to a white man．This made the bus driver angry and he called the police．The police took Rosa away．Martin Luther King，Jr．said this was wrong and told people they should stop it．He spoke to lots of people and told them what was happening．He said the law should be（2） B and they should be able to do the same things as white people．He called for the African﹣Americans to（3） F on the bus．His idea worked．The bus companies（公司） lost money．In December 1956，the Supreme Court （最高法院）made the city change the rules．
Martin Luther King，Jr．traveled across America to meet lots of important people and told them about the problems．In 1963 he led a big group of African﹣Americans in Washington．He（4） A there．He said he had a dream that black and white people would live together（5） D ．He was a really important person in history because he changed African﹣Americans' lives a lot．American people and people around the world remember him for what he has done．
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Martin Luther King， Jr．was born in Georgia in the south of the USA in 1929． In 1954 he began to work in a church （教堂）．
All through his life he tried to（1） for African﹣Americans，whose ancestors came to America from Africa between 1640 and 1798．White people brought them to America in ships，（2） them as slaves （奴隶） and forced them to work． （3） they were set free （自由的） after the American Civil War， their lives didn't change much for a long time． Some people still didn't like them．In the 1950's，African﹣Americans（4） to do lots of things in the south of America．They could not walk on the footpath when a white person was on it．They could not eat in restaurants where white people ate．They could not go to the shops that were owned by white people．When they were on a bus， they had to（5） to white people．
David Smith is a student， and one of his（1） （hobby） is writing．During the summer of 2010，he （2） （spend） four weeks at a summer camp． As well as the usual activities，there was a writing（3） （class）．"The teacher was a writer，and she asked us to（4） （talk） about our lives and tell interesting stories． Then she encouraged（5） （we） to write about our experiences at the camp．"
Back at school， David wrote a story about（6） （冠词） life of a sixteen﹣year﹣old boy，and（7） （successful） it came out as a book in 2012． Many young people love his book，and（8） （介词） a result． David has become a popular young writer．
Writing has brought David pleasure and success．（9） （连词） it is not his only hobby．He is also interested in many other things．"I like（10） （play） volleyball too，"says David．
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The film The Farewell tells a true story about the director's family． Billi， a Chinese American， lives in New York with her （1） ． Unluckily， her grandmother， who lives in Changchun， is seriously ill and has（2） three months to live according to the doctor． Billi's parents and other relatives all come to Changchun， but they decide not to tell Billi's grandmother the bad news for the rest of her life．And they plan a wedding （婚礼） as an（3） to bring everyone together before she dies． This is very（4） in China．
（5） ， Billi， who grows up in America， can't understand this．In her opinion，the patient has the right to know about his or her illness． It is illegal （违法的） to （6）_____ the patient in the dark． If you go to the end of your life， you may want to do something and meet some people one last time．
What causes the（7） ways of thinking？ And is it right or wrong to lie to grandmother？ This is just what the director wants people to think about．
Dear Aunt Mary，
How are you？ I （1） （not， see） you for a few months， so I thought I should write you a letter and say， "Hi!"
I have been pretty good lately． I （2） （finish） junior high school soon， and I can't wait to go to senior high! Last week， I（3） （get） a perfect score on my biology test， so my parents took me out to eat ice cream and watch a movie!
Summer will be here soon， and I am very （4） （excite） for summer vacation． I hope to join a baseball team． I want to be a pitcher （投手）， but I know that I need to practice right now （5） I am not good enough． Maybe you can come watch me （6） ______ （play） sometime! That would be great!
Well， that's all for now． And I hope you are well． If you have time， please write me back!
Love，
Brian
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