Will Johnson has worked his way up the list of most popular stars in his country． In fact， it is not surprising that Will is so successful if we know about his early life． Some valuable lessons he learnt as a child have strongly influenced him（1） his later life． One of them was from his father（2） was strict with him and his brother．
Once， Will and his brother Harry （3） given a job to rebuild a broken brick（砖） wall in the yard． The wall was fifty feet（4） and around sixteen feet high． The boys had to mix concrete（水泥） and place only one brick at a time． They didn't know why their father gave them（5） a huge job． （6） ，with the attitude（态度） of "one brick more"， both Will and Harry rebuilt the wall in（7） period of six months． Each time they were about to give up， their father （8） them up patiently． Both brothers were so sad about the job at（9） ， but after completing the task， they felt a sense of pride， and so did their father． Even today when Will thinks that he won't be able to do something， he will look back to this experience and keep telling（10） ，"one brick at a time"．
One day， Confucius （孔子） led his students to the State of Chu．When crossing through a large forest， they saw an old man （1） （stand） under a tree， catching cicadas （蝉） with a bamboo stick． Confucius said， "You are very good at （2） （catch） cicadas． You must have some special skills．"
"That's right!" the old man answered． "The cicada is a clever little insect． If they hear the noise of the leaves in the wind， they （3） （fly） away． Therefore， people who want to catch cicadas （4） （train） their hands to hold a bamboo stick without shaking． If you can place three pellets （弹珠） on top of the bamboo stick without falling off， you might be able to catch cicadas； when five pellets （5） （place） on top without falling off， catching cicadas is as easy as （6） （pick） a ball up from the ground．"
He then added， "But that is not enough． People must be good at hiding themselves． Right now， I （7） （stand） under a tree like half of a tree stump （树桩）． Last of all， one must be attentive （专心的）． When I am catching cicadas， I only see their wings． No matter what （8） （happen）， nothing will disturb me．
Hearing this， Confucius （9） （turn） to his students and said， "No matter what you do， you can only succeed if you love what you're doing and pay enough attention to it． This is what this old man （10） （teach） us．"
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Many years ago， there was a Greek king named Midas． King Midas loved gold very much． He had more gold than any other king in the world， but he still wanted more．
One day， a beautiful fairy （仙子） came to his palace． "Midas， you are the （1） __ man in the world， "said the fairy． "Yes， "said the king， "but I want more gold because gold is the most wonderful thing in the world! ""Your wish will （2） ， "said the fairy． "From tomorrow morning， you can turn everything you touch into gold．
King Midas got up very early the next morning． He wanted to see if his wish had really come true． He touched his bed with his（3） ， and the bed was turned into gold．The king was wild with joy． He ran
around his palace and touched everything he saw．Everything was turned into gold!
The king felt hungry after running around for a long time． He decided to have his breakfast，However（4） he touched a bowl of milk， the bowl， together with the milk in it， was turned into gold． What's more， the bread and the meat were also turned into gold when he touched them． In the end， the poor king ate （5） ．
With the development of modern technology， digital devices（数码设备） have been seen everywhere． People often check what is （1）h in the world on the Internet， keep in touch with friends through emails， or even start to read e﹣books． （2）H ， many people still prefer paper books to e﹣books because they think that brains work （3）b when reading paper books．
Now， some scientists have come up with some （4）d ideas． They believe how brains work is not greatly affected by the way people read， but depends on the following factors（因素）． They （5）i the type and content of reading materials， the （6）p of reading． etc． When people read for entertainment， like news about star families or （7）f stories， reading paper books or e﹣books makes no difference． When people read to gain （8）k about science， reading paper books is more helpful． Brains need longer to deal with harder problems． Usually， taking notes by （9）h on paper books takes longer than typing（打字） notes out on digital devices． So it's （10）e for you to remember key points when you read paper books． Next time， when you read e﹣books about science， just remember to slow down and give your brain more time．
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．"
Over 2，000 years ago， in China，there lived a boy called Confucius． When he was o（1） three， his father died． His mother was very poor． In those days people had to pay to go to school and his mother did not have enough m（2） to send him．
As Confucius grew up he wanted to learn things． So he d（3） to teach himself．Unfortunately he was a strange﹣looking boy． The other children pointed and made fun of him． They called him names and laughed at him． Confucius got very upset， but he was a kind gentle boy and did not fight b（4） ．
Confucius did not play with other children． He went off to talk to holy men in the temple and learned from them． He t（5） to artists and musicians and learned from them． If he tried to do something difficult， he kept trying over and over again u（6） he learned how to do it． In this way the boy taught himself to read and w（7） and learned lots of interesting things． Confucius grew up to be a very c（8） man．
When he was a man， Confucius became the ruler of the city of Changtu． People were very h（9） when he was their leader． He used his abilities and skills in a w（10） way．
People sometimes call him the greatest man who ever lived． We still remember many of his sayings today．
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Most people think children only have some simple wishes， such as getting delicious snacks and having enough playtime． But one six﹣year﹣old girl named Peyton surprised everyone by making a（n）（1） decision．
Peyton′s teacher Tara promised Peyton a reward in a class ，choose to sit with whoever she wanted at lunch． Mrs． Tara thought （2） that she knew who Peyton would pick（挑选）．However ，Mrs．Tara was surprised by Peyton （3） she picked a little boy who never got picked by anyone for anything． The boy was very shy， and he was （4） all the time． Peyton's decision really made his day． Since then， （5） children have started picking the boy as well． Now， he is a completely different child．
Mrs． Tara says that Peyton's （6） reminds her why she loves teaching． People on the Internet also （7） the little girl for her kindness． Peyton shows us that a simple act of kindness can change a person's life．
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As the（1） goes， smiling is sunshine in everyone's heart． When I started to go to primary school， my teacher， Mr． Wei told me the importance of smiling． He told me that （2） was a simple behavior which was very powerful． It can give people warm feelings， show your respect to
（3） ．Since a smile is a positive （积极的） attitude， we can often smile to ourselves to become （4） and happy． Although there are some situations where we may experience hardship or even（5） ， we can always smile to ourselves． It can help us（6） many difficulties as well as succeed in the end． Learning to（7） to others is also beneficial． When we smile to others， we can get a smile in（8） ．Then it can put us in a good mood． What's more， it can also help us build a good relationship with others． In one word， smiling is a（9） which can help others understand us better． Therefore， let's start to smile and live a better and（10） life．
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The Taliban（塔利班组织） controlled an area in Pakistan． They neither allowed people to listen to music nor watch television， and they also stopped girls from （1） to school． Eleven﹣year﹣old Malala made the brave choice to blog（发微博）about life under the Taliban． She kept an opinion that girls had the right to an education． Malala′s blog made the Taliban very angry． While riding a bus in 2012， Malala （2） in the head by a Taliban gunman． （3） ， she didn't die from that attack． The following year， she gave a historic speech to the United Nations． Speaking about the importance of education， Malala said， "I'm here to speak up for the right of education for （4） ．"In 2014， she became the （5） person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize．
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Animals are the closest friends to us in the world． It's important to learn things about protecting animals． Some of them are big and（1） ． People should keep away from them． But now they are also calling for help．
First， when we come to the Chengdu Research Base，we can see the cute and（2） baby pandas．When the babies see the keepers，they run over with（3） and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over! Pandas don't have babies very often， and some of the babies only live for a short time because of（4） ． Adult pandas spend over 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo． Many years ago， there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China，but then （5） started to cut down the forests． So pandas have fewer places to live．Scientists say there are now fewer than 2，000 pandas living in the forests．A program in Chengdu（6） children about why pandas are endangered．We all hope in the future there will be a lot more pandas than now．
Second， let's take a look at the sharks． Maybe we have heard of shark fin soup． This famous and expensive dish is especially popular in southern China． But do you realize that you're killing a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup？
When people catch sharks， they cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean． This is not only cruel，but also harmful to the environment． （7） a fin，a shark can no longer swim． And it's hard to get food， too． Then it（8） dies． Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean's ecosystem． Many believe sharks can never be endangered． But in fact， around 70 million sharks are caught and traded in this industry every year． The numbers of some kinds of sharks（9） by over 90 percent several years ago．Environmental protection groups around the world have even asked governments to develop laws to stop the（10） of shark fins．So far，no scientific studies have shown shark fins are good for health， so why eat them？
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Nowadays，there are mainly robots working in factories．They can help to build cars，and（1） doing simple jobs over and over again．Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring，but robots will never get（2） ．Some robots in Japan can walk and dance．There will be many（3） robots in the future．Some scientists believe that we can make robots move like people，and it will be possible to make（4） really think and talk like humans．However，it may take（5） of years．The robots in the future will have many different shapes，such as humans， plants，animals and so on．Do you think you will have your own robot in the future？
We can't remember clearly when we started to take our mobiles to the dinner table． This often，（1） （ especial） when we eat out． Once a dish comes， （2） of lifting our chopsticks， we take out our mobiles and click． Later， we post the photos onto Weibo or WeChat，waiting to be "liked"． Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal to see whether we get"liked" （3） not． We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal．
Does that sound familiar to you？ Do you do that often？ If not， how do you feel when others do that while having dinner with you？
A recent study suggests that what we are used to （4） （ do） is not so good． Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant． To test this， some researchers did an experiment． Some people were （5） （ask） to take photos before they could enjoy food． As a （6） ， it showed that the （7） （many） photos they took， the less delicious the food （8） to them． Why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you？
So， next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends， how about not （9） （ take） photos of food？ Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people （10） you． Trust me， and it will be a wonderful time．
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．
Why Short Stories Are Best for English Learning？
You get more time to focus on words．When a text is short，you can have more time to learn how every single word is used and what importance it has in （1） text．This is more useful for those（2） are beginners of English．
You can read a whole story at a time．Attention length is very important for learning．And the ability to finish a story gives you more time （3） （understand）it．Short stories are written to give you （4） （much）information with less effort．
It is best for consistency（一致性）．It is much easier to read one story every day than trying to read a big novel that never（5） （seem）to end．
You can share them easily in a group．Since short stories can （6） （read）in any place，they are perfect for book clubs and learning circles．Most of the time these groups do not work because members have no time to read．Short stories are the perfect way for them．
You can focus more on ideas．Language is less about （7） （word）and more about the meanings behind them．If you spend all your time （8） （learn）vocabulary and grammar，you will never be able to speak a language （9） （smooth）because you will have little to talk about．Short stories give you the chance to understand big ideas in a short text．
In a word，short stories will not only improve your English reading comprehension（理解力）（10） also open your mind to different worlds．
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