Paper﹣cutting is a famous folk art with a long history in China． It was used during （1）f to decorate gates and windows．After hundreds of years' （2）d ， it has become a very popular way of decoration．The main cutting tools are （3）s ﹣ paper and scissors or a knife，but clever and skilled paper﹣cutting artists can make very beautiful artworks．Chinese paper﹣cutting works have these features﹣"Flower in flower，theme in theme．" This means smaller pictures and stories are（4）h in the works．You will be amazed by the wonderful designs when you look at their paper﹣cutting works （5）c ．Through Chinese paper﹣cutting， people express their best wishes．
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Space vegetables are grown from seeds （种子）that have been taken to space．When they （1） _ （bring ）back to the earth．These seeds produce vegetables that are bigger and （2） _ （healthy） than normal （正常的）vegetables．But some people worry about （3） （have） space vegetables．They think that space vegetables might not be good for us and could make us（4） （get ）sick because of the radiation in space．However，people should not be afraid because space vegetables are very healthy．Here are some facts that you should know about space vegetables．
Space vegetables are grown from seeds that are （5） （care） chosen．When seeds are brought back from space，they are tested to make sure that they will be safe （6） （eat）．
Space vegetables are （7） （good） for you than normal vegetables．For example，space（8） （tomato）stay fresh for twenty days，which is one week longer than normal tomatoes．
After genetically modified （转基因）food （9） （appear）in the market，people worried that they were eating （10） （know ） things．For example，if nut genes （坚果基因） are put inside potatoes，people allergic （过敏的） to nuts might get sick from eating these potatoes because they do not know they are also eating nuts．Unlike genetically modified food，nobody （11） （do ）anything with the genes of space vegetables until now．This （12） _ （mean） that no new genes are put into them．So there is no risk of eating something unknown．
We hope to live （peace） with people from other countries．
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When I was a child，my parents often took me to a run﹣down house in a thick forest．No other children ever stayed there．I didn't even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister．
I could never（42） （understand）what the attraction of the house was，even for my parents，who enjoyed nothing better than to sit in silence with a good book．The woman in the house，my father's distant cousin，was a terrible cook．
One day，when I was hanging around the garden behind the house，I noticed a wooden house．It was clearly abandoned（废弃的）and（43） （hide）completely behind tall trees and huge grass．As I walked towards it，I heard a noise，like an animal moving hurriedly away．I was about tu turn away when I saw an old man（44） （stand）at the door．I was much scared．
"Please don't tell me you saw me，"he said．"They never use this place，and I have nowhere else to live．""Don't worry，"I said．"I（45） （not tell）anyone．But are you all right out here？I mean﹣do you have enough to eat？"
The old man（46） （shake）his head and said that he hadn't had a big meal for ages．I decided to put this right as soon as I could．The same evening，I took a small plastic bag into the dining room and，while no one was looking，I emptied some of the food into it．Later，I got out of the back door secretly and gave the food to the old man，whose name I had discovered was Taff．
I had never seen anything else as lovely as the smile on Taff's face when he （47） （eat）the food．From then on，my visits to the old house had a purpose，and I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay．
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Dear Sally，
Thanks for your letter． It was great to （1） you． You asked me to tell you （2） my favorite day of the week． Well， it's definitely Friday．
One （3） I like Fridays is because I have my favorite subjects at school： PE and chemistry．Chemistry's great because we do experiments in the science lab and our teacher，Mr．King，is so funny．In PE we （4） play basketball， which is my favorite sport． I'm good at it because I'm quite tall．Our team always （5） ．
We also have French on Fridays， which is actually my least favorite subject，but after that we have ICT which is much （6） ．At the moment I'm （7） a webpage for our basketball team．After school I hang out with my friends， then in the evening I play football at the sports center． On Friday nights we sometimes go to someone's for a party（8） to watch a film． We can relax a bit on Friday evenings because there （9） no school on Saturday．
Tell （10） about your favorite day in your next letter． Write soon．
Love
Danny
Playgrounds in schools and parks are usually built to be safe enough． Most of the safety rules were created（1） the 1980s， after a few accidents happened on playgrounds． Some children were hurt（2） （serious） in these accidents． Their parents said the playgrounds weren't safe enough， and that the bosses that owned the playground（3）______ （have） to pay much money to those parents． After that， schools and cities began changing playgrounds to make them as safe（4） possible．
But safe playgrounds have not really made a（5） （different） in the accidents． In fact， there have been more accidents where children have broken an arm or a leg． Some experts believe that this is because children can learn to be careful only（6） they are in danger．
Children should do things that seem a little dangerous﹣﹣﹣like climbing trees， riding bikes really fast or playing near water． Those things can teach（7） （they） how to keep safe． When children have small accident， they learn how（8） （avoid） worse accidents．
If children（9） （allow） to take some risks， they can become confident and independent．They also get better at problem﹣solving and teamwork．
Many experts also believe that "safe" playground are too boring． They say that if playgrounds were more challenging and（10） （excite）， kids would probably get more exercise．
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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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