Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand． It lies on North Island （1） a population of a million people． This seaside city is considered as （2） important center for business and industry． It （3） （be） also the most exciting city in New Zealand． It also has people of many different cultures （4） （live） there．
Its history goes back over 650 years． （5） （Europe） settlement（定居） began in 1840 after the British's arrival． Auckland once became the （6） /'kæpItl/ of New Zealand for some time． （7）S 1945， Auckland has grown and it now has large modern suburbs．
Famous sights include Mt． Eden （8） Auckland Harbor Bridge． In the city，you can enjoy an （9） （amaze） view from the Sky Tower， which is the city's tallest tower． You can also see many traditional （10） （dance） at the Auckland Museum．
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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Lei Feng Spirit Carrying on
"It is not hard to do one good deed， but it is hard to do good deeds all your life．" Chairman Mao （1） said． And he called on people to learn from him． Do you know who the man is？ He is Lei Feng．
Lei Feng was born in a poor family in a little mountain village of Hunan Province， on December 18th， 1940． He didn't go to school （2） he was 10 years old． At the age of 18， he became a steel（3） ． He was often praised for his good job． On January 8th， 1960， he joined the army and several months later， he joined the Communist Party． He loved the Party and the people， and kept doing something good for others． When he got （4）
， he always said， "It's my duty and it's just that some people need some help， there should be someone standing out （5） them a hand．" He became a model soldier one year later． To our sadness， Lei Feng died in an accident in 1962．
March 5th （6） a "Learn from Lei Feng Day" since 1963． When Lei Feng's Diary came out，People began to know more about him than before． Now the term "Living LeiFeng" has become a name for anyone who is brave， anyone who has （7） love for his country， anyone who works hard，（8） anyone who is always ready to help others…．
Lei Feng's spirit will live in（9） hearts． Lei Feng's spirit will be remembered by the（10） nation forever． And we will surely practice his spirit in life as he did．
We are sorry to hear that you are not with your new car．（satisfy）
Have you ever heard of the train No.6063？It links（连接）thirty﹣eight （1）s along the way from Baoji of Shanxi to Guangyuan of Sichuan．It passes by twenty﹣four schools，so there are always many students taking the train．The students live in mountainous areas．And they need to take the train （2）b schools and homes every week．It always takes a long time for them to go to school and go home on the train．In order to help them，the head of the train Xiang Fei decided to do something for the children．He and other workers （3）s several hours turning one of the carriages into a special student carriage．There are big desks and a library．Many kind﹣hearted people gave away （4）o 300 new books to this library．Students can read all kinds of books，do their homework and talk with students from other schools on the train．
A． ride to the gym
B． because
C． keeping fit
D． so
E． cheer me up
F． enjoy my day off
G． healthier
H． also
I． funny
J． coughing and sneezing
Hi Jake，
How's it going？ Sorry I haven't been in touch for a while， but couldn't use my computer for a few days． You'll never guess what happened to me!
A couple of weeks ago， I decided to take up yoga． Yoga is a combination of physical and breathing exercises． It's supposed to be good for relaxation and （1） ． I've been feeling a bit stressed about my school work recently and I thought yoga might help．
My dad couldn't give me a lift to the first lesson， so I decided to （2） ． The lesson was great and I felt really relaxed afterwards． On the way home， though， it started raining and I got very wet! The next day， I woke up with a bad cold． I couldn't stop （3） ．
I couldn't go to school （4） ．I also had a high temperature． We were having a math test that day so it was great that I could stay at home． I didn't really （5） though． I felt awful and stayed in bed． Mum brought me cups of hot tea for my sore throat （and you know how much I hate tea!）． She（6） went to the chemist's and got me some vitamin pills． I have to keep taking these for a while．（7） I can get stronger．
That afternoon Robbie came to visit me． He said he'd got something to （8） and pretended it was the math test that I'd missed． "Mr Bank says you can do it at home instead，" he said， but I knew he was joking． I didn't think it was very （9） ， but he did!
The next day， I was still a bit pale and didn't have much energy， but I was feeling better． The day after that， I was able to go back to school．
Can you believe my luck？ I went to the yoga class to feel （10） and instead I caught a cold!
Anyway， I hope you're OK． Write and let me know what you've been up to!
Bye for now!
kate
You're probably used to getting take﹣away delivered to your home these days． But the first pizza delivery in history took place nearly 150 years（1） in Italy．
In 1878， Margherita became the first queen of Italy． Gradually， the queen got tired（2） eating "fancy" meals and wanted to eat "common" food．Esposito，the most famous pizza chef at that time，was asked to deliver a pizza to the queen．He（3） （quick）prepared a pizza with red tomatoes，white cheese and green basil， which stood for the colors/ of Italy's new（4） （nation） flag．As soon as the pizza was out of the oven， he delivered it to the queen （5） ． （him）．The queen had never eaten pizza and said it was one of the（6） （good） things she'd ever eaten．Esposito named the pizza after the queen， and it has been served in nearly every pizza restaurant in the world ever since；
Today， pizza is still popular with people around the world． In 1973， US Domino's Pizza company promised（7） （take） pizzas to customers in "30 minutes or less"． If the pizza was late， it would be free． Another US pizza company offers a "Hot﹣N﹣Ready" pizza at all its（8） （store）．
These pizzas（9） （cook）around the clock so that there are always fresh pizzas available．Go to the store， paying ﹩6 （10） you'll walk out with a fresh pizza with no waiting time．
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Charlie was a boy．His family was very poor．There was a chocolate factory near their house and Charlie loved chocolate more than anything else．
Mr．Wonka was the（81） of the chocolate factory．He had hidden five Golden Tickets inside chocolate （82） ，and the children who got the Golden Tickets would be invited to visit his factory．And they would get a prize．
Charlie wanted to get a ticket so badly．One day，he （83） some money on the ground on his way home，and he used it to buy chocolate．（84） ，he got a Golden Ticket!
When five children visited different chocolate rooms，four other children caused some trouble．Charlie was the only one who didn't cause any trouble．He won the prize﹣the factory （85） ．He was very happy．
A dog entered a butcher's shop with a note in his mouth．The note read，"﹩10of lamb chops （羊排），please．"
The butcher was very （1） （surprise）．He took the money，put a bag of chops in the（2） （dog） mouth，and then he closed the shop （3） （quick）．He followed the dog and watched him wait for a green light．Then the dog crossed the road to a bus stop．He checked the timetable and sat on the bench．When a bus arrived，the dog checked the number and got （4） it．
As the bus traveled out into the countryside，the dog enjoyed the scenery．After （5） while，he stood on his back paws （爪子）（6） （push） the"stop"button．Then the butcher followed （7） （he） off．
The dog ran up to a house and dropped his bag on the ground．He went back down the path，took a big run，and （8） （throw） himself against the door．No answer．He repeated the action a few times．Then a big man opened the door （9） started complaining about the dog and beating him．
Seeing this，the butcher ran up and shouted at the man，"What are you doing？This dog is a genius!"The man replied，"Genius？No way!He has forgotten his key for the （10） （four） time this month!"
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Do you have a dog，a cat or a bird at home？Do you watch them carefully？
Sientists have found that cats，dogs，（92） and even goldfish are left﹣handed or right﹣handed．These scientists work in Queen's Belfast University．They said that pets are left﹣handed or right﹣handed（93） people．As we all know，it is important for animals to be good at getting food．Some like to get food with their right hands，but some like to get food with the left hands．
That's （94） the animals are left﹣handed or right﹣handed．
The scientists have （95） that male cats and dogs are almost left﹣handed，and female cats and dogs are right﹣handed，because their work in everyday life is different．
People（96） think that left﹣handed people are better at languages； some even think that left﹣handed people are smarter．When it goes to animals，it makes animals act more quickly．
Ernest Hemingway， the son of a doctor and a music teacher， was born in 1899 in Oak Park， Illinois． Hemingway's father（1） （teach） him early on how to hunt and fish， two activities Hemingway loved throughout his life．Instead of（2） （go） to college， Hemingway became a reporter for the Kansas City Star．
Later， in Europe， he worked as a driver（3） the Italian army until he was wounded and shipped home， where he again wrote for newspapers． Two years（4） ， he moved to Paris， where he hoped to improve his writing． There he became friends with other（5） （America） writers， including Gertrude Stein and F． Scott Fitzgerald．
Hemingway developed（6） style of writing that was simple and direct． He chose words sparingly（俭省地）， avoided using adjectives， and trusted the reader to understand the（7） （mean） of his writing． As he put it， "I always try（8） （write） on the principle（原则） of the iceberg（冰山）． There is seven eighths of it under water for every part that shows． " This style continues to influence writers today． In his career（生涯）， which lasted some 40 years， Hemingway earned the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize． He was one of the finest writers of the（9） （twenty） century．
For a while Ernest Hemingway lived in Key West， Florida， where he had nearly 50 cats． One of them was a cat with six toes（脚趾）， which a ship's captain had given him． Today his Key West home is a museum， and many cats still live there． Some of them are（10） （child） of Hemingway's six﹣toed cat． Hemingway was married four times and had three sons． He died in 1961．
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Wonders of the Ancient World． It was b（1）_____ more than 4，000 years ago in Egypt． It is so p（2） that millions of tourists from around the world come to visit it every year．
In Egypt there are over 80 pyramids and the l（3） one is the Great Pyramid． It l（4）_____ on the west bank of the Nile． In fact， all the pyramids along the Nile are on the west bank． The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life． That is w（5） their dead bodies were buried （埋葬）on the west bank of the Nile．
You can h（6） imagine how huge the Great Pyramid is． It has over 2 million blocks． Some are as heavy as five school buses． A（7） they were heavy， workers were able to put a block into the pyramid every three minutes．
The workers， Egyptian men and women， worked in teams． The teams had different t（8） ． Some dug up the stones． Others moved them， Another team cut the stones． The last group put the stones into the pyramid． There were so many different teams， but the pyramid is perfect． No stone is in the w（9） position．
But how did the Egyptians move those heavy Stones to the top w（10） any modern machinery（机械）？ No one knows for sure． Many things about the Great Pyramid are still a mystery．
Every day brings new stories and information about COV﹣ID﹣19． Some stories （1） __ （be）encouraging， while others bring bad news． How can you know who to turn to？ Can you trust（2） （they）？
It's important （3） （stay） informed in times like these． But while your（4） __ （friend）and family might share information on social media in（5） hopes of helping others， it's common for rumors （谣言） to spread in this way． You might have read stories（6） sound too good to be true． What do you think about them？ Would you consider that they might not be quite right？
If you can，try to get news（7） all kinds of sources（来源）．Read articles from government news platforms which（8） （usual） give timely fact checks． When dealing with such a serious issue， it's important to make your news "diet" just as much and（9） ___ （health）as your real diet．Last but not least， think twice before（10） （share） information online!
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