The Bird's Christmas Tree
It's a sun shining winter afternoon． In a small yard in Luss， Scotland， Kate and Effie（1） （tie） the baskets to the branches（树枝） of the Christmas tree and filling them with corns． The children （2） （work） busily but happily for many hours， making the little baskets for the birds．
Many birds come in． Some are eating， and others are dancing．
Even the pretty blue jay（蓝松鸦） （3） （forget） to be pretty． When he has eaten his fill， he is flying away， crying "Thanks， thanks!"
What a happy life the tree brings to the birds and the children! But two weeks ago， the tree （4） nearly （cut） into firewood．
Two weeks ago， the Christmas tree was once in the living room． Kate and Effie， and Sue and Tom， had a happy Christmas Day， for the tree was hung with gifts for them all．
One day， when the children （5） （play） games around the tree， John came and told them that he was going to carry it into the woodshed．
"What （6） you （do） with it， John？" the children asked．
"I want to cut it into firewood，" answered John．
"Oh， don't!" cried the children． "Our beautiful tree! Let us（7） （have）it a little longer!"
"What will you do with it？" asked John．
"We （8） （put） it in the yard and make a Christmas tree for the birds，" replied the children．
So John carried the fir tree into the yard． There it （9） （stand） in the white snow， spreading out its beautiful green branches．
"Now" cried Effie， "let us make some baskets （10） （fill） corns． Then we will tie them to the tree for the birds．"
What happened next？ As you can see at the beginning of the story， the birds are living happily． With the birds and the tree， the children are also very happy． It is hard to tell which are happier， the birds or the children． I believe the tree is the happiest of all．
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从方框内所给11个动词中选择10个意义相符的词，必要时进行词形变化（可添加助动词或者情态动词），填入空白处．
see， cross， drink， travel， ask， remember， clean， wait， take， rest， think |
Once upon a time， a father and his son were walking from one town to another． While they （1） ，they happened to pass by a river． They were tired and stopped there （2） ． Then the father asked his son to get him some water from the river．
Then the son walked to the riverside and he （3） some women washing clothes there． Right at that moment， a bullock cart （牛车） started crossing the river． As a result， the water became very dirty． "I mustn't take the dirty water to my father， " he thought． So he came back and said， "Look， Father． A bullock cart （4） the river now， so the water is dirty and it can't be drunk．" Father said nothing．
After a while， the son （5） to get some water again by his father． The water was still dirty， but he didn't go back． He thought， "My father is so thirsty． I （6） back clean water this time， even though it will take me a long time．" Then he sat there， waiting until the water was clean． He collected some in a bowl and took it back．
"Oh， you are back at last． I （7） for you for almost half an hour，" Father said． After （8） the water． he looked up at his son and said， " Now， （9） about what made the water clean． You let it be and the water became clean on its own． It is also the same with your mind． When it is disturbed （打扰）， just let it be， and it will calm down on its own． "
The son thought for a while and said， "Thank you， Father， I （10） this forever．"
We can make best decisions when we stay calm．
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从下面方框内所给11个词中选择10个意义相符的词，必要时进行词形变化，填入空白处，每空一词．
care， sun， for， how， happy， piece， because， they， well， never， if |
Most people would stay away from bees while meeting them． However， if your goal （目标） is to grow a beautiful and productive （丰收的） garden， you will want to bring on bees．
How to attract （吸引） bees？
Plant! Plant! Plant! Plant not only vegetables but also colorful flowers． Bees are attracted by colors and purple， yellow， white and blue are （1） favorites． If possible． you should be （2） to plant different flowers for bees to choose from． Be sure to plant some flowers in （3） areas． Bees like warm and bright places （4） than cool and dark ones．
Another part of learning （5） to attract bees is to always leave a place for wild grass or flowers near your garden． This is where bees can live comfortably and （6） ． You can also design a bee house （7） the bees to live． To do this， you can use several （8） of bamboo tied together． Place the house close to the ground （9） bees prefer living close to the ground． Preparing such a place can make sure that they will enjoy and （10） want to leave．
Be sure to leave water around for them to drink． Once the bees are there and active， you will have a fruitful garden．
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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（1）It's bad manners to ask others questions， such as age and marriage．
（2）Helping others is helping ， so we should try our best to help those in need．
（3）Through watching Amazing China， We can't stop what our country will be like in 50 years．
（4）Many people don't always see things the same way so they may describe the same person ．
（5）Liu Chuanjian， the captain of Sichuan Airlines 3U8633 flight， is considered to be one of our national ．
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．
After crossing the river， Dorothy and her friends came to a poppy flower field， with many other colourful flowers next to it．
"How b（1） !" Dorothy said．
"When I have brains， I will probably like them better，" the Scarecrow said．
"If I had a heart， I would love them．" added the Tin Woodman．
"I always liked flowers．" the Lion said．"But there are n（2） in the forest so bright as these．"
Soon they found t（3） in the middle of poppies． It is known that when there are many of these flowers together， their strong smell will make anyone breathing it fall asleep， even sleep forever． But Dorothy didn't k（4） this． Soon Dorothy's eyes grew so h（5） that she felt she had to sleep． Dorothy fell among the poppies， fast asleep．
"The smell is k（6） us all． If we leave her here， she will die，" said the Lion． "I can h （7） keep my eyes open， and the dog Toto is asleep already．"
"Run fast and get out of here，" said the Scarecrow to the Lion， "We can carry the little girl， but you are too heavy．"
The Lion ran as fast as possible but he fell asleep b（8） he was out of the field． Luckily， the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman were not troubled by the smell． They made a chair with their hands and carried Dorothy t（9） the flowers to the grass far enough from the poppy field． The Tin Woodman built a truck and pulled the Lion with the Scarecrow． The sweet fresh air w（10） Dorothy， Toto and the Lion． Soon they continued their journey．
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．
Donnie Darko is a fantastic film． It's a dark comedy， which is sometimes funny and sometimes frightening．
The film（1） （set） in an American town． One night， Donnie Darko， who is a teenager， meets a frightening man（2） （dress） as a rabbit． When a plane crashes into Donnie's house， the man saves his life and then tells him that his enemies plan（3） （end） the world in 26days． The film is about the next 26days． It's a teenage love story， a thriller， a science fiction film， and a comedy， all in one film．
Donnie Darko was written and directed by Richard Kelly， who（4） （be） only 25when he made it． It（5） （win） plenty of film awards so far， but no Oscars． The music is really good， and it（6） （include） 1980s pop songs． Watch this film now and see what you think of it．
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（1）If you are lucky enough， you will get a concert ticket ．
（2）Mary， I shall our pleasant talks when you leave．
（3）As an old saying goes， "He who has been to the Great Wall is not a true man．"
（4）When Tom was running after the dog， he lost his and fell over．
（5）You can eat you like， my dear．
Just as a famous saying （1）g ， "Reading is to success what water is to fish．" Reading is very important for all humans． It can open many （2）d and can lead you into a path to success． It's quite clear that every successful person has a good （3）h of reading． This is （4）b reading is an important way to get the information required to understand something． For example， a good doctor has to know the latest development in （5）m by reading．
Then， how can you develop an interest in reading？ There is only one way． Let me explain this to you． If you want to learn how to ride a bike， you have to get on the bike as many times as possible （6）u you can ride skillful． It works the same way with reading． If you want to improve your reading， try to read as （7）m as you can． When you finish reading your first book， take another book and do the same． If you are going out， take a magazine， a book， an article or something （8）e to read． When you are reading， try to understand （9）w message the writer is giving to you．
So， parents should help to get their children to read as early as possible． Studies have （10）s that reading to your unborn child is very good． In this way， your child will like reading later．
Reading is always a wonderful time． Good books are good friends．
Part﹣time jobs are great for young people．They allow teenagers and young adults to gain a little job（1）e and make a bit of money too．Compared with other hobbies and activities，part﹣time jobs are healthier and better help teenagers（2）p for adult life．Of course，for students，doing a part﹣time job should never be more important than（3）s for good grades．
There are so many different part﹣time jobs for you to（4）c from．A few of the most common ones are restaurant waiters，store salesmen and park workers．These are all jobs that only need you to work（5）b ten and twenty hours per week．Besides，they don't require much work experience．So you can learn how to do the job（6）e while you are working．
You can learn great lessons from a part﹣time job．Some are about how to work with others，some are about how to be on time and （7）o are about how to work hard．These are all necessary lessons you will use later in life．A survey shows that the young adults who do not have part﹣time jobs are（8）l prepared for life than those who do．
It is great to earn money for the first time from a part﹣time job．Then how do you usually （9）s the money from a part﹣time job？It can be used to save for college education or favorite things．Maybe you will find it's harder to use money you made than that your parents gave you！Yet it can right teach you the（10）v of money．
imagine； warm； beat； work；match |
（1）Listen！How heavily the rain against the car windows！
（2）Emily，don't feed tigers and lions in the zoo．I you many times．
（3）The police have found out that the suspect's fingerprints those left at the scene．
（4）What is Su Ning's job？
She's a manager．But she once as an accountant in a big company for 5 years．
（5）Why didn't you hear me when I called your name in class？
Sorry，sir．I how to spend the coming summer holiday．
silent； sun；secretary；visit； complete |
（1）Two are needed by this world﹣famous international company．
（2）The taxi driver found a foreign passport and returned it to him at once．
（3）You can have a bird's﹣eye view of the whole city on a day on the mountain top．
（4）Mr Wu，I can't understand the ancient poem ．Could you explain it to me？
（5）Though people often say is gold，it's better for students to be active in class．
As you've just found out， opening a book doesn't require much effort． However， even that would be （1）i if you spent the night on the streets．
After lying for hours on cold ground， with only a thin sleeping bag to protect you from rain or ice， your fingers would probably be so numb（麻木的）that you could hardly （2）m them． You'd most likely spend the day trying to find something to cat and somewhere to shelter from the freezing cold．
You might be surprised to hear that the number of people sleeping rough（露宿）in London has doubled in the last five years and has （3）i by 30% across the rest of the country during the last two years．
Once we bring a homeless person out of the freezing cold， we need your help to give him a （4）w welcome at St Mungo's very much．
Will you please give a Christmas gift of £25， which could （5）p a homeless person with a St Mungo's welcome pack？ It could have a towel， shampoo， soap（肥皂）， so a homeless person can have a hot （6）s and a proper clean up． The difference you could make won't end there． You see， welcoming someone into warmth and safety is just the （7）b ． You really could enable someone to change their life for good．
For Harvey， it was losing his job that led to him becoming homeless． Since Harvey was welcomed into St Mungo's， he has received （8）t for his health and so much more． After he took courses in useful life skills， he recently moved into his own flat．
With your gift， you could help us offer a warm welcome to someone （9）l Harvey who's come in from the freezing streets． I'm sure you'll a（10） that's a wonderful present to give at Christmas． I hope you will send £25， or as much as you can， today．
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