When I was a child， my mom liked to make food for dinner every now and then． One night she made（1）d after a long， hard work．
That evening， my mom placed a plate of eggs， sausages and burned（烤焦的）（2）c front of my dad． I was waiting to（3）s if anyone would say anything． Yet my dad just reached for his cookies， smiled（4）a my mom and asked me how my day was at school． I didn't remember what I told him that night，（5）b I clearly remembered watching him eat every bite of the cookies!
When I got up from the table that evening， I heard my mom apologize（道歡）to my dad for（6）b the cookies． And I will never forget what he（7）s ： "Dear， I love the burned cookies．"
Later that night， I went to kiss Dad goodnight and I（8）a him if he really liked his burned cookies． He hugged me and said： "Your mom had a（9）h work today， and she's very tired． Besides， a little burned cookie never hurts（10）a !"
Life is（11）f of imperfect（不完美的）things and imperfect people． We（12）n to learn to accept each other's faults（过失）and enjoy each other's differences． Try to understand it and change our mind．
A new bridge was just opened on Oct.24， 2018．It is the HongKong Zhuhai﹣Macao Bridge（HZMB）．Its construction （1）b in December， 2009 and it was opened to traffic on Oct.24， 2018．It costs over 120 billion yuan．Now it′s the longest cross﹣sea bridge in the world．The bridge looks（2）1 the the letter "Y"．It's also regarded as one of the seven wonders of the modern world．
The HZMB is unique in many ways．It has a service life of 120 years，20 years longer （3）t most bridges．It's not only a bridge but includes a tunnel and two islands，In one part， the bridge turns into a 6.7km﹣long undersea tunnel that passes through two man﹣made islands．
The HZMB will make it much （4）f to travel among the three areas it connects．The Y﹣shapes bridge will cut travel （5）t between HongKong and Zhuhai from three hours to just 30 minutes．
The Chinese high﹣speed railways have a quality all on its own． Tier I（一线） （1）c like Beijing have a couple hundred high﹣speed trains stopping at the city every day．
China's （2） （科技） on building the railway is leading the rest of the world． There is no sign that any （3） country could be better than China in near future． I had my （4）
（第一次） opportunity to ride the high﹣speed trains last week when I had a business meeting in Zhengzhou．
As someone （5）w grew up with a disdain（偏见） for public transportation（not sure why the US hates it so much）， I was afraid （6） the experience． I hoped to fly， but was told that it would be much better if I （7） （乘） the train．
The train was amazing． I had traveled on a train before in the US， and hated how （8）s it was and how many stops there were． Chinese high﹣speed trains are on a different level． The trains are clean and the seats are huge． You can't even （9） （感觉） how fast the train is moving． If there were no windows， I wouldn't be （10）a to tell when we were stopped or when we were traveling at 300 km/h﹣it is that smooth．
I'm traveling again this week by train and I'm excited．
Most adults find it hard to remember the things happened while they were children． Now scientists have found exactly when these memories （1）d ．
A new study has found that most three﹣year﹣old children can remember a lot of what happened to them a year （2）e ，and these memories are still clear while they are 5 and 6， but by the time they are over 7， these memories become weaker （3）r ．
Most children by the age of 8 or 9 can only remember 35% of their （4）e from under the age of 3 according to the new studies．
The scientists say this is because at around this age the way we form（形成） memories begins to change． They say that before the age of 7 children do not have a （5）s of time and place in their memories． In older children， however， the early things they can remember become more adult﹣like in the way they are formed． Children also have a far faster speed of （6）f than adults． The discoveries also help to explain why children can often have clear memories of what they have done， （7）b then forget them just several years later．
The children were organized to the laboratory for the first time at the age of 3 and discussed 6 impressed（印象深刻的） things from their past， such as the first relaxing trip with your family，the first （8）d accident you met， and the first day of school． The children then returned for a second （9）s between the ages of 5 and 9 to discuss the same things． The scientists found that between the ages of 5 and 7，the amount（量） of memories that the children could remember （10）r between 63%﹣72%． However， between the ages of 8 to 9， the amount of memories that the children could remember fell to between 35%﹣﹣36%．
Confucius is the greatest teacher in Chinese history． He was born on （1）S
28th． 511 B．C．in the Kingdom of Lu． in today's Shandong Province． When he was young， he and his mother had a hard （2）l ．At the age of fifteen， he began to learn music， and he did well in it．
Then he went on （3）l other subjects． When he was thirty，he （4）b a teacher． He started his own school． He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether they were （5）r or poor． He had about， 3,000 （6）s and many of them became famous．
Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker （7）w had many wise ideas about human nature and behavior． And he is also regarded （8）a the greatest teacher． His most important ideas are about kindness and （9）g manners． He said young people should （10）t care of the old． People should not only always think of themselves， but work for （11）o ．His ideas are around in people's everyday life． Today people can still hear the ideas， and they even go far into east （12）a south Asia．
It was at an exhibition of the artist's works organized by the Red Cross． I was invited as a special （1）g uest to attend the exhibition． During this period， two cute girls of 16 or 17 years old came to me and asked me for my signature（签名）．
"I haven't brought my pen． Is the （2）p encil okay？" Actually， I knew they wouldn't （3）r efuse ． I just wanted to show a well﹣known writer's good manners to the （4）c ommon readers．
"Certainly，" the young girls readily （5）a greed ． I could see they were very excited． Of course， their excitement also made me feel more pleased and satisfied． One of the girls （6）h anded her fine notebook to me． I turned over the cover of the notebook， wrote a few words of encouragement （7）n aturally ， and signed my name． The girl read my signature， frowned （皱眉）， looked at me carefully and asked， "Aren't you Robert Charboss？"
"No，" I told her proudly， "I'm the author of Alice Adams， the （8）w inner of two Pulitzer Prizes．"
The young girl turned to the （9）o ther shrugged （耸肩） and said， "Mary， lend your rubber to me．" At that moment， all my （10）p ride turned into a bubble （泡泡） immediately． Since then， I always warn myself： no matter how outstanding you are， don't think highly of yourself．
Confucius, a pioneer in the field of education, was b（1） in the year 551 B．C.. When he was 3 years old, his father died． But Confucius still r（2） a good education when he was young． And when he was 17, his mother died． In his thirties, he began to teach and spent the rest of his life teaching． At the age of 55, Confucius began to travel a（3） China． He tried to search for good rules of behavior． When he was 68 years old, Confucius returned to his h（4） ． Five years later, he passed away． He was a great thinker and philosopher who had many w （5） ideas about human nature and behavior． His main ideas are about kindness and good manners． He is really a great man from whom we can learn a lot．
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China is a great country with about 5，000 years of history． There are many places of interest （1）w attract millions of tourists from all over the world every year．
Many mountains， such as Mount Tai， Mount Emei， Mount Hua are very famous． People go to Mount Tai to see sunrise． （2） （在…之中） the rivers， the Yangtze River is the longest one and the second longest one is the Yellow River． They are the birthplaces of Chinese （3）c ． Have you ever heard of the love story about Xu Xian and White Snake？ It's said that the story happened on the West Lake． The West Lake （4） __ （位于） in Hangzhou， Zhejiang Province． It's surrounded on three sides by mountains． Many tourist attractions there are well worth visiting， such as Sudi Causeway， the Broken Bridge and Leifeng Pagoda． The scenery is so attractive that （5）v often lose themselves in it．
A few years ago， I was eating dinner with my children before we went to a museum． We were
talking（1） （愉快地） when a man walked up to me and asked if I had a（2） dollars to give him． I replied that I didn't even have one coin on me． Of course， my kids stood up and said： "Yes， you do， mommy．" I was a little embarrassed because I felt as if they （3） _ （抓住）me not telling the truth． Normally， I don' t carry lots of money in my（4） ． Instead， I pay with my bank card every where I go．
So I told the man I could （5）u my bank card to buy him something to eat． His disappointing（6） （表情） quickly changed into a smile． Then I went to get him some kinds of food． He thanked me when I （7）h him a bag of food． After he left． I had a talk（8） my children： "Usually， I don't always like giving money to everyone who asks for it． （9）H ，I am not against meeting the needs of others as （10）l as I have it． "I felt good knowing that the man had a nice meal that evening．
As Chinese students， we must know something about a great man （51）c Zheng He． He was a Ming Dynasty explorer． He led seven ocean journeys from 1405to 1433． At that time， the compass （52）p an important role in his sailing． He even succeeded in sailing to the east coast of Africa． His last ocean journey was over half a （53） （世纪）earlier than Columbus' first journey to America． We Chinese are （54） （骄傲的）of him． It's a pity that he died of illness on his way home from Africa in 1433． （55）H ， his journeys were so meaningful in China's history．
Wonder shy you get angry so easily （66）w your friend smiles all the time？It's probably because you two have different personalities．
Personality （性格） is about （67）h people think，behave，and react（反应） in different （68）s ．So what （69）m people think，behave and react in certain ways？
Part of the reason is that people are （70）b like this．A baby gets its blood type，genes，and （71）o physical things when it's still inside its mother．These things may help decide what the baby will be like．
But one's personality doesn't stop here．Family life，school learning and life （72）e can also make you the person you are．This doesn't （73）m it's impossible to change your personality．You can always try to make yourself （74）b ．Don't get too worried about your shortcoming （缺点）．Just accept them．This is a good way to start making changes．
For example，if you don't know how to make friends，find （75）o the reason．Is it because you're too shy？Tell yourself to smile at people．Start talking to people using （76）w greetings．
However，it's not easy to change lifelong habits in one night．Don't give yourself a hard time．Keep （77）w at it．One day you'll see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new you．
As we know，English is （61）w used around the world．But can all English speakers understand each other all the time？Of （62）c not．（63） （甚至）the same word can have many different meanings．Sometimes the meaning can change，depending on the country where it is （64） （说）．For example，there are differences between British English and American English．Also，Australian English is a little different from British English．If you want to succeed in making （65）y understood，you need to know some of these differences．
There was a boy who was forced to a boarding（寄宿的）school by his parents．Before being sent away，this boy used to be the （66）b student in his class．He was at the top in every competition．But things changed after he went to the new school．His grades started（67）d g ．He hated being in a group．He was （68）l all the time．He felt he was worthless and that no one loved him．
His parents began to worry （69）a him．But even they did not know what was wrong with him．So his dad decide to visit the school and have a （70）t with him by himself．
They sat on the beach near the school．The father started asking him （71）q about his classes，teachers and sports with a smile on his face．After some time his dad said kindly，"Do you know （72）w I am here today，my dear son？"
The boy answered back （73）q ，"To check my grades．"
"No，no．"his dad replied calmly，"I am here to make you （74）u that you are the most important person for me．I want to see you happy．I don't care about grades．I care about you．Nothing could be more valuable than your （75）h ．You are my life!"
These words made the boy's eyes filled with （76）t ．He hugged his dad happily．They didn't say（77）a to each other for a long time．
Now the boy knew there was someone in the world who cared about him deeply．He meant the world to someone．From then on，the boy felt confident in his life again．
阅读理解填词．先阅读短文，再在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式．单词的第一个字母已给出．
Henry was a kind，good boy．His father was dead，and his mother was very poor．He had a little sister about 2 years old．He wanted to help his mother because she could not （76）a
earn enough money to buy food for his little family．
One day a man gave him a dollar for （77）r the pocketbook which he had lost．Henry could have kept the pocketbook because no one saw him when he found it．But his mother had taught him to be
（78）h ，and never to keep what did not belong to him．So he gave the pocketbook back to the man．
With the dollar he bought a box，three （79）b ，and some shoe polish（鞋油）．He then went to the （80）c of the street，and said to everyone whose boots did not look （81）n ice ．"Polish your boots，please？"
He was so （82）p that gentlemen soon began to notice him，and to let him polish their boots．The first day he （83）c over 50cents，which he gave to his mother to buy food with．When he gave her the money，she cried with joy and said，"You are （84）a ，good boy，Henry．I didn't know how I could earn enough to buy bread，but now I think we can （85）m to get along quite well．"
Henry worked after school every day．He earned almost enough to support his mother and his little sister．
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