It is very common for people who buy property（房产）or move into a new apartment or house to hold a housewarming party． The party is an opportunity for friends and family to congratulate this person on their new home． As a tradition， guests should （1）b a gift to the party． Decorations（ 装饰品）for the new house， such as pieces of art or potted plants， are good housewarming parties． You can also bring food or drinks to share with the （2）o _____ guests． The host or hostess of the party will give all the guests a tour of their new home． Sometimes， because housewarming parties usually happen shortly after a person moves into their new home， guests may be asked to help unpack boxes． This isn't common， though．
A long time ago， people would bring firewood to （3）t friends' new homes as a gift．This is where the name "housewarming" comes from． This allowed their friends to keep their homes（4）w for the winter． These days， most homes have central heating， so firewood isn't needed．
Cindy and Anna were best friends． They were always happy together，but one day they couldn't agree on w（1） to do．
"Come on， let's play chess，" Anna said．
"I don't want to play chess，"Cindy replied．"We always do what you want to do，Anna．It's my turn to make a d（2） ，" Cindy was getting a little unhappy and went away， leaving Anna alone．
The next day at school， their teacher Mrs．Stone asked for their n（3） ．Anna looked quite worried because she didn't find her notebook．
When it was time for lunch， Cindy finally t（4） Mrs．Stone she had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag．"Thank you for being honest， Cindy，" said Mrs．Stone．
Later， Mrs．Stone asked the two girls together and helped them realize that it was a good i（5） to take turns to decide the activity． They became best friends again．
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．
Save Our Environment
There is no doubt that global warming has become one of the biggest problems we face today． So it's important for us to protect our environment．
As middle school students， what can we do？ First of all， try to take bicycles and public transportation to school instead of cars （1）b it will make less CO2（二氧化碳）． It can not only good for our health， but also make it possible for us to get closer （2）t nature． Then， it's necessary to （3）p up rubbish and put it into dustbin（垃圾桶）． Planting more trees can also help a lot． However， we should never forget to turn off the lights when we leave the class room． （4）B ， why not reuse water and paper to live a low﹣carbon life？
I think it's everyone's duty to help our Earth． And even the simplest activities can make a real（5）d to our environment． So don't put it off! Let's do what we can to protect our home． I believe we will make our world more and more beautiful．
China has a long tradition of tea﹣drinking．However，coffee has become a more p（76） opular choice of Chinese people living abroad and in the big cities of China．
Su Beibei from China has been living in the United States for eight years．"I used to be a tea drinker before I came h（77） ere ，"she said，"Many people around me are coffee drinkers．So，I like coffee more than tea now．"
Yang Lin is in Shanghai．She says she drinks both for different r（78） easons ．She and her workmates like staying in a cafe （咖啡馆）and drinking coffee．So，it is a social event f（79） or her．She says tea is more about family memories．The smell of tea r（80） eminds her of her warm family．
Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life．Some p（79）____ read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning； others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is h（80） in the world．
Sometimes，we do not have enough time to read all the news c（81） ，so we just take a quick look at the front page．At other times，we may be so busy t（82） we only have a few minutes to look at the names of the passages．
Newspapers can be f （83） everywhere in the world．We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities，but in some mountain villages we can see f（84） newspapers．
Some newspapers are published once a week，b（85） most of the papers are published once a day with many pages，some even published twice a day! You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers．Some like world news，and others prefer short stories．They just choose what they are i（86） in．
Today newspapers in English have the largest number of r（87） in the world．The English language is popular，and m（88） Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily and 21st Century．They bring us more and more messages together with the Internet．
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Boys and girls，
May I have your attention，please？I have some important information for everyone．
As we know you may be very tired after the exam．（81）S there will be a visit tomorrow．We will spend the day in the West Park，a wonderful place to have a good（82）r ．The park is about six kilometers away（83）f the school．We'll see some beautiful houses and lakes．There are also many trees and flowers there．We can climb the mountains in the morning．After lunch we can go fishing by the lake or do（84）o things you like．
We will leave at 8：30 in the morning on foot and return at 5 o'clock in the afternoon by bus．I （85）s that everyone should bring a sunhat as the weather will be very hot．And also don't forget to put on your sports shoes．
That's all．Thank you．
There are lots of extreme（极限） sports we can do today， and rock climbing is one of them． Many people enjoy rock climbing． And it is （1）b more and more popular．
You can do it indoors on （2）s walls or outdoors on real mountains． There are many（3）a of rock climbing﹣ ﹣it is fun and it also helps people forget their （4）w ．
The most important equipment（装备） to have （5）i good shoes． They need to be half a size （6）s than usual， so they aren't easy to fall off． The next thing you need is a harness（安全带）． This （7）a you to move freely， but will hold you （8）u _____if you fall．It's important to know how to use your equipment．If you start to learn it，it's best to have lessons．People with （9）e can help you a lot when you are learning to climb．
Rock climbing is very exciting for people of different ages． （10）C ，however，must be careful not to pollute the environment． Sometimes they leave rubbish on the mountains where they climb． They should take it with them and throw it away．
Smartphones and e﹣readers have become more common in recent years． Some people think that the days of paper books will be gone． But recent surveys have shown that traditional books are still popular （1）
a readers．
Research company Nielsen found that in the UK， sales of e﹣books are （2）f while sales of paper books are rising． More surprisingly， it's young people who are buying the most physical books． Another survey of university students from the United States．Slovakia（斯洛伐克） and Japan also showed that 92 percent of （3）t preferred paperbooks．
So what is（4）b paper book comeback（回归）？
The most popular reason given was： I like to hold the product．It' s true that paper books bring a very different reading experience． Slovakian students said that they liked the smell of paper books． Other students said that they could get a （5）s of accomplishment （成就） when they finished reading a paper book．
Paper books can also be very personal objects to lovers of reading． Many people like to sign their name on the（6）i cover． If the cover gets bent（ 弯曲）or there is a stain （污点） made on the pages from coffee， all the better． The （7）a make the book even more personal． It's as if readers of paper books make friends with them．
This" friendship" people（8）d with books isn' t just sentimental（情感的）． Research has shown that readers remember more information reading from paper books （9）t e﹣books． People also more （10）e end up with headaches or sore eyes while reading e﹣books．
So why not pick up a book and start reading？
Ali and Albert were brothers．Their parents （1） away early and left them a cow．The brothers were going to share the cow．Albert is an （2） [' ɒnɪst] man and he listened to everything that his elder brother said．But Ali was cunning（狡猾的）．
One day，Ali said，"I will be very （3） （公平的）with you，Albert．You take the front part of the cow and I will take the hind（后面的）side of the cow．Each of us can use （4） we get．But we can't kill it．"
Albert gave the cow grass and water every day．The cow made lots of milk．Ali （5）s the milk and got a lot of money．But he did not share the money with Albert．Albert felt a bit（6）u ．
A （7） （邻居）knew about this and said something to Albert．The next day，when Ali was milking the cow，Albert hit the cow in the head．The cow started （8）k ．Ali shouted to Albert，"Don't you see me milking the cow？"
"The front part of the cow is （9） ， and I can do anything I want．"Albert said angrily．
Ali knew he was wrong and said sorry to Albert． From then on， the brothers fed the cow（10） [ tə' geðə] and shared the money fom selling milk． Both of the brothers lived happily after that．
Once upon a time， a group of men came to a rainforest． They would（1） （参加） a race there． One night， when they sat down for food， （2） dog appeared． Slowly， it came （3） （靠近，接近） them． It looked hungry， so they gave it some meat． As a r（4） ， the dog followed them everywhere．
The men（5） （加快速度） many times to prevent the dog（6） following them． But each time it（7） （赶上） them． They went（8） with their race， which included hiking， c（9） a mountain， and running． It lasted for several days．
One day， they went boating to a destination（目的地）． They thought the dog might（10） （放弃）．Surprisingly， the dog jumped into the river and swam towards their boat．They were so m（11） by the dog that tears came to their eyes and they let the dog into the boat．
When the race was over， they were all t（12） ， and wanted to have a rest． Just then， they found the dog was covered with wounds． （13） save the dog， they decided to take it to the hospital． After it r（14） the treatment， it got better soon．
Now the men regard it as one of their family（15） /ˈmɛmbəz/．
The villagers in Mhangeni， Africa． faced a very big challenge（挑战）．They didn't have a school for their kids．
Then the village elder thought of an （1）i ． He said that there was an old， abandoned （废弃的）farmhouse． It could be changed into classrooms after cleaning and furnishing（装设备）it． All the villagers were （2）p with his suggestion and started the project immediately． The parents repaired the broken walls． Some villagers （3）d the house into three classrooms by using pieces of wood． The others helped make desks and chairs for the students． Still， there was much more work to do． But the rains were coming． They had to （4）s working for the school as it was now the best time for them to plant．
So the children of Mhangeni decided to finish the house by （5）t ．They had to hurry as summer had ended and other schools had already opened． They didn't want to delay（耽搁） their studies． Every day they were busy with cutting the grass and clearing the bushes（灌木）．
The news about the project （6）s and many people knew it． Two teachers who worked for the country's Department of Education arrived to help out． and two foreign visitors were also touched （感动） by the children's （7）a ．They donated money for them to buy textbooks and stationery．
After 10 days of hard work， the new school was （8）r ．The kids were very happy but a bit worried﹣they were behind in their studies．
Besides（除…之外）this， they also faced many （9）d ．There were not enough classrooms to hold all the students． And two or three students had to share one book．
However， the children are happy to study in school﹣（10）e in their new school which they helped to build． Though their school might not be modern， their dream of having a school near their homes has come true．
How do we know the time？ A clock，a watch or a cell phone can help us． However many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy． Over the centuries people have developed different w（1） of telling the time．
About 5，500years ago， the Egyptians i（2） the sun clock． This was a tall stone structure． Its shadow （影子）showed the movement of the s（3） they were able to determine（测定）midday．
About 3，500years ago，the Egyptians made a sundial． It was smaller than the sun clock and could measure （测量）the time for half a day． On c（4） days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial．
Water clocks were the f（5） clocks not to use the sun． The idea is simple． Water flows（流动） from one container（容器）to another． When the water reaches a certain l（6） it moves a lever （控制杆）and this shows the hours． The Egyptians used water clocks about 3，400years ago． These clocks were popular in the Middle East and China but they f （7） to keep accurate（精确的）time．
In the 13th century，the mechanical clock was invented． This was more accurate， b（8） was expensive to make． Over the next few centuries it was developed． For example， springs（发条）were added around 1500． This i（9） accuracy and allowed clocks to be smaller．
In 1927， the first quartz clock was developed． Clocks became cheaper to build and own． People began depending on them more and more to2 run businesses， markets and so on．
More recently， in1956， came the digital clock． And nowadays satellites（人造卫星）send our cell phones the time to the exact second． There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping but some things never c（10） ． Man of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not missing appointments．
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