Two weeks ago， on a hot summer afternoon， I was about to cross a little busy road when I noticed an old grandpa with a heavy bag on his back just a few meters from me． He walked painfully and it looked as if his legs had no strength to even（1）c him． A few minutes later， I realized I'd forgotten to cross the road． And he'd seen me looking at him．
I loved my grandparents very much． That was why I didn't（2）f to smile at the old people whenever I saw them． Now I met this grandpa， I didn't want to（3）m the chance， either． He moved slowly to me and handed me a note． There was an address written on it． As it was a long way and anybody would pass out（昏倒）in such weather， I didn't want him to walk all the way． So I showed him the（4）d and said he would need a taxi． hearing this he shook his head again and again and that made me feel a little（5）d ．
Then I asked where he came from， he replied（6）w that he was from the countryside about 10kilometers from here and came to visit a relative． I was shocked because he never looked as if he could take even two steps without（7）f ． So， without a second thought I called a taxi for him． The grandpa wasn't（8）r for the ride， for he had no money． I paid for his（9）j and asked the driver to drop him at hisplace safely．
When I turned to look at the grandpa who said thanks to me with a few drops of happy tears on his face， many unforgettable（10）m of my grandparents flashed in my mind， making me feel like crying．
An old lady went into the building of a bank one day， carrying a large bag of money．She asked to speak with the president of the bank．
" How can I help you？" the bank president asked． She replied，"I would like to open a savings account（存款账户），" and placed the bag of （1）m on his desk． The president was surprised to see this， so he asked her，"Madam， how did you make this money？ " The old lady （2）r ，"1 make bets（赌注）．" Surprised， the president then asked "What kind of bet？" The old woman said， "Well， for example， I'll bet you 5，000，000 yuan that your tongue will become square by 10 o'clock tomorrow morning．" "what？" the president asked．He then smiled and said，"You've got yourself a bet! "and shook her hand （3）h
The old lady said， "Okay． May I bring my lawyer with me tomorrow （4）a a witness （见证者）？""Sure!" the president confidently replied．
The next morning， at 10， the old lady showed （5）u with her lawyer at the president's office． She asked the president to （6）o his mouth so they could all see． The old lady looked closely at his tongue and then asked （7）i she could touch it．
"Well， 5，000，000 yuan is a lot of money． I guess it's okay，" the president said．
At this moment， he saw that the lawyer was quietly hitting his head （8）a t the wall．The president asked， "What is the （9）m with your lawyer？"The old lady answered， "I bet him 10，000，000 that I would （10）t the tongue of the president of this bank at 10 am today．"
When you're very， very afraid of something， that fear can affect （影响） you and how you live your life． When I was younger， I saw my cousin f（1） onto an ants' nest． The ants attacked （攻击） him， and he was c（2） in terrible bites（咬）． After that I became very scared of ants． I wouldn't eat outside， and I didn't even like to play outside． I c（3） my bed for ants every night． But when I t（4） thirteen， I decided I couldn't let my fear get to me． I had to learn to control my fear of ants．
First I read a lot about different ants． I didn't focus on bites， but instead I read about how helpful ants are to the p（5） ． Ants are really cool! They're hard﹣working， social， and organized． They help bring a（6） and nutrients（营养） to the earth． They help plants grow， clean up decaying（腐烂的） m（7） ， and help control other insects．
Next I began to w（8） ants from a safe distance． I started to look at a family of ants in real time on the Internet in order to learn how they live． Little by little， I fell more c（9） about ants． Finally I went outside one day and let an ant move onto my hand and t（10） it gently． It was okay! Now that I know about all the good things ants do， I'm not so afraid of them anymore．
The Chinese life is colorful with many interesting folk ways.The Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first lunar month，it has a Chinese name Yuanxiao Festival.Yuanxiao comes from the （1）f that people call the first lunar month the Yuan Month and night Xiao.The night of the 15th day of the first lunar month （2）m the beginning of the first full moon.On the Lantern Festival，the Chinese people have the custom of
（3）e lanterns and eating glutinous rice dumplings.There is a common saying that"Playing on the Lantern Festival."
The custom started during the Han Dynasty，and has a （4）h of more than 2000 years.On that night，every place is decorated with lanterns and streamers（饰带） and there is a bustling atmosphere.As night （5）f ，people go in crowds to the sea of colorful lanterns：palace lanterns，wall lamps，figure lanterns，flower lanterns，revolving horse lanterns，animal lanterns，and toy lanterns，of all types and （6）c .Some lanterns have riddles（谜语） on them，which encourage people to try to be the （7）f to find the answer.
It is （8）a a traditional custom to eat glutinous rice dumplings at this time.As early as the Song Dynasty，there was such a kind of food，a round ball （9）m of glutinous rice flour with a filling of sugar and kernels（果仁）.Since it is eaten on the Lantern Festival，people call it yuanxiao.The Chinese people hope that （10）e is satisfactory （yuanman in Chinese），and to eat glutinous rice dumplings on the first night with a full moon in a year is to wish that family members will remain united，harmonious，happy and satisfied.
In some western countries， some people don't like the number 13 because they think 13 is an unlucky number． For example， they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor． One evening， Mr． Smith asked some friends to get （1）t ogether ． When all of his friends arrived， he asked them to sit at the table for （2）d inner ． He began to （3）c ount the people． Suddenly， he cried out ， " Oh， there are thirteen people here! " Everyone's face looked pale （4）e xcept Mr． Brown． He said with a smile ， " Don't worry， my friends． My wife will have a baby in a few weeks． So we have （5）f ourteen people here． " All of the friends became happy again． " Congratulations ! " they said to Mr． Brown． They all had a good time that evening．
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．
Kate and Dick were classmates． They （1）____（相处） well with each other and later fell in love． After getting m（2）____， they found it difficult to （3）____（谋生）．
Finally， they decided（4）____run a small restaurant near the railway station． The restaurant often stayed o（5）____ until after midnight， because people came to drink there while they were（6）____（等待） trains．
At two o'clock one morning，（7）____ man was still sitting at a table in the restaurant． He was（8）____ [ə'sli：p]． Kate wanted to go to bed． She looked at the table several times， and each time the man was still there． Then，（9）____（最终） she went to her h（10）____ and said to him， "You've talked to that man three times， and he isn't drinking any more．（11）____ haven't you sent him away？ After （12）____， it's so late．"
"Oh， no， I don't want to send him away，" a（13）____ Dick with a smile． "You see， whenever I （14）____（叫醒） the man， he asks for the bill， and when I bring it to him， he p（15）____ it． Then he goes back to sleep again．"
Dear Peter，
I'm so excited． Guess what﹣it's my Dad's 40th b（1） next week，so we're going to London to celebrate it! Cool， ch？
We're flying over on Thursday evening．As soon as we a（2） ，we'll go on a tour of the city． We'll take a trip on the River Thanes， which divides the city into two parts． This way， we can see almost every place of i （3） in London．
On F（4） morning， we're going to the Tate Modern． Since it's not f（5） from our hotel， we're going to the London Eye． I can't w（6） to see the Houses of Parliament from up there!
Saturday is for s（7） ． Mum advises me to buy a teddy bear for my cousin as a p（8） ．We're going to Portobello Road in the morning．Then in the afternoon，we'll visit Harrods﹣ the most famous shop in London! Dad's not very happy about it， but I'm sure he'll e（9） it when we're there．
On Sunday morning， we're going to Hyde Park，and we're going home by p（10） in the afternoon．
It's my dream trip ﹣and it's happening!
Hope everything's OK with you．
Lots of love，
Cynthia
Pandas are now a symbol of China．Many people around the world （81）l pandas，too．Scientists say there are now fewer than 2，000 pandas living in the forests．Another 300 or so live in 2008 or research centers in China and other countries．Pandas do not have many babies，maybe only one every two years．The babies often （82）d from illnesses and do not live very long．Adult pandas （83）s more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo．Many years （84）a ，there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China，but then humans started to （85）c down these forests．As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems，pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies．Luckily，Chinese government is taking actions to protect pandas．
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．
Fill in each blank with a proper word with the help of the given letter.
Have you ever imagined （1）t to other countries without your paper passport？In the （2）f ，there will be a new kind of passport called the "cloud passport" and it will come into your （3）d life someday.Your paper passport will become history.
The cloud passport will have your name，photos and so on.It is easy （4）f you to check them on the computer.、
If you take a paper passport with you，you might lose it. （5）H ，with the cloud passport，you don't have to worry about that.Do you think the cloud passport is a great idea？
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或首字母，在句子空白处写出各单词的正确形式 （每空只写一词）．
I am a plastic bottle． A week ago， I was on a supermarket shelf， I had a（1） （正常的） the same as all my brothers and sisters﹣ other bottles full of water．I felt really happy．
Then a tall woman picked me up and put me in her （2） （篮子）! The woman took me home and put me in the fridge．It was cold，but I soon made friends with the cans and bottles in it．However，only a few hours later，she took me out of the fridge and （3） （喝） the water inside me． Then she threw me into a dustbin（垃圾箱）． I have never felt so empty and alone in my life．
Early the next morning，a man took me out of the dustbin．He threw me and the other rubbish into the back of a truck．There were so many horrible smells．Then I was pushed （4） （一起） with the rest of the rubbish．Soon I was completely flat（平的）．I cannot （5） （相信） how thin I became．
I slept for a while．when I woke up，I found （6） （我自己） in a terrible place．Everything around me was （7） （丑陋的）and had horrible smells．I felt afraid．I kept hoping that I would be moved somewhere else．Then huge trucks came and covered us with a layer of soil．
I asked another bottle what would happen to us．He said that we would never leave this horrible crowded place，but would have to stay here for （8） （数千） of years．
"Why can't they reuse or recycle us？" I cried．
It was Monday morning， and the writing class had just begun． Everyone was silent，waiting to see （1）w would be called to read his or her article aloud．Some of us were confident and couldn't wait to take （2）p in the class activity；others were nervous．I had done my homework，but I was shy ﹣ I was （3）a to speak in front of a large group of people．At that moment， I remembered that my father（4）o said， "The classroom is a place for learning and that （5）i learning from textbooks， and mistakes as well．" Immediately， I raised my hand．
根据短文意思和所给首字母，写出一个完整正确的单词．
The Bamboo Train， or "Norry" in the local language， is quite famous in Cambodia． The train is in fact a big bamboo bed with four wheels and a small engine． It can run at the （1）s of up to 50 km/h on the tracks． Lots of （2）v go to Cambodia to enjoy the Bamboo Train ride． They have to pay 5 dollars per person to （3）g on the train．The best time to take the train is from 4 to 6 o'clock in the afternoon， （4）b it is cool when people enjoy the countryside view． "It feels more like a roller coaster， but it's really nice，" a Germany tourist Theresa Kessemeier said after she （5）c a ride． The Bamboo Train has become a popular tourist attraction．
"Olyvia， love is simple． You don't have to do much to make someone happy． "That was what my mother said to me when I was a child． Over a year ago， I had a chance． My good friend Kaylee told me about her （1）t to a small town called Gary， and how it was a life﹣changing experience． I made up my mind to go there myself．
When I told my parents about the decision， they didn't （2）a at first． They said I didn't know much about the place． They were worried that it was not （3）s for me to go there． Thankfully， after I explained my plan to them in detail， they said yes．
When our group arrived in Gary， I noticed how different the town was from where I lived． There were few stores or restaurants in the town； most had closed． So you would be very （4）l if you could find a place to buy food or drinks． Houses were built on small hills． Many of them had broken doors or windows． My job was to help the local people to （5）r houses．The work days were long and hot， but it was really good to see the houses taking on a new look day by day．
The children there were also different． They seemed to enjoy every moment in life though they were poor． The smallest things would make these kids happy． I couldn't find words to describe their （6）j when they received an ice﹣cream， a ball or even a kiss． The community was like a big family． Everyone knew each other and was there when someone needed help．
I am so glad that I had this unforgetable experience． I truly learned the （7）m of what my mother said． You don't need to do much to make a difference to other's lives．
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