Confucius， a pioneer in the field of （1） （教育）． He was born in the year 551 B． C． He was a great thinker who had many wise ideas about human nature and behavior． His main ideas are about kindness and good manners． He was also a famous philosopher whose wise sayings have （2）i many people in （3）d countries． For example，one of his famous sayings， "He who learns but does not think is lost； he who thinks but does not learn is in （4）d "， tells us the （5） （重要性）of learning and thinking．
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．
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．
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．
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Every year in Bath，English，there is a special（51）f ．People（52）d up in old clothes and have concerts and dancing parties．It is（53）c the Jane Austen Festival．
Jane Austen is an English writer．This year，the subject is about her book Pride and Prejudice （《傲慢与偏见》），which has a（54）h of 200years．
Born in Steventon，English，1775，Austen was（55）f for her humorous words and clever ideas．Most of her novels are about women in 18th century England．At that time，if a（56）w wanted to have a happy life，she had to marry a rich man．But Austen said that a woman should（57）m for her self，not for money．So her characters were often strong enough．
Pride and Prejudice is the（58）m famous novel by Austen．It tells a romantic story（59）b a young woman Elizabeth and a tall，rich and handsome man，Mr．Darcy．There are many（60）d art forms of it：films，televisions and musicals．
All of Austen's novels are about a small part of English country life．But they tell us that small things can still be beautiful，too．
A man had a garden． He planted a rose and watered it c（1） ． Before the rose blossomed （盛开），he noticed many thorns （刺） around the bud （花蕾） and he thought，"H（2） can any beautiful flower come from a plant with so many sharp thorns？" Because of this i（3） ， he lost interest in this kind of plant， then he gave up watering the rose． And just b（4） it was ready to blossom， it died．
Good qualities are just like roses． There is a rose in e（5） spirit． The good qualities planted in us at birth， grow among the thorns﹣our weaknesses．Many of us look at o（6） and we only see our weaknesses．We lose heart，thinking that n（7） good can possibly come from us．We give up watering the roses in us， and slowly they die． We never realize the g（8） of being able to find out our good qualities．
Someone may not see the rose in himself，so we need to help him d（9） the rose．With love， we can accept a person into our life，even though we know his true weaknesses．At the same time，we should e（10） him to face his weaknesses bravely and correct them． Then he will blossom many times．
We all need exercise．Exercise uses up feed that we eat and keeps the body full of（71）e ．Exercise makes your heart and muscles（肌肉） strong．Exercise also makes you feel r elaxed．If you exercise several times a week，you will stay happy and（72）h ．There are many （73）w to exercise．You can walk，run，play sports or swim．
（74）H ，most people cannot do this．It is too far from their homes to their offices．They have no （75）c but to drive to work．First，these people don't have a chance to exercise because they are sitting in their cats for two to four hours each day．Second，driving is challenging，（76）e in rush hours，and needs too much attention．It makes a person （77）t out．When these people arrive home after work，they don't want to take exercise．
Some western countries，such as the United States，have problems with exercise．Many people don't have enough exercise．They have to work from morning till（78）n ．so they don't have time to take exercise．
Today，many people in the West are fat，which causes health problems，Doctors say exercise can help people both lose （79）w and improve their health．So many people are trying to get more exercise．But it takes time to change，and when people don't see a （80）d right away，they will lose heart and stop exercising．
Once， there was a little grey planet． People living on it hadn't looked after it well． （1）A they had excellent inventions and spaceships beyond our imagination， they made the planet（2）f of rubbish and pollution． As a result there were no plants or（3）a left．
One day， a little boy was walking on the （4）p ． When he passed a cave（山洞）， he noticed a small red（5）f in it． The flower was sick and almost dying． The boy （6）d it out carefully with its root and some soil． Then he tried to find somewhere to plant it， but he failed． He looked up in the sky and he found the （7）m ． He thought the flower might grow（8）w on the moon． So he climbed into a spaceship with the flower and （9）f to the moon． He grew the flower on the moon and took care of it every day． Soon the flowers spread all over the moon and the moon was（10）c with red flowers．
When all the flowers come out， the moon looks （11）r ， like a warning light． If we don't look （12）a our earth carefully， the day will come when flowers will only be able to grow on the moon．
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．
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
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．"
As we know，museums are buildings where many valuable and important exhibits （展品） are kept so that people can go and see them．For example，art museums are places where people can learn about （1） v cultures．More and more popular "design museums" that are opening today，however，perform quite a different role．Unlike most art museums，the design museum shows exhibits that are easily found in our daily life ，such as fridges and washing （2） m ．
The advantage of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the exhibits．Being different from the art museum visitors，design museum visitors seldom feel frightened or puzzled．This is partly （3） b design museums clearly show how and why mass﹣products （批量产品） work and look （4） a they do，and how design has improved our lives．Art museum exhibits，on the other hand，would most probably （5） f visitors with a feeling that there is something out of their understanding．
Several new design museums have opened their doors in recent years．Each of these museums has tried to satisfy the public' s （6） g interest in the field with new ideas．
London' s Design Museum，for example，shows a collection of mass﹣produced exhibits （7） f electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish﹣tins．The choices open to design museums seem far less strict than （8） t to art museums，and visitors may also （9） s humorous part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and （10） u attractive（有吸引力的）toys collected from our everyday life．
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.
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．
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．
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