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．
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．
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．
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．
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．
Although the word is hungry， it is even thirstier． While nearly 3/4 of the earth is （1）c with water， we are short of drinking water． This is because about 97% of the water on the earth is sea water．
How can we （2）a a serious water shortage？ First， we should save water and not waste it． Then， we should protect our water resources and not pollute them． Lastly， we should discover ways to reuse water． Scientists have got some achievements in this field． But people's need for water is increasing day by day． We （3）s don't have enough water． What else can we do？
The sea seems to have the best answer． There is （4）p of water in the sea， but we need to take the salt away from the sea water． This is very expensive． If scientists can find （5）c ways to do it， we can solve the problem of the shortage of water．
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．
Soap is widely used in our lives around the world．Once soap was a dangerous﹣to﹣make hair p（76） But it is something that it would be difficult to live without today．
Soap is everywhere．We use it every day and c（77） it as something important in our lives．
It also has an amazing h（78） ，in Babylon around 2800 B．C．，the e（79） known soap was made and used．Ancient Egyptians also made soap．At one time，soap﹣making was not s（80）
That's because lye（碱液）b（81） chemical burns or even made people blind in the making process．Other dangerous materials were also m（82） with animal fats and oils．Later．soap became
a（83） in stores and people gradually stopped making it in their homes．
Originally （最初），soap was not mainly used for c（84） ．Instead，it was used as gel（凝胶）for making hair stay in place or smell good．The Arabs first made the soap that we know today．
They created colored，liquid，and hard soaps．They even had soaps which were used for shaving（刮胡子）．
Soap became people's f（85） in the late 1900s．Advertising in Europe and the US helped people understand the connection between cleanliness and good health．Now．Soap is something we wouldn't want to live without．
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