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．
Sometimes we fall in love with something at once and sometimes it takes long．The same is true with poems．If we're lucky（1）e ， we open a book and find a poem that attracts us at once．But usually we need to spend a little（2）t or make a little effort to truly understand a poem， Today I′d like to talk about reading poems in ways that make the experience better．
Reading a poem repeatedly will deepen your understanding of it．Sometimes a poem that seems（3）b on first reading becomes interesting with more reading．A poem that feels meaningless becomes deeper and more meaningful．
And sometimes you′re just not in the right mood the first time you read a poem， but（4）l it touches your heart．
Keep a（5）d at hand when you are reading poems． Poets like to use unusual words．Instead of skipping over（跳过） these words or trying to（6）g their meanings， look them up．
Read aloud and listen to the poem．Reading aloud will make the poem′s thythm clear．Besides，a poet′s reading is very helpful（7）b we can understand the poem's meanings from where the poet places emphasis（强调） or pauses（停顿）．
After you finish reading a poem， take a few moments to consider（8）w it is saying．Sometimes its meanings are better understood（9）t repeated reading．Other times they need our careful and deep thought on a poem．
It is（10）h to say whether there's a right or wrong way to read poems， but reading practices will enrich your experience， increase your enjoyment， and deepen your understanding of any poem．
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．
One day， when a boy named Ted returned from school in a hurry， his mother complained， "It is six o'clock， and your school c（46） at four ﹣ where have you been？"
"Oh， mom，" said Ted， "when we play ball games， we f （47） everything else． We don't think of the time． Is supper ready？"
The boy's mother believed him． Ted's a（48） led her to think that he had been playing with his classmates． But he hadn't been playing at all．
He had been "kept in" by the school librarian， because he had made the l（49） in a complete mess． He didn't like to tell his mother about that． He wished her to think that he had been playing．
"What a s（50） it is for you to try to deceive（欺骗） your mother!" said something in Ted's heart， as he q （51） sat down to his supper．
"I don't care，" said the boy to h（52） ． "I don't care． I didn't tell a lie ﹣ I didn't say that I was playing．"
"But，" said the voice， "you used words which m（53） your mother think that you had been playing， and that was s （54） to what you had said so．"
"I didn't tell a lie．" said Ted．
Did Ted tell a lie， or did he not？ What do you think？
If we use words which can deceive others， we tell a lie； and Ted's lie was a bad one， for it sounded so like the t （55） ． A lie that sounds true is the worst kind of lie．
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．
Every year in early October，Albuquerque International Balloon Festival is （1）h _ in Albuquerque， the biggest city in New Mexico．Because of the great number of balloons， it is the world's（2）l ballooning event．For more than 30 years， guests from all over the world come to Albuquerque in October to celebrate ballooning． In 2018，over 900，000 people（3）a this event． There were over 500 balloons in the event with over 1，000 pilots．When（4）h of colorful balloons flew up high，the sky of Albuquerque became a moving cartoon．It was full of colors and special characters．It was a time when（5）d _ came true and romance filled the sky．Grown﹣ups and children were amazed and joyful during the balloon festival．
Last week my husband and I took a trip to visit friends and go skiing（滑雪）．During my time as a p（1） ， I had flown over these huge mountains many times， admiring the shiny， snow﹣covered mountain tops from above． However， until last week， I never visited（2） at ground level．
The first day we went skiing， we’d（3） into the mountains． Soon we followed the roads along the sides of mountains to the ski places． There we parked our car， I p（4） _ on my skis（滑雪板）and went ahead to the lift．
As I rode the lift even higher up the mountain， I watched the people b（5） move along the snow． At the top of the lift everything was so amazing and beautiful． I was（6） _ （站） on the mountain top， which was circled by more snow﹣covered mountains﹣it seemed that I had moved into a（7） （明信片）． I took a moment to reflect on the（8） _ （自然的） beauty around me． It was valuable， not strong， and easily broken!
Now， I'm back home thinking about the things which I experienced on that mountain top． It reminds me（9） important the environment protecting is! Protecting our environment will make people（10） able to experience the same beauty in the future． So let's take action together to lead to a better future．
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．
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"Kids can make a difference．"Craig Kielburger said．When Craig was 12，he （66）s a group that has helped kids all over the world．
How did Craig get started？In the seventh grade he learned something that made him（67）a ．A 6﹣year﹣old boy in Pakistan was sent to work in a factory．The boy could not go to school．He could not even play．He had no freedom （自由） at all．
Craig （68）c that with his own life．Laws in his country said that kids must go to school．（69）E was free to all kids．But in some countries school was not free．Children from poor families went to work instead of to school．
Craig wanted to help those who didn't have the same （70）a as he and his friends．As a result，Craig and some friends started Free The Children．
Craig and his friends decided that Free The Children should （71）r money to build schools．Craig hoped that learning would help kids in poverty （贫困） live（72）b ．
Today，Craig's charity has more than one million members in 45countries．It is （73）s_____ going strong．The money they have raised has done many good things．It has helped build more than 500schools around the world．It also pays for health care in （74）p communities．
Craig has had a lot of success．However，he still remembers his unpleasant start in the seventh grade．
"We were laughed at by other kids，who said you （75）c change things，"he says．Still，Craig didn't give up．Now he wants more kids to help．"Go to free the children．com．Bring it to your teachers，"he says．"As you gain more confidence，friends will join you．It just gets easier．"
Scientists have long wondered how Australia's koalas get enough water to live．A new study p（1） an answer．
The lead writer of the new report on koalas is Valentina Mella of the University of Sydney． It was earlier t（2） ，she explains，that the animals got most of the water they needed in the leaves they ate．
In the wild， koalas get water from the plant leaves they eat． But they also get it from water r（3） down from the trees during it rains．
Mella and other scientists w（4） koalas in the wild every year．They find that koalas are a
（5） at night． They live in trees and depend on them for food， drinking and also for resting places．
Koalas spend most of the time high up in the trees． They eat lots of leaves． An adult koala n（6） eats between 0.5 and 0.8 kg of leaves a day． Koalas sleep about 20 hours a day．
Mella notes that a koala usually spends 98% of its 1（7） in trees． She also notes that the only time they come down to the ground is to d（8） another tree with better leaves．
In fact， the word "koala" means"no drink" in the l（9） language． Koalas did not go down onto the ground very often． So it was considered that they had no need to drink water．
The koalas' living e（10） is getting worse now because the fires from September 2019 to January 2020 in Australia have burned about 30% of the forests where they live．
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Leo and his father didn't talk for 10 years.10 years ago，Leo's mother （1）d ．He thought it was his father who caused his mother's illness．He hated his father．
Now they were sitting in a nice （2）c shop．Suddenly his father asked the waiter to put some salt in his coffee．Leo was surprised．His father smiled and said，"Before you were born，your mother and I often had （3）f playing in the sea．We could taste the sea，just （4）l the taste of the salty coffee．Every time I have salty coffee，I always think of your mother．I （5）m her so much．"
Leo was deeply moved （感动）．He never knew his father had such deep （6）l for his mother．One month later，he moved to live （7）w his father．Every time he made coffee for him，he put some salt in the coffee．
After 10 years，his father died．Leo received a （8）l which said，"Dear Leo，please forgive my life's lie﹣the salty coffee．Actually at that （9）t I wanted some sugar，but I said salt．It was hard for me to change，so I just went ahead．Now let me （10）t you the truth．I don't like salty coffee，but I drink salty coffee for 10 years! Having you with me is the biggest happiness of my whole life．"
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 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．
Donna Reid had just finished her training as a children's doctor． A famous research hospital in New York had offered her a job with （1）g pay． And her boyfriend， Tony， had a clinic（小诊所） in their hometown and hoped she could work with him． At the same time， a small hospital， Backwoods Hospital， in a very poor area had also offered Donna a job． Now it was time for her to decide （2）w to work．
Dad： Donna， that research hospital in New York has a good reputation（声誉） for children's medicine． Some of the best children's doctors in the country work there and you can （3）l a lot from them．
Mom： Yes， I agree it's a good hospital and the pay is good， too． But， that's not the point（要点）．
Dad： （4）T what's the point？
Mom： It's in New York， too far away! Let me tell you， dear Donna． Tony's clinic is just several miles away． You don't need to travel （5）f if you work there． Tony is a nice young man and I guess you'll get married soon．
Dad： Ha! It's hard enough to live with a husband or wife． Working with them， （6）t ？ That's a choice for trouble． Well， Donna， what do you think？
Donna： I'm thinking about （7）a the offer from Backwoods Hospital．
Dad： But Donna， look at their offer! You'll be on call（随时待命） six days a week． That's really a （8）h job．
Mom： Oh， Donna， the pay is another problem．
Donna： Mom and Dad， I didn't become a doctor for enjoying a comfortable life（9）o ．
Dad： No？ Then （10）w did you become a doctor？
Donna： I want to help people． You know that． And Backwoods serves the poor． Backwoods， here I come!
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