A doctor in the family!
After studying for a long time， my brother has now graduated and we are very（1） ___ （luck） to have a doctor in the family! My mom and dad，my sister and I are all interested in arts and languages．No one in the family has ever studied medicine before﹣it's so difficult and takes such a long time（2） （study）． So we're all very proud of him． As well as this， we have a doctor of our own to ask （3） any medical problems we have! How good is that？
I think Micky will make（4） excellent doctor． He's patient and understanding， and he （5） （care） a lot about people． He（6） （help） at car accidents and done some small operations． I admire him very much，I can't stand the sight of blood， so I could never do what he does!
Micky says he wants to work in hospitals where he can help people with different（7） ____ （ill）．Though he knows doctors in hospitals work very long hours，he doesn't mind．In（8） （I） opinion，it's wonderful if you can have a job that you（9） （real）enjoy and Micky has found one．I just hope he isn't（10） busy that the rest of us have to make an appointment（预约） to say hello．
Dear Mom and Dad，
I haven't seen you for a long time since I came to China as an exchange student．I（1） （real） miss you now． This is the （2） （one） time you haven't been with me on my birthday． Thanks for your birthday gift （3） England． I like it very much．
Because of COVID﹣19（新冠肺炎），I can′t go home， but you don't need to worry about me．I am safe here． Yesterday I（4） （have） a birthday party with Lihua's family． Lihua's mom made a big chocolate birthday cake for me， and she made much Chinese food that I loved best．We couldn't go out， （5） we enjoyed ourselves at home．
Lihua and I have been busy with our studies since this Monday． We have been having online（6） （class） for several days． Sometimes， when I felt a little upset， Lihua always told some jokes （7） （make） me happy or taught me how to make Chinese dishes．
Now people here are living a （8） （peace） life． On one hand， they stay away from others，and on the other hand， they try to help those in trouble， including us foreigners．（9） kind Chinese people are! This is a country full of love．
Dear Mom and Dad， please take good care of （10） ．I love you．
Yours，
Peter
Today there are already robots working in factories． Some can（1） （help） to build cars， and they do simple jobs over and over again． Fewer people will do such jobs in the future（2） they are boring， but robots will never get bored．
Scientists are now（3） （try） to make robots look like humans and do（4） same things as we do． Some robots in Japan can walk and dance． They are fun to watch． However， some scientists believe it will be（5） （difficulty） to make them really think like a human．
Scientists also believe that there will be（6） （many） robots in the future． These new robots will have many different（7） （shape）． Some will look like humans， and others might look like animals．（8） India， scientists make robots that look like snakes． If buildings fall down with people inside，（9） （this） snake robots can help look for people under the buildings． This was not possible 20 years ago， but computers and rockets also seemed（10） （possible） 100 years ago． We never know what will happen in the future．
West Lake is suitable for visiting all year round． The scenery is different according to the weather and season．
Spring
Spring （ from March to May）is the best season to visit West Lake．In Spring，green（1） （leaf） and flowers make West Lake more beautiful．Lots of visitors choose to visit West Lake in March and April
Summer
Summer（ from （2） to August） is the season of Lotus（莲花） flowers．The lotuses attract many people． "Lotus in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard" （曲院风荷）is one of the（3） famous sights of West Lake．It is also the best place to visit in summer．It is an area by the （4） （west） bank of the lake． Every summer， there （5） （ be） hundreds of kinds of beautiful lotuses （6） are enjoyed by millions of visitors from home and abroad．
Autumn
Autumn（ from September to November） is cool at West Lake． In Autumn， the enjoyable weather is right for （7） （ walk） round or going boating on the lake．West Lake is also a popular place for enjoying the （8） moon in the sky at the Mid ﹣ Autumn Festival．
Winter
Winter（ from Decem ber to February）at West Lake is very cold and wet．Sometimes it snows．The snow makes West Lake white and beautiful．"Melting Snow at Broken Bridge" is beautiful scenery in winter．The bridge is famous not（9） for its snowy scenery，but also for its romantic tale．It was on the Broken Bridge that Bai Suzhen first met her．（10） _ （ love）． Xu Xian．
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．
We experienced a special period in 2020． Xu Yi， a middle school student from Hubei， told something（1） （interest） to us． Let's check out his story and resolution for the new term．
When Xu Yi was learning English as（2） exchange student in the UK，his English friend（3）
（invite） him to take a Chinese culture course． Then， at 9：30 a．m． the next day， it finally came． He followed the friend to the classroom and was welcomed （4） his classmates． They gave him presents， which moved and excited him．
The lesson was about an ancient Chinese character （字体） called Xiaozhuan． The teacher （5） （clear） explained it from its history to development， how it worked in society and why it was so popular in Qin Dynasty． She also taught the differences between Xiaozhuan（6） the modern Chinese character．
On the one hand， Xu Yi takes pride in Chinese culture． On the o（7） hand， it's a shame that he knows almost nothing about it． As the culture reaches the world， the Chinese should study more about it． As a senior high school student， he is going to read as many（8） （book） as possible to open his mind． He hopes every Chinese person will love and （9） /ˈvæljuː/Chinese culture． After all， everyone is responsible for building and keeping it．
The literature in Chinese history developed very well． More and more writers started to write for （1） [ˈkɔmən] people． They used simple language to reflect the real﹣life problems． Ouyang Xiu was one of the most famous （2） （one）． His famous piece Old Oil Seller tells the story of "Practice （3） （make） perfect"． Let's enjoy it together．
Once there lived an officer， Chen Yaozi． He was very good （4） shooting arrows（箭）． His shooting skill was （5） good that no one could beat him． He was very proud． One day， he was practicing shooting in the yard． There was an old oil seller passing by． He stopped and looked for a while． Chen shot and hit the target（靶子） （6） （success）． He was very satisfied with （7） （he）． But the old man didn't seem surprised at all．
Chen asked， "Do you understand how to shoot arrows？ Am I not good enough？"
The old man replied， "That's nothing． All it takes is practice． "
" （8） dare you look down upon my shooting!"
"Sir， I just know it through my own experience． " Then the old oil seller took out a gourd（葫芦）． He （9） （put） a copper coin（铜钱） on the mouth of it and started to pour oil． The coin was not wet at all． Chen was too surprised （10） /say/ a word．
"That's nothing． Simply because I practiced a lot． " The old man smiled．
For many people around the world，the third Sunday in June is a day to respect their fathers．It is Father's Day and（1） （celebrate） Father's important role in the family．
Father is just（2） important to a child as Mother is． For daughters， Father is the first man they admire， while for sons， Father is an idol （偶像） and the（3） （strong） man in their life．
The idea of celebrating Father's Day was（4） （give） by Sonora Smart Dodd of Washington in 1909． She wanted a special day to honor （纪念） her father William Smart； his wife died（5） she was giving birth to their sixth child． Mr． Smart was left（6）_____ （raise） the newborn and his other five children only by himself． After Sonora became an adult， she understood the strength and selflessness （无私） her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent． The first Father's Day was celebrated（7） June 19， 1910 in Washington． And it was in 1966 that the USA President Lyndon Johnson officially made the third Sunday of June Father's Day， In 1972， the USA President Richard Nixon made（8）_____ a national holiday．
Over the years， the idea of celebrating Father's Day on the third Sunday of June（9）_____（spread） across the world． Celebrating the day gives people a chance to express their love and thanks to their fathers． Celebrating the day also makes fathers feel that their contributions arc acknowledged （认可） by their children and（10） （social）．
Hometown Feelings
Some people still live in their hometown． However， others may only see it once or twice a year． Nowadays（1） （ million） of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities．Among these is Zhong Wei，a 46﹣year﹣old husband and father． He（2） （live） in Wenzhou for the last 13 years．With a hard job in a factory， he doesn't find much time to visit his hometown．"I I used（3） （return） home at least once a year， but I haven't been back for three years now．" he says．
Many people like Zhong Wei are（4） （ interest） in how their hometowns have changed．Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared．（5） many places， the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help．
"I noticed that's true of my hometown，" adds Zhong Wei．"Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school（6） the mid﹣20th century． But now the buildings are（7） （real） old．I hear they're going to build a new school there．"Zhong Wei thinks such developments are good，and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same．
According to Zhong Wei， （8） ， some things will never change． "In my hometown， there was a big old tree opposite the school． It is still there and has become quite a symbol of the place．Most of the children in my time（9） （ like） to play together under that big tree，especially during the summer holidays． It was such a happy childhood． Our hometown has left many soft and sweet（10） （ memory） in our hearts．"
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A group of boys were playing basketball in the park． The playground was great，（1） there was no fence（栅栏）around it．If one boy missed the ball， someone had to catch it at once， so it wouldn't go too far away．
One boy threw the ball too hard and it flew like a rocket over the （2） （head）of all the other boys， and kept on flying．
Anna was sitting nearby and watching the ducks swim in the river． Suddenly， she （3） （hear）some shouting and turned to see a big， orange object coming towards （4） （she）．
"Stop the ball，" one of them shouted．
The ball landed close to the river． The ducks flew away quickly．
Anna opened her arms， just in time （5） （stop） the ball as it was going to fall into the river．
"Could you please bring it over here？"asked one boy （6） （polite）．
Anna walked to them with the ball． She was nervous because the boys were （7） （old） than her． However， they were very nice and thanked her （8） saving the ball．
"Can I join you？" Anna asked．
The boys agreed， but they were not sure （9） she could throw the ball even close to the basket．
Anna took the ball and then had （10） try． The boys watched in surprise as the ball went straight into the basket． Anna smiled as the boys cheered loudly for her．
The mountain was high and it was cold． Everything （1） （cover） by snow and ice and it was dangerous． I shook in my tent as the storm tried（2） （knock） me back to the bottom． "You will never make it to the top，" everyone said，"no woman has ever climbed this mountain and only a few people have done it by themselves．" I was so confident（3） I would be the first woman to climb up to the top of Whitmore． I had prepared for several （4） （month）．
The wind had gotten much （5） （quiet） when I woke up the next morning． I climbed（6） of my tent and looked out at the mountain． Everything was white and still． "I will make it to the top today，" I thought to（7） （I）．
I started up the slope． My feet crunched the snow with every step I took． It was a beautiful day． I was climbing quickly． Soon I was going to reach the top．All of （8） sudden， I slipped （滑倒）．I moved down the mountain． I was going slowly at first but then I started to slide very fast． I started to turn around and around quickly． After what felt （9） forever， I came to a stop． I had slid all the way to the bottom． I was alive． I couldn't believe it．
Three days later， I（10） （make） it to the top． It was a beautiful day and I had a perfect view of everything around me．
Tani，8 years old，ran away from Nigeria with his family two years ago． （1） they got to the United States，a churchman （2） （warm）helped place them in a homeless shelter（收容所）in New York．Tani's dad worked as a driver．And his mom studied hard（3） （become）a nurse．Tani started going to Primary School 116．There， （4） learned to play the game that would change his life：chess．
On March 10 th，Tani （5） （win）a state champion（冠军）for little kids．He beat 73 other players．Some had practiced with private chess teachers，but Tani had practiced on （6） floor of the homeless shelter alone．
A reporter wrote an article about Tani．In three weeks，thousands （7） people gave away ove﹩250， 000 to Tani and his family on GoFundMe． Some also left （8） （message）． "Tani! You are a superstar!" one person wrote．
Recently， Tani and his family （9） （decide） to give away all the money． "Thanks to others' help， we live much （10） （happily） than before" Tani's father， Kayoed， told TIME for Kids． "Now we want to help poor people．"
It was our school's yearly dancing show． I（1） （be） excited that I was chosen by the teacher this time although I didn't have any experience of dancing for a show． I would dance in front of all the students and （2） （teacher）． It made me very proud．
However， I was a bit sad （3） my father had no time to watch me dance． He（4） （invite） to have a business meeting． I knew that my father would surely come to my show if he could． （5） （lucky）， my mother and my elder sister were still coming to watch my show．
（6） the beginning of the day， I was very nervous． After changing into the dress and getting my makeup done， I felt （7） （relax）． Then I went on to the stage bravely． I was very glad to see my mother and sister sitting in （8） second row．
Just before the lights turned dark， I saw my father rush into the hall and take the seat beside my mother． （9） a pleasant surprise it was! The sight of my father made （10） （I） smile． I began dancing confidently． Soon after the show， my family came backstage to congratulate me． I was so happy and lucky to have my family's support．
The eco﹣house
Simon Dale didn't want to live in a city's apartment building．So he made up his mind （1） （build） his own home in the countryside．He moved to Wales with his family and built a wooden eco﹣house．With the help of his father﹣in﹣law，a builder，he moved into a （2） __ （comfort） new home after only four months．（3） only cost ＄4，700 to build the house．
The eco﹣house is made of natural （4） （material）．Simon Dale and his father﹣in﹣ law（5） （dig） into the side of a hill and then used the mud and stone to make the walls．The floors （6） （make） from wood from the nearby area．The design is open﹣plan．There is no central heating， （7） there's a wood﹣burner and solar panels（太阳能电板） on the top（8） can provide power for lighting， music and computing．Drinking water is from a nearby spring．The fridge stays cool，thanks （9） air from under the ground．Simon Dale says，"We try to live in peace with the natural world． "He has （10） （certain） done his best to achieve that．
Music is good for us． According to the new study（研究）from the World Health Organization（WHO）， music can（1） us happier and healthier． For example， when I feel tired， listening to some classical music helps me relax． When I'm down， I prefer pop music（2） of hope and energy （能量）．（3） is easy for me to fall asleep with soft music． Some doctors have found a fact﹣﹣people （4） love music may live longer．
Near my neighborhood， a man and （5） wife own a small music house with mood music（情调音乐）． Teenagers like to spend time here while musicians are（6） different kinds of music． Sometimes， we are lucky to hear some famous singers sing songs written（7） themselves． The songs are （8） beautiful that we sing along with them． We communicate with one another in this special language． The most moving music is Chinese folk music． It（9） only reminds us of the old days but also brings us sweet memories．
Every one of us， rich or poor， young or old， may have at（10） one favorite song． Music will be together with us forever．
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