Next time you hold a book in your hands， stop and think． Like most other things in the modern world， it is the result of thousands of years of human invention．
First， came the invention of writing，（1） （probable） about 5500year ago． With writing， people did not have to remember everything in their heads． They could communicate with people that they never（2） （see） and share their knowledge with future generations．
Later， the Greeks were well﹣done for their literature（文学） and science， but their "books" looked very different（3） the books of today． They were called scrolls（卷轴）．
They were different to use and took a lot of space in a library．About 2，000years ago， books with lots of pages （4） （invent）．
For more than a thousand years， the pages of books were made from animal skin． That changed in （5） thirteenth century， when Europeans learned about a very（6） （use） Chinese invention ： paper．
But the biggest change for books in Europe came in 1439， when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press． Before that， books in Europe were copied by hand， so they were very expensive． Many more people could afford the books（7） were produced on a printing press．
These days it is difficult（8） （imagine） a world without books． But human invention does not stop． Every year， more（9） （story） are bought as e﹣books and read on a screen．
Will anyone turn the pages of a traditional book in the future，（10） will books， like scrolls soon disappear？
We can't remember clearly since we started to take our mobiles to dinner table． This happens a lot，（1） （especial） when we eat out． Once a dish comes，（2） of lifting our chopsticks， we take out our mobiles and click． Later， we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat， waiting to be "liked"． Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal， to see whether we get "liked"（3） not． We just cannot leave our mobiles for simply a meal．
Does that sound familiar to you？ Do you do that often？ If（4） ， how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you？
A recent study suggests that what we are used to（5） （do） is not so good． Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant． To test this， some researchers did an experiment． Some people were（6） （ask） to take photos before they could enjoy food． As a（7） ， it showed that the（8） （many） photos they took， the less delicious the food（9） to them． So， why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you？
So， next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends， how about not（10） __ （take） photos of food？ Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you． Trust me， it will be a wonderful time．
Recently， a foreign student in China gave a very touching answer to the question： What should China be proud of？ It was（1） （wide） spread online．
Emma is from Canada． She came to China four years ago． Now she is （2） University student in Ningbo． The following is China in her eyes．
"（3） （find） a job in China can be really simple． There are more job （4） （chance） here than any other country in the world．"
"Its public security is great． I（5） （travel） many countries so far， and I think China is really safe．"
"About 400million Chinese are studying English． China has become the country （6） ．has the greatest number of English speakers in non﹣ English speaking countries．"
"The speed of Chinese trains is high． On my （7） （three） visit to my friend in Beijing． I took a train there． From Ningbo（8） Beijing． The train runs 1，365kilometers for only seven hours．"
"I think there （9） （be） many more things China should be proud of． I believe China must be much （10） （good） than other countries．"
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Teenagers often have lots of problems and （1） ． Sometimes they have problems with the schoolwork and sometimes with （2） friends． How to deal with them？
I remember an example of a middle school girl， Nancy． She once （3） her wallet and was afraid to tell her parents about it． （4） she walked to school every day． A week （5） ， she couldn't stand it any more because it was too far from home． She had to talk to her parents． They were really understanding and told her to be （6） next time．
In fact， the worst thing is not to do （7） ． You can't feel better unless you talk to someone． Problems are normal in life． You should not run away （8） your problems． Instead， you'd better （9） them with your parents or ask an expert for help， because they have more （10） ．
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Space vegetables are grown from seeds （种子）that have been taken to space．When they （1） _ （bring ）back to the earth．These seeds produce vegetables that are bigger and （2） _ （healthy） than normal （正常的）vegetables．But some people worry about （3） （have） space vegetables．They think that space vegetables might not be good for us and could make us（4） （get ）sick because of the radiation in space．However，people should not be afraid because space vegetables are very healthy．Here are some facts that you should know about space vegetables．
Space vegetables are grown from seeds that are （5） （care） chosen．When seeds are brought back from space，they are tested to make sure that they will be safe （6） （eat）．
Space vegetables are （7） （good） for you than normal vegetables．For example，space（8） （tomato）stay fresh for twenty days，which is one week longer than normal tomatoes．
After genetically modified （转基因）food （9） （appear）in the market，people worried that they were eating （10） （know ） things．For example，if nut genes （坚果基因） are put inside potatoes，people allergic （过敏的） to nuts might get sick from eating these potatoes because they do not know they are also eating nuts．Unlike genetically modified food，nobody （11） （do ）anything with the genes of space vegetables until now．This （12） _ （mean） that no new genes are put into them．So there is no risk of eating something unknown．
Han Li： Hello， Li Mei What's your favorite subject at school？ Are you good at English？
Li Mei： I do （1） in it now， but last term I wasn't good at it．
Han Li： What was your trouble？
Li Mei： First of all． I couldn't understand our English teacher because she spoke too （2） ．
Han Li： It doesn't matter if you can't understand every （3） ．
Li Mei： Yes． I think so． Second， I couldn't make complete sentences．
Han Li： What did you do about it？
Li Mei： I began to （4） English language TV． It helped a lot．
Han Li： Did you study grammar？
Li Mei： Yes， I took lots of grammar notes in class． Then I started to write my own sentences using the grammar． And it helped me become interested in English and I got an A this term．
Han Li： You are great． I will learn （5） you．
Li Mei： Thank you．
We can't remember clearly when we started to take our mobiles to the dinner table． This often，（1） （ especial） when we eat out． Once a dish comes， （2） of lifting our chopsticks， we take out our mobiles and click． Later， we post the photos onto Weibo or WeChat，waiting to be "liked"． Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal to see whether we get"liked" （3） not． We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal．
Does that sound familiar to you？ Do you do that often？ If not， how do you feel when others do that while having dinner with you？
A recent study suggests that what we are used to （4） （ do） is not so good． Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant． To test this， some researchers did an experiment． Some people were （5） （ask） to take photos before they could enjoy food． As a （6） ， it showed that the （7） （many） photos they took， the less delicious the food （8） to them． Why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you？
So， next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends， how about not （9） （ take） photos of food？ Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people （10） you． Trust me， and it will be a wonderful time．
（realize） his lifelong dream， the young man went to the Hollywood by himself，with only a few dollars in his pocket．
It is reported that thousands of running friends from 25 （country） took part in 2019 Nanjing Jiangning Marathon．
The old lady living on the （five） floor sometimes dances with her husband on the square．
A young man （71） （travel） through a desert when he came across a spring of clear water． The water was sweet． He filled his leather bag so that he could bring some back to （72） elder， who had been his teacher． After a journey of four （73） （day）， the young man finally （74） （bring） the water to him． The teacher took a deep drink， smiled （75） （warm）， and thanked his student very much for the sweet water． The young man went home （76） a happy heart．
After the student left， the teacher let another student taste the water． He spit it out， saying it was awful． In fact， it was no longer fresh because of the old leather bag． He asked his teacher， "Sir， the water was awful． Why did you seem （77） （enjoy） it？" The teacher answered， "You tasted the water． I tasted the gift． The water was not just water， （78） an act of kindness and love． Nothing could be （79） （sweet）．"
We understand this lesson best when we receive gifts of love from children.Whether（80） is a cheap pipe or a diamond （宝石的） necklace， the proper response is appreciation （感激）． We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing itself．
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