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The novel coronavirus (新型冠状病毒) began to spread in Wuhan in the last month of 2019. (1) it has continued to spread.
The Chinese government (2) off fifty million people in Wuhan and cities near it. As the virus (病毒) spread to other areas of China, the government took action (3) __ the spread of the disease (疾病). When people go(4) , they wear masks (口罩).
(5) of companies have closed their factories until the disease is more under control. Since China makes so many parts for products used by companies around the world, the influences of the factories shutting down are felt in (6) countries, too.
However, many countries worldwide offer support to China's fight against the disease. "Don't be afraid. The light (7) all over the world is on you. Don't be afraid. You're never (8) in the night. Don't cry. It's not just me; everyone is together to give you power." These are the lyrics of a song created by a group of (9) in Malaysia to support China in its battle (战役) against the novel coronavirus.
"We've got to do something, (10) people outside of China. We want people in China to be free from fear or worry," said the song's producer (制作人).
It is just one of many goodwill gestures (表示) and offers of support from countries across the world to help China.
Thanks to the nonprofit(非盈利的)program Music and the Brain, (1) (recent) it has offered Mayfield School keyboards,music classes and teacher training.
When the students saw piano keyboards in neat rows(整齐地排列), they were quite amazed. After all, it was the (2) (one)time for them to see something like that. With the help of the program, the children become more creative through music. When they practise playing the piano, they have to be (3) (patience). The students need all (4) (kind)of abilities to work together. They have to see musical notes and decode(解码)them in their brains. At the same time, they use their fingers to make sounds. Music improves the(5) (students)brains.
Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many scientists are good at (6) (play)musical instruments: Einstein played the violin, and German physicist Max Planck played the piano wonderfully.
In a word, to learn music (7) (be) beneficial(有益的).
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A group of boys were playing a game around a tall tree. They decided to see who could get to the top of the tree(1) . Their mothers were sitting not far away, looking on at their children as they played.
One of the(2) was an 8﹣year﹣old boy named David. He was the(3) child in the group. Nobody thought he would(4) the competition.
Then the game started. All of the boys (5) their best to climb as high as they could. They all made it halfway up the tree before David did, but he reached the top of the tree fastest in the(6) .
His mother was (7) of his son. She asked him, "David, how did you manage to reach the top of the tree so (8) ?"
"It was easy." David said, "The other children kept looking down as they climbed. When they came to (9) how high they were, they got scared and were afraid of falling down. I, however, looked only up. When I saw how close I was, I kept going higher and higher(10)
I reached the top."
It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without looking back, we are more likely to reach our goals.
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The Difficult Search for American Products in the US
If you go to another country, what kinds of things would you buy? Would you buy a camera in Japan, some beautiful clothes in France,(1) a watch in Switzerland? No(2) what you may buy,you might think those products were made in those countries.(3) , you could be wrong. Kang Jian is a 17﹣year﹣old student from Shanghai. Last year he went to visit his aunt and uncle in San Francisco. He found it (4) that so many products in the localshops were made in China."I wanted to buy a toy car for my cousin, but even (5) most of the toys were American brands, they were made in China."
Toys are not the only things made in China. "I wanted to buy a pair of basketball shoes," he explains. "But I had to visit five or six stores before(6) a pair made in America!" He realized that Americans can(7) avoid buying products made in China. "In fact," he continues,"there (8) many other things there made in China﹣footballs,handbags, pet food,mobile phones. Even American (9) are made in China!" Kang Jian thinks it′s great that China is so good at making these everyday things. However, he hopes that in the future China will also get (10) at making high﹣technology products that people can buy in all parts of the world.
Photographing a Black Hole
The whole world felt excited on the night of April 10th,2019.For the first time in history,people saw an image(图象)of a black hole.The picture became (1) at once.But attention soon turned to a computer scientist,Katie Bouman.Without (2) efforts,the historic image wouldn't have been possible.
Black holes are very far away.It (3) easy to photograph one.It's like taking a photo of an orange that is on the moon.Many scientists had tried.However,none of them(4) .
These failures didn't stop Bouman from trying.Three years ago,the scientist started working on a special computer programme.Over the years,she has improved the(5) many times.Finally,it turned telescope(望远镜)data into the black hole image.
Bouman has received lots of praise for her work.The young woman,however,is modest(谦虚的).She says the efforts of her colleagues(同事)were important,too."None of us could do it (6) ,"she told reporters.
Do you want to make history as Bouman did?Set yourself a goal and work towards it.One day,you will make the impossible possible,too.
Visitors are asked not much noise in the National Gallery.(make)
Mr.Zhang,your is excellent!Have you ever studied abroad?(pronounce)
I don't use my mobile phone a lot at night,as its blue light is to my eyes.(harm)
LEGO is one of the that can develop children's creativity.(toy)
I offered my seat to an elderly man,but he refused .(polite)
Chinese Products More Popular Abroad
Riding a Mobike on the street,you might hear some people speaking Chinese aloud. Turning to the right, You see a Sichuan﹣style restaurant. After walking into a store, you see that Huawei smartphones are on sale.
But you're not in (1) ﹣﹣you're in Manchester in Britain. In fact,you might see similar things in many other cities. Chinese (2) have been going global(全球的).
Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time.(3) meet local people tastes,Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the dishes.One(4) is the meat."We like to eat meat with the bone(骨头)in,but people here don't. So Chinese restaurants provide big pieces of meat without bones. "Said Yin Hang, who is studying at University of Wollongong in Australia.
Some Chinese brands(品牌)are also becoming more (5) .In many cities in Europe, stores sell TCL televisions, Haier fridges and Lenovo computers, according to Reuters(路透社).
In the past,most western people thought Chinese products were cheap and unreliable(不可靠的).But now, things have (6) greatly. More people trust Chinese brands."Made in China"becomes cool.
Our family got together to celebrate my grandpa's (sixty)birthday.
I like listening to light music because it is very (relax)
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