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In the middle of April, if you walk through Jinghong, capital of Xishuangbanna region in Yunnan province,
(chance) are that you'll get very, very wet. The Dai people will be celebrating their water-splashing（泼水）festival from April 15 t0 17, marking the new year for the Dai ethnic minority.
Lonely Planet, one of the world's(large) travel brands, has described what happens: “People race around the streets of Jinghong and the surrounding villages, soaking（浸透）every person
sight with buckets of water.
(tradition), water would be collected and poured only on family members as a
symbolic way(ensure) good luck in the coming year. Dai people believe that the wetter you get, the luckier you will be.
Although water (play)a vital role in the celebration, there is much more to the festival, especially during the first two days
water splashing is comparatively kept under control, according to Lonely Planet. People wear their best clothes, while older women in nearby villages
(dress) in traditional outfits（服装）.They gather with their families and visit Dai temples. There, they wash the statues of Buddha（佛教）with water, a practice
(know) as ”Bathing the Buddha".
When （ask） to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves， many put friends ahead of homes， jobs， clothes and cars．
A true friendship carries a long history of experience that determines_ we are and keeps us connected． It is a treasure we should protect． Unfortunately， the _
（good） friends you are， the more probable you’ll have disagreements． And the result can be what you don’t want
end to the relationship．
The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended． First， don’t let your pride get in your way． Most of us can forgive each other when differences_（bring） out in the open． Second， apologize when you’re wrong - even if you have been wronged ．Over the course of a friendship， even the best people make mistakes． Sometimes， it may be best，
the wronged person takes the lead and apologizes． When you apologize， give your friend a chance to admit that he has been wrong． Third， see things
your friend’s point of view． And finally， accept that friendships change as
needs and lifestyle change． Making friends can sometimes seem easy． The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the_
（nature） ups and downs that have an effect_
_all relationships． My suggestion：Consider friendship an honor and a gift， and worth the effort to treasure and nurture （培养）．
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One sentence from the news in Washington has remained in my mind since a trip last summer: “When you see people run againstthe crowd escaping the danger, they are
(probable) firefighters, police or journalists.”
I think this is most true for the firefighters. Whenever and wherever (disaster) happen — 9/11 Attacks in New York 14 years ago or the explosion in Tianjin on Wednesday night — it is always the firefighters
take the lead to run to the very center, saving lives by
(risk) their own. I cried today near the explosion site, not because of the smoke from the ongoing fire
because of a short message a firefighter sent to a trusted friend that went viral online. It reads, “If I cannot make it, my father is
(you) father; and please remember
(sweep) my mother’s tomb.” I was thrilled later to learn that he did make it.
“Everyone knows it’s (danger) to be a firefighter. But he has always liked it and has done it for 12 years,” his father said. “He survived this time, but no one knows what
(happen) next time.”
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The Chinese government has decided to end its one-child per family policy and let families have two children. A statement gives the reasons for the change, ______ (say) it is meant to balance population development, stop a declining birth rate and strengthen the country’s work force.
China _____ (carry)out the one-child policy in 1980. But the government permitted a small number of __
___ (couple) to have two children. For example, some rural families were given approval to have two children if the first-born was a girl. In 2013, the government permitted other families to have two if one parent was __
__ only child.
A teacher and population expert, Jiang Quanbao, explains how Chinese families will react ___ the policy. “Many young people in the cities are ___
___ (probable) not interested in having a second child,” he says. “People in rural villages may be __
__ (much) interested, but some of them are already allowed to have two children.”
At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people, a total of 800 million of _____ are employed. But that job market population is expected ___
___(drop) by 2050. With the two-child policy, the labo
__ (short) will be relieved, starting in 20 years.
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Polar bears live in such environment that is too cold for most animals. For much of the year, they live and hunt on the ________ (freeze) Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared them for the cold conditions but nothing has prepared them for the danger
________ threatens(威胁) their only home.
The polar bears’ world is melting. Polar bears________ (suffer) in a warmer world are in danger. Studies show that the polar ice
________ (reduce) by 9.8% every 10 years since 1978.At present , about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their
________ (survive). “The sea ice is more than just the platform that the bears walk
________ ,” says Andrew Derocher, who studies North American polar bear populations. “Without
________ , they can’t exist.”
Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural. But in a ________ (warm) world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt.
________ (normal), they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight and the extra fat is used later,
________ the bears are not actively hunting. Therefore, it is urgent to protect the environment and maintain the ecological balance.
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Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned a farm, which looked almost abandoned. (lucky), he also had a cow
(produce) milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby for other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what
(leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass
it began to rain heavily. While making great
(effort) to run away, she
(fall) over the hill and died. Then Johnson tried to make
living without the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs (草药) and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees
(sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market
people from the town met regularly. Now
occurred to him that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.
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