This story is about Li Bai．Li Bai was a great poet in Tang Dynasty．
Li Bai dislike study when he was a child． One day， he played by a river with some other（1） （child）． He suddenly saw an old woman grinding something on a big stone． He came up to the woman（2） （quick） and found that it was an iron rod （铁棒）．
Li Bai was very（3） （surprise） at what the old woman was doing，He asked the old woman why she did that．
"I want to make a sewing needle （绣花针） by（4） myself （I），" answered the old woman．
Little Li Bai couldn't understand． He didn't believe the old（5） （woman） words． He said．
"What？ You want to grind so big a rod into a needle？ It will take you so many years to do it．"
"It doesn't mater． As long as I don't give up， there is nothing I can't achieve in the world．I can certainly make a needle from the rod．"
Li Bai （6） （move） deeply by what the old woman said． Then he decided（7） _____（study） hard． Finally， he became one of the greatest poets in China．
Mike was a funny student．He loves watching comedies（喜剧）best and hoped to become a comedy（1） one day．
When he heard about the talent show（才艺表演） to be held at his school， Mike （2） ____to take part in． He had never acted on stage （舞台） before， and he was very（3） ， But some students laughed at him，"You are not funny at all． No one will like what you do!" his classmate Ken said to him （4） ．
Mike couldn't understand why he was so unkind to him．For a moment，he thought about（5） the show．But he remembered how much his friends liked his（6） ， and also his teachers said he was very funny． So he started to prepare for the show．
Mike did a great job at the talent show． Everyone（7） his performance （表演），and he won the first prize! His teachers and friends were proud（8） him． Even so，Ken told Mike that he would never succeed．Mike didn't understand why Ken said so，but he realized that it had（9） to do with him． He confidently （自信地） continued to work towards his（10） ．
As the years went on， Mike met more people like Ken． "You'll do a （11） job，" they said to him． Luckily， most people （12） him and some helped him to become even funnier．He got a lot of chances to perform in movies． He was even（13） to appear on television．His fans thanked him（14） his comedies made them feel good when they were unhappy．
Now Mike is a comedy star! He is doing what he loves best， and he （15） all day long．
We can learn from Mike that as long as we stick with what we like， we will be successful． So just be yourself!
| （1）A． teacher |
B． actor |
C． director |
D． writer |
| （2）A． forgot |
B． failed |
C． wanted |
D． continued |
| （3）A． excited |
B． angry |
C． bored |
D． satisfied |
| （4）A． kindly |
B． loudly |
C． politely |
D． patiently |
| （5）A． writing down |
B． putting on |
C． waiting for |
D． giving up |
| （6）A． jokes |
B． concerts |
C． books |
D． articles |
| （7）A． disliked |
B． minded |
C． doubted |
D． loved |
| （8）A． with |
B． at |
C．of |
D． in |
| （9）A． something |
B． nothing |
C． everything |
D． anything |
| （10）A． dream |
B． trouble |
C． wealth |
D． luck |
| （11）A． valuable |
B． wonderful |
C． terrible |
D． meaningful |
| （12）A． encouraged |
B． hated |
C． punished |
D． saved |
| （13）A． refused |
B． invited |
C． cancelled |
D． told |
| （14）A． because |
B． but |
C． before |
D． until |
| （15）A． cries |
B． regrets |
C． shouts |
D． laughs |
Fish live in water． They use their special organ（器官） called gills（腮） for breathing． Some fish are dangerous to humans． Here are the world's most dangerous fishes．
Electric Eel（电鳗） ﹣ It is a South American fish． Electric eels are long and usually gray﹣brown in color． The electric eel can reach up to 9 feet long and can weigh up to 22 kg． The fish has a mouth． It is rich in blood vessels（血管）． The fish can use them as lungs（肺）． Its tail has the electric organ that gives off 300 ﹣ 650 volts of electricity．
Stonefish ﹣ These venomous（有毒的） fish are generally found in the waters of the tropical Indo﹣Pacific． These fish have small eyes， large heads and mouths． If you ever see one， stay away from it．
Piranha（水虎鱼） ﹣ There are more than 60 kinds of Piranha fish． These meat﹣eating fish have sharp（尖利的） teeth． Most of the Piranha fish eat plants or anything that they can find．
Puffer Fish（河豚） ﹣ It can inflate（使膨胀） itself with water and air to turn into a ball several times its real size． One puffer fish has enough toxins（毒素） to kill about 30 humans． There are total 120 kinds of puffer fish all over the world．
| Four World's Most Dangerous Fishes |
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| Electric Eel |
◆It comes from （1） and it is long and gray﹣brown． ◆The blood vessels in its mouth can （2） ___ as lungs． ◆The electric organ in its tail can give off electricity of 300 ﹣ 650 volts of electricity． |
| （3） |
◆They live in the waters of the tropical Indo﹣Pacific． ◆They are venomous and they have small eyes， large heads and mouths． |
| Piranha |
◆They have （4） ． ◆They feed on meat， plants and so on． |
| Puffer Fish |
◆It can inflate itself to turn into a much bigger（5） ． ◆It can kill humans with its toxins． |
Rethink， Reuse， Recycle!
Do you often throw away things you don't need anymore？ Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use？ Nothing is a waste if you have a creative mind．
You have probably never heard of Amy Hayes， but she is a most unusual woman． She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish． The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that were pulled down． The top of the house is an old boat turned upside down． And the gate in front of her house is made of rocks and old glass bottles． Amy recently won a prize from the Help Save Our Planet Society． The president said， "Amy is an inspiration to us all．"
Amy isn't the only one who is good al recycling． Jessica Wong from Hong Kong uses old clothes that people don't wear anymore to make bags． She has been doing this for a few years now． She opened a small shop where she sells her bags， and she has also set up a website to sell them online． She especially likes to use old jeans to make handbags． Her bags are cute and useful． "I plan to write a book about new ways to use old clothes，" she said． "I hope people can read my book and enjoy it!"
Wang Tao set up a small business in Shanghai four years ago． He is known for using iron and other materials from old cars to make beautiful art pieces． Some are large pieces that look like animals or humans， and some are smaller pieces you can put at home． The more popular works can even be seen in art shops around the city． Wang Tao hopes to set up a "metal art" theme park to show people the importance of environmental protection． Not only can the art bring happiness to others， but it also shows that even cold， hard iron can be back to life with a little creativity．
| Rethink， Reuse， Recycle! |
Amy Hayes from the UK |
★Build a house by using rubbish． ★Win （1） from the Help Save Our Planet Society． |
| Jessica Wong from HK |
★Make bags （2） ． ★Set up a website to sell them． ★Plan （3） about how to use old clothes． |
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| Wang Tao in （4） ． |
★Use iron and other materials from old cars to make art pieces． ★Hope to set up（5） to show people the importance of environmental protection． |
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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．
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