The most difficult thing for university student Ted Rogers is opening his classroom door．Ted can't do this without help because he's only six years old． He's the youngest person ever to study at Rochester University in New York． Ted（1） （begin） reading at two， and by four， he had known a lot about many subjects from astronomy to zoology（动物学）． By the age of five， be had been able to talk to university professors about his ideas．
Ted just（2） （complete） his first book．It（3） （come）out in a few months， shortly after his seventh birthday． "I love learning．" says Ted．
"My hero is the scientist Albert Einstein because he never brushed his hair or（4） _ （wear） socks． "Psychologists（心理学家）have found it difficult（5） （test） Ted's cleverness because they do not have high enough scores for him．Ted's mother first knew her son was different when he kept（6） （cry） at play school because he was bored with the children's games． She started teaching him at home after finding that local schools were not prepared for children who learned at Ted's speed．
Now Ted（7） （study） geography at Rochester University and using the Internet to complete his high school studies．
However， some psychologists warn that too much study can stop a child from（8） _ （grow） up in a healthy way． "I（9） （not care） how clever the kid is． Six﹣year﹣olds have to play with their friends，" says Dr. Brian Wood． Mrs. Rogers doesn't agree that her son's time（10） （take） up completely by schoolwork． "He loves the violin and has many outdoor interests， such as camping， fishing and swimming， just like other boys of his age．"
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As the（1） goes， smiling is sunshine in everyone's heart． When I started to go to primary school， my teacher， Mr． Wei told me the importance of smiling． He told me that （2） was a simple behavior which was very powerful． It can give people warm feelings， show your respect to
（3） ．Since a smile is a positive （积极的） attitude， we can often smile to ourselves to become （4） and happy． Although there are some situations where we may experience hardship or even（5） ， we can always smile to ourselves． It can help us（6） many difficulties as well as succeed in the end． Learning to（7） to others is also beneficial． When we smile to others， we can get a smile in（8） ．Then it can put us in a good mood． What's more， it can also help us build a good relationship with others． In one word， smiling is a（9） which can help others understand us better． Therefore， let's start to smile and live a better and（10） life．
Yesterday， as I was coming near the front door of our public library， a white﹣haired gentleman stepped back （1） （hold） the door for me． With a stick in my hand， it is not strange（2） people to do so． However， I told the gentleman that the door had an automatic（自动） opener， and that it can open by（3） （it）． He said， "I thought I would have a chance to be helpful．" On（4） （hear） that， I stepped back， let the door close， and（5） （allow） him to reopen the door， not using the automatic control this time． That act of（6） （kind） not only got me happier but also made the gentleman feel （7） （good） about himself．
Holding the door open is a polite and thoughtful act． It can bring warmth to others whether you are at home（8） at work．Open the door for others and they will thank you． Those around you will（9） （certain） appreciate （赞赏） your good manners． Keep in mind that a small deed makes （10） big difference．
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Charlie was a boy．His family was very poor．There was a chocolate factory near their house and Charlie loved chocolate more than anything else．
Mr．Wonka was the（81） of the chocolate factory．He had hidden five Golden Tickets inside chocolate （82） ，and the children who got the Golden Tickets would be invited to visit his factory．And they would get a prize．
Charlie wanted to get a ticket so badly．One day，he （83） some money on the ground on his way home，and he used it to buy chocolate．（84） ，he got a Golden Ticket!
When five children visited different chocolate rooms，four other children caused some trouble．Charlie was the only one who didn't cause any trouble．He won the prize﹣the factory （85） ．He was very happy．
In Pontevedra， a city in Spain， people don't shout． Since cars are banned （明令禁止） in the city， there are no noises from cars． People don't have to try hard to make themselves heard． What you hear in the street， instead， is the singing of birds．
Miguel Lores， the mayor （市长） opens the windows of bib office， and the sound of human voices（1） （rise） from the street below． Lores says， "More than 14，000 cars used to pass along this street every day． There（2） （be） more cars passing through the city in a day than people living here．"
Lores became mayor in 1999． He spent months（3） （walk） around the city．"The historical city is dead，" he said one day． "It is full of cars． It（4） （pollute） heavily．There are a lot of traffic accidents． The elderly and children aren't able to use the streets because of cars．People who had a chance to leave have done so．"
At first， Lores thought of improving traffic conditions． However， he couldn't come up with a good plan． After lots of discussions， the government finally decided（5） （ take ） action to ban cars．
The change（6） （bring ）Pontevedra many advantages since then．Traffic accidents seldom happen．CO2 emissions（排放物）are down 70 percent．Many people are moving to the city，making it lively again．Most local people in the city like the change．Ramiro Armesto，a mother of two young children，said，"in the past， the first thing to see in the morning was traffic jams．Now，the city is cleaner， quieter and safer．"Raquel Garcia，another parent，said she had stayed in many cities around the world． However， she had never lived in a city as "easy to live in" as Pontevedra．"Even while it（7） （rain）， I walk everywhere． The feeling is wonderful，" she added． "Pontevedra is paradise（天堂）"
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The development of technologies has（71） changed the life styles of the people all over the world．Radio，TV，computer，fax and satellites bring different countries and people
（72） to each other．We can see nearly everything（73） thousands o miles away and communicate with people in different lands （74） leaving home．We don't have to shopping every day．Once a week we buy（75） household materials including meat，vegetables，etc，and store them in refrigerators．With the help of tiny scissors doctors can examine the child（76） is still in the womb（子宫） of his mother．（77） use newer technology both for agricultural activities as well as for their（78） ．The need of oil technology，such（79） long pipelines （管线），electric power，good roads，airports，bring people from different lands to the Gulf（海湾） countries to（80） a living．
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Martin Luther King， Jr．was born in Georgia in the south of the USA in 1929． In 1954 he began to work in a church （教堂）．
All through his life he tried to（1） for African﹣Americans，whose ancestors came to America from Africa between 1640 and 1798．White people brought them to America in ships，（2） them as slaves （奴隶） and forced them to work． （3） they were set free （自由的） after the American Civil War， their lives didn't change much for a long time． Some people still didn't like them．In the 1950's，African﹣Americans（4） to do lots of things in the south of America．They could not walk on the footpath when a white person was on it．They could not eat in restaurants where white people ate．They could not go to the shops that were owned by white people．When they were on a bus， they had to（5） to white people．
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22．In a small house outside London lives an old man． People often see him look （1） his flowers in his garden all the time．
One day， a young painter （2） （go） by the old man's house． He looked at the nice garden and the special room， picturing how happy he would be if he lived in such a（2） （beauty） place． Suddenly he found the old gardener（4） （terrible） blind． Shocked， he walked to the old man and asked， "Why are you taking care of the flowers every day which you can't see in fact？" The old man smiled， "I can tell you four reasons． First， I was （5） gardener when I was young and I really love this job． Second， although I can't see these flowers， I can touch them． Third， I can smell the sweetness of them． As to the last， it's you．"
"Me？ But you don't know me．" answered the painter， still puzzled．
"Yeah， it's true that I don't know you．（6） I know flowers are gifts which everyone loves． And the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good mood．" answered the old man．
The words of the gardener warm me with （7） （please）． He looked after the flowers （8） （make） others enjoy the warm sunshine in spring． He can't see the beautiful flowers he planted， just like Beethoven， who can't hear his wonderful music （9） ．
The old man is alone but not lonely． All of his flowers are his friends and neighbors． They （10） （grow） in his heart． I believe that he can hear the voice of them．
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The film The Farewell tells a true story about the director's family． Billi， a Chinese American， lives in New York with her （1） ． Unluckily， her grandmother， who lives in Changchun， is seriously ill and has（2） three months to live according to the doctor． Billi's parents and other relatives all come to Changchun， but they decide not to tell Billi's grandmother the bad news for the rest of her life．And they plan a wedding （婚礼） as an（3） to bring everyone together before she dies． This is very（4） in China．
（5） ， Billi， who grows up in America， can't understand this．In her opinion，the patient has the right to know about his or her illness． It is illegal （违法的） to （6）_____ the patient in the dark． If you go to the end of your life， you may want to do something and meet some people one last time．
What causes the（7） ways of thinking？ And is it right or wrong to lie to grandmother？ This is just what the director wants people to think about．
Do you know how rice first came to China？ There is an old Chinese story
（1） is about little girl who went out to fish． There was famine（饥荒）and everybody was very （2） /'hʌŋgrɪ/．
The little girl felt her net growing heavy and was very happy． However， it was the King of Frogs（青蛙）that she（3） /kɔ： t/．The frog told her to hold out her fishing net to the sun's rays and he would sing（4） magic song．The little girl followed his instructions．She was（5） （great）surprised to see the rays of sunshine falling through the net． And they were changed （6） golden grains（谷粒）of rice． The first rice was thought to arrive in this way．
We do not know whether this story is true， but it tells （7） （we）that rice has the same value as gold to the Chinese． Rice （8） （be）always the main food for the Chinese．For centuries， much land has been devoted（奉献）to rice﹣planting and many Chinese people are （9） （farmer）， who work very hard for each grain．
It's important to （10） /seɪv/ food and say no to waste． After all， waste not， want not．
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The Taliban（塔利班组织） controlled an area in Pakistan． They neither allowed people to listen to music nor watch television， and they also stopped girls from （1） to school． Eleven﹣year﹣old Malala made the brave choice to blog（发微博）about life under the Taliban． She kept an opinion that girls had the right to an education． Malala′s blog made the Taliban very angry． While riding a bus in 2012， Malala （2） in the head by a Taliban gunman． （3） ， she didn't die from that attack． The following year， she gave a historic speech to the United Nations． Speaking about the importance of education， Malala said， "I'm here to speak up for the right of education for （4） ．"In 2014， she became the （5） person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize．
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Animals are the closest friends to us in the world． It's important to learn things about protecting animals． Some of them are big and（1） ． People should keep away from them． But now they are also calling for help．
First， when we come to the Chengdu Research Base，we can see the cute and（2） baby pandas．When the babies see the keepers，they run over with（3） and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over! Pandas don't have babies very often， and some of the babies only live for a short time because of（4） ． Adult pandas spend over 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo． Many years ago， there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China，but then （5） started to cut down the forests． So pandas have fewer places to live．Scientists say there are now fewer than 2，000 pandas living in the forests．A program in Chengdu（6） children about why pandas are endangered．We all hope in the future there will be a lot more pandas than now．
Second， let's take a look at the sharks． Maybe we have heard of shark fin soup． This famous and expensive dish is especially popular in southern China． But do you realize that you're killing a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup？
When people catch sharks， they cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean． This is not only cruel，but also harmful to the environment． （7） a fin，a shark can no longer swim． And it's hard to get food， too． Then it（8） dies． Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean's ecosystem． Many believe sharks can never be endangered． But in fact， around 70 million sharks are caught and traded in this industry every year． The numbers of some kinds of sharks（9） by over 90 percent several years ago．Environmental protection groups around the world have even asked governments to develop laws to stop the（10） of shark fins．So far，no scientific studies have shown shark fins are good for health， so why eat them？
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Nowadays，there are mainly robots working in factories．They can help to build cars，and（1） doing simple jobs over and over again．Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring，but robots will never get（2） ．Some robots in Japan can walk and dance．There will be many（3） robots in the future．Some scientists believe that we can make robots move like people，and it will be possible to make（4） really think and talk like humans．However，it may take（5） of years．The robots in the future will have many different shapes，such as humans， plants，animals and so on．Do you think you will have your own robot in the future？
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．
Venice is considered to be one of the most （1） （beauty） cities in the world．It has been known as the "City of Canals"（运河），"City of Bridges"， and" City of Water"． The city is made up of about 100（2） （island）， 150 canals， and 400 bridges． There （3） （be） no roads in the city，so there are no cars． The only forms of transportation （交通）are on water and （4） foot．There are roads， a train station，（5） an airport at the edge （边缘） of the city． One of the famous symbols of Venice is a "gondola （平底船）"．Gondolas are still used today， though （6） （main）by tourists． All Venice gondolas are painted black﹣it was a law that was passed in the （7） （sixteen） century． Most Venetians travel by water buses called "vaporetti"． Venice has one of the world's most famous bridges（8） （call） the Rialto Bridge， built in 1591．
Venezuela， a county in South（9） （American）， means "little Venice"． This is because the early European visitors to Venezuela first met the local people who lived in homes built over the water， reminding（10） （they）of Venice．
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