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English
World Language
Once people （1） a language that everybody in the world could understand． Now， for the （2） time in human history， perhaps there is one﹣﹣English． It is the official language in more than 50 countries and 250﹣300 million people （3） it as a second language． Some say that half the world will be speaking it in the year 2050．
Difficult to Master？
English is not the （4） language to learn﹣most of its common verbs are irregular and it has a large vocabulary﹣at least 200， 000 words are in common use．
User﹣friendly
But some things make （5） easy． For example， nouns don't have gender（性别） and the usages of verbs are simpler than other languages． There is （6） one form to speak to someone directly﹣"you"． Adjectives don't agree（7） nouns， and many nouns are often also verbs．
English Is Everywhere
Some other languages may have more speakers， like Chinese． But English （8） in many different areas． It is the language of transport： most airline pilots and air﹣traffic controllers use it． At （9） English is the international language of communication．
The Future of English
What is the future of English as a global language？ Will （10） language ever replace it？ Many think not﹣it is already too popular．
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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？
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Life doesn't always give us the joys we want．We don't always get our hopes and dreams
（56） we don't always get our own way．
But don't（57） hope．You can make a difference，one situation and one person at a time．
Look for love around you．You'll find love in a（58） ，a kind word or a helping hand．Believe in the love of friends，family，and humankind．Love（59） all around，if you just（60） it．Show（61） love．You will find the power in life along with the joy，（62） ，patience，and understanding．
Love（63） bring you hope and beat everything
Even when you feel that there isn't a lot you can do（64） unhappiness or problems，you can
always do a little．A little at a time（65） makes a 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．
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People who can read are lucky．The world（81） Work．
There are words in books and newspaper．There are words on road （82） and billboard （广告牌）．There are words on maps and food labels．There are（83） words on television and on your computer!
Words（84） us information．They can make us think．They can make us laugh．They can make us cry．Who puts these words together？Writers（85） This book is about different kinds，of writers and （86） they use words．
Some writers（ 87） the news．They write stories（ 88） Magazines，newspapers，the Internet，radio and TV．They can be often（89） "on the scene"for a news event．They interview people there．Then they report the story as（90） as they can．
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．"
Before paper was invented，people wrote or drew on materials such as bamboo，
（1） /sɪlk/，animal hide，and wooden blocks．Writing materials were （2） （real）expensive and few people learned to read．Therefore，few people wrote．This all changed，thanks （3） a man named Cai Lun．
Paper had already existed（存在）in China，but the process for （4） （produce）it was difficult and the paper was of low quality．Cai Lun began experimenting（试验）with many different materials and different （5） （method）to turn those materials into paper．In the year 105，he made it from tree bark，bamboo，cloth rags，and fishing nets．His paper was （6） （strong）and cheaper than any paper that had been made before．
With Cai Lun's papermaking method，Chinese culture （7） /gru：/ more rapidly over the next several centuries．That's because ideas were much easier to share （8） more people learned to read．The use of paper spread abroad，helping （9） /'ʌðə/ cultures record and spread their ideas．Today，Cai Lun is considered a national hero in China．But
（10） whole world should remember the clever Chinese papermaker forever．
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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？
Lonnie Johnson always loved taking things apart（分开）． He（1） /'sʌmtaimz/ put them back together． Other times he made new things from different （2） （ part）． He learned how to use tools from his dad．
At 13， Lonnie put an old engine（发动机）on a homemade go﹣cart． He loved driving it around． He dreamed of being（3） inventor． By high school， Lonnie built a remote﹣control robot from some waste things． This won him first prize at the Alabama State Science Fair． His friends called （4） "The Little Scientist"． In college， Lonnie was an excellent student． After that， he （5） （become ）an Air Force officer， rocket scientist and business leader． （6） he never stopped inventing． You may have played with his most famous invention﹣﹣﹣the Super Soaker， a kind of water gun． Lonnie got the idea for this（7） /tɔi/ while working on another invention． When he tested a homemade part in his bathroom， it shot water（8） / ə' krɔs/ the room．
Today， Dr． Lonnie Johnson has more than 100（9） （use） inventions． However， he still keeps（10） （try）new things．
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Have you ever dreamed of flying to school like Harry Potter？ Of course， you're（1） not a magician．But Speeder could make your dreams（2） true． Speeder is a flying motorcycle． A
US company made（3） ． The company calls it the world's（4） flying motorcycle．
Speeder can take off（5） land anywhere． It flies at 240 km per hour at a height of 4，500（6） in the sky． To reach that speed， Speeder mainly uses diesel fuel （柴油）to（7） ．The company will do more research on（8） to use clean energy to power Speeder in the future．Speeder riders must weigh（9） than 109 kg． If a rider is too heavy， it will be hard（10） the motorcycle to take off．
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Each year，more than 1.2million children are kidnapped （拐骗） around the world．Hong Kong actor and（81） （歌手） Andy Lau hopes that his movie Lost and Love（《失孤》） can make a（82） /t∫eidʒ/
In the movie，Andy plays a farmer，who spends fifteen years（83）l for his lost son．
Andy said，"I hope that people can p（84） more attention to kidnapped kids and the lost kids should be found and（85） （回来）home safely．
Many people were（86） （感动） to tears by the movie．"（87）A a parent，I can
understand how painful（悲伤） it is to lose child，"said a mother，The movie is（88） （也）
educational to children．Parents will worry（89）i their children go missing．
Lost and Love is based on（根据）a（90） /riəl/kidnap case in2010．A father from Hubei
Found his son two years after his son went missing．
What is success？Different people hold different views on this （78） （难题）．Some think that one is successful if he can make lots（79） money．Some argue that success means holding （80） important social position．Still others believe that whoever has got a top diploma is successful．
（81） some people try to avoid failure at all costs，some people welcome it．Failure can be a good teacher．It always（82） （教）us to do better next time．
As you know，（83） （无论什么）you do，there are always two possible （84） （结果）：success or failure．When you fail，you should never （85）l heart．On the contrary（相反），you should build up your confidence and work even （86） ．It is necessary for you to keep on （87） and never give up，just as people say．"The more you try，the more successful you'll be．"
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Do you have a dog，a cat or a bird at home？Do you watch them carefully？
Sientists have found that cats，dogs，（92） and even goldfish are left﹣handed or right﹣handed．These scientists work in Queen's Belfast University．They said that pets are left﹣handed or right﹣handed（93） people．As we all know，it is important for animals to be good at getting food．Some like to get food with their right hands，but some like to get food with the left hands．
That's （94） the animals are left﹣handed or right﹣handed．
The scientists have （95） that male cats and dogs are almost left﹣handed，and female cats and dogs are right﹣handed，because their work in everyday life is different．
People（96） think that left﹣handed people are better at languages； some even think that left﹣handed people are smarter．When it goes to animals，it makes animals act more quickly．
A dog entered a butcher's shop with a note in his mouth．The note read，"﹩10of lamb chops （羊排），please．"
The butcher was very （1） （surprise）．He took the money，put a bag of chops in the（2） （dog） mouth，and then he closed the shop （3） （quick）．He followed the dog and watched him wait for a green light．Then the dog crossed the road to a bus stop．He checked the timetable and sat on the bench．When a bus arrived，the dog checked the number and got （4） it．
As the bus traveled out into the countryside，the dog enjoyed the scenery．After （5） while，he stood on his back paws （爪子）（6） （push） the"stop"button．Then the butcher followed （7） （he） off．
The dog ran up to a house and dropped his bag on the ground．He went back down the path，took a big run，and （8） （throw） himself against the door．No answer．He repeated the action a few times．Then a big man opened the door （9） started complaining about the dog and beating him．
Seeing this，the butcher ran up and shouted at the man，"What are you doing？This dog is a genius!"The man replied，"Genius？No way!He has forgotten his key for the （10） （four） time this month!"
Cell phones are very useful and they are great fun．But cell phones do have risks．If you have one，it's
（66） （必须的） to understand these risks，and learn how to enjoy your phone safely．Sending messages can be one of the most wonderful（67）w to keep in touch with your friends．But some people can also send rude messages．Do not（68） if you receive them．I （69） ，save the messages and show them to your teachers or parents．If you receive a message saying that you （70）w in a big prize，don't believe it．
Sending pictures from a cell phone is（71） （免费的），fast and fun．But make sure you send only pictures that you wouldn't mind other people（72） （看见）．And you may have an accident if you try to use your cell phone while crossing the（73） ．It's dangerous because there are many cars and buses．
With your parents'help，you can keep your cell phone's（74） ．You won't have to worry about receiving rubbish calls or messages!Remember not to talk on the cell phone too often or too long．Turn （75） your cell phone when you sleep．The sounds of rubbish messages may wake you up．
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