Campbell Remess is a teenager from Australia． He has been sewing （裁缝）teddy bears for sick children for several years．
The story （1） （begin） in 2013 when Campbell was nine years old． He told his parents that he wanted to give Christmas gifts to children in hospitals． But his parents said no， because with nine children of their own， buying presents for sick children would just cost too much． The little boy didn't give up， however． He decided （2） （make）their presents by himself．
Campbell made his first teddy bear with his mother's sewing machine in his bedroom． It was hard for him as he had never done this before． He downloaded （下载） patterns from the Internet and learned how to make a teddy bear by （3） （watch） videos online． It took him five hours to finish his first teddy bear． He can now make a teddy bear in an hour． He has also started a project called "Project 365 b
y Campbell" in which he （4） （try） to make a teddy bear every day．
Young Campbell uses his pocket money to buy materials for making teddy bears． To make more pocket money， he helps his parents with housework whenever he is free． Sometimes， he also sells his teddy bears online （5） （raise）money for sick children． Many people （6） （encourage） by Campbell's story and they give away free materials to him．
Campbell （7） （give）away about 1， 300 teddy bears so far． He is now busy making this year's teddy bears． He said that he had never thought of stopping and he would keep putting smiles on people's faces．
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Besides his（1） in poems， Yu was also a（2） translator（翻译家）， essay writer and critic．
He once（3） English poet Siegfried Sassoon's poem in Me， Past， Present， Future Meet into Chinese． It is regarded as a perfect and powerful translation， in which the most famous line is"心有猛虎，细嗅蔷薇" for" In me the tiger sniffs the rose"．
Yu spent his whole life（4） ． In a 2015 interview with People's Daily， he said， "The reason why I（5） writing till today is my passion （热爱）for the Chinese language． "He then added that his love for his mother and his motherland made this passion stronger．
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He was a poet（诗人） known for the nostalgia（怀旧） he describes in his poems． Now， it' s time for us to express（1） nostalgia for this great writer．
On December 14， 2017 the famous Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan． He was born in 1928 in Nanjing， Jiangsu． Yu and his family moved to Taiwan in the 1950s． He lived and worked there （2） his death．
Nostalgia is Yu's famous poem in which he （3） his homesickness（乡愁） for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan． The poem came out in 1971， and it remains highly popular among Chinese（4） worldwide． Even those who know little about literature enjoy lines from the poem． The poem is（5） in Chinese high school textbooks．
Many children love animals． And Willow Phelps is one of （1） （they ）． In fact， this American little girl not only loves animals， but she also has done really a lot for them． And （2） （连词） she did these kind things， she won the 2016 ASPCA（美国防止虐待动物协会） Kid of the Year．
Willow's （3） （ love） for animals started early． When she was about 3 years old， her family took in （4） （冠词）18﹣year﹣old cat． Under the care of Willow， the cat lived for another 3 years． After that， many old pets arrived in Willows home． So， Willow began to make plans to help more（5） （animal）．
With her mums help， Willow began running， swimming and even sewing（缝制）toys to（6） （raise）money for animals in need of help． In her young life， she has （7） （successful） completed the three projects． Finally， she raised ＄ 11，000． She also succeeded in （8） （stop） the use of live goldfish as prizes at her school party． And what she did for goldfish was （9） （notice）and rewarded （奖励） by the ASPCA．
I will continue to speak up for animals no matter how hard it is， "said Willow． Willow dreams of becoming an animal doctor （10） （介词）the future． Let's hope this little girl's dream will come true．
An old lady went into the building of a bank one day， carrying a large bag of money．She asked to speak with the president of the bank．
" How can I help you？" the bank president asked． She replied，"I would like to open a savings account（存款账户），" and placed the bag of （1）m on his desk． The president was surprised to see this， so he asked her，"Madam， how did you make this money？ " The old lady （2）r ，"1 make bets（赌注）．" Surprised， the president then asked "What kind of bet？" The old woman said， "Well， for example， I'll bet you 5，000，000 yuan that your tongue will become square by 10 o'clock tomorrow morning．" "what？" the president asked．He then smiled and said，"You've got yourself a bet! "and shook her hand （3）h
The old lady said， "Okay． May I bring my lawyer with me tomorrow （4）a a witness （见证者）？""Sure!" the president confidently replied．
The next morning， at 10， the old lady showed （5）u with her lawyer at the president's office． She asked the president to （6）o his mouth so they could all see． The old lady looked closely at his tongue and then asked （7）i she could touch it．
"Well， 5，000，000 yuan is a lot of money． I guess it's okay，" the president said．
At this moment， he saw that the lawyer was quietly hitting his head （8）a t the wall．The president asked， "What is the （9）m with your lawyer？"The old lady answered， "I bet him 10，000，000 that I would （10）t the tongue of the president of this bank at 10 am today．"
How does garlic（大蒜） grow？Hu Mengmeng，13，had been thinking about this question for a while． Last term， Hu （1） （get） her answer in her schools rooftop garden．
Hu's school， Tangwai Junior High School in Shanghai， set up a small garden on its teaching building's rooftop in 2015． Each term， students （2） （plant） one kind of vegetable． While taking care of them． They also do scientific experiments（实验）（3） （learn） more about vegetables．
Chen Yan， a 14﹣year﹣old girl， （4） （study）in this school for one year．Last year，she started to plant garlic with her teacher's help．She wondered how sunshine affected the growth of garlic．She put three pots of garlic in different places to get different amounts of sunlight．Then， she watched their growth every day． Later， she found that the garlic which got the most sunlight （5） （grow） best．
The garden （6） （turn） into a fun place two years ago．The students planted different types of vegetables in shapes， such as hearts， or squares in the garden． The different kinds of vegetables made the garden more colorful．
And that is not the end． Next year， they （7） （build） a robot to help with planting，"Students will work with our robot club to build more robots to help with watering． " Mr． Zhou， the school's science teacher said．
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One day， a student asked his teacher， "What is greed？" The teacher didn't answer his question（1） ， but asked the student to walk through the chocolate factory next to their school and pick out the biggest chocolate bar （条、块） he could find． But there was a （2） ： as he passed through the factory， he could not turn back．
The student went to the chocolate factory． As he walked， he saw a large chocolate bar． He liked it， but thought he might be able to find an even bigger one if he kept going． He kept walking and saw（3） chocolate bar． This one was a little bigger． But （4） ， he thought he could find an even bigger one if he kept going． As he neared the end of the factory， he saw fewer chocolate bars， and （5） of them were as large as the earlier ones． He started to regret his decision to keep going． Finally， he （6） ． He went back to his teacher empty﹣handed and explained what had happened．
The teacher told him． "You liked the （7） chocolate bar． but you kept looking for a bigger
one． And later， you realized that you had given up the best chocolate bar because you thought you could do better． That is called greed．"
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A Spring Morning
This spring morning in bed I'm lying，
Not to awake till the birds are crying．
After one night of wind and showers，
How many are the fallen flowers!
（Translated by Xu Yuanchong）
This poem （1） （write） by Meng Haoran （689﹣740）， who lived during the Tang Dynasty． It might be one of the（2） （famous） poems about spring in China． People like to read it（3） they wake up on a spring morning．
Meng didn't directly say how much he loved spring． Instead， he wrote about the details（细节） of the season： the birds， wind， rain showers and fallen flowers． His descriptions（描述） of these things showed （4） （we） the joy he felt during springtime．
Meng chose to write about the sounds of spring． These sounds allow readers （5） （picture） spring using their own imagination．
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There were many people on a bus． An old man（1） （look） here and there． He wanted to find（2） empty seat． Then he saw one and went to it． A small bag was on the seat． And a young man was beside it．
"Is this seat empty？" asked the old man．
"No， it's （3） an old woman． She went to buy some bananas，" said the young man．
"Well， let me sit here， please． I'll leave here when she（4） （come） back，" replied the old man．
After a few minutes， the bus started． "The old woman （5） （not come）， but her bag is here．Let me give her the bag．" Then the old man threw the bag out of the bus window．
The young man jumped up and shouted，"Don't throw! It's my bag!"
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When you are busy doing piles of math homework， have you ever stopped and thought about one question：why do we need to learn all this math anyway？
It's an interesting question． Kids around the world （1） it for ages． For US students， they may get the answer from a new show called "MathAlive!"． It has 47 interesting activities designed to teach kids how math （2） in our life． For example， at one show station， visitors test the theory that a person's arm span（臂展） equals the person's height． At another station， math skills help visitors （3） the NASA robot outside a space station virtually （虚拟的）． By doing such activities， kids learn why math is important in our life．
Where else can you find math used every day？ Actually， if you go down deep enough into anything， you（4） math． Think of simple things， like clocks． They tell time， but only if you know how to read them． That means using math． How much longer until school ends？ How long did I sleep last night？ That's all math． When you go shopping， you do lots of math， too．
Even when you （5） math， it's all around you． The computer you use to surf the Internet is a machine to do binary math very fast． The house you live in is designed by people who use lots of geometry（几何学）． So enjoy math， not for exams， but for the wonderful world's helps to build．
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Tad is a very special boy． He must sit （1） a wheelchair every day． He was born with a disease that made him unable to walk． Some boys would be （2） or angry about that， but not Tad． Instead， he looks for ways to make people happy． He called the Green Oaks School for the Blind and asked if he could volunteer． They said， "Sure!" Tad went to that school at （3） ． Every day， he plays games with the children． He reads books to them． Sometimes he helps them with （4） schoolwork． The children at the school call Tad Lucky because they feel so （5） to have him as a friend． That makes Tad very happy!
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Once upon a time there was a man called Yue Yangzi in Henan who had a（1） wife．
One day， Yue picked up a piece of gold． Gladly， he rushed hack home to show it to his wife．（2） ， his wife said， " I hear that a good man doesn't drink the water of Dao Spring （盗泉） and wouldn't pick up the things others lost． He would rather die（3） food given by the people who disrespect him．" Yue was very ashamed after hearing wife's words and（4） the gold off into the fields and went to study in a far place．
One year later， Yue came back home． His wife asked him the（5） for his return．
Yue said， "I was homesick and miss you very much．"
Hearing this， his wife took up a pair of scissors and walked to the loom （织布机）， saying，"To make cloth， I weave （织） the cloth with one after（6） silk thread inch by inch． lf I cut the cloth with the scissors， all my efforts are（7） ． Studying is also like this． You should get knowledge every day（8） stopping．"
Yue Yangzi was（9） moved by his wife's words． Then he went back to his studies． This story reminds us （10） to give up halfway．
Donna Reid had just finished her training as a children's doctor． A famous research hospital in New York had offered her a job with （1）g pay． And her boyfriend， Tony， had a clinic（小诊所） in their hometown and hoped she could work with him． At the same time， a small hospital， Backwoods Hospital， in a very poor area had also offered Donna a job． Now it was time for her to decide （2）w to work．
Dad： Donna， that research hospital in New York has a good reputation（声誉） for children's medicine． Some of the best children's doctors in the country work there and you can （3）l a lot from them．
Mom： Yes， I agree it's a good hospital and the pay is good， too． But， that's not the point（要点）．
Dad： （4）T what's the point？
Mom： It's in New York， too far away! Let me tell you， dear Donna． Tony's clinic is just several miles away． You don't need to travel （5）f if you work there． Tony is a nice young man and I guess you'll get married soon．
Dad： Ha! It's hard enough to live with a husband or wife． Working with them， （6）t ？ That's a choice for trouble． Well， Donna， what do you think？
Donna： I'm thinking about （7）a the offer from Backwoods Hospital．
Dad： But Donna， look at their offer! You'll be on call（随时待命） six days a week． That's really a （8）h job．
Mom： Oh， Donna， the pay is another problem．
Donna： Mom and Dad， I didn't become a doctor for enjoying a comfortable life（9）o ．
Dad： No？ Then （10）w did you become a doctor？
Donna： I want to help people． You know that． And Backwoods serves the poor． Backwoods， here I come!
The Bird's Christmas Tree
It's a sun shining winter afternoon． In a small yard in Luss， Scotland， Kate and Effie（1） （tie） the baskets to the branches（树枝） of the Christmas tree and filling them with corns． The children （2） （work） busily but happily for many hours， making the little baskets for the birds．
Many birds come in． Some are eating， and others are dancing．
Even the pretty blue jay（蓝松鸦） （3） （forget） to be pretty． When he has eaten his fill， he is flying away， crying "Thanks， thanks!"
What a happy life the tree brings to the birds and the children! But two weeks ago， the tree （4） nearly （cut） into firewood．
Two weeks ago， the Christmas tree was once in the living room． Kate and Effie， and Sue and Tom， had a happy Christmas Day， for the tree was hung with gifts for them all．
One day， when the children （5） （play） games around the tree， John came and told them that he was going to carry it into the woodshed．
"What （6） you （do） with it， John？" the children asked．
"I want to cut it into firewood，" answered John．
"Oh， don't!" cried the children． "Our beautiful tree! Let us（7） （have）it a little longer!"
"What will you do with it？" asked John．
"We （8） （put） it in the yard and make a Christmas tree for the birds，" replied the children．
So John carried the fir tree into the yard． There it （9） （stand） in the white snow， spreading out its beautiful green branches．
"Now" cried Effie， "let us make some baskets （10） （fill） corns． Then we will tie them to the tree for the birds．"
What happened next？ As you can see at the beginning of the story， the birds are living happily． With the birds and the tree， the children are also very happy． It is hard to tell which are happier， the birds or the children． I believe the tree is the happiest of all．
Just as a famous saying （1）g ， "Reading is to success what water is to fish．" Reading is very important for all humans． It can open many （2）d and can lead you into a path to success． It's quite clear that every successful person has a good （3）h of reading． This is （4）b reading is an important way to get the information required to understand something． For example， a good doctor has to know the latest development in （5）m by reading．
Then， how can you develop an interest in reading？ There is only one way． Let me explain this to you． If you want to learn how to ride a bike， you have to get on the bike as many times as possible （6）u you can ride skillful． It works the same way with reading． If you want to improve your reading， try to read as （7）m as you can． When you finish reading your first book， take another book and do the same． If you are going out， take a magazine， a book， an article or something （8）e to read． When you are reading， try to understand （9）w message the writer is giving to you．
So， parents should help to get their children to read as early as possible． Studies have （10）s that reading to your unborn child is very good． In this way， your child will like reading later．
Reading is always a wonderful time． Good books are good friends．
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