Have you ever heard of friendships among animals？ At a zoo in Germany, an unusual friendship developed （1） a cat and a bear．
No one is quite sure how the friendship first began．One day,some（2） （worker）in the zoo noticed a black cat was in the bear's cage（笼子）,and the two animals were playing together peacefully．They were surprised （3） well the small cat seemed to get along with the large bear． The bear keeper allowed the cat to stay with the bear． And later the pair and their unusual friendship（4） （become）a hot topic at the zoo．
After several years, a new cage （5） （build） for the bear． However, the cat was still in the same cage, so it walked around （6） （angry） and cried to be with the bear． The bear keeper finally took pity on the cat（7） let it stay with the bear． The cat and the bear got（8） （close） than before． They often sat together and shared meals in （9） sun．
Sometimes it may be natural for animals （10） （have） their own ideas about who would make a good friend． These may surprise humans, who usually expect animals to form relationships with others of the same species．
This is Tammela School， a primary school in Finland． The students are having a math class with their robot teacher．
The "teacher" is（1） small， blue machine about 25cm high， Reuters reported．Whenever students have problems， it helps them very（2） （patient） and never gets bored．
"The robot can make students（3） （active） in class than usual． I see Elias as one of the （4） （tool） to get different kinds of practice and activities into the classroom，" a teacher told Reuters．
So far the school（5） （introduce） four robot teachers， one of whom is a language teacher that can speak 23 languages and dance to music．" （6） is necessary to encourage kids to come up（7） new ways to make use of technology in school life，" the head of the school （8） （add） in the interview．
The robot teachers are used（9） （help） improve learning． This doesn't mean that human teachers will lose their jobs． The robots can teach well， （10） they are not able to keep class in order． The school still needs human teachers．
At the end of the term， our ethics（伦理学） professor gave us a test． He had told us （1） （expect）one and had warned us it would be included in the final grade．
The test began． Sure enough， I was （2） confident that I finished all the questions after forty （3） （minute）except the very last one： What is the name of the woman who cleans the lecture hall？
I thought it was（4） joke． I'd seen the woman many times． She'd been working in the building for at least a year． She is short （5） dark hair， in her fifties， and we'd even smiled at each other once or twice． But I didn't know （6） （she）name because I'd never thought to ask her． I handed in my test and the last question （7） （leave）unanswered﹣hoping the final result wouldn't be influenced to（8） （bad）because of it． But then one student put up his hand． He hadn't finished the test， （9） ．"I' m just wondering，" he said．" Will it really change my grade if I don't complete that last question？"
" Certainly， " our professor（10） （smile）．" In your future jobs，…"
I've never forgotten that lesson．I also learned that the cleaner's name was Sherry．
This is Tammela School， a primary school in Finland． The students are having a math class with their robot teacher．
The "teacher" is（1） small， blue machine about 25cm high， Reuters reported．Whenever students have problems， it helps them very（2） （patient） and never gets bored．
"The robot can make students（3） （active） in class than usual． I see Elias as one of the （4） （tool） to get different kinds of practice and activities into the classroom，" a teacher told Reuters．
So far the school（5） （introduce） four robot teachers， one of whom is a language teacher that can speak 23 languages and dance to music．" （6） is necessary to encourage kids to come up（7） new ways to make use of technology in school life，" the head of the school （8） （add） in the interview．
The robot teachers are used（9） （help） improve learning． This doesn't mean that human teachers will lose their jobs． The robots can teach well， （10） they are not able to keep class in order． The school still needs human teachers．
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Florence Nightingale was a nurse who saved many people in the 19th century． She was named after the city of Florence in Italy．
Florence was （1） unusual young woman for her time， because she didn't want to go to parties and get married． She wanted to be a nurse and help people． Her family （2） （not） want her to become because a nurse because hospitals back then were dirty， horrible places．
（3） the age of thirty﹣one， Florence went to Germany and learned all about nursing． It was hard work，（4） she loved it．
In 1854， lots of British soldiers went to fight in the Crimean War． Army hospitals were filled with injured people， but there（5） （be） no nurses and many soldiers died． Florence and a team of nurses went to help．
Florence worked 20 hours a day to make the hospital a （6） （clean） and safer place． She brought fresh food，she cleaned the beds and she used clean bandages on the wounded soldiers． Soon， fewer （7） （man） were dying．
At night， Florence talked to the injured soldiers and helped them （8） （write） letters to their families．They called her "the lady with the lamp"， （9） she always carried a lamp．
When Florence returned to England， people called her a hero． Queen Victoria wrote her a letter to say thanks．She（10） （give） the honor（荣誉）﹣Order of Merit， becoming the first woman to receive it．
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Joseph is a teacher in New York． He gives lessons to（1） （he） students about American history． But he was born（2） Kenya， an African country where the children lead a very different life． For example，a ten﹣year old boy may spend （3） （ much） time in taking care of cows than studying at school． The children also learn many（4） （skill）like how to live in the wild．
Unlike many other children， Joseph went to school． And（5） （lucky）， when he was 15， he came（6） （study） in America and then became a teacher． Joseph has written（7） book called Facing the Lion． In the book， he talks about his childhood． He thinks（8） is very important for American children to learn about the cultural differences between their country（9） the others． He also thinks children should learn to be strong and full of hope． Now Joseph（10） （do） a project， hoping that it will help children face their own "lions"．
Have you ever heard of friendships among animals？ At a zoo in Germany， an unusual friendship developed （1） a cat and a bear．
No one is quite sure how the friendship first began．One day，some（2） （worker）in the zoo noticed a black cat was in the bear's cage（笼子），and the two animals were playing together peacefully．They were surprised （3） well the small cat seemed to get along with the large bear． The bear keeper allowed the cat to stay with the bear． And later the pair and their unusual friendship（4） （become）a hot topic at the zoo．
After several years， a new cage （5） （build） for the bear． However， the cat was still in the same cage， so it walked around （6） （angry） and cried to be with the bear． The bear keeper finally took pity on the cat（7） let it stay with the bear． The cat and the bear got（8） （close） than before． They often sat together and shared meals in （9） sun．
Sometimes it may be natural for animals （10） （have） their own ideas about who would make a good friend． These may surprise humans， who usually expect animals to form relationships with others of the same species．
A better town for teenagers
I believe there are many things that we can do to make life in our town a lot better for teenagers．
First of all， I think more bike lanes should（1） （build）． A lot of teenagers in my town bike everywhere， （2） it's very dangerous because there is a lot of traffic． If there are more bike lanes in the future， it will be much （3） （safe） for us．
（4） （two）， I believe that we need more places for teenagers to go to． （5） my opinion， teenagers won't cause problems in the street if there are more places for us to go to． So we need more（6） （club） and other places where we can meet．
Thirdly， teenagers here need more sports facilities． There （7） （be） places to play ball games so far like tennis and basketball， but what about other sports，（8） skating and rollerblading？
Finally， I'm sure we'll make the town better（9） we don't drop litter． If we all do something（10） （help） now， our town will be much better for everyone in the future．
Next time you hold a book in your hands， stop and think． Like most other things in the modern world， it is the result of thousands of years of human invention．
First， came the invention of writing，（1） （probable） about 5500year ago． With writing， people did not have to remember everything in their heads． They could communicate with people that they never（2） （see） and share their knowledge with future generations．
Later， the Greeks were well﹣done for their literature（文学） and science， but their "books" looked very different（3） the books of today． They were called scrolls（卷轴）．
They were different to use and took a lot of space in a library．About 2，000years ago， books with lots of pages （4） （invent）．
For more than a thousand years， the pages of books were made from animal skin． That changed in （5） thirteenth century， when Europeans learned about a very（6） （use） Chinese invention ： paper．
But the biggest change for books in Europe came in 1439， when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press． Before that， books in Europe were copied by hand， so they were very expensive． Many more people could afford the books（7） were produced on a printing press．
These days it is difficult（8） （imagine） a world without books． But human invention does not stop． Every year， more（9） （story） are bought as e﹣books and read on a screen．
Will anyone turn the pages of a traditional book in the future，（10） will books， like scrolls soon disappear？
More and more people celebrate May 20th because it's an online Valentine's Day（情人节）． There（1） many people expressing deep feelings to their lovers on this special day． I just think I'm supposed（2） show my love to my English teacher． She tells me what to learn and how to learn． She lets me know the true meaning of knowledge and life．
At the age of 13，I wanted to leave school and have（3） own life． The only way that I could do this was to work in the （4） in my town．I was nervous when I told my teacher．I thought she was about to be （5） with me． She surprised me when she said， "OK! Go to the factory as soon as possible．"
Two days later， she took me to the factory． She （6） two and a half hours showing me around the factory． While I was（7） around the factory， I found it difficult for me to use the modern machines． I ran back to my teacher， "I hope to study at school． "She asked me，"（8） do you think the trip to the factory？" " It's so bad， I don't know how to use the machines． "I replied．
I went back to school the next day． After that， I got good grades by（9） hard．
（10） to my English teacher and our trip to the factory． I understood﹣﹣Education is more important than other things On May 20th ，I am going to say ，" I love you， my dear teacher．"
Lily was a single mother who lived with her little son． She lost her job two years ago and hey lived （1） very hard life． Her heart was （2） （break） every time her son asked， "Can I have some more bread， Mommy？"
One day， （3） her son asked the same question again， she bought some food with her only 5dollars and cooked a big meal for him at home． Lily was a shy mother， but she was strong﹣minded． She used to love writing， so she decided （4） （write） some articles for magazines to make money．
Things went （5） （well） than before． Thanks to some free （6） （vegetable） provided by the local food bank， her son had more to eat． Once he told Lily that the dishes she made （7） （be）very delicious． Suddenly， an idea came to Lily's mind，" （8） not share my recipes（食谱） on the Internet？" She did so． Many people liked her recipes and she became popular．
Soon after that， Lily wrote a book on （9） （cook） and got much money from it． Finally， she had a good sleep for the （10） （one）night during the two years． Now Lily lives happily， but she'll never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life．
We can't remember clearly since we started to take our mobiles to dinner table． This happens a lot，（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 simply a meal．
Does that sound familiar to you？ Do you do that often？ If（4） ， how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you？
A recent study suggests that what we are used to（5） （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（6） （ask） to take photos before they could enjoy food． As a（7） ， it showed that the（8） （many） photos they took， the less delicious the food（9） to them． So， 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（10） __ （take） photos of food？ Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you． Trust me， it will be a wonderful time．
A few years ago， I was eating dinner with my children before we went to a museum． We were
talking（1） （愉快地） when a man walked up to me and asked if I had a（2） dollars to give him． I replied that I didn't even have one coin on me． Of course， my kids stood up and said： "Yes， you do， mommy．" I was a little embarrassed because I felt as if they （3） _ （抓住）me not telling the truth． Normally， I don' t carry lots of money in my（4） ． Instead， I pay with my bank card every where I go．
So I told the man I could （5）u my bank card to buy him something to eat． His disappointing（6） （表情） quickly changed into a smile． Then I went to get him some kinds of food． He thanked me when I （7）h him a bag of food． After he left． I had a talk（8） my children： "Usually， I don't always like giving money to everyone who asks for it． （9）H ，I am not against meeting the needs of others as （10）l as I have it． "I felt good knowing that the man had a nice meal that evening．
It was a terrible day for Mr and Mrs Lin． The old couple was on holiday at a mountain resort．They were taking a walk in the early afternoon， when suddenly the ground started to shake．In just two minutes， everything （1） （change） completely! They were in the middle of a very strong earthquake!
（2） Lins tried to find some other people first． One by one， they found 23 other people． Many were tourists， young and old． Soon it was dark and it started to rain（3） （heavy）． Some cried and some lost hope．
At that moment， Mr． Lin decided to take the lead． He called for everyone's attention and said， "The roads are too dangerous． We can't go down the mountain （4） tomorrow． We must stay here tonight．"Then Mr． Lin and a few young men went back to the ruins（废墟） （5） （look） for food and blankets． They found some， but not enough for everyone． The young people gave（6） （their） to the old．
After that， Mr． Lin divided the people into five groups． Each group had a leader． He also collected all the mobile phones and made sure each group had one． The mobile phones（7） （use） as flashlights． Every 30 minutes， the group （8） （leader） flashed their mobile phones， and the light in the dark rainy night made everyone feel safe．
Early the next morning， the groups started to go down the mountain． It was a difficult journey， （9） the group members encouraged and supported each other．
After twelve （10） （hours） walking， they finally got out safely． By then， it was 30 hours after the earthquake． Everyone was tired but they felt lucky because they were part of a special team． This special team gave them hope for life．
World famous scientist Stephen Hawking（霍金） died（1） the age of seventy﹣six in his home in Cambridge， England on March 14． British Prime Minister Theresa May said Hawking was one of（2） （great） scientists of his time． She also said，"His achievements will not（3） （forget）．
Hawking was one of the most respected scientists in the modern history of（4） ['fIzIks]． Because of an uncommon disease（疾病）， he was kept to a wheelchair． （5） However ， the disease did not stop Hawking from studying． He used every new day that life offered（6） （continue） his research of the universe（宇宙）． He said， "Where there is life， there is hope．" He developed（7） a way of thinking about problems in his mind to reach a solution．
This way of thinking has led to his important discoveries． He was（8） （one） person to present the idea of some special energy in the universe． At the same time， Hawking tried to explain many of these difficult（9） （science） ideas to more people． He（10） （write） several popular science books， including the bestseller A Brief History of Time which made him a household（家喻户晓的） name．
Stephen Hawking spent his whole life understanding the universe． He is， no doubt， a legendary（传奇的） scientist of all time．
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