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．
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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!"
One day， Confucius （孔子） led his students to the State of Chu．When crossing through a large forest， they saw an old man （1） （stand） under a tree， catching cicadas （蝉） with a bamboo stick． Confucius said， "You are very good at （2） （catch） cicadas． You must have some special skills．"
"That's right!" the old man answered． "The cicada is a clever little insect． If they hear the noise of the leaves in the wind， they （3） （fly） away． Therefore， people who want to catch cicadas （4） （train） their hands to hold a bamboo stick without shaking． If you can place three pellets （弹珠） on top of the bamboo stick without falling off， you might be able to catch cicadas； when five pellets （5） （place） on top without falling off， catching cicadas is as easy as （6） （pick） a ball up from the ground．"
He then added， "But that is not enough． People must be good at hiding themselves． Right now， I （7） （stand） under a tree like half of a tree stump （树桩）． Last of all， one must be attentive （专心的）． When I am catching cicadas， I only see their wings． No matter what （8） （happen）， nothing will disturb me．
Hearing this， Confucius （9） （turn） to his students and said， "No matter what you do， you can only succeed if you love what you're doing and pay enough attention to it． This is what this old man （10） （teach） us．"
With the development of modern technology， digital devices（数码设备） have been seen everywhere． People often check what is （1）h in the world on the Internet， keep in touch with friends through emails， or even start to read e﹣books． （2）H ， many people still prefer paper books to e﹣books because they think that brains work （3）b when reading paper books．
Now， some scientists have come up with some （4）d ideas． They believe how brains work is not greatly affected by the way people read， but depends on the following factors（因素）． They （5）i the type and content of reading materials， the （6）p of reading． etc． When people read for entertainment， like news about star families or （7）f stories， reading paper books or e﹣books makes no difference． When people read to gain （8）k about science， reading paper books is more helpful． Brains need longer to deal with harder problems． Usually， taking notes by （9）h on paper books takes longer than typing（打字） notes out on digital devices． So it's （10）e for you to remember key points when you read paper books． Next time， when you read e﹣books about science， just remember to slow down and give your brain more time．
After crossing the river， Dorothy and her friends came to a poppy flower field， with many other colourful flowers next to it．
"How b（1） !" Dorothy said．
"When I have brains， I will probably like them better，" the Scarecrow said．
"If I had a heart， I would love them．" added the Tin Woodman．
"I always liked flowers．" the Lion said．"But there are n（2） in the forest so bright as these．"
Soon they found t（3） in the middle of poppies． It is known that when there are many of these flowers together， their strong smell will make anyone breathing it fall asleep， even sleep forever． But Dorothy didn't k（4） this． Soon Dorothy's eyes grew so h（5） that she felt she had to sleep． Dorothy fell among the poppies， fast asleep．
"The smell is k（6） us all． If we leave her here， she will die，" said the Lion． "I can h （7） keep my eyes open， and the dog Toto is asleep already．"
"Run fast and get out of here，" said the Scarecrow to the Lion， "We can carry the little girl， but you are too heavy．"
The Lion ran as fast as possible but he fell asleep b（8） he was out of the field． Luckily， the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman were not troubled by the smell． They made a chair with their hands and carried Dorothy t（9） the flowers to the grass far enough from the poppy field． The Tin Woodman built a truck and pulled the Lion with the Scarecrow． The sweet fresh air w（10） Dorothy， Toto and the Lion． Soon they continued their journey．
Over 2，000 years ago， in China，there lived a boy called Confucius． When he was o（1） three， his father died． His mother was very poor． In those days people had to pay to go to school and his mother did not have enough m（2） to send him．
As Confucius grew up he wanted to learn things． So he d（3） to teach himself．Unfortunately he was a strange﹣looking boy． The other children pointed and made fun of him． They called him names and laughed at him． Confucius got very upset， but he was a kind gentle boy and did not fight b（4） ．
Confucius did not play with other children． He went off to talk to holy men in the temple and learned from them． He t（5） to artists and musicians and learned from them． If he tried to do something difficult， he kept trying over and over again u（6） he learned how to do it． In this way the boy taught himself to read and w（7） and learned lots of interesting things． Confucius grew up to be a very c（8） man．
When he was a man， Confucius became the ruler of the city of Changtu． People were very h（9） when he was their leader． He used his abilities and skills in a w（10） way．
People sometimes call him the greatest man who ever lived． We still remember many of his sayings today．
Donnie Darko is a fantastic film． It's a dark comedy， which is sometimes funny and sometimes frightening．
The film（1） （set） in an American town． One night， Donnie Darko， who is a teenager， meets a frightening man（2） （dress） as a rabbit． When a plane crashes into Donnie's house， the man saves his life and then tells him that his enemies plan（3） （end） the world in 26days． The film is about the next 26days． It's a teenage love story， a thriller， a science fiction film， and a comedy， all in one film．
Donnie Darko was written and directed by Richard Kelly， who（4） （be） only 25when he made it． It（5） （win） plenty of film awards so far， but no Oscars． The music is really good， and it（6） （include） 1980s pop songs． Watch this film now and see what you think of it．
Betsy was born in Brooklyn，New York．Most of her childhood was spent in New York City，in a house filled（50） books．It was then that she grew to love books and reading．
Before she became a（51） （write），Betsy taught kindergarten（幼儿园） and first grade．The best part of the school day for her（52） （be） story time，when she could share her favorite books with the class．She decided（53） （try） writing her own children's books after she met her husband，illustrator（插画家） Giulio．Together，they have（54） （create） many books．She writes the words，（55） he draws the pictures．
Betsy believes that writers should always edit（编辑） their own work and then ask someone else to look it over．"Your editor can be your teacher，one of your parents，（56） older brother or sister，or someone in your class who is good at writing．Your editor will see your work（57） （different） from the way you see it，so you will get a new point of view（见解）．"
Betsy and her husband like to travel，and they sometimes do research for their books on （58） __ （they） trips．They also enjoy talking to students when they visit schools and（59） __ （library）．
A young man （71） （travel） through a desert when he came across a spring of clear water． The water was sweet． He filled his leather bag so that he could bring some back to （72） elder， who had been his teacher． After a journey of four （73） （day）， the young man finally （74） （bring） the water to him． The teacher took a deep drink， smiled （75） （warm）， and thanked his student very much for the sweet water． The young man went home （76） a happy heart．
After the student left， the teacher let another student taste the water． He spit it out， saying it was awful． In fact， it was no longer fresh because of the old leather bag． He asked his teacher， "Sir， the water was awful． Why did you seem （77） （enjoy） it？" The teacher answered， "You tasted the water． I tasted the gift． The water was not just water， （78） an act of kindness and love． Nothing could be （79） （sweet）．"
We understand this lesson best when we receive gifts of love from children.Whether（80） is a cheap pipe or a diamond （宝石的） necklace， the proper response is appreciation （感激）． We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing itself．
One day，Laurie saw the four March girls walking quietly through the garden．He f（66） them．They went to some trees and sat there drawing and reading and sewing．Laurie h（67） behind a tree and watched them，feeling sad he had no brothers or sisters．A squirrel suddenly ran down the tree and Beth looked up．She saw Laurie and asked him to join them．
He read to them while they drew and sewed．They talked about their d（68） ．
"I want to travel around the world and see lots of places．Then I'd like to become a famous m（69） ，"said Laurie．
"I'd like a lovely house，full of nice things﹣﹣﹣good food，pretty clothes，handsome furniture and pleasant people，"Meg said．
"Wouldn't you have a husband and some angelic children in your lovely house？"asked Laurie，smilingly．
"I said'p（70） people'，you know．"Meg carefully tied up her shoes as she spoke，so that no one saw her f（71） ．
Jo continued，"I want to write books and get rich and famous．My works should be as famous as Laurie's music．"
"M（72） is to stay at home safe with Father and Mother，looking after the family．Nothing else．Since I had my little piano，I am perfectly s（73） ，"said Beth quietly．
Amy's modest wish was to go to Rome，do fine pictures，and be the best artist in the world．
"Every one of us，b（74） Beth，wants to be rich and famous．I wonder w（75） any of us will ever get our wishes，"said Laurie．
They decided to meet in ten years to see if their dreams came true．
In 1990．when I （50） （be） nine years old．I wanted very much to find （51） _ pen friend．I found Ashley's address in a magazine，and decided （52） （write） to her．
I sent off my letter with a little hope．Very quickly．I received her letter．（53） my surprise．Ashley was only one month （54） （old） than me．I learned some new expressions from her.1 （55） （real） liked this new friend．
Letter after letter，year after year，Ashley and I continued to write to one another．A letter would be received and I'd write back right away．We would send each other birthday and Christmas （56） （gift）．
Eight years later，my parents decided it was time （57） me to meet this friend．They drove me down to Mississippi for a few days．We （58） （have） a fun time together．We did the things that teenage girls love to do．
Twenty﹣five years after the （59） （one） letter．Ashley and I still have an amazing friendship．Although we don't write letters now．we communicate through mobile phones and the Internet．
The Value of a Dollar
When I was nineteen，I had a job at a local bookstore．One night，a young couple came in and walked here and there looking for a book．They seemed（1） （be） the usual type to give mall（2） （worker） a hard time．When they came to the register （收银处），she was a dollar or two short of（3） （buy） the book she wanted．
She looked（4） （disappoint）．I had a customer discount （折扣） card and it was still active．I told the girl（5） （gentle），"Hang on，don't worry，you'll have the money to buy the book．"I put in my password．
She gave me a（6） （thank） smile．With a dollar left，she and her boyfriend left the store．I believed that I would never see（7） （they）again．
I don't remember（8） long it was，but they did return later that evening just to bring me（9） beautiful card that said"It's people like you who make the world a（10） （good） place to live in．"
I'm deeply moved by the little girl and her boyfriend．Infact，they have also made the world a little brighter．
One day，I took my daughter to the park．As soon as we got there，my daughter （81） （run） to the swing （秋千）and asked for a push．When I was helping my daughter，I noticed another girl trying to make her own swing （82） （go） high by herself．Her old grandmother was
sitting on the chair nearby and smiling at us．Gradually，my daughter （83） （push） higher and higher by me．
Then I walked towards the little girl．I asked if I （84） （give） a big push to her．She smiled and said"Yes"．For the next hour，I pushed the swings，and played with my daughter and the little girl．When we went home，I （85） （be） tired but very happy．
One day two years later，after a day's work，I went to pick up my daughter before going home．
While I （86） （wait） outside the school gate，a little girl smiled sweetly at me and gave me a big hug．As I watched her （87） （run） away，I realized that she was the girl whom I gave a big push in the park．
So far，I （88） （not forget） her sweet smile and the warm hug that she gave me．
In fact，if we give love to others，love （89） （find） its way back to us．It may travel from heart to heart or it may blossom （开花）in the heart．The love we share，the kindness we （90） （give），and the happiness we create will come back to us with a pleasant surprise．
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Music helps us exercise﹣but why does it have this effect？Experts say there are two main reasons．The（1） is simple：music takes our attention away．When we listen to a song we like，our brains focus on the music．For example，after we exercise（2） 20 minutes，our body might be tired．But we may not feel this immediately（3） we are listening to music．So we can exercise a little longer．
Music also makes us want to move． When we hear dance music， for example， we naturally start to move to the beat． A positive song also puts us in a good mood， so we feel much（4） ．This gives us energy and helps us exercise longer． Music with a quick and continuing beat is good for exercising． "But the music shouldn't be too fast，"（5） Dr. Costas， a famous sports expert． In general， songs in the range of 120﹣140 beats per minute （BPM） are the best．
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