Twenty years ago， I drove a taxi for my life and sometimes I had to work at night．
One late night， I got a telephone call （1） a neighborhood． When I arrived there at 2： 30 am， the only building was dark except a single light in the （2） （five） floor window． So I walked up and knocked at the door．
Just a minute， "answered a weak voice． After a long time， the door opened and a small woman（3） （stand） in front of me． Next to her was a small box．
Quickly I took her box to the car and then returned to hold her． She kept（4） （thank）me．
When we got in the car， she asked， "Can you drive me through the blocks？
"（5） it's too late now， "I replied．
"I don' t mind， "she said slowly． "I'm in no hurry． The doctor says I don't have much time to live…"
I （6） （quiet） turned off the meter（计费器）， For the next two hours， we drove through the city and passed the building where she had once worked， the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived ，and some other places．As（7） sun was rising ，we stopped in front of a low building． Two young（8） （woman） were waiting there． They were both the nurses who would look after her．
"How much do I have to pay？ " she asked．
"Nothing， "I replied． I was sure I would never forget this（9） （pain）experience．
She looked surprised， "You gave a woman who is dying a little moment of pleasure， "she said．
"Thank you"．
Sometimes people may not remember exactly what you did or said． However， they'll always remember how you make （10） （they） feel． And they'll never forget it．
Keeping Healthy﹣stories from around the world
Running for fun
Running regularly helps you to keep fit．That's why millions of people run several days a week and take an（1） （积极的）part in races．Some runners join the sport and doing something（2） （有帮助的） for others together． Last autumn in Tokyo， some runners（3） （穿） crazy costumes and ran a full marathon to collect money for charity（慈善）．
A beautiful morning in a park
You will see in China big groups of people doing tai chi in（4） （公共的） places， such as parks and squares．Tai chi is a traditional sport widely spread in China． These slow controlled movements of the（5） （手臂） and legs are very good for your health． Mr． Lee．a doctor， often（6） （分享） his experience， saying that doing tai chi helps him overcome stress and feel relaxed．
Ice swimming
Imagine you are somewhere in Russia or Finland in（7） （冬天）：and it's ﹣15 ℃outside．Would you rather see a film or go for a swim in the nearby river on a fine（8） （星期日）afternoon？ Not many of our readers would choose to go for a swim in such （9） __ （低）temperatures，but in some countries， ice swimming has been popular for centuries．Some people say it can help strengthen the body． But you have to have the（10） __ （勇气） to try it﹣ and it's only for people who are already fit and healthy!
阅读短文，根据首字母、音标、语境及所给词，在每个空格内填人一个适当的单词，所填的单词要求意义准确，拼写正确．
What a difference a day makes!My father and I decided to go to Penang Hill today．We wanted to（87） （walk） up to the top，but then it started raining a little so we decided to take the train．We waited over an/'auə/（88） for the train because there were too （89）m people．It took us more than thirty minutes to get to the top．It（90） really heavily and we didn't have an umbrella．So we were（91） /wet/and cold．It was terrible!And because of the（92）b weather，we couldn't see anything below．On the way down the hill，we found a restaurant（93） （lucky）．But my father didn't bring enough（94） /'mani/，so we only had two（95） （bowl） of rice and some fish．The food （96） delicious because I was hungry．
Do you have difficulty learning English words？Well，（1）k a vocabulary notebook for learning new English words is not difficult．Here are some easy steps．First，buy a notebook （2）w at least 100 lined pages．You should select the color and size notebook that you prefer．（3）S ， write down any important words that you come across when reading or listening．This step （4）r you to decide whether a word is important enough for you to learn now．Do not assume（认为） that you will learn the word （5）l ．The next step is a bit difficult because you need to decide （6）w information about each word you will write in the notebook．
Some learners write only a（7）t of the word．Others write an example pharse using the word.I（8） information that matches your learning style and your needs.Finally，the most important thing you can do to learn the words in your notebook is to（9）p these words several times．If the pages of your notebook are well organized， you are more likely to review the words and their information over and over．If you （10）f these important steps， you can improve your English greatly．Come and have a try!
Years ago，if a teenager had some problems in his life，they would write
（81） （they）in his diary．Now a teenager might get on the Internet and write their diary life and （82） （feel） in a blog．In many ways，a diary and a blog are almost the （83） ．They both tell what happened to the writer that day．So what makes a blog different （84） a diary？
The （85） （big） difference is that a blog is much more public than a diary．People like to
write in blogs（86） they know their friends will read what they write．If my sister writes in her blog"Nobody（87） （care）about me"，her best friends （88） （read） quickly and tell her how （89） they like her．Blogs he；o people stay in touch with their friends and know （90） people around them are doing．
Road﹣side business has become a hot topic recently． Premier （总理）Li Keqiang once said that road﹣side business can reflect common people's life lively．
Last weekend， 5 college students decided to taste the trade pattern and difficulties of life outside school （1） selling vegetables on the side of the road together．
In the morning，they had to （2） up at 3 o'clock．First，they went to the farm near the city to buy different （3） of vegetables． To reduce （减少） the cost， they learn to bargain （讲价） with the farmers． Then they went back to the city as soon as （4） to take up a street stall（摊位）．At about 6：30 a．m．after putting vegetables in order and nicer ones on top，they began to（5） vegetables．They peddled （吆喝）loudly and actively to attract customers．When the vegetables were not sold out， they gave them （6） to homeless people．Two days （7） ， they earned （挣得） about 300 yuan．
After this unusual experience，they shared their feelings with each（8） ．"We were tired，（9） we gained a lot． Compared with hanging out， such social practice makes us learn （10） difficult it is to make money．" said Wang Wen， who came up with this idea．
Until recently，Ajayi had never gone to school.Now fifty，she attends a school in Ilorin，Nigeria，wearing the same pink dress as two（1） （百）other girls at the school.She studies with the students nearly forty years younger than she is.
Ajayi runs her（2） （自己的）business making and selling bags，but she believes it is（3） （仍然）necessary for her to learn to read and write.
In class，she answers questions（4） （积极）.She plays，talks and（5） （讨论）together with her classmates.
She is good at（6） （烹饪）.Children all like the food she makes.They enjoy
（7） （她们自己）at school.
Ajayi's（8） （女儿）used to feel embarrassed about their mother's attending school with children.But now.they choose（9） （支持）her efforts.
She plans to continue her（10） （教育）for four more years，saying it will help her business.
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阅读短文，将下列所给的五个句子还原到短文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。
As Cheerful as Cheerful Can Be
Miss Dinsmore lived alone in a little gray house． “It’s a nice little house,” she said． “But I wish it looked more cheerful． Maybe I should paint it bright, pretty color． ________ ． She saw lots of cheerful colors there, but she didn’t know which color to choose．
Finally she got an idea． “I’ll paint picture after picture of my house with all these colorful colors． Then I’ll choose the one I like best．” Miss Dinsmore bought all the colors home． She painted a pink house． ________ ． She painted a red one and a yellow one． She painted one with flower boxes under the windows, and she painted．．．
She hung each picture she painted on the wall． ________ ． She still couldn’t decide which color to choose． One day, a neighbor came by while Miss Dinsmore was painting． Her neighbor liked the pictures of the houses so much that he told the whole town．
________ ． “What pretty pictures,” everyone said． “And what a nice house you have．”
Now the little house was often full of people looking at the pictures, drinking tea, talking, laughing and having fun． Miss Dinsmore smiled and said, “It’s a nice little house． ________ , too---especially when good friends came to see me． It’s as cheerful as can be．”
D—David
R—Richard
R：Hi，David.Did you read the article by Mr.Smith？
D：Well，I read some of his articles.What's the topic of the article you mentioned？
R：It's about education.
D：Yes，I did read it.I've learned a lot from the article.
R：So have I.Mr.Smith says the purpose of education is to make all the students ready for the （1） life.
D：I（2） all students should become engineers，scientists，artists and so on through hard work.
R：I once had the （3） incorrect idea.Now I know that common workers are also needed by our society.
D：Yes.If no people clean streets and take the rubbish away，terrible diseases（疾病）will soon appear and （4） easily.
R：It's clear that we can't live without them.So，common workers are very important and they're considered the （5） part of our society.We can't imagine how awful our world will be if they are all （6） in our life.
D：Surely，each job has the （7） of its own，no matter what kind of job it is.
R：Mr.Smith also says every job is different in （8） of knowledge and skills.Different people can do different jobs.The society offers different kinds of （9） chances to different people.
D：That's for sure.People are different in abilities. （10） jobs they take，their abilities should match them.Then they can work happily and do good to the society.
R：I can't agree with you more.
Li Wen is a 15﹣year﹣old boy． He works hard and（1） （do） well in school， It is hard to believe， that he used to have （2） （difficulty） in school． When he was a little boy， he seldom caused any problems， and his family（3） （spend） a lot of time together．
（4） ，things began to change a few years ago． His parents moved to the city to work，and they could not be at home to look （5） him． So he became less interested in （6） （study） and was absent from classes．Then his parents were so worried（7） they decided to send him to a boarding school． He found life there difficult． One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school． His teacher advised his parents to talk with （8） （they） son in person． This conversation changed his life． He realized that his parents would always love him，and they would be （9） （pride） of everything good that he did． Now he is much （10） （happy） and more outgoing than he used to be．
One evening，an old lady went shopping in the supermarket．She （71） lots of toys for her grandson，including a knife．When she came back to her car，she found a man with red hair staring the car and （72） two sitting at the back．She was surprised．She realized that they would drive her car away．Then she took out the toy knife （73） thinking and pointed at the men in the car．"Get out of the car!"she shouted （74） ．The men in the car got so scared that they ran away quickly．The lady made sure （75） all the men had gone．Then she took out the key to start the car．To her （76） ，she couldn't．she tried again and again and finally she knew 7﹣﹣﹣it wasn't her car!She looked around and saw her
8car not far away．When she came back to her car，she saw the men 9up to her with a policeman．She thought it was time for her to tell 10and make it clear．After hearing her story，the policeman began to laugh．Her face turned red．
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．
Paper﹣cutting is a famous folk art with a long history in China． It was used during （1）f to decorate gates and windows．After hundreds of years' （2）d ， it has become a very popular way of decoration．The main cutting tools are （3）s ﹣ paper and scissors or a knife，but clever and skilled paper﹣cutting artists can make very beautiful artworks．Chinese paper﹣cutting works have these features﹣"Flower in flower，theme in theme．" This means smaller pictures and stories are（4）h in the works．You will be amazed by the wonderful designs when you look at their paper﹣cutting works （5）c ．Through Chinese paper﹣cutting， people express their best wishes．
Dear Mom and Dad，
I haven't seen you for a long time since I came to China as an exchange student．I（1） （real） miss you now． This is the （2） （one） time you haven't been with me on my birthday． Thanks for your birthday gift （3） England． I like it very much．
Because of COVID﹣19（新冠肺炎），I can′t go home， but you don't need to worry about me．I am safe here． Yesterday I（4） （have） a birthday party with Lihua's family． Lihua's mom made a big chocolate birthday cake for me， and she made much Chinese food that I loved best．We couldn't go out， （5） we enjoyed ourselves at home．
Lihua and I have been busy with our studies since this Monday． We have been having online（6） （class） for several days． Sometimes， when I felt a little upset， Lihua always told some jokes （7） （make） me happy or taught me how to make Chinese dishes．
Now people here are living a （8） （peace） life． On one hand， they stay away from others，and on the other hand， they try to help those in trouble， including us foreigners．（9） kind Chinese people are! This is a country full of love．
Dear Mom and Dad， please take good care of （10） ．I love you．
Yours，
Peter
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
The New Year
One New-year morning, Edward’s father gave him two dollars. He left the house happily. He wanted to buy some books. On the street, he saw a poor family, the father, mother and three children. , and they were shivering(颤抖).
“Happy New Year!” Edward said to the man. . He couldn’t understand English. But he pointed to his mouth. It seemed he was saying, “We have nothing to eat.”
Edward understood. , and he gave one dollar to the man, and the other to his wife.
Their eyes were full of gratitude(感激)! They said something in their language. It probably meant, “Thanks a lot.”
When Edward came home, his father asked what books he had bought.
“ ,” said Edward, “I gave my money to some poor people. They seemed to be very hungry. I can buy my books until next New Year.”
“My dear boy,” said his father, “Here are some books. . I saw you give the money to the poor family. Be ready to help the poor and every year will be a happy New Year to you.”
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