Last winter holiday，I visited a village with only 11 houses． （1） the village was very small， I spent a whole day in it．
The village became popular because （2） Grandpa Huang's hard work． He bought a house there over 30 years （3） ， but in 2010 the village was to be pulled down． In order to save the old village， Grandpa Huang painted on the walls of （4） own house and other houses． He painted things that he liked． In the village， there were many paintings of （5） ， such as cats and birds． The most popular paintings for visitors were of famous people． One of them was a picture of Andy． He was my （6） singer． I liked him so much that I asked a visitor to（7） a photo of that painting and me． On the ground of the village， Grandpa Huang has painted（8） lot of well﹣known Chinese sayings． From them， Grandpa Huang learned to live a long and happy （9） ．
I really had a good time in the village （10） wished to visit it again．
Why Short Stories Are Best for English Learning？
You get more time to focus on words．When a text is short，you can have more time to learn how every single word is used and what importance it has in （1） text．This is more useful for those（2） are beginners of English．
You can read a whole story at a time．Attention length is very important for learning．And the ability to finish a story gives you more time （3） （understand）it．Short stories are written to give you （4） （much）information with less effort．
It is best for consistency（一致性）．It is much easier to read one story every day than trying to read a big novel that never（5） （seem）to end．
You can share them easily in a group．Since short stories can （6） （read）in any place，they are perfect for book clubs and learning circles．Most of the time these groups do not work because members have no time to read．Short stories are the perfect way for them．
You can focus more on ideas．Language is less about （7） （word）and more about the meanings behind them．If you spend all your time （8） （learn）vocabulary and grammar，you will never be able to speak a language （9） （smooth）because you will have little to talk about．Short stories give you the chance to understand big ideas in a short text．
In a word，short stories will not only improve your English reading comprehension（理解力）（10） also open your mind to different worlds．
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．
根据短文内容，选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文意思完整，每个选项仅使用一次
A．Although B．Noiselessly C．As a result D．Sometimes E．prefer to stay F．keep away from
G．become silent， watchful and suspicious H．As soon as I．will never see J．However
There are wild elephants in Malaysia， Thailand and several other countries but most people （1） them． Elephants dislike the hot sun． They （2） in the cool shelter of the jungle，coming out at night to feed on the vegetation on the fringe of the jungle．
（3） they are big animals， elephants can move silently when necessary． When then are no hunters（猎人）near them，elephants often make a lot of noise． They tear up young bamboo shoots and eat noisily． But as soon as hunters appear． the elephants （4） ． A big bull elephant stretches out（伸展） his sensitive trunk and moves it round slowly， searching for the scent of his enemy． His large ears protrude from the side of his head and he listens for the slightest sound． （5） he detects（察觉）any danger， the bull taps on the ground with his trunk． Tonk! Tonk! This is the danger signal （信号）． （6） the elephants disappear into the protection of the jungle．
（7） an elephant will attack（攻击） human beings， particularly if it is defending（保护）its young or it has been wounded． An angry elephant can trample an enemy to death or pick him up with his trunk and smash his hated enemy on the ground， Sometimes hungry elephants damage（毁坏）crops but usually they （8） human beings． In recent years， poachers have killed huge numbers of elephants in Africa to get their ivory tusks． （9） ， many countries have banned（禁止）trade in objects made of ivory． （10） ， elephants are still in danger of disappearing completely from many countries where they have lived peacefully for thousands of years．
Bill：Hello，Lily．What are you going to do this weekend？
Lily：I'm going to have a（66） at home．It's my 14th birthday．
Bill：Oh，that's （67） !Happy birthday!
Lily：Thank you．Would you like to come？I'll be very happy if you can come．
Bill：Sure．And I'll bring some cakes made by my mom．She's good at（68） ，you know．
Lily：Thanks．The party will start at 10 o'clock．After that，how about having a（69） in the park？
Bill：Good idea!We can eat the cakes there，
Lily：All right．See you （70） ．
he， kill， scared， silly， lie， courage， hear， against， fight， strong |
One sunny afternoon， a young deer and an old deer were（1） under a tree in the forest． Suddenly， in the distance， they （2） some sounds of dogs' barking．
The old deer stood up quickly． He felt nervous and （3） ． He said to the young deer， "Be quick! It's time to find a place to hide in． The barking dogs are fierce（凶猛的） and they will （4） us． "
The young deer laughed and said， "Why should we hide from the dogs？ We are bigger and（5） than them． We can toss（扔）them aside with our big antlers（角）． We should fight with them bravely． "
The old deer admired the （6） of the young deer， but he did not believe the young． "We'd better run away now．" said the old deer．
The young deer refused to run away． He decided to fight （7） the dogs． As the dogs ran to （8） ， he put down his antlers and wanted to toss them aside， But he didn't win the （9） because there were too many dogs． He was killed by the dogs in the end．
The young deer lost his life because he didn't know his strength and weakness． We can learn a lesson from the story． Don't be like the （10） young deer when we are in danger． We should know our strength and weakness．
The government in China plans to end its one﹣child per family policy and
（1） [in'sted] let families have two children．
People（2） [ nju：] the news after an important meeting in Beijing． It's reported that there are many（3） （原因）for the change in policy． One of them is to balance population development．
China has the（4） population in the world． It carried out the one﹣child policy in 1980． But the government（5） [ə'laʊd] only a small number of couples to have two children．For example，in the countryside，（6） the first﹣born is a girl， couples can have a second child．
In 2013， the Chinese government gave other couples a（7） （机会）to have two children．Families could have two if one parent was an only child．（8） （然而）， too many young people in the cities aren't（9） in having a second child any longer．
At the end（10） 2014， China had a population of 1.37 billion people． A total of 800 million of them are employed（雇佣）． With the two﹣child policy， an increase in births will change the labor shortage．
A bus ran off a bridge into the Yangtze River in Chongqing on October 28， 2018．The accident（1） （cause） by a fight between the driver and a passenger， killing all 15 people on the bus．
According to the police report， a 48﹣year﹣old female passenger， surnamed Liu，argued with the driver， surnamed Ran． Liu was angry because Ran refused（2） （stop） the bus after she missed her station． She then hit the driver， causing the accident． The video shows that Liu hit Ran with her mobile phone twice while Ran（3） （drive） the bus． Rather than stop in the middle of the road， Ran kept driving． But in protecting himself， he lost control of the bus and a tragedy（悲剧）happened．
The police said that both Liu and Ran had broken criminal law by seriously endangering （危及） public safety． And the police（4） （announce），"Liu hit the driver with her phone and prevented the driver from driving the bus safely． The driver，too， didn't do his best to make sure that his driving was safe．"
The accident also caused heated discussions on the Internet． Besides feeling terribly sorry for the tragedy， most Internet users blamed （指责） Liu， while some others criticized the driver．More users were talking about what they should do One Weibo user said， "We（5） __ （stand）up and stop such fights between passengers and drivers（6） （avoid）this kind of tragedy．"Another user advised that a safety barrier （屏障）should be set up on the bus． It can stop passengers from（7） （touch） the bus driver．
Will Johnson has worked his way up the list of most popular stars in his country． In fact， it is not surprising that Will is so successful if we know about his early life． Some valuable lessons he learnt as a child have strongly influenced him（1） his later life． One of them was from his father（2） was strict with him and his brother．
Once， Will and his brother Harry （3） given a job to rebuild a broken brick（砖） wall in the yard． The wall was fifty feet（4） and around sixteen feet high． The boys had to mix concrete（水泥） and place only one brick at a time． They didn't know why their father gave them（5） a huge job． （6） ，with the attitude（态度） of "one brick more"， both Will and Harry rebuilt the wall in（7） period of six months． Each time they were about to give up， their father （8） them up patiently． Both brothers were so sad about the job at（9） ， but after completing the task， they felt a sense of pride， and so did their father． Even today when Will thinks that he won't be able to do something， he will look back to this experience and keep telling（10） ，"one brick at a time"．
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.
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．
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