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） ．
Music is good for us． According to the new study（研究）from the World Health Organization（WHO）， music can（1） us happier and healthier． For example， when I feel tired， listening to some classical music helps me relax． When I'm down， I prefer pop music（2） of hope and energy （能量）．（3） is easy for me to fall asleep with soft music． Some doctors have found a fact﹣﹣people （4） love music may live longer．
Near my neighborhood， a man and （5） wife own a small music house with mood music（情调音乐）． Teenagers like to spend time here while musicians are（6） different kinds of music． Sometimes， we are lucky to hear some famous singers sing songs written（7） themselves． The songs are （8） beautiful that we sing along with them． We communicate with one another in this special language． The most moving music is Chinese folk music． It（9） only reminds us of the old days but also brings us sweet memories．
Every one of us， rich or poor， young or old， may have at（10） one favorite song． Music will be together with us forever．
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．
Over 80 years ago， Mickey Mouse first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie． When this cartoon came out in New York（1） November 18， 1928， it was the （2） （one） cartoon with sound and music． The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney． He became very rich and （3） （success）． In the 1930s， he（4） （make） 87 cartoons with Mickey．
Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular． One of the main reason is that Mickey was like a common man，but he always tried （5） （face） any danger．In his early films，Mickey was unlucky and had many（6） （problem） such as losing his house or girlfriend， Minnie． However， he was always ready to try（7） （he） best． People went to the cinema to see the "little man" win． Most of （8） （they） wanted to be like Mickey． Today's cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse， （9） everyone still knows and loves him． Who has （10） pair of ears more famous than Mickey's？
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．
An illusion（错觉） is something that fools the senses or the mind． An illusion may make you something exists（存在） when it really（1） （do） not． It may be something that appears to be one thing， but it's really something else． David Copperfield calls （2） （he） an illusionist． He is someone who makes or creates illusions．
Many people have an interest in magic， but（3） （many） of them are not performing and getting paid for it by age 12． Nor are they teaching college classes in magic at age 16． Copperfield was the（4） （young） person ever to be allowed to join the society of American Magicians． When he got to college himself ， Copperfield got the leading part in a play called Magic Man． Besides acting and singing， he created all the magic in the show． The show ran for longer （5） any other musical in Chicago's history
Copperfield is a huge （6） （succeed） as an illusionist， but he has other projects as well． He said that his best work is Project Magic． Copperfield developed a number of tricks done with the hands． These tricks can help hospital patients who need（7） （improve） their physical condition． Learning to do the tricks also build confidence． Patients in the program can speak（8） （proud） that they can do tricks that healthy people can't do．
Like many magicians， Copperfield is interested （9） the history of magic． He has created a museum and library in which books， articles and old medical equipment （10） kept and shown． By keeping track of history， Copperfield hopes to save magic for the future．
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．
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
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