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．
I’m Zhao Kai. I have a good friend. His name is Ben. He comes to China because(因为) his parents work in China.
He speaks English very well, but his Chinese isn’t good. I often help him with his Chinese and he helps me with my English.
He has many friends in our school. Ben often plays with his friends.
His favorite food is jiaozi. I often invite(邀请) him to my home for dinner.
. Do you want to be Ben’s friend?
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| A. We help each other. B. He comes from America. C. So he is very happy. D. He likes to eat Chinese food. E. Now Ben is in my class. |
Venice is considered to be one of the most （1） （beauty） cities in the world．It has been known as the "City of Canals"（运河），"City of Bridges"， and" City of Water"． The city is made up of about 100（2） （island）， 150 canals， and 400 bridges． There （3） （be） no roads in the city，so there are no cars． The only forms of transportation （交通）are on water and （4） foot．There are roads， a train station，（5） an airport at the edge （边缘） of the city． One of the famous symbols of Venice is a "gondola （平底船）"．Gondolas are still used today， though （6） （main）by tourists． All Venice gondolas are painted black﹣it was a law that was passed in the （7） （sixteen） century． Most Venetians travel by water buses called "vaporetti"． Venice has one of the world's most famous bridges（8） （call） the Rialto Bridge， built in 1591．
Venezuela， a county in South（9） （American）， means "little Venice"． This is because the early European visitors to Venezuela first met the local people who lived in homes built over the water， reminding（10） （they）of Venice．
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People eat different things in different parts of the world. In some countries, people eat rice every day. Sometimes, they eat it t________ a day or even three times a day. For breakfast, l________
and supper, they u
eat it with meat, fish and vegetables. Some people do not eat some kinds of m________
. Muslims(穆斯林), for example, don’t eat pork. The Japanese eat lots of fish, and they a________
eat a lot of rice. I ________
Western countries such as Britain, Australia and the US, the most important f________
is bread and potatoes. And people there can cook potatoes in many different k________
of ways. Some people eat o________
fruit and vegetables. They don’t eat meat or fish or anything that comes from a________
. They only eat food from plants. Some people say that food from plants is better for us than meat.
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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"．
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How to deal with homesickness
When you sleep somewhere else, like at a summer camp or a friend’s house, you know you’re there for a fun time. But for some kids, when they are away f home they feel sad. They start to m
their own beds, their own parents, and all the things at home. It’s called being homesick (想家的). Do you want to feel less homesick? Here’s how:
S more time in doing fun things. The more fun things you do, the less time you’ll have to feel homesick. So try to take part in a
and soon you might start to have a good time.
You can plan to call your mum or dad. For a night visit, maybe you can call once that night, and a in the morning. In the camp, you might set a regular day and time for a phone call home. You can also send e-mails or short m
__ to keep in touch (保持联系) with family and friends. If you’re away for a while, you might e
write a letter! When you contact someone, make s
to tell them the fun things you’re doing!
Sometimes, just tell someone that you’re feeling homesick. This will h you feel better, maybe you can tell a friend that you feel homesick. And the two of you can do something fun, s
as telling jokes. If you’re at camp, a camp counselor (顾问) would be a good person to talk to. He or she might have some ideas to help you feel better.
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action， alone， care， other， praise， unexpected， when， for sure， for a while |
Most people think children only have some simple wishes， such as getting delicious snacks and having enough playtime． But one six﹣year﹣old girl named Peyton surprised everyone by making a（n）（1） decision．
Peyton′s teacher Tara promised Peyton a reward in a class ，choose to sit with whoever she wanted at lunch． Mrs． Tara thought （2） that she knew who Peyton would pick（挑选）．However ，Mrs．Tara was surprised by Peyton （3） she picked a little boy who never got picked by anyone for anything． The boy was very shy， and he was （4） all the time． Peyton's decision really made his day． Since then， （5） children have started picking the boy as well． Now， he is a completely different child．
Mrs． Tara says that Peyton's （6） reminds her why she loves teaching． People on the Internet also （7） the little girl for her kindness． Peyton shows us that a simple act of kindness can change a person's life．
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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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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