Xi'an celebrated the first﹣ever China Hanfu Day （1） April 18．There were catwalk shows（走秀）and traditional music concerts which （2） （hold）by people wearing traditional Chinese clothing．Hanfu fans from all over China gathered there to take （3） （photo）and put them online for a Hanfu photo competition，which lasted until May 18．
China Hanfu Day is on the third day of the third （4） of the Chinese lunar calendar（农历），which is said to be the birthday of the Yellow Emperor．In ancient China，this day was also known （5） Festival（上巳节）．Its purpose is to encourage young Chinese（6） （take）pride in traditional clothing，as well as Chinese culture．
Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people who lived in China before the Qing Dynasty．It has a history of about 3，000 years and it（7） （change）greatly so far．However，some of（8） （it）main characteristics（特点）remain．For example，there are two parts that overlap（交叠）on the front，which is called "jiao ling"．Another main characteristic of Hanfu is that it usually uses ribbons（系带）instead of buttons．
China is becoming a leading country in the world，and the Chinese public feels more confident（自信的）about its traditional culture （9） ever before．Wearing traditional clothing might be an interesting way of showing （10） they feel about this．
分）Dear Laura,
Thanks for your message． Yes, I'm having a great time on my exchange program in France． I was a bit nervous before I arrived here, but there was no reason to be． My host family is really nice．
They go out of their way（1） （make） me feel at home． The grandmother has a teenage
granddaughter about my age （2） is really kind． She always talks to me in French to help me
practice． And you wouldn't believe how quickly my French has（3） （improve）! I'm very
comfortable speaking French now． （4） I still make lots of mistakes, it doesn't worry me as it used to．
My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table． （5） you can imagine, things are really different from the way they are at home． For example, you shouldn't put your bread on your plate． You（6） （ suppose） to put it on the table! I thought that was pretty strange at first, but now I'm used to it． You shouldn't eat（7） （ something） with your hands except bread, not even fruit． You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork． Another thing is that it is very（8） （polite） to say you're full． If you don't want any more food, you should just say, "It was delicious．" Also, you shouldn't put your elbows on the table． I have to say that I find it difficult to remember everything, but I'm（9） （ gradual） getting used to it． I don't find French customs so strange any more．
Dear Laura, I'll write again soon and tell you more about my life in France． Hope you are having（10） good school year．
Yours,
Lin Yue
Have you ever heard of friendships among animals？ At a zoo in Germany, an unusual friendship developed （1） a cat and a bear．
No one is quite sure how the friendship first began．One day,some（2） （worker）in the zoo noticed a black cat was in the bear's cage（笼子）,and the two animals were playing together peacefully．They were surprised （3） well the small cat seemed to get along with the large bear． The bear keeper allowed the cat to stay with the bear． And later the pair and their unusual friendship（4） （become）a hot topic at the zoo．
After several years, a new cage （5） （build） for the bear． However, the cat was still in the same cage, so it walked around （6） （angry） and cried to be with the bear． The bear keeper finally took pity on the cat（7） let it stay with the bear． The cat and the bear got（8） （close） than before． They often sat together and shared meals in （9） sun．
Sometimes it may be natural for animals （10） （have） their own ideas about who would make a good friend． These may surprise humans, who usually expect animals to form relationships with others of the same species．
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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"．
Have you ever heard of friendships among animals？ At a zoo in Germany， an unusual friendship developed （1） a cat and a bear．
No one is quite sure how the friendship first began．One day，some（2） （worker）in the zoo noticed a black cat was in the bear's cage（笼子），and the two animals were playing together peacefully．They were surprised （3） well the small cat seemed to get along with the large bear． The bear keeper allowed the cat to stay with the bear． And later the pair and their unusual friendship（4） （become）a hot topic at the zoo．
After several years， a new cage （5） （build） for the bear． However， the cat was still in the same cage， so it walked around （6） （angry） and cried to be with the bear． The bear keeper finally took pity on the cat（7） let it stay with the bear． The cat and the bear got（8） （close） than before． They often sat together and shared meals in （9） sun．
Sometimes it may be natural for animals （10） （have） their own ideas about who would make a good friend． These may surprise humans， who usually expect animals to form relationships with others of the same species．
A better town for teenagers
I believe there are many things that we can do to make life in our town a lot better for teenagers．
First of all， I think more bike lanes should（1） （build）． A lot of teenagers in my town bike everywhere， （2） it's very dangerous because there is a lot of traffic． If there are more bike lanes in the future， it will be much （3） （safe） for us．
（4） （two）， I believe that we need more places for teenagers to go to． （5） my opinion， teenagers won't cause problems in the street if there are more places for us to go to． So we need more（6） （club） and other places where we can meet．
Thirdly， teenagers here need more sports facilities． There （7） （be） places to play ball games so far like tennis and basketball， but what about other sports，（8） skating and rollerblading？
Finally， I'm sure we'll make the town better（9） we don't drop litter． If we all do something（10） （help） now， our town will be much better for everyone in the future．
Next time you hold a book in your hands， stop and think． Like most other things in the modern world， it is the result of thousands of years of human invention．
First， came the invention of writing，（1） （probable） about 5500year ago． With writing， people did not have to remember everything in their heads． They could communicate with people that they never（2） （see） and share their knowledge with future generations．
Later， the Greeks were well﹣done for their literature（文学） and science， but their "books" looked very different（3） the books of today． They were called scrolls（卷轴）．
They were different to use and took a lot of space in a library．About 2，000years ago， books with lots of pages （4） （invent）．
For more than a thousand years， the pages of books were made from animal skin． That changed in （5） thirteenth century， when Europeans learned about a very（6） （use） Chinese invention ： paper．
But the biggest change for books in Europe came in 1439， when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press． Before that， books in Europe were copied by hand， so they were very expensive． Many more people could afford the books（7） were produced on a printing press．
These days it is difficult（8） （imagine） a world without books． But human invention does not stop． Every year， more（9） （story） are bought as e﹣books and read on a screen．
Will anyone turn the pages of a traditional book in the future，（10） will books， like scrolls soon disappear？
More and more people celebrate May 20th because it's an online Valentine's Day（情人节）． There（1） many people expressing deep feelings to their lovers on this special day． I just think I'm supposed（2） show my love to my English teacher． She tells me what to learn and how to learn． She lets me know the true meaning of knowledge and life．
At the age of 13，I wanted to leave school and have（3） own life． The only way that I could do this was to work in the （4） in my town．I was nervous when I told my teacher．I thought she was about to be （5） with me． She surprised me when she said， "OK! Go to the factory as soon as possible．"
Two days later， she took me to the factory． She （6） two and a half hours showing me around the factory． While I was（7） around the factory， I found it difficult for me to use the modern machines． I ran back to my teacher， "I hope to study at school． "She asked me，"（8） do you think the trip to the factory？" " It's so bad， I don't know how to use the machines． "I replied．
I went back to school the next day． After that， I got good grades by（9） hard．
（10） to my English teacher and our trip to the factory． I understood﹣﹣Education is more important than other things On May 20th ，I am going to say ，" I love you， my dear teacher．"
Lily was a single mother who lived with her little son． She lost her job two years ago and hey lived （1） very hard life． Her heart was （2） （break） every time her son asked， "Can I have some more bread， Mommy？"
One day， （3） her son asked the same question again， she bought some food with her only 5dollars and cooked a big meal for him at home． Lily was a shy mother， but she was strong﹣minded． She used to love writing， so she decided （4） （write） some articles for magazines to make money．
Things went （5） （well） than before． Thanks to some free （6） （vegetable） provided by the local food bank， her son had more to eat． Once he told Lily that the dishes she made （7） （be）very delicious． Suddenly， an idea came to Lily's mind，" （8） not share my recipes（食谱） on the Internet？" She did so． Many people liked her recipes and she became popular．
Soon after that， Lily wrote a book on （9） （cook） and got much money from it． Finally， she had a good sleep for the （10） （one）night during the two years． Now Lily lives happily， but she'll never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life．
We can't remember clearly since we started to take our mobiles to dinner table． This happens a lot，（1） （especial） when we eat out． Once a dish comes，（2） of lifting our chopsticks， we take out our mobiles and click． Later， we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat， waiting to be "liked"． Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal， to see whether we get "liked"（3） not． We just cannot leave our mobiles for simply a meal．
Does that sound familiar to you？ Do you do that often？ If（4） ， how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you？
A recent study suggests that what we are used to（5） （do） is not so good． Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant． To test this， some researchers did an experiment． Some people were（6） （ask） to take photos before they could enjoy food． As a（7） ， it showed that the（8） （many） photos they took， the less delicious the food（9） to them． So， why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you？
So， next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends， how about not（10） __ （take） photos of food？ Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you． Trust me， it will be a wonderful time．
A few years ago， I was eating dinner with my children before we went to a museum． We were
talking（1） （愉快地） when a man walked up to me and asked if I had a（2） dollars to give him． I replied that I didn't even have one coin on me． Of course， my kids stood up and said： "Yes， you do， mommy．" I was a little embarrassed because I felt as if they （3） _ （抓住）me not telling the truth． Normally， I don' t carry lots of money in my（4） ． Instead， I pay with my bank card every where I go．
So I told the man I could （5）u my bank card to buy him something to eat． His disappointing（6） （表情） quickly changed into a smile． Then I went to get him some kinds of food． He thanked me when I （7）h him a bag of food． After he left． I had a talk（8） my children： "Usually， I don't always like giving money to everyone who asks for it． （9）H ，I am not against meeting the needs of others as （10）l as I have it． "I felt good knowing that the man had a nice meal that evening．
World famous scientist Stephen Hawking（霍金） died（1） the age of seventy﹣six in his home in Cambridge， England on March 14． British Prime Minister Theresa May said Hawking was one of（2） （great） scientists of his time． She also said，"His achievements will not（3） （forget）．
Hawking was one of the most respected scientists in the modern history of（4） ['fIzIks]． Because of an uncommon disease（疾病）， he was kept to a wheelchair． （5） However ， the disease did not stop Hawking from studying． He used every new day that life offered（6） （continue） his research of the universe（宇宙）． He said， "Where there is life， there is hope．" He developed（7） a way of thinking about problems in his mind to reach a solution．
This way of thinking has led to his important discoveries． He was（8） （one） person to present the idea of some special energy in the universe． At the same time， Hawking tried to explain many of these difficult（9） （science） ideas to more people． He（10） （write） several popular science books， including the bestseller A Brief History of Time which made him a household（家喻户晓的） name．
Stephen Hawking spent his whole life understanding the universe． He is， no doubt， a legendary（传奇的） scientist of all time．
Two simple words "thank you" have made a big difference to thousands of fireman in New York City．
Savannah is girl form Texas．"I was trying to think I could help them out，"she says．After hearing about sacrifices（牺牲） made by fireman，she （move） by the risks they face， Savannah made 200 thank﹣you cards for them．"I want to show how much I care about them．"
"I told the fireman thank you，"Savannah recalls．"They're always there to help you．"
Savannah decided （keep） making cards．For the next seven months，she woke up early to paint and color and cut．In that time，she （send） 1,600cards with bite﹣sized candy while meeting her （hero）．Soon，fire station started thanking her．
Once too shy to give a speech at school， is now easy for Savannah to speak regularly to fireman and school students．She is quite different what she used to be．
"She's saying how （thank） she is for them!" Savannah's mom，Debbie，says，"Savannah sees that stepping put and doing something can really make a difference．"
Malala Yousafzai，19，is a Pakistani youth activist．She is the （1） （young） person in the world ever to be named United Nations（U．N．） Messenger（信使） of Peace．The United Nations is （2） international organization，which is meant to encourage （3） （country） to work together on different opinions without the use of war．Yousafzai has （4） （glad） accepted the role of working for girls' education．Usually，a messenger （5） （stay） in the position（职位） for three years．"If （6） want to see your future bright，you have to start working now and not wait （7） anyone else，"she said at the acceptance meeting in New York．In 2012，Yousafzai was nearly killed by the Taliban because she worked hard （8） （get） the same education for young girls in Pakistan．But later her condition improved．（9） a brave girl! Since then Yousafzai （10） （become） a symbol for peace and girls' right to receive an education．
Rose's bedroom was upstairs．（61） big tree grew outside her window． One day， Rose saw a bird making a little house in the tree． The bird carried bits of small plants into the house（62） placed some grass in it in order to make it soft． Soon the little house（63） （build）． "It looks like a little brown cup sitting in the tree．" Rose thought．
The bird laid three small eggs and day after day she sat on her eggs to keep them warm． One day， a strange sound came（64） the little house． Three baby birds were inside．（65） lovely they were! Rose was very happy（66） （see） them． The new birds were very hungry and very noisy! The mother and father birds fed them every day． The（67） （baby） grew bigger and bigger． They moved around the house more． Soon they were moving their wings（68） （quick）． They were getting ready to fly．
（69） she found the little house was empty and the birds were gone， Rose sat by the window feeling sad． She told her brother with tears that she（70） （not） want them to go． Her brothers smiled and told her that birds couldn't stay in the tree all the time， because they had to fly away to do bird things．
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