Whose job is it to check your homework？
I don't think it's my parents' job to check my homework． Since we have already grown up， we cannot act like little （1） babies （baby） and depend on our parents all the time． We must learn to be（2） independent （independence）．
I remember when I was in Grade Three， my parents（3） asked （ask） me to check my homework by myself． I didn't know what to do at that time， so I only cried． But after that， I got used to（4） checking （check） my own homework in my studies．
Checking homework by ourselves is（5） a good habit． It can help us find mistakes in exams more（6） easily （easy）， it can also save the teachers a lot of time（7） when they （when） check our homework， and it can also let our parents worry（8） less （little） about our studies．
Some day in the future， Mom and Dad（9） will leave （leave） us． So we should start to learn to do everything by（10） ourselves （we） and really understand how important independence is．
Recently， a foreign student in China gave a very touching answer to the question： What should China be proud of？ It was（1） （wide） spread online．
Emma is from Canada． She came to China four years ago． Now she is （2） University student in Ningbo． The following is China in her eyes．
"（3） （find） a job in China can be really simple． There are more job （4） （chance） here than any other country in the world．"
"Its public security is great． I（5） （travel） many countries so far， and I think China is really safe．"
"About 400million Chinese are studying English． China has become the country （6） ．has the greatest number of English speakers in non﹣ English speaking countries．"
"The speed of Chinese trains is high． On my （7） （three） visit to my friend in Beijing． I took a train there． From Ningbo（8） Beijing． The train runs 1，365kilometers for only seven hours．"
"I think there （9） （be） many more things China should be proud of． I believe China must be much （10） （good） than other countries．"
A boy lost his left arm in an accident，but he didn't give up his（76） ．When he was eleven years old．he （77） （decide） to study judo（柔道）from an old great judo coach．The boy was doing well，but after three （78） （month） training，he found that the coach had told him only one action．"Sir，"the boy（79） （final） said．"shouldn't I learn more actions？"This is the only move you know，but this is the only action you'll need to know．"the coach replied．Not quiet understanding，but believing in his coach，the boy kept （80） （practice）．
Several weeks （81） （之后），the coach took the boy to a competition．Surprising himself．the boy easily won his （82） （one） two matches and came to the finals．This lime，his opponent was bigger，（83） （strong） and more experienced．For a while，the boy appeared to be defeated．but soon his opponent made a big mistake，he lost his guard．Immediately，the boy used his move to defeat his opponent and won the match and （he competition．He was the （84） （冠军）
On the way home，the coach （85） （tell） the boy that he taught him only the action was to let his greatest weakness become his greatest strength．
Over 2，000 years ago， in China，there lived a boy called Confucius． When he was o（1） three， his father died． His mother was very poor． In those days people had to pay to go to school and his mother did not have enough m（2） to send him．
As Confucius grew up he wanted to learn things． So he d（3） to teach himself．Unfortunately he was a strange﹣looking boy． The other children pointed and made fun of him． They called him names and laughed at him． Confucius got very upset， but he was a kind gentle boy and did not fight b（4） ．
Confucius did not play with other children． He went off to talk to holy men in the temple and learned from them． He t（5） to artists and musicians and learned from them． If he tried to do something difficult， he kept trying over and over again u（6） he learned how to do it． In this way the boy taught himself to read and w（7） and learned lots of interesting things． Confucius grew up to be a very c（8） man．
When he was a man， Confucius became the ruler of the city of Changtu． People were very h（9） when he was their leader． He used his abilities and skills in a w（10） way．
People sometimes call him the greatest man who ever lived． We still remember many of his sayings today．
The story took place two years ago．I was in（1） fifth grade．That year， I was only 11 years old， a little girl． One night， my（2） （father） car was broken by a thief． Even worse， all of the things in the car（3） （steal），including my schoolbag． It had my small drawing board， school textbooks and notebooks in it， I was really sad．
I had to go to school（4） nothing the next day．My teacher， Miss Taylor， was very kind to me． She gave me a new drawing board after I told her what had happened． She also handed me some crayons． She asked me（5） I'd like to draw something on the drawing board．I didn't have any ideas． But I really thanked her for her kindness．
I didn't start to draw anything yet， something even（6） （good） happened． Miss Taylor got a call from the office． After she put down the phone， she said with（7） ___ （excite）．"Helen， a miracle（奇迹）has happened! Someone found your bag!"
I ran to the office and got my schoolbag． When I opened it， I saw that all my things were still inside． A teacher in the office said， "You are（8） （luck）． A couple found your schoolbag on the side of the road， and they found the address on your drawing board． So they （9） （bring）the bag to school just now．"
It shows that there are lots of people who are kind． There is no need for us（10） ___ （lose）faith just because of one bad apple． The world is still so beautiful．
love； of； fly； give； other； still； surprised； fail； long； full |
A bird went to look for its happiness in far﹣away places. One day， it suddenly saw a little flower， whose face is（1） of smile. The bird asked the little flower， "You're going to die. Why are you（2） so happy？" "Because I will achieve my dream. My dream is to produce sweet fruit." said the little flower. Then the little bird realized that happiness was a hope in the heart.
The bird continued（3） and saw a lame（瘸的） duck helped a little duck find the way back home. Although it was disabled，it had a smiling face. "I'm happy because I can help（4） ，" said the lame duck. So the bird realized that happiness was a（5） in the heart.
The bird kept flying and suddenly saw a spider climbing up a wall.The spider fell off the wall halfway,but it kept climbing again and fell off again.Even so，the spider didn't（6） up. The little bird asked the spider in（7） ， "you（8） again and again， why don't you have pain but happiness on your face？" "As long as I keep making my efforts， I' m able to climb it up. Because（9） this， I'm so happy，" said the spider. The little bird realized that happiness is a faith （信念） in the heart.
So the little bird no（10） looked for happiness because it had seen the truth： happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart.
尊老爱幼、诚实守信是中华民族的传统美德．传承家风、铭记家训是我们需要肩 负的神圣使命．下面是李华给她的外国朋友David写的一封介绍"家风、家训" （Family Instructions）的信．请将其补充完整，每空一词．
Dear David，
How is everything going？ You asked me about Chinese family instructions in your last letter． In my opinion， they're common beliefs （信仰）that family members should follow．
From a very young（1） ， my parents told me to respect（尊重）the old and care for the young． Many traditional stories tell us to be（2） and keep our promises． When people are（3） trouble， be there and help them． I was influenced by what I saw and heard． Gradually， I came to（4） the importance of family instructions． I think we teenagers need to pass them on．
Are there any family instructions like（5） in your country？ Please write to me soon．
Love，
Li Hua
Betsy was born in Brooklyn，New York．Most of her childhood was spent in New York City，in a house filled（50） books．It was then that she grew to love books and reading．
Before she became a（51） （write），Betsy taught kindergarten（幼儿园） and first grade．The best part of the school day for her（52） （be） story time，when she could share her favorite books with the class．She decided（53） （try） writing her own children's books after she met her husband，illustrator（插画家） Giulio．Together，they have（54） （create） many books．She writes the words，（55） he draws the pictures．
Betsy believes that writers should always edit（编辑） their own work and then ask someone else to look it over．"Your editor can be your teacher，one of your parents，（56） older brother or sister，or someone in your class who is good at writing．Your editor will see your work（57） （different） from the way you see it，so you will get a new point of view（见解）．"
Betsy and her husband like to travel，and they sometimes do research for their books on （58） __ （they） trips．They also enjoy talking to students when they visit schools and（59） __ （library）．
Justin is a 16﹣year﹣old boy．He is thinking about how （1） （spend） his money during winter vacation．He（2） （save） up about 300 dollars already．He plans to buy （3） computer with his money but he also wants to go skating with his friends．He can't do both （4） he doesn't have enough money．What should Justin do？
We are often in these kinds of situations．You want to see a concert （5） Saturday，but it is also your mother's birthday and you do not want to let（6） （she） down．In this case，you don't have enough time to go to both （7） （place）．You must make a decision．You must think about（8） should be done first．You must consider the following questions（9） （serious）．
•Which is more important？
•Which decision needs my attention more？
•Which choice would satisfy me more？
After you've answered these questions，it may be much （10） （easy） for you to decide what to do．So the next time you must make a decision，remember to prioritize（优先考虑）．
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"．
All children（1） （ grow） up one day． That is the way it has always（2） （be）．You，too，are growing up． Even as you attend your daily classes ， you are growing up． You should have fun as you are growing up． But you must not forget that you have（3） （ responsibility）．
You might not know exactly（4） you want to be when you grow up．And that's OK．You should try to find out （5） much as you can about future job opportunities． Discover what you'd like to do when you grow up．
Do you know anyone who could give you some good（6） （ advise）．What about your teachers？ How about your parents ，your uncles （7） your aunts？ If you'd like to become a doctor，why （8） you meet with a doctor and discuss what it takes to become one？ You're only in junior high school，but years go by （9） （quick）． It's good to be （10） for the future．
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．
common， different， excuse， First， However， keep， only， parents， same |
The film The Farewell tells a true story about the director's family． Billi， a Chinese American， lives in New York with her （1） ． Unluckily， her grandmother， who lives in Changchun， is seriously ill and has（2） three months to live according to the doctor． Billi's parents and other relatives all come to Changchun， but they decide not to tell Billi's grandmother the bad news for the rest of her life．And they plan a wedding （婚礼） as an（3） to bring everyone together before she dies． This is very（4） in China．
（5） ， Billi， who grows up in America， can't understand this．In her opinion，the patient has the right to know about his or her illness． It is illegal （违法的） to （6）_____ the patient in the dark． If you go to the end of your life， you may want to do something and meet some people one last time．
What causes the（7） ways of thinking？ And is it right or wrong to lie to grandmother？ This is just what the director wants people to think about．
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从下面方框内所给11个词中选择10个意义相符的
词，必要时透行词形变化，填入空白处，每空一词．
many， two， it， zoo， because， what， only， China， besides， national， history |
With its black﹣ white coat， the animal is one of the most precious（珍贵的） animals in the world． It is native to China， proudly called the"（1） treasure"．（2） name is Panda． The name of"Panda" now refers to（指的是） the giant panda．
In China，（3） the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army， the giant panda also attracts the world﹣ wide tourists
As the most famous animal of （4） the giant panda appears in the logo（ 标志） of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature（WWF）． It also has（5） chances than other animals to be the mascot （吉祥物）of international games held in China． And it shows up as an actor on the big screen， such as Kung FuPanda．
The giant panda is regarded as the symbol of peace． In Japanese （6） records． the Tang Dynasty sent a couple of bears and seventy pieces of fur as national gifts to Japan．The"（7） bears" were giant pandas．
One female panda usually has （8） one baby， and it is not easy for wild pandas to have twins anyway． If you want to see them， you'd better go to Chengdu． Why？（9） the main breeding（繁育）centers were built around this area， Certainly some city（10） also have giant pandas， such as Beijing Zoo． Chongqing Zoo， etc．
The giant pandas are so lovely creatures（生物）． More and more people become fans of Them．
Nathaniel Hawthorne （1） （go）home with a broken heart．He told his wife Sophia that he lost his job．（2） his surprise，she spoke to him with great joy．
"Now，"she said （3） （happy），"you can write your book!When you had your job，you didn't have time to write down （4） you were thinking about．Now，you are free．You can do what you like and make your dream （5） （come）true!"
"Yes，said the man sadly，"but what shall we live on while I （6） （write）it？"
Then，she took out a small box and opened it．There was a large amount of money．
"I've always believed you are （7） talented man，"she told him．"I knew that someday you would write a great book．So every week，out of the money you gave me for everyday use，I saved a little bit．Now this money can help （8） （we）through the year．"
With her trust and confidence，one of the （9） （great）novels of American literature，The Scarlet Letter（《红字》），was born．
Some of the famous （10） （story）have followed a word of encouragement or an act of confidence by a loved one or a best friend．
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