Do you know how rice first came to China？ There is an old Chinese story
（1） is about little girl who went out to fish． There was famine（饥荒）and everybody was very （2） /'hʌŋgrɪ/．
The little girl felt her net growing heavy and was very happy． However， it was the King of Frogs（青蛙）that she（3） /kɔ： t/．The frog told her to hold out her fishing net to the sun's rays and he would sing（4） magic song．The little girl followed his instructions．She was（5） （great）surprised to see the rays of sunshine falling through the net． And they were changed （6） golden grains（谷粒）of rice． The first rice was thought to arrive in this way．
We do not know whether this story is true， but it tells （7） （we）that rice has the same value as gold to the Chinese． Rice （8） （be）always the main food for the Chinese．For centuries， much land has been devoted（奉献）to rice﹣planting and many Chinese people are （9） （farmer）， who work very hard for each grain．
It's important to （10） /seɪv/ food and say no to waste． After all， waste not， want not．
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Many years ago， there was a Greek king named Midas． King Midas loved gold very much． He had more gold than any other king in the world， but he still wanted more．
One day， a beautiful fairy （仙子） came to his palace． "Midas， you are the （1） __ man in the world， "said the fairy． "Yes， "said the king， "but I want more gold because gold is the most wonderful thing in the world! ""Your wish will （2） ， "said the fairy． "From tomorrow morning， you can turn everything you touch into gold．
King Midas got up very early the next morning． He wanted to see if his wish had really come true． He touched his bed with his（3） ， and the bed was turned into gold．The king was wild with joy． He ran
around his palace and touched everything he saw．Everything was turned into gold!
The king felt hungry after running around for a long time． He decided to have his breakfast，However（4） he touched a bowl of milk， the bowl， together with the milk in it， was turned into gold． What's more， the bread and the meat were also turned into gold when he touched them． In the end， the poor king ate （5） ．
Yesterday， as I was coming near the front door of our public library， a white﹣haired gentleman stepped back （1） （hold） the door for me． With a stick in my hand， it is not strange（2） people to do so． However， I told the gentleman that the door had an automatic（自动） opener， and that it can open by（3） （it）． He said， "I thought I would have a chance to be helpful．" On（4） （hear） that， I stepped back， let the door close， and（5） （allow） him to reopen the door， not using the automatic control this time． That act of（6） （kind） not only got me happier but also made the gentleman feel （7） （good） about himself．
Holding the door open is a polite and thoughtful act． It can bring warmth to others whether you are at home（8） at work．Open the door for others and they will thank you． Those around you will（9） （certain） appreciate （赞赏） your good manners． Keep in mind that a small deed makes （10） big difference．
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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．
A dog entered a butcher's shop with a note in his mouth．The note read，"﹩10of lamb chops （羊排），please．"
The butcher was very （1） （surprise）．He took the money，put a bag of chops in the（2） （dog） mouth，and then he closed the shop （3） （quick）．He followed the dog and watched him wait for a green light．Then the dog crossed the road to a bus stop．He checked the timetable and sat on the bench．When a bus arrived，the dog checked the number and got （4） it．
As the bus traveled out into the countryside，the dog enjoyed the scenery．After （5） while，he stood on his back paws （爪子）（6） （push） the"stop"button．Then the butcher followed （7） （he） off．
The dog ran up to a house and dropped his bag on the ground．He went back down the path，took a big run，and （8） （throw） himself against the door．No answer．He repeated the action a few times．Then a big man opened the door （9） started complaining about the dog and beating him．
Seeing this，the butcher ran up and shouted at the man，"What are you doing？This dog is a genius!"The man replied，"Genius？No way!He has forgotten his key for the （10） （four） time this month!"
As we all know， Wang Xuan was a very famous computer scientist and inventor in the world． He is famous （1） the Chinese Language Laser typesetting（激光照排系统）．
Laser typesetting for Chinese language was a serious problem for scientists all over the world． But Wang Xuan was not afraid to try new technology． Although he （2） （fail） many times， he never gave up． He is believed to be the （3） （important） developer in printing Chinese after Bi Sheng． Now， Wang Xuan's amazing invention（4） （use） all over the world．
Wang Xuan's story teaches us that a person （5） （follow） his own dream and try his best to make it come true．
A． made a famous speech B． fair C． refused D．in peace E．agreed F．stop riding |
In December of 1955，a lady called Rosa Parks（1） C to give her seat to a white man．This made the bus driver angry and he called the police．The police took Rosa away．Martin Luther King，Jr．said this was wrong and told people they should stop it．He spoke to lots of people and told them what was happening．He said the law should be（2） B and they should be able to do the same things as white people．He called for the African﹣Americans to（3） F on the bus．His idea worked．The bus companies（公司） lost money．In December 1956，the Supreme Court （最高法院）made the city change the rules．
Martin Luther King，Jr．traveled across America to meet lots of important people and told them about the problems．In 1963 he led a big group of African﹣Americans in Washington．He（4） A there．He said he had a dream that black and white people would live together（5） D ．He was a really important person in history because he changed African﹣Americans' lives a lot．American people and people around the world remember him for what he has done．
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Dear David，
How's it going？ I'd like to tell you about my travel experiences．
Last month， I went to Chengdu （1） my vacation with my parents． Chengdu is in Sichuan， in the southwest of China． It's （2） for its beautiful mountains， forests and lakes． Many people go there to enjoy their vacation every year． We had a five﹣day trip and took many （3） ． We saw pandas and monkeys． They were （4） cute that we couldn't help watching them．
We had an exciting trip! I felt tired but happy． Please e﹣mail me soon （5） about your vacation．
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．
David Smith is a student， and one of his（1） （hobby） is writing．During the summer of 2010，he （2） （spend） four weeks at a summer camp． As well as the usual activities，there was a writing（3） （class）．"The teacher was a writer，and she asked us to（4） （talk） about our lives and tell interesting stories． Then she encouraged（5） （we） to write about our experiences at the camp．"
Back at school， David wrote a story about（6） （冠词） life of a sixteen﹣year﹣old boy，and（7） （successful） it came out as a book in 2012． Many young people love his book，and（8） （介词） a result． David has become a popular young writer．
Writing has brought David pleasure and success．（9） （连词） it is not his only hobby．He is also interested in many other things．"I like（10） （play） volleyball too，"says David．
If you've ever stayed up late and then gotten up early the next day， you know what it's like not to get enough sleep． It's very uncomfortable feeling． In fact， for many years scientists （1） （believe） that sleep is like food ﹣ if we don't get enough of it， we might get sick or even die． But now they （2） （start）to wonder just how much sleep we need．
Researchers at Imperial College London did a study on fruit flies（果蝇）． They found that flies that slept for very short periods of time ﹣ about72 minutes a day ﹣still（3） （live） about as long as flies that slept for normal amounts of time． One of the female slept for just 4 minutes each day on average． This has led the researchers to wonder if sleep is less necessary than we previously thought．
Humans are very different from fruit flies． Sleep（4） （help） repair tissue （组织） when our bodies perform a lot of maintenance （维护）． Sleeping allows our bodies（5） （get） well again from the stress we experience each day．
But can we really die from not seeping？ No humans have died so far from （6） （stay） awake for too long． The current（现在的）world record for sleeplessness （7） （hold） by Randy Gardner from the US， who stayed awake for 11 days and 25 minutes in 1964．
Scientist have not yet found any animals that don't sleep at all． Even animals that only seep for short periods are not completely sleepless．
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．
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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．
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