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）．
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．
One day，Laurie saw the four March girls walking quietly through the garden．He f（66） them．They went to some trees and sat there drawing and reading and sewing．Laurie h（67） behind a tree and watched them，feeling sad he had no brothers or sisters．A squirrel suddenly ran down the tree and Beth looked up．She saw Laurie and asked him to join them．
He read to them while they drew and sewed．They talked about their d（68） ．
"I want to travel around the world and see lots of places．Then I'd like to become a famous m（69） ，"said Laurie．
"I'd like a lovely house，full of nice things﹣﹣﹣good food，pretty clothes，handsome furniture and pleasant people，"Meg said．
"Wouldn't you have a husband and some angelic children in your lovely house？"asked Laurie，smilingly．
"I said'p（70） people'，you know．"Meg carefully tied up her shoes as she spoke，so that no one saw her f（71） ．
Jo continued，"I want to write books and get rich and famous．My works should be as famous as Laurie's music．"
"M（72） is to stay at home safe with Father and Mother，looking after the family．Nothing else．Since I had my little piano，I am perfectly s（73） ，"said Beth quietly．
Amy's modest wish was to go to Rome，do fine pictures，and be the best artist in the world．
"Every one of us，b（74） Beth，wants to be rich and famous．I wonder w（75） any of us will ever get our wishes，"said Laurie．
They decided to meet in ten years to see if their dreams came true．
want best slowly until when happiness facing in still now high not |
My Dear Azhaan，
I want you to know that you remind me of myself in so many ways． You are like a better and Improved version（版本） of me． I look at you and I see myself（1） your eyes． I wish I had that confidence（信心） and even some of your bossiness（霸气） at that age． Yet， I'm also troubled on seeing this confidence（2） disappearing， because you are（3） many different things． I want you to know that your confidence is one of the （4） things about you． All of us admire your confidence． However， you are（5） confident enough these days， because you are beginning to dislike your own body．
You are not fat． I agree that you could be a little healthier． You could eat a little less junk food． However， I don't know when you'll begin to enjoy fruits， but I believe that you will．
I think one of the moments of（6） for me was when you were born， and the doctor said， "Congratulations， you have another baby boy，" not because you were a boy but because you were healthy．
You're too young to understand this（7） no one realizes the importance of a normal life
（8） it is away from them． What I（9） for you is happiness： the understanding that you are not perfect and that it is okay because none of us is!
Stay confident and keep your head（10） ， my little boy﹣who is growing up too soon!
Love，Ammi
The Value of a Dollar
When I was nineteen，I had a job at a local bookstore．One night，a young couple came in and walked here and there looking for a book．They seemed（1） （be） the usual type to give mall（2） （worker） a hard time．When they came to the register （收银处），she was a dollar or two short of（3） （buy） the book she wanted．
She looked（4） （disappoint）．I had a customer discount （折扣） card and it was still active．I told the girl（5） （gentle），"Hang on，don't worry，you'll have the money to buy the book．"I put in my password．
She gave me a（6） （thank） smile．With a dollar left，she and her boyfriend left the store．I believed that I would never see（7） （they）again．
I don't remember（8） long it was，but they did return later that evening just to bring me（9） beautiful card that said"It's people like you who make the world a（10） （good） place to live in．"
I'm deeply moved by the little girl and her boyfriend．Infact，they have also made the world a little brighter．
first， only， use， it， dream of， another， speak， with， sea， easy |
English
World Language
Once people （1） a language that everybody in the world could understand． Now， for the （2） time in human history， perhaps there is one﹣﹣English． It is the official language in more than 50 countries and 250﹣300 million people （3） it as a second language． Some say that half the world will be speaking it in the year 2050．
Difficult to Master？
English is not the （4） language to learn﹣most of its common verbs are irregular and it has a large vocabulary﹣at least 200， 000 words are in common use．
User﹣friendly
But some things make （5） easy． For example， nouns don't have gender（性别） and the usages of verbs are simpler than other languages． There is （6） one form to speak to someone directly﹣"you"． Adjectives don't agree（7） nouns， and many nouns are often also verbs．
English Is Everywhere
Some other languages may have more speakers， like Chinese． But English （8） in many different areas． It is the language of transport： most airline pilots and air﹣traffic controllers use it． At （9） English is the international language of communication．
The Future of English
What is the future of English as a global language？ Will （10） language ever replace it？ Many think not﹣it is already too popular．
My brother Claudio is one of the people I love most． He is wise and always helpful， taking care of me and（1） （we） young sister， Sarah．The day when he left home to go to college，I（2） （teach） the importance of being a man．
It was a（3） （rain） Saturday morning in August． We were woken up by the sound of Sarah playing the piano as usual． In the kitchen， there was（4） surprise for Claudio一his favorite pancakes．Mom gave us a big smile and told us（5） （sit） down for the breakfast． This was an important day for all of us!
While we（6） （eat） breakfast， Claudio went upstairs to collect his things．I suddenly heard him calling my name． When I walked（7） the room we shared，I found Claudio sitting at my bedside．"It's time， brother，" he said． I thought he was saying that it was time for him to leave the house， （8） in fact he told me that I should take on a bigger role in the family from then on． He said I should do（9） （many） for Mom than before after he was gone．
I thought about his words very（10） （careful） and then understood everything． That day I learned about family， love and duty．
Why Short Stories Are Best for English Learning？
You get more time to focus on words．When a text is short，you can have more time to learn how every single word is used and what importance it has in （1） text．This is more useful for those（2） are beginners of English．
You can read a whole story at a time．Attention length is very important for learning．And the ability to finish a story gives you more time （3） （understand）it．Short stories are written to give you （4） （much）information with less effort．
It is best for consistency（一致性）．It is much easier to read one story every day than trying to read a big novel that never（5） （seem）to end．
You can share them easily in a group．Since short stories can （6） （read）in any place，they are perfect for book clubs and learning circles．Most of the time these groups do not work because members have no time to read．Short stories are the perfect way for them．
You can focus more on ideas．Language is less about （7） （word）and more about the meanings behind them．If you spend all your time （8） （learn）vocabulary and grammar，you will never be able to speak a language （9） （smooth）because you will have little to talk about．Short stories give you the chance to understand big ideas in a short text．
In a word，short stories will not only improve your English reading comprehension（理解力）（10） also open your mind to different worlds．
Almost each Chinese child has heard or read Journey to the West﹣one of the most famous Chinese（1） （tradition） classics． All of them like the main character﹣the Monkey King or Sun Wukong． However， it wasn't popular（2） 1970s in England． In November 1979，pupils in England were able to watch a new program called Monkey．Most of them were hearing this story for the（3） （one） time．
The Monkey King isn't（4） usual monkey． In fact， he sometimes doesn't even look like a monkey! This is because he can make seventy﹣two changes to his shape and size，（5） _ （turn） himself into different animals and objects． But unless his tail（6） （hide）， he can't turn himself into a man．（7） （fight） bad people， the Monkey King uses a magic stick． Sometimes he can make the stick small enough to keep it in his ear． At other times， he can make it big and long．
The Monkey King（8） （excite） the children of China for many years． And as soon as the TV came out more than 30 years（9） ， Western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help（10） （weak）and never gives up．
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从方框内所给11个动词中选择10个意义相符的词，
必要时进行词形变化（可添加助动词或者情态动词），填入空白处．
attend， return， set， wake， know， educate， eat， sleep， not do， study， ask |
Parents are the first teachers of their children． Many people in Beijing return to school only because they have become parents．
Ding Rong， a teacher from the Fourth Middle School of Beijing， said．"Many parents either love their children too much or behave badly to them． They（1） litttle about home education and thus make mistakes， Because of this situation， parents' schools are badly needed．
"I （2） to school next month， and it will help me treat my children in a better way， "said Xiao Chengjun， a 40﹣year﹣old woman worker． "I decided to do it when I（3） the question．Do you really know your child？
One pupil complained in a composition that his father always left so much smoke in the living room that he（4） his homework there． Another wrote that his father often played mahjong（打麻将） at night while he（5） The noise always（6） him up．
"It's the father's fault not to educate his son himself， "is an old saying． "But it is also the father's fault if he （7） his son a bad example， " said Zhen Yan．
A parent said，I（8） in the parents' school for one year． After（9） the school， I know more about my child and she also understands me more．"
Do you think your parents know how（10） you properly？ Do you want them to enter parents schools？
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．
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