One day，I was reading my favorite magazine．My little girl（1） playing around me，which made my reading impossible．To get some peace， I tried a trick（2） keep her busy for a little while．I took a page out from my magazine with a printed map on it． I cut the map into pieces and handed them over to her，asking her to put those pieces together and make（3） complete map again．
But within several minutes，she was standing（4） front of me with a perfect map in her little hands．Surprised，I asked her how she did it so quickly and easily． She smiled and said，"Oh，Dad，（5） is a man's face on the other side of the map．I just tried to make his face completely．"Then she turned and ran outside to play， leaving me eyes wide and mouth open．
| Word Bank trick 把戏 |
A big company wanted to find someone to work for them．Lots of young college students came to（80） for the job，but only a small part of them were left．And this time，the company didn't plan to choose the right persons as usual．
Here came the day when they took the final interview．A big box （81） of papers was placed on the way to the interview room，and a few papers were lying around the box．
The first student came．He hurried along the way to take the interview．"Who put this （82） in the middle of the road？"the student said to himself，but he did not try to move the box away．Instead，he passed around the box and continued his way．
The second student came along and did the same thing．Then another came，and another．All of them complained （抱怨） about the box but（83） of them tried to move it．What's worse，someone even stepped （踩） on the papers and left without having a look at the things on the ground．
Half an hour later，a thin young man with glasses came．He was also （84） those who were left to take the interview．He saw the box and the papers around it．Without thinking twice，he （85） and began to pick up the papers and put them into the box．Then he managed to move the box to the side．To his great （86） ，he found an invitation under the box．On it were the following words，"Congratulations，young man!You are the（87） person we are looking for!Would you like to join us？"
Sometimes，you see，helping others is helping yourself．
sleep， who， sit， similar， active， off， raise， how， little， kind |
In today's world， sleep experts often say that for a better night's rest， Americans should turn（1） their smart phones or iPads before sleeping． Such electronic products make the brain more（2） ， and then influence their sleep． But according to a latest survey， more than 90% of Americans often use a computer or some other（3） of electronic products in the hour before bed．
Researchers find that man﹣made light from some electronic products at night may reduce（减少） the brain chemicals that help（4） ． In the study， the researchers let volunteers read， play games and watch movies on a screen for different time while measuring（5） much light their eyes received． They found that two hours of （6） before a bright screen at night reduced the sleep chemical levels by about 22%．
Then the researchers studied the college students（7） often used computers at night．They got the （8） results． And researchers say that may not only cause sleeplessness， but also（9） the risk of obesity（肥胖症）， diabetes（糖尿病） and other diseases．
To be on the safe side， the researchers suggest that we should use computer（10） than before， or turn down our screens as much as possible before sleeping．
There once was a farmer who grew the best corn in his town． One day， his friend Scott asked him（1） he grew the best corn． The farmer told him that he often gave his good corn seeds（ 种 子 ） to his（2） ．
"（3） do you give your good seeds to your neighbors？ They will compete（4） you!" Scott asked． "Why？" the farmer laughed． "Don't you know？ The wind picks up pollen（ 花粉 ） from the corn and（5） it from field to field． If my neighbors grow bad corn， the bad pollen will have bad influence on（6） ． My corn cannot improve（7） my neighbors' corn improves．"
It is the same with our lives． Those（8） choose to live in peace must help their neighbors to live in peace． Those who choose to live well must help（9） to live well． And those who choose to be happy must help others to find（10） ， as the happiness of each has something to do with the happiness of all．
When I look at this picture of myself，I realize how fast time flies．About one month after this picture（1） （take），I became a primary school student．Around me in this picture are the things that （2） （be）very important in my life at that time： toy cars and planes． I enjoyed（3） （study） different kinds of cars and planes． This picture brings back to （4） （I）many happy memories of my childhood．
Since I was a kid，I（5） （consider） different jobs I would like to do．First，I wanted to be a fireman，because the uniform looked so cool．Then，when I was in the （6） （six） grade，I wanted to be a teacher because I liked my English teacher so much．When I entered middle school，my dream was to open a restaurant．I wished to have a chain of restaurants in many different（7） （city）． If I succeeded in managing one， I would open （8） （many）． Now I hope to be a surgeon． "That's a good （9） （decide）"， my parents say to me． I know I must try hard （10） （make） my dream come true．
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Have you ever been cycling（骑自行车运动）？This spring my elder brother and I （66） （spend） a long weekend cycling in the countryside．We rode（67） （slow） along because we hadn't come to break any speed records，or to do sports．We just wanted （68） （get） some fresh air and a break from schoolwork．We really had a great time（69） （ride） along country roads．And there was one of the best things about our trip that made us happy：every few （70） （kilometer） there was a village where we could find everything we needed．
All the local people were really friendly．However，（71） the second day，something noise，but I didn't mind at all．At midnight we were woken by the noise in the hotel．We were tired（72） we set off the next morning，but soon felt cheerful when the sun came out．
What we enjoyed（73） （our） most about cycling is﹣it's simple and fun．I think nothing is（74） （good） than cycling if you're looking for a break that is active and cheap．Why not have a try？
Kate and Dick were classmates． They （1）____（相处） well with each other and later fell in love． After getting m（2）____， they found it difficult to （3）____（谋生）．
Finally， they decided（4）____run a small restaurant near the railway station． The restaurant often stayed o（5）____ until after midnight， because people came to drink there while they were（6）____（等待） trains．
At two o'clock one morning，（7）____ man was still sitting at a table in the restaurant． He was（8）____ [ə'sli：p]． Kate wanted to go to bed． She looked at the table several times， and each time the man was still there． Then，（9）____（最终） she went to her h（10）____ and said to him， "You've talked to that man three times， and he isn't drinking any more．（11）____ haven't you sent him away？ After （12）____， it's so late．"
"Oh， no， I don't want to send him away，" a（13）____ Dick with a smile． "You see， whenever I （14）____（叫醒） the man， he asks for the bill， and when I bring it to him， he p（15）____ it． Then he goes back to sleep again．"
Campbell Remess is a teenager from Australia． He has been sewing （裁缝）teddy bears for sick children for several years．
The story （1） （begin） in 2013 when Campbell was nine years old． He told his parents that he wanted to give Christmas gifts to children in hospitals． But his parents said no， because with nine children of their own， buying presents for sick children would just cost too much． The little boy didn't give up， however． He decided （2） （make）their presents by himself．
Campbell made his first teddy bear with his mother's sewing machine in his bedroom． It was hard for him as he had never done this before． He downloaded （下载） patterns from the Internet and learned how to make a teddy bear by （3） （watch） videos online． It took him five hours to finish his first teddy bear． He can now make a teddy bear in an hour． He has also started a project called "Project 365 b
y Campbell" in which he （4） （try） to make a teddy bear every day．
Young Campbell uses his pocket money to buy materials for making teddy bears． To make more pocket money， he helps his parents with housework whenever he is free． Sometimes， he also sells his teddy bears online （5） （raise）money for sick children． Many people （6） （encourage） by Campbell's story and they give away free materials to him．
Campbell （7） （give）away about 1， 300 teddy bears so far． He is now busy making this year's teddy bears． He said that he had never thought of stopping and he would keep putting smiles on people's faces．
Dick was a smart young man whose parents were not rich．He had to work in his s（76） time．He managed to go to university，but it was so expensive to study there（77） he found it necessary to get（78） （至少） two part-time jobs at the same time so as to（79） （确保）that he could get enough money for his studies．
One summer he got a job in a shop which sold meat（80） the day﹣time and another job in a hospital at n（81） ．On the one hand，in the shop，he learned to（82） （切碎） meat quite nicely，so the（83） [bɒs]of the shop often let Dick do all the business while he was out．In the hospital，（84） （另一方面）he was，of course，only allowed to do some simple work，such（85） helping to lift people and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another．Both in the shop（86） at the hospital，Dick had to w（87） white clothes．
One evening at the hospital，Dick was asked to look after a women．When he e（88） the room，the women was surprised．"I wonder how you could find me here，"the women said，"I forgot to pay（89） the meat I bought yesterday and went home direct，but I didn't do that（90） （故意的）"
I have two friends in our class， Rick and Scott． Rick has a good lifestyle． He sleeps eight or nine （1） （hour）a day． So he can get up early in the morning． He exercises every day before having breakfast． He runs three times every week and plays soccer（2） __ （one） a week． He also has good eating habits． He（3） （try） to eat all kinds of fruits． He thinks apples are the（4） （delicious） of all fruits． He believes "Having （5） ___ apple every day keeps the （6） （ill）away． "He drinks milk every day and often eats vegetables． He likes hamburgers （7） he doesn't eat too much． He looks after his health well． Good eating habits and doing exercises every day are good for him．
Scott is different （8） Rick． He is kind of （9） （health）． He doesn't like doing exercise and sleeps too late． He likes eating junk food， too． He is fat now， and he（10） （ask）to lose weight by his doctor．
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We can't remember（1） （clear） since when we started to take our mobile phones to a dinner table． This happens a lot， especially when we eat out． Once（2）d come， we take out our mobile phones and take photos（3）i of lifting our chopsticks． Later， we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat， （4） （wait） to be "liked"． Then we checked our mobile phones from time to time during the meal， to see （5）w we get "liked" or not． We just cannot leave our mobile phones for simply a meal．
Does that sound familiar to you？ Do you do that often？ If not， how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you？
A recent study（6） （suggest） that what we are used to doing is not that good． Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant So， （7）w not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food ahead of you？
Besides the（8） （science）result， there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals． After posting the photos onto the Internet， one will be unable to control himself and check his mobile phone many times．" Does everyone accept my photos？ I hope a lot of people like them!"It seems like your mobile phone secretly calls your name all the time， even when you are（ 9）w real people．
So， next time you go out to have dinner， how about not taking photos of food？ Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with others． Trust me， and it will be a
（10） （wonder） time．
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.
Speaker 1：I went straight into work after leaving school at the age of eighteen．I got a job in a big business．But I think it was a mistake as there weren't any chances for me．I think graduates（毕业生） （51） （usual） get more interesting jobs，so I decided to go to university to have a better future．Studying for a degree was one of the best （52） （experience） of my life．I loved my subject，and now I'm looking for a new job﹣better paid and more interesting than my last one．
Speaker 2：I （53） （leave） school at sixteen and started working in a market．Now I've just opened my first shop．Some of my friends （54） went on to university can't find work．They had （55） good time at college for a few years，but I really don't know （56） they still stayed in college．
Working for（57） （you） is the best education．
Speaker 3：I got quite a shock when I got my first job after graduation from university．My boss had been in the same class （58） me at school! She went straight into work at eighteen and now she's making more money than me! Actually，she （59） （want） to go to university now．And I think that's probably a much（60） （good） way to do it．I think you'll get more from university if you spend some time working first．
What good language learners do
There's no such thing as being born "good at languages"． However， some people can learn languages well． It only has something to do with their attitude （态度） and the way they learn languages．
Good language learners aren't afraid to take risks．
A friend of mine can speak English， French and some other languages． I asked her what was the most important thing in learning a language． She answered at once， "Courage．"
Good language learners face the fear of making mistakes， but they are not afraid．
Good language learners are actively involved （投入）in learning process （过程）．
Good language learners take responsibility （负责） for their own learning． They create chances to use the language． They know practice is very important． They do not expect to learn the language only in the classroom． They look for creative ways to try out what they have learned．
Good language learners are good detectives．
Good language learners are always looking for clues to help themselves understand how the language works． They make guesses and ask people to correct them if they are wrong．They compare what they say with what others say． They record what they have learned and think about it．
Good language learners try to think in the language．
Good language learners prefer to think in the language． Though thinking in the language may not be easy at first， it is worth cultivating （培养）． To help them think in the language， they can carry on with a dialogue when walking along， sitting on a bus， or taking a break from other studies． Use the language whenever and wherever they can．
What good language learners do |
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Don't be afraid of （1） risks． |
●The most important thing in learning a language is （2） |
Be actively involved in （3） process． |
●They create （4） to use the language． ●They try out （5） they have learned in creative ways． |
Be （6） detectives． |
●They look for clues to understand how the language （7） ●They make guesses and ask people to correct them if they are wrong． ●They （8） what they say with what others say． ●They record what they have learned and think about it． |
Try to （9） in the language． |
●They use the language （10） and wherever they can． |
Can a one﹣armed person still play basketball？ You might think so after you see Zhang Jiacheng play．
The one﹣armed 13﹣year﹣old from Guangdong（1） （become） an internet star recently．Featuring his dribbling（运球）skills and powerful underarm shots （腋下投篮），his basketball（2） （video） have been viewed by more than 50 million people． Zhang even drew the attention of NBA superstar Steven Curry， "You are（3） inspiration． You are a real superstar in playing basketball． "Curry said in a video posted on Sina Weibo．
However， it wasn't easy（4） Zhang to step onto the court． At the age of five， Zhang（5） （hit） in a car accident and lost his right arm． "Although it was difficult at first， I gradually got used to eating and getting dressed by（6） （Ⅰ），" Zhang said． He also keeps up with his studies in school and helps his family with chores． On a hot evening in 2018， Zhang was watching a basketball match（7） he first discovered his love for the sport． Then he signed up for a basketball class in his school． From then on， he always took a basketball with him． He also practiced basketball in PE class． While the class was learning how to jump rope， which takes two hands， he asked his teacher（8） （let） him do basketball training instead． As time went by， he（9） （final） became the best basketball player in his school．
He has got a lot of attention since then． Zhang said， "With the encouragement of all these people，I'll practice more． I'm sure that I will become even（10） （good）．"
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