This is Tammela School， a primary school in Finland． The students are having a math class with their robot teacher．
The "teacher" is（1） small， blue machine about 25cm high， Reuters reported．Whenever students have problems， it helps them very（2） （patient） and never gets bored．
"The robot can make students（3） （active） in class than usual． I see Elias as one of the （4） （tool） to get different kinds of practice and activities into the classroom，" a teacher told Reuters．
So far the school（5） （introduce） four robot teachers， one of whom is a language teacher that can speak 23 languages and dance to music．" （6） is necessary to encourage kids to come up（7） new ways to make use of technology in school life，" the head of the school （8） （add） in the interview．
The robot teachers are used（9） （help） improve learning． This doesn't mean that human teachers will lose their jobs． The robots can teach well， （10） they are not able to keep class in order． The school still needs human teachers．
At 7 am，we got on the state﹣of﹣the﹣art Fuxing Hao train at Shanghai Railway Station.We stored our（1） （背包）and found our seats.Unlike other trains which start with a shake and much（2） （噪音），this train felt so smooth that if you were not looking out of windows，you could（3） （几乎不）tell we were moving.Yet，within minutes，we were passing over the rails at speeds of more than 350 kilometers an hour.
Soon，the towns of（4） （东部的）China were rushing by.I saw my wife smiling and（5） （指向）to a coin she had balanced on the table.She took another coin and balanced it next to the first，and then another，until she had a（6） （行）of coins.They stood there on the table for more than 20 minutes before one finally fell over.
After that，we（7） （两个都）went back to reading and enjoying the beauty outside.We felt quite（8） （放松的）.Then，before we knew it，we heard the announcement that we were arriving in Beijing.For 1，318 kilometers，we（9） （花费）only 4 hours and 38 minutes.Thanks to high speed trains，we can travel in China much more conveniently.No（10） （疑惑），they will also bring the people of the country closer together，and in time bring about deep social changes，the full nature of which no one can fully guess.
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A group of boys were playing basketball in the park． The playground was great，（1） there was no fence（栅栏）around it．If one boy missed the ball， someone had to catch it at once， so it wouldn't go too far away．
One boy threw the ball too hard and it flew like a rocket over the （2） （head）of all the other boys， and kept on flying．
Anna was sitting nearby and watching the ducks swim in the river． Suddenly， she （3） （hear）some shouting and turned to see a big， orange object coming towards （4） （she）．
"Stop the ball，" one of them shouted．
The ball landed close to the river． The ducks flew away quickly．
Anna opened her arms， just in time （5） （stop） the ball as it was going to fall into the river．
"Could you please bring it over here？"asked one boy （6） （polite）．
Anna walked to them with the ball． She was nervous because the boys were （7） （old） than her． However， they were very nice and thanked her （8） saving the ball．
"Can I join you？" Anna asked．
The boys agreed， but they were not sure （9） she could throw the ball even close to the basket．
Anna took the ball and then had （10） try． The boys watched in surprise as the ball went straight into the basket． Anna smiled as the boys cheered loudly for her．
Last winter holiday，I visited a village with only 11 houses． （1） the village was very small， I spent a whole day in it．
The village became popular because （2） Grandpa Huang's hard work． He bought a house there over 30 years （3） ， but in 2010 the village was to be pulled down． In order to save the old village， Grandpa Huang painted on the walls of （4） own house and other houses． He painted things that he liked． In the village， there were many paintings of （5） ， such as cats and birds． The most popular paintings for visitors were of famous people． One of them was a picture of Andy． He was my （6） singer． I liked him so much that I asked a visitor to（7） a photo of that painting and me． On the ground of the village， Grandpa Huang has painted（8） lot of well﹣known Chinese sayings． From them， Grandpa Huang learned to live a long and happy （9） ．
I really had a good time in the village （10） wished to visit it again．
May 21， 2020 marks the first International Tea Day （ITD）．It （1） （name） by the UN on Nov 21，2019． ITD is more than about （2） （celebrate） the delicious drink． It also（3） （try） to improve the working conditions of tea farmers and workers． It makes the public know the （4） （important） of tea all over the world．
Tea is the world's second （5） （popular） drink （after water）． Drinking tea can bring many （6） （health） benefits（益处）．Now tea is loved by millions from China to England，from India to Afghanistan﹣each culture with its own tradition．
Tea was discovered in 2727 BC in China．When the ruler Shen Nong （7） （boil） water over an open fire， some （8） （leaf） from a tea plant fell into the water．Shen Nong then fell in love with the drink that followed， and that is how tea became a common drink in Chinese culture．Drinking tea is a centuries﹣old tradition in the UK． There's tea for breakfast， tea during break time， tea when visiting a（9） （friend） house， tea to wake up， tea （10） （relax）…you get the idea．For Indians， tea is also a huge part of daily life．
Help yourself to some tea when you are free． Maybe， you will fall in love with it， too．
The mountain was high and it was cold． Everything （1） （cover） by snow and ice and it was dangerous． I shook in my tent as the storm tried（2） （knock） me back to the bottom． "You will never make it to the top，" everyone said，"no woman has ever climbed this mountain and only a few people have done it by themselves．" I was so confident（3） I would be the first woman to climb up to the top of Whitmore． I had prepared for several （4） （month）．
The wind had gotten much （5） （quiet） when I woke up the next morning． I climbed（6） of my tent and looked out at the mountain． Everything was white and still． "I will make it to the top today，" I thought to（7） （I）．
I started up the slope． My feet crunched the snow with every step I took． It was a beautiful day． I was climbing quickly． Soon I was going to reach the top．All of （8） sudden， I slipped （滑倒）．I moved down the mountain． I was going slowly at first but then I started to slide very fast． I started to turn around and around quickly． After what felt （9） forever， I came to a stop． I had slid all the way to the bottom． I was alive． I couldn't believe it．
Three days later， I（10） （make） it to the top． It was a beautiful day and I had a perfect view of everything around me．
Tani，8 years old，ran away from Nigeria with his family two years ago． （1） they got to the United States，a churchman （2） （warm）helped place them in a homeless shelter（收容所）in New York．Tani's dad worked as a driver．And his mom studied hard（3） （become）a nurse．Tani started going to Primary School 116．There， （4） learned to play the game that would change his life：chess．
On March 10 th，Tani （5） （win）a state champion（冠军）for little kids．He beat 73 other players．Some had practiced with private chess teachers，but Tani had practiced on （6） floor of the homeless shelter alone．
A reporter wrote an article about Tani．In three weeks，thousands （7） people gave away ove﹩250， 000 to Tani and his family on GoFundMe． Some also left （8） （message）． "Tani! You are a superstar!" one person wrote．
Recently， Tani and his family （9） （decide） to give away all the money． "Thanks to others' help， we live much （10） （happily） than before" Tani's father， Kayoed， told TIME for Kids． "Now we want to help poor people．"
A man had a garden． He planted a rose and watered it c（1） ． Before the rose blossomed （盛开），he noticed many thorns （刺） around the bud （花蕾） and he thought，"H（2） can any beautiful flower come from a plant with so many sharp thorns？" Because of this i（3） ， he lost interest in this kind of plant， then he gave up watering the rose． And just b（4） it was ready to blossom， it died．
Good qualities are just like roses． There is a rose in e（5） spirit． The good qualities planted in us at birth， grow among the thorns﹣our weaknesses．Many of us look at o（6） and we only see our weaknesses．We lose heart，thinking that n（7） good can possibly come from us．We give up watering the roses in us， and slowly they die． We never realize the g（8） of being able to find out our good qualities．
Someone may not see the rose in himself，so we need to help him d（9） the rose．With love， we can accept a person into our life，even though we know his true weaknesses．At the same time，we should e（10） him to face his weaknesses bravely and correct them． Then he will blossom many times．
It was our school's yearly dancing show． I（1） （be） excited that I was chosen by the teacher this time although I didn't have any experience of dancing for a show． I would dance in front of all the students and （2） （teacher）． It made me very proud．
However， I was a bit sad （3） my father had no time to watch me dance． He（4） （invite） to have a business meeting． I knew that my father would surely come to my show if he could． （5） （lucky）， my mother and my elder sister were still coming to watch my show．
（6） the beginning of the day， I was very nervous． After changing into the dress and getting my makeup done， I felt （7） （relax）． Then I went on to the stage bravely． I was very glad to see my mother and sister sitting in （8） second row．
Just before the lights turned dark， I saw my father rush into the hall and take the seat beside my mother． （9） a pleasant surprise it was! The sight of my father made （10） （I） smile． I began dancing confidently． Soon after the show， my family came backstage to congratulate me． I was so happy and lucky to have my family's support．
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An old man went to India． When he got there， he saw some fruit for sale， but most of it was very
cheap． The （1） （cheap） thing was a basket of red fruit．
"How much per kilo？ " the old man （2） （ask）．
" Two rupees（卢比），" the shopkeeper answered．Two rupees in India is almost nothing，（3） the old man bought a whole kilogram and started eating it．
However， as soon as he started eating， his mouth began （4） （burn）， his eyes began to water，and his whole face became as red （5） the fruit． As he coughed and struggled to breathe， he jumped up and（6） ， screaming："Ah! Ah! Ah!"
And yet he continued to eat the fruit． Some people who were looking at him shook their（7） （head）and said， "You are crazy! Those are chili peppers（辣椒）! You can′t just eat them by the handful！"
The old man said to （8） （he）， "I paid for them， so I must eat them．"
This old man seemed pretty stupid． But are we so much smarter？ All of us have （9） （spend） money and time on something﹣ maybe a relationship， or a business， or a job﹣ and sometimes， even if
we know there's no hope that things will change， we still continue with it．
What we can learn （10） the old man is this： if you've lost a lot over something that doesn't work，let it go and move on． It's better than continuing to lose．
Jason and Andy are twins． They share a lot of things， including room， food and toys．
One Saturday， Jason and Andy went out （1） （play） with a toy car． Both of them wanted to be the owner of the car， so they shouted at each other． （2） （They） mother heard the boys arguing． She came out and told them to take turns to play with the toy car， but the twins wouldn't．
A few days later， Mother brought （3） pet home． "Can't we each have our own pet dog？" asked the boys． They were （4） （tire） of sharing everything．
"No! The dog must （5） （share）．" Mother said． "You will have to feed the dog and make sure it does not get into anything wrong．"
Several days later， the dog got into mother's room （6） （secret） and made a mess there． Jason saw the dog playing with mother's clothes． He quickly went to find Andy and told him （7） the dog had done．
"Oh， no! It's our duty to clean up the mess!" （8） （cry） Andy． They boys picked up the clothes and put them away rapidly．
"Just think， Jason，" said Andy， "what a big mess two （9） （dog） would have made!" "I agree （10） you，" laughed Jason， "Maybe sharing isn't so bad!"
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．
Do you play Ant Forest？ It is （1） online game on Alipay （支付宝）． Players （2） （collect） "energy" by doing something environmentally﹣friendly． They can grow and water （3） （they） own "trees" with the "energy"． （4） the "trees" are big enough， Alipay with some other companies will plant real trees in the desert （沙漠）area of China． Every year millions of trees （5） （plant） in this way．
This is part of China's tree﹣planting program． It hopes （6） （stop） the desert from becoming larger． Since 1978， China has planted over 66 billion trees （7） the north． It is known as "the Great Green Wall"．For example，Saihanba in Hebei Province was once a desert， （8） now it has become the biggest man﹣made forest in China．
"China is making the world much （9） （green） than before． It sets a good example and has many （10） （lesson） to share with the world，'' said the United Nations Environment Program．
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A group of boys were playing basketball in the park． The playground was great， （1） there was no fence（栅栏）around it．If one boy missed the ball， someone had to catch it at once， so it wouldn't go too far away．
One boy threw the ball too hard and it flew like a rocket over the （2） （head）of all the other boys， and kept on flying．
Anna was sitting nearby and watching the ducks swim in the river． Suddenly， she （3） （hear）some shouting and turned to see a big， orange object coming towards （4） （she）．
"Stop the ball，" one of them shouted．
The ball landed close to the river． The ducks flew away quickly．
Anna opened her arms， just in time （5） （stop） the ball as it was going to fall into the river．
"Could you please bring it over here？"asked one boy （6） （polite）．
Anna walked to them with the ball． She was nervous because the boys were （7） （old） than her． However， they were very nice and thanked her （8） saving the ball．
"Can I join you？" Anna asked．
The boys agreed， but they were not sure （9） she could throw the ball even close to the basket．
Anna took the ball and then had （10） try． The boys watched in surprise as the ball went straight into the basket． Anna smiled as the boys cheered loudly for her．
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Greetings from Madrid！
I can't believe I'm finally here! The trip from Hong Kong （1） （be） long and tiring，but I made it．My hotel is nice and I am staying in a guesthouse in the central area of Madrid．I got a cheap and simple room， much （2） （small） than my own room back home． It only has a small bed and shower， （3） it is quite comfortable to stay in．The weather here is wonderful． It's warm and sunny，（4） clear blue skies every day． It's great for sightseeing， because there are a lot of things to see and do． I've found a friendly guide here and yesterday I （5） （show）around the city． Tomorrow he will take （6） （I） to Andalusia to visit the city of Granada． I can't wait（7） （see）the Alhambra Palace and other places of interest． Also， I（8） （real） want to try the food there﹣ especially gazpacho，（9） kind of cold soup which I hear is special， very different from anything else in Spain．
I'll bring you back some （10） （present）． See you next month!
Love， Jamie
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