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William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford ﹣upon﹣Avon， in England． His father， John，was a glove﹣maker． His mother， Mary， was a farmer's （1） . He had two elder sisters， two younger sisters and three younger brothers．
William probably studied Latin， Greek and history， and （2） school when he was 14 or 15．Three years （3） he married Anne Hathaway． They had a daughter called Susanna and twins named Judith and Hamnet． Sometime before 1590 he let Stratford﹣upon﹣Avon and went to London，the capital of England．
London's first theater opened in 1576． Shakespeare worked in London （4） an actor and then started writing plays too． In 1593 the（5 ） plague （瘟疫） killed thousands of people and theaters were closed． During this time William started to write poems instead of plays． His short poems are called sonnets（十四行诗）．
Shakespeare helped build a new theater called The Globe． It opened in 1599． It was round and had space for 3，000 people． The audience （观众） shouted， clapped （拍手喝彩） and laughed while they（6） plays．
Shakespeare wrote many comedies， tragedies and history plays．He became rich and （7） . He loved language and invented new words and expressions that we（8） use today．He died（9） he was 52． People all over the world love his works（10） he wrote wonderful stories about very interesting people．
without； not only； them； School； popular |
China's first set of AI textbooks（人工智能教材） will come into the classrooms of some（1） _
soon in many parts of China． The AI textbooks have already appeared in Shanghai and some experts have tested some of（2） ． It's said that these AI textbooks are（3） with local students．
In fact， AI has brought huge benefits （好处） to the education field． Students can（4） choose their own ways to study， but also can study at home（5） going to school．
everything，trouble，sick，because，quiet，come，about，allow，eye，run |
In January 2020，a virus we now call COVID﹣19 broke out．This virus was highly infectious（易传染的）．It made lots of people terribly（1） and sometimes even killed them．At that moment，（2） was put into lockdown（封锁）in Wuhan as if the stop button（按钮）was pressed across the city．
Before the lockdown， my family went to my parents' hometown in Caidian，a suburb（郊区）of Wuhan．Life went on（3） ．All the villagers closed their doors and didn't go out．Soon，I began to worry（4） my study．Our government and several companies made it possible for students to study at home．Through livestreaming（直播课） ，we were able to learn all the subjects online．At first，I was afraid I couldn't keep up my studies（5） the Internet was very slow in the countryside．Sometimes I had（6） connecting to my online classes．This made me feel a little nervous．My parents often encouraged me and helped me a lot．
Without my textbooks， I had to read and do exercises on a computers screen， which hurt my（7） ．Luckily， our teachers taught us to do eye exercises．They provided us with psychological guidance（心理辅导） as well．
Gradually，life fell into a new routine（惯例）．I studied online，went to bed and got up early， Every afternoon， I（8） around the backyard for a while to keep healthy and strong．I wanted to be prepared for the（9） entrance examination for high school．
It was my birthday when Wuhan was（10） to reopen．I was very happy to see stores selling hot dry noodles again．I think I'll remember this birthday forever．
dream， shine， give out， win， hold |
（1）The boy high praise for his efforts to help his classmates last term．
（2）Happiness in the doctor's eyes every time she sees a patient get well．
（3）A classical concert online next month．
（4）Some climbers of getting to the top of Mount Qomolangma for a long time．
（5）Lucy the new books when I entered the classroom．
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．
A． Although B． give their seats C． Since D． were not allowed E． make life better F．sold |
Martin Luther King， Jr．was born in Georgia in the south of the USA in 1929． In 1954 he began to work in a church （教堂）．
All through his life he tried to（1） for African﹣Americans，whose ancestors came to America from Africa between 1640 and 1798．White people brought them to America in ships，（2） them as slaves （奴隶） and forced them to work． （3） they were set free （自由的） after the American Civil War， their lives didn't change much for a long time． Some people still didn't like them．In the 1950's，African﹣Americans（4） to do lots of things in the south of America．They could not walk on the footpath when a white person was on it．They could not eat in restaurants where white people ate．They could not go to the shops that were owned by white people．When they were on a bus， they had to（5） to white people．
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．
cow， if， listen， that， grass， difficult， two， in， he， be |
During the Warring States Period， there was a musician called Gongming Yi， who played musical instrument﹣qixianqin very well．He loved it so much（1） he played it at home almost every day．A great number of people would like（2） to him， and admired him very much． They all said that the man was such a great musician． When they（3） free， they often went to Gongming Yi's house and listened to his music．
One day， Gongming Yi saw a（4） when he was having fun in the countryside．Suddenly，he had a strange idea． "Since everybody loves my music，why don't I play some music for this cow？" Then he moved his qixianqin（5） front of the cow． And he began to play it． He played the qixianqin very well and the music was beautiful， but the cow showed no reaction at all． It just kept eating（6） with its head down． He thought the music he played might be too（7） for the cow．So he tried to play some easy music． However， after playing for a long time， Gongming Yi was disappointed． He began to question his musical ability． He said to（8） ，"The cow didn't understand my music． "Then he shook his head and went away．
This is a funny story，but it is educational． We can learn（9） lessons from the story．First， don't say anything to the people who don't understand you at all． Second， （10） If you talk to a wrong listener， you are silly and wasting time．
promise， look， change， play， allow， hurt， give， take， love， ask， feed |
It was a fine day． The sun was shining and the wind was gentle．
The kids （1） in their backyard when a little cat tried to cross into their yard． Unluckily， it got stuck（卡住的） under the fence（篱笆）． The kids tried to free the cat， but they couldn't． So they asked their mother for help． The mother freed the cat． The cat （2） so cute that the children begged（乞求） to keep it． Their mother said，"I suppose we can． I don't mind myself， but you must ask your father too．"
The kids waited anxiously（焦急地）for their dad back from work．"Do you think our dad（3） us to keep it？" the girl asked．Before the boy answered the girl，they heard their father opening the door．"Hi，daddy，" they both shouted loudly at the same time．
"You are surely happier than usual to see me today． What is up？" their father said．
"Nothing， daddy． We just love you so much．" the girl replied． That's when their mother said，"Go ahead． （4） your dad．"
The girl told her dad what had happened and asked to keep the cat． The father said，"No，you can't．We （5） five cats so far． Your mommy and I have no time（6） care of any more．"Hearing this， the kids lowered（低下） their heads disappointedly．
Seeing the sad looks on the kids' faces， the father （7） his mind． He said，"All right． Since you （8） it so much， you can keep it．" Hearing this， the kids happily screamed， "Hooray! Thank you， daddy!" However， the father added （补充说） that they （9） to look after the cat by themselves．
The kids were so happy to have another pet friend． Then the cat （10） the name "Lucky" by the kids．
So the cat had a place to call home．
quiet，they， strong， interest， two， like． unless， choice， but， if， how |
The secrets of self﹣control
A new book， the bestseller， Willpower，says that having strong willpower（意志力）is necessary to a successful life．
The book starts by describing a famous experiment： The Marshmallow （软糖）Test． In 1972， a psychology（心理学）professor Mischel tested the willpower of 600 kids． In the experiment，each child was left alone in a room for fifteen minutes with a marshmallow on a table in front of（1） ．They were given two （2） ，they could either eat the marshmallow or if they waited fifteen minutes， they'd be given a （3） marshmallow （and then they could eat both）．
So， what did the kids do？ 70% ate the first marshmallow within the fifteen minutes．
（4） the other 30% showed willpower﹣they didn't eat the first one and waited for the second marshmallow （5） ．
Twenty years later． Mischel discovered something （6） ．He got in touch with the children and found that those with strong willpower were getting better marks at university． They were better behaved and were more popular． So， （7） important it is to have strong willpower!
But don't worry （8） you aren't good at controlling yourself． The authors say that willpower is like a muscle（肌肉）．The more you exercise it， the （9） it gets． However， just （10） any muscle， your "willpower muscle" can get tired． So， if you have to do lots of things that need willpower， take a break．That way， you'll build up your willpower again．
Lastly， the authors mention that people who learn foreign languages usually have a lot of willpower．So， congratulations!
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John：Where have you been？You missed the announcement about the music festival．
Frank：I was at the teacher's office．Music festival？
John：Yes， it's going to be（1） in the school hall．Frank，you can play the violin．（2） playing it at the festival？
Frank：Well， I’d rather play the piano．I can play Mojito， What about you，John？
John：Actually．I don’t have much（3） ．I’d prefer just to do some voluntary work．I can（4） tickets．
Frank：So can I guess that the aim of the festival is to（5） ？
John：Yes．All of the money will go to charity．
Frank：Well， if it's for a good cause， everyone should take part!
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（1）Eating too much ice cream may stomach problems．
（2）Avoid your eyes， nose and mouth before washing your hands．
（3）﹣Alice， you weren't in the classroom at four yesterday afternoon．
﹣I English grammar with Linda in the library．
（4）A short drive later， we arrived at a busy， factory． It's full of working machines．
（5）Wang Jicai devoted his life to guarding the island.All the people in my hometown him．
（6）Lisa is leaving for Canada soon by plane． She Toronto on the morning of August 8，won't she？
（7）It's much to understand the words with the help of the dictionary．
（8）Look! The little cat ． How lovely it is!
（9）Over the last ten years， China to green the land．
（10）The boys were so excited about the basketball match that they talking in their bedroom．
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.
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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
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A．Although B．Noiselessly C．As a result D．Sometimes E．prefer to stay F．keep away from
G．become silent， watchful and suspicious H．As soon as I．will never see J．However
There are wild elephants in Malaysia， Thailand and several other countries but most people （1） them． Elephants dislike the hot sun． They （2） in the cool shelter of the jungle，coming out at night to feed on the vegetation on the fringe of the jungle．
（3） they are big animals， elephants can move silently when necessary． When then are no hunters（猎人）near them，elephants often make a lot of noise． They tear up young bamboo shoots and eat noisily． But as soon as hunters appear． the elephants （4） ． A big bull elephant stretches out（伸展） his sensitive trunk and moves it round slowly， searching for the scent of his enemy． His large ears protrude from the side of his head and he listens for the slightest sound． （5） he detects（察觉）any danger， the bull taps on the ground with his trunk． Tonk! Tonk! This is the danger signal （信号）． （6） the elephants disappear into the protection of the jungle．
（7） an elephant will attack（攻击） human beings， particularly if it is defending（保护）its young or it has been wounded． An angry elephant can trample an enemy to death or pick him up with his trunk and smash his hated enemy on the ground， Sometimes hungry elephants damage（毁坏）crops but usually they （8） human beings． In recent years， poachers have killed huge numbers of elephants in Africa to get their ivory tusks． （9） ， many countries have banned（禁止）trade in objects made of ivory． （10） ， elephants are still in danger of disappearing completely from many countries where they have lived peacefully for thousands of years．
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