Where I'm from， we're pretty relaxed about time． We don't like to rush around，so we（1） （mind） if people are a little late sometimes． If you tell a friend you're going to their house for dinner，it's OK for you arrive a bit late．We（2） （real） enjoy our time slowly．We（3） （valuable）the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives．We often just drop by our friends' homes if we have time． （4） （besides）， we don't usually have to make plans to meet our friends． We often just walk around the town center， seeing as many of our friends as we can!
In Switzerland， it's very important（5） （is） on time． We're the capital of clocks and watches， after all! If someone invites you to meet him or her at noon，then you （6） （expect）to be there at noon． If you're even 15 minutes late， （7） （you） friend may get mad．So I make an（8） （effort） to be on time when I meet my friends． I always leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic because I think it's impolite to keep others （9） （wait）． Also， we never visit a friend's house without calling（10） （one）． We almost always make plans to see friends． We usually plan to do something interesting，or go somewhere together．
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!"
Who helped little Tony tidy up the sitting room just now？
Nobody， he did it all by ．（he）
It is said that an ancient Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first tea as a drink．（discover）
Our Pinky Street， one of the oldest streets in the world， was almost lost to a big fire last night． Most of the old houses on Pinky（63） （burn） down． The living history we are proud of（64） （die）． But we should never give up． Pinky is like a parent， always there caring for our town， Now we must do something together（65） （get）the old Pinky back． There will be a meeting at 2： 00this Saturday afternoon in Town Hall． Anyone who wants to help is welcome． Let's see what we can do．
Volunteer Club
March 9
Han Li： Hello， Li Mei What's your favorite subject at school？ Are you good at English？
Li Mei： I do （1） in it now， but last term I wasn't good at it．
Han Li： What was your trouble？
Li Mei： First of all． I couldn't understand our English teacher because she spoke too （2） ．
Han Li： It doesn't matter if you can't understand every （3） ．
Li Mei： Yes． I think so． Second， I couldn't make complete sentences．
Han Li： What did you do about it？
Li Mei： I began to （4） English language TV． It helped a lot．
Han Li： Did you study grammar？
Li Mei： Yes， I took lots of grammar notes in class． Then I started to write my own sentences using the grammar． And it helped me become interested in English and I got an A this term．
Han Li： You are great． I will learn （5） you．
Li Mei： Thank you．
When I was in the sixth grade，I joined a piano competition．I practiced for four hours every day and my piano teacher came three times a week （1） help me．Then the big day（2） （final）arrived．I was so （3） （nervous）when they called my name．I went up（4） started to play．（5） I was playing，everyone sat still and listened．I played the song without any （6） （mistake）．Then I waited for（7） （they）to call out the（8） （win）．When I（9） （hear）my name，my heart was beating so quickly I thought I would stop breathing．I couldn't believe it．I won!It was the（10） （happy）day of my life!
Mum and I were just going out when it began to rain．We had to stay at home，and I（1） （feel） quite bored．Mum got（2） idea． She suggested teaching me to make dumplings．I thought it could be fun，so I said OK．Mum cut the meat and cabbages into small pieces（3） （quick）．Then she showed me（4） to mix them with salt and oil．"Mixing is the most important of all the（5） （step），" she said．I also made some other preparations with her help．When everything was ready，dad came back home（6） his office．Together the three of（7） （we）wrapped （包） the dumplings． At last， we （8） （cook） them．They were so delicious that I ate （9） （many） than twenty． That was the （10） （one） time I learnt to make dumplings． It was enjoyable!
We can't remember clearly when we started to take our mobiles to the dinner table． This often，（1） （ especial） when we eat out． Once a dish comes， （2） of lifting our chopsticks， we take out our mobiles and click． Later， we post the photos onto Weibo or WeChat，waiting to be "liked"． Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal to see whether we get"liked" （3） not． We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal．
Does that sound familiar to you？ Do you do that often？ If not， how do you feel when others do that while having dinner with you？
A recent study suggests that what we are used to （4） （ do） is not so good． Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant． To test this， some researchers did an experiment． Some people were （5） （ask） to take photos before they could enjoy food． As a （6） ， it showed that the （7） （many） photos they took， the less delicious the food （8） to them． Why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you？
So， next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends， how about not （9） （ take） photos of food？ Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people （10） you． Trust me， and it will be a wonderful time．
If you don't have a deep love for something， don't be （satisfy） until you find one．
Chinese scientists have successfully cloned （克隆）two ．They are named Zhong Zhong and HuaHua． （monkey）
This machine can （translate） simple messages into 24 different languages．
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