When doing Christmas shopping， Joy came across （偶遇） Nick， the least popular student in school because he wore strange clothes and had a face only a mother could love．
After dinner， Joy's family went（1） church for the Christmas Eve service． A man with Bible（圣经） read a story about Jesus，who came（2） （help） people on Earth． Joy's thoughts kept turning back to Nick． It must be terrible to be lonely on Christmas Day with his parents dead． （3） （tear） started to run down her cheeks but she brushed them away．
That night， while everyone else（4） （sleep） like a baby， Joy was thinking ways to help Nick． As soon as she heard her parents get up， she（5） （quick） jumped out of bed． She told （6） about Nick． Then she asked， "Shall we invite him over today？" "Sure，" said her mother， who was always happy（7） guests came． Her father smiled．
When Joy called Nick two hours later， he was deeply（8） （move）． He joined them for dinner． To her surprise， Joy enjoyed （9） （spend） time with him． Joy came to understand sharing Christmas cheer is the（10） （great） joy to Nick， even to the whole world．
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The British Museum is the biggest one in the world． Inside， you feel smaller than usual． There are about a hundred things in the museum to see： （1） which have been telling the time for six hundred years， Roman money， some of the earliest books in the world， including Shakespeare's own works…
The British Museum was set up nearly 300 years ago by a doctor， Sir Hans Sloane． The man liked to （2） such things as books， drawings， clothes， money， animals， flowers， and also hoped that his things would be well （3） and so visited by people after his death．
His wish came true， and the museum opened in 1759， six years after Sir Hans Sloane died．
Later， more antiques （古董） arrived at the museum， more books， old and new， came to it， and more people wanted to visit it． The museum had a famous round Reading Room． There was（4） unusual in the room． Cool air came up（5） small holes in the tables． Hot air flowing under the floor kept readers' feet（6） ． Since its opening， many famous men have written and studied there， like Karl Marx． And the library is growing faster and faster ﹣ there are four kilometers of new shelves each year，（7） it attracts increasing number of tourists each year．
It is now open every day of the year， except for two holidays （New Year's Day and Christmas）．
Entrance （入场） is free． There are lots of special exhibitions and every day there are different films and talks， some of （8） for children． Small machines tell you about the museum and as you walk around it， you can look and listen at the same time． So if you are one of the British Museum's two（9） visitors this year， don't try to see it all too（10） ． There is a lifetime of looking in the British Museum．
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．
Shanghai is one of the first cities in China to see bike sharing fever． Shared bikes can now be found all over the city． （1） On streets， we can often see riders of your age． Some might even be younger than you． Unluckily， there have been some accidents involving （涉及）shared bikes． （2）
One of the most serious accidents took place in March． One Sunday afternoon， a boy was riding an ofo bike（共享单车）． He was hit by a bus and later died． The boy' s parents were not by his side． （3） He was only about 10 years old．
The good news is that Shanghai has been trying to manage bike sharing by making rules． The rules are still being discussed， but some of the rules have been decided on． （4） Users must be between 1.45 and 1.95 meters tall．
However， it could be hard to make these rules work． Ou Jing is ofo's manager in Shanghai． He said the company had banned （禁止）children under 12 from using its service． Yet， young children can still be seen riding ofo bikes． That's because many ofo bikes use manual （手动的）locks． （5） Ofo has developed electronic locks． However， it will take some time for the company to fix the new locks on all of its bikes．
Most of you are old enough to ride a shared bike． Still， please ride slowly for your own safety． When you finish using the bike， don' t forget to park and lock it properly﹣﹣for everybody's safety．
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A． If a user doesn't lock the bike properly after using it， anyone can ride it away． B． In fact， they are popular not only among adults but also among teens． C． All of the children under 12 have stopped riding ofo bikes． D． Besides， the boy was considered too young to ride a bike． E． For example， only people aged between 12 and 70 can ride shared bikes． F． These accidents warn us that shared bikes are not for everybody． |
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Besides his（1） in poems， Yu was also a（2） translator（翻译家）， essay writer and critic．
He once（3） English poet Siegfried Sassoon's poem in Me， Past， Present， Future Meet into Chinese． It is regarded as a perfect and powerful translation， in which the most famous line is"心有猛虎，细嗅蔷薇" for" In me the tiger sniffs the rose"．
Yu spent his whole life（4） ． In a 2015 interview with People's Daily， he said， "The reason why I（5） writing till today is my passion （热爱）for the Chinese language． "He then added that his love for his mother and his motherland made this passion stronger．
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He was a poet（诗人） known for the nostalgia（怀旧） he describes in his poems． Now， it' s time for us to express（1） nostalgia for this great writer．
On December 14， 2017 the famous Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan． He was born in 1928 in Nanjing， Jiangsu． Yu and his family moved to Taiwan in the 1950s． He lived and worked there （2） his death．
Nostalgia is Yu's famous poem in which he （3） his homesickness（乡愁） for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan． The poem came out in 1971， and it remains highly popular among Chinese（4） worldwide． Even those who know little about literature enjoy lines from the poem． The poem is（5） in Chinese high school textbooks．
Many children love animals． And Willow Phelps is one of （1） （they ）． In fact， this American little girl not only loves animals， but she also has done really a lot for them． And （2） （连词） she did these kind things， she won the 2016 ASPCA（美国防止虐待动物协会） Kid of the Year．
Willow's （3） （ love） for animals started early． When she was about 3 years old， her family took in （4） （冠词）18﹣year﹣old cat． Under the care of Willow， the cat lived for another 3 years． After that， many old pets arrived in Willows home． So， Willow began to make plans to help more（5） （animal）．
With her mums help， Willow began running， swimming and even sewing（缝制）toys to（6） （raise）money for animals in need of help． In her young life， she has （7） （successful） completed the three projects． Finally， she raised ＄ 11，000． She also succeeded in （8） （stop） the use of live goldfish as prizes at her school party． And what she did for goldfish was （9） （notice）and rewarded （奖励） by the ASPCA．
I will continue to speak up for animals no matter how hard it is， "said Willow． Willow dreams of becoming an animal doctor （10） （介词）the future． Let's hope this little girl's dream will come true．
An old lady went into the building of a bank one day， carrying a large bag of money．She asked to speak with the president of the bank．
" How can I help you？" the bank president asked． She replied，"I would like to open a savings account（存款账户），" and placed the bag of （1）m on his desk． The president was surprised to see this， so he asked her，"Madam， how did you make this money？ " The old lady （2）r ，"1 make bets（赌注）．" Surprised， the president then asked "What kind of bet？" The old woman said， "Well， for example， I'll bet you 5，000，000 yuan that your tongue will become square by 10 o'clock tomorrow morning．" "what？" the president asked．He then smiled and said，"You've got yourself a bet! "and shook her hand （3）h
The old lady said， "Okay． May I bring my lawyer with me tomorrow （4）a a witness （见证者）？""Sure!" the president confidently replied．
The next morning， at 10， the old lady showed （5）u with her lawyer at the president's office． She asked the president to （6）o his mouth so they could all see． The old lady looked closely at his tongue and then asked （7）i she could touch it．
"Well， 5，000，000 yuan is a lot of money． I guess it's okay，" the president said．
At this moment， he saw that the lawyer was quietly hitting his head （8）a t the wall．The president asked， "What is the （9）m with your lawyer？"The old lady answered， "I bet him 10，000，000 that I would （10）t the tongue of the president of this bank at 10 am today．"
How does garlic（大蒜） grow？Hu Mengmeng，13，had been thinking about this question for a while． Last term， Hu （1） （get） her answer in her schools rooftop garden．
Hu's school， Tangwai Junior High School in Shanghai， set up a small garden on its teaching building's rooftop in 2015． Each term， students （2） （plant） one kind of vegetable． While taking care of them． They also do scientific experiments（实验）（3） （learn） more about vegetables．
Chen Yan， a 14﹣year﹣old girl， （4） （study）in this school for one year．Last year，she started to plant garlic with her teacher's help．She wondered how sunshine affected the growth of garlic．She put three pots of garlic in different places to get different amounts of sunlight．Then， she watched their growth every day． Later， she found that the garlic which got the most sunlight （5） （grow） best．
The garden （6） （turn） into a fun place two years ago．The students planted different types of vegetables in shapes， such as hearts， or squares in the garden． The different kinds of vegetables made the garden more colorful．
And that is not the end． Next year， they （7） （build） a robot to help with planting，"Students will work with our robot club to build more robots to help with watering． " Mr． Zhou， the school's science teacher said．
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One day， a student asked his teacher， "What is greed？" The teacher didn't answer his question（1） ， but asked the student to walk through the chocolate factory next to their school and pick out the biggest chocolate bar （条、块） he could find． But there was a （2） ： as he passed through the factory， he could not turn back．
The student went to the chocolate factory． As he walked， he saw a large chocolate bar． He liked it， but thought he might be able to find an even bigger one if he kept going． He kept walking and saw（3） chocolate bar． This one was a little bigger． But （4） ， he thought he could find an even bigger one if he kept going． As he neared the end of the factory， he saw fewer chocolate bars， and （5） of them were as large as the earlier ones． He started to regret his decision to keep going． Finally， he （6） ． He went back to his teacher empty﹣handed and explained what had happened．
The teacher told him． "You liked the （7） chocolate bar． but you kept looking for a bigger
one． And later， you realized that you had given up the best chocolate bar because you thought you could do better． That is called greed．"
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A Spring Morning
This spring morning in bed I'm lying，
Not to awake till the birds are crying．
After one night of wind and showers，
How many are the fallen flowers!
（Translated by Xu Yuanchong）
This poem （1） （write） by Meng Haoran （689﹣740）， who lived during the Tang Dynasty． It might be one of the（2） （famous） poems about spring in China． People like to read it（3） they wake up on a spring morning．
Meng didn't directly say how much he loved spring． Instead， he wrote about the details（细节） of the season： the birds， wind， rain showers and fallen flowers． His descriptions（描述） of these things showed （4） （we） the joy he felt during springtime．
Meng chose to write about the sounds of spring． These sounds allow readers （5） （picture） spring using their own imagination．
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There were many people on a bus． An old man（1） （look） here and there． He wanted to find（2） empty seat． Then he saw one and went to it． A small bag was on the seat． And a young man was beside it．
"Is this seat empty？" asked the old man．
"No， it's （3） an old woman． She went to buy some bananas，" said the young man．
"Well， let me sit here， please． I'll leave here when she（4） （come） back，" replied the old man．
After a few minutes， the bus started． "The old woman （5） （not come）， but her bag is here．Let me give her the bag．" Then the old man threw the bag out of the bus window．
The young man jumped up and shouted，"Don't throw! It's my bag!"
Most families love to go on holiday together． It is great fun to leave your common life behind and go somewhere different and exciting!
（1） Some people enjoy traveling around cities and visiting museums． Other people prefer outdoor holidays， where you can hike or go boating． Some people like cruises， where the huge ship is like a hotel．
Many families go on holiday in summer， when schools are closed． （2） In the past， most British families would take their holidays at a British seaside town． However， now many people choose to go abroad instead． One reason for this is to escape（躲藏） the possibility of rain at home! France， Spain and Greece are popular destinations（目的地）．
In the United States， summer holidays often involve a road trip． （3） It is common to drive hundreds of miles to get to your destination． If the beach is too far away， you could go to one of the national parks． Many people love to enjoy the natural beauty of places such as Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon．
（4） In winter， many people go skiing． The Alps are a very popular place to ski． The mountain scenery is truly wonderful! You can try downhill skiing， cross﹣country skiing or snowshoeing．
Not matter what kind of holiday you take， there are two things that nearly everyone does． The first is to sent postcards to friends and family at home， so they can see a photo of the place where you are． The second is to buy some sort of souvenir（纪念品） to that you can remember your trip﹣﹣maybe a T﹣shirt or an art piece． （5）
A． Beach holidays are very popular in Britain．
B． Few people like to take holidays in winter．
C． There are many different kinds of holidays．
D． Summer is not the only season for going on holiday．
E．This means packing the whole family into the car and setting out!
F． Then once you're home， it's time to start planning your next holiday!
G． However， some families never have chances to take holidays together．
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When you are busy doing piles of math homework， have you ever stopped and thought about one question：why do we need to learn all this math anyway？
It's an interesting question． Kids around the world （1） it for ages． For US students， they may get the answer from a new show called "MathAlive!"． It has 47 interesting activities designed to teach kids how math （2） in our life． For example， at one show station， visitors test the theory that a person's arm span（臂展） equals the person's height． At another station， math skills help visitors （3） the NASA robot outside a space station virtually （虚拟的）． By doing such activities， kids learn why math is important in our life．
Where else can you find math used every day？ Actually， if you go down deep enough into anything， you（4） math． Think of simple things， like clocks． They tell time， but only if you know how to read them． That means using math． How much longer until school ends？ How long did I sleep last night？ That's all math． When you go shopping， you do lots of math， too．
Even when you （5） math， it's all around you． The computer you use to surf the Internet is a machine to do binary math very fast． The house you live in is designed by people who use lots of geometry（几何学）． So enjoy math， not for exams， but for the wonderful world's helps to build．
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Tad is a very special boy． He must sit （1） a wheelchair every day． He was born with a disease that made him unable to walk． Some boys would be （2） or angry about that， but not Tad． Instead， he looks for ways to make people happy． He called the Green Oaks School for the Blind and asked if he could volunteer． They said， "Sure!" Tad went to that school at （3） ． Every day， he plays games with the children． He reads books to them． Sometimes he helps them with （4） schoolwork． The children at the school call Tad Lucky because they feel so （5） to have him as a friend． That makes Tad very happy!
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