All around the world，families celebrate special days together.Traditions for these days（1） （be）very different.Some of them may surprise you.
Families in most countries have a special day to celebrate mothers.In Serbia,this day is on（2） second Sunday before Christmas.On that day，children sneak（溜）into their（3） （mother）bedroom and tie her feet with ribbon（丝带）so that she can't get out of bed.Then they shout， "Mother's Day，Mother's Day!What will you pay（4） （get） away？" Then the mother gives（5） （they）small treats and presents as payment so that the kids "free" her.
In China，they say that（6） （baby）are one year old when they are born.After that，all children celebrate their birthday on New Year's Day because that's when they grow a year
（7） （old）.Actual birthdays are（8） （usual）celebrated with a big family meal.The tradition is that the "birthday boy" or "birthday girl" should fill their mouth with as many long noodles（9） they can and then eat them.This is because in Chinese culture，long noodles are a symbol（10） long life.
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Electric cars may seem like a recent invention，but they've been around for years.In the early 1900s，there were more electric cars on the road than there were petrol（汽油）cars.At that time，petrol was e（1） compared with other fuels（燃料）。W（2） petrol prices dropped and new technologies were developed，electric cars went out of fashion （过时）.Instead，petrol cars became more p（3） because they could travel longer distances （距离）without stopping.
During the 20th century，petrol cars got bigger，heavier，and faster.They needed more fuel，and it c（4） more air pollution.For years，car makers didn't worry about pollution.They didn't worry about the amount of petrol cars used，e（5） .But when people began to realise that there was not enough oil on the earth，they asked car makers to produce more efficient（高效能的）and less polluting cars.
One m（6） of solving the problem was a "hybrid" car（混合动力车），one that ran partly on petrol and partly on electricity.Hybrid cars became popular in the 2000s when petrol prices went up and the prices of hybrid cars went d（7） .
An all﹣electric car uses no petrol.The problem，however，is that car batteries （电池） need to be recharged （再充电）.That makes electric cars not so useful for long j（8） .
Many people are not p（9） with it.The government and car makers are w（10） together to develop safe，cheap，and useful electric cars.When people have these cars in the future，a petrol station may be a thing of the past.
During the unusual winter holiday in 2020，we stayed at home for two （1） （month）because of COVID﹣19.But my father，a member of the Communist Party of China，didn't stay （2） us at home for too long.
When my dad heard about some （3） （use）work，he became a volunteer in a rural area to help check people's information and spread knowledge about COVID﹣19.As the situation became much （4） （bad），24﹣hour traffic checkpoints were set up on the main roads to the village.There was only （5） simple tent，a few chairs and two heaters for volunteers （6） （spend）the night.The winter night was very cold and the volunteers could hardly sleep.But my father （7） （final）chose to stay because he wanted to guard the gate for other people.
Dad （8） （join）the Party a few years ago.At first，I didn't know much about it.After the pandemic，I learned that the Party members are people （9） will step forward when China is in trouble.When I grow up，I want to become one of
（10） （they）.Even if I am not a Party member，I will make contributions to our society，making it a much better place.
Coming home after working for the whole night I lost my wallet.It was
（1） （probable） very close to my house but I couldn't find it and had to cancel my credit cards.I had kept（2） wallet for ten years and it was a Christmas present.It was a bright，red leather wallet.Not every adult is sad about losing something， （3） I was very upset about losing my wallet.
I spoke to my （4） （friend） about my lost wallet.Most of them said I might get the wallet back finally but the money in it would （5） （appear）.I had listed all the things in my wallet （6） （get） some new ones.
I came home late the next night and my red wallet was in front of my house.I checked it carefully.
（7） everything in my wallet，there was a note.I was surprised when I read the note which said， "I （8） （find） this last night.It was too dark to go through it then，so I came back tonight.I got your address from your license.Sorry.Mike."
Not only had this man returned my wallet but he was sorry for not bringing it back
（9） （early）.There was no information about Mike so I couldn't get in touch with him to say "Thank you".But I did hope he could know how （10） （thank） I was!
A Chinese dance drama（1） （make）the first appearance on social media platforms abroad already，causing a wave of discussion on the beauty of Chinese culture among art lovers worldwide.
The dance drama Li Bai is（2） classic play made by the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater.It has touched people all over the world（3） telling the story of Tang Dynasty （618 AD—907 AD）poet Li Bai.
Li Bai was born in 701 AD（4） died in 762 AD.Maybe because he traveled around so much when he was little，he decided（5） （keep） traveling around the land when he was 25 years old.He wanted to learn more about nature and people.He expressed his feelings through the beautiful words in his poems.People（6） （real） liked his poems.Even today people still admire his poems，not only adults，but（7） （child） too.Kids start to learn his poems when they are in primary schools.Li Bai is one of the
（8） （important） poets in China.He is just as important as William Shakespeare to the world.
Last month，the dance drama Li Bai （9） （watch） over 5.57 million times.And China has once again carried Chinese culture forward in（10） （it） own way.
On May 22，2021，the whole nation were saddened by the news that Dr.Yuan Longping passed away.That afternoon，it was（1） in Changsha，Hunan Province.As the hearse （灵车）went slowly through the streets，people said together"Grandpa Yuan，rest in peace" over and over again.Some ran along，（2） to see him off for a longer time.Tears ran down their faces with the rain.
Dr.Yuan Longping worked most of his life growing better rice.As a result of his research，the Chinese people are no longer（3） about getting hungry.For his contributions，Dr.Yuan is always called the"Father of Hybrid （杂交的）Rice" by the Chinese.
Born in 1930，Dr.Yuan graduated from college in 1953.Years later，he decided to do （4） on hybrid rice.From 1964 to 1969，he did more than 3，000 experiments，but all （5） .He never gave up.In 1974，he became the first agricultural （农业的）pioneer （6） grow rice that had a high output in the world.
Dr.Yuan Longping was good at English.Actually，he spoke English（7） he talked with foreign reporters.He liked swimming and playing the violin.He also wrote lyrics for a song to show his dream and（8） his love for his mother.
Like our neighbour and friend，Dr.Yuan Longing was a（9） and caring man.He encouraged the young people and loved children.Dr.Yuan Longping is a great （10） t with a humble mind and a warm heart.
Dr.Yuan Longping will live in our hearts forever.
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A young couple chose to go camping in the mountains to celebrate their Grit year of marriage （结婚）.They took with them all the things they would need to，camping一warm clothes，food and（1） tent.
They went up to the mountains（2） found the perfect place to set up their tent.After that，they decided（3） （go） fur a walk to more of the mountains.
After a long walk，they went back to（4） （they）camp，built a fire and cooked dinner.（5） （ final），it was lime to go to sleep.
Sometime in the middle of the night，the wife（6） （wake） her husband up and said： " I look up at the sky.What do you see？"
Her husband answered， "I see（7） （million） of stars. "
Hits wife said. "That's right.What does that mean to you？"
The husband said： "Well，if there are so many stars out there，that means there might also be a planer just（8） ours，and if that's true，then there could be life on one of those
（9） （planet）.That's kind of（10） （excite）! "
His wife said： "You are wrong.It means that someone has stolen our tent! "
Winter Olympics is also（1） （call） the White Olympics.International Olympic Committee （IOC国际奥委会） handed the 2022 Olympic events to Beijing（2） July 31，2015.The IOC saw it as a wise（3） （choose）.Beijing will be the first city to host both summer （4） winter Games in the world after it hosted the 2008 summer Olympics.
Thousands of Chinese people，（5） （especial） teenagers，are interested in winter sports because they can get a lot of fun from it.People all think that （6） （host） the 2022 Olympic Winter Games will encourage more young people（7） （join） in ice and snow sports.The Bird's Nest Stadium and the Water Cube will again welcome the sports
（8） （love） from home and abroad.We believe that Chinese people will show（9） excellent Olympics to the world.We are sure that people all over the world will enjoy
（10） （they） during the Games.Let's look forward to it!
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Rick Hoyt is American and he has a good job at the University of Boston. （1） ，he is in a wheelchair because of a serious illness.He can't （2） either and he uses a computer for daily communication.However，he loves sport and wants to challenge
（3） in triathlon﹣a sports competition in which people swim 4 kilometers，bike 180 kilometers and run 42 kilometers.How can Rick make it as he can't swim，bike or run and sits in a wheelchair？It （4） to be an impossible dream for him to realize.
Rick can take part because he does it with his father，Dick Hoyt.Together，they try their best to do the（5） task in their life﹣in the running，his father pushes him in his wheelchair；in the （6） ，Rick lies in a small boat and his father swims and pulls him；in the cycling Rick sits in a special seat on the front of his （7） bike.
Of course，the Hoyts never win the race.The winner of a triathlon usually completes it in about nine（8） ，but the Hoyts take much longer time. "That's right， "says the father. "We never win.But Rick and I think that we always win. "
Now the father and son have （9） the respect（尊敬） of many people.And their （10） courage also sets a good example for us all.It sends out the message how important it is that we believe in ourselves and never give up.
In 2009.Todd Bol put up a Little Free Library with the used boards.That was to show his respect and love for his mother，who loved reading very much.The idea quickly spread，and Todd made a wise decision to set up Little Free library as a non﹣profit （非营利的） organization with signs that read"Little Free Library：Take a Book，Return a Book." Today there are about100，000 little free libraries in over 100 countries and they have a great influence on people's life.
Studies have shown that books in the hands of children have a meaningful influence on improving literacy （识字）.Little Free Library spreads the idea that literacy is of great importance and pushes people to learn and grow in their own literacy.
Little Free Library can greatly improve the relationship among neighbors and strangers，too. "Within just a few miles of me，there are many little libraries in folks' front yards，sharing the joy of reading with anyone who passes by.I just live in such a world where books，and the knowledge that comes with them，are highly valued." Catherine，an American woman，said， "I've even received a note of thanks from a gentleman named Esteban.He was especially thankful to have a "friend" on a cold night： ‘Thank you for this wonderful gift of a book.It's an excellent friend on this cold and lonely night.I'll return one in its place as soon as I can!'"
If each building has such a library，we will soon have a society that spends less time on the phones and more on the pages of a book.
The idea of Little Free Library was first created by Told Bol.He made it for his mother who was a（1） .Then the idea soon spread to many countries.And Todd （2） decided to build Free Library as a non﹣profit organization.Nowadays，there are about 100，000 little free libraries around the world.Little Free Library tells us that literacy is so（3） and pushes us to improve our ability to read and write through books.It also helps to improve the relationship （4） people.At the same time，with little free libraries，people can（5） the joy of reading books.What's more，little free libraries give people a feeling of warmth.If there is such a library in each building in the future，people will spend more time reading instead of playing on the phones. |
Do you like Chinese folk music？Maybe your answer is no，but I like it very much.Last night，a friend of （1） （my） took me to a concert of Chinese folk music.The piece had a simple name，Erquan Yingyue （Moon Reflected on Second Spring），which was played on the erhu，especially moved me.The erhu sounded sad （2） to make me almost cry along with it as I listened.（3） the music was strangely beautiful，under the
（4） （beautiful） I sensed a strong sadness and pain.Later I looked up the story of Erquan Yingyue，and I began to understand the sadness in the music.
Abing，a folk musician（5） was born in the city of Wuxi in 1893，（6） （write） the music.His mother died when he was very young.He（7） （teach） to play many instruments by his father，and by age 17，Abing was famous（8） his musical ability.However，after his father died，Abing's life grew（9） （bad）.He was very poor.Not only that，he developed a serious illness and became blind.For several years，he had no home.He lived on the streets and played music （10） （make） a living.
Kids in the Forest
When I picked up my son from preschool （幼儿园） one recent summer afternoon，he looked dirty from head to foot.He told me how he and his classmates played in the nearby forest.It was a hot day，so they took off their shoes to put their feet in the river.He
（1）_____（describe ）excitedly to me the wonderful feeling of the cool river water.
This isn't a typical preschool in the United States.It's a forest school.A large part of my son's school day takes place across 1，000 square meters of forest and wetlands.
Today's kids are under great pressure.It is believed that the road to a "good" college begins as early as preschool，and even four﹣year﹣olds（2）_____（ require ）to read and memorize new words every day.So outdoor time for children（3）_____（ become ） less and less now.This has caused many problems，such as an increase іn оbеѕіtу （肥胖） аnd dерrеѕѕіоn （抑郁） among children.
More and more parents（4）_____（ realize ） the importance of outdoor play.In the past few years，we have seen an increasing interest in forest schools.The number of forest schools in the U.S.has jumped from 20 in 2008 to 250.Unlike children in traditional schools，forest school kids spend their day studying ant hills or even（5）_____（ climb ） tall trees.There are no direct instructions.
So are forest schools really better for today's children than traditional preschools？The answer（6）_____（ depend ） largely on whom you ask.Personally，I prefer forest schools.Since he started to attend forest school，my son has been more active and brighter with improved problem﹣solving skills.He has learned how to deal with small dangers and how
（7）_____（protect ）the environment.Most importantly，my son is excited to go to school every day.
Do you spend most of your time studying indoors？Remember to sometimes "hug" nature.It is good for you!
The smell of popcorn was in the air.I could hear kids laughing and shouting.People were everywhere!
My family and I walked around the amusement park，getting snacks and going on rides.I loved almost all types of rides.The （1）o rides that I didn't like were rides that turn you upside﹣down.But my elder sister，Laura，loved them.When we finally were near a ride that went upside﹣down，she started asking me to go with her.I told her I didn't like those rides，but she kept asking （2）b she really didn't want to go alone.I was feeling sympathy （同情）for her，so I stalled thinking that maybe I （3）s go with her，even though I really don't like to go upside﹣down.I turned to my parents for （4）h .
" Matt，you are allowed to stand up for yourself.If something makes you feel really uncomfortable，you can tell people （5）n .It's OK to tell Laura that you love her， （6）b that you can't go with her because going upside﹣down makes you uncomfortable.Be strong but kind when you tell her，so that she will （7）k you're serious. " Mom said.
"I don't want to make Laura mad or sad，" I replied to Mom， "and I don't want her to think I'm being mean. "
"There's a （8）d between being aggressive （有攻击性的）and being assertive（坚决主张的）.Saying 'no' doesn't mean you are willing to hurt her feelings.You're just listening to your own feelings to make sure you stay safe. " Mom answered. "The
（9）s goes for Laura.If you ask her to arm wrestle （角力）and she doesn't feel comfortable，she's allowed to say 'no'，too.We are all allowed to stand up for ourselves. "
"Thanks，Mom."I said.I told Laura that I love her and like to do things with her，but that the upside﹣down rides make me uncomfortable because they scare me.She was sad，but went on the ride by（10）h and was really happy when it was over.We had a great rest of the day at the amusement park!
Sitting at the bedroom window，Melissa was watching her new neighbor Lily Green.
There，in the garden，Lily （1） （play） freely and wildly，in jeans and a T﹣shirt.
"How I want to be like her!" Melissa sighed （叹息）， " But I（2） always
（ask）to be a little lady in dresses. "
One day，the doorbell rang.Melissa and her mother opened the door They were Mrs Green and Lily.Lily stared at Melissa，who was wearing a princess dress with crown （皇冠），as if she came from another planet.
" Do you want （3） （come）and have tea？ "，said Mrs Green.
"How kind of you. . . ，but. . .maybe tomorrow， " said Melissa's mother.
All next day Melissa worried about the tea.What would she wear to the party？How would Lily laugh!Suddenly，she threw all her smart dresses onto the floor and jumped on them.
Finally，she put on her only trousers and a school T﹣shirt.
Just then her mother came in. "What （4） you （ do）there？"
"Getting dressed for tea!" said Melissa.
"But you've spoiled （损坏） all your lovely clothes!" shouted her mother.
They are not my clothes，they are yours. " Melissa shouted back， " You only want me to look like YOUR DOLL（玩偶）!But I won't-not ever again!"
With these words，she （5） （run） next door.
Lily stared down at her from the tree house. "You （6） （look） different today!Would you like to be in？I bet （敢说） you （7） （not get） up here! "
Huh，that's easy. " said Melissa-and swung herself quickly to the top.
Melissa's mother was watching from the Greens' kitchen，worried and upset.
"Melissa was so naughty （顽皮的）， "sighed Melissa's mother， " She has spoiled all her pretty clothes. "
"Oh？And why do you think she did that？" asked Mrs Green.
"I. . .don't know， "said Melissa's mother.
" Maybe she just doesn't like （8） （look） like that， " Mrs Green said， "Maybe she just wants to be herself.Don't you think we have to let our kids just be kids？"
Just then Lily and Melissa ran into the kitchen，laughing loudly.
"I（9） never （see） Melissa look so happy." thought Melissa's mother.She felt sorry for what she had done to her daughter. "I（10） never （do） it like before. "
"Oh，Mum-You're here，" Melissa said，looking worried， "I . .I'm sorry about the clothes.I'm sorry I was so naughty. "
"Oh，but I'm not. " Melissa's mother reached out the arms and hugged her.
Party Works to Serve Us
Since 1921，the Communist Party of China （CPC，中国共产党） has been leading Chinese people to live better lives.
Both of my parents joined the Party when they were in university.They are
（1） （pride） of it.As members of the Party，they know they （2） （serve） the people.They always take part in community efforts （3） （active）.During the
（4） （usual） winter holiday in 2020，they joined a team of volunteers to help check people's information and spread knowledge about COVID﹣19.Their behaviors show me the duty of the Party members.I want to learn more from（5） （they）and be a member of the Party.
When I was younger，my parents told me many touching（6） （story）about the CPC.The spirits of Hong Yan，Jinggangshan and Yan'an moved me so much.From that time forward，I became（7） （interest） in the Party.
Many years have passed，I（8） （read）lots of books and watched movies that show the spirit of the CPC.What's more，I have joined in many activities that are about the Party in order to learn more about it.Now I am a League（团）member.I believe that before long，I
（9） （be）a real Party member.If I become a member of the Party，I will do as much as I can （10） （help）others.I'm looking forward to that day!
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