Ten﹣year﹣old Orion Jean has always known that kindness is important.He often practiced it by volunteering with his family.（1） ，after entering the National Kindness Speech Contest，he became more active in it.Now he works to spread kindness everywhere through projects which help others.He calls（2） （he） action the Race to Kindness.
After（3） teacher told him about the contest.Orion had only 24 hours to write，memorize（4） record his speech.In it，he talked（5） the importance of kindness. "Kindness is like spreading hugs around the world to those who need it. "Orion said.He encourages（6） （listener） to join him in "the race of kindness" by doing small，kind acts for others.Orion's speech won the contest.He used his ＄500 prize（7） （collect） 619 toys for a local children's hospital.After that，Orion wanted to make an even（8） （big）influence in charity he packed meal boxes for people in need including a kind message for each receiver.
Orion says， "If someone is treated（9） （kind） it can make their day brighter and encourage that person to be kind to somebody else.And then it just（10） （grow） and makes the world a better place. "
A bookstore in Kaohsiung got international attention after CNN reported on the unusual decoration （装饰）in it.The store，Wuguan Books，is known as（1） "experimental bookstore" because of the dark lighting used to show the books on sale，Wuguan Books
（2） （lie）at Pier﹣2 Culture Center，which is full（3） special cafes and exhibits.The bookstore is almost（4） （complete）dark，except for the shelves （书架）of books.There are over 400 shelves of books in the store，with many（5） （light）placed around books.It appears as if books themselves are lighting up the darkness.
The bookstore（6） （create）by Chu Chih﹣kung not long ago，with the purpose of increasing people's senses when（7） read books.Su Yu﹣shan，the
（8） （ manage）of the store，says the environment can help people learn to do "soul （灵魂）reading" by（9） （provide）a private experience with each book that draws one's attention.（10） it might not be for everyone，Wuguan Books creates a very different kind of environment from most bookstores.
Ed，William and Dan are three young men who love music.They've left their comfortable homes without taking any （1） （money）or mobile phones.They plan
（2） （walk）around the whole Britain，singing for dinner and sleeping anywhere like fields.
Ed and Dan met William when they were at school.They all liked walking. （3） they finished school，Ed went to study art in Paris and became （4） artist.Dan became a gardener and William a bookseller.They were still friends， （5） they weren't very happy with their lives.
One day they said， "Why don't we start walking？" And so they did.
They love simple activities （6） the busy，stressful world.
"People often ask （7） （we）why we're doing this.But you know it's a great life and we're learning so much on our journey，" says William （8） （proud）.
Last year they started a website to tell people a lot of stories about their walks.
This year they'd like to make videos and tell （9） （many）stories.Next year，they （10） （make）a CD of their songs and start a charity.The future looks good.
In the past，my old grandmother didn't enjoy talking on the phone.Actually，she hated it so she was always refusing （1） （use）it.She told us that she preferred speaking to people in person.It always（2） （make）her sad that she couldn't see the person she was talking to.The other day，we chatted with my grandmother， （3） mentioned video calling over the Internet.It （4） （invent）for people to see each other while talking online.Then we came up with（5） idea.We bought her a laptop（笔记本电脑）.One of my （6） （cousin）went over to her house and taught her how to use it.（7） （lucky），she was a quick learner.
Now，she enjoys （8） （her）when talking with us every day.She is happy and you can tell from the expression（9） her face.She says it's also very convenient.She can put it anywhere in the house（10） it is small and doesn't take up much room.Sometimes she even talks to us while she's in the kitchen cooking!
Your dog is barking，but you can't hear it!Your best friend is telling you（1） joke，but you can't catch it!（2） terrible!The people who have hearing loss（3） （consider）deaf.
It's not easy being deaf，and although some kids are born deaf，many others lose their hearing later on.So it's important to know how（4） （be）a good friend with anyone in the Deaf community.Here are some ways.
Be patient and do not give up on a friend（5） hearing loss.If you repeat what you are saying（6） （loud），and it isn't helping your Deaf friend，try to write it down or use signals instead.
Also，remember that deafness isn't the same as being stupid.Deaf kids are just as smart as anyone else.Don't treat your Deaf friends like they are not very smart.（7） they can't hear you，there's nothing wrong with their brain.
Don't forget about texts，（8） （email），and so on.These are much（9） （good）ways to keep in touch with your Deaf friend than phone calls.If the two of you can sign，a video call is great !
It's fun to communicate with others.We should support all of（10） （we）friends，and make new ones!
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.
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.
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!
According to a recent survey，violence（暴力） did happen in schools.Students showed（1） （they） fear and parents and teachers also expressed their worries about it.Experts hope that（2） whole society pay more attention to the mental health of teenagers.
Nowadays，school violence is a hot problem.I think this is also a big problem
（3） needs our great attention.We should make every effort to prevent violence
（4） （happen） at school，for more and more students would drop out of school if their personal（5） （safe） couldn't be guaranteed.
In fact，violence can（6） （learn）.Children learn violent behavior from adults or from what they see on television or on the Internet.
If I meet with school violence，I will not answer violence with violence，for it will lead to（7） （much） fighting.If I meet with school violence，I（8） （tell） my teachers or parents about it.I think they will help me deal with it well and they will protect me from bad（9） （guy）.
All in all，every student should behave well and keep away（10） violence.
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!
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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