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    Mrs Wilson(like) to ask her husband(go) shoppingher on Sundays. Her husband(pay) for the things that she buys. Now they are in a shop.

    "Look, Andy. Is it a fancy hair clip?" Mrs Wilson asks her husband.

    "All right. And howis it?" he answers and(give) money to the shop assistant. When Mrs Wilson asks him about(anything) good or bad, he often says "All right. And how much is it?"her.

    At about 8 p. m., Andy is tired and thirsty, and he wants to have a drink. Suddenly (突然) his wife looksat the moon and says, "Look, Andy. Is the moon so beautiful?"

    "All right. And how much is it?" her husband answers(quick)

Kobe Bryant was born with basketball already in his blood. His dad was a former NBA star. When Kobe was six years old, his dad playing basketball in Europe, so his family moved to Italy. The family stayed there for seven years. While in Italy, Kobe learned to speak fluent Italian and started playing basketball.

The family back to the United States when Kobe was 13 and he started playing high school basketball. Kobe thought he was already good enough in the NBA, so he skipped college and right after high school by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA Draft. In 2006, Kobe scored a career high 81 point, the second highest point in NBA history. As a result, he the season's MVP in the 2007 to 2008 NBA season.

his success, Kobe said "I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan. I just want to be Kobe." So far, Kobe's story many people, especially teenagers. Unluckily, he died in an air crush early this year. However, his Mamba spirit forever.

Yesterday, as I was coming near the front door of our public library, a white-haired gentleman stepped back(hold) the door for me. With a stick in my hand, it is not strange people to do so. However, I told the gentleman that the door had an automatic (自动) opener, and that it can open by(it). He said, "I thought I would have a chance to be helpful." On (hear) that, I stepped back, let the door close, and(allow) him to reopen the door, not using the automatic control this time. That act of kindness not only got me happier but also made the gentleman feel(good) about himself.

(hold) the door open is a polite and thoughtful act. It can bring warmth to others whether you are at homeat work. Open the door for others and they will thank you. Those around you will(certain) appreciate (赞赏) your good manners. Keep in mind that small deed makesbig difference.

Do you know the poem Song of the Great Wind? Its1is Liu Bang, who was the first emperor of the Han Dynasty (202 BC—220 AD). Born into a 2 farmer's family, Liu didn't go to school for long, but he still wanted to do something 3. In his thirties, he became a village official. In his forties, he became the leader of an army. In his fifties, he became the emperor. During all these years, he 4 many difficulties and won many wars. His life was exciting and 5, just as his poem Song of the Great Wind shows us. Liu wrote this poem when he went back to his hometown as an emperor. During a meeting, Liu remembered the old days and felt sad. He read this poem aloud for all to hear.

I couldn't wait to show my brand new sneakers(运动鞋) to my friends at the rehearsal(排练) for the fourth-grade girls' play. I had cleaned leaves, tidied yards and a lot of housework for three weeks to save the money to buy them, so I was really proud of them.

When practice started, our director, Mrs. Rod, asked us to take off our shoes first so we wouldn't scuff up(摩擦) the stage. I put my sneakers carefully in my red backpack and zipped (用拉链扣上) it up before joining the group.

After rehearsal, I unzipped my backpack and found my sneakers were gone! I dashed across the stage.

"Mrs. Rod!" I shouted. "Someone stole my sneakers! I put them right in my backpack when you told us to take off our shoes, and now they're gone!"

Mrs. Rod raised her voice so everyone could hear. She asked the students to look around for my missing sneakers.

Everyone searched for the sneakers, but they weren't anywhere. Then, I noticed Susan opening up her backpack and looking inside. There, right on the top, were my sneakers!

"Those are my sneakers. Susan! Why did you steal them?" I asked angrily.

"I didn't! I promise! I don't know how they got in my backpack," said Susan.

All of a sudden, my face reddened as I realized what had happened. Susan's backpack was exactly the same color as mine. I had put my sneakers in her backpack by mistake.

"I'm really sorry, Susan. I put my sneakers in your backpack by accident. I must not have been paying attention. I shouldn't have accused(指责) you of stealing."

"It's okay." Susan said. "They're really amazing sneakers. If they were mine, 1 would be upset about losing them, too."

That's the last time I'll ever say something about someone without checking first!

Shashiyu was once a poor village in Hebei Province, but now it has changed into a rich and livable place.

In the 1940s, villagers in Shashiyu had little food and few clothes, but they had a strong wish for a better life. Zhang Guishun, the Party secretary of Shashiyu, encouraged his villagers to do their best to pull themselves out of poverty. "In the ancient Chinese story, Yu Gong could move mountains with his strong will and hard work, why can't we? Nobody was born to be poor?" Hearing his words, the villagers decided to make a difference.

Led by the Communist Party of China (中国共.产.党), the villagers carried water and soil to their village from faraway places to improve their land. From 1966 to. 1971, they reclaimed (开垦) lots of land and greatly improved their life.

However, the village encountered a new problem two decades later as the environment became heavily polluted by chemical plants and mine refineries built in 1990s.

The polluting factories were shut down in 2004, and villagers started grape cultivation, which soon became a main industry in Shashiyu.

In 2009, the city-level government invested over 1 million yuan($152, 723) to change the village's exhibition hall into a museum in memory of development efforts made by earlier generations.

After 10 years, the village was called "National Forest Village".

Zhang said that the village started a yearly tourism festival in 2015 to attract travelers to pick grapes. "The grapes could be sold at a better price once Shashiyu becomes famous through this festival. Our villagers can then live even better lives, "he said.

I went on vacation with my family last summer. "Wake up! It's time to go fishing," "my mom woke me up. After having breakfast we got on a boat. Getting up at6 a. m. was really early and I was not happy. But later, I had fun.

My uncle caught(抓住)a big fish first. And my mom caught one, too. Then I caught a Black Drum(多须石首鱼). Next, my dad caught a big fish. The captain said no one caught a big fish like this one. We were all happy when we heard this. Later we tried to catch small sharks(鲨鱼). My grandpa caught one, but it snapped the line(咬断绳子). My uncle caught one, but it also snapped the line. My dad caught one at last. It didn't look so scary but was a little funny.

Then our fishing activity was over, and we went back with all the fish. We were tired but happy!

A Swedish couple on holiday were traveling around Italy, and wanted to go to Capri.

Capri is an island in the south of the country, 1for its beautiful coastline and a popular tourist destination (目的地). The couple put their destination into their car's GPS (全球定位系统), 2 they made a spelling mistake. They 3typed CARPI instead of CAPRI. There is a real place called Carpi in Italy, but it is a small town in the4of the country.

The couple followed the GPS directions. Although they were traveling to an island, it didn't5them that they didn't even cross a bridge or see the sea. When they arrived in Carpi, they went to the tourist office. They asked 6 they could go to the Blue Grotto, a well-known sea cave in Capri. Of course, the office worker there couldn't 7them. He thought they wanted to go to a 8called the Blue Grotto for dinner.

When the man realized that the couple thought they were in Capri, he9their mistake. The couple got back into their car and started driving south. The office worker said, "They were10, but not angry."

It was a spelling mistake that took the couple 600kilometers from their destination.

When you go to the US, someone often says to you "give me five". What should you do? Do not get five dollars from your pocket! It will make them laugh! They are not asking for your money, but your fingers.

In the US," give me five" or" give me the high five" is a popular gesture(手势). You can see it often in films or on TV. It means hitting each other's right hands together.

People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams. If a football team wins a game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.

This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising (举起) the right arm for the emperor (皇帝). This showed the person raising his arm did not have a sword (剑) in his hand. But now it turns into a very funny way to show everyone's good feeling.

Why not try to give the high five to your friends?

One day a farmer went out for a walk with his daughter. The farmer put on a pair of wrong shoes－one with a thick sole(鞋底) and the other with a thin one. So as he began to walk, he felt very uncomfortable. When he was just out of the house, he turned to his daughter and said, "Why should one of my legs be longer than the other today?"

The daughter looked at his father's legs carefully as he was walking, and then laughed, "Oh, no, Daddy, your legs are all right. You have put on the wrong shoes."

The farmer was very happy to hear that and said to himself, "What a clever daughter I have got!" Then he asked his daughter to go back and get the other pair of shoes for him.

The farmer had only two pairs of shoes.

When the daughter ran back to the house, she found that the other pair was also a pair of wrong shoes.

She had to return to his father with nothing in her hands and said out of breath, "It's no use changing them, Daddy! The shoes at home were not a pair, either!"

There is a famous English saying "You are what you eat", and it means what you put in your mouth will become part of you. Many experts (专家) use it to tell people it's important to have a good eating habit. For example, too much sweet food makes a person overweight（超重）. To avoid being fat, kids are told to keep off sweet food. But, a team of American scientists have found something new about eating sweet food.

"When we say some people ‘sweet', we mean they are kind and friendly to us. Perhaps(也许) this word can help us learn more about people's feelings and acts." said Brian Meier, a scientist from the study team. "Taste is something we experience every day. What we have done is to find whether we can know someone's character(角色) and behavior(行为) depending on their taste."

In one of their experiments(实验), students were asked questions about their character－whether, for example, they were soft-hearted or not. Then they were asked to make a list of their favorite food. According to their answers, the scientists found that the students who liked sweet food were nicer.

In their another experiment, the scientists found that people who preferred sweet food such as cookies and chocolate were more willing to help other people in need, and those who ate non-sweet food such as chips weren't. For example, people with a sweet tooth were more likely to volunteer to clean up their city, visit sick children in the hospital and so on.

The result of the experiments is that people's helpfulness or being nice has something to do with their taste for sweet food. So eating sweet food is a useful way to make people nice and helpful. Next time，try some ice-cream.

Medical experts say most Americans do not get enough sleep. They say more Americans need to take a nap-that is to rest for a short period in the middle of the day. They give people advice to sleep lightly before continuing with other activities. The experts say naps might improve health by reducing pressure(压力).

Some European and Latin American companies have supported(支持) the idea of napping for many year. They ask people to leave work go home and have a nap before returning. In the United States, some companies let workers rest simply in their offices. They believe this can help workers make fewer mistakes and also increase(增加)the amount of work that a person can do.

Sleep experts say it is likely that sleepy people make more mistakes at work than at other times. They say people should not carry out important tasks when they feel sleepy. And they say the best thing to do is to take a nap. About twenty minutes of rest is all you need. Experts say this provides extra energy and can increase your effectiveness(效率) until the end of the day. But experts say that a nap should last no more than twenty to thirty minutes. A longer nap will put the body into a deep sleep and waking up will be difficult.

Here are some interesting activities in our school. Welcome to take part in(参加) our activities!

What's your favorite food? For Lisa, her favorite food is Mom's food.

Lisa is a Chinese woman. She lives in the US. She her country and Chinese food, so she asks her mom Mrs. Lin with her.

Mrs. Lin is good at . She makes different of food for her daughter every day. Lisa would like to from her mother, so she records(记录)Mrs. Lin's cooking with her phone. Later, she puts the videos on the Internet.

People love watching Mrs. Lin cooking. " food looks really delicious, "they say. So Mrs. Lin gets popular .

"l feel , "Lisa says. "My mother can still me to cook. It's never too late to learn. She can cook some special dishes (菜肴). l don't learn to cook them, they may be gone. That's too bad. "

Maybe you have heard of the "Mozart Effect". It says that listening to classical music, especially Mozart, can help with math and science learning, and develop smarter children. But how can we enjoy music?

Listen in the car, while the children draw and color, and at dinner, for fun. Listen and talk about music.

Do you like this song? Why, or why not? If you like this kind of music, how does it make you feel? Happy or sad?

Know About Different Music

Get to know classical music, but don't forget jazz(爵士乐), blues(蓝调音乐) or many other kinds of music. Many children enjoy different sounds from around the world as well.

Learn about a singer and then listen to his or her music. Libraries often offer CDs as well. Learn an instrument(乐器). This takes some money and time, but the result can be worth(值得) it. This includes singing. Learn how to sing traditional songs.

Find concerts that you can attend(出席). Many towns and cities offer family (for parents and their children) concerts. Look for one near your house. Go to a music festival.

Do you like listening to music when you do something? Why or why not?

I'm Sarah. I'm twelve years old, My school is not far from my home. I usually walk to school with my friends Jane and Cindy. It's about fifteen minutes' walk. Sometimes we ride our bike to school. The bike ride only takes about eight minutes to school. We like riding the bike. It's good exercise.

Rick is my brother. He's a middle school student. It's about thirty kilometers from our home to his school. He always takes the subway to school. The subway comes at a quarter past seven and he gets to school at a quarter to eight. He loves to take the subway because the subway ride is never boring. He always talks with his friends, And he can listen to many nice songs.

March 21 is World Sleep Day. Here are some facts about sleep.

Sleep at advised times

In 2021, the Ministry of Education（MOE）advised that junior and senior high school students should go to bed before 10 pm and 11 pm respectively（分别的）.

How do astronauts sleep?

Just like on Earth, a person in space goes to bed at night and then wakes up the next day. But in space there is no up or down, and you do not feel the pull of gravity（重力）. As a result, astronauts usually sleep in fixed sleeping bags.

Earworms happen while sleeping

Some people enjoy listening to music a lot. While we' re awake, the music we know well keeps ringing in our ears, which is called earworms（耳虫现象）. This can happen during sleep as well, which could cause problems in getting to sleep and staying asleep.

Sleep with your pet?

Pets, like dogs and cats, do not sleep continuously and they will often get up and walk on the bed, which can make you sleep even worse.

But recent studies found that having pets in the bed may help people who are often worried. The pets, like soft toys, can help cut down their worry.

Socks can help us sleep

Studies have shown that wearing socks to bed can help you fall asleep faster!

Hands and feet help exchange（交换）heat between the far ends of the body and the heart. Wearing socks means an increase of blood to your hands and feet, which cuts down your core（核心的）body temperature. The lower the core body temperature is, the faster you fall asleep.

Days ago, I made a skirt for a friend's daughter. Today, I noticed a message on my phone on wechat （手机微信）. It was my friend saying, "I know you worked hard on the skirt and it looks very nice, but Lingling doesn't like the pattern（图案）on the skirt. Could you change it?"

I was angry and wanted to call her back. Then I suddenly thought of Grandma and what she had once done for me long ago.

It was a summer when I was eight. One day, Grandma decided to dress up my hair with some flowers. She spent a long time on it, and she enjoyed doing that. When Grandma finished, she was so happy, and I stood on a chair to look at myself in the mirror. My heart went cold.

"You can go out and play now, " Grandma said, smiling.

I nodded and slowly walked towards the door. I looked out of the door and saw some kids playing outside. My best friend, Liu Mei, saw me and waved at me to go outside, but I couldn't move. I knew everyone would laugh at my hair, but I couldn't tell Grandma how I felt.

Finally I went into Grandma's room and said in a scared voice, "Grandma, I don't think the flowers in my hair look nice."

Grandma looked sad, but didn't say a word, she stood me back on the chair in front of the mirror. While Grandma was pulling out the flowers gently （轻柔地）, I realized she loved me so deeply that she put my feelings before hers. And that is the kind of love I try to pass on today.

I picked up my phone and replied to my friend on wechat, "I am glad to change it. "

①When it comes to Chinese students considering studying in foreign countries, many of them usually believe that life will be easy and enjoyable. Unfortunately, it's likely that students with those beliefs will be disappointed very soon after landing at the airport

②So, what are the problems you may have, and how can you deal with them?

③Teaching and learning styles in America are very different from those in China, requiring more critical thinking(批判性思维) and teamwork. In a normal Americans classroom, one project might be done by a study group in which every person has their own responsibility.

④So don't worry about your language or any grammar mistakes. Just watch what other students do, and don't be afraid to ask any questions. The discussions, or sometimes even arguments, that your group members and you hold are likely to be the beginning of a friendship

⑤Besides schoolwork, another important thing faced by overseas students is homesickness or loneliness. You may miss your parents' cooking, your pets, or even your old bed. Being away from home can create bitter feelings, especially when faced with the challenges of getting used to a new environment.

⑥What I strongly suggest is to try hard to deal with these feelings. Be open to new friendships. Sign up for school activities, and give yourself permission to enjoy life at school, even if you miss home a lot. Be organized and keep a diary to check your progress. Write down three new things that you're grateful for every evening, as well as three things you're looking forward to every morning.

⑦Studying aboard is never simple. In fact, there will be many difficulties every day. But I'm sure you will overcome your difficulties and make your time overseas a success.

Killer bees started in Brazil in 1957. A scientist in Sao Paulo wanted bees to make more honey, so he put 46 African bees in with some Brazilian bees. The bees started to breed and make a new kind of bee. However, the new bees were a mistake. They did not want to make more honey; they wanted to attack. Then, by accident, 26 African bees escaped and bred (breed 的过去时，繁殖）with the Brazilian bees outside.

Scientists could not control the problem. The bees spread. They went from Brazil to Venezuela and then Central America. Now they are in North America. They travel about 390 miles a year. Each group of bees, or colony, grows to four times its old size in a year. This means that there will be one million new colonies in five years.

Killer bees are very dangerous and people are right to be afraid of them. When killer bees attack people, they attack in great numbers and often seriously hurt or kill people. 400 bee stings (蜇，叮) can kill a person. A total of 8,000 bee stings is not unusual for a killer bee attack. In fact, a student in Costa Rica had 10,000 stings and died.

What can you do if you see killer bees coming towards you? The first thing you can do is run—as fast as you can. Killer bees do not move very fast but they will follow you up to one mile. Then you must go into the nearest house or tent. Don't jump into water. The bees will wait for you to come out of the water. Killer bees will try to attack the head or the face, so cover your head with a handkerchief or a coat. You may even take off your shirt and cover your head. Stings to your chest and back are not as dangerous as stings to your head and face. However, if the bees sting you many times, you must get medical attention immediately.

Up to now, killer bees have killed about 1,000 people and over 10,000 cows in the Americas. In the United States alone, five people have died from killer bee stings since 1990. The first American died from bee stings in Texas in 1993. From Texas, the bees moved to Nevada, New Mexico and then Southern California. Where will they go next?