— ____ five years ago.
There was a poor boy called Ma Liang. One day，when he saw a man drawing for an officer，he fell in love1 drawing. He hoped the officer could give him a brush to draw pictures. But the officer laughed at him and drove him away.
Ma Liang didn't give up. He began to learn to draw by2 . When he went to cut wood on the mountain，he would draw with a stick. When he went to cut 3 by the river，he would draw with the grass root （根）. He drew whatever he saw. One night，he dreamed that an old man gave him a（n） 4 brush. With the brush，everything he drew5 real. Then Ma Liang began to draw for the poor.
The officer6 that and asked Ma Liang to draw gold for him. Ma Liang refused， 7 he was put into prison （监狱）. Then Ma Liang 8 drew a door on the wall and ran out. But the officer caught him again. This time，the officer wanted a gold mountain. Ma Liang had no choice but to draw a gold mountain in the middle of the sea. The officer was excited and shouted， "Be quick!Draw a big 9 . I want to get the gold back. " However，on the way to the gold mountain，there came a strong wind. The officer fell into the sea.
Finally，Ma Liang was 10 . He went back home and continued to draw for the poor.
The Water Festival is the New Year in the Dai calendar. It usually takes place in mid—April and lasts three to seven days. The Water Festival is celebrated by over 1. 3 million Dai people living in China ，mainly in Yunnan's Xishuangbanna and Dehong
There are many kinds of activities during the festival，such as exciting water splashing（泼水）. amazing dance and music performances and some other traditional activities. During thesedays，people dress up in traditional clothes and splash water on anyone passing by. It means washing away the unhappiness and the bad luck during the last year，so the good things will be around. The more water people get，the more luck they will get in the coming year.
Besides，people of all ages get together in the village square，where men，women and children dance in a circle to the best of the elephant—foot drums（象脚鼓）. The Dai elephant—foot drum dance is not only a way for the Dai people to express their joy，but also a reflection（反映）of their village culture. In the evening，thousands of people light up sky lanterns by Lancang River. It is a traditional folk activity and is regarded as a way for people to send their best wishes.
Nowadays，as more and more tourists join in this exciting festival，it has become a great chance to show Dai water culture as well as its music and dance culture.
During the 2016 Rio Olympics，people were surprised to see the round，purple marks on the body of the famous American swimmer Michael Phelps. What happened to him？In fact，he just visited a doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine （TCM） and had "cupping" （拔火罐）.
Massage （推拿） and acupuncture （针灸） are two other important kinds of TCM. Chinese massage can make you relaxed and fresh. Acupuncture takes away pain，though the look is funny.
TCM is an important part of Chinese culture. The earliest medical classic in China，Huangdi's Classic on Medicine，came out more than 2，000 years ago. The book is about the relationship between man and nature. Nature keeps balanced if yin and yang work well together. TCM helps to do that Quit especially，for some health problems，a doctor of TCM will not give you medicine. Instead，he may give you just a food plan and right ways to eat.
For example，it is common to eat on the way to school at our desk，or in front of the TV. But TCM thinks it's wrong. Here are the correct ways：sit down to eat. While eating，turn off the TV and get away from the work desk. Eat seasonal foods. Do not miss any of the three meals. Also，get your body moving often. Just as the saying goes， "Running water is never stale. "
Nowadays，Traditional Chinese Medicine is becoming more and more popular around the world. A government report says that people in 183 countries and areas are now using TCM.
①Eat on the way to school.
②Eat seasonal foods.
③Get your body moving often.
④Stay up late.
China beat South Korea in the Asian Football Confederation （亚洲足球联合会） Women's Asian Cup final on 6 February，2022. This is the ninth time the team has had such a victory，and the team has been waiting for the honor for 16 years.
Among the players of the champion team，five are from the women's football club of Jianghan University. Their name s are Wang Shuang. Zhu Yu，Yao Wei，Ma Jun and Liu Yanqiu. Zhu Yu is still in her senior year，Yao Wei and Liu Yanqiu have a ready graduated.
Wang Shuang was absent from the semi—finals（半决赛） because of injury，but she scored five times and helped her teammates score three times during the other three competitions. Zhu Yu beat Japanese players in penalty kicks（点球），and made many amazing shots during the finals. Yao Wei as the back gave the team a solid defense（防守）.
The women's football club of Jianghan University was set up by Jianghan University，the Wuhan Football Association，and the Wuhan Sports Centre. It is China's only women's football club with a university as the main body，with lots of players being the university's students.
We think the tomato is a vegetable，but it is actually a fruit. Because it is not sweet and is used for providing flavor （滋味） to food，we think of it as a vegetable.
The tomato is from Mexico. Spanish explorers （探险者） who went to South America about 500 years ago brought back the tomato to Europe. The French called tomatoes "love apples"，while the British called them "apples of gold". Young men made rings of tomato seeds and gave them to their loved ones.
The first people in Europe to eat tomatoes were Italians. As far back as 500 years ago，the joys of eating fried tomatoes with salt were known to them. They also discovered that the tomato made pasta （意大利面） taste better.
In other countries like England，tomatoes were thought to have poison （毒） in them. But people grew them in their gardens because of their beautiful colors and looks. They even thought that tomatoes caused diseases. But they soon got over their fear and began to eat tomatoes.
It is believed that the British brought the tomato to India. This was about 300 years ago. Gradually，the people of Bengal started discovering that the tomato gave a good flavor to their dishes. Today，the whole world is crazy about the tomato.
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I am a plastic bottle. A week ago，I was on a supermarket shelf. I felt really happy.
Then a tall woman picked me up and put me in her basket!The woman took me home and put me in the fridge. It was cold，but I soon made friends with the cans and bottles in it. However，only a few hours later，she took me out of the fridge and drank the water inside me. I have never felt so empty and alone in my life.
Early the next morning，a man took me out of the dustbin. He threw me and the other rubbish into the back of a truck. Then I was pushed together with the rest of the rubbish. Soon I was completely flat（扁平的）. I can't believe how thin I became.
I slept for a while. Everything around me was ugly and had bad smells. I felt afraid. I kept hoping that I would be moved somewhere else. Finally，huge trucks came and covered us with something.
She said that we would never leave this place，but would have to stay here for thousands of years.
"Why can't they recycle us？" I cried.
A. There were so many bad smells.
B. Then she threw me into a dustbin.
C. I asked another bottle what would happen to us.
D. When I woke up，I found myself in a terrible place.
E. I had a normal life，the same as other bottles full of water.
