I would like to be an actress. I know it sounds strange for somebody, but that's 1 I really want to be. I used to be outgoing with my family, but I was very shy in front of the other people. Drama (戏剧) classes helped me 2 this problem.
I started practising dramas three years ago, because I thought it was 3 great way to improve my acting skills, and help me become confident (有信心的). Confidence would help me achieve my dreams. I was 4 at how fast this went. I became more and more confident, and I could see real results. I was very anxious before I went on stage for my first performance, but I was so proud of myself when the play 5. And I could feel how great my improvement had been.
During the second performance, I was confident and I enjoyed 6 very much, embodying (体现) a character, being my parents' pride and receiving their praise. I've just started high school. Now I'm able to express 7 in front of people, feeling comfortable.
I've just acted in some short movies and one video, 8 I hope that I will have a wonderful job! It's 9 to know what your skills and abilities are so that you can do many things and make your dreams come true.
As Mohamed Ali said, "If your 10 don't scare you, they aren't big enough." I'm scared, but I won't give up.
Four boys sat in the headmaster's office, waiting for their punishment. When the headmaster came in, he told the boys, "You have 1 a lot of work for our janitor (看门人) by writing on the walls today. But he won't do the cleaning. You boys will clean the 2 every day after school for a week."
After school that day, the boys went to the janitor's office to get the tools and 3 their cleaning work. It took a long time and they worked all week.
On the last day, when they 4 finished the job and turned to leave, the janitor said, "Hey, boys, let me tell you 5. In the country where I grew up, we had few 6. We hardly had books or teachers. Even to 7 a new pencil was a big thing."
"You used pencils to write on the walls. A pencil is a lot like a person. For a person, there is the point on the outside, 8 it's what's in the inside that does all the work," he explained. "Every once in a while, you have to get a painful sharpening (磨砺). That's what you've had this week," he said. "From now on, 9 leaving your mark on the walls, leave your mark on life. Write your own 10 using what's inside you."
The boys understood and they never wrote on any walls again.
It was a Friday afternoon. Mason was shopping at a store when he met a boy and his mom. When Mason overheard (偶然听到) the mom telling her son Zach that she was only able to spend $ 20 on new shoes, he decided to buy Zach any pair in the store.
"The mother told him that they only had twenty dollars to spend on his shoes and that they should be careful with what they chose," Mason said. "She was working with a budget (预算) and I got that. We all get new shoes and clothes at this time of the year before going back to school," said Mason, "I asked the boy what type of shoes he would like. He said that he just wanted something comfortable. At that point, I said I was going to get him anything he wanted."
Zach chose a pair at last and Mason paid for him. He was so excited that he ran to his mom and showed her the new shoes.
Zach's mom couldn't believe what a stranger did for them and posted a photo of Mason with her son on the Internet to remember this great act of kindness.
Many people think that cities don't have farms and that people only grow fruit and vegetables in the countryside. However, they are wrong. There are more and more farms in cities all over the world. According to Ms. Sullivan, a person studying urban agriculture (都市农业) in New York City, "There was urban agriculture long long ago."
More and more people live in cities now. And more and more people want to garden in city areas. Ms. Sullivan said, "In small gardens, on the rooftops and indoors, city people grow fruit and vegetables or raise animals to produce vegetables, eggs, honey, and meat." However, they still need to live on food grown in the countryside. This is because a city doesn't have enough places to grow enough food for everyone.
In New York City, there aren't a lot of places for growing food, but city farmers use many different ways to grow things. For example, Brooklyn Grange has three rooftop vegetable farms in New York City.
Brooklyn Grange grows tomatoes, potatoes and many other things. It sells its vegetables to people and restaurants in its city. People use the place that is not needed for anything else. As more urban farmers find ways to grow food in cities, people in the city will be able to get fresher vegetables for their meals.
①on the roof of their houses
②in their gardens
③on the side of the street
④in their houses
School backpacks are always a hot topic in China. Some Chinese parents buy hardcover school backpacks from Japan, although they can be as expensive as 5,000 yuan, according to Chinese newspaper Urban Express. These backpacks are popular because the hard cover helps hold books in place. This can help kids keep their balance and preserve their spines (脊柱). But it turns out that the bags can be hardly fit in the students' desks.
A good backpack is important for children's health. "It can make pressure less on the shoulders," says Dr. Rob Danoff from the US. He also says students need a backpack that's made for the child's size. Cushioned (加垫的) backs and shoulder straps (带子) will help them avoid pain.
However, the biggest problem for school backpacks is that they are too heavy, noted Hou Weiguang, a doctor in Chengdu. "In China, students have many textbooks and exercise books. The weight makes many kids suffer from side-bending (侧弯的) spines," Hou said. He suggests that a backpack should be no more than 15 percent of a child's body weight to avoid pain or injury. That means if a student weighs 50 kg, the backpack should be less than 7.5 kg.
Parents need to make sure their kids only carry what they need. Schools and governments need to help too, added Zheng Yongshun, an education official from Hong Kong. He said schools should offer locker (储物柜) space and shared books so kids can carry fewer books.
As a child, you have to talk to your parents about something. What can you do? Here is some advice for you.
Write down what you want to say. It will help you organize what you want to say and make your talk easier and more relaxing.
Make sure your parents listen to you carefully when you are talking with them. Never go to public places or when they only have a short time to talk to you. Try to make them be interested in everything you are saying.
Know who you want to speak to. Your relationship with each parent is different, so ask yourself whom you'd like to talk with more. So it may be best to talk to your kind parent first and then talk to the other parent together.
Listen when your parents speak. You may even repeat what your parents say to make sure you understand them and to let them know that you're listening to them carefully.
A. Find the right time and place.
B. If your parents have problems, you should offer to help them.
C. One parent might be kind while the other is easier to get angry.
D. Maybe you could do more jobs around the house to help your parents.
E. You don't have to write down everything but at least a few main points.
F. But it's sometimes hard for you to spend time talking openly with them.
G. Try to think about what your parents are saying to you and reply to them in time.
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Wang Meng hasn't been back home to see his parents for 12 years. What's , he has blacklisted (拉黑) them for 6 years. Many serious problems happened between the generations, including the way they exchanged about his study and dealt with some things.
Wang graduated from Peking University and he's in America now. From Wang's letter, we know he studied hard and his mother much about him. No doubt, his parents must have done much for him and he should be happy and thank his parents first. When he up, he met more matters at school and at home. His parents wanted to make him better and better, but they didn't consider Wang's feeling. When he came up with his ideas, his parents thought he was too young to make decisions . Wang was against their ways many , but they insisted on (坚持) their opinions and didn't agree with him. They have hurt their son's heart . Wang couldn't have the sense of and his health problems also made him worried. These made Wang think he never belonged to the family and he his parents.
Wang's parents called him, even sent messages to him on the phone. But he didn't do , even blacklisted them. As parents and children, we really need to think how to get on well with each other in life!
Pulp (纸浆) magazines were cheap magazines filled with science fictions and adventure (冒险) stories. They were printed from 1896 to the 1950s. People called them "pulp magazines", because the paper used to print them came from wood pulp. This was the cheapest kind of paper. Pulp magazines were popular because they didn't cost much money.
Pulp magazines usually had
a very pretty cover picture. It
was bright and colorful. It usually showed a woman in trouble and a hero coming
to save her. In the magazine, there were many stories written by different
writers. Some pulp magazines featured (以…… 
特色) detective (侦探) stories. There were terror (恐怖) pulp magazines and romance (浪漫) pulp magazines too.
One of the most famous pulp magazines was called Amazing Stories. This was a science fiction pulp magazine. It started in 1926. There were stories of young handsome heroes saving the earth from danger. There were stories that imagined life in the future. Before they were famous, many science fiction writers had begun writing for Amazing Stories. Isaac Asimov, for example, wrote a story called Marooned off Vesta that Amazing Stories printed in 1939.
Many pulp magazines stopped printing in the 1950s. One of the reasons was the growth of the television. Watching TV became a hobby for many people. Paperbacks also became more popular at the same time. They were more expensive than pulp magazines but people had more money than before. They spent it on paperbacks.
Because pulp magazines were and people could save some money.
The underlined word "It" in the second paragraph refers to .
Amazing Stories was a pulp magazine.
Many pulp magazines stopped printing .
A: Good morning, Mrs. Li.
B: Good morning, Dr. Wang.
A: ?
B: I don't feel well now.
A: ?
B: Yes, I have. It's about 38℃.
A:
B: I think so. What should I do now?
A: You'd better drink lots of water, lie in bed and have a good rest.
B: ?
A: You also need to take some medicine. The nurse will give you some medicine.
B: Is it serious?
A: . Don't worry. You'll feel better soon.
B: Thank you very much.
A: You're welcome.
提示：
1）历史：起源于2000多年前的西汉时期；
2）纸灯笼出现在东汉，蔡伦造纸之后；
3）材料：纸、丝绸、竹子、木头等；
4）用途与现状：起初，人们将灯笼挂在门口，意在驱散邪魔；后来，灯笼开始在庆祝活动中起到重要作用；现在灯笼成为中国的象征之一。
要求：
1）包含所给提示内容，条理清楚，语句通顺；
2）词数：不少于70词(开头已给出，不计入总词数)。
参考词汇：Western Han Dynasty 西汉；Eastern Han Dynasty东汉
As we all know, it is a tradition to watch lanterns at the Lantern Festival. There are a lot of lantern fairs where visitors can enjoy the beauty of lanterns. Do you know when Chinese lanterns appeared?
