Many teenagers have hobbies.But sometimes these can take them too much time，and parents might worry 1 their success at school.Teenagers often think they 2 be allowed to practice their hobbies as much as they want.Do you agree？
Carla，a 3 girl, is talented in singing, and is a singing star at school.She dreams of being a singer.However，her parents don't allow her to practice so much because 4 think their daughter should study hard to get good5 and enter a good university."We 6 every one of her competitions in the past few years.We have nothing against（反对） singing. But she needs 7 more time on her schoolwork because it's difficult to become a singing star, " says her father. But Carla really disagrees."I know my parents care about me. And they hope I will have8 better life in the future.But I take singing9 . I want to make my own decision.Only then will I have a chance to achieve my dream，" says Carla.
Parents should have right attitude（态度） towards the children's development.10 it's OK to want successful children, it's even more important to have healthy and happy children!
Riding a Mo﹣bike on the street，you might hear some people speaking Chinese aloud.Turning the right，you see a Sichuan﹣style restaurant.After walking into a store you see that Huawei smartphones are 1 .
But you're not in China—you're in Manchester in Britain.In fact，you might see 2 things in many other cities.Chinese things have been 3 around the world.
Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time.To 4 local people's tastes，Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the 5 .Unlike Chinese，Australian people don't like to eat meat with the bone 6 .So Chinese restaurants there provide big pieces of meat without bones， 7 for fish.
Some Chinese brands（品牌） are also becoming more 8 .In many cities in Europe，stores sell TCL televisions，Haier fridges and Lenovo computers.And more than half of US﹣owned drones（无人机）are Chinese models.They're not simply made in China，but designed and developed in the9 .
In the past，most Western people thought Chinese things were cheap and not dependable.But now，things have changed greatly.Made in China becomes cool.More and more people 10 Chinese brands.
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A Little Princess
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Writer：Frances Hodgson Burnett ¥12.7（online） Captain Crewe sends his young daughter Sara to Miss Minchin's boarding school in London.Sara lives a very comfortable life there.But after her father dies，Sara loses everything she ever has.She has to learn to do with her hard life.It's an excellent book for children. |
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The Secret Garden
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Writer：Frances Hodgson Burnett ¥20.8（in bookstores）¥16.4（online） Mary Lennox，a sickly girl without parents，finds herself in her uncle's house.Why is the garden locked？Who is crying at night？Through the power of hope，friendship and the magic of nature，the brave girl brings the house and the garden back to life.If you read this book，you will find it very interesting. |
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Gone with the Wind
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Writer：Margaret Mitchell ¥57.6（in bookstores）¥33.9（online） Gone with the Wind is a bestseller in the world.It tells a story that happened during the American Civil War（内战）.The main woman character in the story is selfish（自私的）Scarlott O'hara.But she is full of energy all the time.She is very strong and saves her family. |
a.Strong. b.Selfish. c.Polite. d.Active.
One day，a man saw an old lady sitting inside her car at the side of the road.Though it was dark，he could see she needed help.So he stopped his car and walked towards her.The old lady was worried.Was he going to hurt her？ "I'll help you start your car，madam.By the way，my name is Bryan Anderson，"he said.
While Anderson was putting a spare tire （备胎） to her car，the lady began to talk to him.She thanked him much for coming to help.
Anderson just smiled as he put his tools away.The lady asked how much she should pay him.He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back，the next time she saw someone who needed help，she could give them the help they needed.He waited until she started her car and drove off.
A few miles down the road，the lady saw a small restaurant.She went in and a waitress came over with a sweet smile.The old lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant（怀孕的），but she never let pains and aches change her smile when she served her.
The lady finished her meal and paid with a hundred﹣dollar bill.The waitress quickly went to get change，but the old lady was gone when the waitress came back.There was a note on the napkin （餐巾）， "You don't need to give me anything back.Somebody once helped me out the way I'm helping you.If you really want to pay me back，here is what you do—do not let this chain （链子） of love end with you." Under the napkin were four more 100 bills.
In 2010，six people made history when they sailed （航行） across the Pacific Ocean in a boat.Why was this special？Because the boat was made from 12，500 used plastic （塑料的） bottles，and its name was Plastiki.
The journey wasn't easy.They took 128 days to sail 9，000 miles across the ocean from California，USA to Australia.During this time，they lived on the boat，ate food from cans and took showers in sea water.So why did they do it？Because they wanted to make people realize the problem of plastic waste.
The Plastiki program was started by David de Rothschild.In 2006，he read about plastic problem in the seas and oceans，and learnt that one plastic bottle lasts for 450 years!
Plastic waste causes 80% of ocean problems，kills a million seabirds and 100，000 fish and other sea animals.Many people think that this plastic waste comes from ships，but they're wrong.The amazing fact is that 80% of the plastic in the oceans is made of the rubbish we drop in our streets，parks and beaches.
The easiest way to protect the ocean is to stop using plastic shopping bags and disposable（一次性的） water bottles.The great thing is that now millions of people are learning from Plastiki in their homes，schools and offices.
As David de Rothschild said，"We aren't scientists，we're common people.We want to show that if we work together，we can do something".
Are you a dog person？Maybe you have one at home and enjoy taking it for walks and lying with it on the sofa. For me，dogs are dangerous，smelly animals.But thinking about the life﹣saving skills they have，maybe I should give them a second chance.
But after all，they are just pets.If they want to be man's real friends，they need to do something useful.Some dogs with an amazing sense of smell are trained as sniffer dogs（嗅探犬）.
There are some guide dogs and hearing dogs providing life service for their owners.They can sound the alarm when their owner has a sudden sign of illness.
It's also possible to train dogs to notice changes in blood glucose levels（血糖水平） of people with Type I diabetes（糖尿病1型）.One sick man with such a dog told the BBC， "In the three and a half years，we've been together，he has probably saved my life 3，500 times.
Saving a life for a dog biscuit （饼干） seems a small price to pay，so maybe I should have better opinions of our four﹣legged friends.
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A.To be honest，I'm that kind of person. B.There are also trained dogs providing help in hospitals and old people's homes. C.A perfect dog usually looks cute and listens to its owner. D.They appear at airports or work with the police out on the streets. E.To be honest，I'm not that kind of person. F.And actually，he does it all for a dog biscuit. G.Dogs are always friendly to people and never leave their owners. |
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One day，50 people were listening to a speech.The speaker was giving a speech about .However，about 40 minute s later，some people began to lose their attention（注意力），a couple of them even fell .The speaker noticed that he stopped and then came up with an idea to them.He handed out balloons（气球） to each person，and asked each person to write his or her name on the balloon.Then the speaker collected all the balloons and moved to another room.
The 50 people went into the room and were told to find the balloon with his or her name on it in two minutes.Everyone ran around and for the right balloon.Some people even fell over while they were to get two "right" balloon.
Actually，almost nobody could find as her balloon in the end.After this，the speaker asked each person to get a balloon and then try to find the person whose name was on it again.In this way，people found the of all balloons quickly."Can you see what happened？" the speaker continued hit speech， "The balloons are like the happiness we look for in our lives.Everyone is busy looking for his own happiness，not caring what happens to others.But believe it or not，one of the ways to find happiness is to help others.Help them find happiness and you can find your own.
Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London.It is just between Leicester Square and Shafts bury Avenue.Gerrard Street is at the center and is the most important street in the area.There is a large Chinese community（社区） with a lot of Chinese restaurants，Chinese supermarkets and shops in this street.
In the 1950s，it was a poor area and everything was very cheap.At the same time，the world rice market changed and a large number of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs.They began arriving in London to look for work.They found jobs in the restaurants in this area.Many British people like Chinese food，and the restaurants were popular.
These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn English.As more Chinese arrived，more shops and businesses grew up.Wives came and joined their husbands and children came and joined their fathers.The community grew，and Chinatown was born.
In the 1970s and 1980s，British﹣born Chinese had a better education.This brought economic（经济的） success to the area.Many families moved out of Chinatown，and there was more space for businesses.Gerrard Street become a street only for visitors and was soon a popular place for tourists.
Now everyone knows about London's Chinatown.During the Chinese New Year，the streets are seen with flags and thousands of Chinese go into the streets.For most of the year，though，Londoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants.The best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat.
The first travelers might be from Hong Kong.
It was a poor area and .
It refers to of the British﹣born Chinese.
A very good Chinese restaurant is a restaurant with .
The title of this passage could be "The of London's Chinatown".
A：You look worried，Mario.？
B：I broke my sister's favorite cup，Mum.
A：That's too bad.？
B：I broke it when I showed it to my friend Mark.？
A：I think you should tell her about it and say sorry to her.
B：I'm afraid she will be angry with me.
A：But she will know the truth at last.
B：.But I am still worried.Would you like to go with me to talk to my sister？
A：.Let's go now.
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