（Two women are waiting for the bus to get to work. ）
A：Look at the snow!
B：Oh，yes，it's too heavy. I am afraid we can't get to work on time.
A：I am afraid so.
B：In fact，no matter what the weather is like，the traffic is always busy in rush hour.
A：That's true. It is a serious problem in Changchun.
B：But Changchun Underground Line 6 is being built.
A：Yes，the underground system is better and better. But I have never tried it.
B：Not at all. The price is between 2 and 4 yuan.
A：Really？It is much cheaper than taking a taxi. Besides，if people take the underground，it will make less air and noise pollution.
B： And there is a Public Bicycle Serve in our city，too. It also helps make less pollution.
A：That suits the people who love sports.
B：I am sure it will be. Look the bus is coming.
A. You are right. |
B. Is it expensive to take the underground？ |
C. It will help people go around easily. |
D. Traffic is always so busy in such bad weather. |
E. But what should people do？ |
F. Our city will get more and more beautiful. |
I'm only twelve years old，but I know sadness of death very well. My grandfather has been smoking 1 he was a young teenager，and now he has a terrible disease because of 2 . The doctors thought that his days were numbered.
While my grandfather was in the hospital，my mother and I want to be 3 him. When we saw him，I was shocked by his condition. He looked so 4 . He was hardly able to talk. But he managed to say， "I . . . you. " "You what，Grandpa？" I 5 in a low voice. He didn't have the strength （体力） to answer me.
The next morning my mother and I had to 6 . I kept wondering just what it was he had tried so hard to tell me.
A week 7 we returned home，my family received a phone call from a nurse in the hospital. She told us that my grandfather had said， "Call my 8 and tell her 'love. '" At first I don't know why he would just say "love". Why not "I love you？" Then it hit me. The day we were in the 9 he had been trying to say， "I love you. " I felt as if I was going to 10 ，and I did.
After many painful weeks，my grandfather was 11 able to talk. I called him every night. Every time we hung up （挂断电话） he would say， "I love you" and "I'd do 12 for you. " These，along with his moving 13 ， "You're the only reason I live，" are the best compliments （赞美） I have ever received.
I feel honored that he has 14 his feelings with me. And the most important thing I've learned is that a simple "I love you" is really not 15 . It's a reason for living.
The chart below shows the amount of time that 10 to 15-year-olds spend chatting on the Internet and playing computer games on a school day in the UK.
As is shown in the chart，25% of the boys spend less than an hour chatting on the Internet. 26% of the boys spend 1 to 3 hours on chatting on line. The amount of the boys chatting on line for more than 4 hours is 4%. However，the results of the girls are different
Results on both chatting and playing games show that more and more students depend on the Internet. This worries parents a lot. Parents hope that students can go back to the real world to enjoy nature，instead of killing time in front of the computers.
Henry was going through a very hard time. His wife passed away one month ago!He thought his life became pointless. Henry sat in his house sadly and did nothing.
One day，Henry's neighbor，Lisa
Lisa said to Henry， "Hello，Henry!Just look at this fence between our houses. It is falling apart. You are a strong man. Can you help me fix this fence？"
After hearing Lisa's words，Henry was a little angry. He didn't want to help her. He thought he was the one who needed help. He thought Lisa was kind of rude. However，he agreed to help Lisa because Lisa was too old to fix the fence herself.
Henry spent a few days fixing the fence. When he finished，Lisa thanked him. Henry gave her a smile. It was his first time to smile after his wife passed away. "What a wonderful job!Could you please paint it for me？" Lisa said to him.
Henry thought for a while and agreed. Then he began to paint the fence in the hot sun. As their neighbors passed by，they all praised Henry for what he did. Henry felt happy and proud. He felt like his life was not pointless any more.
Henry finally understood Lisa's purpose. She wanted Henry to know that staying busy could help him forget his sorrows. Henry thanked Lisa a lot.
China is the hometown of kites. Making and flying kites is one of the Chinese ancient folk skills. Kites are also an important part of the Chinese culture.
Kites were invented by the Chinese during the Spring and Autumn Period，having a history of over 2，000 years. It is said that Modi，made a wood bird after the work of three years. This might be the earliest kite in human history. Then Lu Ban made changes to the kite of Modi by using bamboos. Some folk custom experts told that ancestors invented kites mainly to memorize their family members and friends who have died. So on the Qingming Festival people would make and fly kites，hoping that their sadness could be passed to the dead through the kites. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties，paper has been used to make kites because of the papermaking. In Song Dynasty，flying kites became a favorite outdoor sport of the people. According to researchers，and they were not spread to Europe until the thirteenth or fourteenth century.
Flying kites needs skills. The controlling string （绳） and the pulling force are decided by the size and the shape of the kites，the environment and the wind. Right wind often blows in spring，flying kites should avoid cloudy days and rainy days. Safety is also an important consideration. Flying kites should be done on an open ground and it is not wise to fly kites in dangerous places such as water side and tops of buildings.
Toby Hall was born in Turnhill，the smallest of the Five Towns. Last New Year's Eve he was travelling by train from Crewe to Derby，which was now his hometown. He got out of the train at Knype，for a quick drink. When he returned to the train，it was already moving. Toby was not a young man，he couldn't jump on the train. He went to speak to the man in the station office. "Young man，" he asked. "When is the next train to Derby？" "" Toby went and had another drink. "I'll go to Turnhill，" he said to himself slowly，and he paid for his drink.
This was his first visit to the Five Towns for twenty—three years，but Knype station was still the same，and so were the times of the trains to Turnhill. In twenty minutes he was leaving Turnhill station and walking into the town. In the town centre almost everything was different.
A. So he missed it.
B. The train was the same，too.
C. The station was busy and he had to wait for his drink.
D. He walked past a number of fine new buildings.
E. There isn't one before tomorrow.
When Sammie Vance was just 8，she thought about a question：What breaks your heart？ "For me，it's seeing people who need a friend，US，told people magazine，I don't want others to feel that way. "
Soon after a summer camp，Vance learned about buddy benches （"伙伴长椅"）. These benches are seats at a school playground. A lonely child can sit on it
She loved this idea. "This would be really cool to have at my school，" Vance said. Then she got into action immediately. She collected 725 kilograms of bottle caps and found a company to turn the caps into benches for her school. According to Vance，these recycled benches cost much less than regular park benches and are good for the environment.
Vance collected more for benches at other schools too. She also made a Facebook page for others to follow her journey and make bottle cap donations. She was surprised that her small project has had an influence on people around the world. She even received bottle caps from Germany，Australia and Israel.
Today，Vance has helped make more than 200 recycled benches in schools and neighborhoods. But she has no plans of stopping. She said in an interview that even adults can use a buddy bench because people at any age can feel lonely. "I just look forward to making a difference，" she said
There is a story in the book History as a Mirror（《资治通鉴》）by the Chinese（history）Sima Guang. Zhi Xuanzi was the head of a big clan（宗族）in the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period. He wanted a clan member，Zhi Yao，another man in the clan，Zhi Guo（agree）about it. Zhi Guo first（list）five advantages of Zhi Yao. For example，he was good at riding and shooting. He waswith the ability to make decisions. But then Zhi Guo said that he almost had no disadvantages one serious problem：his morals（道德）. He never talked to others（polite）and had an unkind heart. Still，Zhi Xuanzi didn't accept Zhi Guo's suggestions. Zhi Yao became the head of the clan. He quickly made it the strongest in Jin with his abilities of leadership. However，of his disadvantages，three other clans pulled together to fight against the Zhi clan. The Zhi clan ended being beaten.
From the story above，Sima Guang thought one's morals are the most important. Talent is not enough. He said that excellent people must havetalent and virtue（德行）. Those who have virtue but no talent couldn't work well. Those who have talent but no virtue might not use their talent properly. Those who have both（call）xiancai（贤才）in ancient times.
中国餐桌礼仪：1. 把食物放盘子里或碗里，而不是放餐桌上。2. 用筷子吃，而不是用刀、叉。3. 不应该把筷子插进食物里。4. 用筷子指向任何一个人或用筷子敲击一个空碗都是不礼貌的。5. 如有老人，应让老人先吃。
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Dear Kate，
You must be excited about coming to China soon.
Best wishes!
Yours，
Li Ming
