Alex Palmer says he'll never forget his 13th birthday, not because of a gift or a party, but fire. "It made me realize how valuable life is," said Alex, a seventh grader at Monroe Demonstration School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
On April 18, Alex and many other kids from his school were riding home on a school bus when they suddenly saw smoke coming from the bus' engine. "It was jaw-dropping," he told reporters.
By the time Alex and some other kids made it out the bus' back door, the bus was already on fire. And some of their schoolmates were still inside. So he and some of the other older kids took action.
"One little kid was slowing everyone down with his big backpack, " eighth grader Destiny Fain said, "so I got it off and threw it to the side and helped to make sure all the little kids weren't fighting or pushing. "
As that was going on, sixth grader Marketez Doyle-Smith reportedly helped another classmate who had trouble in breathing because of the smoke. "We saw our friend lying on the ground," he said, "so we took our shirts off and waved them to get him some air to breathe."
Marketez also reportedly stopped a younger kid trying to get back on the bus to search for something he'd left behind. "We're all a family," he told reporters. "So I went back to help the little kid."
Finally everyone made it off safely, thanks to Alex, Destiny, Marketez and several other kids. By later that day, they were already being called heroes. "I really don't see it as being a hero," Alex said, according to The World. "I see it as the right thing to do—helping others before you help yourself."
Some of the world's most talented musicians have played concerts at Lincoln Center. On September 10, the center hosted a unique class of star musicians: kids and teens. The young players are part of the World Peace Orchestra, or WPO. The group held its first Music for Peace concert in New York City, with 134 students from more than 60 countries taking part. Musicians were chosen from all over the world.
The World Peace Orchestra began in 2013. The nonprofit group brings kids together using the common language of music. To be considered for the orchestra, students first had to be recommended by their teachers and then audition online for a group of judges. Once chosen, professional musicians and teachers then worked with the players to improve their skills.
Some of the young musicians played classical instruments, such as violins and flutes. Others played instruments unique to their home country. For example, Amold Mugo, 16, from Kenya, played an instrument called the djembe. The drum is originally from West Africa. Mugo said he was shocked when he learned he was chosen for the orchestra. "I can't express how I felt. I was rolling on the floor. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity," he said.
Adomas Hendrixson, 13, from Lithuania, played piano for the WPO. Before the New York City performance, Hendrixson talked about what he hoped to take away from the event. "Fun and joy-- people smiling and clapping," he said." This is one of the only times in your life this could happen and I'm very excited."
Mugo says his favorite part of the WPO is making new friends from around the world. "I hope when I go home, I just take a little bit of every friend that I made here-- Brazil, Portugal, Queens," Mugo said, "I hope that I take part of their culture home with me so I understand them more."
A wife's level of education positively influences both her own and her husband's chances of having a long life, according to a new Swedish study.
In the study, researchers from the Swedish Institute for Social Research in Stockholm found that a woman's level of education had a stronger connection to the likelihood of her husband dying over education. What's more, they discovered that a husband's social class, based on his occupation, had a greater influence on his wife's longevity(长寿) than her own class.
"Women traditionally take more responsibility for the home than men do, and, as a result, women's levels of education might be more important for determining lifestyles－for example, in terms of food choices－than those of men," say Srs. Robert Erikson and Jenny Torssander of the Swedish Institute for Social Research in Stockholm.
The results show that a husband's level of education does not influence his longevity, but that men with partners who had quit studying after school were 25 per cent more likely to die early than men living with women holding university degrees. In turn, those married to women with university degrees were 13 percent more likely to die early than those whose wives had post-graduate qualifications.
According to the researchers, a woman with a good education may not marry a man who drinks and smokes too much or who drives carelessly, and men with such habits may not prefer highly educated woman. Drs. Erikson and Torssander also suggest that better-educated women may be more aware of what healthy eating and good health care consist of.
The findings suggest that education has a huge impact on how long and how well people live. It also reflects social factors, since educated individuals usually have better jobs, which allow them to afford healthier diets and lifestyles, as well as better health care.
Mountain gorillas are strong, with long muscular arms and a big chest. They have thick black hair that protects them from the cold in high mountain areas. Although they are very strong, mountain gorillas are shy animals. They normally don't attack humans.
During the 40 to 50 years that a female lives she gives birth to two to six babies. The first baby is born when she is about eight or ten years old. She then has further babies every three to four years. In most cases single gorillas are born, but she sometimes gives birth to twins. They need about 30 kilograms of vegetation every day to survive. They also eat insects but rarely drink water because there is enough moisture in the plants.
Life for mountain gorillas, however, is not peaceful. More and more people are moving to live in the rain forests. There they cut down trees to get more farmland, and build roads and settlements. The habitat of mountain gorillas is getting smaller and smaller. Gorillas are also threatened by poachers, who sell their babies to zoos. It is believed that there are only about 600 mountain gorillas left.
There are always wars and other conflicts going on in these countries. A lot of soldiers often hide in the rain forests where the gorillas live. Still many Africans are working hard to keep them safe. The African Wildlife Foundation has developed a conservation program to save the last mountain gorillas.
A. They are endangered in many ways.
B. Female mountain gorillas have a few babies.
C. However, it will climb into fruiting tree if possible.
D. As for food, mountain gorillas mainly live on plants.
E. It is difficult for us to protect those mountain gorillas.
F. Playing helps them how to behave within the group.
G. A large male gorilla may reach a height of almost 2 meters.
33-year-old Lai Chi-wai is a four- time winner of the Asian Rock Climbing Championships. But five years ago, his promising athletic career seemed to be1 ， following a terrible motorcycle accident that 2 him paralyzed(瘫痪) from the waist down.
For his family and friends, that3 he could no longer do the one thing that4 gave him a feeling of achievement—climbing heights. 5 he lost the use of his legs, Chi-wai wasn't ready to give up on his passion. After recovery, he6 wheelchair boxing, but he also continued to7 with his old mountain climber friends.
His son's birth8 Chi-wai to follow his passion even more. In 2014, he said he was to climb Lion Rock once again, this time in a wheelchair. The announcement caused9 among his friends, 10 something like that had never been done before. But they all11 that if someone could climb to the top of the 495-meter-high mountain in wheelchair, it would12 be him.
On December 9th, 2016, Lai Chi-wai performed his word, becoming the first paraplegic to climb all the way the top of Lion Rock.
People 13 their admiration for Chi-wai's achievement, many saying that he symbolized Hong Kong's can-do14 in the face of setbacks. He also earned the15 of rock climbing experts, one of whom told Sky Post he never imagined someone in a wheelchair could ever make it to the top of Lion Rock, 16 its high degree of difficulty.
His primary teacher once said: "My17 of Chi-wai is that he has firm determination. Once he's set a goal, nothing can stop him keeping trying18 he succeeds. However19 the challenge is, he doesn't give up." How20 the teacher was!
As the COVID-19 epidemic (流行病) continues to spread(global), young people in China care for the well-being of their young friends across the world and are trying to deliver messages of love and care in(variety) ways now.
As a part of the project "We Are Always Together in Weal and Woe", a new program has recently been launched by China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, has collected 85 letters(write) by students from 17 middle schools in Beijing to young people in pandemic-stricken (疫情重创下的) countries. These letters are shown the form of sand paintings and have been made into a series of short(video) titled A Letter to Friends. project "We Are Always Together in Weal and Woe" is hosted supported by China Soong Ching Ling Science & Culture Center for Young People. More works(produce) by Chinese young people in the near future, aimed (send) support and blessings to more countries.
1）健康生活方式的重要性
2）如何养成健康的生活方式（至少两点）
注意：1）词数 80 左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Good morning! My name is Li Hua.
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Thank you!
That night, I quarreled with my mother, and then stormed out of the house. While on the road, I remembered that I did not have any money in my pocket, I did not even take my cell phone with me to make a call home.
At the same time, I went through a noodle shop, and I suddenly felt very hungry. I wished for a bowl of noodles, but I had no money!
The seller saw me standing before the counter and asked, "Hey little girl, you want to eat a bowl?" "But …but I do not carry money …" I shyly replied.
"Okay, I'll treat you." the seller said, "come in, I will cook you a bowl."
A few minutes later the owner brought me a steaming bowl of noodles. After eating some pieces, I cried.
"What is it?" He asked.
"Nothing. I am just touched by your kindness!" I said as I wiped my tears. "Even a stranger on the street gives me a bowl of noodles, and my mother, after a quarrel, chased me out of the house. She is cruel (残忍的)!"
The seller sighed, "Girl, why did you think so? Think again. I only gave you a bowl of noodles and you felt that way. Your mother has been taking care of you since you were little, why were you not grateful and why did you hurt your mom? You should say sorry to your mom."
I was really surprised after hearing that.
Why did I not think of that? A bowl of noodles from a stranger made me feel grateful, and my mother has raised me since I was little and I have never felt so, not even a little.
注意：
1）所续写短文的词数应为 100 左右；
2）应使用3个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3）续写部分为一段，开头语已为你写好；
4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语.
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Just at that moment, many memories came back into my mind.
