Alex was a giraffe who lived in a zoo with his mum, dad and other giraffe friends. As Alex grew, he 1his neck was much shorter than the others'. He began to get 2. But his mother told him that he was special. She said it did not matter how short or long his neck was.
Alex tried not to think about his short 3 . But as his friends grew taller and taller, his neck 4short. Sometimes the other giraffes 5 him, but his parents told him not to worry. They said that he should be happy with himself the way he was. He tried, but he could not even play in some giraffe sports. He was just too 6.
One day, one of the zoo workers came and took Alex away. Alex was frightened. Would he have to leave the zoo just 7 he didn't have a long neck? The zoo worker calmed Alex down and gave him some food. He felt better. Then he led Alex into another area of the zoo. There was a small 8 between the two areas. Alex was the only giraffe that could fit through it.
Soon Alex's parents came to see him. "I told you that you were special," his mother said. "The zoo has made a place just for 9 because so many people want to see how special you are!" She was fight. Visitors pointed to him and screamed 10. They looked happy to see something so special at the zoo.
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More than 2,000 years ago, a favorite wife of Emperor (皇帝)Wu of the Han Dynasty died of illness. The emperor missed her so much that he didn't want to do anything. One day, a minister (大臣）saw children playing with dolls. The shadows on the floor were interesting. The smart minister had an idea. He made a puppet of the favorite wife and painted it. As night fell, he asked the emperor to watch a puppet show behind a curtain. The emperor was very happy and became interested in it. In this way, puppet shows began.
Shadow puppets were first made of paper, later from the hides of donkeys (驴皮). That's why their Chinese name is pi ying. Shadow puppet plays were very popular during the Tang and Song Dynasties in many parts of China.
Today, shadow puppet plays face extinction like other traditional art forms such as Nuo Drama. We should do something to protect them. Shadow puppet plays in Shaanxi are the most famous. The Academy Gate Cultural Street in Xi'an is a wonderful place for you to choose shadow puppets. Here you can choose from hundreds of figures (人物）in different sizes and poses (姿势).
A The Dragon Boat Festival is a folk festival which has a history of more than two thousand years. It is also named Chongwu Festival. There are many activities on the day.
Dragon boat race
The dragon boat race is an important competition during the festival. People held dragon boat races in the river to remember the poet, Qu Yuan. Now, the dragon boat race is a traditional activity for Chinese people.
Wearing sweet-smelling bags
During the Dragon Boat Festival, children usually wear sweet-smelling bags to avoid bad things. In some areas of China, a sweet-smelling bag is also used as a symbol of love between lovers.
Girls' Day
A long time ago, a married daughter would return to her parents's home during the Dragon Boat Festival. So the Dragon Boat Festival is also called Girls' Day.
Eating rice dumplings
Eating rice dumplings is also a custom for Chinese people. The rice dumpling is a kind of food with different designs and styles. For thousands of years, the custom of eating rice dumplings has been popular in China and has spread to Korea, Japan and countries in Southeast Asia.
①Take part in a dragon boat race.
②Wear bags that have sweet smells.
③Eat delicious noodles.
④Throw water at each other.
The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route(路线) between China and the Mediterranean (地中海). It began (在.....期间) the Western Han Dynasty and has been a b between the East and the West for over 2,000 years.
The ancient road started from Chang an (now Xi'an) and ended in Eastern (/'jʊərəp/), near today's Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. It was about 6,500 kilo-metres long and went across one-fourth of the planet. The Silk Road got its name b Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Silk, jade, ceramics and iron w west to Rome. And from the West came glass, gems and food like carrots and sesame.
The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. It was than an ancient international trade route. Besides trade, (/'nɒlɪdʒl/) about arts, science and literature, as well as crafts(工艺) and technologies was (分享) across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures (发展) and influenced each other.
Today, along the Silk Road there're many places of , such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an and. Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. Now a new train line runs from Beijing across the Silk Road.
What will our life be like in future? Some scientists think many people will live in cities, so cities will be very big and (crowd). There will be more cars in big cities, and the air (pollute) will be even worse. People will cut down too many trees (build) houses, so there will be (few) trees. The earth will not be suitable to live . Some people will even have to live on space stations. Scientists will find other (planet) for people to live on. So rockets will be the most important vehicles (交通工具). But many scientists (agree). They think humans will make the earth more beautiful and people will a happy life. Who do you agree ?
If you are studying English, the Language Study Fair( 游乐会) that is being held this month will certainly attract you. The fair is going on between the 28th and 30th of June at the National Education Centre. It is held to answer all your questions about self-study no matter how your English is.
The Language Study Fair gives a very good chance for you to see and to get all kinds of information to help you improve the way you study. Over 350 producers of educational materials(材料) will be at the fair. Come along to this, and you won't waste your money in the future on materials that are out-of-date, or books that you just don't need. We've got lots of different things for you to see and hear. There will be stands(展台) showing different kinds of self-study textbooks and talks by educational speakers on the best ways to study by yourself. We're sure you'll also enjoy watching people using the latest computer programmes to make studying English alone much easier. This is for you to make good decisions about what to buy. You can come to the fair from nine thirty to five. Tickets cost £5 each, or￡3 if you're a full-time student. All tickets can be booked by ringing the ticket hotline. The number is 9847711.
So, we hope to see you there!
主要内容如下：
1）春节期间，不探亲访友、取消旅行；
2）与家人，共处时间多了，共同面对困难；
3）2月17日开始上：网课，逐步养成自律习惯；
4）关注健康：出门戴口罩，回家勤洗手；
你的感受和愿望是什么？
参考词汇：
新型冠装病毒肺炎：COVID-19、 自律: self-discipline (n.)、传染；感染： infection (n.)
注意：
1）短文应包括所有要点；可以适当发挥，使文章连贯；
2）词数 80 左右(文章开头已给出，不计入总词数)；
3）不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不了评分。
Dear Anna,
I had a long winter holiday that I have ever had due to the outbreak of the COVID-19.
Here I want to share your something special I have experienced.
Yours,
Li Hua
