浙江省衢州市衢江区锦绣中学2022-2023学年九年级上学期...

There was a young woman who was very proud of her flower garden. When she was young, her grandmother told her to love and1the flowers in the garden. So she bought lots of beautiful flowers from the flower lists and her flower garden was the best.

One day, while she was looking through a flower list she ordered（订购）from, she2a picture of a plant. She had never3blooms（花）on a flower like that before. " I have to have it, "she said to herself, and she4ordered it.

When it arrived, she already had a5prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well, with beautiful green leaves all over it, 6 there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it, feed it, and she even talked to it. She tried her best to make it bloom. However, it was not7.

One morning, several weeks later, when standing before the vine（藤）, she felt very8that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to9it down and planting something else in its place.

It was at this point that her neighbour, whose10joined hers, called over to her. "Thank you so much! You can't imagine how much I have11the blooms of that vine you planted. "The young woman walked12the gate into her neighbor's yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was13of blooms.

There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had14seen. The vine had grown through the crevices （缝隙） and it had not flowered on15side of the wall, but it had flowered on the other side.

Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort, but that doesn't mean it isn't successful.

Four animation studios（动画工作室）

Have you ever heard about the Taj Mahal in India? It is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. The king Shah Jahan began to build it for his dead wife Mumtaz Mahal in 1632. They got married in 1612 and had 14 children.

The Taj Mahal lies on the bank of the Yamuna River. Shah Jahan loved his wife so much that he wanted it to be perfect. Shah Jahan brought together over 20, 000 workmen to work on the building, and it took about twenty﹣two years to finish it.

The building rests on a platform of red sandstone. Four thin white towers rise from the corners of the platform. A large dome rises from the center of the in the building. Around the large dome there are four smaller domes. In the center of the building is a tomb for Mumtaz Mahal. Next to her tomb is the tomb for Shah Jahan. But there's nobody in the tombs. Their bodies lie under the building. A beautiful garden with green trees is around the Taj Mahal. Every year thousands of tourists visit the building.

There are over 800 boarding（寄宿）schools in the UK with students from home and foreign countries. Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country. But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only. Now both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18.

In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term. Students study and live together. They can't go outside if they are not allowed to. In some schools, each student has his or her subject plan. Besides the usual classrooms and labs, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities for their students, including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theaters. Most boarding schools have a"light out" time. So when it's time to go to bed, all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off. There are house﹣masters to take care of students all the time, especially after school hours.

Nearly all students at boarding schools wear school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt. As students get older, the rules become less strict. In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply bread. For lunch and supper, they can choose a meal with or without meat. And there is always self﹣service for salad and dessert. Students can also make themselves something to eat at any time in a kitchen, or drink tea or have a snack between meals.

One day in ancient Greece, King Hiero asked a crown（王冠）maker to make him a golden crown. At first, he was very happy with it.

"It's a nice crown, isn't it? "he asked his men. Later, however, he began to wonder whether it was a real golden crown or not. "Is it made completely of gold? "he asked himself. He sent it to Archimedes and asked him to find out the truth.

"This problem seems difficult to solve. What should I do? thought Archimedes.

Archimedes was still thinking about this problem as he filled his bath with water. When he got into the bath, some water ran over.

"That's it!" shouted Archimedes.

"I know how to solve the king's problem!"

Archimedes went straight to the palace to see the king. First, he weighed the crown and asked the king for some gold of the same weight.

Next, he put two pots into two big bowls and filled both pots with water. He put the gold into one pot, and some water ran into the bowl. Then he put the crown into the other pot. This time, even more water ran into the bowl.

"Look at this," said Archimedes to King Hiero. "A crown made completely of gold displaces （排出） less water than a crown made of gold and another metal （金属）. This crown displaced       , so I'm certain that it's not completely made of gold. "

"The crown maker tricked me, didn't he? What a bad man he is!" shouted King Hiero. He then sent the crown maker to prison （监狱）.

（Peter loves taking photos. He just won first place in the school photo competition. And he is encouraging Linda to take part in the city photo competition. ）

Linda: Congratulations, Peter! I heard you won first place in the school photo competition.

Peter: Thank you! I entered the competition at ten in the morning on Dec 10th. I was really excited when I knew the result.

Linda: Your photos must be very good. What subject did you choose?

Peter: I have lots of photos of different places of interest in China, so I chose the subject Nature.

Linda: My friend Judy also chose the subject Nature last year, but she didn't get any prizes.

Peter: What a pity! But the general standard of the competition was higher last year.

Linda: I see. Our city is going to hold a photo competition next week.?

Peter: Yes, I will. And I am looking forward to it. What about you?

Linda: I want to enter the competition too. The thing is, I am not good at taking photos.

Peter: That's OK. You can just have a try. That's a great chance of improving your skills.

Linda: You're right. Then I will have a try.

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Different people have different interests. Some like reading；some like dancing；others like growing vegetables. I（更喜欢）traveling. Because it's a very good outdoor（活动）.

Last summer, I visited Hunan with my friends. We stayed there for five days. On the first day, we all（醒来）early and then we took a bus to Zhangjiajie. About one hour later, we arrived. We climbed up to the mountains. I found I could（几乎不）use any of the words to describe them when we got to the top of the mountains. They were so magnificent. There were many kinds of strange（形状）of tall rocks. Some looked like （人） and some looked like animals. We took many photos of the beautiful sights. In the following days, we experienced the local customs and（文化）in Hunan. Besides, we met many other friends on our trip and we（形成）close friendships with them. All of us enjoyed（我们自己）. The trip really gave us a lot of （愉悦；快乐）. I will keep it in my mind forever.

In a word, traveling makes me open up my eyes and helps me learn a lot.

 One day, a homeless man（name）Charlie drove his electric wheelchair into my office. His wheelchair was running out of power.

I pushed him around the office, looking for a place to charge （充电） his wheelchair. My workmate Diane noticed us and asked Charliehis chair was dying and how long he had owned it. Charlie told us that he had owned it for about three years. He didn't have much money（buy）the battery（电池）. So he usually just pushed （he）a round using his hands.

Diane said that her family hadold wheelchair which wasn't being used. She asked Charlie if he would like it. Charlie said yes （happy）. Diane left and came back about an hour later with a wheelchair. I didn't know much about wheelchairs, I could tell that this wheelchair was nice. Charlie liked it very much. However, Diane told us that there was one small problem with it. One of the （wheel） is broken. We（take） it to a shop just a mile away to get it working again. Before long, the wheelchair has been repaired. Charlie got his new legs and thanked Diane her generous （慷慨的） gift.

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It is our parents who work hard to afford us a good life. It is our parents who comfort us when we are sad. What can you do to show respect to them in return?