In sixth grade，I joined the band program to learn to play the clarinet （单簧管）.The first year had gone 1 .But as most students progressed，I seemed to 2 behind.One day，when my teacher told us to perform in class，I was filled with 3 .When I began to play，my rhythms （节奏） were good，but my tone （调） was another 4 . "Didn't you practice your lesson？" the teacher shouted at me.I felt so 5 and my world fell down at once.
From then on，I 6 playing the clarinet and I was getting worse.With the new performance coming near，I grew 7 upset.In a moment of panic （惊慌），I asked for sick leave.It was such a（n）8 way out and I was totally in relief.
I continued 9 my lessons until my mum asked me about it. "I want to give up." said with tears in my eyes. "Why are you 10 ，if you really want to give up？" asked mum.She had a（n）11 and I realized that I really wanted to stay in band and，by not facing my fears，I had created a black hole that would be difficult to 12 out of，I knew it's time to find my way out.
The next day I 13 with my other band teacher and told her about my problems.She asked me gently to play for her.I tried，14 only an unpleasant sound came out he handed me a new reed （簧片）.I put it in place and tried again.To my 15 ， I could play so well.
Hiding from those fears only digs a hole，making a person trapped （陷入困境） inside.After facing up to a fear，one may find life easier and more enjoyable.
A hungry fly speeds through a forest.It smells nectar（花蜜）and lands on a green leaf.It starts to drink the sweet liquid （液体）.Suddenly， the fly's world turns green.The two sides of the leaf close against each other.Long green teeth lock together around it.The fly has been caught by Venus flytrap.There is no way to run away alive.
The Venus flytrap is perhaps the most famous killer plant.However，scientists have only recently started to understand how it hunts （猎取） and cats.After years of study，plant scientist Alexander Volkov believes he now knows the Venus flytrap's secret. "This，" says Volkov， "is an electrical plant.
There are three small hairs along each of the Venus flytrap's two leaves.When an insect touches a hair，it creates an electrical signal （信号） in the leaf.The insect can continue feeding- for now.But if it touches another hair within 20 seconds，the leaf traps suddenly shut.This allows the plant to tell the difference between a drop of water，for example，and a moving insect.
Once trapped，an insect has little chance of staying alive.Instead of nectar，the Venus flytrap now releases （释放） a different liquid - one that slowly eats away at the insect.Ten days later，almost nothing is left.The plant's leaves open again，and the Venus flytrap is ready for its next meal.
Once there was a manager who had a team of around 40 hardworking members.Everything seemed perfect except for one thing:the group has a hard time communicating and sharing information with each other.
Then one day，the manager had an idea.He decided to take his group on a team outing and personally prepared games of 3 rounds.
During the first round，the manager told everyone to blow a balloon and write their names without popping （弄破） it.And soon the team members did it successfully.
After that，the leader told them to wait outside for the next round.When they were asked to enter the room again，the members saw many more balloons without names all around the room.
The manager told his team to search for the balloon that belongs to them.The first three persons to bring him the balloon will win，while those who pop the balloon will be out of the game.
15 minutes had already passed and not a single one was able to identify （确认） his balloon，and that's why the manager decided to go on to the third round instead.For the third round，the manager told his young group to pick any balloons from the room and give it to the person whose name was on it.
Within a couple of minutes，everyone had his balloon with his own name.The manager went on to tell his members how they were not able to search for their balloons in the second round because everyone was fixing too much attention on his own target.However，in just a short time，they were able to do the third round because of the power of teamwork and sharing with each other.
ChatGPT, a new chatbot model!developed by Open AI, has quickly become a hit all over the world because of its powerful conversational abilities.
It can write emails, computer codes （代码）, songs, poems, and even short stories, and has passed a number of tests within seconds.Experts around the world are discussing whether AI should be used in education.Some schools have banned （禁止）it The New
York City's Department of Education, for example, banned ChatGPT from its public school networks, and some people are warning that it could encourage more students to cheat, especially in exams.
Many more welcome this app, saying that, like most technologies in history, ChatGPT is a powerful tool for the development of education.
Accepting AI as early as possible is a good choice.Schools should make preparations for including AI in their teaching plans.They can start by offering AI courses, because by understanding how it works, they can make better use of it.Besides, students with good knowledge of AI are more competitive when it comes to getting a job, 8s an increasing number of jobs are being done by computer programs.Al powered education technologies can be used to make the learning experience more suitable for each student.As for teachers, AI can free them from doing some boring work so they can focus on their teaching.
Since we cannot avoid ChatGPT and other AI powered apps from entering the field of education, we should make efforts to make sure they have a positive impact （积极影响） on society and the future of education.AI helps to make learning much more interesting and enjoyable, but humans need to work very hard to win the race with technology.
When you are tired of buildings, you can visit one of London's many beautiful parks, Hyde Park first opened to the people of London in the seventeenth century. It is not far from the shops of busy Oxford Street, but it is nice and quiet. In the center is the lake called the Serpentine, and you can take a boat out on the water.
There are usually a lot of people at Speakers' Corner. Some people come here because they want to tell the world important or interesting things - about the government, or science, or the church, or 'the end of the world'. They stand at the Corner, and call out to all the people around them. Other people stand and listen, and sometimes laugh too.
Kensington Gardens is next to Hyde Park. Here you can see a statue （雕像） of Peter Pan, the famous boy in the book Peter Pan by J. M. Baie There is also a playground here, called the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground. And the playground has lots of exciting things for children.
Regent's Park is the home of London zoo. The zoo opened in 1828, and it has animals and birds from all over the world. There is also a theatre in the park. On a summer's evening, you can sit out and watch a play by Shakespeare. Or you can see the park from the water - take a boat along the canal（运河） from Camden Lock to Little Venice. In the summer, you can listen to music in the park.
St James's Park is next to the Mall. It is a small park, but very beautiful, and it is the oldest of the royal （皇家） parks. Lots of birds live on and around the lake in the centre of the park.
In many countries of the world people are saying， "We must do something about our rubbish.We don't want our world to become one big landfill site （垃圾填埋场）.
In Ireland the government were very worried about plastic bags so they decided to make people pay for them.Since 2002 Irish people have been paying for the bags they take home from the shops.Of course，they soon stopped buying new bags and started taking bags with them when shopping.
Some countries have made even bigger changes.In 2006，the people of Zanzibar decided to stop making plastic bags.They were worried the bags were killing fish and sea animals.They also said nobody could bring plastic bags into the country.Soon there were no plastic bags in the country.
One of the most exciting recycling ideas is Freecycle.It has grown around the world. People join a Freecycle group because they are looking for things or have things that they want to give to other people.Perhaps they have a chair they do not need any more，or they want a camera.They leave a message on the Internet to tell people what they want or what they are going to give.Nobody buys or sells anything--people give things to other people who want them.It is a good idea because it recycles useful things.
Recycling is important and sometimes it is exciting too，but it is only one part of the answer.Using less and reusing are also important answers to the problem of rubbish.
When I was 20 years old，I had a big dream in my mind.I wanted （ travel） around Africa with my backpack So I left my hometown with confidence （信心） and arrived Cape Town，not really sure what to do next. （ lucky），before my trip started，I met a kind，old Nigerian man.He gave me the （good） travel advice I had ever received: "Be like a student on your way around the world."
The advice sounded simple，but really changed my idea about traveling.He helped me realize that travel is about （ learn） cultures.It's far too easy to go into new country and believe your ways arc better.
"But if you study，ask questions， try to learn from the locals，you will have far richer experience，" he promised.
After seven （ month） of full backpacking in Africa from Cape Town to Cairo，I realized having a student like mind helped me learn a lot，which （ satisfy） me more than any other trip that ever did to me.
Dear Mr. Smith,
Li Hua
