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—You shouldn't watch TV too much. It's bad _________ your eyes.
—No, you ____. That' s too dangerous!
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When I was in primary school, I fell in love with reading. The books 1 me to a wonderful world. The more I read, the more I wanted to know. However, my parents 2 afford so many books. I had to solve the problem myself.
There was a book shop near my home. One day I walked into 3 shop and picked up a book. I didn' t know whether 4 there without buying any books. 5 I wasn' t noticed, I just read a few pages and then put it back. Luckily, no one noticed me. After that, I went there to read every day. Several days later, while I was reading, the owner came up and asked, "You like reading? "I looked down and replied 6 , "Yes" "Don' t worry, "he said with a smile. "You may read books here 7 you help me clean the shop. "I felt surprised. "Really? It' s so kind of you!I was very happy that I 8 to read there. " From then on, I spent a little time cleaning the shop. After that, I quietly read there. That way, I read los of books. I became one of 9 in our school. I even won some prizes in writing.
Now studying in high school, I can borrow books10 the library. My hobby of reading is kept. It will make a big difference to my life.
We all need a healthy environment , but we produce waste every day, and it is harmful to our environment. Please clean all the recyclable things. Put them in the recyclable bins. （Bottle tops are usually made from plastic#5 and the bottles are usually made from plastic#1, so you have to separate（分开）them from bottles. ）Please use this bag to recycle plastic bottles and food and drink cans：
| √We accept： . ★Plastic drink and milk bottles ★Plastic cleaning fluid bottles ★Plastic spray bottles （ spray tops removed ） and other plastic bottles ★Steel and iron cans ★Sweet or biscuit tins ★Old broken plastic tapes | ×We do not accept： . ★Butter and yogurt containers, （the boxes or bottles can' t be used again） ★Plastic plates and tubes ★Plastic bags and film ★Other plastic packaging, items and lids ★Acrosol cans |
Animals are our friends. Sometimes they make trouble, but sometimes they can help us. Here are two real stories from our readers.
The first story is from Ray. "My cat, Tiger, hates it when I use my iPad because it takes my attention away from him. One year, I had a fall at home and was on the floor for 16 hours. During this time, I couldn' t move to use the phone for help. Tiger stayed by my side until he disappeared under my bed. ' What' s he up to? ' I wondered. To my surprise, he started to push something towards me. It was my iPad. He probably didn' t know what it was, but he knew that it made me happy. Thanks to Tiger, I was able to talk with my friend, Becky, who then told my doctor. "
The second story is from Colin. "Years ago, my friend Julius saved a bird —— a wild ' Mom' cockatoo （鹦鹉） from the side of the road and kept it as a pet in a big cage. It lost one of her wings, so she couldn' t return to the wild. Soon, two wild cockatoos came visiting and one ' Dad' bird wanted to find his way into the cage. The ' Mom' cockatoo in the cage was soon expecting. But as she couldn' t fly, ' Dad' cockatoo built a home in the tree. ' Baby' cockatoo would spend his days flying off with his dad, leaving his mom behind. She would sit and wait until they returned home each afternoon. The family stayed together happily. "
After reading the stories, don' t you think we should respect every life in the world?
If there are no museums, no theaters, no libraries in the place where you live, will you feel bored at home? There is no need for you to worry about it, as we are living in the Internet era（网络时代）. Here are some great online resources（资源）. They can make our life colorful.
Online museums
If you are a fan of museums, go to the National Museum of China' s official website. There are VR exhibitions（虚拟现实展览）, livestreaming（直播）classes and many other resources For example, an exhibition about Confucius（孔子）is going on right now. You can learn about his life and ancient culture during the Spring and Autumn Period（770—476 BC）. There are also pictures and videos of the relics（文物）, such as bianzhong and books.
Online concerts
Pop singers are now turning their own homes into livehouses!With microphones and musical instruments, they are holding online concerts. Popular ones include "Doulive Sofa Concert" on Douyin and "I' m With You" on Sina Weibo. Go and find your favorite singers!
If you are more interested in classical music, go to the National Center for the Performing Arts website. You' ll find many videos of artists from around the world playing music for you—for free!
Online libraries
There are many online libraries where you can read books for free, such as the National Online libraries Library of China and Shanghai Library. There you can find all kinds of books you like.
Qingming, meaning clear and bright, is the most important festival in spring. It is also named Tomb （ 墓）Sweeping Festival. It comes in early April. On that day, people visit tombs to honor the dead（纪念死者）. They always spend some time cleaning the tomb area. They usually plant some trees near the tombs and decorate them with fresh flowers. But it' s not just a day honoring the dead. It is also a good time to celebrate the coming of spring.
With the coming of spring, nature wakes up, dressing the world in green. Birds begin to build houses for their babies. In forests and fields, many animals have babies at this time of the year. The days begin to get longer and the weather gets warmer. In short, everything is new, clean and fresh. So Qingming is also a happy time for people to do sports outdoors, such as flying kites, swimming and hiking. This is why this festival has been very popular for thousands of years.
Mum and I were just going out when it began to rain. We had to stay at home, and I （feel） quite bored. Mum got idea. She suggested teaching me to make dumplings. I thought it could be fun, so I said OK. Mum cut the meat and cabbages into small pieces （quick）. Then she showed me to mix them with salt and oil. "Mixing is the most important of all the （step）, " she said. I also made some other preparations with her help. When everything was ready, dad came back home his office. Together the three of （we）wrapped （包） the dumplings. At last, we （cook） them. They were so delicious that I ate
（many） than twenty. That was the （one） time I learnt to make dumplings. It was enjoyable!
