—First I did my homework, and then I played ____basketball for half____ hour.
—It ____be my brother. He doesn't know today is my birthday.
—____.
—The cost of renting（租）houses in central Huhhot is higher than ____in any other area of the city.
—Oh no, I am too busy____ it. Professor Li asked me to hand in my math paper this week.
—I know. The most popular song ____was sung by him was on the CCTV show last night.
—I with my parents____ a TV programme about celebrating the 20th anniversary of Macao's return to China.
—Congratulations!
Children usually say and do things in1 open and honest ways. Sometimes, I think that children have the different ways to see others and the world. However, adults can2 see things in children's ways.
One afternoon, I took my son Michael to the supermarket. 3 we were there, we met an elderly couple. Instead of4 past them, Michael stopped and looked at the old woman in the wheelchair and said, "Hi! I'm Michael. What's your5 ?" The old woman smiled and said she was Molly Smith. We stood there for a few minutes while Michael and Molly were talking6 I told him it was time to say good-bye. He 7 touched the woman's cheek, watched her carefully and said, "Molly, you're my friend. "
It was one of those8 that touched me a lot. The couple seemed really happy and excited when they heard Michael's words. It wasn't the first time he did9 like this. He always seems to know when someone needs that small act of kindness.
What Michael did reminded me to slow down and10 those small ways to show love to someone. You may never know what that smile or small gesture means to someone else.
It is likely that there are some leftovers in your fridge, and maybe they will be thrown away in the end. If the1 in a supermarket is not fresh any more or is near the sell-by date, it goes into dust bins too. Every day, a large amount of food is wasted.
To cut down on food waste, France2 a new law. It doesn't allow supermarkets to throw away unsold food. 3 , they must give it to someone or an organization. Food that isn't safe for humans to eat can be used as animal feed. If not, the supermarkets will4 75,000 euros as a punishment or face two years in prison （监狱）. The law also encourages5 programs for schools and businesses about food waste.
France is the first country to make a law that doesn't allow wasting food, but it is6 a worldwide problem. The good thing is that people around the world are trying different things to deal with the food waste problem. Galdakao, Spain, put a public fridge in the center of town. Anyone can drop off food or leftovers and anyone can come and take them. A supermarket in Canada encourages people to buy "ugly food" by selling it at lower7 so it won't end up being wasted.
In China, we have the "clear your plate" action. This means you should eat everything on your plate or8 the leftovers.
"9 much more than what people can eat in restaurants has been a way of making them feel good in China for a long time," said Liu Qinglong, a professor at Tsinghua University. "But I'm happy to see that our10 towards wasting food is changing. "
My mistake happened when I was trying to be helpful in my first-grade art class. All the necessary things were out on the table. I thought the art teacher would have to put them away and I felt sorry for her, so I did it. I left with my class and then you know what I found out? That stuff was for the next class! My poor art teacher had to put everything back. To this day, I think it was a little funny. Collin, Age 9 |
One day at school, I wore my trousers backward! I didn't find it out until the end of the day. That was probably the most embarrassing（尴尬）day I've ever had in my whole life! Bernard, Age 10 |
I was in a bookstore with my dad. He was in the line to pay. Bored, I started looking through the bookmarks. I picked my two favourites in hopes that my dad would buy them for me. Without looking up, I showed him. "Look! These are my favourites. " Then an unfamiliar voice said, "I think your dad is over there. " I looked up. It wasn't my dad! I ran to my dad, my face burning. He smiled and said, "Wrong dad, eh?" Divya, Age 11 |
Once, my family and I were at a really crowded event. I realized I'd left my bag inside, so I ran to get it. When I came back out, I saw a car that looked exactly like our car. I opened the door and screamed! Six kids and a mom were looking back at me! Then I saw my mom's car parked beside that car. I didn't want to get in the wrong car again. Laura, Age 12 |
A police officer in Milwaukee bought a single mother two car seats after he stopped her car for her children were not in child-safe seats. Lashae Jackson said she was expecting a serious ticket from Officer Kevin Zimmerman for not having car seats for her two young daughters.
Instead, Zimmerman bought and fixed two car seats for the girls, Niyah and Sky, and gave the single mother a verbal（口头的）warning.
"My girls couldn't stop thanking him and it made them smile and shout out to Officer Zimmerman at District 5," Jackson said on Facebook. "We appreciate it a lot. "
When he asked her why she didn't have car seats, Jackson said she couldn't afford them at the time. "With bills coming up and winter coming up, I have to get coats and hats and shoes for my kids," Jackson said, "So it was hard for me. "
So, Zimmmerman went to Walmart to buy two car seats. He also stopped by the police station to pick up stickers and children's books for the girls. He then visited Jackson's home and fixed the car seats himself.
"I am a dad of three kids and can't imagine anything happening to them or not being able to keep them safe in their car seats," Zimmerman said.
The Milwaukee Police Department thanked Zimmerman on Facebook "for going the extra mile and going above and beyond our call of duty".
New trains run across rocky mountains and the Great Wall to the north of Beijing like bullets（子弹）. They run on a high-speed railway line between Beijing and Zhangjiakou. The opening was on Dec 30, 2019.
The railway is an important support project for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The 174-km railway's trains move at a top speed of 350 km/h. This reduces the travel time between Beijing and Zhangjiakou, the Winter Games will be held there, from over three hours to only 47 minutes. It has 10 stops in total. It will help improve tourism. There are places of interest nearby.
Some of the trains on this railway are smart trains that can run by themselves. With the help of the Beidou Navigation Satellite System, they can automatically（自动）start, run between stations, change their timing according to the time table, correctly stop at a station, and open and close their doors. Passengers can also watch live sports programmes during the Winter Olympics on the train, which is helped with 5G technology.
Some people consider Zhan Tianyou as "the father of China's railways". Who is Zhan Tianyou? In 1872, the Qing government chose 30 young boys to be sent to the US to study. They were the first students in Chinese history to study abroad. Zhan Tianyou was one of them. After graduating from Yale University, Zhan came back to China. In 1905, the Qing government decided to build a railroad between Beijng and Zhangjiakou. Zhan, who studied engineering, led the project. The project is best-known for its Y-shaped switchback（人字形坡路）. There are many mountains along the Beijng-Zhangjiakou railway. It was difficult for trains to climb the mountains.
He led construction（建设）on the old Beijing—Zhangjiakou railway, China's first independently—designed railway. It was not possible to build a railway without foreign help at that time. But Zhan, the head engineer of the railway project, insisted（坚持） that it could be done. Zhan came up with an idea to reduce the slope（坡度）: a Y-shaped switchback. Instead of going directly from A to B along a steep（陡的）slope, the train goes from A to C first and then from C to B. This makes the slope much less steep.
After many difficulties, the Beijing—Zhangjiakou line went into operation in 1909. Its trains ran at 35 km/h.
As President Xi Jinping said, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway stands for the development of China's railways over more than a century, as well as China's development in general.
How has technology made your life easier? When you go to a shopping mall, you can enjoy free Wi-Fi there. When you want to take a taxi, you can book one with your phone. In fact, all of these things can be seen in a smart city.
The idea of a smart city was first suggested by tech company IBM in 2010. Generally, a smart city is a city that uses digital technology, such as 5G network and the "internet of things", to save money and energy, and make our lives more convenient.
Cities like Boston, Amsterdam and Copenhagen are already using smart technology to improve public services. In the US cities of Boston and Baltimore, smart dust bins can sense（感知）how full they are and tell workers when they need to be cleaned. In Amsterdam, traffic is monitored and changed according to real-time data collected from sensors around the city. There are fewer traffic jams.
Smart cities will allow us to save energy. By using sensors and 5G networks to check the usage of water, gas and electricity, city managers can find out how to use these energy better. For example, water and gas pipes（管道）could remind repair workers when there is something wrong. Air pollution could be more closely monitored, too.
What's more, telehealth is used with the help of 5G. Telehealth means caring for patients from far away when the provider and the patient are not in the same place.
One form of this is video meeting with a doctor in real time, the same to a WeChat video call. It will also give older people or those living in the countryside an easier way to see a doctor. There are many exciting apps for 5G tech in medicine. One of them is far-away operations. In March, China's first 5G—based brain operation was done by a doctor in Sanya, Hainan, who operated on a Parkinson's patient in Beijing. In August, China Daily reported that robots in Beijing performed three operations in Xinjiang, Tianjin and Zhangjiakou at the same time.
Of course, it will take time to build the smart cities of the future. But since we've already seen successful examples, it won't be long until more cities join in. Tech Republic believes that by 2050, about 60 percent of people worldwide will live in smart cities.
A: Hey, Stephen.
B: Hi!
A: Terrible! I always feel upset.
B: What's wrong?
A: My parents always ask me to study hard and encourage me before exams. I don't know how to deal with it.
B: Don't worry. Why don't you log on to the microblog（登录微博）to share your feelings with others?
A: Really?
B: Yes, I think so. You can get many replies from friends in the same situation, which may make you feel better.
A:
B: Let me see. Well, you'd better have a try. If you have a chance, you should suggest your parents read your microblog, they'll know you better.
A: Sounds great. Thank you very much.
A. Is everything going well? B. Is it helpful to me? C. They ofen cook delicious meals for me. D. How is it going recently? E. But actually it makes me nervous. F. It's very popular among us young people. G. But what if my parents don't let me do it? |
send; present; do interviews with; twelve; simple; silent; take up; importance; smell; believe |
—Maybe it is because she doesn't know anyone here.
—About three quarters of the students made such a choice? Life is far, isn't it?
The flowers around the table sweet and the birthday cake looked so beautiful.
There are lots of extreme（极限）sports we can do today, and rock climbing is one of them. Many people enjoy rock climbing. And it is bmore and more popular. You can do it indoors on swalls or outdoors on real mountains. There are many aof rock climbing—it is fun and it also helps people forget their w.
The most important equipment（装备）to have igood shoes. They need to be half a sizesthan usual, so they aren't easy to fall off. The next thing you need is a harness（安全带）. This ayou to move freely, but will hold you uif you fall. It's important to know how to use your equipment. If you start to learn it, it's best to have lessons. People with ecan help you a lot when you are learning to climb.
Rock climbing is very exciting for people of different ages. C, however, must be careful not to pollute the environment. Sometimes they leave rubbish on the mountains where they climb. They should take it with them and throw it away.
内容包括：1. 为了抗击疫情，你给他的有关保持健康的四条建议。2. 你的线上学习情况。3. 鼓励他克服恐惧心理，保持积极心态，相信一定会战胜病毒。
参考词汇：the novel coronavirus（新冠肺炎）; mask（口罩）; virus（病毒）
要求：1. 语言流畅、书写规范、卷面整洁、可适当发挥; 2. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和校名等; 3. 80—100词左右，文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jack,
How are you?
As we know, the novel coronavirus has changed our life. To protect ourselves, here are some good suggestions for you.
Yours,
Li Hua
