— Sure. We usually eat mooncakes and get together.
Wang Fei: Hello, Liu Ming! Did you watch the CCTV news this morning?
Liu Ming: No, I didn't.
Wang Fei: Yes, there was. Shenzhou XIV was launched（发射）successfully.
Liu Ming: Oh, I missed watching it. What a pity!
Wang Fei: Three astronauts were sent into space, and one of them is a woman.
Liu Ming: Really?
Wang Fei: She is Liu Yang. This is the second time that she has been sent into space.
Liu Ming:
Wang Fei: In 2012. She made history.
Liu Ming: Sounds amazing! How did she become an astronaut?
Wang Fei:
Liu Ming: She is so excellent. You really know about her well.
Wang Fei: Of course, I do. She is a heroine（女英雄）in my heart.
Liu Ming:
Wang Fei: Right. We Chinese take pride in her.
A. Who is she?
B. I start to admire her, too.
C. Was there anything special?
D. Where did she achieve her dream?
E. When did she go into space for the first time?
F. By trying her best to pass hundreds of tests and putting in much effort.
It was winter. Everything in Happy Valley was 1 with snow. Kids living nearby were making a snowman in the park. Julia brought her dad's hat for the snowman. Laura got two shiny little stones for the eyes. Peter found two 2 to be the arms. Robert used a carrot to be the nose. The Smith brothers made two snowballs to 3 the head and body. With the teamwork of all the kids, a cute snowman appeared.
Julia said the snowman should be given a name. The kids couldn't decide on a good one, for everyone wanted to make the decision. "I must be 4 to give him a name. Without my carrot, the snowman wouldn't have a nose," shouted Robert. "Without the sticks I picked, the snowman would have no arms. In that case, how 5 he would look then," argued Peter. Soon the arguments turned into a big 6 . The kids walked away 7 with what they had brought. The snowman was nothing but a terrible memory.
Days passed, and laughter was 8 heard in the park of Happy Valley. The kids were beginning to get 9 and lonely. The parents began worrying. What could bring the kids together again? Then they met and had a plan. The next day, all the kids got a 10 , telling them there was something special at the park.
They 11 to see what it was, but they didn't talk to each other on the way because of the 12 . When they arrived, the kids found a note on the snowman which read, "Dear kids, my heart 13 when Happy Valley isn't what it used to be. Although I'm sad and have no name, I would rather see my happy kids. "
The note melted（融化）the ice in all kids' hearts. They felt 14 because of what they had done and began to finish the snowman together. Finally, a much cuter snowman 15 there. They all agreed to call him "Mr. Warmheart" though he was made of snow. Happy Valley got cheerful laughter back.
In order to provide nicer service for the residents（居民）, Xingfu Community made surveys among 800 residents who lived here. The surveys were mainly about the residents' favorite community activities. It took the staff lots of time and effort to make the surveys. The residents were surveyed in four ways: talking on the phone, answering questions online, communicating face to face and sending letters to the community. Most of the residents were surveyed by answering questions online. Here are the diagrams（图表）showing the results.
After the two surveys above and other surveys, the staff of Xingfu Community improved the service that the residents were not satisfied with. They also provided more kinds of activities for the residents.
As we all know, fresh flowers can make a room look and smell good. They also have some magic power.
Martin lay in hospital for weeks after falling from a building in 2011. He faced a lot of surgeries（手术）and began losing hope. Martin's friends and family members came to visit him. They brought him fresh flowers each day. Then something wonderful happened. Martin's condition started to improve, and he looked towards the future with more hope.
Martin soon realized that other patients around him weren't receiving the same kind of emotional（情感上的）support. This inspired him to go from room to room, giving away his flowers to them. The results were amazing. He watched people's misery turn into happiness.
After leaving the hospital, Martin couldn't forget the power of his flowers. Six months later, to help more people, he started a project called the Simple Sunflower Project. He collected used flowers from some events like weddings（婚礼）and then the flowers were given to people in hospitals and the old people's homes. In the first year, the project served no more than 100 people. But in the following 10 years, it gave away flowers to nearly 30,000 people.
Many studies have found that fresh flowers as well as plants are good for people's health. To test the result, the University of Tennessee Medical Center did a study on the Simple Sunflower Project. Almost 95% of the patients who had received flowers had an improvement in their emotional condition. When staying in hospital, people felt not as comfortable as at home, but the Simple Sunflower Project helped them in some ways. Flowers could make them less stressed and less painful. Patients with flowers had shorter hospital stays as well. Flowers make a great difference.
① Martin fell from a building.
② Martin started the Simple Sunflower Project.
③ Martin went from room to room giving away his flowers.
④ Martin received flowers each day from his friends and family members.
Have you ever ridden a bike in the sun? It might make you feel a little hot. However, riding on a cycle path（骑行小路）in a sunny area could be fun. In the town of Krommenie, you can find a special cycle path that can create energy by using the sun.
This 70-meter-long cycle path was built with solar panels（太阳能板）into it. These panels take in light from the sun's rays. Then they use the light to create electricity, which can power street lights. The electricity can also go straight into the electrical grid（电网）to offer electricity for daily use. In the first year, this short path was creating enough energy to power one house for a whole year!
This kind of path hasn't been widely built because scientists are still doing research to test the safety of it. They must make sure the path is strong enough for cars, buses and even trucks to drive over it. They must also make sure the path isn't too smooth because being too smooth could be a little dangerous. Bike riders may fall easily while riding on it.
In another town called Eindhoven, you can also find a cycle path which uses solar energy to make art. It's about 1 kilometer long. The path opened in
2014. It is made up of thousands of tiny lights. The lights take in the sun during the day and shine bright at night like stars. These lights come together like a beautiful picture. Every year, many tourists visit it and take photos there.
It's fantastic and creative to use the sun.
Although people are always busy with their work or study, they are still making time to do sports. Have you wondered why? The answer is clear. Doing sports brings many advantages.
Sports have a good influence on health. Studies show morning exercise can make people more awake and ready. Then they can deal with whatever is ahead for the day. By burning fat, people are less likely to get ill. 30 minutes of quick walking over 5 days could help people sleep easily and feel more energetic.
Nowadays, more and more people choose to play "green sports". They take a walk in the park, run in the countryside or hike in the mountains. Only a pair of comfortable shoes is enough. Simple and convenient, they can get away from the busy city life and enjoy nature.
Sports develop sportsmanship（运动精神）. Good sportsmanship includes small actions as simple as shaking hands with other competitors before a game, or admiring good performances made by others. Accepting bad voices bravely is also part of sportsmanship. That's why more and more parents would like the kids to start doing sports.
A. Here are some of them.
B. The spirit is valuable to kids.
C. It can also help to keep burning fat.
D. People don't need to spend too much money.
E. Sports provide chances to get close to nature.
Someone once told me, "Senior high school life will be a journey full of challenges and hope. " At that time, I didn't understand what he meant. However, my first day at senior high school made me realize the meaning of his words.
My senior high school life began on August 26th. I woke up early and stepped into my high school. The minute I saw the class list on the wall, I found zero old classmates or friends in my class! None! When I entered the classroom, I saw a middle-aged man. "Welcome to my class! I'm your teacher," he said. After everybody was seated, each of us made a short self-introduction.
Then my teacher announced that we were going to make an important decision on our senior high school life — to choose the courses from all the subjects at school. "This will have a lot to do with your future. The school adviser will help you choose the suitable ones. You still have several days to think about it or have a talk about it with your parents!" said my teacher. "High school life has started, and you should be responsible for your decisions. "
In the evening, I sat in the living room silently. Dad asked me to share the day with him. After hearing my words, Dad touched me softly and said, "Different things happen in every period of our life. And they all come with hope. You could make the first move to make new friends. What's more, you could join different clubs at senior high. As for choosing courses, isn't it a good thing? You could choose the ones you like and the ones that you are good at. Come on, my boy!"
I start to look forward to my challenging and hopeful high school life. I believe I can make it.
Zhang Lei, a fifteen-year-old boy, is an animal lover. He saved an elephant that was great danger.
On March 13th, 2020, Zhang Lei heard a baby elephant lost (it) mother and the living place. He wanted to save the poor animal. Zhang Lei used his pocket money to help it. Later, the elephant was sent to a local zoo. The zoo could give it a much (good) place to live in than before.
Look! What is Zhang Lei doing now?
He (play) with the elephant in the zoo.
Every weekend, Zhang Lei and his friends visit and care of the elephant. It grows up healthily there.
Zhang Lei also enjoys (spend) time with other animals. He decides to help more animals. Trees are sometimes cut down by people want to make money, so animals lose their homes. Zhang Lei hopes to stop this. Many children have the same idea. They expect to join him (quick).
"Protecting animals needs many (volunteer). I'll always be one of them," said Zhang Lei. "Though there's a long way to go to save the endangered animals, I'll never give . My journey has just begun. "
