Lily is going to have a yard sale， so she had a discussion with her friends in a WeChat group.
Have you ever visited Beijing？ If not， you will miss more than scenery. Summer holiday is coming. Welcome to Beijing! There are many places of interest in Beijing. Let's have a look.
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Name | Tian'an Men Square | The Bird's Nest | The Palace Museum |
Size | 440，000 square meters in size | 210，000 square meters in size | 720，000 square meters in size |
Time | 5：00-22：00 | 10：00-21：00 | 8：30-16：30 |
Ticket | Adults： ¥40 Children ≥ 12： ¥20 Children < 12： Free | Adults： ¥100 Children ≥ 12： ¥80 Children < 12： Free | Adults： ¥60 Children ≥ 12： ¥20 Children < 12： Free |
Importance | The biggest city central square in the world. | The main stadium （体育场）of the Olympic Games in 2008. | One of the greatest museums in the world. |
Huang Yongyu passed away on Tuesday， June 13th ， which made all Chinese people sad. Mr. Huang was a famous artist in China who taught himself how to paint and write.
He was very good at many things like woodcuts， ink painting， writing poems and novels， and designing （设计） stamps. He was born in Changde， Hunan province in 1924 and had to leave school at a young age because his family didn't have enough money. He started working and traveling to different places to make a living. Because of his hard work and love for art， he became a great artist later in life.
He used to work with clay （黏土） and teach kids， make things for plays and draw pictures for magazines. He did these jobs to make money， but he also got really good at art. Later on， he became an artist. Some very important people in the art world， like Xu Beihong， were impressed （留下印象） by him. Xu Beihong even asked him to be a teacher at a big art school called the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing.
Huang became famous for creating some very popular stamps. One was called the "Golden Monkey Stamp" and it was made in 1980 to celebrate the Year of the Monkey. Another set of stamps was made for the Year of the Rabbit， but some people didn't like one of the rabbits， which was blue.
Huang was seen as an excellent artist in Chinese art and design. However， Huang said he didn't do much in his life and didn't go to school much， but he didn't want to be lazy and not have a goal.
a. playing music b. writing poems and novels
c. designing stamps d. woodcuts
After a long day's work， you may want to pet your cat to relax. A new toy can now give you that same feeling even if you don't have a real cat!
Scientists at Cornell University recently have made a brush-like toy， reported New Atlas ， an online science website. Wear it on your arm and it can slowly move a piece of soft fur （毛） along your skin. It feels just like touching a furry cat.
Scientists made this toy to help people deal with stress. Past studies showed that touching either humans or animals can lower people's blood pressure， and allow people to relax. Why is that？
According to the science website Wired ， this comes from evolution （进化）. Primates （灵长目动物） spend about 15 percent of their waking hours grooming （梳毛） one another. They do this to make friends and trade food with others. Chimps （大猩猩） have been found to share food with those that groomed them. Touch means to show your kindness. As humans developed into the most social animals， touch became a more powerful way to show our relations with others. Many studies found that a hug or a pat can make our body produce oxytocin， a chemical （化学物质） created by our body， which makes us more trusting and friendlier， while also lowering our blood pressure.
The inventor of the toy also made a system that can test users' stress levels. Then it can start to work by itself when needed. They even want to use the invention in the armrest （扶手） of the cinema seat. The armrest will touch you while you are watching the movie， and its feeling will change with the story in the film.
Many successful people follow a similar routine （常规）. This helps them make the best use of their days. This also helps sleep well at night. One of the most important things successful people do is to get ready for the next day the night before..
Learn to relax
Successful people say it is important to relax. Some enjoy listening to music， . Studies show that a 15-minute bath an hour or two before bedtime helps them sleep better.
Put the phone down
Studies show that the blue light from a phone is bad for our sleep. Successful people control their phone use. They put phones away an hour before bedtime .
Think about today
Before sleep， it helps to think about the day. Many successful people think about the good things from the day.. It also helps them to make a plan for a good （perhaps even better） day tomorrow.
Many successful people make plans for their activities the next day. It helps them sleep well. This is important because sleeping badly sometimes makes everything seem worse the next day. Making plans also helps them wake up relaxed， happy and ready for the new day.
A. while others like taking a bath before going to bed B. Let's see how they do that C. Make a plan D. This helps them to learn and to change E. instead of putting their phones near their bed |
Wu Lidi， a 48-year-old cleaning lady， has a strong interest in painting. Recently， she was surprised and deeply moved by a special exhibition （展览） of her painting works held by the students at Nanjing University.
The exhibition was named "A Cleaning Lady's Spring". The paintings were Wu's works on a blackboard hanging on the first floor of a student dormitory （宿舍） where she works. The paintings included wonderful natural scenery， the colorful school， etc.
During the exhibition， many students left handwritten messages to Wu. The messages included "Thank you for your blackboard paintings that have accompanied （陪伴） me through four years of my youth"， "You have created a wonderful world with your painting brush" and "I hope you will stick to （坚持） what you love".
Wu has had an interest in painting since she was young. After she became a cleaner at Nanjing University， she started painting on a blackboard. Though she is very busy at work， she still tries to find time to create blackboard paintings. She also learns and practices painting skills from online videos in her free time. She is widely known by the students. They often call her "a cleaning lady who could have become an artist".
Wu said， "I love painting， so I'm happy to do it. I want to give the students a different feeling， and hope they will feel happy when they see the paintings.
Wu is thankful to the students who held the exhibition for her. And she will continue to create more paintings that will accompany every lovely student.
Once there was a teenage boy who was known as a fast runner in his village. The boy only 1 winning every race and becoming more successful.
One day， the boy took part in a running race in his village. He won the 200， 100 and 50-meter races 2 any problem. He was proud of himself and received great applause （掌声）.
But his grandfather walked towards him and asked him to 3 two unexpected competitors， an old man and a blind girl. The boy thought it was 4 but accepted.
In the race， the boy finished first， 5 the old man and the blind girl were still at the starting line. With 6 ， he waved （挥） his hands at the crowd （人群）. But they only sat there silently.
"Why are people not cheering for me like before？" he asked his grandfather.
"Start the race again with them. But this time， all of you should cross the finish line at the same time，" the grandfather replied.
The boy was surprised but agreed to take the 7 race.
As soon as the race started， the boy carefully took the hands of the old man and the blind girl and walked 8 with them to the finish line. The crowd gave them a standing applause.
The boy asked his grandfather in surprise， "For whom are the people cheering？ Is it for me， or 9 ？"
The grandfather smiled and said， "The crowd did not cheer for any one of you. They cheered for how you all ran the race together."
Facing the race of life， what matters is not just winning， 10 how you run the race.
Do you think the CBA is China's most popular basketball game？ Think again.
With over 10，000 basketball （fan） cheering every night and some even watching it from nearby hills， a village basketball game was held in early June in Taijiang County， Guizhou province. So far， this village basketball game （become） a hot topic online.
Organized and played （complete） by the local people， 16 teams from nearby towns took part in this year's game. For the team in （one） place， the prize was a cow weighing 650 kilograms， and for the team in second place， two goats.
Started in 2021， the "Gorgeous Countryside" game grew fast with more and more local sports fields. And across Guizhou Province， almost every town has a basketball field. "We used to play on cement （水泥） ground， and even made baskets by （us）. With the development of countryside， we now have a true basketball field in our village and can train （well） than before，" said Wang Shenlong， a member of the Taijiang Country team. "The local people show great interest in the game it truly belongs to them and brings neighborhoods closer together，" said Cen Jianglong， who has played basketball twenty years.
The game is example of local development. It is welcomed by the local people more than ever， and it will hopefully encourage them （build） a brighter future.
Last week， my father and I went back to my hometown-Zibo in Shandong to try Zibo barbecue （烧烤）.最近，淄博烧烤已经成为了淄博的一个标志。
On the way to Zibo， my father told me a story. Last year during the COVID-19 pandemic （疫情）， thousands of college students had to stay in Zibo for a while. The local government helped students to get through that hard time and offered a great barbecue dinner on their last night before leaving. The government also invited the students to come back to Zibo again when spring came. I was moved when I heard this.
At 5 pm， we arrived at the restaurant. In fact ， people can't enjoy this delicious food unless they book a table. Luckily， my father booked （预定） a table two days earlier. Or there wouldn't be any seats for us. There are some differences between Zibo's barbecue and the ones in other cities. Zibo's barbecue restaurants have a small grill （烤架） on each table. We need to cook on the grill on our own. When the food is ready， we should put it onto a small pancake. And then add scallions （葱） and sauce before eating.烤烧烤和吃烧烤一样令人愉快。
People in the restaurant didn't know each other before. But we just talked about daily life and sang together. The owner of the restaurant even danced. With his help， I learned how to eat Zibo barbecue like the local people. I have to say， it's the most delicious food that I've ever eaten.
After eating the delicious food， I kept thinking about why Zibo became popular？ Is it the promise between the government and the college students， or the special， tasty food or the warm-hearted people？
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My Favorite Thing from Childhood
It's not surprising that everyone has a favorite thing from childhood.
