It was the start of a new term. A little boy told his 1 there was going to be a school meeting. He felt 2 when his mother said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers met his mother and he felt sorry for her 3 .She was a kind and loving woman,4 there was a big scar（伤疤） on her face. It covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy 5 the ugly scar, so he never wanted to talk about it.
At the meeting, some people talked with the mother as if they hadn't noticed the scar on her face.
But the little boy was still uncomfortable and 6 himself at a corner. However, he heard a ( n )7 between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked seriously," How did you 8 the scar on your face?" The mother replied, " When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was too9 to go in because the fire was out of control, so I went in. As I was running10 towards his bed, I saw a piece of burning wood falling down. I placed myself over him trying to 11 him. I was knocked senselessly, but luckily, a fireman came in and saved12 " She touched the burned side of her face and said," This scar will be lasting, but to this day, I have never 13 what I did."
At this point, the little boy 14 , running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms, feeling sorry for how he had treated her and saying 15 to his mother for what she had done for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
While living in China. I have learned new things about vegetables. Although many vegetables here are not new to me, the way they are cooked is quite different. I had eaten eggplant in Australia before, but as soon as I tried a Chinese-style eggplant dish.
I felt like I was eating a new type of vegetable. In the West, eggplant is often grilled（烤）so it becomes soft. However, it doesn't taste like the Chinese dish. In China, people add many things like garlic and spring onions, which make it truly mouthwatering. That's really wonderful!
Another special thing about Chinese vegetables is the variety (种类). For example, in China, there are more kinds of mushrooms than in Australia. You can even eat black fungus ( 木耳）, which is difficult to find in Western countries. The same goes for different kinds of leafy green vegetables, such as Chinese cabbage and pea shoots.
What's more, in Chinese culture some vegetables have good meanings. Stepping inside a Chinese person's home, you may find paintings and small sculptures of different vegetables. For example, because of its pronunciation, the Chinese cabbage is seen as standing for wealth. Or there is the gourd. Because of its shape and pronunciation, it has many different cultural meanings, including happiness, having a large family and old age.
You could say that for Chinese people, vegetables stand for much more than just a healthy diet. They stand for delicious food and a good and happy life.
Chinese people don't just love cooking delicious vegetable dishes. They also love growing vegetables.Chinese people have grown vegetables in their backyards for centuries. Now, they have also grown them in the Antarctic （南极）, and even in space.
Chen Yuanchun is a teacher at rural(乡村的) primary school in Cangyuan, Yunnan Province. The 44- year - old woman teaches Chinese, but she is very interested in computer technology. She has introduced coding （编程） to her students as an important information technology skill.
Chen's connection to coding began in November, 2018. She became one of the first teachers in Cangyuan to take training courses on coding. The training was challenging for a beginner like Chen, She needed to learn how to tell a machine to perform actions and finish tasks through different orders, She worked very hard because she believed this skill would be useful for her students.
After the training, Chen started a new group in her school to teach the students coding, but some parents opposed her plan. They didn't understand what coding was and thought Chen was teaching their children to play video games on the computer.
So, Chen could only teach students of her own class at first. For teens, coding does not include writing difficult coding languages. Instead, Chen taught them how to create interesting animations (动画片) and games.
After only one term, every student was able to create something through coding. Learning coding also helped them become more creative and improved their problem - solving skills. Soon, coding classes became popular in schools all over Cangyuan. Some students even won prizes in a national competition last year.
" I will work harder and hope these children in mountain areas will have a better future by learning information technology ," Chen said.
Before arriving in China, I had read lots of books about China. Therefore, when I arrived, I was excited to live in the country that is rich in history and culture. It was so greatly different from the UK. The food , the customs , the big cities and everyday life –I couldn't wait to explore （探索）.
However, learning Chinese hadn't even entered my mind, not because I was lazy, but because I had no confidence to learn such a difficult language. Besides this, once I moved to China and I lived in Shanghai. It is an International city, with many people speaking English as a second language. So I thought English would be sufficient.
But after a year in China. I found many expatriates (侨民) spoke Chinese. Perhaps it was achievable after all. I felt uncomfortable because so many Chinese people could speak English while I could n't even speak the most basic Chinese. To face the challenge, I decided to begin my language journey and my only regret is that I didn ' t start earlier.
In the two years. I have made great progress since starting to learn. Now, I am able to talk in Chinese on many topics. Learning to speak Chinese isn't as difficult as I once expected. When I speak to Chinese people in Chinese, they almost always understand me. The most challenging thing is listening since Chinese people talk at such a speed. I can't always understand what has been said. but my weekly online language exchange s help with this. Learning Chinese has taken a lot of hard work. But there is still a long way to go before I reach my goal of fluency.
Learning Chinese not only helps me in daily life, but deepens my cultural understanding of such a great country. So, to all my non - Chinese friends, I would say," Don't be afraid. face the challenge and be confident."
Farming has always been a countryside thing. But now, farms are coming to the balconies （阳台） of city flats.
According to a recent report, sales of vegetable seeds (种子) on the Internet doubled compared with last year.
Zhang, a senior high school student from Anhui Province, said his love for planting was primary school when he lived with his grandpa in the countryside.
Though farming needs hard work, Zhang said he felt excited when he saw seeds turn into plants. Now, Zhang still keeps up his hobby with a balcony garden.
" Growing fruit and vegetables not only brings delicious food, but also reminds me of the happy time with my grandpa ," said Zhang.
Unlike Zhang, Fang from Shenzhen thinks that planting a garden is a good way to relax and develop patience. To deal with it, she started growing vegetables on her balcony this year. Most of the seeds were given to her by her friends. Not knowing what plants the seeds were from, she just planted them and waited patiently. After half a year, her balcony became a small garden." Seeing different colors and breathing fresh air, I feel closer to nature ," Fang said.
It also brings joy to the lives of the young.
A. He learned that from his grandpa. B. He grows strawberries and carrots. C. The 16- year - old girl sometimes felt stressed. D. Of these buyers, most were born after 1995. E. Every day it takes her long hours to do homework. F. Growing vegetables is now more than just a way to live. |
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What should the old do in their free time? Dance in the square or take a walk in the park? With the of society, more attention has been paid to the old people's life. They spend their whole life working for the family and country. When they get old, they can have a good and enjoy life.
However, several of them choose to do something . They turn short videos into popular science and teach knowledge and skills such as pinyin, physics and math to the public. They are called " Silver Hair Zhibo ". They bring great value to society by sharing their knowledge and experience. In the direct broadcasting room ( 直播 间) , they neither sing or dance nor with others. Instead, they teach what they have learned all their lives. Yang Weiyun, a member of " Silver Hair Zhibo ", used to be a Chinese teacher in a primary school. So she usually free pinyin classes online. She has 2 classes every day to make more people have the to learn. One is at 8:00 a.m, and the other is at 8:30 p.m. Yang always prepares every one of her lessons as she once did in the real classroom. All the members try their best to knowledge around in funny and interesting ways. Many " laymen (门外汉) become in watching the classes. The " Silver Hair Zhibo "members ' love for knowledge and their kindness are the deep reason why they move China.
A blind box is a box with a small toy in it , but kids will never know what they are going to get unless they pay for it and open it. Since 2021, many airline companies （航空公司） have begun to use blind boxes to encourage people to travel. They are called mystery box plane tickets.
Many people usually think going out alone costs too much and it is too difficult to decide where to go. In normal trips, people often plan their vacations well at first. But now travelers just need to choose the airport next to their homes. Then the companies will provide several mystery boxes at low prices - usually 100 or 200 yuan. After paying for it, travelers can get a cheap plane ticket to a certain place." The mystery box directly makes a travel plan and it ' s cheap," Cheng Li, one of the agents in a tour company, told China Daily. Liao Liang, a 16- year - old high school student, just finished a mystery box trip months ago. When one of his friends got a mystery box plane ticket to Changsha, Liao wanted to give it a try. To his surprise, he also got a ticket to Changsha. Besides
famous cities like Changsha, many less popular cities are included. These cheap mystery box plane tickets have become a good choice for travelers in China.
But on the other hand , travel mystery boxes disappoint a number of people because there are also problems after choosing one , such as travel time, sudden flight cancellations ( 航 班 取消）, or challenges with refunds （退款）. So you need to be careful ifyou want to choose the mystery box trips.
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（2）你认为怎么做才能成为更好的青少年。
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参考词汇： keep one's promise 遵守诺言; be thankful to sb. 对某人心存感激; creative 有创造力 的； beauty 美； nature 自然； protect 保护： activity 活动
How to Be a Better Teenager
Boys and girls,
My name is Li Hua. Today I'm glad to share my ideas about how to be a better teenager with you.
