—I'm looking for a birthday gift for my mom.
— ____. It was so inspiring.
—Believe in yourself. ____!
—Yeah. That's why we teenagers should keep away from the electronic products.
—In that case, let's ask a third person for help.
— Either is OK.
—Sorry. We'll watch our manner.
—I'm fine—I just need a minute to ____ myself.
—Actually, halfway through it I realized I hadn't ____ anything of it though it was highly praised by most readers.
"SPELL CHAMPION," Scott told his older sister. "C－h－a－m－p－i－o－n."
Unsure about it, Scott still cheered, "You'll 1 the spelling bee!"
Lucy thanked, happy but 2 , wondering if her dog, Senator, who she got for her 11th birthday and never away from her for a week, would be looked after well.
"We'll keep him perfectly," said Scott, dreaming of getting his own pet if he could 3 himself.
The loudspeaker in the railway station announced the upcoming departure (出发). Dad wished Lucy good luck, "If you make the 4 , we'll come to see you."
"See you in a w－e－a－k."
"W－e－e－k," Lucy 5 Scott and said, "Bye!"
Each morning Scott woke up early to feed Senator, leaving a note to 6 Dad, after that Scott continued to sleep. Scott even gave Senator a timely bath, during which he hoped Dad could notice how responsible (负责任的) he was with unwilling Senator.
Halfway Lucy 7 back to tell her failure in the second round (轮次) and asked, "How's Senator doing?"
"Excellent!" Scott replied proudly.
A week later, Lucy returned, but she found the dogs sick.
"He only started feeling sick this morning." Scott felt ashamed but 8 , for he'd been a strict direction-follower.
They came to the veterinarian's (动物诊所). After the 9 , Lucy was angry, "A terrible 10 ! How could Senator have such a 11 two pounds in weight?"
Dad said, "I only fed him two scoops of dog food every morning."
Scott shouted, "Dad! You fed him again? Didn't you read my note? It says I've fed him!"
It took Lucy a moment to understand before asking Scott how to spell fed.
"F-e-e-d? Scott! Fed is spelled f-e-d. But your note says f－e－e－d, telling Dad to feed the dog!"
"So Senator was fed twice?" Dad asked, "But why did he 12 seem hungry?"
"All is fish that comes to his net!" Lucy looked down at Senator who was wagging his tail.
Scott said sorry, "I just wanted to be responsible so I could get a dog for my next birthday."
"It's OK. I'll teach you how to spell correctly and 13 myself for next year's spelling bee." Lucy handed Scott the red leash (绳子) to walk Senator.
"You have a few months to 14 before you get one for your birthday." Dad added.
Scott burst into laughter and reached down to pet Senator 15 .
"Having a little brother isn't so bad," Lucy told Senator, "if you show him who's the b-o-s-s!"
The Anime Festival Asia happened in Singapore. Cosplayers (角色扮演者) dressed up as their favorite anime characters. The festival started in Japanese in 2008, and since then it became popular all over the world. In 2019, the three-day event in Singapore welcomed 120, 000 visitors, and organizers reported that this year's number was even higher. ____
Celebration for Being Human
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In 1997, Liu Fang was teaching Chinese language in a middle school in Guizhou province, and was on path she picked for herself. Everything went well until one day the doctor told her that a disease would slowly lead to her loss of sight.
She had no idea about how to continue with her life and work. At that time, most students in Liu's class were "left behind" at home, as their parents tried to make a living by working in big cities.
As a warm-hearted person, Liu decided that she would continue teaching with her remaining sight as if nothing happened. Her students and co-workers didn't realize that something was wrong with her as she knew the contents of the textbooks well and always had her teaching plans ready.
In 2006, Liu was completely blind. Having learned to deal with difficulties in life and work over 10 years of losing sight, she decided to accept her situation. Though it was the biggest regret in her life that she could not continue teaching Chinese, she chose to become a psychological counselor (心理咨询师) in school in
2007. To get more people to realize the importance of psychological health education among children, especially in poor areas, Liu has many ways of providing psychological counseling, from giving speeches, holding radio programs to writing books with the help of software (软件). Now her audience has expanded to teachers and parents.
A big difference between a Chinese language teacher and a psychological counselor is that she no longer is the one talking more, but rather listening, she said.
① made speeches② held radio programs③ designed software④ wrote some books
When visitors to the Palace Museum feel a need to sit down for a cup of tea or find a bathroom without a long line, they soon will be able to turn to their smart phones for the information they need.
This modern solution comes thanks to an agreement signed on Friday by the museum and Huawei Co. , to build a "smart network" using 5G technology. Under the agreement, 5G Wi-Fi signals will cover the Palace Museum, China's royal palace from 1420 to 1911.
"It's important to always stay close to the latest technology to better serve the public," said Shan Jixiang, former director of the Palace Museum. Shan said there is still much room for improvement in the management of a huge number of cultural relics, such as when the priceless painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" is exhibited again in the future. When it was last exhibited in 2015, visitors stood in long lines until 3 a. m. to have a look. The museum ended up preparing fast food to serve the hungry visitors. "I don't want that scenario to happen again", Shan said. "Our operation can be done in a more scientific way."
The new system will also make use of the closed-cameras that are set up all over the Palace Museum to safeguard the museum's valuable relics. More than 1. 86 million of them are housed at the museum, which recorded nearly 20 million visits from the public last year. "How can we make sure no single visitor who might have evil ideas endangers these treasures?" Shan said. "After using the Internet of Things, we can immediately discover any action involving (涉及) the relics to prevent such dangers."
The 5G network also will be used to improve remote (远程的) meeting through web cameras, which will discuss with experts to jointly find the best answers for repair and store problems.
dishes / useful / popular / picked up / until / follow / put up |
Tom often says, "Cooking is an important skill, and it can be fun! " But I had no interest in cooking at all I met with a cooking app (应用软件). There are different kinds of recipes (菜谱) in the app. They offer detailed instructions so that users can them step by step. Most of them even include photos or videos, which are quite for beginners. Last week, I a popular recipe to cook fish. When I finished, it was exactly what I wanted and tasted delicious. Then I tried more recipes. Now I can cook a couple of . I find cooking is great fun and it seems that I have a gift for cooking. My plan is to invite my friends over next weekend and show them my new skills. I hope they will like my cooking.
zanhua (簪花)
As an old saying in Xunpu, Fujian province goes, "Put flowers in your hair in this life and you'll also be pretty in the afterlife". In the past, all the women in the small fishing village were glad to have long hair, and they put colorful and special headdresses on their hair. The headdress is known Zanhua. Here's a story of a master, Huang Rongbing.
As a child, Huang Rongbing often watched his mother put colorful headdresses into her hair. The headdress gave Huang an idea for his career choice. In 2016, he and his elder sister opened a salon (美发店) . There, tourists could get their hair styled in the Xunpu tradition and had their photos (take). "We have been booked (full) and now there are over 200 businesses (offer) a high level of services to tourists," said Huang.
The increase in tourist visits has made Huang happy. That's it not only keeps the business busy but also makes more people (interest) in zanhua. It helps spread the history and culture behind zanhua headwear quickly at home and abroad.
After going through the full zanhua experience, Hu Titi, one of Huang's (customer), even brought zanhua culture to Paris in France last year. Under the Eiffel Tower, she made videos of (she) in traditional Chinese clothes with a zanhua in her hair.
Huang said the women of Xunpu are the (brave) and most hard-working in her mind. They are famous for catching the best seafood. "When they put a zanhua on their heads, they express their wish for happiness. The flowers (see) as a symbol of hope," she added.
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Hello, everyone. How time flies! Before saying goodbye, I'd like to share my middle school life and new plans with you.
Singapore Anime Festival
Welcome to Copenhagen! An exciting festival has started, and it will last three weeks. The Danish capital is now full of light and beautiful light installations (灯光艺术装置). 35 installations on bridges, old buildings, squares, and the city's canals are all set. Visitors can take a wonderful tour to experience the festival by Segway, canal boat, kayak, a guided walk, or a walk by themselves. 
On November 10, the holes that lie under the city of Nottingham in England are welcoming the public for the UK's Being Human Festival. The festival, which is running until November 19, is a celebration of humanities, which means studying parts of human culture and history. During the festival, people can learn about Nottingham's past from a tour guide, or by using virtual (虚拟的) reality to discover the holes.