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—____much I wish I were a Thai!
—By____ sentence patterns.
—Well, I think the writing method you are used to____.
—You are____ lucky because you have a good teacher.
—Certainly. Go straight ahead and you'll see it on your left.
—I really agree with you. Wherever we go, we'll take pride____ it in our hearts.
So I can recognize you easily.
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—I agree with you much.
Parents are taking care of you in daily life. They are your 1 people of all. Loving your parents is a part of life. Here are some ways to love them.
Tell them you love them every morning. Without your parents, you might not become 2 . A gentle "good morning" and "I love you" will make them feel warm. Remember that they 3 you into this world. It's your turn to show love for them.
Respect them and value these moments. It's OK to get angry when 4 bad happens. But these actions don't help you or your parents. Act 5 , listen to music, or talk to a friend After this, share your feelings with your parents. Use these moments to learn from them, 6 for the coming life on your own.
Follow their requests. Sometimes you don't get 7 you want. It seems that you are going through hard times. Remember that your parents care for you on rainy or snowy days. Following their requests will help you get more respect 8 them.
Spend time with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV, or going out for a walk. Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your 9 in this way or another.
Love is the key to a good 10 with your parents. It's a way to make you a better and happier person. Take action at once, my dear friends!
One morning, a blind boy sat beside a building with a hat by his feet. He held a sign which said, "I am blind. Please help me. "
There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.
After that, the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized (认出）his footsteps(脚步声）and asked, "Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?"
The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way. " What he wrote was, "Today is a beautiful day, but I can't see it. "
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beautiful day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
Languages play an important part in our life. Mother language is a very intimate（密切的）thing to us. For people who speak an ancient tongue as their mother language, it helps them keep their traditions. If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to a man in his own language, that goes to his heart.
The associations that lie in the languages bring ideas and pictures to our minds. Associations are just the power of languages. However, how language came into being is unknown. All we know is that some early men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could talk with each other. Later they agreed on certain signs, which could be put together to show those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, are called words
Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words bring back to us the happy and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.
Over the last century, more than 400 languages have died out. Some languages are now spoken only by a few dozens of people. Why are humans speaking fewer languages than we once did? The answer has to do with globalization（全球化）. Nowadays, it's more useful to speak certain languages-English is one example-rather than others.
As US writer Rita Mae Brown wrote, "Language is the roadmap of a culture. It tells where its people come from and where they are going." We should learn to choose our words carefully and use them correctly, or they will make ourselves silly and common.
I think our school days are the best and happiest days in our life. We should learn not to waste this wonderful period of time.
Be active. Instead, we should be interested in the school life and school subjects. We should join lots of activities. It will make us look friendly if we walk around the school with a smile. Remember that the school isn't a vacation spot（度假胜地）.
Keep fit. If we don't get enough sleep, we will feel sleepy in class. In order to keep our body fit, we should also eat less junk food.
Some students always say that they will study hard tomorrow. Actually, if we fall behind, it's very difficult for us to catch up.
Everyone fails in some tests, loses some matches or has some bad days. We should try not to let small things influence our mood（情绪）.
A. If we don't study hard, we will regret wasting our best time in the future. B. Don't say things are difficult or boring in the school. C. Study hard right now. D. Study depends on a healthy body. E. Don't be too disappointed（失望的）if things sometimes go wrong F. Remember to be successful. |
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According to Chinese history, sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming. He sent them out to ask for help when in trouble. Today, sky lanterns are used at festivals and other. They are made of bamboo and covered with paper. When the lanterns are , they slowly rise into the air like small hot—air balloons for all to see. They are as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes.
Paper cutting has been around for over 1,500 years. Paper cutting very easy but it can be difficult to do. The paper, usually red, is folded before it is cut with scissors. The most common pictures are flowers, animals, and things about history. During the Spring Festival, they are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.
Chinese clay art is famous because the clay pieces are so small but they look very 61. . The pieces are usually cute children or lively from a Chinese fairy tale or historical story. The pieces are shaped by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry. After drying, they are fired at a very high heat. are then polished and painted. It takes several weeks to complete everything. These small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and
Chinese music has a very long history. It's one of the oldest types of music in the world. Chinese ancient music was different from modern pieces. The ancient Chinese played instruments, but they didn't have a lot of songs with words. A lot of the music was for ceremonies and big events.
The most famous instrument in ancient China was the guqin. It's a kind of stringed instrument（弦乐器）. People thought the guqin was very beautiful. They believed it could make people happy or sad, and even change the weather!
In the Tang Dynasty（618-907）, there were many kinds of instruments. Music was important to the government. As a result, there were lots of musicians at the palace. Some of them came from other countries. They played their own music and sometimes they taught the Chinese how to play new instruments.
During the Song Dynasty（960-1279）, the Chinese developed new instruments. One of these was the pipa. It's a kind of guitar with four strings. Musicians wrote more than 200 songs for it. These songs are still popular today.
In the Ming Dynasty（1368-1644）and the Qing Dynasty（1644-1912）, there were many new styles of music. Some music was for the theatre. Other music was for the home, Beijing Opera is a traditional form of Chinese theater. It uses many different instruments, including the guqin and the xun.
Today, Chinese music is a mix of traditional and modern music. There are many pop stars in China and people listen to music from all over the world. But traditional Chinese music is still popular, too.
Drones（无人机）are like planes, but come in many shapes and sizes. They have no pilots and are controlled from outside the drones. During these years, they have been used to attack（进攻）enemies or moved goods（货品）in dangerous areas.
Now small drones are part of people's lives. For example, people use drones to take photos or make videos. Besides, a drone delivery（n.投递）service has proved（证明）successful.
Online store JD can use drones to deliver small packages（包裹）. It has built several drone stations so that it can load（装载）and deliver（v. 投递）its packages.
Drones have made our shopping experience different. We can order a new coat in the early morning and it will be delivered before we finish breakfast.
Bizzby Sky, a UK company, has created a delivery service for small goods. Open a smart phone app, enter your address, set a time and pay enough money for the delivery service. Then in minutes, a drone will do tasks for you.
However, any drone company needs government permission（允许）to fly its drones in many countries. We believe we will see more and more drones with goods fly in the sky very soon.
