Long long ago, an elephant and a monkey   (1)  （live） in the same forest. But both of them were very proud. The elephant thought of   (2)  (he) strong, and the monkey felt himself quick. So one day they went to ask the old bird. But the bird didn’t give   (3)  (they) the answer at once. Instead he let them get some   (4)  (banana) on the other side of the river and bring them to him. So the elephant and the monkey went to the river, but the monkey couldn’t swim, so the elephant asked him to get on his back and swim   (5)  (cross) the river. After they got to the banana trees, the elephant found it hard   (6)  (reach) the bananas, but the monkey quickly climbed up the tree and  (7)  (pass) the bananas to the elephant.

Then they came back   (8)  (happy) to the old bird and showed him the bananas. “Now, you see, you two   (9)  (can) do the work

  (10)  (good) only when you helped each other.”

It’s necessary to discover what you are good at or not and what you like or dislike.

    Many students would be unhappy if they f (1) in a very difficult physics exam, but in f           (2) they have known a lot about themselves. They r (3) that they should not become engineers or physical scientists in the future. So failing can help a student to live a happier life if he or she draws something out of it. They may then decide on their aim（目标）and c (4) the kind of work that they would be fit for and they would like to do.

    You can’t be sure whether you like something u (5) you have tried it. If you

make a d            (6) that you would like to play the violin, you need to take more music classes b (7) you know if you are really interested in it.

    It is not e (8) to hope to be a violinist. You also have to stand（忍受）the hard practice before you become one. If you would enjoy being a great violinist, but hate the hard and

b (9) work, just give it up.

    It’s a good plan to try as many ideas as possible when you are still young. And then you will be able to find o (10) what your true interests are.

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Small talks refer to light conversation for social occasions (社交场合). It is the starting point for friendships. You can use small talks to (1) a conversation in many different ways.

First, asking open questions is one of the (2)ways to make small talks. For example, you are at someone’s birthday party, but you know (3)people. How do you (4) the ice? You can start a conversation with,“This is a great party. How do you know the host?”This way is also (5) in many other situations, such as school clubs or picnics.

Second, a simple introduction can also work, (6)to help find common points with others. For example, when going into a new environment, you can (7) yourself by saying, “I am in Class 2. My math teacher is Mr. Black.” The other person may say,“Oh, really? He is also my math teacher. He is very strict...”See? A good conversation can begin.

The (8)way is to mention something you’re good at to others. This is useful when you want to join a group. For example, you see some kids playing soccer on the school (9). Just say, “Do you need more players? I am a very good goalkeeper (守门员).”

So next time, don’t be (10) when meeting strangers. Just try small talks. A stranger may become your next friend.

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Hello! Have you ever read Journey to the West? It is one of the __(1)__ popular stories in China . I used to read it with excitement _(2)__ the moonlight . Nowadays, I can read it ___(3)__/wen'evə/ it is convenient（方便的）. W__(4)_children are also interested in the wonderful story. I hope all the children can keep __(5)__ （fight）bad people to help the weak and never give up .

As f __(6)_ as we know，reading is the bridge to language learning success ，but it’s hard for us _(7)__(read)as much as we need. ___(8)__（luck）, Both teachers and students are thinking more about reading now. __(9)_ is well-known that reading is one of the most important ways of information input(输入), especially for the students w___(10)__ learn English as a second language learning . Let’s do more reading !

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Using your time well

Maybe you think you will never be a top student. In fact, anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. If you can   (1)   your time well, you may improve your study.

Plan your time carefully . First, write down the time for eating,   (2)   and dressing. Then decide on a good time for studying. Of course, studying   (3)   not take all of your time. Don’t forget to leave   (4)   enough time for hobbies.

Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good place to study. It may be a desk or just a corner of your room. No games, radio, or television! The  (5)   you sit down to work,  think only about the subject.

    Make good use of your time in class. Listen carefully to understand   (6)   the teacher says. The   (7)  carefully you listen in class, the less work you will do after class. You also need to take   (8)   in class, because it can make it __  (9)  ______ for you to learn well.

These are only a few ways mentioned here to help you   (10)   your study. I believe that you will find some other ways besides these.

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Next time youˈre in a public place, take a look around you. And     (1)   how many people are using their phones. I can tell you now that it is probably more than half, whether youˈre on a bus, in a car,    (2)    simply walking down the street.

     Iˈm not saying that I am not an example of this, but it .   (3)   mazes (使惊愕) me how people can spend so much time on their phones without    (4)    to others. Has it gone too far?

     Recently, my smart phone broke and had to be       (5)   off for repair for a week or so. I had to use a really old, basic phone just to keep me in touch with my family and    (6)  . All I could do on this phone was to send text messages, make calls and play one game. And I loved it. I loved being   (7)   from the Internet, and I really didnˈt mind not having updates (更新) about what my friends were doing. It allowed    (8)  to spend more time enjoying my time in London and watching the people    (9)    me and really see what was going on.

     However, I knew that as soon as I got my smart phone back I would be one of those   (10)   once again. Perhaps I should just go back to using the basic phone and forget I ever got my smart phone back.

      The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route(路线)between China and the Mediterranean(地中海).It____(1)___(begin) during the Western Han Dynasty and has been a ____(2)____ [brɪdʒ] between East and West for over 2000 years.

The ancient road started from Chang’an（now Xi’an) and____(3)_____(end)in Eastern Europe, near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. It was about 6,500 kilometers____(4)____and went across one-fourth of the planet. TheSilk Roadgot its name __ (5)___  Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Silk, jade（玉）, ceramics（陶瓷）and iron  __(6)    (go) west to Rome. And from the west came glass, gems and food___(7)_____carrots and sesame（芝麻）.

      The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. It was more than an ancient international trade route. Besides trade,   (1)   [ˈnɒlɪdʒ] about arts, science and literature, as well as crafts（工艺）and technologies was shared across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures ___(9)____  (develop) and influenced each other.

Today, along the Silk Road there’re many places of   (2)   [ˈɪntrəst] , such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an and Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. Now a new train line runs fromBeijingacross theSilk Road.

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Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads d  (1)  . These people are called the “Heads-down Tribe（低头族）”. Heads-down Tribe members now can be seen everywhere.

 There are more and more traffic accidents h  (2)   because more drivers use mobile phones while driving. In order to make drivers pay more a  (3)   to driving, some new traffic rules have been made.

 As we can see above, using mobile phones may c  (4)  traffic accidents. Also, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”. A man in America kept using his mobile phone on his w  (5)   home. As a r  (6)  , he knocked into a big lost bear. When he lifted his eyes from the phone, he was so afraid t  (7)  he turned around and ran away as q  (8)  as possible. Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones. It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have problems c  (9)   with others on the phone.

 Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. W  (10)   they are good or not depends on how people use them. Let’s be healthy users and try to be the “Heads-up Tribe”.  

More and more people are_____(1)_____ the life with computers. Using computers you can send E-mail____(2)____ and easily. You are able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone, ____(3)____in the world without putting a stamp. E-mail can send its message to the other side of the world____(4)____ seconds(秒). E-mail is easy to use and it____(5)____ time and money. It serves(服务) for twenty-four hours. So it doesn’t matter if your friends are in bed when you send E-mail to them, or you are seeing a film at the cinema when they send E-mail____(6)_____.

Can you imagine(想象) the future without teachers_____(7)_____ computers? Students will teach themselves in the schools of the future. Computers help students develop their own ways of____(8)_____. Students will follow the learning programmes by looking at online libraries and____(9)_____ lessons by world-class teachers. If they don’t understand something, they will ask other students____(10)_____ or E-mail their teachers. Computers are becoming more and more popular indeed.

Life is filled with regrets(遗憾)。Anyone around you will have no difficulty in telling his regrets. As we get older, we look back and wish that we had made better choices. What can we do to avoid(避免) future regrets?

Make better plans

If you start to do something, you need to make a plan before doing it. The e___(1)___, the better. You will know what comes first and what comes l__(2)____. You will also know what you should do and what you shouldn’t do. When changes h____(3)____ , you can have more time to deal with problems.

Live a more active life

You can go around more often. More outdoor activities can keep you r___(4)___ and active. You also need to be kind. “Thank you” can bring a smile to someone’s face. Learn to say “Sorry” and don’t be a__(5)___ with others.

Find the right friend

A friend may make your life and he or she can break your life as well. So you need to think t___(6)_____ when you choose a friend. Good friends will always better your ideas.

N___(7)__ fear failure(失败)

Everybody fails. Even the greatest person failed. We should not fear failure, because failure is not the e___(8)__ of the road. We must r____(9)____ failure as a chance to learn and improve ourselves.

Life is good. We don’t have to live in our past, but we do h___(10)___ that we can plan better, live better, work better when we have the chance to do so.