KUNMING—Many Chinese teenagers are interested in“falling in love”and“getting married”. In an unreal world，as more on-line games offer such experience to them whose minds are full of romance(浪漫)．Parents and schools worried that such on-line games would cause the prematurity(早熟)of children and affect their studies．

A mother surnamed Xiong has a 14-year-old son，who often stayed all night in the Internet café playing games recently．One day，the son came home with joy and told his mother he had got some million yuan in a game and had got a wife and a son．

“I was very surprised to find him interested so much in the grown-up’s activities，”the mother said，adding that the son spent all his pocket money in the Internet cafe and even skipped classes(逃课)．  

It is reported that a similar story happened to a high school boy named Yan，who married a girl named Xiao Fei in an on-line game called“Crazy tanks”．In the game，the“couple”took wedding photos, had a sweet honeymoon and had a child．“We love each other so much that we can’t live without the other．”said the boy．   

   Finally he decided to find Xiao Fei in real life．“I must meet her in real life and will love her．I’m planning it now，”he said with hope in his eyes．“Many on-line games allow players to marry and live together，and it is bad for children，”Yan’s teacher said．

On the evening of last Sunday while I was reviewing my lessons in my room, it suddenly began to rain.   (1)   as usual, I stopped to listen to the rhythm（韵律）of the rain. For many years, whenever it rains, I couldn’t   (2)   listening to it and thinking of the garden in which I spent my childhood in my hometown.

  When I was a little girl, my family lived in a big house with a big garden in the countryside. The garden was full of flowers and   (3)  , with some bamboos in front of the wall. Whenever it rained, I   (4)   to sit in the front of the house, listening to the rhythm of the rain and watching the   (5)   raindrops.

  When small drops of rain fall from the heaven in a row, they form(形成)a curtain made up of pearls（珍珠）; when the raindrops   (6)   the ground, a lot of small sprays（水花）will splash（溅出）and then  (7)   slowly.

  I have been   (8)   interested in watching such a scene. Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I feel calm and peaceful in my heart. This feeling of peace makes me think a lot about life. We are the   (9)   of the earth, and one day we will embrace（拥抱）our mother earth and stay with her forever. Life is short and we should treasure it.

  Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I learn to understand the   (10)   of life.

We use our smart phones to carry out many tasks every day. Many of us have become so reliant on them. However, it is bad for our eyes and health to use too much phone.

  A study shows that smart phone owners usually start to use their phones early in the morning. They check personal e-mails and we chat. And before they get out of bed, many people often check the weather, read the news, and send a massage or two to friends. After getting up, they often takes photos of food themselves, and even whatever they can see with their phones They share their photos with their friends. The research finds that users pick up their phones more than 1,500 times to do different tasks in an average(通常的) week. And the smart phone users are on their phones for three hours and sixteen minutes a day. That is to say, people use their phone for almost one full day each week.

    Using phones will take much time and it’s bad for our health. Many people stay up late to play phones. And mobile phones will influence our sleep. Without using the phones, many people will feel sad. Many owners also find they use their phones without realizing they’re doing so.

      How do you think people use their phones too much?

A 12-year-old girl from Virginia, US, never thought that a simple message she put online could bring her big problems. She posted the words.“Killing. Meet me in the library Tuesday”, with three emojis (表情符号) of a gun, a knife and a bomb (炸弹) on Instagram, a social media (社交媒体). She was told that she broke the law because of threatening (威胁) her school.

This problem is not far away from us. Not long ago, Ni Hanxiang,a Chinese student at a university in the US, was sent back to China after expressing on social media that he would kill his teachers if he failed to pass his exams. In China, posting threatening words online is also against the law. In 2013, Wu Hongfei, a singer, got into trouble for saying on weibo that she wanted to blow up a building.“Ni Hanxiang,a Chinese student at a university in the US, was sent back to China after expressing on social media that he would kill his teachers if he failed to pass his exams.,” said Mr. Cao, a lawyer from Chongqing. “Although the law of China protects people is right of free speech, it does not include words that threaten others’ lives and national safety.”“Some people may not mean to threaten. They may just be trying to say ''I am strong'',” said Fred Pratt, A lawyer from the US. The girl ‘s mother said her daughter was a good kid who had never been in trouble before. Ni Hanxiang also said he did not realize that what he put online was so serious .“But not knowing the law does not mean the law will treat you any differently if you break it,” says David Allen Green, a lawyer from the UK. So, do you think we had better spend a minute or two thinking about the words or emojis we use on social media before we press “send”.

Long long ago there was a great man who married the woman he loved so much. Soon they had a little girl. She was a bright and happy little girl and the great man loved her very much.

When the little girl was growing up, the great man sang and danced with her. The man told her daughter, "I love you, my little girl." When the little girl got older, the man still loved her and called her little girl. Then she shouted and said, "I'm not a little girl anymore." Every time the man laughed,"But to me, you'll always be my little girl."

Later the little girl left her home and went into the outside world. As she learned more about the world, she learned more about the man. She understood that he truly was great and strong, for now she knew hisstrengths. One of his strengths was to show his love to his family. No matter where she was, the man would call her and say, "I love you, my little girl."

The terrible thing came when the little girl got a phone call. The great man was badly ill. He had a stroke(中风). So she went back home, When she walked into the room and saw him. he looked small and not strong at all. He looked at her and tried to speak, but he could not. He could no longer smile, dance or tell the girl he loved her.

The little girl did the only thing she could do. She climbed up on the bed next to the great man.Tears ran from both of their eyes and she hugged(拥抱) her father,At that time she thought of many things. She remembered the wonderful times together with her father. With the beat of his father's heart, she seemed to hear, "I love you, my little girl."

The girl told her father not to call her little girl because         .

When the girl went back home, she found her father         .

What may the underlined word strengthsmean in the passage?

Which statement isTRUEaccording to the story?

You may have heard of the famous saying, “East or west, home is the best.”

   What does the word “home” mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Chinese? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It’s not surprising, because the idea of home is “ different from country to country and from person to person”. A home is more than a roof and four walls. It’s the cooking ,eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.

   Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there’s a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it, In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it’s more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.

   We asked some people about their homes.

   How often do people move house in your country?

   “ In my country many people don’t stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so.”

                                                            ------Cheryl, Boston, USA

   What are the features of homes in your country?

   “ In Britain, even in town, there’s always a garden. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don’t often have balconies. The weather isn’t warm enough!”

                                              ------Pat, Exeter, England

Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is the color of most growing plants, too.

Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet finished or plants that are not ripe.

For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in war (战争). By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today--a person who is new in a job.

About one hundred years ago, greenhorn was a popular expression in the American west. Old-timers used it to describea man who had just arrived from one of the big cities in the e ast. The greenhorn didn’t have the skills that he would need to live in the hard,roughcountry.

Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early nineteen hundreds.

A person with agreen thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.

The Green Revolution (革命) is the name which was given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural (农业的) scientistswho hadgreen thumbs.

Keep your eyes closed for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn’t see. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingers. How do you feel, then?

  With medical knowledge(医学知识) and skills today, two thirds of the world’s 42 million blind people should not have to suffer(遭受). Unluckily, rich countries have the knowledge, but developing countries do not.

ORBIS is an international charitable organization（国际慈善组织）. Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC-8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with television rooms and classrooms. Doctors are taught the latest technology（技术）of helping the blind get sight again there. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relation among countries.

For just $38, you can help one person see; for $380, 10 people can see; $1,300 helps train a doctor new skills; and for $13,000 you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your love can help them open their eyes to the world.

Growing up is not always easy.Courage and independence can be more useful than crying for help.That’s what a man’s story   (1)   me.

    The young man was born in a poor family in a small   (2)   .When he was only 11, his father becameMentally(精神上地) ill and one day he came back with an abandoned baby(弃婴) girl.A year   (3)   his mother left home with his younger brother, because she couldn’t stand the hard life and her mad husband. The 12-year-old boy had to support the whole family only by   (4)  . He took care of not only his sick father, but also the little girl.  (5)  , he didn’t give up studying. Later he went to collage. To care for the little girl, he rented a room near his college and   (6)   studying in college while doing part—time jobs. People from his town were deeply moved by his behaviors.

    Although his life was hard, he didn’t abandon(抛弃) his father and sister, because they need his help very much.And he refused donations(捐助) from   (7)   .With his own money, he even helped some students in   (8)   .

     Today when many young people care more about their own happiness, this young man’s behaviors reminds us of what we don’t usually   (9)  : love people around us . It is love that makes us   (10)  . Nobody could live without love.

 There is an old saying:“Take the time to stop and smell the flowers.”I think we should also take the time to __  (1)  _ flowers. My grandmother knew just _  (2)  __ to do that. She grew flowers with earth, water and love, so her back garden was filled with beautiful flowers. She would smile when she saw the ___  (3)   shine down on them. In her front garden she planted flowers, ___  (4)  .You could see red, white, and yellow flowers in it. My mom and I used to walk ___(5) them and enjoy their smells .Beautiful butterflies (蝴蝶) flew down on them. Grandma also cared for the wild flowers. She would send __(6) and my brother out to pick flowers and would then turn them into delicious wine (酒). Grandma not only planted flowers in the gardens __  (5)   also planted flowers in our hearts. Her delicious dinners made with love encouraged us. Her sweet smile always made us __  (6)  .Her hugs (拥抱) and kisses were the sunshine that kept our own love ___  (7)   day after day. Take the time to plant a few flowers yourself today. Show your smiles, kindness and love. Plant your wishes, talents and pleasure. Make this ___  (8)  brighter and brighter with your sunshine.