My grandfather has a small farm. He also worked in a factory.

    One autumn, he ____(1)____ to help his neighbor harvest(收割) their corn, but after harvesting his own corn, Grandpaˈs little corn picking machine broke. At the same time, the factory where Grandpa worked began to require that all the ____(2)____ need to get back for overtime work. He had to leave the farm before dawn(黎明) and didnˈt get home ____(3)____ the sun set down. It now seemed ____(4)____ to help out his neighbor.

    One night, Grandpa decided that he wouldnˈt let his neighborˈs harvest rot(腐烂) in the field. Without a machine, he would harvest it by hand.

    "When do you think youˈd have ____(5)____ to do it?" asked my grandma. "Besides, it would be too dark."

    "I know of one night that I could do it!" he said. "Thereˈs still one more full moon ____(6)____ October. If the weather is ____(7)____, I think I can do it."

    And so a few days ____(8)____, after a long shift(轮班) at the factory, my grandpa made his way to the field. The weather was cold but clear, and the moon was glowing. He worked through the night to keep ____(9)____ word.

    Sometimes, when I want to put off responsibilities, I would see my grandfather cutting down corn in the light of the harvest moon. Behind him, row after row of corn stocks stand at attention (立正)in respect for a man who ____(10)____ his word.

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What do we really mean by being open? Being open is a kind of invitation to others to come in, to speak and to share. It is important for others to get to know how we think and feel. In this way, we will be understood and accepted by others. If we aren’t open with others, we won’t fully believe in ourselves or others.

  Here are a few ways for you to be more open. First, make your outside behavior the same as your inside feelings and thoughts. Second, share how you really feel about something instead of just opinions. Third, try to change your questions into statements (陈述句) and talk in the first person so that people will understand you more easily. For example, you might say, “I feel happy that you’re here.” instead of “Are you glad that you’re here?” Finally, try not to say, “I don’t know.” This usually means I don’t want to think about it any more.

  Remember also that it is not suitable to be open with everyone in every situation. You may want to be more open with close friends, but not with people you don’t know well, because you are not sure how someone else will use what they know about you. Besides, some people may not be used to too much openness. If we say everything we feel or think to them, they will feel very uncomfortable at times.

  In all, being open is a good way for us to get on well with other people, but we’d better keep the balance (平衡) between being open and not being too open.

Who is the most famous mouse in motion-picture history? Right, it’s none other than Mickey Mouse! After nearly 90 years, Mickey Mouse is perhaps the s     (1)  in the world.

Walt Disney invented Mickey Mouse while on a train trip b     (2)  New

York and Los Angeles. Mickey’s first movie came out in 1928. Minnie Mouse

also appeared in the movie. The movie was called Plane Crazy, but it was a s    (3)  movie. Later the same year, another movie called Steamboat Willie was also made. It was Mickey’s first “talking” movie and was a rapid s     (4)  . Walt Disney was the voice of Mickey, and Mickey was a star.

Mickey played the violin and piano well. During his first few years in show business, his roles always s  (5)  him as a musician. Later the studio decided to show him in other roles. These i  (6)  a soldier, a cowboy, a hunter, and a fire chief.

There is no doubt that Mickey was popular. He was the star of 21 movies in 1930 and 1931. In the years that followed, he became f   (7)  around the world. However, stars come and go. Donald Duck rose q   (8)  to fame (名声) in the late 1930s, slowly pushing out Mickey. Then, in 1940,

Mickey  played  the  role  of  the  sorcerer’s  (巫师)  helper  in Fantasia. A    (9)  the  movie  and

Mickey’s acting were wonderful, Mickey’s greatest movie-making days were over.

That did not m   (10)  , however, that Mickey was not still liked. In 1955 the Mickey Mouse Club came to television. Also, for over 60 years, Mickey has greeted people at many best-known Disneyland parks in the world.

    Are you still doing the V for victory sign? It's out. The latest popular hand gesture(手势)is putting both of your hands together to make a heart-shape. It is  (1)  "hand heart".

 Many young pop   (2)  _ in the US have done the move in recent photos. "The ‘hand heart' gesture means something  (3)   ' I love you' and ' thank you' ," said Taylor Swift, the country singer. "You can send a sweet, simple message without   (4)  a word. " Swift often does it at her concerts. And she is believed to be the first to   (5)  it popular.

    Last month, Justin Bieber and   (6)  superstar friends did the" hand heart" and put the photos online. They did it to help out three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident.

    It used to take much   (7)  _ for nonverbal(非言语的) culture to move. But now, it moves faster   (8)  we have smart phones and the Internet.

    In the Republic of Korea, the" hand heart" has been   (9)  for a long time, but in a different   (10)   . People there put their hands above their heads and make a bigger heart shape with their arms. It means "I love you".

My family's favourite food

    My parents and I like different kinds of food.

    My father's favourite meat is beef, and he likes ____  (1)  ____ best because they are healthy. But my mother and I don't care for potatoes and pears because they taste terrible.

    My mother likes tomatoes and fish best. Apples are her favourite fruit and she always says "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." ___  (2)  ____ hate ice cream. Because they think it tastes too sweet and it's bad for their teeth. But I love it, especially ____  (3)  ____.

    My favourite fruit is kiwi fruit, which is high in vitamin C. And in fact, kiwi fruit ____  (4)  ____ China! My favourite meat and vegetable are chicken and carrots because chicken is delicious and carrots ____  (5)  ____ our eyes.

It was already 7:30 and I was late again for the dinner out with my wife，Eleanor. We had agreed to meet at the r  (1)  at seven o’clock. I felt a little a  (2)  , but to my relief(宽慰), I had a good excuse: A business meeting had run over and I had w  (3)  no time getting to the dinner.

When I arrived, Eleanor was very angry. “I am sorry, I didn’t m  (4)   to be late, but it was not available,” I said. Then I told her about the business meeting. However, my explanation seemed to make things even w  (5)  , which started to drive me mad as well.

Several weeks later, when I d  (6)  these with my friend Ken Hardy. He smiled, “you made a classic mistake. You’re stuck in your own way of thinking. You didn’t want to be late. But that’s not the p  (7)  . What is important is your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor.” He said that I paid special attention to the intention(目的) while Eleanor to the r  (8)  . Thus, both of us felt misunderstood and c  (9)  .

Thinking more about Ken’s words, I gradually got the real c  (10)  of such disagreement. It’s what I did really matters!

Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel c____  (1)  ____ to someone. It is nice to have a talk, laugh, and do things with friends. Surely, there are times when we need to be a____  (2)  ___. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel l____  (3)  ____ if we never have a friend.

Not two people are just the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and go on b____  (4)  ____ friends.

Sometimes friends move away. T____  (5)  ____ we feel very sad. We m____  (6)  ____them very much. But we can call them and write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can make new friends. It is s____  (7)  _____ to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.

Families sometimes n____  (8)  ____ their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named in this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.

There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live l___(9)_____ than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of y___  (9)  _____.

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One snowy and windy afternoon, Linda, an 11-year-old girl, went out to play. Unluckily, she was b (1)  into a snow ditch (沟) by the wind near the seashore. She was frightened and tried her best to get out of the ditch. But the ditch was quite d (2)  .

And she was too weak to do so. So Linda c__(3)__ for help at the top of her voice. But she could h  (4)   nothing but the terrible noise of the wind. Nobody came to help her. She tried again and again. Her face was whipped (猛刮) by the s__(5)___ wind, and she was almost frozen. She wanted to give up hope. Just at that m__(6)__, Linda saw a black dog passing through the heavy snow. It was Villa, her true friend. She was very glad to see the sign of life. And the dog began to work as soon as she got to Linda. She cleaned the snow around Linda and r (7) _ out her big strong head to Linda. Linda closed both her arms round Villa’s neck. The dog backed away slowly, p (8)  her out of the ditch little by little. S_(9)___, Linda got out of the ditch at last. Then she stood up! With great difficulties, l (10)  by her true friend Villa, she was saved.

Villa, the lovely dog, was offered the prize ofBrave Dog of America.    

The Most Popular Pets in the world

What are the most popular pets in the world? Cats and dogs! _76___.This is around half of the country’s population(人口).About 60% of American families celebrate（庆祝）their pets’ birthday.

   Cats and dogs are also good topics for small talks---“ What a lovely dog! Whatˈs his name?”   77___

People think dogs are loyal（忠诚的）animals. They help do lots of jobs like hunting(打猎) and guarding(守卫).  78__. In 1957, Russia put a dog called Laika into space.

   Cats catch mice. They are not as loyal as dogs, but they can make people happy.

   Today, cats and dogs are both people’s good friends.   79__. The most famous ones are Garfield and Snoopy. Garfield is a lazy fat cat. He likes eating and sleeping all the time. He is smart, too. He can write some letters and tell time sometimes, although he often repeats that he can’t. He is often mad at his master who can understand him well. Snoopy is a kind small dog. ___80_____ . He likes to write stories and make his friends feel better.

Hangzhou is a beautiful city in eastern China. It is well-known as a wonderful sightseeing place  (1)   people from all over the world. Some people thought the G20 Summit (G20峰会) should be held in Beijing or Shanghai. But Hangzhou won the  (2)   of the governmemt. It held the G20 Summit on September 4^th, 2016 sucessfully. The G20 Summit   (3)   for two days.

   The expert from Moscow said, “ The G20 Summit is held in China. It shows the respect for China’s great success.” Some countries   (4)   that China has become a main economic country. It largely helps the economic development of the world.

   The G20 Summit is a forum (论坛) that 20 countries, such as America, Japan, Russia, German and Australia, get together and  (5)   some issues. As the  (6)  largest economic of the world, China has a strong influence on the global development. China is an example to many developing countries, including Russia. These developing countries are  (7)   learning from China’s footsteps.

  (8)  __   the global financial crisis (经济危机) in 2008, G20 members have taken many measures to develop their economy. This time, China is expected to come up with some good ideas for the global economy. China has said, “Strong world trade and investment (投资) are  (9)   for development.” China has lots of good   (10)   and won’t let the world down.