One of the most exciting archaeological (考古的) discoveries in history was made in November 1922, when Howard Carter was   (1)  in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. After many months of digging, he finally   (2)  an unknown tomb (坟墓).

  (3)  with his friend Lord Carnarvon, who was providing the money for his work, Carter entered the   (4)  tomb. At first there was   (5)  , because the tomb was   (6)  , and it was clear that it had been robbed (盗窃) at some time in the past.   (7)  , one of the workers eventually uncovered a small stairway that led down to another door that had not been  (8)  .

been   (12)  . The tomb of King Tutankhamun was full of treasures of   (13)  value. There were over 5,000 objects of silver, gold and precious stones which had lain there   (14)  for thousands of years.

Lord Carnarvon’s   (15)  at discovering the treasures did not last long. Many of the local people were afraid of   (16)  the kings’ tombs, and believed that the kings would punish anyone who   (17)  them. Lord Carnarvon had paid little attention to these   (18)  , but only a few weeks later, he   (19)  fell ill and died; at the exact time of his death, all the lights in Cairo went out all of a sudden, and far away in England, his dog also   (20)  .

Tens of thousands of Africans are studying in China. The country provides students with financial (金融的) help for education to develop skills that Africa needs most. And the system makes friends in Africa for the Chinese.

Violet Bwalya of Zambia is among the increasing number of Africans who are receiving financial help to study in China. She is now studying at Tongji University in Shanghai. Ms Bwalya said that before she arrived, she didn’t know she would see so many people like herself. She said the number of Africans in China greatly surprised her. The young woman said she is also excited by the level of development in China. She said Zambia does not have many tall buildings.

Violet Bwalya is studying Mandarin (普通话) during this year in China. Then, she will go to another school to study medicine. Those classes will be taught in Mandarin.

Some Africans complain some problems affect the quality of Chinese education. Stewart, a young man from Uganda criticized his studies in Wuhan, central China. He said his classes are in English. But his professors cannot answer his questions because they don’t speak English while he himself does not know much Chinese. “Generally, I think the biggest challenge for an international student who comes to China to study an English course, is availability (可用性) of lecturers who can actually speak English.”

But most African students express satisfaction with their Chinese education. JumaSalum is from Zanzibar. He says he has learned much in China. MrSalum want to return to help his country after graduation. He said he believes it is his duty to do so. And he said he wants to be a link between the Chinese and the people of Tanzania and all Africa.

In 2012, China’s Department of Foreign Assistance at the Ministry of Commerce said it had more than 27,000 students from Africa. By the end of 2013, more than 35,000 Africans had been studying in China.

Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions（探险）but this time, it was different. He decided to take his daughter along with him. She was only ten years old. This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.

Larry first began diving when he was his daughter’s age. Similarly, his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions. Since then, he had never looked back. Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore. Then, there was the instructor. He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father. He had made an exception. Larry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide. Children at his age were not even allowed to dive.

After the first expedition, Larry’s later diving adventures only got better and better. There was never a dull moment. In his black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back, Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean. Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search. Sometimes, he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him. At least, he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creatures.

Larry’s first expedition without his father was in theCayman Islands. There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them. Fortunate for him, a man offered to take him around the different spots for free. Larry didn’t even know what the time was, how many spots he dived into or how many photographs he had taken. The diving spots afforded such a wide range of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.

Larry looked at his daughter. She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age. He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition. Already, she looked like she was much braver than he had been then. This was the key to a successful underwater expedition.

"Do you like my dress?" she asked a stranger. "My mum made it just for me," she said with tears in her eyes.

"Well, I think it's very pretty, so tell me, little girl, why are you crying?" The little girl answered in a low voice, "After mum made me this dress, she went away. My dad says that she's up in heaven now with Grandfather."

Finally the woman realized why she was crying. She felt very sorry for the little girl and gently held the child in her arms.

Then suddenly the little girl did something a bit strange. She stopped crying, walked back from the woman and began to sing. She sang softly. It was the sweetest sound the woman had ever heard, almost like the song of a very small bird.

After the child stopped singing, she said to the lady, "My mum often sang that song to me before she went away, and she asked me to sing it whenever I started crying and it would make me stop."

"See," she said loudly, "it did, and now my eyes are dry!"

Just before the lady wanted to go, the girl showed her a spot (印迹) on her dress, and said, "Right here is where my mum kissed my dress, and here," pointing to another spot, "and here is another kiss, and here, and here. Mum said that she put all those kisses on my dress so that I would forget my sadness."

Then the lady realized that she wasn't just looking at a dress, no, she was looking at a mother. The mother knew that she was going away and would not be there to kiss away her daughter's hurts any longer.

So the mother gave all her love to her beautiful daughter and put it into this dress. Now her child was wearing it so proudly.

The lady no longer saw a little girl wearing a simple dress. She saw a child wrapped (包) in her mother's love.

When her five daughters were young, Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity. To show this, she held up one chopstick, representing one person. Then she easily broke it into two pieces. Next, she tied several chopsticks together, representing a family. She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks. This lesson about family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up.

Helene An and her family own a large restaurant business in California. However, when Helene An and her husband Danny left their home in Vietnam in 1975, they didnˈt have much money. They moved their family to San Francisco. There they joined Dannyˈs mother, Diana, who owned a small Italian sandwich shop. Soon afterwards, Helene and Diana changed the sandwich shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant. The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young. However, Helene did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard.

Eventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters returned to work in the family business. They opened new restaurants inSan Franciscoand Los Angeles. Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business successful. Daughter Elisabeth explains, "Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity, and to have unity we must have peace. Without the strength of the family, there is no business."

Their expanding business became a large corporation in 1996, with three generations of Ans working together. Now the Ansˈ corporation makes more than $20 million each year. Although they began with a small restaurant, they had big dreams, and they worked together. Now they are a big success.

When you finish high school or university, is learning done? The answer is “no”. In many countries, people continue learning all their lives. Why is lifelong learning important? How can it help you? Let’s look at one example of lifelong learning in Japan.

Why is lifelong learning important?

You go to school and learn. You take tests. But learning doesn’t only happen in school. And learning doesn’t stop when you graduate from high school or college. You are learning all the time. For example, learning can happen when you go to a museum. It can alsohappen when you get a job. You learn when you play a sport or when you take a trip. Learning is life! We never stop learning. Every day, you can improve yourself by learning something new.

Lifelong learning in Japan

In Japan, life learning is very important. People in Japan like to try new learning activities. Music calligraphy, flower arranging, and foreign languages are some of their favorite classes. The Japanese take classes to improve their skills and learn new things.

Conclusion

When we graduate from school, we can continue to learn. Make lifelong learning one of your goals!

注意：1.词数100左右：

          2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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    1．词数100左右；

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：国际步行上学日 International Walk to School Day

International Walk to School Day

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