In a big country, a man was living along with his family. The man had a large amount of wealth. One day he took his son on a trip to the country. The dad’s only ______ was to show his son how poor people live, so the son could ______ his good fortune (命运).

During their journey, they reached a small village. There, they spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be ______ a very poor family.

On their ______ from their trip, Dad asked his son, “How was the trip, my son?”

The son replied with excitement, “It was a ______ trip, Dad.”

The rich dad asked, “Did you see how the poor people live? The purpose of the journey was to make you ______ how lucky you are having born in such a wealthy family.”

“Oh yeah,” said the son and smiled towards his father.

The father asked, “So, my dear son, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?”

The wise son answered, “Dad, I ______ a lot of things on poor people living. I saw that we have one dog and they had three. We have a swimming pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a river that has no ______. We have imported designer lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio (露台) reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon (地平线).”

The father got a bit confused (困惑) with his son’s answers.

The son ______, “We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields which go ______ our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.”

The wise son’s learning did not end yet. The son went on ______ his trip experiences, “We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have ______ around our house to protect us, but they have friends to protect them. We spend our free time with televisions and mobiles, but they spend their free time with family and relatives.”

The son summed up (总结) his experience on the trip to the village, “Thank Dad for showing me how ______ we are…!”

The wise son’s words left the rich dad ______.

Money can buy clothes, or cars, or big houses or many other things which make your life ______. But there are a few things that money cannot buy. What makes your life rich is love, kindness, compassion, friendships...

2 . We usually think fish can’t talk. But there are a lot of sounds under the ocean. In fact, scientists believe that all sea animals—at least 250,000 kinds—can “speak”! “If we stay focused when diving (潜水), we can hear animals all around us,” a UK scientist Steve Simpson said.

In the past years, scientists used sound recorders to hear fish’s “voices”. There are now thousands of recorders in the ocean. They help scientists match sounds with sea life.

A healthy coral reef (珊瑚礁) is one of the noisiest places in the ocean. Scientists can tell if it’s healthy by listening to it. A healthy coral reef should be full of clicks (咔嚓声) made by shrimps (小虾). When some coral reefs dicd in 2015 and 2016, they became quiet. After people set up the protected areas, scientists heard the animals come back.

With the help of listening to the ocean, scientists start to understand sea animals’ languages.

Strong clown fish make short “chirp (啁啾声)” sounds when going after small clown fish. They do this to show they are more powerful. A damsel fish can create a pop sound to scare other fish by quickly opening and closing its mouth. Mother dolphins can use a special voice to talk to their babies. They are saying “I’m here” to comfort the baby dolphins.

Last night, Tina and Amy went out to have fun. Amy was     1     as usual, and waiting for her made Tina     2    . First, they went to Rockin’ Restaurant, but Amy didn’t want to stay there. She said that loud music     3    . Then they went to Blue Ocean. It was     4     and the food was great. They     5     there. Finally, they went to see the movie—Remember Me Forever. It was really a good movie, but it was so     6     that it     7    .

6 . Chinese researchers reached the top of Qomolangma on May 4, 2022. They set up the world's, highest automatic (自动的) weather station at an altitude (海拔) of 8, 830 meters. This helps them to study the influences of climate change on the environment.

It is the highest automatic weather station in the world. now. It has taken the place of the station sitting at an altitude of 8, 430 meters on the south side of the mountain, which is the second highest now. This allows Chinese scientists to directly collect data (数据) for the first time from the top of the world's highest mountain.

Collecting and studying data from Qomolangma is not easy. But the data will give valuable information about the condition of local glaciers (冰川) and mountain snow. It will also help scientists study and understand the global monsoon (季风) system, so experts can make proper decisions about climate change.

Yao Tandong, a famous expert, said Chinese scientists had set up eight weather stations from 5, 200 to 8, 830 meters above sea level. Half of the stations were set up at an altitude higher than 7, 000 meters. “Along with strong government support and hard work by scientists, China has become a global front-runner in fields such as climate change.” Yao said.

7 . Come and buy books at our great sale! Here is the information about some new books. You will get 50% off if you buy three or more books together.

Chinese Clothing (¥50)

It’s written by Hua Mei, a professor of a university. It’s about typical Chinese clothing styles in different historical periods. From the book, readers can know traditional Chinese customs have made a big difference in clothing culture.

A Little Bit of Beijing (¥60)

The writers are Li Han and Hu Yan. The book is about the beautiful buildings in Beijing. It’s a great gift for kids who love picture books with colorful houses, cars and flowers.

The Brightest from the Best (¥40)

The writers are Wang Hong and Zhang Xiaolong. The book tells us some stories about choices and growth. It records the real lives of eleven young people. They graduated from top universities and went to serve the people in the poor areas in China.

Stories of China (¥30)

It’s written in both English and Chinese. All the writers are from China and the UK. The folk stories in this book help readers understand Chinese history and culture better.

8 . 今天上午你经历了两件难忘的事情。请以“Learning to Forgive Others”为题，参照下面表格内容写一篇英语短文，简要描述事情的经过，并谈一下你的感悟。词数：80—100 （已给出的部分不计入总词数），可适当发挥。

Learning to Forgive Others

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