I recently gave my class a task. It was to go to someone and say “I love you”. It could be someone you felt sorry to or had never said those words to before. Hearing this, my students were silent, because they were too ____to express love, especially the boys who ____ speaking out love not macho（男子汉的）.

When I checked their work, Zhang Rui was the first to ____ his story “Since my sister was born, she has become the focus and caught the ____ of the whole family. I felt left out and unhappy,” Zhang Rui said “They were not angry with me. Instead, they comforted（安慰）me. When I said ‘love you’, they were _____but moved”

As soon as Zhang Rui sat down, many students ____ their hands actively. Du Yang got the chance. “My father and I had a(n) ____ one month ago. After that, we ____ spoke to each other. When I went back home with the task, I took courage, ____forward and said, ‘Dad, I just want to tell you that I love you’ My father’s face softened and his eyes watered. He reached out, ______ me and said, ‘I love you too, but I have never been able to say it.’ The next day, my father volunteered to ____ COVID-19. Several days later, he called and thanked me for those words. He added that ____ could be stronger than the power of love and support from family. I believe that my father will have a safe ____.” With tears in his eyes, Du Yang sat down.

Hands were waving when the bell rang. No ____ all my students had expressed love. ____, there was still a person in the room who didn’t. It was me. It was my turn to do that.

According to a recent survey by Xinhua Research Center, Chinese people prefer buying local brands over foreign brands. The first China Brand Day fell on May 10. 2017. A lot of activities take place to help Chinese brands develop across the country on that day every year. Let’s take a look at the results of the survey.

In the past, “Made in China” made people think of cheap and poor quality（质量差的）products. But that seems to be changing. Chinese people show a lot of interest in low price good quality and creative design（设计）. Experts say Chinese brands will continue to be more popular over the next 10 years.

Mary Armstrong was a pretty little girl, but she did not pay attention to her things. She usually left her books and playthings everywhere, and it gave her mom much trouble in picking them up and putting them in the proper places. Some of her books and toys became spoiled（损坏）. Her mom had often told Mary the bad result of being so careless. The growing habit of carelessness would make her unhappy, and sometimes annoy her friends. Even worse, it would be of great harm to her all her life. But Mary didn’t listen to her mom. So they argued a lot.

One day, Mary made a beautiful toy, a gift for her best friend’s birthday. When her mom asked her to go out into their yard to play, Mary put the toy in her room casually（不经意地）. She ran around and played happily there. An hour later, it was time to go to her friend’s birthday party. Mary went back to get the toy. But she couldn’t find it anywhere. Finally, she found the toy broken in the corner. At once she realized that Dash, her pet dog had done this, and she was very angry. Carrying the broken toy to her mom, she couldn’t help crying.

Mrs. Armstrong asked Mary if she had left the toy in the place where Dash could easily get it, and Mary answered, “Yes, mom.”

“Then you should not be irritated, Mary, because the dog does not know it is wrong to play with your toy. I hope this will be a lesson to you hereafter, to put your things away when you finish.”

“I will try,” said Mary. And her mom promised to repair the toy as well as she could.

German scientists think that your brain keeps working while you’re asleep. To show that they were right, they gave two groups of students a problem to work out. Group One went to sleep, and Group Two stayed awake.    61    

At the same time, from a recent study many children have missed out on 4.500 hours of sleep by the time they are seven years old. According to the Ministry of Education, primary school students should get at least 10 hours of sleep a night.     62     The answer is nine. If they don’t get enough sleep at night, they will face more challenging situations in schoolwork.

Schools are taking action to make sure the students can get enough sleep.     63       Three reasons are mentioned for the problem. Firstly, they spend hours in scrolling（滚动）, such as Douyin and Wechat. Hours of watching the mobile phones can be harmful to their eyes and cause students to sleep less.     64     They may work overtime to get the job finished and they can’t watch over the kids. Lastly, drinks like tea or coffee can also keep them excited and awake.

    65     For example, they should avoid using mobile phones too much, and drink something like milk before going to bed.

Only if schools, families and students join hands together, can students get enough sleep and be at their best in schoolwork.

John was born in 1838. When he turned 11 years old, his family moved to the United States from Scotland. They began a new life in Wisconsin that year.

John showed his love of nature in his early years. He liked playing outdoors. He also loved working outdoors on his father’s farm.

When he was 29, John had an accident at work. The accident hurt his eyes. As a result he missed looking at nature for months. Luckily, he could see again. Later that year, John decided to spend all his time learning about nature. He would travel in order to make his dream come true.

First. John hiked 1,000 miles. He studied plants and wildlife. He then took a trip by ship. It was to learn more about the world around him. In 1869, John went to the Sierra Nevada Mountains. He climbed the mountains and wrote down what he saw. And he wrote about the animals and plants as well. By the time John turned 33, people were reading what he had written. They realized the importance of nature from John’s books. Many people understood and accepted his thoughts.

In 1852, John started the Sierra Club. Many people joined it. They agreed that forest wildlife should be protected. Today, the club has more than two million members. It has a great influence on the people who love nature. They all help spread the ways to protect the environment.

John’s books are still read today. He is famous for his love of nature.

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