Something that I learnt from both my parents was the importance of having respect (尊重) for other people. I remember one day when we were travelling on a bus and I sat down while other people were standing. My mother shouted at me, “ ________ at once! You have young legs and you don’t need to sit down.” At the time I felt embarrassed about being told of ________, but now I understand. I think children nowadays have ________ that respect and it really makes me angry if I see children sitting down while ________ people are standing.

One area in which we had a lot of rules was table ________ . For example, we weren’t allowed to start our meal ________ the oldest person had started. We had to say “thank you” when our food was served, and eat everything on our plates before we could ________ the table. We couldn’t make any noise when eating. Worse than that, we were only allowed to have sweets at the weekend, as a special treat if we had been good.

Although my upbringing (养育) was perhaps a bit ________ compared with modern children, I’m very thankful to my parents for giving me a clear ________ in life. Even though I was sometimes punished, I think it has made me a better person. In my opinions, children need clear rules, but more than that they need to learn ________ to get on with other people and realize they are not the center of the world.

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Meal Time Breakfast at 7:30 a. m. Dinner 5:30 p. m. —7:00 p. m.

In order to help teenagers build a strong body, students in Grade 9 have to take part in zhongkao P. E. test every year. To prepare for the test, many junior high school students try their best to train hard.

On April 18, Sun Gao from Hangzhou, Zhejiang finished his P. E. test. After three years of hard training, he got 26.5 points.

“It wasn’t a high score, since many of my classmates got full scores—30 points, but I’m still happy, since I tried my best.” Sun said. “I think the P. E. test is really good for us. By hard training, I am much stronger now.” He added.

Gong Siyu from Chengdu, Sichuan is in Grade 8 now. “I signed up (报名) for an after-school training class. I practice every Saturday evening for two hours, doing pull-ups (引体向上), an 800-meter run and basketball.” she said. In 2022, when Gong takes the test, the P. E. test will be 60 points in zhongkao.

“I think it’s a good thing.” Gong said. “Health is important, and by preparing for the test, we get more chances to exercise and relax.”

It’s 2050. The Earth is dying, and moving to Mars seems to the only way out for humans. A team of American astronauts (宇航员) begin to search on Mars. This is what the movie Red Planet begins with. Known as the Red Planet, Mars is the favourite of writers and filmmakers.

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the next planet beyond the Earth. Mars is the only planet whose surface can be seen from the Earth. It is about half size of our planet.

The surface of Mars is more like the Earth than any other planet. But it is further from the Sun than the Earth, so temperatures on Mars are much lower. Plants and animals can not live now on Mars. But many scientists still believe that such life may have been on Mars long ago.

On 6th August, 1996, scientists discovered a piece of rock from Mars, which fell to the Earth 13,000 years ago. 10 years later, some scientists still didn’t accept that there was life on Mars. People may not be sure about life on Mars until a sample (样本) of life is brought back. Some further researches are being done in many countries. If you want to know more, please click www. space exploration. com.

In Darayya, a city in Syria (叙利亚), there’s a library and it has 15,000 books on almost every subject you can think of. However, it is different from any libraries you know: It is a secret underground library, and only people in Darayya know where it is.

Over the years, war has shaken Darayya badly. Every day, houses are bombed and people are killed. Stores are closed one after another, and so are schools. To help the kids in Darayya with their learning, Anas Ahmad, a 19-year-old student, and his friends decided to build a library. They built the library under the ground to keep it safe from bombing. But it is dangerous to collect books for the library. Often, Ahmad and his friends look for books in houses that were bombed. They need to be careful because they may be killed in another bombing.

You may ask, “In a place like Darayya, would people be interested in books?” “Just like the body needs food, the mind needs books,” says one library user. In the library, people enjoy their time of reading and forget about the terrible world above, so their life doesn’t seem so hard. Through reading, they are able to dream of a better life after war.

We are lucky we live in a peaceful and happy country, China. We’re proud we’re Chinese.

When I was young, I was     41     (interest) in Chinese movies that I wanted to know more about Chinese culture like Kungfu and Xiqu. I often     42     (dream) to go to China one day.

    43     (luck), when I was learning theater at a university, I     44     (provide) with a chance to study abroad. There was a programme study Asian theater arts     45     in China or in India. I decided to go to China and learn Beijing Opera in a Chinese theater school. The school offered     46     (help) me. It gave me a place to practice. It was good because I could practice whenever I wanted. Also I had private lessons-the teacher would give mc one-to-one class for     47     (third) hours. That was the best part of my study in China. I do appreciate (感激) this chance to learn the beautiful art!

I got a lot     48     my study in China. It has greatly influenced me and helped me to develop into a more skillful     49     (act). This Chinese art gives me plenty of tools so I can use them when I perform other shows in Europe. I have set     50     an art center to teach Beijing Opera. Now there are more fans of Beijing Opera in my country.