5. —How long can he ________ this book?

—Two weeks.

There is an old saying: “Take the time to stop and smell the flowers.” I think we should also take the time to ________ flowers.

My grandmother knows just ________ to do that. She grows flowers with earth, water and love, so her back garden is filled with beautiful flowers. She will smile when she sees the ________ shines down on them. In her front garden she plants flowers, ________. You can see red, white, and yellow flowers in it. My mom and I like to walk ________ them and enjoy their smells. Beautiful butterflies fly down on them. Grandma also cares for the wild flowers. She often sends ________ and my brother out to pick flowers and then turn them into delicious wine (酒).

Grandma not only plants flowers ________ the gardens but also plants flowers in our hearts. Her delicious dinners made with ________ encourage (鼓励) us. Her sweet smile always makes us happy. Her hugs (拥抱) and kisses are the sunshine that keeps our own love ________ day after day.

Take the time to plant a few flowers yourself today. Show your smile, kindness and love. Plant your wishes, talents and pleasure. Make this ________ brighter and brighter with your sunshine.

In a small village, there is a house with 1,000 mirrors.

A little dog learns about this place and plans to visit it one day. When he gets there, he is very happy and goes into the house. He looks into the mirrors with his ears up high and his tail wagging as fast as it can. It is strange for him to see 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiles and 1, 000 great smiles smile back to him, they are warm and nice. As he leaves the house, he thinks to himself, “This is a good place. I will come back and visit it often.”

In this same village, there is another little dog who often gets angry. The dog wants to visit the house too. He goes into the house with his head down. When he sees 1,000 angry dogs looking back at him, he growls at them and is afraid to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at him. As he leaves, he thinks to himself: “What a terrible place. I will never go back there again.”

Mirrors can’t change, but faces can. What kind of face do you have today?

Do you know the two lovely mascots (吉祥物)? You may know the five “Fuwa” dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (奥运会). On September 17 of 2019, let’s see who they are.

Look at the panda! It looks like an astronaut (宇航员). It wears an ice shell (冰壳) and looks fat, so we call it “Bing Dwen Dwen”. White is the color of ice and snow. “Bing Dwen Dwen” likes ice sports very much and is good at them. That’s why it is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

Do you think the red mascot looks like a lantern (灯笼)? The lantern’s name is “Shuey Rhon Rhon”. When the Chinese New Year comes, people always make or buy red lanterns. Red is the color of hope and good luck (残奥会), so people think their dream will come true in the new year. “Shuey Rhon Rhon” can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralypic Games (残奥会).

Many people in different countries like the two mascots very much, and they show their love for them on the Internet.

It seems strange to you that there is a blind spot（点） on the eyes. Here is an interesting experiment（实验） that can make something disappear, when one eye is open.

Make a card about the size of a postcard and write two English letters L and R on it, L on the left and R on the right. First, hold the card about 80 cm away and you see both the letters. Then close your right eye and look at the letter R only with your left eye. And now, as you move the card slowly towards you, you will find the letter L disappearing. But if you move the card nearer to your face, the letter will be seen again. Now do the same experiment with your left eye closed, you’ll find the letter R disappearing.

Why does the letter disappear? It is because there is a blind spot on the eyes. When the image（影像）of the letter falls on the blind spot, it won’t be seen. That is why either of the letters disappears.

Dumbo is a little elephant. He lives in a circus(马戏团).     46     His ears are very big. Other elephants often make fun of him because of this. He feels bad about himself. But one day, some children in the circus find out that Dumbo can fly.     47     Dumbo works with an aerial artist(高空杂技艺术家) to give shows. People like their shows.     48     And no one makes fun of him again. This is the story of the Disney movie Dumbo. It tells us that we should use and be proud of our differences, even if others think they are strange(奇怪的).

Do you know it?     49     US writers Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl wrote the book. In 1941, Disney made it into a movie.     50     That’s why Disney made it again. A lot of people go into the cinemas to watch it.

Have you heard of the video-sharing app Douyin? It’s quite popular now. There are some     61     [ˈɪntrəstɪŋ] and useful videos on it.

First, it     64     (take) up too much of our time. You can     65     (easy) become addicted(上瘾的) to it. I often watch videos for nearly     66     whole afternoon.     67     [wʌns] I forgot to do my homework.

Second, there are a lot of meaningless(无意义的) videos. For example, some students do some boring things and then post     68     [ðeə] videos on the app. You can’t really learn anything useful by     69     (watch) these videos.

I just want to, tell people that we can learn meaningful     70     from the Internet. Maybe we shouldn’t spend so much time on Douyin.