Nancy's grandma lived in a big old house in New York. Nancy and her parents went to see her each summer. Nancy ____ to see Grandma and bake (烘烤) with her. She liked to play cards with her, too. This summer, however, Grandma did not seem ____.She seemed to be worried about something.

“What's wrong with Grandma？” Nancy asked her mom.

“The ____ pollution is bothering (使烦恼) her，” Mom said. “Do you ___   the noise from all those cars？” Nancy asked.

“Yes，” Mom said. “When Grandma moved here many years ago, there wasn't such a big __ here. Now there is a big road that is used to go to work easily in the city. Big trucks deliver (运载) food all over, too, by ____ this road. They make so much noise. The noise pollution really bothers Grandma.”

“I know ____ water pollution and air pollution are. I learned about them in school, but what is noise pollution？” Nancy asked.

“Pollution is ____ that is bad for you，” Mom said. “Noise pollution can influence someone's ____.Grandma's blood pressure goes up because of too much noise. She also has trouble ____ with all the traffic at night. Grandma's hearing has been hurt by the noise, too.”

Boys and girls, this summer vacation is the time for you to take your mind off homework and prepare yourself for future life. The following is some advice on ________ to make your vacation meaningful and colorful.

Take exercise. Regular exercise, much health. You ________ hard most of the time so far. Therefore, you need to join in outdoor activities, which can bring your whole body into action. You can benefit from different forms of exercise ________ swimming, jogging and mountain climbing.

Learn some basic life skills. One day, you will live alone. As a result, you can’t ________ your family any longer. In order to deal with your ________ matters in your own life, you should learn cooking, washing and other practical (实用的) skills.

Go for a journey. Travel to places of interest. In this way, you can find the culture there different from ________ of your hometown. Beautiful scenery can ________ make you relaxed. Imagine that you are lying on the warm beach in bright sunshine, with light sea wind gently blowing. Isn’t it enjoyable and comfortable?

Enjoy family time. Home is the place in which you can rest, receive love and care from relations. Don’t always sit in front of a computer alone. Instead, the whole family should spend ________ watching a movie on the sofa together. Besides, it’s great fun for family members to gather around the table, ________ sports and enjoy the relaxing times.

If you follow the advice above, you will achieve health, independence (独立), peace of mind and feelings between family members. Today is the beginning of a new life. Your summer vacation must be full of ________ and success. Wish you a wonderful time!

Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.

Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out.

“Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson (教训),” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.

The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).

Clothes Donation (捐赠) Box

Have you ever put your old clothes into the donation box in your neighborhood? If not, you can do it right now because the clothes donation is becoming a trend (趋势) in Urumqi.

“From time to time, my mother clears out the clothes which I no longer wear. You know, we teenagers are growing fast. I think it’s a good way to help others.” Lin Tao, a junior student says.

“I often pick out some of my clothes which are out of style after going shopping. Then I’ll put them into the donation box.” Miss Li, a pretty young lady says.

“That seems like a good idea. Some clothes in the box are quite new. People can either wear them or use them to make things such as handbags and pencil cases.” Mrs. Wang, an old woman says, “Sometimes I also look through the box for some nice clothes.”

However, there are some problems along with the popularity of clothes donation. Recently, a UTV reporter from Focus on the City has made a survey. Here are the results:

◆ The box is full of clothes in a short time. There is no more room for people to give away clothes.

◆ Some people sell the clothes in the donation box for making money instead of wearing them.

◆ Some communities set the box in unsuitable places. So there are few clothes in it.

◆ Many clothes are too old and shabby (破烂的).

“What’s worse,” one of the staff in a community added, “We quite often see people throw rubbish into the box when they pass by. We’ve tried to stop them several times but failed. It has been the most serious problem since we set the box.”

In order to make the donation box work in an efficient (有效的) way, our government is taking action. Clothes donation will be better-organized and it’ll be more convenient for people in need to take the clothes away.

A young girl named Malala, born in 1997 in the northwest of Pakistan, is famous for supporting children and women to get education.

In 2012, she was shot and seriously injured when she returned home on the school bus.     46    . After that, she went back to school and began to strive (奋斗) for children and women to receive education.

On October 10, 2014, the Nobel Prize for peace was awarded (授予) to Malala.     47    . However, Malala missed the most important event of being announced to be the winner of the prize. At the very moment, she was taking chemistry lessons in the classroom!     48    . She said calmly to the reporter, “I’m proud of getting this prize. Although the unforgettable date itself means something to me, it’s more important to finish the rest lessons today. After all, it’s a normal school day.”

One year later, Amy Mainzer, an astronomical scientist of NASA, found a new planet. She named it “Malala”. When Amy Mainzer was interviewed by Times, she explained, “I think Malala has set an example for us. She is fearless and sticks to helping children and women get the right of being educated. Nothing can stop her.”

Last year, Malala passed the entrance examination of Oxford University through her hard work.

    49    . She said, “I hope the readers around the world have chances to read my book. My dream is that more and more people will realize it is extremely difficult for children and women in some areas to get education. Actually, my story is also the story of 61 million children.     50    .”

The word “cartoon” came from Italian. It first referred to the picture before an actual（真实的）drawing       51     the wall. In the middle 19th century, it came into English. Since the 1840s, it has also come to mean any drawing     52     is humorous, satirical（讽刺的）or showing an opinion. It usually appears in a newspaper and magazine, with or without a short test.

Today cartoons are a part of the daily lives of most people. People of all ages, especially young children enjoy all kinds of     53     （cartoon）in newspapers and magazines, or television and at the movies. Cartoons not only show their life,     54     help form it.（Their）     55     have set the style for clothing, food, manner and many     56    （others）things. They have supplied ideas to plays, movies and television series and     57     on. Names or words form cartoon series have also     58    （come）into modern languages.

Many cartoonists（漫画家）draw with special pens. All cartoonists use pencils to     59    （draw）cartoons nowadays. Surely, computers are especially effective（有效的）for the making of animated cartoons. This helps us to enjoy     60     （much）lively cartoons.

Artificial Intelligence (人工智能) or AI has been used in many different fields to perform certain tasks, including education, heavy industry, toys and games and so on.

Education

There are a number of companies that create robots to teach subjects to children, ranging (范围) from biology to computer science. With the help of AI, MOOC, or Massive Open Online Course, allows students from around the world to take classes online. Though such tools have not become popular yet.

Heavy Industry

Robots have become common in many industries, and are often given jobs that are considered dangerous to humans. Repetitive (重复的) jobs may lead to mistakes or accidents while robots can be very helpful to avoid them.

Toys and Games

Companies like Mattel have been creating AI-enabled toys for young people, even for kids aged three.

Those toys are able to understand conversations, give smart answers and learn quickly. AI has also been used in video games, for example video game robots (视频游戏机器人), which are designed to fight against you in the game.