There was once a couple named Sue and John. Both of them were______.

In the late autumn, John was badly ill and became bedridden (长期卧床的). After the doctor visited John several times, he told Sue, “His condition is quite______. John seems to have lost all will to live. If he doesn’t want to live, medicines will not help him.”

Sue tried her best to______John. She sang and danced, she painted their favorite pictures, she told jokes, but John did not respond (回应).

“Five,” he said______one day, as he looked out of the window. When Sue asked what John meant, he explained slowly. “There are… only______leaves left on the tree now. When the last leaf falls, I... shall go with______.” Upon hearing this, Sue couldn’t help crying. She went to their neighbor, Mr Smith, who was also an artist.

Mr Smith was sorry about John’s poor health. He______his friend to get better, then he painted a leaf.

Over the next few days, it rained heavily, but the last leaf on the tree held on firmly (坚固地). Every day, John would look______and see the same lone leaf on the tree.

Then, one day, the doctor came in and said John’s______was improving. John said to Sue, “I’ve realized that life is hard, but I shouldn’t give up. That leaf has stayed on that tree for so long. It has taught me to______!”

The doctor smiled, so did Sue.

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Chopsticks are a pair of small equal-length sticks, usually made of wood, used for eating Asian food. It is believed that the first chopsticks were developed in China. Chopsticks play an important role in Chinese food culture. Chinese chopsticks are usually 9 to 10 inches long. They are round on the eating end which means heaven (天), and the other end is square which means earth. The appearance of chopsticks said goodbye to those days when our Chinese ancestors had to use their hands to eat.

Besides, the use of chopsticks has also been a part of Chinese food culture. There are some taboos that you must pay great attention to when you use chopsticks. Firstly, don’t use them to hit your bowl or plate. Secondly, never use them to point at others. Thirdly, don’t put them in different food without taking something. Fourthly, don’t cross the chopsticks on the table. And lastly don’t leave your chopsticks standing in the rice. Chinese people do this only when they honor the dead.

Nowadays, chopsticks have many new usages. For example, you can buy a pair as a gift to your friends and relatives. In Chinese, it reads “kuaizi”, which means having sons soon, so a newly-married couple will be very happy to accept it as their wedding gift.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the great works by Mark Twain. The book is so interesting. Even today, it is quite popular among kids. Although I am in my thirties, the book remains one of my favorites. After re-reading the book recently, I have learned an important lesson from Tom Sawyer.

In our daily lives, we are often given some boring or tiring tasks. What’s in your mind when your mom tells you to clean the floor? Have you ever wanted to complain(抱怨)? I think most people have.

Tom Sawyer, however, thought “differently” when he was given a boring task. One Saturday morning, Aunt Polly told Tom to paint the fence(篱笆). Tom’s friend Ben Rogers happened to walk past. Instead of complaining, Tom told Ben that he felt “excited” about the task. “Only one in a thousand — maybe even two thousand boys can do this!” Tom said.

Tom’s words made Ben interested in the task. He even gave Tom his apple so that he could have a chance to paint the fence. If Tom had thought about nothing but complaining, he would have had a bad day painting the fence.

This story teaches me a valuable lesson: Complaining is useless. The next time you are given a boring or tiring task, don’t complain. Unlike what happens in the story of Tom Sawyer, it is unlikely that someone will come and do the work for you. However, without complaining, you’ll feel better and perhaps even do a better job!

Even if you shop with plastic bags, always remember to recycle them. Most families don’t realize the importance of eco-friendly living—especially children. So how can you help children start seeing green? Well, here are a few suggestions.

♦ Don’t buy toys—borrow instead. If kids are concerned, most toys start to lose their shine(光彩). Don’t let the unloved toys gather dust around the house—instead, join a local toy library and give them to the library. And if you do buy new toys, try to buy toys made from wood and other eco-friendly materials.

♦ Spend time outside. Make sure your child spends time learning to be outside. Let him/her get involved in nature by planting a tree, building a birdhouse, or taking a bike ride in a nearby park.

♦ Teach green. Even if your child doesn’t receive an environmental education in the classroom, there’s no reason that you can’t spread the word at home. Let your kid help out with separating your recyclables.

♦ Stick with eco-friendly entertainment. Most kids may not seem to be interested in the subject on the environment, but put it in a TV show and they’ll change their minds. Give them a taste of the online cartoon show, and you’ll finally find the children learn it happily.

Socrates (苏格拉底) was famous in ancient Greece for his knowledge. One day, one of his friends went up to him and said, “I’ve just heard something about your friend, do you want to know?” “Well,” Socrates said, “Before telling me anything, I’d like you to pass a test. It’s called the triple filter (三重筛选) test.”

“Triple filter?”

“That’s right,” Socrates continued, “Before you talk to me about my friend, it is a good idea to think about what you will say. The first filter is ________. Are you sure what you are going to tell me is true?”

“In fact, I just heard about it and...” the man said.

“All right,” Socrates said, “So you don’t really know whether it’s true or not. Now let’s try the second filter — goodness. Is what you are going to tell me good?”

“No, on the contrary (相反) ...” the man replied.

“Okay,” Socrates continued, “The last filter is usefulness. Is what you are going to tell me useful to me?”

“No, not really.” The man said.

“Well,” Socrates ended, “If what you want to tell me is not true, good or even useful, why do you want to tell it to me?”

Erie Green has always wondered about things that live in the ocean. When he was     61    , he loved to swim. He liked to watch all kinds of underwater animals and plants through his mask (潜水面罩). When he     62     up, he wanted to look for new things in the ocean.

Today, Mr. Green is a marine ecologist(海洋生态学家). He studies how underwater animals and plants connect with each other and need each other to stay     63    .

Mr. Green studies coral reefs(珊瑚) in the Pacific Ocean. A coral reef is like a big underwater     64    . Thousands of animals and plants live there. They compete for food and space there. As a result, the beautiful coral reefs get injured     65    .

Mr. Green also studies how people’s actions can change coral reefs. Sometimes people pollute the water or overfish, so the     66     that all the living things are joined together has been changed.     67     coral reefs get hurt, many animals have to find new homes. Some animals’     68     drop low, and some animals just disappear. Mr. Green wants to prevent this     69     happening.

Mr. Green believes that all living things in a coral reef should be     70     safe. “Underwater ecosystems are like airplanes,” Mr. Green says. “They need all of their parts to work correctly.” “To take better care of marine homes, we first must know them. Only through that, can we understand the great influence humans have on these places.” Mr. Green says.

76. 假定你是李辉。你的英国朋友Mike想阅读中国经典名著。请你写封邮件，向他推荐《西游记》。要点如下：

Since you want to read Chinese classic works, I’d like to recommend Journey to the West to you. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hui