Because of the COVID- 19, many students across China are taking online classes at home. Liu Yining, a teenager from Jiangsu, took up a new hobby, recording his life during the lockdown(居家隔离) .

For 28 days, the seventh-grader from Jingcheng School in Suzhou Industrial Park kept a diary.

“Today I went to do the nucleic acid test(核酸检测) for a second time . I lined up for two hours. It was so cold! But the medical workers must be even more tired. ”

“I fell in love with rope jumping. Today I did 1, 471 skips in 10 minutes. A new record for me!

“Today, one of my classmates forgot to turn off the microphone during our online class. Everyone laughed out loud when he shouted ‘Mom, I’m hungry!’ How embarrassing(尴尬的)!”

Some of the diaries are hundreds of words long, while some are just a few lines. But all are full of humor(幽默) and positive energy . (能量)

“No matter how hard life is, it’s important to live in the moment, ”Liu said to Jiangsu TV . “The world is full of uncertainty(不确定), but the best thing we can do is to keep an upbeat attitude(乐观的态度) . ”

How to Take the Medicine

For the stomachache

Take each pill(药片) of the medicine three times a day for children of 14 years old with a stomachache. Usually, a pill at 6:00 a.m. before breakfast, one before 11:00 a.m, and one before sleep. Not for children under six years old.

For a cough

This medicine is for a person with a cough. Take two pills once a day before sleep for adults(成年人). Half for children under twelve years old. Children with a bad cough, go to see a doctor.

For a cold

Take the medicine three times a day. Once two pills for an adult with a cold. Half for children under ten years old.

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A great family party is a fantastic way to have fun with those you love. But most family parties fail (失败) because they are not planned enough.     16    

Enough food is necessary to have a great party.     17     If you plan to have kids join the party, make sure you prepare some kids-friendly food. Sandwiches and bread are usually popular with kids.

Prepare some snacks.     18     Put a table outside with snacks on it.

    19     You can plan group games that will make people talk to one another. This is important if you have guests who don’t know each other well. Some fun outdoor group games are volleyball and tennis.

A successful party can have flaws (缺点).     20     Relax and enjoy yourself. If you have enough food and fun games, your party will be a success!

Lisa was a lovely girl. She had big problems with her eyes. To learn what the _________ was, her parents took her to many doctors. When Lisa was 10 months old, she had her first surgery(手术). But her situation wasn’t _________.

Because of her eyes, Lisa wasn’t able to _________ her body well. It took her much more time to learn easy things like standing up. By the time she was 15 months old, her parents were worried and sad, _________ the surgeries and medicine didn’t work. And the doctor found out the problem was her corneas(眼角膜). Lisa needed new corneas.

Her parents didn’t _________ the hope. One day, Lisa’s mom found out the information about “artificial(人工的)cornea surgery” on the Internet. Doing the surgery _________ take a risk, but they thought they should have a try for Lisa.

After making the _________, they took her to the doctor.

After the surgery, Lisa was able to see. She began walking by. _________. She was much happier than before. Her _________ and body were much better.

“Thanks __________ the doctor and the surgery, Lisa is healthy now.” her mother said.

A kid walked into a candy store with his mom.

“There     31     (be) so many candies. What should I choose? Mom, can you give me some     32     (advise)?” asked the boy.

“Choose your favorite,” his mom said.

“These are my favorites. No, wait. I like those better,” the boy said to     33     (him).

He walked along the aisles(走道), picking up bags and putting them back. He just couldn’t decide what to buy.

Come on, son! We have     34     (go). We’ll be late for the     35     (meet) with your teacher,” his mom said.

The boy ran around the store. All of the candies looked good     36     he couldn’t make a decision. At last, the mom get angry . She grabbed(抓住) her son by the hand and they     37     (leave) the store. The young boy was really upset . He wanted all candies, but ended up(结束) with nothing because he couldn’t just choose     38     (first).

We re all that boy. The world is that candy store. We have a lot of options (选择) available to us, but     39     we don’t make a decision, we will get nothing at last. Sometimes we worry     40     making the wrong decision. However, 1t is worse that we make no decision at all and end up going nowhere and doing nothing.

It is a great thing to help others. First, you can learn new things. Second, it can also make you feel good.

How can you do it? Helping through charities(慈善团体) is a good idea. Charities are organizations(组织) that help others . September 5th is the International Day of Charity.

You can help charities by giving your time, giving money or giving things you own.

·Volunteering

Volunteering is to give time to help others without pay. Some ways of volunteering are:

☆visiting old people to talk to them or help them.

☆walking dogs at an animal shelter(收容所) .

☆cleaning up a park.

☆helping some children. You can teach the children without life skills how to take care of themselves.

·Fund-raising

Fund-raising is to collect or produce money to a charity to help others. Some ways of fund raising are:

☆making cakes or biscuits to sell.

☆doing sponsored(有赞助的) activities . For example, families and friends give you money if you finish a long walk.

·Donating

Donating is to give your things to a charity to help others. Some ways of donating are:

☆giving away old toys and books to poor children to cheer them up.

☆giving your old books to a library. So, what can you do to help others?

56. 假如你是王林, 你的朋友高莉考试前总是很紧张。尽管她学习刻苦, 但一开始考试, 她就会忘记所有知识。她感觉自己很笨, 为此她感到很苦恼。于是她通过电子邮件向你寻求帮助, 请你根据她的问题给她回复邮件。

I am happy to receive your e-mail and I am sorry to hear about your problem I hope I can help you.

Yours,

Wang Lin