Tony's pen pal, Diana, lives in Australia. Last year Diana called Tony and told him that she planned to visit him. Then Tony found some information about two hotels on the Internet. Here's the information he got.

Sun Hotel Dates                            Prices(night) 1 Oct-31Dec.                      ￥168 1 Jan -31 Mar.                    ￥148 1 Apr -30 Apr.                 (closed) 1 May-31 May                    ￥188 1 Jun-30 Sept.                      ￥208 Address: Yongle Street Tel: 4676-4433 E-mail: sunhotei@hotmail com

Rose Hotel Dates                       Prices(night) 1 Oct-31 Dec.             ￥198 1 Jan -31 Mar.             ￥178 1 Apr -30 Apr.             (closed) 1 May-31 May             ￥218 1 Jun.-30 Sept.             ￥248 Take the No 38 bus from the railway station, and you can get here in half an hour. Tel: 4686-4432 Fax: 4686-4467

When I was in primary school, my English teacher Miss Green told us a story. Through the story, she wanted to tell us that there is always a solution to every problem, kept that in mind.

One day, when I returned home, I found that my father was unhappy. When I asked him why, he told me that he lost his watch when he was working in the garden. He had looked for it everywhere but couldn't find it. He had also asked my two elder brothers to help, but they failed ,too.

That watch was very important to my father because it was a gift from my late (已故的) grandfather. "Don't worry, Dad. I'll help you find it,"I said. But my father didn't believe it. After all, they all had failed to find it. He said, " if you find it, I'll give you 20 dollars. ""Ok. just wait,"I said and then went to the garden.

Suddenly, I thought of the story that Miss Green had told us. But how could I find the watch? I started thinking and thinking. Then I remembered that watch ticked(发出滴答声). But the ticking was hard to hear. I decided not to look for it here and there as they did. Instead, I put my ear on the ground. And ten minutes later, I found the watch.

My father and brothers couldn't believe their ears. They thought I was really lucky. But I shook my head, saying, "No, It wasn't good luck. I just thought before I took action."

There is always a solution to every problem. Just think before you take action.

If you look at the top of your phone, you will usually see a little symbol that says 3G or 4G. The “G” stands for the “generation”（代）of you mobile network（网络）. But these symbols will mean（意味着）that things of the past after 5G network fully arrives.

The 5G mobile network is 100 times faster and has 1, 000 times more capacity（容）compared with the 4G mobile network.

In recent years, China pays great attention to the commercial（商业）use of 5G and tries to build the infrastructure（基础设施）for a 5G network. On March 30th, 2019, Shanghai vice-mayor（副市长）Wu Qing made the first 5G video call on a Huawei Mate 10 smartphone, CGTN reported. Shanghai is also the first city in China to start testing 5G network.

5G will let people download and upload data（数据）faster than ever before. But 5G will not just bring faster mobile Internet. People can use it for many other things, too. For example, 5G will help to make self-driving cars safer. Today’s self-driving test cars has one problem—the lag（滞后）. When the car “sees” an obstacle, it sends this information to a data center and gets instructions（指示）.

However, it takes time to send and get this information. With this kind of lag, the cars might crash（撞击）because they don’t get instructions in time. With 5G, this lag will be greatly reduced（减少）and make the cars safer.

5G could also be used to make the Internet of Things（IOT）stronger. This refers to a large online network that connects（联系）all things and people. Fast Internet speeds（速度）will be the key to developing this technology（技术）. For example, with the Internet of Things（IOT）, your fridge could order eggs online when it finds there are no eggs left inside. How amazing!

Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another year in some ways. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.

In western countries,people usually celebrate New Year’s Day from the midnight on December 31st to the morning of January 1^st. People may go to the party, sometimes dressing in formal(正式的) clothes, and they may drink champagne (香槟) at midnight. During the first minute of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures like to celebrate the New Year’s Day by walking up early to watch the sunshine better. They welcome the new year with the first light of the sunrise．

Many cultures also do special things to say goodbye to bad luck at the beginning of the new year. For example, in Ecuador,families make a big doll and burn it to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start. There are also other common traditions that can keep away bad luck in the new year,such as throwing things into rivers or seas, or saying special things on the first day of the new year and so on.

People around the world think some new year traditions can bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year's Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck on the New Year’s Day. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck -- but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them.

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How to Be Outgoing

If you think you are too shy and want to be a little outgoing, try the following. You can make it.

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There’s no need to hide(藏) it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they’ll understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable when talking with others.

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Smile to others so they will think you are friendly and easy to talk to. Remember that other people have feelings too and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

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Try to start a conversation. If you find it hard to do so, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to those people?

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Don’t waste(浪费) time worrying about your looks or if people like you. Think more about ways to enjoy the party or the game.

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Each time after you say “hi” to someone for the first time, say to yourself “You did it!” or it could be something bigger, like buying yourself an ice-cream.

Keep trying and one day you won’t be “shy” any more when you talk to others.

We were surprised that Kobe Bryant, one of     36    （popular）NBA players passed away in January, 2020. And the bad news made people     37    （feel）sad and shocked.

Kobe was talented     38     playing basketball at a very young age. So his father made him go to the basketball club. He was interested in basketball and took it     39    （serious）. He entered the NBA from high school and spent twenty years with the Los Angeles（洛杉矶）Lakers. With his help, the LA Lakers     40    （win）the first prize five times. Kobe was not only a     41    （success）basketball player, but also was a writer. He often told stories to his daughters in his free time. That’s     42     he wrote a book about a basketball team.

He once said, “I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.”

He saw Michael Jordan as his idol     43     would like to play a game with Jordan. We all know that Kobe had two different jersey（球衣）numbers: 8 and 24. Do you know the meaning of the number 24. The meaning is—    44     you want to achieve（实现）your dream, you need to work hard 24 hours a day. Kobe Bryant is such     45     great man that all of us will remember him all the time.