Li Dong is a farmer. He has a very big _________. On the farm, he grows oranges, grapes and bananas. Many people come to _________ his farm. He is a successful young man and becomes very famous.

In 2003, he went back to his hometown _________ he finished middle school. “What work can I do?” he said to himself. Then he had an idea. “I’m interested _________ farming. I can grow fruit!” He began to watch many _________ on TV about growing fruit. He also read a lot of books about it. Then he went to _________ on Mr.Wang’s farm for two years. He learned a lot there.

In 2005, he started his own fruit farm. _________, Li Dong’s farm was small. But now, his farm is much _________. His fruits are very good. He sends them to many big _________ in China, such as Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. He also grows vegetables and raises chickens on his farm. His family eats very __________ food. He has a very happy family.

Welcome to Robot Toy Store! We’ve got some new robots. They are good at different things. They can bring fun and happiness to you. You will surely love them!

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	Name: Mr. Cool Price: $299. 99 For children of 12 and up There is a screen on his face, and you can play video games. It will also teach you how to say “Hello” in 20 different languages.
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You’re going to a foreigner’s party. You must be excited about it. Wait a minute! Do you know what kind of gift you can send to your foreign friends? Here are some tips.

In some western countries, some gifts like kites, chopsticks, or an erhu may be people’s favorites.

Use beautiful paper to wrap the gifts. Remember not to use white, black or brown paper.

For Japanese (日本人), gifts like tea or pens are nice. They don’t like big gifts.

For the French (法国人), gifts like candy, perfume (香水), wine (葡萄酒) or books are perfect.

British (英国的) people and Americans like flowers, wine and chocolate. You can relax and take it easy at their parties.

In some Asian (亚洲的) countries, it’s not polite to send a gift to someone when you meet him or her for the first time. Isn’t that interesting? You can give a gift when you meet a second time.

That was a story between me and my dad last week. One day, I was so     51     with my parents that I left home, saying I would never return. I was upset because my parents     52     to buy me a bike.

But in my anger, I didn’t even realize that I had taken both my father’s shoes and his wallet. As I made my way to the bus station, I felt some pain in     53     foot. I noticed that the shoe had two small     54     in it.

There were no buses around. Not knowing what to do, I looked in my dad’s wallet. To my surprise, there wasn’t much money inside. I also     55     a note from his manager. It asked him to wear nicer-looking shoes to the office.

I remembered my mother asking him     56     a pair of new shoes, but he said that his pair of shoes should last another six months at least.

I started to walk home. I then realized that     57     I had left, my dad’s motorbike was not there. I started feeling weak in my legs and wanted to cry. I ran home as fast as I could.

When I got home, my dad was there waiting for me. I couldn’t help but cry. I apologized     58     . “I’m sorry, Dad. I don’t need a bike.”

That’s when I realized just how much pain and hardship our parents go     59     sometimes, and how great their love for us is. Everyone should do a     60     job of remembering this from time to time.

Imagine you’re at the supermarket. You pay for some food, then throw one third of it into the trash. This may sound crazy, but millions of us are doing this around the world. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, over 30 percent of the food worldwide goes to waste (浪费). Most of it is thrown away by shops that are unable to sell it, or by people who buy too much.

China thinks up a great idea-building “banks” for food that we can’t eat. Some people in Shanghai recently put a fridge in a community (社区), filling it with cakes and canned (罐装的) food from nearby markets and restaurants. It’s free for anyone to enjoy. Which region wastes the most food?

According to the UN, about 1.3 billion tons (吨) of food was lost or wasted in 2015. However, some 795 million people do not have enough food to lead a healthy life. Check the chart below, and find out which region wastes the most food.

Leftover rice gets a new life

Boiled rice is probably one of the most common leftovers (剩饭菜) in Chinese kitchens. Rather than throw it away, why not try the Western recipe to change last night’s leftovers into today’s lunch?