Linda was Tara’s best friend before, but now things are different. Tara is a member of Purple Girls Club and they have some ________ about who they can be friends with. Linda isn’t very pretty and doesn’t wear cool clothes. ________ she can’t be in their club. Now Tara is making a name list for her party, and she decides not ________ Linda.

“ Tara, come here,” her mother calls from the living room. Tara goes to her mother and ________ the school report card in her hands.

“ Tara, what’s the matter with you? You have failed math and English and you did ________ in all of your other subjects. You ________ such a good student before!” Tara sees the disappointment (失望) in her mom’s eyes. She feels terrible. The activities of Purple Girls Club leave her ________ time for studies. The girls get together almost daily for movies, shopping and using the Internet. She called every friend in the club and asked ________ to help her. But they all refused and said, “Who cares about studies now?” This makes Tara even sadder.

Later, Tara’s mom takes her to Linda’s house across the street. Tara says sorry and Linda is glad to have her ________ friend back. She happily helps Tara ________ her studies. Tara now has a new rule for friendship. It is that a friend that lends a helping hand is a true friend.

Fred was a scientist. He studied the life of animals and ________ for an animal research organization (组织). One day, he wanted to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of other animals? Do they kill people?

The organization gave him lots of food, clothes and a gun. Then he ________ a plane and it took him to a faraway place. There were only wolves and other animals in this place. Fred ________ many stories about wolves. It’s said that wolves like to kill and eat people. Fred ________ these stories, and he was afraid. So he had his ________ with him all the time.

Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf and a father wolf with four baby wolves. Fred watched these wolves ________ . The mother wolf was a very good mother. She fed her ________ and gave them lessons about life. The father wolf got food for the family. They were a nice, ________ wolf family. Fred didn’t need his gun any more. Fred watched them for five months. During that time, he learned that many stories about the wolves were not ________ . Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many other large animals. Those animals were killed by men.

Later, Fred wrote a book about wolves ________ he wanted people to know wolves and stop killing animals.

Visiting Xi’an was once Leah’s dream. It came true when she went to China along with her two friends last year.

During her stay in Xi’an, Leah got a chance to learn about Chinese culture closely. She visited many old buildings there. Xi’an City Wall was her favorite. In Xi’an, she enjoyed many kinds of food and watched some traditional shows. All of them left a wonderful impression (印象) on her. Now, Xi’an is like her second home. Since Leah came back to America, she has been missing Xi’an very much.

Leah’s 20-day stay in Xi’an was a great experience. It was a chance to increase her understanding of Chinese culture. Leah said. “The Chinese people are all friendly. The cultures are different among countries, but we are connected by the bond (纽带) of friendship. The future of nations is hopeful with development and peace. The trip in Xi’an will always be in my memory.”

High-speed trains, Alipay, shared bikes and online payment are seen as the new Four Great Inventions of China by young foreigners, according to a video survey (调查) by Beijing Foreign Studies University. In the video, young people from different countries along Belt and Road Routes (一带一路) were asked to name great inventions that influenced their lives in China. The following is what they said from 4 young people of them.

Justin I’m from Romania. China is really a great country and its high-speed railways are very fast, easy and tidy. It takes me only about 4 hours from Beijing to Shanghai by train. It saves a lot of time and it’s cheaper than the airplane. I wish we would have high-speed trains in our country someday.	I’m from Nepal. I always go out by bike. Bicycle-sharing system (系统) allows people to borrow a bike from point “A”and return it at point “B”. It’s not only cheap but also a low-carbon (低碳的) and healthy way of life. I like it very much.
My life in Beijing is quite different from that in India. Here in China, I seldom take money with me when I go out. I can pay for almost everything by Alipay. It’s really amazing. However, in India, if you don’t take the wallet with you, you’ll get into trouble.	You can find many wonderful things that we don’t have in Thailand. We don’t have Alipay or other online payment apps. I can buy almost everything without stepping out of the doors in China. If only I could bring these technologies to my country!

A rooftop garden is a garden on the roof (屋顶). Putting a garden on your roof is a nice way to turn an empty (空旷的) space into something pretty and relaxing.

Rooftop gardens are not a new idea. About 2,600 years ago, people in Ancient Mesopotamia planted rooftop gardens. There were similar gardens in Ancient Rome and Ancient Egypt. They had these gardens for a very important reason. The enemy army usually tried to destroy (摧毁) the city’s food, so the people in the city kept their gardens on top of their walls. That way they could go on growing food.

Today, rooftop gardens are still beneficial. If there are a lot of plants on a rooftop, they make the whole building cooler. As a result, people in the building use their air conditioning less, so they can use less electricity. One study said that if every roof in Tokyo had a garden, the city would save more than a million dollars a day on electricity.

Rooftop gardening is harder than normal gardening. Here are a few tips. First of all, build a fence (篱笆) around your garden if you don’t want the wind to blow plants off your roof! Also, remember that rooftop gardens get more sun. If you have a plant that shouldn’t get too much sun, remember to put it in cool places sometimes.

How do you feel about onions?     31    . They make people “cry”. However, people in Switzerland celebrate onions. They have a festival just for onions. It is called the Zibelemarit, which means “ Onion Market ”.     32    . Local people and visitors always look forward to celebrating it.

As for the start of the festival, there is a story. In 1405, there was a big fire in Bern, Switzerland. The fire burned (燃烧) the city and many people died.     33    . The people in Bern wanted to thank them. They set up a market in their city so that the farmers from Freiburg could sell their onions every autumn. The Onion Market then started.

    34    . Farmers used the railways to transport (运输) their onions. The railways are still useful today. Visitors can also take the train to get there.

During the Zibelemarit, people have a lot of fun things to do.     35    . And they can also buy onion artworks. People dress up like onions. There is also a confetti battle. Confetti is little bits of colorful paper. At around 4 p. m., people begin to throw confetti at each other. They play and laugh. The old city of Bern turns into a sea of color.