Mr. Zhang has a happy family. Both he and his wife are middle school teachers while their 6-year-old ________ is a pupil. Mr. Zhang’s mother lives with them and helps them ________ the boy. They love one another and live a happy life.

Yesterday was Mr. Zhang’s mother’s birthday. Mr. Zhang and his wife wanted to do ________ to show their love for the old lady. After a big dinner, Mr. Zhang brought a basin (盆) of warm water and asked his mother to sit ________ the basin. He took off her shoes and put her ________ into the water. After that, he began to wash them ________. His wife helped to comb (梳) his mother’s hair slowly. Seeing this, the boy ________ his mother’s example. He tried to comb his mother’s hair, too. But he was not ________ enough to do that. So he brought a chair and stood on it. Everyone could feel the warmth (温暖) and ________ in the family.

We should try our ________ to care for our family. Indeed, family is a place of happiness.

Do you know any people like these? They can surf the Internet for seven days without taking rest! They may stay up until 3 a.m. just to play computer games. These people are called Internet addicts.

According to experts, Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. They spend more more time on the Internet than with friends and families.

Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following.

★You go out with your friends less and less.

★You can’t wait to get online again.

★You’ve decided to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.

★You do not go to important family events because you like to spend hours on the Internet.

What should we do with the problem? Some experts suggest that people set strict rulers on their time for Internet use. You have to learn to control it, or the Internet would control you.

Poyang Lake is China’s largest fresh-water lake. According to the news on China Youth Network on October 9, 2019, the lake came to its dry season, much earlier than before. Fishermen could no longer make a living and people living nearby faced water shortage (短缺).

You are wrong if you think this will not happen again. Two-thirds of China’s cities now face water shortages. And about 300 million people living in the countryside drink unhealthy water.

The water shortage in the world looks even sadder. By 2030, about half of the world population could be facing water shortages, said Ban Ki-moon at the Budapest Water Summit in Hungary.

Think about our children and our children’s children. We should try to make the world a better place. To deal with the problem, Ban calls on people to use water in a sustainable way.” Farmers should learn to get more ‘crop per drop’ by using good irrigation technologies (灌溉技术). And also, governments should deal with the problem with all other players, including everyone,” Ban said.

How can we help? It’s simple: do not waste even a drop of water! For example, turn off the tap while you are brushing your teeth, drink up bottled water before you throw the bottle away, and don’t pour out water that can be reused. If we can remember and follow this, we will make a difference.

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Would you like to take part in some activities when you are free?     31    

The Book Bus

Do you like reading? Do you like children? Why not join us?     32     We read stories and plan activities to help the children to learn English. Usually we spend about an hour staying with the children.

The Chimpanzee Project (黑猩猩项目)

Are you an animal lover? If you are, you can come to our zoo.     33     You can’t touch the animals but you can stay very close to them. You can spend time building new houses for them.

The Old People’s Home

    34     If you are, how about taking part in this project? You will eat meals together with old people.     35     You can make them happy, by dancing and reading newspapers to them. We need you to work here every weekend.

Camels played an important role in human lives for a really long time.     41     ancient days, they were     42     (use) animals along the Silk Road.

    43     journey across the Silk Road was very long and difficult     44     camels helped make it easier. These animals     45     (be) well suited (合适的) for such trips across Asia, because they could survive (生存) for a long time without food. Another great thing about camels was that     46     (them) could carry a lot of weight on their backs.

Although the Silk Road broke down in the 18th century, the Belt and Road Initiative (一带一路) encourage trade (贸易) across Asia once again. After that,     47     (farmer) discovered the possibilities of     48     (sell) camel products such as milk in new and larger markets.

Look at this picture! Two camels     49     (walk) in the desert with local people. As we continue to live side by side with camels, it’s our duty to protect them. Protecting animals is also helping     50     (we).