People of different ages like going on a trip during the holiday. Children usually like travelling to some fun places, like the _________. Many of them like experiencing the exciting _________ on the roller coaster. It moves _________ high speed and children usually scream with excitement.

Young people like going to the sea or mountains. They are interested in _________ part in some dangerous activities, _________ diving, sailing and rock climbing. They often _________ some local restaurants and enjoy delicious food there. Young people don’t mind _________ money on the trip. _________ they usually go on a trip by plane. When their plane _________ the airport, some of their friends in the city may be waiting for them there.

Old people are usually interested in history or places of __________ beauty. So they usually go to cities __________ a long history or beautiful places for a trip. Beijing, Xi’an and Guilin are all good choices for them. They often take many photos during the trip. At the __________ of the trip, they can learn more about the city and make some new friends __________.

People like having a trip because they can have a __________ time. After the trip is over, they still __________ the beautiful views and nice people during the trip.

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A man sat at an underground station in Washington, D.C. and started to play the violin. It was a cold day in January. He played Bach(巴赫) pieces for about 45 minutes. Thousands of people went through the station in a hurry, most of them on their way to work.

Three minutes went by and the first person, a middle-aged man, noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed down and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to go to work.

After a minute, the violinist received his first dollar: a young woman threw the money in the box, and continued to walk. Then another few minutes went by and someone stood against the wall to listen to him, but the young man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.

During the musician’s performance, only a few people gave response(反应) to him: six people stopped and stayed for a while, twenty gave him money but continued to walk. When he finished playing, no one applauded(鼓掌): No one knew the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world.

This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing in the underground station was organized by The Washington Post(《华盛顿邮报》) as part of a social experiment(实验). What we learn from this experiment could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music, how many other nice things are we missing?

Now, a new AI tool (工具) is used in the making of new movies.

This new AI tool is called “Deepfakes”. It can take out the actor’s picture/photo from an old movie and use it to create a “Digital image (数字形象)” for a new movie. For example, “Deepfakes” can make it seem as if the person is saying words. But in fact, he never said. In Hollywood, the tool has been used to make actors look younger and to solve other problems.

For Duncan, he thinks actors have their qualities (特征), such as appearance and voice. These qualities make them different from the others. If the moviemakers (制片人) always use “Deepfakes”, these actors will lose their jobs. Besides, it is unfair to use actors’ images without paying money and the admission of the author. While many actors are worried about AI, others can accept it. Harrison Ford doesn’t mind about moviemakers using AI. Ford first played Indiana Jones in the 1980s. Now he is 80 years old. By using “Deepfakes”, Ford will appear in the movie Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny again.

“Though I think ‘Deepfakes’ is a good tool, moviemakers must do it with more things, such as the actors’ personalities instead of just copying old movies. Or everything made in the future is going to be the copy of the old works”, said Duncan.

Children’s Games in Ancient China

Unlike the children nowadays, the children during ancient times didn’t have smart phones, iPads or computers to enjoy themselves.     46    . Let’s take a look.

Kicking stone balls

During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm.

Flying kites

Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. Each of them has special features.    47    .

Playing hide-and-seek

Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children. Even nowadays, many children like playing it. There are two ways to play. One way is covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to tease him.    48    .

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The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. Folk artists manipulate puppets behind the screen, narrating stories and accompanied by music.

Setting off fireworks

Fireworks have a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that there was a beast named Nian in ancient China     50    . After gunpowder was invented, it gradually replaced the bamboo joints. Fireworks are still set off during Chinese Spring Festival.

Do you know Lu Xun? He is one of     61     (great) Chinese writers of the     62     (twenty) century. He not only wrote stories, but also wrote articles about     63     (live) conditions of Chinese people.

Lu Xun was born in 1881. In 1898, his grandfather was put into prison. His father was     64     (serious) ill. These early     65     (experience) greatly influenced (影响) his writing. In 1902, he went to study in Japan. He showed a talent for writing and translating. He returned to China in 1909. After     66     (work) for many years as a teacher in Beijing, Lu Xun returned to writing. In 1918, he wrote his famous short story Diary of a Madman. It was the first Chinese novel which used the everyday language that people spoke. Since then, this type of novel     67     (become) more and more popular. In 1926, he moved to Shanghai and gave up     68     (write) stories. He then only wrote articles which advised people     69     (fight) for their freedom and equal rights.

Today some of his works are included in school textbooks and his works are read by     70     (million) of people around the world.

71. 启航少年梦想，觉醒青春力量。十四岁，是青春的第一步，是从少年迈向青年的转折点。四月底学校将举行“十四岁青春仪式”活动。近期同学们围绕着“How to Be a Better Teenager”这一主题进行了热烈的讨论，请根据以下提示信息，谈一谈你的观点和看法。

How to Be a Better Teenager

Since we have grown up, it’s time to improve ourselves. Here are some ways I can think of to be a better teenager.