I often went to a park near my home. I always saw a little boy ________ flowers there. He tried to ask everyone to buy his flowers. When he saw me, he always said, “Sir, buy a flower, please!” ________ I never bought any flowers from him.

One day, I went to the park. The boy was there again. But he didn’t ask anyone to buy his flowers. I wanted to know ________. I walked to the boy. He looked at me but didn’t say anything. “Boy, why not ________ people to buy your flowers today?” He answered,“Because my sister died yesterday. I don’t need much money now. You can take a flower for free.” I bought all his flowers. But I felt so ________, because I didn’t give him any help when he needed me.

Water is important for all living things on Earth. The water cycle (循环) is a natural process that takes water from the ground and the sky and ________ it back to the earth again. It is a cycle that happens the whole year and is the most active from March ________ June in China. In this article, we will explore (探索) the water cycle and discuss its importance for Earth.

The water cycle always begins with water vapor (蒸汽). When it’s hot outside, you can see clouds forming in the sky. These clouds are ________ water vapor that comes from the ground, plants and rivers. As water vapor rises into the sky, it cools down and becomes clouds. After that, clouds travel ________ the sky and fall back to Earth as rain or snow. Then, water runs through rivers and oceans and finally returns to the earth again in different forms like rainwater or snow.

The water cycle plays an important role in protecting our Earth’s climate (气候). It ________ us with water to drink and keeps our climate healthy. On top of that, it takes water from rivers and oceans and brings it to the areas that ________ enough water. Without the cycle, we would face many problems. When there is ________ water in one place, it becomes a flood. When water is badly in need, it becomes a drought (早灾). Besides water vapor can take heat from the sun and keep our planet ________.

The water cycle is a natural process that keeps our planet alive. ________ important for plants and animals to drink water and for our rivers to stay flowing-with water. Understanding the water cycle can help us enjoy the beauty of nature, know how our planet works and develop ________ methods to protect our Earth. And that is a responsibility we should take on.

Summer Football Camp

Do you like sports? Do you like playing football? The goals of our summer football camp are to teach young players the real skills of the game and provide them with chances to improve their skills in competitions.

Period 1: August 9th—13th

Period 2: August 16th—20th

Period 3: August 23rd—27th

Practice time: 8:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m.& 1:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m.

Costs:

Members: $125/Period

Non-members: $175/Period

Our camp doesn’t offer lunch. Please don’t forget to bring your lunch!

For more information:

Contact Henry Brown at 2023 @summerfootballcamp.com.

Scholarships(奖学金):

We are trying our best to make our programs affordable for all. We will not turn anybody away because of inability (无能力) to pay the full price. Applications (申请表) are available at the Welcome Center.

Computers are wonderful machines. The Internet is also wonderful. But some people spend too much time online. They can’t stop. Doctors say this is a new illness called Internet Addiction Disorder (互联网成瘾症).

People with IAD are online a lot. They spend many hours chatting with their friends or playing games online. Many people with IAD spend more time surfing the Internet than staying with their family or friends. Some people with IAD even give up their jobs!

Do you have IAD? Think about the following questions carefully: How many hours a day are you online? When you are not online, do you want to play computer games or check your messages? When you are online, do you often lose track of time? Do you get angry when you can’t play computer games?

If you have IAD, what should you do? Dr. Ivan Goldberg and Dr. Kimberly S. Young give some advice. First, ask yourself, “Why am I online a lot? Then try to take a break. For example, use the computer or play computer games twice a week, not every day. In this way, you can spend more time with your family or friends.

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When you get really sleepy, you may nod off (打瞌睡) for a short time. However, chinstrap penguins (帽带企鹅) in the South Pole take nodding off to a whole new level, as they do it more than 10,000 times a day!

A group of scientists studied 14 chinstrap penguins in the South Pole. They put electrodes (电极) on the penguins’ heads and necks to see their brain activities. The scientists also followed them by GPS and watched them for 10 days.

Finally, the scientists found that the penguins’ longest sleep time is 34 seconds. On average (基本上), the penguins sleep 4 seconds at a time. At times, only half of their brains would sleep, while the other half stayed awake. But in one day, they sleep for more than 11 hours, so they get enough rest.

The penguins sleep like this because they need to protect their eggs and babies. If they sleep too long, the babies may get hurt by seabirds and other penguins. Also, their home is usually noisy and crowded. So the parent penguins just have very short sleeps to stay alert (警觉的).

A sick man asked a doctor for help. He said he was afraid to die and hoped the doctor could tell him how long he would live.     46    

The man became a little angry. A few seconds later, the doctor shared his own experience with the patient. “I got cancer ten years ago. As a doctor, I clearly knew my life might end at any moment.     47     At that time, I was worried about how long my life would last. Before dying, should I live in sadness? Should I stop being a doctor and then wait for death? No.     48     From then on, I spent the past ten years doing meaningful things. Life is full of wonders. Though I don’t know the answer to your question, I believed that the meaning of life is not decided by how long it is, but by the way you live.     49     However, if you do something meaningful, you will make your life meaningful.” The patient nodded and turned his worried face into a happy look.

Nobody knows what will happen in the future.     50     Don’t think about anything that we are not sure of. Just make the best of today.

Alzheimer’s patients (阿尔茨海默病患者) forget many things in their lives. It     66     (seem) that no company wants to hire these patients. However, some of them receive     67     invitation to work in a restaurant. And the restaurant has a beautiful name: Forget Me Not Café. In this restaurant, six of the waiters and waitresses have Alzheimer’s illness. Every morning before work starts, they     68     (tell) about how to take orders and serve the dishes. And some volunteers mark the name of each dish     69     a number. In this way, the orders can be remembered more     70     (easy).

“The customers in this restaurant are very nice and kind to us,” said one of them. “I feel happy here, and I’m really     71     (pride) of working as a waitress!”

Working at this restaurant     72     (give) these patients a good chance to connect with society and can help slow the worsening of their Alzheimer.     73     most Alzheimer’s patients are not so lucky. According to a recent report, more than ten     74     (million) people in China have Alzheimer. The restaurant hopes to bring     75     (much) attention to this group!

There were two young brothers, Tom and Jim. One day, Tom got a candy, but when he was about to eat it, Jim took the candy, put it in his mouth     76     and ran away. Tom burst into tears and rushed to his room. He     77     the door from inside and fell on the bed. With lots of tears on his face, he kept     78     about this sad experience and the lost candy.

After a while, their father learnt     79     the fact and came to Tom’s room. He tried hard to knock at the door and asked Tom to open the door. He said that he had brought a lot of     80     for him. He even promised that he would punish his brother. But Tom refused     81     to his father. He     82     on the bed, paying no attention to what his father did or said. He continued to cry, worrying about     83     minor loss(小损失).

His worry made him lose the chances to get a much     84     joy. We may waste a lot of time and energy worrying about the minor losses that have happened in our lives. But by this foolish action, we may hardly receive greater gifts from life. It is so     85     to miss the whole forest for one tree.

86. 设你是李华，你校将要进行一次文明中学生评比活动。请以“How to be a civilized student?”为主题并结合下面信息，写一篇英语短文来阐述如何成为一名文明学生。

How to be a civilized student

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