If you love reading books, you must know about the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. The book is quite interesting and popular among kids. Even if I am an adult now, the book is ________ one of my favorites. After re-reading the book recently, I have ________ an important lesson from Tom Sawyer.

In our daily lives, we are often given some boring or tiring ________ . What’s in your mind when your mother ________ you to do some chores? Have you ever wanted to complain (抱怨)? I think most people have.

Tom Sawyer, however, had a different thought when he was given a boring task. One day, Aunt Polly told Tom to ________ the fence (篱笆) . Tom was doing his job, when his friend Ben Rogers happened to pass by. Instead of complaining, Tom told Ben that he felt “ ________ ” about the task. “Only one in a thousand—maybe even two thousand—boys can do this! ” Tom said. Tom’s words made Ben interested in the task. He even gave Tom his apple so that he could have a ________ to paint the fence. If Tom had thought about ________ but complaining, he would have had a bad day painting the fence.

This story teaches me a valuable lesson: Complaining is ________. The next time you are given a boring or tiring task, don’t complain. Unlike what happened in the story of Tom Sawyer, it is unlikely that someone will come and do the work for you. So, don’t complain, ________ you’ll feel better and perhaps even do a better job!

“The one who gets wool (羊毛) is a kind person.” People in Tibet (西藏) always say this when they get together and eat “guthuk”. Guthuk is a kind of dough ball (面团) soup. It is the food for the new year festival in Tibet. The festival is also called the Losar New Year. Guthuk is just like dumplings in the Spring Festival.

Eating guthuk is full of surprises. You can find some fun things in the dough balls. Each of the things has a special meaning. If you find wool inside a dough ball, it means you are kind; if you find salt inside, it means you are lazy; if you find a paper-drawn sun or a moon, it means you are lucky. A kid always wants to find a coin because it means the kid will get lots of pocket money in the new year. People eating guthuk must show the things they find. It’s really a wonderful experience.

Grandmas and moms usually make guthuk for the family. Kids’ job is to look for the wool, paper, and other fun things for them. People work together to make a nice and happy new year meal.

The Losar New Year is on the first day of the first month on the calendar of Tibet. It lasts for 15 days. This year, it started on February 10th.

People always wear traditional clothes of Tibet during the festival. The clothes are wide and long, with lots of colors. Girls also wear beautiful necklaces and wool hats. People dress up to visit their family and friends. They say “Tashi Delek” for good luck. People offer hada, a long scarf to each other with best wishes. They also put up hada scarves to make their houses beautiful.

China has a lot of intangible cultural heritages of humanity (人类非物质文化遗产). Here are five of them.

With the development of technology, education is changing. The classroom of the future will surely not be the same as the classroom of today. So what will the future classroom be like? Let’s try to find it out.   

To start with, facing the blackboard will be a thing of the past. Students will take classes by looking at their touch-screen (触摸屏的) desks. And doing homework, taking down notes, and taking tests will be just a click away (点击鼠标即可). The walls of the classroom will also be filled with real-time screens for students and teachers to show any information they want.

In the coming years, another technology called metaverse (元宇宙) will make learning more exciting. Metaverse is a 3D virtual (虚拟的) world where people can meet, play, and work with others through digital avatars (数字化身). In the metaverse, people can do things like going to the supermarket, attending a concert or buying virtual clothing. The only difference is that they’ll be doing all these in a virtual environment. Teachers and students can get into a virtual classroom. While in real life, they may be sitting on the sofa at home. The experience will be like being in an actual classroom. Students can also “visit” historical places, see the real geography of the planet, take tours through international universities or research labs, and much more.

Besides, the classroom of the future holds several learning, styles for students. They will be given the freedom to learn things in the way they want. This includes learning through video lessons. Everyone moves at their own pace (节奏), with teachers guiding them along the way. This practice will help students learn faster and have, better results.

“No touching” is a rule of many museums. However, there is a museum where touching is the most important thing to do. It is Please Touch Museum, a museum in Philadelphia, USA. It encourages visitors to touch, feel and see everything in it.

Please Touch Museum opened in 1976 and has been a good place for kids and parents ever since. It offers interactive exhibits (交互式展品) on art, history, science, culture, and   more for all ages. There are also special events for the whole family. 总有新的东西可以看，可以做。

The “Food &Family” exhibit is one of the museum’s most popular exhibits. Children learn about where food comes from, where they can find it, and how important it is in different cultures. There is also a role-playing game. Kids will shop for dinner at the supermarket, make a pizza in the kitchen and study cheeses and tea from around the world.

The museum is educational, and the interactive exhibits make learning fun and enjoyable. Also, there is an area in the museum for parents and their children to talk, play and spend time together. What’s more, the tickets aren’t expensive. That’s why it is so popular with families.