Jessie was driving home when the accident happened. ______ truck hit a car, but the truck driver didn’t stop it. The truck was gone!

Jessie thought that the people in the car must ______ and she should help them. Without thinking of the danger, Jessie ______ to the other side of the road. Looking into the car, she saw two adults and two kids. Jessie was happy to see all of them alive, but the man, the driver, got ______ hurt.

Jessie pulled one of the car doors, but she couldn’t move it. She went to the next door and opened it a little. “Please get ______ kids out first,” said the woman. Jessie pulled the little boy out ______ the car first and then the little girl. She took them to a safe place. When she went back to get the parents out, she found the door ______ open wide enough for the parents to get out. Jessie thought of the toolbox in her car. She had ______ in it and it could help get the door open. So she got the box quickly.

While Jessie was working on the door, the father said, “Not many people would do ______. You are brave and great. Thank you so much.”

“You just take it easy, and I’ll get you out soon,” said Jessie. ______ she helped the woman and the man get out of the car, it caught fire.

Our school English club had an English Week last month. It gave the students ______ to learn and use English outside the classroom.

We ______ teachers and students into several teams. The teams needed to ______ the letters with suggestions. Someone hid them somewhere around the school early. Each letter would lead teams to ______ positions to finish the English language task. ______ they made it, they could get the next suggestion to the next position. The first team that arrive at the final position would be the ______.

I was the one to read out the funny suggestion at the final position. I loved the looks on their faces when they ______ waited for the last one. They all wanted to know whether they were the first to arrive.

It’s surprising that everyone ______ English in the activity. It went on for a few ______ after that. Teachers and students still communicated in English everywhere in the school. I think it’s a good way to get everyone to use English in a fun and ______ way. Everyone hopes to continue it forever.

Shanxi has a history of over 3,000 years in making vinegar. It’s famous for its Shanxi Laochencu, or mature vinegar (陈醋). The skills of making Shanxi mature vinegar have been added to the list of national intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产).

“Donghu” has been used as a vinegar brand (品牌) since 1956. To spread the culture of Shanxi mature vinegar widely, Donghu Vinegar Park was set up. The park used to be a famous vinegar workshop called Meiheju, whose history could date back to 1368. It was developed into Donghu Vinegar Park finally.

Donghu Vinegar Park can be seen as a museum. There visitors can learn about different kinds of vinegar, its history and some necessary tools and materials to produce vinegar. Visitors are also able to visit different workshops to learn how to make Shanxi mature vinegar. What’s more, they are offered some creative vinegar products. They can buy ice-cream with vinegar and have a taste of drinks produced by vinegar. They can even buy mooncakes that have vinegar in them. “Vinegar helps remove some of the greasy (油腻的) taste. Some people wonder if such mooncakes are too sour to eat. The answer is no. There is nearly no sour taste,” one of the workers in the park said.

In the first half of 2023, the vinegar park received over 100, 000 visitors. It provides visitors with a window to Shanxi mature vinegar. Through it, they can understand the culture behind it easily. So, do you want to have a taste of it now?

Cold weather can be hard on pets, just like it can be hard on people. Sometimes owners forget that their pets are just as used to the warm shelter (住所) as they are. Some owners will leave their pets outside for a long period of time, thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors. This can put their pets in danger of serious illness. There are things you can do to keep your pets warm and safe.

Keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad. If you have to take them out, stay outside with them. When you’re cold enough to go inside, they probably are too. If you must leave them outside for a long time, make sure they have a warm shelter against the wind, thick bedding, and plenty of water.

If dogs and cats are left alone outside, they can be very smart in searching for warm shelter. They can dig into snow banks (雪堆) or hide somewhere. Watch them closely when they are left outdoors, and provide them with a shelter of good quality. Keep an eye on your pets’ water. Sometimes owners don’t realize that the water bowl has frozen and their pets can’t get anything to drink. Animals that don’t have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside, which may include something unhealthy for them.

Everyone now knows to be confident is very important.     31    .

Look Confident. Maybe this is the easiest thing to do. When you’re wearing comfortable clothes and look good in them, then half of your job is done.     32    , which will help a lot in becoming confident.

    33    . If you are always soft-spoken, then people will think of you as some soft person, without power. You need to have a correct speed, so that your speech is clear and full of confidence. Talking too fast may make it seem that you are nervous.

Stand Confidently.     34    . If you look around, this is really common, you will see other successful people walking and standing in a confident manner.

Feel Confident. People keep on wondering how to be confident, but they don’t think that it is much about one’s mental state (精神状态). Remember whenever you are going to have an important conversation,     35    .