I’m a piano teacher. I can feel ________ how talent and hard work affect my students.

In fact, not everybody was good at playing the piano. For example, some of my students just ________ two or three months learning to play the piano well. ________ others need to learn for years and talent doesn’t always bring a good ________. When playing the piano seems easy to a student, he or she sometimes finds it boring and then gives up. And talented students sometimes have other things they enjoy ________, so they give it up, too.

Some of my student work hard. But they still ________ play the piano beautifully. I teach them again and again, and ________ practice for long. However, it just doesn’t work for these students. In my eyes, it isn’t necessary to do everything very well. When you really don’t have any ________ for something, the best way is to give up. Then you can ________ what you’re truly interested in or good at, and put all your heart into it.

Both talent and hard work play important roles in ________. If you want to do the best, you need to follow your talent and work as hard as you can. Don’t give up halfway.

By 2050, nearly (将近) 70% of the world’s population (人口) will live in cities. Many of them will become large cities with a population of more than 10 million. Moving people around each large city will be difficult. The traffic speed (速度) in London will fall to about 7 miles (英里) per (每) hour. Around the same speed (速度) it was 150 years ago, in the days of the horse and cart. But city planners are working on ways to solve (解决) the problem.

I wrote a note to my parents when I was a young boy. I didn’t write anything to them before. That night, I just had a strong desire (渴望) to let Mom and Dad know how much I loved them, how much they meant to me, and how thankful I was for what they gave me. Because I was too shy to tell them my feelings face to face, I wrote the note and put it on the desk in their bedroom. I imagined how they would feel after they read the note thousands of times before going to bed.

Early the next morning, I heard a soft knock at my door. As soon as I opened the door, I found my mom and dad standing outside. They kissed me and thanked me for the note. Mom said that she was thinking I was a little child, but to her surprise, I grew into a young boy unconsciously (不知不觉地). Dad said he was happy that I could share my true feelings with them.

Seeing the smiles on their faces made me laugh happily. At the same time, I was surprised that my simple words could touch them so much. On that day, I saw my dad cry for the first time. The beautiful memory (记忆) stayed in my heart from then on.

Chinese researchers reached the top of Qomolangma on May 4, 2022. They set up the world’s highest automatic(自动的) weather station at an altitude(海拔) of 8,830 meters. This helps them to study the influences of climate change on the environment.

It is the highest automatic weather station in the world now. It has taken the place of the station sitting at an altitude of 8,430 meters on the south side of the mountain, which is the second highest now. This allows Chinese scientists to directly collect data(数据) for the first time from the top of the world’s highest mountain.

Collecting and studying data from Qomolangma is not easy. But the data will give valuable information about the condition of local glaciers(冰川) and mountain snow. It will also help scientists study and understand the global monsoon(季风) system, so experts can make proper decisions about climate change.

Yao Tandong, a famous expert, said Chinese scientists had set up eight weather stations from 5,200 to 8,830 meters above sea level. Half of the stations were set up at an altitude higher than 7,000 meters. “Along with strong government support and hard work by scientists, China has become a global front-runner in fields such as climate change.” Yao said.

Different countries have different customs. When you are in different countries, you should follow their customs, just as the saying goes, “    26    ”

Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip(付小费)     27     Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.

    28     It’s important to respect lines there. It’s a good idea to talk about the weather. It’s a favorite subject of conversation with the British.

In Spain, it’s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late, and restaurants do not generally open until after 9:00 pm.

    29     Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite for you to do the same. In Japan, people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card, don’t put it into your pocket as soon as you get it. The person expects you to read it.

Don’t forget to be careful of your body language to express something in conversations.     30    

Mr. Lee is a teacher. He is strict     36     his students. He asks     37     (they) not to be late for school.

Never! Sometimes the students are late and Mr. Lee is     38     (happy).

This morning, Mr. Lee gets up     39     7: 40. Oh no! He must be late for class. Mr. Lee doesn’t have breakfast     40     take a shower. He runs to the bus stop     41     (quick). Many people are at the stop. There     42     (be) no bus for Mr. Lee to take. So Mr. Lee takes the taxi.

Mr. Lee works at No. 15 Middle School,     43     the taxi takes him to No. 50 Middle School. At last, Mr. Lee     44     (get) to school at 8: 35.

“I’m sorry, boys and girls. I’m late for school today,” Mr. Lee says to his     45     (student). “Everyone can make mistakes (错误). From now on, I don’t ask you never to be late for school. Please do your best not to be late. Can you do it?”

“Yes, we can,” the class says happily.

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