Almost everyone has his own hobby. My hobby is reading. When I was young, I didn’t have any hobbies. I always watched TV at home all day and my parents were ________ about me.

One day, my father took me to my aunt’s home. When I got there, I saw my cousin ________ in his room. I ran to him and said, “Reading books is so boring. Why not go out to play games? That’s more ________.”

“I don’t think so. Reading is really interesting, and also I can get a lot of ________ from my books.” Then my cousin asked me some questions, but I couldn’t ________ most of them. He was two years younger than me, but he knew much more. My face turned red.

That day he told me many interesting stories. I ________ myself in his stories. From then on, I became interested in reading. Now I have a room ________ books. In my free time, I’m happy to be ________ and read the books. I do well in my subjects because of all the books I’ve read, and I’m especially good at ________. I have won many prizes in writing contests (比赛). That makes me feel very ________.

If you are riding a bike in foreign countries, you need to know what these traffic signs mean.

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Where is Love? How can we find Love?

Once, a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled (微笑) at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a coke. Once again she smiled. The boy was very happy.

They sat there all afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said noting. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. Before leaving, he came up to the old woman and gave her a hug (拥抱). The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.

When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face and asked what had made him so happy. “I had lunch with Love. She has got the most beautiful smile in the world.” said the boy.

At the same time, the old woman’s son was also surprised at his mother’s pleasure (快乐) and asked why. “I ate a pizza in the park with Love,” she said, “and he is much younger than I expected (预料).”

If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.

Magpies (喜鹊) are everywhere all over the world. They often share the common meaning of luck, no matter which culture they are found in. In the UK, there is a poem about what seeing a different number of magpies means:

One for sadness

Two for joy

Three for a girl

Four for a boy

Five for silver

Six for gold

Seven for a secret never to be told

Three and four are usually understood to show the sex (性别) of a soon-to-be-born child. Five and six mean that the person is likely to soon find wealth. Seven means that a secret will successfully be kept away from others forever. They are all positive (积极乐观的), except for seeing just one bird, which means bad luck. However, there is a way out. By saying hello to the bird, you can get good luck back again.

There is a saying in China that “the singing of a magpie foretells (预言) good luck and happiness, while that of a crow bad luck and sadness.” It means that magpies are signs of good luck, while crows are those of bad luck. In the UK, crows are also seen as a bad sign by many people. In TV shows and films, if you see a group of crows crying, that is to introduce an air of bad luck or death.

Life is like the four seasons.

When I was young, it was the spring of my life. I started going to school and I learned many new things. There were happy days and sad days. Some days the sun shone but some days it didn’t.

When I was twenty, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a son and a daughter. In those days I didn’t have much time to think or to play. Every day I was busy and worked hard. I started to get some gray hair. The summer of my life passed quickly.

Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell down from the trees. My children were university students and then my daughter became a doctor and my son became a scientist. They were so busy and had no time to see me. My home was much quieter. I started walking more slowly. One day, I stopped working—I retired (退休). I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits.

But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Then winter comes. I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left, but I will still enjoy them to the end.

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Narrator (旁白): There once was a beautiful princess (公主) who has a golden ball. One day, the princess threw the ball into a well (水井) by accident. As the princess cried over her lost treasure, she heard someone ask a question.

Frog: Why are you so sad, beautiful princess?

Narrator: The princess looked around and saw a frog.

Princess: My favorite golden ball fell into the well.

Frog: I can retrieve it for you, but you must promise to take me home and be my friend.

Narrator: The princess didn’t want to be friends with a frog, but she promised anyway. When the frog brought her the ball, the princess took it from him and hurried home!

Frog: What a selfish princess! I’m certain that she has forgotten her promise. I’ll just go to the castle (城堡) to remind her.

Narrator: The frog knocked on the door of the castle.

Princess: What are you doing here, frog?

Frog: Dear princess, I am here to remind you of the promise.

Narrator: The princess slammed (砰地关上) the door.

King: What’s happening? If you made a promise, you must honor it.

Narrator: The princess had to obey her father. And they enjoyed dinner together.

Frog: Now I’m full. Thank you for dinner. Kindly show me to my bed now.

Narrator: The princess did as she was asked, but the frog looked sad!

Frog: You have welcomed me into your home, but I can tell that you don’t want to be my friend.

Narrator: The princess’s face went red. She bent (弯腰) down to kiss the frog, but ended up kissing a prince (王子).

Frog: I am a prince who was turned into a frog, and your kiss turned me back. Thank you, dear friend!

Narrator: The prince and princess were wonderful friends from that day on and lived happily ever after.

Do you know the Chinese story of “High Mountains and Running Water”《高山流水》? It’s about two best     51     (friend) Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi in ancient China. Boya was a great     52     (music) at that time. He was very good at playing the guqin.   

One day, Boya met     53     man called Zhong Ziqi when he was playing the guqin. Ziqi said, “How     54     (beautiful) you’re playing the guqin!” Boya was glad to hear Ziqi’s words. Then he played a second piece of music. Ziqi couldn’t help clapping (鼓掌)     55     (he) hands. Then he said, “When I listen to it, I seem to hear mountains     56     (sing) and water running in your music.” Boya was     57     (excite) and decided to play more music for Ziqi. When he played another new piece, Ziqi could tell what Boya was thinking about.

    58     that, Boya and Ziqi became closer. When Ziqi     59     (die), Boya played his guqin for the last time in front     60     Ziqi’s tomb (坟墓). Then he broke his guqin and decided never to play it again.

Now, we usually use the words “high mountains and running water” to describe that it’s difficult to find people who best understand and appreciate (欣赏) each other.

A bird went to look for happiness. On the way, she saw a flower. The flower was short of water, but his face was full of smile. The bird asked the little flower, “You’re going to lose your life. Why are you still so h    61    ?” “Because my dream will come true,” said the little flower. “What is it?” the bird asked. “To get sweet fruit.” Then the bird got to know happiness is a hope in the heart.

The little bird kept flying, and then she saw a disabled duck. The duck was singing a s    62     happily. She asked the duck, “Life is so unfair for you. Why don’t you f    63     sad?” “Because just now I saw a little duck fall down. I     64     (帮助) him stand up again.” Said the duck. Then the bird suddenly leaned happiness is a love in the heart.

So the bird no longer looked for happiness, because she     65     (最终) knew that the true happiness is in her own heart.

My classmates and I went hiking (远足) last weekend. It was a challenge for us because none of us have ever experienced such a long journey. It was almost forty     66     long.     67    , we all felt very excited. We talked to each other and sang songs happily.

About two hours later, we became so thirsty and tired that we almost wanted to     68    .

But we also wanted to challenge ourselves. The sun was burning like a fire. Each step seemed to become heavier and     69    , but no one ever thought to stop. We kept     70    .

At noon, we made it. We were so glad that we couldn’t help shouting and laughing. After an hour, we started to go back     71    . When there was only 1,500 meters left, a pain     72     went through my whole body. At that moment, I really wanted to stop. But my classmates gave me their full support.     73    , I reached the end at last. I felt the strong satisfaction of overcoming difficulties.

Through this hiking experience, I feel energetic and more     74     to meet challenges in the future, and I realize we are     75     own enemies (敌人). There’s no doubt that we will overcome any difficulty if we have a brave heart and a strong will.

The Lion and the Mouse

A mouse ran across the face of a sleeping lion and woke him up. The lion was very angry. He put out his paw (爪子) and caught the mouse. “You woke me up,” he said. “I will now eat you.”

“Please don’t,” the mouse said. “If you will let me live, I promise I will help you one day.” The lion laughed. He couldn’t think of how a small mouse could ever help him, but he said, “Very well. I’ll let you go this time. But don’t wake me up again.”

A year passed. The lion fell into a hole that was dug by a hunter (猎人). The hunter then tied him up with ropes. The lion tried to get away, but he could not.

The mouse heard the lion and ran to see what was wrong. He saw the lion tied up in ropes. The lion could not move. He was crying.

The mouse spoke to the lion, “Do you remember me? You let me free a year ago. Now I can return your help.”

The mouse began to cut into the rope with his teeth. The lion got out of the rope, and climbed out of the hole. He was free!

81. 假设你是李华，你所在的学校计划本周六去青铜峡黄河大峡谷进行主题为“走进黄河金岸，传承大禹精神”的研学活动。你们决定邀请近期到访你校的外教David一同前往。请你根据如下思维导图信息向他说明活动相关事项并发出邀请。

I’m writing to invite you to go to the Yellow River Canyon with us. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

We are looking forward to meeting you.

Yours,

Li Hua