As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I _______ the school and the children there. “It must be new and big, flowers are everywhere,” I said to myself. _______ I got so upset when I arrived there. It didn’t look like a school at all! How small! And there were only _______ rooms! One was for Grades 1, 2 and 3, one was for Grades 4, the third one was for me.

The only comfort (安慰) was that the children welcomed me _______ on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test (测试) _______, though the test was very _______, over half of the students failed (不及格). But they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they _______ me.

Now I’m busy preparing lessons for them every night. I can see that they are doing better and better _______ my help. I learn a lot from them, too. I understand _________ lives better now, and we are good friends. I’m very happy, and the experience is ________ very useful for me. I love the small school and the children.

Dumplings are traditional Chinese food. On the lunar New Year’s Day, most families make a lot of delicious dumplings. To make them, we can follow these easy steps.

The first step is to mix the flour (面粉) with water. When the dough (面团) is ready, we can begin to make dumpling wrappers (饺子皮). We roll (卷) the dough into small, thin and round pieces so that they can be easy to cook. Then it’s time to prepare the filling (馅). We often use meat such as beef or pork, and some vegetables for filling. Remember to cut these things into small pieces, put some salt and oil into it and mix it.

When all these are ready, we can start making dumplings. First put a spoonful of filling in the center of the wrappers. Then stick (粘) the two opposite sides together. The best shape of dumplings is like a ship. When they are boiling in the pot they look like ships sailing (航行) in the sea. The smell can make your mouth water.

Why did Chinese people have more than one name in ancient times (古代)? In ancient China, people’s names had three parts, their family name, given name and courtesy name. Take famous poet (诗人) Li Bai for example. His family name, which came from his father’s name was Li. His given name was Bai, and his courtesy name was Taibai.

Family members call people’s given name, But in social life, they call each other by their courtesy names to show respect (尊重). This was mostly called by people of similar age. If you were talking about yourself, or if your parents were talking about you, the given name would be used instead of courtesy name.

Men would get their courtesy name when they turned 20. It was a symbol of adulthood (成人礼). Women would get their courtesy name after getting married (结婚).

One’s courtesy name often had something to do with one’s given name. For example, Zhuge Liang’s given name was Liang, which means “bright”. His courtesy name was Kongming, which means “very bright”.

Do you feel nervous when you talk to your parents? (A) _______ (你容易惹他们生气吗?) Don’t worry. Here is some advice about how to talk to your parents.

Find the common interests between you and your parents. For example, if you and your dad both like playing basketball, you can watch one game together and talk about it. You can find the conversation will come easily.

Try to start a dinnertime talk with your parents. Ask your parents about their day, and they will open up to you easily. Don’t forget that you have to open up to them, too. Tell them what happened at school. Besides, it’s also a good idea to share something about the latest movies.

Look at your parents when you talk. Eye contact (交流) is necessary. Don’t be bored, or they will probably stop talking and walk away. Let them know you’re listening. If you listen patiently, there will be a warm conversation between you and your parents.

（B） In a word, it’s easy to get along well with your parents if you see them as your friends.

Mulan is an     36     (excite) action movie. It comes f    37     an old Chinese story. The movie is about a village girl, Mulan. She     38     (dress) up like a boy and takes her father’s place to fight in the army. I think the actress played Mulan’s role very    39     (good). The other    40     (actor) are also fantastic and they did    41     good job in the movie. I like Mulan very much. The movie shows     42     (she) love for her family, friends and country. If you plan    43    watch a movie this weekend and you want to see something     44     (enjoy),     45     (choose) Mulan.

51. 学生需要做家务吗？某校针对这个问题对200个学生做了一项调查。请根据下面的调查结果写一篇报道。