A long time ago, there was a king. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale (夜莺) singing very beautifully.

One day, the king heard about this little birds beautiful _______He asked his guard to _______ her to him and put her in a golden cage, so she could sing for _______ whenever he wanted to hear her.

The little bird was not _______. So she stopped singing one day. The king was very _______. He asked the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird. The robot bird could sing very beautifully too. The king was pleased.

Soon the king was ill (生病) and he became very weak. While he was _______ in bed, the king wanted the robot bird to sing _______. _______ the robot bird was broken and couldn’t sing any more. Suddenly, the nightingale began to sing. The king was very happy! He became _______ each day.

After the king was well, he ________ a lot and became kind. He took the nightingale out of the cage and made her free.

World population by continent (2016)

Population density (人口密度)

When you hear Westerners say “Drop in anytime” (随时来玩) or “Come and see me soon” , you should know that it doesn’t mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime. It’s wise to telephone before visiting someone.

Never accept an invitation (邀请) if you have not got a plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I may not be able to come.” If you are unable to come after accepting the invitation, be sure to tell the person in advance (提前) that you will not be there.

If you accept the invitation to a party or a dinner, it is polite to bring small presents with you, such as bottles of drink, flowers or chocolate. Sometimes Westerners may take you out to dinner in a restaurant and it does not necessarily mean that he is going to pay the bill (账单) at the end of the meal. He might want you to “go Dutch”. That means each person pays his own (自己的) bill.

China is a great country with the largest population in the world. In order to solve the population problem, the government carried out one-child policy (政策) before. However, for some time, many people see not only its advantages but also disadvantages.

From 2016, two-child policy is put into effect. In my opinion two-child policy is the present for the only child. The only child in the family is always lonely. For some families, maybe the parents are the only child and they can also have only one child. When their child grows up and they grow older, and their child marries an only child girl, the burden (负担) on their child and his wife will be too heavy. Their child and his wife will have to take care of two couples (夫妻). Usually, a young couple looking after an old couple is a little difficult. But if their parents have two children they can share the burden of taking care of their parents. It would be much better. At the same time two-child policy can guarantee (保证) he number of Chinese population.

All in all, one-child policy has been out of date. And two-child policy is needed and necessary. It can solve the problems of today and the future.

Everybody talks about the weather. It's the most popular topic of a conversation. For example, people may say to each other "Isn't it a nice day?" "Do you think it's going to rain?" or "I think it is going to snow."     41    

Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like.     42     One man may say, "Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It is going to rain tomorrow." But another man may say, "Yes, it's cloudy in the east, so we are going to have a fine day tomorrow."

    43     When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to show it is going to rain. He won't believe other things. When people are having a picnic, but it beg s to rain, they will be so sure about something that shows the weather is going to be fire very quickly.     44    

Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he does not always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake.     45    

A Carpenter’s Story

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire (退休). He told his boss of his p    56     to leave the house-building business to live a more pleasant life with his wife and family.

The boss was sorry to see his skillful worker go. He asked if (是否) he could build just one m    57    house as a personal favor. The carpenter s    58     yes, but over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used shoddy workmanship (粗糙的手艺) and low-quality materials. It was an unlucky way to e    59     his perfect career (职业).

When the carpenter finished his work, his boss came to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter, “This is your house ... my g    60    to you.”

The carpenter was s    61    !

What a shame! If I had only known he wanted me to build my own house, I would have done it all d    62    …” The carpenter thought.

So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. Then, with a shock we understand we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it o    63    , we would not do it in the same way.

But, you cannot go back. Someone o    64    (said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your attitude (态度) and your c    65    today help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build wisely!

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