There was once a farmer. He had a very beautiful daughter. The girl was so beautiful that she ______ many young men in her neighborhood. One day, her father asked her, “My dear daughter, tell me, what kind of man do you want to be your husband?” The girl said, “My future husband can be poor but also a wealthy man.” “________ could that be? Poor and rich are two ______ things!” said her father. “Dad，a poor person can also have his _______.” said his daughter. The father then told people that his daughter was ready to _______.

One day, a lot of young men were waiting outside their home. The father ________ and said, “All right, gentlemen, _____ who think they are good enough, please come forward and tell me what you own.” A few well-dressed gentlemen came forward followed by their _______ carrying a lot of gifts. “We are rich men; we have gold, silver mines and silk. Please choose one of us.” The girl just smiled. Then came five young men with some jewelry boxes. “You will be the most wealthy person _______ you choose one of us to be your husband.” “_______ of you are my idea of a dream husband,” said the disappointed girl.

One by one, the men came forward but the girl ______ them all. The father began to worry. Suddenly, a young man who dressed very _____ appeared. The father asked, “Young man, what can you _____ my daughter?” The young man said，“My wealth is always with me. It is my hands. I am a good ______. I can make tables and chairs in an hour. I can cook too. However, I do not have much ______. But, with my pair of hands, I do have a whole life of wealth ahead of me!” “That’s great!” shouted the girl excitedly. “You are my idea of a dream husband!”

A pair of hardworking hands can create much wealth.

Audio digital books are becoming more and more popular these years. One of the reasons for this is that audio digital books can be “read” in many places comfortably.

The first favourite place for many people is in bed, before going to sleep. Were are nights when a person would want to do nothing but lie in bed going over what has happened in the day. Many people like to just lie in bed in the dark before they fall asleep at night. This would be the perfect time to listen to an audio digital book. If you read an ordinary book, the lights have to be turned on and you have to turn the pages with your hand. An audio book can just be listened to while a person stays comfortably in bed.

The next favourite place to listen to audio digital books would be in the kitchen. For some people kitchen work is boring. Audio digital books provide good entertainment, and people don’t need to turn pages.

An audio digital book is a favourite while a person is gardening. They can help take a person s mind off job at hand. It can be fun and exciting to do gardening with the help of these books.

Another great place would be while exercising. It allows the mind to be free while the legs, body and arms are kept busy. This would be a great place to listen to these books.

The next favourite place would be while we are on the road to and from work on buses, trains or even on long flights. Audio digital books have become good companions and help us relaxed.

The next day, we entered the Strait of Jubail, which leads to the Gulf of Suez. A few hours, the captain told me that the Nautilus was about to enter the tunnel that led to the Mediterranean. It was difficult to enter the tunnel, so he steered the ship himself and invited me to watch. It was the first time I had been in the pilot’s dome. Captain Nemo turned on a powerful electric light, and we went slowly along a rock wall for about an hour. Then, I saw the opening of the tunnel, and the Nautilus entered it. The water flowed through the tunnel very quickly and carried the Nautilus along with it, and in only twenty minutes we were in the Mediterranean.

A day or two later, it came closer to the surface again. We were close to Crete. I was looking at the fish through the window with Captain Nemo when suddenly I saw a man swimming under the water. He swam to the window, and Captain Nemo made a sign to him. He swam away, and I did not see him again.

“That was Nicholas,” said the captain. “He lives on an island but he spends more time in water than on land.”

“Do you know him?” I asked.

“Why not, Dr. Aronnax?” He opened a cupboard and I saw that it was full of gold bars. He filled a large box with them, closed it, and wrote an address on it. Four men carried the box out of the room. I went back to my room. What was Captain Nemo doing?

Soon, I realized that the Nautilus was back on the surface, and I heard the dinghy leave. Two hours later, it returned, I wondered where they had taken the gold. I told Ned and Conseil about it. “Where does he get the gold, and where does it go?” we wondered.

Toward the end of the next day, it became very hot in the Nautilus. Captain Nemo explained that we were in a stream of boiling water. We were above an underwater volcano that was erupting. It was too hot to stay there long.

Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot... you can travel fast or slow. The movement of your fee. gets you where you need to go. But it also gets you so much more! Walking is such a basic, simple exercise that almost everyone can take part in it.

Walking helps you in many ways. First, it makes your heart stronger. Studies show regular walking lowers your chance of heart disease. Walking for 30 minutes per day also helps control blood pressure. It can reduce your chance of having a stroke or developing some cancers, too. Want to lose weight! You need to burn 600 more calories each day you eat. Walking is the easiest way to do that.

Walking helps your brain health. As people age, their brains don’t work as well. One in 14 people over 65 years old suffers from memory loss. Older people who walk six miles or more per week keep their brains in better shape. Putting one foot in front of the other isn’t difficult. You don’t have to think about it, so you can consider other things. You can consider problems or think of ideas. You can think over conversations again or just remember funny things that have just happened recently.

Walking is also good for your wallet. It saves the cost of going to a gym. Walking quickly for 150 minutes each week to get a good workout. A pedometer (计步器) can get you started. Begin with trying to take 1,000 steps in 10 minutes to set the right pace.

You can make walking part of your day. Instead of parking right next to your office, park a distance away— and walk. Do not take the elevator，but walk. You can even have walking meetings. They are what they sound like. Rather than sit, you walk and talk things over.

       Make walking a habit, and see how it makes you feel.

In the world, more and more people are studying Chinese as a second language and the situation is developing increasingly. Chinese is too hard to learn, right? There is no doubt that written Chinese is difficult to learn. However, the spoken language is a different kettle of fish. Many people in the world ask their children to learn how to speak Chinese at first. A famous quote (语录) says, “When you have children, you should be sure to teach them Chinese. Chinese is going to be the most important language in their lifetime.

Why do more and more people want to learn Chinese? The first reason is that Chinese is the language spoken by the largest number of people in the world. Learn to speak Chinese and you can speak with millions of people around the world. More reasons:

•       Culture — With thousands of years of history, Chinese culture is very fascinating. Whether your interests are in history, art, music, or food, a knowledge of Chinese will improve your understanding of Chinese culture.

•       Travel — China offers exciting travel opportunities. Getting around is much easier if you can speak Chinese.

•       Business — China is becoming more and more powerful. Business people who speak Chinese have a huge advantage in developing the Chinese market. It is much easier to develop all-important relationships if you can speak Chinese.

Building an app is a big project. If you want to build the n    71     great smartphone app, you need a plan. First, think about the kind of app that you want to build. Will your app be a game? Will it be for business? Then make a schedule for building the app. You need plenty of t    72     for research before you are ready to build.

Now you’re ready to make the app. Building an app is like a puzzle with many d    73     parts. You can build it y    74     or find a company to help you. There are many videos and websites that can teach you to build one. Some websites p    75     “building blocks” for app developers. As you build, you pick blocks f    76     the website and put them in your app.

After you build your app, you need to check it c    77    . Look for bugs. Most apps have several p    78     to fix. Show your app to people. Ask their opinions. Make sure everything works before letting people d    79     it. There are so many tools that can help you build apps. Having the r    80       tools will make the work easier. Now almost anyone can make a new app.

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Yours,

Li Ping