When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I told my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could _______ have that money.

On my birthday my parents told me they had my gift outside in the backyard. At once I _______ out to the yard. There was my bike, _______ it wasn't the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so _______! I thought I _______ my parents' feelings because I could see the disappointment on their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I _______ the old bike and rode it, feeling _______ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn't come down.

As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me something much more than just an old bike.They gave me a life lesson about _______.When you give something out of love, it doesn't matter what it is in fact. What matters is love that is in it. I like to remember this _______ because giving a gift is not about money. It's about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that costs two dollars isn't ____________ valuable (有价值的) than the one that is worth (值) one hundred dollars.

This Monday, David got three invitations. Let’s read and see.

	Hi David, Can you play the piano? Are you good at dancing? Welcome to our school talent show. It starts at 4:00 pm next Monday at the gym.You can bring your friends if you like. Looking forward to your reply. Sarah
	Hi David, I’m having a birthday party at 6:00 pm next Friday at my house. Would you like to come? It’ll be fun. Lots of people from my school are coming. Could you bring some fruit? Hope you can come. Jack
	Hi David, Christmas is coming. Wouldyou like to come to our Christmas party this Sunday at the School Hall? The party will last from 9:00 am to 11:00am. We’ll play games, sing songs and so on. I think we’ll have a good time. Will you write me back as soon as possible? Mary

The teacher stood before his class of 30 students and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how hard you have all worked to get ready for this test.” he said. “And because I know you are all able to understand these questions. I am ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test.’’

A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the rest students and said. “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance. ”Two more students decided to go. Seven students stayed. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper： Congratulations! You have received an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.

I never had a teacher who gave a test like that, but I think that it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most.

The same is true   for students in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons whether from school education or from events in their lives, and have become better people. Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now and you realize that you have some limits(局限). However, there is nothing you can’t do or learn to be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰)said, “We do not conquer the mountain, but ourselves.”

Food deliverymen (送餐员) are always in a hurry. They wear blue, red or yellow helmets (头盔) and many of them don’t follow traffic rules. They drive on the wrong side of the road and run red lights. They use mobile phones while driving.

In the first half of 2017, food deliverymen had 76 traffic accidents in Shanghai, according to Shanghai Public Security Bureau (上海公共安全局). That means every two and a half days, a food deliveryman will die or get hurt on the road.

What makes deliverymen put themselves into such a danger? The strict rules of the food delivery service companies and the worried customers (顾客) may be the answer. Many companies will fine (罚款) a deliveryman up to 2,000 yuan if he fails to deliver an order on time, reported China Daily. Fines also go to those who get bad reviews (评价) from customers.

To solve the problem, food delivery service companies need to do some changes. Some cities are also taking action. Shanghai has asked companies to train their deliverymen on traffic rules and safety. Now in Shenzhen, if a deliveryman breaks traffic rules more than twice, then he can’t do the job for a whole year.

Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.

First, reading is fun. You can always keep yourself happy. If you like reading, you will never feel bored or tired. Next, you can read a book anywhere, in a car, on a plane or in the bathroom. All you need is a book! Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby, you will get better and better at it, and you will read faster and find it easier to know what you read. As your reading skill improve, maybe you will find your schoolwork becomes much better. Some people say that reading is out of date(过时的). This is not true. You can read on computer, and the better you read, the better your computer skills will be.

Reading is a good hobby. Why not start reading now?

In North America, people are always in a hurry. Children have special lessons or sports activities after school. Parents often work late and don’t get home until 7 or 8 o’clock at night. More than 50% of women have full-time jobs. And many people do part-time jobs.

When a family want to eat a meal together, they don’t have enough time to prepare the food. That is why fast food is so popular in North America. People spend about 40% of their money buying fast food.

Fast food is the food_________ pizza, sandwiches and fried chicken. People can buy fast food from a restaurant chain like Pizza Hut, McDonald’s and KFC. Fast food saves work and time, but it’s usually junk food.

Fast food is popular in many countries.

American fast food companies now have restaurants all over the world. But not everyone is happy about the spread of North American fast food. Some people in Italy want to fight against(反对) it. They don’t want any more fast food chains to open in their country. They also want to fight against the spread of fast food around the world.

Do you like Beijing Opera(京剧)? Some people think it is boring, but others find it very     41     (enjoy). The opera fans are always excited when talking about their favourite plays, actors and     42     (actress). They often practice    43     (sing) the famous plays in parks. It is much     44     (hard) to perform(表演) in Beijing Opera than in TV series     45     it takes years to practice. The actors need not only to pronounce(发音) each word    46     (clear) and carefully, but also to act in a certain way. When traditional plays are on during Chinese festivals, the theaters are usually c    47     and the audience(观众) cheer loudly at the end of the plays. If you are interested     48     Chinese culture, I’ll a     49    you to watch Beijing Opera.I’m sure you’ll like     50     .

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