Edward rose early on the new-year morning. He looked in every room and wished a Happy New Year to his family. Then he ran into the street to_______that to those he might meet.

When he came back, his father gave him two bright, new silver________.

His face lighted up as he took them. He had wished for a long time to buy some pretty   ________that he had seen at the bookstore.

He left the house with a light heart, ________to buy the books. As he ran down the street, he saw a poor family.

"I wish you a Happy New Year, "said Edward, as he was passing on. The man shook ________head.

"You are not from this country?"said Edward. The man again________his head, for he could not understand or speak his language. But he pointed to his mouth, and to the_________shaking with cold, as if (好像) to say, "These little ones have had_________to eat for a long time.

Edward quickly understood that these poor people were________trouble. He took out his dollars, and gave one to the man, and the other to his wife.

They were_________and said something in their language, which doubtless meant, "We thank you so much that we will_________you all the time."

When Edward came home, his father asked what books he had bought. He hung hishead a moment, _________quickly looked up. "I have bought no books," said he. " I gave my money to some poor people, who seemed to be very_________then."He went on,"I think I can wait for my books till next New Year."

"My dear boy,"said his father, " here are some books for you, more as a _________for your goodness of heart than as a new year gift." "I saw you give the money _________ to the poor German family. It was nice for a little boy to do so. Be always ready to help others and every year of your life will be to you a Happy New Year."

Once upon a time, there was a businessman who owed(欠债) a lot of money to a noble(贵族). The noble said he would forget about the money if he could marry the businessman’s daughter. The businessman didn’t want his daughter to marry the noble, but he was too poor to pay back.

The noble said, ”I have an idea. I will put a black stone and a white stone into an empty bag.Your daughter has to pick one from the bag. If she picks the black one , she will become my wife and you won’t need to pay me back. If she picks the white one, she need’t marry me. When your daughter picks the white one, you need’t pay back, either.” The businessman and his daughter agreed.

The noble went to pick two small stones. As he picks them up , the girl noticed him pick two black stones and put then into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick one. The girl put her hand into the bag and chose a stone. Without looking at it, she threw it into a river.

She said, “Oh, silly! I didn’t see the color of the stone. But if you look at the other one, you will be able to tell which one I have picked. ”

Who wants to eat food that is thrown away as waste? Believe it or not, that's exactly what world leaders did at a lunch held by the United Nations in 2015.

During the meal, the world leaders enjoyed dishes like salads and burgers made with thrown-away vegetables and fruits. Chef Dan Barber, who helped create the meal, hoped that the experience would make the leaders pay more attention to the issue of food waste. It is a huge problem. One out of nine people on Earth does not get enough food. Yet every year over one third of the food produced worldwide goes to waste! Why is so much food wasted? Firstly, food is often thrown away before it reaches customers because too much of it is produced, or because it is not kept properly in farms.

Secondly, shops and supermarkets usually throw away unsold food. Finally, customer soften buy more food than they need, so a lot of uneaten food is wasted. How can you waste less food? When eating out, you may ask for less food and take home what is left. Visit fast food restaurants less often, since they are usually more wasteful. Encourage your favorite restaurants to give unsold food to food banks.

You can also waste less food at home. Use smaller rice bowls so that you serve less rice. Encourage family members to use unfinished rice to make rice puddings. Tell family members to make a shopping list and buy only what is on the list when shopping for food.

Food waste is a growing problem and we, either farmers or food sellers or customers, must take this problem more seriously and do what we can to help.

We often find that weekends and holidays feel so short while classes and work feel so long. Actually, though, we know that this is not true. But we still wonder where that strange feeling comes from.

In fact, this is one of the ways that we’re tricked by time, according to the website All That Is Interesting. The website lists several wrong impressions we often have about time. Let’s have a look.

First of all, emotions affect our time-keeping abilities. Negative emotions, especially anxiety and boredom, make time seem longer because they make us concentrate more on the passage of time. However, when we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we   are doing and are likely to lose track of (失去对……的意识) time.

Here is another example. In 2007, a group of scientists carried out a test. In the test, people fell 50 meters into a safety net and were then asked about their experience. Although the experience took shorter than 3 seconds, the people thought it was much longer than it actually was.

This is because of the way our bodies reply to danger, according to the scientists. Our bodies produce a chemical called adrenaline ( 肾 上 腺 素 ) when we are faced with danger. It   allows us to concentrate better so that we can stay alive. As a result, we are able to remember far more details ( 细 节 )over a short period of time, which makes it seem like time is going more slowly.

Another situation when we make mistakes about time is when we take afternoon naps (午觉). Have you ever had trouble telling what time it is after a long nap? That’s because the best amount of time for a nap is 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, you enter a new stage of sleep called slow-wave sleep. If you wake up mid-way in this stage, it will take a while before you can correctly perceive (感知) time again.

Yes, time can be mysterious and there is no way to control it. So, perhaps the best thing to do is to make good use of every minute.

Joseph is a teacher in New York. He gives lessons to his     81    about American history. But he was born in Kenya,   an African country where the children lead a very different life. For example, a ten-year-old boy may spend more time in taking     82    of cows than studying at school.The children also learn many skills like how to live in the wild.

Unlike many other children, Joseph went to school. And ,    83    when he was 15, he came to study in America and then became a teacher. Joseph has written a book called Facing the Lion. In the book, he talks    84    his childhood. He thinks it is very important for American children to learn about the     85     differences between their country and the others. He also thinks children should learn to be strong and full of hope. Now Joseph is doing a projeet, hoping that it will help

My interest in cooking started when I     86    11 years old, partly thanks to my mother. She didn't really like cooking and when she did cook, I didn't likeher food. Once while I     87    something about cooking on TV and I thought I could do this, so I went to the bookstore and looked for the biggest cookbook.

During a year, I had produced most of its recipes and was ready for a bigger challenge. I wanted to create my own dishes and I started cooking for more people than just my family.   To my joy, my parents allowed me    88    a test kitchen. I did much cooking to test my dishes in it and my skill improved quickly. Later, my mom and I set up a dinner club that organized monthly events inside my home. Since then , I    89    as a chef(主厨) in top-class restaurant around the country . I am not doing it for the money, but because I love cooking.

Now I know that when you stop caring whether you'll be famous or do well, your dream     90     to you.

Do you know what you'd like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find out.    101    From the day she began drawing at the age of two, she was an artist.

Alexandra Nechita was born in Romania in 1985 and moved to California when she was still a baby.    102    Her parents hoped she could spend more time playing with other children, so they took away her coloring books. Alexandra began drawing her own pictures and coloring them in.

By the time Alexandra was seven years old, she had begun painting with oilpaints. When Alexandra took a local art class, her teacher was amazed at theyoung artist's unusual style of painting. Alexandra's work was similar in some ways to the paintings by famous artists like Picasso.    103    They allowed their imaginations to play an important part in their work. The interesting thing was that little Alexandra had never seen the work of these artists. People called her"Little Picasso". This was a great honor, but Alexandra's style of painting was all her own.

Alexandra's first public show was held at a Los Angelespublic library when she was only eight years old. People were amazed at how young Alexandra was, but mostly theyloved her imaginative artwork.    104    She appeared on television programs and in newspapers and magazines all over the world. The sale of a single piece can earn the   young artist thousands of dollars. But that is not why Alexandra creates artwork.    105    

Today, Alexandra is a full-time artist. She also works tohelp support the arts in schools. Alexandra is a strong believerin the power of art as a tool of communication and a bridge to build peace throughout the world.

106. 近期 ，一儿童因痴迷电脑游戏重度用眼，导致病变失明；一17岁少年边玩手机边骑车，遭遇车祸并高位截瘫……。好多惨痛案例再次把青少年是否能使用智能手机(smart phone)的话题推到了风口浪尖。请根据下列表格信息写一篇100词左右的短文。

Nowadays, more and more young children use smart phones to do different kinds of things.