Once upon a time, there were two neighbors living next to each other. One of them was a retired (退休的) teacher and the other was an engineer. _________ of them planted the same plants in their gardens.

The retired teacher gave a small amount (数量) of water to his plants and didn’t always take care of them, _____________the other neighbor interested in technology, gave a lot of water to his plants and _________ them very well.

One day, a storm started suddenly during the night. The next morning, the engineer was ___________ to see that his plants were uprooted (将连根起 ). However, the plants _____________ the retired teacher planted were very well.

The engineer went to the retired teacher and asked___________, "We grew the same plants together. I_______ looked after my plants better than you did to yours, and _________ gave them more water. Still, my plants were uprooted, but yours were not. How is that___________?"

The retired teacher smiled and said, "You gave your plants more______________and water, but because of that your plants didn’t need to work to find water. You made it easy for them. While I gave them just proper water and let their roots (根) __________for more. And their roots went____________, which made their position stronger."

This story is about parenting and the children are like plants. If everything______________to them, they will not understand the hard work it takes to get those things. Teach them__________ to walk, but let them follow their path (路线). Sometimes, it’s best to ______________them instead of giving them. This helps to develop their independence.

Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to what you read.

Peter lived in a village. He was sad recently because he thought that he had nothing left. One day, Peter went to ask a wise man for help. He said to the wise man, I have nothing left, so I don’t want to live. The wise man smiled sympathetically (同情地).

The wise man took out a piece of paper and drew a straight line down the middle. He explained that he would write down the things Peter had lost on the left side and the things Peter still had on the right side.

The wise man asked, “When did your family leave you?”   “What do you mean? They haven’t left me. They love me.”

“That’s great!” said the wise man. “Then that will be the first thing on the right side—Family haven’t left. Now, do you have freedom (自由)?”

“That’s a silly question. Of course I do.”

“Good! That’s the second one on the right side—You have freedom.”said the wise man, writing it down. After Peter was asked some more questions in the same way, he finally understood and smiled. “Things will change when you think of them in a different way!” he said.

As a matter of fact, change your attitude (态度) and you will change your world. It’s necessary to have a positive (积极的) attitude to life.

Greeting people can be confusing (令人困惑的) during cross cultural (跨文化) communications.

Will a simple handshake do? Should you give a hug or offer a kiss on the cheek (脸颊)? People in different countries have their own greetings.

The COVID 19 (2019冠状病毒病) has challenged traditional greetings such as shaking hands, kissing and hugging. After all, close physical contact will increase the chance of spreading the virus (病毒). People have realized the risk and stopped using some traditional greetings.

Shaking hands is a common greeting. Now in the US, the elbow bump (碰肘) is the new handshake. US Surgeon General Jerome Adams introduced the elbow bump, which has been used by political (政治的) leaders, health officials and professional athletes (运动员). Brad Hazzard, a health minister in New South Wales, Australia, advised people to pat (拍) each other on the back in place of a handshake.

French Health Minister Olivier Veran has advised the public not to kiss on the cheek. Italian authorities (官方) have made the same suggestion. French lifestyle expert Philippe Lichtfus said simply looking into a person’s eyes is enough.

In the face of such changes, how should you go about changing the way you greet people? Australian etiquette expert (礼仪专家) Susan Wilson has suggested simply greeting people by looking them in the eye, smiling and saying hello.

Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to the passage.

At the bottom of the sea, there lived a beautiful mermaid princess (人鱼公主). She was good at singing.    61    But she was not allowed until she turned fifteen.

Finally, it was her 15th birthday. The little mermaid rose up to the surface of the sea. There was a large ship on the sea. And she saw a handsome prince standing on it.    62    

However, a sudden storm turned over the ship. Many people fell into the sea, including the prince. The princess saved the prince and brought him to the shore (岸). The princess took care of him all night. When the prince came to life, the little mermaid hid behind a nearby rock.    63     Just then, a young girl came by. Thinking the girl had saved his life, the prince thanked her.

The little mermaid watched the prince leave. She wanted to tell the prince the truth, but she couldn’t. From then on, the little mermaid always swam near the palace at night to see the prince.

    64     So she asked the sea witch (女巫) for help. The witch agreed to turn her into a human, but she had to give up her beautiful voice.    65     And if the prince married someone else, she would become foam (泡沫). The little mermaid took the medicine and swam to the prince’s palace...

What would happen? Read the story The Little Mermaid to find it out. Choose five sentences out of the six in the box to complete the passage. Each choice should be used only once.

Zhong Nanshan—a Brave Fighter

Zhong Nanshan became a well known name in the fight against SARS in 2003. Seventeen years later, the new fight against COVID-19 put the 84-year-old doctor back in the spotlight (媒体和公众的注意). As the leader of a high level expert group, he is really a hero who gives us the courage and power to fight against COVID-19 together.

Zhong was born into a medical family in October, 1936 in Nanjing. Both his parents were famous doctors. Because of them, Zhong made up his mind to study medicine to save lives at a young age. He set an example to his son. His son became a doctor, too.

With talent and hard work, Zhong graduated from Beijing Medical University in 1960. In the 1980s, he completed further training at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in London and later graduated from the University of Edinburgh. For years, Zhong has been working at Guangzhou Medical University. As a leading specialist in respiratory diseases (呼吸系统疾病的领军人物), Zhong always puts patients first and provides them with the best treatments (治疗).

Because of SARS in 2003, he has become a hero and won public trust. The photo of him falling asleep on the train to Wuhan touched many people’s hearts. Thanks to selfless (无私的 ) medical workers like Zhong, COVID-19 has been brought under control in our country. They are the heroes of the age of peace.

Complete the chart according to the passage with only one word for each blank.

The Chinese actor Zhang Ruoyun is a young actor. And he starred (主演) in Joy of Life (《庆余年》), one of     76     (popular) TV plays in 2019. Zhang is very good at acting, but he is also     77    (interest) in cooking and sports. In 2019, Zhang went on the dubbing show, The Sound (《声临其境》).

His pronunciation skills shocked people in the show and since then a lot of people     78    (remember) him. Zhang has set us a good example through his many    79     (hobby). It is important for us to keep     80     (push) ourselves to be the best we can be.

86. 假如你是王平，收到美国微信好友Mark的信息，他想了解新冠病毒疫情期间我们中国公民采取了哪些有效的疫情防控措施，请在回复中建议他这样做：少出门，不聚会，戴口罩，勤洗手，多通风，少接触，多锻炼；要求至少用三种不同的句式写出五条建议。

87. 5月22日是世界野生动物保护日。现今人类活动破坏了野生动物的生活环境，使他们失去了家园，濒临灭绝。保护野生动物是每个人的责任。请根据思维导图，以Protecting Wild Animals为题写一篇短文，呼吁人类保护野生动物。

Protecting Wild Animals

Wild animals are our friends. We live on the same earth. So protecting them is protecting ourselves.

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Please join us. Let’s try our best to protect wild animals.