One winter morning, I woke up early, and stood beside the window. The _____ decorated the land and Avon River in white. I stood _____ and watched what the nature had painted over the night.

I stood close to the ___ . Suddenly, I cried out, "There is a goose (鹅) out there." It stood there quite still. Its wings folded to its sides, ____ its feet were frozen to the ice. Then from the dark sky, I saw a line of swans (天鹅).They ____ down from the top of the sky and at last landed on the ice. As the swans stood around the frozen goose, I _____ that it might be killed by those great swan beaks (鸟喙).

Surprisingly instead, those beaks began to work on the ice. Their long necks went up and down, again and again. It went on for a long time. At last, the goose was _____ and standing on the ice. However, the goose didn't move. It seemed as if it was crying, "I can't fly." Then four of the swans came down ______ it. Their powerful beaks cleaned the goose's body from top to bottom. The ice fell off from the feathers. When at last the goose's wings were free, the four swans ______ and joined the group again.

I watched them until they _____ . Only then did I realize that my eyes were wet. This is a true story. I just think of it in the bad moment, and from it comes only one hopeful question: If so for birds, why not for man?

Edinburgh is the world's "festival city". The city holds 12 festivals throughout the year, half of which are celebrated during the summer holiday. Hundreds of people visit the Scottish capital during the summer.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival is the largest book festival in the world. It began in 1983 and takes place every year in Charlotte Square Gardens in the center of Edinburgh. There are over 700 events for children and adults. You can meet many authors, talk to them, ask them to sign a book or listen to them talk about their stories.

Music lovers come to the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival to enjoy musical performances all over the city. Artists perform street theater, dance and circus (马戏)shows in amazing costurnes (戏装). Everyone can enjoy the music and dance performances.

Once upon a time, there lived a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play on it every day.

Time went by. The little boy got a bit older and he no longer played on the tree. One day, the boy came back to the tree with a sad look on his face.

"Come and play with me, " the tree asked the boy. "I am no longer a kid. I don't play on trees anymore, " the boy said. "I want toys. I need money to buy them. "

"Sorry, I don’t have money. But you can pick my apples and sell them so you will have money. "

The boy was excited. He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily.

Twenty years later, the then-boy but now a man returned to the tree again.

"Come and play with me," the tree said.

"I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house. "

"Sorry, I don't have a house, but you can cut off my branches to build your house. "

The man cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see he was happy.

Forty years later, the man returned. He was much older. He said he was tired.

"Sorry my boy, but I don't have anything for you anymore, except my dying roots (根). Come and sit down with me, " the tree said.

The man sat down and felt relaxed. The tree was glad to see him once again.

Cold weather brings fun sports. Skiing, sledding (滑雪橇) and ice skating are popular winter sports.

Are you good with money? Do you get pocket money from your parents or do you work to earn money? Read on to find out about British teenagers and their cash!

Pocket money

Most teenagers in Britain receive pocket money from their parents. They might have to do chores to get their pocket money. These chores can include cleaning, cooking, washing dishes, and ironing (熨烫) .

Part-time work

A part-time job is a choice for teenagers who don't have pocket money or who want to earn extra (额外的) money. About 15 percent of teenagers have a job. Only children over the age of 13 can work. Popular part-time jobs for teens include babysitting, delivering newspapers, shop work and restaurant work.

Children in Britain can work a maximum (最多) of two hours a day on a school day but not during school hours. During weekends and school holidays, they can work longer hours.

Bank account (账户) .

Some children and teenagers have a bank account. There is no legal (法定的) age limit (限 制) at which you can open a bank account, but a bank manager can decide whether to open an account for a child or young person. Parents can put pocket money directly into their child's bank account. Most banks have a prepaid(预付的) bank card designed for young people.

So, many teenagers are getting experience working part-time, dealing with banks and deciding whether to save or spend their money. These are all steps towards becoming a financially (财政上) independent person and earning and looking after your own money.

Failure is such a common matter that every one of us may meet from time to time. Even the most successful people in the world have trouble times. People often say that "Failure is the mother of success. This might have some truth to it, but it does not tell us how to turn a loss into a win. We know we shouldn't give up when we fail — but in fact, we do. The following advice can help you turn failure into success.

•Accept your mistakes.

Accept that things did not work out as planned. Even if you worked especially hard on something, it’s important to know and accept that it didn't work. Don't let a failure stop you from trying a new idea in the future.

•Take a break.

You may not want to jump right back into your project after a failure. If you're tired or need some time to clear your head, take some time off. For some people, this may mean closing a project for some time while for others it may mean taking a vacation or road trip. Remember that leaving it for a while is not the same thing as stopping.

•Find out what went wrong.

You might feel painful at first, but spend some time thinking about why you failed. What went wrong or didn't work? For example, if you failed a test, think about how you studied for it. Do you need to study or learn in a different way? Answering these questions can help you learn from the experience and do better on your next exam.

•Listen to others.

If you get some advice on your project, take it to heart. Find out what parts other people think are working and which parts are not working. For example, if you're performing a musical piece, ask for advice on how to improve. You may get some valuable suggestions. Also, you can ask successful people what have led to success.

Failure is a common thing in our daily life. Once you learn how to do this, you will never be afraid to fail again.

Our grandparents seem to have magic powers sometimes. Give them a Chinese lunar calendar and they will know what the weather will be     71     days or even months later.

What's the secret? They are following the 24 Solar Terms(节气) ,which are     72     important part of Chinese culture.

The 24 Solar Terms     73    (begin)   during the ancient periods. At that time, most Chinese people made their living on farms, so weather changes were important for    74    (they) . Of course, they had no weather report or Internet to help them.

B    75     people found a way. They studied the sun's movement and also paid attention to other     76    (nature)   changes such as air temperature, water and plant growth. In the end, they worked o    77     the 24 Solar Terms to mark the changes. The terms became their guide to farming work. For example, the Solar Term jingzhe is when insects (昆虫)   wake up from a long sleep in the cold winter.     78     (farmer) take it as a sign of warm weather and get busy working.

The 24 Solar Terms is regarded as China's    79     (five) great invention, after paper-making, printing, the compass and gunpowder. Now, it is still     80    (wide) used in daily life even in the age of technology-based modern farming.

86. 为了共同防控新型冠状病毒肺炎(NCP)疫情，各地学校执行“停课不停教，停课不停学”的工作安排，同学们在家进行了一个多月的线上学习。作为参与网课学习的一员，请你就近期的网课学习体验谈谈线上学习的利与弊，写一篇短文并向TEENS报纸所开辟的“Online learning”专栏投稿。

2.短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名；

3.词数80左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。

To fight against NCP, we students have to study at home on computers instead of going to school. As for online learning,