Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the library and_____________happily with several books. But after a few days, I felt impatient. The_______ of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it___________to calm down to read a whole book. I didn’t know how to deal with it. Then_______one day I thought of “How about making reading fun?” It gave me_______again.

Reading is a journey of spirit. Every time we read a book, we are actually talking_______the writer. I tried to put all my efforts(努力) into his or her books,_______I could feel all of his or her happiness and suffering. Now books have become part of my life.

Attitudes(态度)can make a great_________. Someone once said, “Even though the situation is bad, people still have freedom to_________their attitudes. So, don’t complain about your study or work. It helps________. Try to see things from a different way. Believe me, this will change the situation and help you a lot.

It was a cold snowy morning after the winter vacation. And it was my first day at my new school. I was walking alone slowly and worrying about lots of things. It was early and there weren't many people on the road. Suddenly a girl who was riding her bike on ice fell down. She was trying hard to get up but fell again. Without thinking, I went over and helped her. She said “thank you” with a smile and then rode away. Her words warmed me a lot.

Finally, I got to school. The teacher led me to the classroom and introduced me to the class. Then he asked me to sit down beside a girl. I felt so nervous that I didn’t dare to look at her. Soon the first class, English, started. Their textbook was different from those in my old school. As I was wondering what to do, an English book appeared in front of me. “Let’s share,” the girl beside me said. “Hi, I’m Carrie.” I looked up. It was the girl I helped that morning. Later on, we became good friends.

From that I learned: to help others is actually to help ourselves!

These days, short videos have got millions of views online. Many people create short videos on popular video apps like Douyin and Kuaishou. You can even add music and special effects to your videos. The videos are 15 seconds to a few minutes long. They show people doing activities like cooking, exercising and singing.

Teenagers especially enjoy these videos. More than 50 percent of students in Grade 7 and Grade 8 said they enjoyed watching these short videos. About 47 percent have posted their own videos, according to a recent report.

The videos let teenagers see funny and exciting things they wouldn’t usually see. Many teenagers like to share the fun things they do with others as well. For example, a 12-year-old user named Xiao Qianyu has posted videos showing her learning jazz dance. This has won her many fans.

However, the videos can also cause trouble. Some students spend too much time watching them and not enough time studying. Some videos have vulgar content that is not good for teenagers.

To deal with this problem, Douyin added a new function (功能) in April, 2018. It locks the app if someone uses the app for over two hours a day. In the same month, the government asked companies to control these apps well and get rid of bad videos.

Mark Twain once said, “everyone talks about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it.” This was true in his days. But it may not be the case in today’s world. In fact, humans have found many different ways to control the weather.

Cloud seeding (云催化) is a kind of technology that can control rain. It is done by spreading chemicals like dry ice or silver iodide (碘化银) inside of clouds, either by rocket or airplane. This changes the amount of water inside the clouds, which helps to control the amount of rain, the time when it rains and even where it rains.

This technology has helped to solve drought. It has also played a key role during important events. For example, China used cloud seeding in Beijing just before the 2008 Olympic Games in order to stop rain from falling during the event.

However, scientists are still debating how to use this technology. On one hand, it is believed that it might have side effects. For example, silver iodide may be bad for the environment. On the other hand, no two clouds are the same, so every new experiment introduces new conditions.

Using lasers ( 激 光 ) to change the weather has been tested in a lab, and it has been fairly successful on a small scale. Scientists are still trying to figure out how to use it in the real world, and it could be a new way to stop climate change.

In addition to controlling rain, scientists have also tried to find ways to weaken storms and hurricanes (飓风). Scientists at the US National Hurricane Centre Headquarters think it might be possible to control hurricanes by using lasers. Others believe that burning petroleum ( 石油) in a hurricane’s path could slow the storms down.

Many children love animals. And Willow Phelps is one of    56    . In fact, this American little girl not only loves animals, but also has done really a lot for them. And    57    she did these kind things, she won the 2016 ASPCA(美国防止虐待动物协会)Kid of the Year.

Willow’s    58    for animals started early. When she was about 3 years old, her family took in an 18-year-old cat.    59     the care of Willow, the cat lived for    60    3 years. After that, many old pets arrived at Willow’s home. So, Willow began to make plans to help more animals.

With her mum’s help, Willow began running, swimming and even sewing toys to raise money for animals in need of help. In her    61    life, she has    62    completed the three projects. Finally, she raised $11, 000. She also succeeded in stopping the use of live goldfish as prizes at her school party. And what she did for goldfish was    63    and rewarded(奖励) by the ASPCA.

“I will continue to speak up for animals no matter    64    hard it is.” said Willow. Willow dreams of becoming an    65    doctor in the future, Let’s hope this little girl’s dream will be realized.

66. 新学期开始了，你在新学期里有哪些计划呢？请你以“My Plan for the New Term”为题， 根据以下提示，用英语写一篇80 词左右的短文，介绍你在新学期里的一些计划。

My Plan for the New Term

The new term is coming.