In ancient China there was a man called Yue Yangzi. One day he _______ a piece of gold on the road. He picked it up and brought it home. His wife was no _______ and said, “I hear that a real man doesn’t drink a thief’s water or _______ alms（施舍物）. What do you think of the action of keeping others’ thing for _______?” Yue Yangzi felt sorry for what he had done. So he took the gold back to the place where he found it.

The next year, Yue Yangzi decided to leave his home for a faraway school to improve himself. A year later, he came back home _______. “Why have you returned?” asked his wife in surprise. “You’ve only spent one year studying at school.” “I have come back _______ I miss you very much,” Yue Yangzi answered.

Without saying anything，his wife took a pair of _______ out and went to her loom (织布机).She said. “This cloth is made from the finest silk. Now if I cut it, all my hard work will be wasted. It’s the same as your _______.You can learn a lot through working hard. Now, you’ve _______ halfway. Isn’t it the same as cutting the cloth on the loom?”

Yue Yangzi was ________ by what his wife said. He left home to go to school again. For years, he didn’t go back home. He studied hard and became a learned (有学问的) man.

A habit is something we do very often. We can have good habits or bad habits. Early to bed, early to rise. Have you ever heard of this old English saying? It means that we must go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We shall also be wealthy and wise.

Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Young people of your age need eight hours’ sleep every night. If you do not go to bed early, you cannot have enough sleep. Then you cannot think properly and you cannot do your work properly. You will not be wise and you may not be healthy! Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning.

The dark helps us to sleep properly. When daylight comes, we must get up. This is the time for exercise. Exercise means doing things with the body. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. If the body is not used to it, it becomes weak. Exercise keeps it strong.

Exercise helps the blood move around inside the body. This is very important. Blood makes food for all parts of our bodies. The brains in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our bodies healthy and do exercise, we can think better.

Jerry was always in a good mood (心情) and had something positive (乐观的) to say If someone was having a bad day, Jerry would tell them how to look on the positive side of the situation.

One day, I asked him, “I don’t get it! How can you be positive all the time?”

Jerry replied, “Each morning, I say to myself, Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood.” Several years later, I heard that Jerry was shot by three robbers (抢劫者). Luckily, Jerry was found quickly and rushed to the local hospital.

I asked him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. Jerry replied. “Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I chose to live.”

“Weren’t you scared?” I asked. “Yes, I got really scared when I saw the expressions on the face of the doctors.” “What did you do?” I asked.

“Well, when a nurse asked if I was allergic (过敏的) to anything, I shouted, bullets! (子弹)”

“Then they laughed, I told them, ‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me if 1am alive, not dead’”

Thanks to the skill of his doctors, Jerry was saved, but also because of his amazing attitude(态度). Attitude after all, is everything.

If you need to call your parents but your phone is not with you, can you remember their numbers?

To remember 11 numbers is not difficult. However, because of the smartphone. many of us are losing this ability. What’s more, smartphones weaken (削弱) our skills at giving directions.as well as kill face-to-face communications. Even when friends are having a meal together, it’s common for most to check their phones.

According to a report by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, an American company, a Chinese people spend about 170 minutes on their smartphones daily.

For students, being addicted to using smartphones does no good to their study. Research by Japan’s Education Ministry showed children who spend more than four hours a day on their phones perform much worse in school tests than those who play with their phones for 30 minutes a day.

It’s true that the smartphone has made our lives easier. But many people also think they spend too much time on it，and this is bad for their study or work. People are trying to change.

A new app (应用软件) called “Forest” was introduced this month. It lets users plant a seed that grows into a tree over the next 30 minutes. During the half hour, users cannot use their phones, or the tree will die.

A restaurant in Los Angeles, US, gives people a 5%discount (折扣) if they don't check their phones during a meal. Owner Mark Gold said that he hoped it could give people a way to enjoy their meal and actually talk with friends and family in person.

A young father asked an elderly neighbor how strict parents should be with their children.

    64    The old man pointed to a rope between a big tree and a young one. He said kindly, “Untie the rope.”

The young father did so and at once the young tree bent(弯曲). Then the old man asked the young man to tie it again, and the young tree stood straight as it used to.

Now the old man said, “There, it is the same with children.    65    You must be strict with them for their healthy growth. But sometimes you must let them stand alone to see if they are strong enough. Being strict with them is for the purpose of their development.

Mother love is true love. It gives everybody everything all his life. When you are still a baby, Mother takes good care of you as     66     as possible. In your waking hours, she always holds you in    67     arms. When you are ill, she stops her    68     to look after you day and night and forgets about herself. When you grow up day by day, she    69     very happy. When you are    70     enough to go to school, Mother still looks after you all the time. On cold winter days, she always tells you to put on    71     clothes. She always stands in the wind waiting for you back from school. When you hurry to leave home for school with little breakfast, she is always    72     about you at home. She usually knows    73     your study and spends much money on your school things. When you do well at school, the brightest smile will be    74     on her face.

Mother is always ready to    75    everything that she has to her children, not to receive. What true love that is in the world! We will remember Mother Love forever.

China and Western countries may have different cultural beliefs about certain animals, but when it comes to pigs, we have somehow reached an agreement-that pigs are ugly, lazy, stupid and shameless.

Just look at the expressions and phrases in our languages. In Chinese, we have the likes of “Boiling a dead pig”, and “A pig looking in the mirror is still a pig”. And in English, there are expressions such as “Eating like a pig” and “Sweating (流汗) like a pig”. None of them have to do with praise. But the truth is that pigs do have some finer qualities. Long ago, science proved (证明) that pigs aren't stupid at all. According to an article in 2017 in the International Journal of Comparative Psychology (国际比较心理学杂志), pigs are similar to dogs and chimpanzees. They like to play. They have good long-term memories. And they know the difference between those who treat them well and those who don’t.

There are lovable pig characters in cartoons. Peppa Pig, for example, has now become one of the most popular cartoons in 180 countries. The four members in the cartoon's pig family teach children from all around the world about love, friendship, and the value of family. And in China,the adventures of McDull has been in films since 2001. A little pig always fails but he never gives up. Perhaps these are the qualities (品质) of pigs to keep in mind when we spend the Year of the Pig-their intelligence (聪明), cuteness and patience.

When you step into a new environment, you must have a strong wish to fit in(融入). Fitting in means making more friends, having more influence on others and getting more chances to have a happier life. Here is some advice that can help you to fit in a new environment.

◆Be confident(自信的). Everyone is special and there is only one person like you in this world. Spend some time thinking about your strong points. If so, you will be able to become confident step by step. You won’t have much difficulty fitting in.

◆Be kind to everyone. Kindness is the bridge to your own happiness. When people notice your kindness, they will return it one day. Always give more than you receive, and think more of others than of yourself. A person who cares for others is popular everywhere.

◆Be active in group activities. Different activities like playing football can help you to be known to others. You may add some friends to your circle. At the same time, you’ll be happy to see how much they like you. Instead of wasting time being alone, go out to dance and sing together with others to develop friendship.

◆Be optimistic(乐观的). A pleasant smile costs the least and does the most. Humor catches others' attention. People will like you for making them live happily.

If you follow what is mentioned above, you will be accepted by people around you. As a result, you will fit in very well and enjoy your life.

86. 假设你是李华，你班将于6月5日上午9:00在学校操场举办一次庭院销售（have a yard sale），所得款项将捐给养老院（the old people’s home）。你的好友刘璐不知道此事，请给她发短信告知，同时提醒他记得带旧物品。（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。）

Li Hua

87. 现在各行各业的人们（people in all walks of life）都在为建设美丽中国、实现中国梦而奋斗。请根据下列图示，谈谈以下几种职业是怎么做贡献的。作为学生，你又该怎么做？

Now all the Chinese people are making their efforts to build beautiful China and achieve the Chinese dream.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________