I know my brother better than anyone else in the world. Since the moment of his birth, I’ve been part of his life. I had spent seven happy years in the world with the _______ of those around me. But when Rohan was born, life changed. Suddenly I had to _______ my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food.

Finally, I felt my anger at my brother. The poor baby had no idea what made me so _______. Maybe he found me strange — I was the only person in this house who did not like him. Whatever the reason was, he loved following me around. However, I seldom talked to him and _______asked him to leave me alone.

Then all that changed. I hardly remember anything of that day six years ago, _______ 1 remember that I was feeling very angry. Somehow (不知为什么) my feet led me _______ my brother’s bed. My hand, completely free from my mind, reached through the bars (护栏). At once, he reached his small hand and softly touched _______. And that was all I needed. Through all the unhappiness of the day, the moment changed everything. How could I hate someone who made me feel so important? For the _______ time, I saw my brother, not through the eyes of a child who was no longer favoured (受到宠爱的), but through the eyes of a sister.

To this day, I can’t _______ life without my brother. It is unbelievable how much I have ________ about life from a seven-year-old boy. Above all, Rohan has taught me that one should not care only for himself.

To realize the value of one year:

Ask a student who has failed a final exam.

To realize the value of one month:

Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby（早产儿）.

To realize the value of one ▲

Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the value of one hour:

Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.

To realize the value of one minute:

Ask a person who has missed the train, bus or plane.

To realize the value of one second:

Ask a person who has survived an accident.

To realize the value of one millisecond:

Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.

Time waits for no one Treasure every moment you have.

That year, I was a Junior 2 student. Falling off the stairs hurt me in the head. Almost everyone thought I was dead. But they were wrong. However, it was difficult to get back to normal life. I had to leave school and learn everything, walking, talking, and yes, maths.

To help me with that task, Mrs. Pillar volunteered to come to the hospital and later to my house once a week. We began with basic maths skills. As time passed by, I made progress.

I remember very clearly how she came to my home on Sundays, sat with me at the kitchen table, and threw different coins on the table. She asked me to show her 38 cents, 17 cents, 63 cents. It was challenging, but she also made it fun.

After a year and a half, I had progressed a lot, both in body and mind, to return to school. Sever years later, I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class.

As years went by, I always kept in touch with Mrs. Pillar. Unluckily, one day my parents told me that Mrs. Pillar had been in hospital because she suffered a stroke (中风).

Now it was my turn to help her. Mrs. Pillar lay in bed unable to speak or know anybody around. I pulled some coins out of my pocket, dropped them on her bed and asked her to show me 12 cents. The nurse thought that my action was very strange until one day Mrs. Pillar smiled happily as I began working with-just as she had worked with me years before. She made progress every day and was moved out of ICU (重症监护室) and finally out of hospital.

One day, I called to wish her a happy New Year. She spoke into the phone excitedly, “Happy New Year to you and your family, Michael. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.”

Mrs. Pillar was one of my Junior 2 teachers, but she taught me so much more about life than only maths.

The Internet is a place where we can talk freely. But it is also a place where we pay little attention to whether or not our language ability is becoming poorer.

According to a recent survey by China Youth Daily, more than 76 percent of young people in China said they felt their Chinese language skills have weakened. They don’t use difficult rhetorical technique (修辞手法) as often anymore. It is believed that digital technology and Internet emojis (表情符号) have changed their communication habits.

For example, direct expression is the preferred way to communicate online. When one sees something funny, one will simply type “hahaha” or use the “cry-laugh” emoji, Beijing Youth Daily reported. Also, “copy and paste (粘贴) ” culture is getting popular. People simply pick up expressions from the Internet without much thought. Many begin to use a fixed set of sentence patterns, such as “Whenever you disagree with each other, you ...”

Cai Xiaojia (not her real name), a teacher from Fuzhou, told China Youth Daily that words in general are being used less. For example, people can share photos online with little need for words to describe them.

If this trend (趋势) continues, it could influence our way of thinking, People’s Daily reported. When we use expressions without thinking, it means we have become too lazy to express our real feelings. If teenagers adopt casual (不正式的) methods of expression like emojis, they could lose the ability to use words properly.

To improve our language skills, experts suggest that we should try to think independently and develop our own language logic (逻辑).They also suggest that we should read more works of literature (文学). “Keep using different words to show your own feelings,” said Shen Xiaolong, a professor in the Chinese department at Fudan University.

It seems like technology is everywhere. Computers and smart phones are at the center of almost everything we do. They constantly (持续地) require our attention. We text our friends with them during the day, sleep with them by our beds and check our messages as soon as we wake up.

In the future we will use calm technology which was first developed by scientist Mark Weiser in the 1970s.In his opinion, calm technology works quietly but constantly. We know it is there, but we don’t pay much attention to it. According to Mark, the best technology should be invisible (隐形的) and let you live your life.

We already use many different types of calm technology in our everyday life. Do you have a smoke alarm in your house? That smoke alarm is always there, checking the air for smoke and quietly keeping you safe. It only reminds you it’s there when you’ve burnt your bread! Or there may be lights in your home or school. When somebody passes in front of their sensor (传感器), the lights turn on. You don’t think about this type of technology until you see the light go on.

In the future, our houses will use calm technology to open the door for us. Or even to choose the best music for our mood. The minute we walk through the door, our house will respond by turning on the lights and music, and perhaps even starting to prepare our dinner!

There are a number of ways to help improve your memory, so you shouldn’t feel sad.

My     41    (one) advice is that if you want to remember something well, you have to review it regularly. You might want to go     42     the material two days after you learn it, then a week later, then two weeks later, and then a month later. After a month you will find that you can remember the material     43    (easy).

My second advice is to use a colored pen to highlight the important parts on your book. This will help you in two     44    (way). On the one hand, it will help you focus on the most important parts     45     you learn the knowledge. It is always easier to remember only the key point. On     46     other hand, this will make reviewing easier. When you open your book, the colored parts will show you the most important things immediately.     47     this way, you don’t have to go over all the material again.

Another piece of advice is to go over all the information in     48    (you) mind right before you go to sleep. Another good time for     49    (memorize) information is in the morning because you have just     50     (rest) and your brain is fresh and clear. So it’s easy to memorize the important information in the morning.

56. 成长路上，陪伴我们的除了父母还有亲爱的老师。师生之间不仅只在课堂上有互动，在课下也有很多故事，相信你和你的老师之间一定也有许多难忘的故事。请根据以下提示和要求用英语写篇短文，讲述你和老师之间的故事。

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