When I was about 12 years old, I had an enemy (敌人), a girl who liked to tell me about my weak points. Week by week her list became _________—I was very short, and I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could. Finally, I became very _________. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me _________, and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever thought about what you’re really like? Now you have that girl’s _________. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things that she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great _________, I found that half of the things were true but the others I couldn’t agree with. Some of them I couldn’t _________, like being very short, but many of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things. And for the first time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.

I brought the list back to my father. He didn’t _________ it. “That’s just for you,” he said, “You know the _________ about yourself better than everybody else, but sometimes others’ words are also important, so you have to learn how to _________ and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something that is said about you is true, you’ll find that it will be helpful to you.” I have remembered my father’s __________ at many important moments. Now I don’t think that girl is my enemy any longer, because she made me to be a better one.

【推荐2】During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a government official named Yang Zhen. One day, Yang ______ his old co-worker Wang Mi during a trip. They saw each other in the street. In the past, Yang saw Wang’s talent and ______ to help him become a government official. Wang never forgot Yang’s help. He invited Yang to stay over for the night. It was near midnight. Wang knocked on the door of Yang’s ______. Yang was going to sleep. However, he ______ opened the door and wanted to know what happened. Wang gave Yang a bag and said, “This is to thank you for helping me.” Yang looked in the bag. It was full of ______.

“Do I look like a person who takes money from others? I thought you knew me well!” Yang said ______. He felt very disappointed in Wang.

“It’s late at night. No one will know if we keep it a ______,” said Wang.

“What do you mean no one would ______? Heaven knows, Earth knows you know and I know,” Yang said. Wang left in shame.

This story is 3,000 years old. But the lesson is still ______ today as it can remind us to be a good man. Will you steal something when there’s no one watching? Will you ______ the language you use on the Internet if you’re worried about hurting others with your words? There are so many moments when we should ask, “Am I still a good person when I’m alone?”

【推荐3】Did you get a gift from your parents, classmates or teachers when you were leaving primary school? Was there ____ special about it?

A ____ was going to leave college. Her father said, “Dear, I want to give you an old ____. I bought it a long time ago, you know. Before I give it to you, take it to a car dealer (经销商) in the city and see how much they offer for it.”

The girl did as the father asked. Coming back, she said, “They offered $1,000 because it ____ very old.”

“OK. Take it to the second-hand car dealer,” the father said.

The girl ____ again and said, “They offered $100 because it is a very old car and it needs a lot of work.”

The father asked his daughter to ____ the car to a car club.

This time the girl get something different. “Some people in the club offered me $100,000 because it is a rare (少见的) car, it’s super ____to find, but it is still in good condition.”

The father ____, “Dear, remember this. You are not worth anything if you are not in the right place. If they don’t like you, do not be ____. That means you are in the _____ place. Don’t stay in a place where no ones sees your value.”

Oumarou is a student from Niger studying at Hebei University. He has had a _________ experience learning Chinese kung fu. In 2012, he _________ to the university not only to get an education but also to achieve his dream of learning kung fu. He became a fan of kung fu after watching _________ with famous actors. This made him become _________ in kung fu. Oumarou thinks that studying Chinese kung fu helps him understand Chinese culture _________ than before.

While studying in Baoding, Oumarou joined the university’s wushu club and _________ under Duan Shuxing, one of the coaches (教练). The club taught him to be brave and honest, which made him more energetic. _________ he is already 36 years old, he still wants to work harder to learn newer moves.

So far, Oumarou has learned some boxing skills and how to use many traditional Chinese weapons (兵器). Learning kung fu has also _________ him many other benefits. He has made a lot of Chinese _________ through learning kung fu and has visited many places around China. Next, Oumarou _________ to open a kung fu center in Niger to teach young people kung fu. He believes it will help them build a bridge between Chinese and Niger cultures.

Belinda and her husband tried raising chickens around their house five years ago. They hoped that they could ________ chickens and eggs for some money. But they did not ________ the chickens well and at the beginning of this year, they had only ten left.

“Schools were closed because of COVID-19. I had to find something to keep our children ________ because I did not want them to spend the whole day watching television. I started giving them ________ around the house. I noticed that my daughter, Polly, had great ________ in chickens. If any chicken died, she would feel ________, sometimes even feel like crying. She often spent her time improving the living conditions of chickens so that they could live ________.” her mother said.

Polly is a sixth-grade pupil. She didn’t care for the chickens before. After schools were closed, she ________ paying attention to them. And she spent the whole day at home with them.

“I have developed a ________ with them. They know me and I know them. I give them water and food on time. I am so happy that we have ________ a hundred chicks and chickens now.” Polly said.

Polly has learned a lot by taking care of chickens and the interest will carry on.

【推荐1】Once there was a young boy. He had no family ________ an old llama(美洲驼). Each day the boy and his llama walked many miles, ________ a home. Each night they curled up(蜷缩) together and slept. But one starry evening, the old llama ________. The boy buried(埋) his friend next to a river. Then he sat under a tree and ________. What would he do? He had no family and no home.

The boy cried for a very long time. ________ there was no one to comfort him. There were only the stars in the sky.

Suddenly, the sky became very bright. The boy held his breath. He was afraid to move. One bright ________ fell onto the ground. Slowly, the star took the shape of the old ________. She drank from the river. She looked at the boy and smiled. As she jumped back into the ________, bits of llama wool fell.

As the sun began to rise, the boy picked up the soft, warm wool. He carried the wool to the city and ________ it. With the money, he bought a house and two young llamas. He never forgot the star llama, and he was never________again.

【推荐2】Each of us makes mistakes (错误) from time to time. In fact, we can ________ a lot from our mistakes. Donnie was a ________ student and he never answered questions in class. He was afraid ________ making mistakes. He never finished his homework ________ he didn’t want to make any mistakes. ________ changed until Mary, a teacher, came to his class.

One morning, Donnie was asked to ________ some questions. After a while, he was in tears because he made a mistake. Suddenly Mary ________ a box filled with erasers from the desk. “Look, Donnie,” she said standing beside ________ I have something to show you.” She took out the erasers, one at a time? ________ put them on the desk. “See these erasers, Donnie?” she continued (继续). “Do you know ________ these erasers become smaller and smaller? That’s because we make mistakes. But we erase the mistakes and try ________. That’s what you must learn.” “Here,” she said, “I’ll ________ one eraser on your desk, so you’ll remember that ________ may make mistakes.” Donnie ________ Mary and smiled.

Donnie changed a lot from then on. He knew that everyone ________ make mistakes. He should learn from them and try again.

【推荐3】Once there was a farmer who owned a farm near the ocean. It was _________ for him to do all the farm work alone. So he wanted to hire (雇佣) someone to help. But most people didn’t want to work on _________ there because of the awful storms across the ocean.

One day, a middle-aged man came for an _________. The farmer asked, “Are you good at work?” The man answered, “Well, I can sleep when the wind blows.” The farmer didn’t understand what he meant, but he still hired him.

The man started to work on the farm. He kept busy every day. And the farmer was _________ with his work. One night, the wind blew _________. When the farmer heard the big sound, he jumped out of the bed and rushed into the man’s room. He _________ at the man, “Get up! Hurry! A storm is coming! We have to tie things up before the wind blows them away.” But the man said, “No, sir. I’ve already told you. I can sleep when the wind blows.”

The farmer was very _________ and planned to fire him from his job after the storm. He hurried outside to _________ the storm. To his surprise, he _________ that cows and chickens were in place and doors of the farmhouse were closed tightly. Nothing could be blown away by the storm. Just then the farmer understood the man’s words. He did what he could to __________ the farm from storms so he was able to sleep well.