2 . What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.

Escaping from a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It’s important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways and fire escapes, but not elevators.

From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury. The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.

Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed, or smoke and fire may come into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may get into the room.

On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto hard ground might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.

3 . Traveling is an exciting experience. It makes us feel pleased, and enjoy new wonders and new part of life that we’ve never known. A single holiday trip can give you the freedom and the chance to make changes that daily life does not allow. It matters little where you go on your holiday. It is all in what you make of it. Any travel can be interesting and attractive, and give you memories to last a lifetime.

Having those memories is truly what travels are all about. Many people say that a bit of a planning and research before you leave can make sure of those long-lasting memories. But why not try something unexpected?In fact, the most unforgettable moments of a travel experience are the ones that you don't plan for. Yes. Maybe you’ll experience a bad meal in an unfamiliar place. But this experience will make sure you discover little-known shops or an open-air theater production that is only advertised in the local paper.

You’ll find the enjoyable moments happening all around you: a wonderful sunset or a small child playing in the puddles of a cobble road. The magic will truly be in the trip you take. Take time to go for a long walk for enjoyment when visiting a new place, which will allow you to listen, smell, and see the different culture and sights that your busy life may stop you from enjoying.

Simple things such as a leaf from a tree you sat under can keep the memories of your travel alive for years to come. Collect small things such as leaves, stones, or feathers, which can be turned into memorable works of art when you get back home.

4 . What's going to happen in the future? Here are some things that scientists say are the most likely to happen in 10 to 30 years.

Digital money

We used to pay with paper money for everything we bought. In fact, we have already been using one type of digital money when we use a credit card（信用卡）to shop online.

You have to say that using a card is much easier than searching your pocket for money. It is also safer than carrying a lot of money on your own. People in Sweden completely stopped using paper money last year and the US might be the next.

Bionic（仿生的）eyes

People who are blind may have a chance to get their sight back by wearing bionic eyes. A blind eye can no longer sense light, but a bionic eye can use a camera to see the environment and send the information into the brain.

Although the bionic eyes now only allow patients to see lights and unclear shapes, clear ones could appear just a few years later.

Self-driving car

Unlike a human driver, a self-driving car won't be distracted（分神）by a phone call, the radio on something outside the window. Sensors（探测器）and cameras on the car would allow it to strictly obey the rules of the road and keep a safe distance from other cars. This would greatly reduce the number of road accidents. Many vehicle companies are now planning self-driving cars. By 2040, driverless vehicles will be the main vehicles on the road.

There was once a boy called Mario who loved to have lots of friends. He showed off a lot, always talking about how many friends he had at school, and how he was friendly to everyone.

One day his rich grandpa said to him, "Mario, I bet you a big bag of popcorn. You don't have as many good friends as you think."

Mario accepted the bet. However, he wasn't sure how he could test whether or not his schoolmates were real friends, so he asked his grandpa.

“Take it. It's a very special chair. It's invisible, but if you take it to school and you try to sit on it, you'll be able to tell who your real friends are," said his grandpa. The old man seemed to carry something in his hands, but Mario could see nothing there.

Mario took the strange chair to school. At break time he told his friends to form a circle, and he put himself in the middle with his chair.

"Nobody moves. You're about to see something amazing. "

Mario tried sitting on the chair. But he missed and fell straight onto his backside. Everyone had a good laugh. He kept trying to sit on the chair, and kept falling to the ground…until, suddenly, he tried again and didn't fall. Looking around, Mario saw George, Lucas and Diana, three of his best friends, holding him up. However, many others did nothing but make fun of him.

Leaving with his three friends, he came to understand what his grandpa wanted to tell him—true friends are those who really care for us.

6 . Mobile apps have been part of our life. The following apps are part of the most popular ones.

7 . Since July 2019, Shanghai has been the first city to sort their garbage. Starting on May 1^st, 2020, Beijing also became one of the members by introducing a new garbage sorting policy. Green garbage has come to China.

In the past, people put a lot of garbage into one pile and then took the garbage to landfill sites. These landfill sites, however, could pollute the land and water. So, if we can find ways to reuse or recycle more garbage, then we will cause less pollution.

The new plan asks people to put their garbage into four different boxes, one for each type of garbage. The brown box is for “wet garbage” (such as food and drink waste). The red one is for harmful waste (such as batteries and electronics). The blue one is for recyclable things (such as paper and plastic). And finally, the black one is for “dry garbage” (everything else). This “sort your garbage” plan is the same as other plans used by cities around the world. These plans have been very successful. In Canada, it's expected that 85 %of plastic will be recycled by 2025.

Why should we sort our garbage? The reason is that we are producing increasing amount of waste every year. It's reported that Chinese cities produce over 200 million tons of waste each year. Reducing that amount will surely help the environment.

However, the garbage sorting is a long journey as it takes time for people to learn and form a habit. More cities are on their way. By 2025, it's hoped most Chinese cities will complete the building of garbage sorting.

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8 . Let me tell you something very important: Never have water near you when you have something electric not far away! Last month, my family experienced a terrible thing.

My brother Tom had just received a new train set. We decided to build a little “world” for it with mountains, streetlights and even a lake. We found a large board that was big enough to hold the train. We spent over a week building the things with paper and cardboard.

When we finished all the things, we showed everyone our new train set. It was very wonderful. Now, it was time to turn it on. I flipped the switch and the train began to move. Everyone was excited.

I turned to look at Tom, and he looked strange. He was shaking. “Tom!” I shouted. He didn't move, looking straight ahead. Suddenly, my dad realized what was happening. He reached quickly for the switch and turned off the train.

The water had leaked（漏）from the bag under the board and arrived where Tom was standing. One of our wires had fallen under the table and was touching it. We sent Tom to the hospital. And luckily Tom was fine. He told us that when the electricity was on, he could not move at all!

We learned a lesson that day. Never mix electricity and water! It's too dangerous.

When Chinese people talk about the mouse, they are likely it as greedy and dishonest. It mainly comes from a Chinese folk story about the cat and the mouse.

One day, the mouse and the cat made an appointment to attend a competition held by the Jade Emperor. It would decide the zodiac animals. However, the mouse did not wake the cat up and at last won by riding on the ox’s back. So the mouse ranked first on the 12 Chinese zodiac signs, and because of that, people think the mouse betrayed his friend.

Probably not! Human culture is funny. There are always different ways to look at the same thing.

In another folk story, people treated the mouse as a great hero. It's said that the mouse created the world by taking a bite of heaven, bringing light to humans. It helped people survive by stealing firewood and grain seeds（种子）. As a result, many people respect the mouse by offering food and praying for success.

Since mice live together in societies and have many babies with a high survival rate, the also represent cooperation（合作）and reproduction. With all these qualities, it's believed that people born in the Year of the Mouse are smart and good at making money.

Perhaps we need to find a new understanding for other things—animals, ideas or even.

What will you do in your spare time? Have you ever seen a windsock(风向袋) blowing in the wind? Well, you can make one of your own! This is an interesting project that you can do with things you may have. You just need to follow a few easy steps.

Prepare one piece of heavy colored paper, five ribbons(丝带), strong tape(胶带), a string and a pencil at first.

Step 1: Draw pictures on the paper. You can write your name on it. Do anything that will make it different from others.

Step 2: Make the paper into the shape of a tube(管). Then stick the tube together with the strong tape at each end and in the middle.

Step 3: Use the pencil to make a hole into both sides of the tube. The holes should be only on one end of the tube. Pull the string through both holes. Then tie the ends of the sting together.

Step4: Now make five holes around the top of the other end of the tube. Put a ribbon through each of the holes. Tie a knot in the end. Make sure the knots are bigger than the holes.

Now your windsock is ready. But how does it work? The shape of the tube plays an important part. Wind blows through the tube and makes it fly and dance around. Hold the windsock up in the air by its string and run around. It will fly in the wind. You can also hang it outside and watch it dance around on its own.