A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear. When I was 13 years old, a girl gave me     1     important gift. It was a smile.

It was the early autumn of my first year at a new school. No one knew me. I was very shy,     2     still hope to make friends with others. Every time I     3     (hear) the other students talking and laughing, I felt even     4     (sad). I couldn’t talk to     5     (someone) about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.

One day, my classmates talked     6     (happy) with their friends, but I sat quietly. At that time, a girl came to the classroom. I didn’t know who she was. She passed me and then turned back. She looked at me and,     7     a word, just smiled. Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and     8     (friend). It made me feel happy, lively and warm.

From then on, I started to talk with the other students and made friends and they saw me as     9     (they) friends. The girl with bright smile has become one of my best     10     (friend) now. And I have learned a lesson: Smiling is the first step to make friends!

Hi, my name is Alan. I’m 13     1     (year) old. I’m from the USA. I am a middle school student. I am     2     China now. I am in No. 11 Middle School in Beijing. I am in Class Two, Grade Seven. I go to school on weekdays, but not on     3     (weekend).

At 7: 30 a. m. I have some     4     (bread) and milk for breakfast. I like bread and milk very much. My first class     5     (begin) at 8:00 a.m. Li Jun and Wang Hao     6     (be) my Chinese friends. We are in     7     same class. We have English, math, Chinese and music in the morning. My favorite subject is math. I think it is difficult     8     interesting. Li Jun and Wang Hao tell me     9     (they) favorite subjects are English and P.E. So we can help each other.

In the afternoon, we usually have Chinese, history and geography. Our classes     10     (finish) at 3:40 p.m.

Which color do you think will be popular in the future?

Some people think black will be popular.     1     And men often show off their social positions (社会地位) by using this color. It’s also a kind of popular color in the past.

Other people think yellow will be popular.     2     Because people are very busy these days and they have a lot of things to do. Yellow is a soft color and it can make people feel relaxed.

Blue will be another popular color because blue means peace and kindness.     3     Blue will make people remember to keep the world peaceful.

Most people think green will be popular because they think green is the color of nature and health.     4     When people wear green clothes, they will keep the environment in their hearts and try to make the environment better. When everyone keeps optimistic, Omicron (奥密克戎) will be less dangerous for people.

    5     However, each color is placed with good wishes for a better life.

Reading perfectly (完美地) means one can read quickly and smoothly (流利地). Children who are perfect readers are able to make their reading sound like talking. But how to become a better reader?     1    

●Look for a good place to read.

It is easier to read and study if you are in a comfortable place.     2    

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Sometimes, as readers, it isn’t always necessary to understand every word in order to understand the meaning of the whole passage.     4     The other words around the new word may help you understand the meaning.

●Read in groups rather than word by word.

●    5     When you read word by word, you’re not reading on the level (水平) of ideas. You need to read on some level and allow things to come together to become your own ideas. So practice reading in groups of words that go together.

Do you like sports? Do you play tennis, basketball or baseball at school?

I’m Alan,     1     Three kids (小孩) are in my family. We all like sports. My brother Alex and I are in the same class,     2     Alex is tall and strong (又高又壮), so it’s easy for him to play basketball well.     3     I also have a sister, and she’s only 9. She likes ping-pong, so we always play ping-pong after school, and we have lots of fun playing ping-pong.     4     In the evening,     5     I love sports and I’m happy.

The world keeps changing.     1     I think our life in the future will be much happier and more colorful.     2     They will help us do some cooking, cleaning or washing. With the help of robots, our life will be convenient. The cars will be safe because the robots will drive them for us. People will have more free time for sports. Many people will go to other counties for holidays.     3     So it will be common to study and shop online.     4     We can see blue sky and clean water all year round. There will be more and more people in the world.     5     I believe our life will be more and more comfortable.