What are moments of happiness in your life that you can remember? Let’s look at some of the teenagers’ answers.

In my whole life,     1     is better than friendship. In the autumn of 2023, I had a difficult time with the great pressure of my schoolwork. Feeling stressed out, I was cheered up by my friends who invited me to hike in the forest.     2     hiking along a country road, I shared my worry. Their comforting words and support, however, helped to clear away my terrible thoughts, filling me with a     3     of joy, which helped me to keep going on the hike and also going on my life journey.

On a peaceful afternoon, I visited a small village in Ningxia. I took a photo of a heart-warming scene through my camera: a grandfather held his hands together with his granddaughter. As he lifted her high     4     his shoulders, their shared joy was to clear to everyone. In that magical moment, I clicked the shutter (按下快门) to k    5     the little girl’s smile and the grandfather’s kindly expression forever. This simple moving moment taught me that happiness often lies in the simplest acts of love and joy shared with our loved ones.

P    6     Comics with Passion

I feel my happiness when I’m painting. Last year, I began creating Yuan, a Chinese boy, as the main character in my comics (动漫). As a Swiss boy who’s deeply     7     in Chinese culture, I found inspiration in Chinese costume dramas.

Painting Yuan’s story has become my safe space, where cultural lines disappear. That’s why the bright colors of the East mix peacefully with the art styles of the West. I realized I was doing     8     than just painting a comic. I was making up a story that reflects my passion (热情).

2 . 初中三年转瞬即逝。在这三年里，在良师的陪伴下，你们一定对各种精彩纷呈的课程记忆犹新，这些课或有趣，或生动，或深刻……也正是因为有了这些别样精彩的课程，大家一步步成长为有理想爱生活的青少年。某英语杂志社毕业专题栏目现向初中毕业生征稿，请以“A/An ______ Class”为题，描述你在初中生涯里上过的精彩一课，总结这节课令你印象深刻的地方以及你从中的收获。

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①Walking in the hutongs of Beijing, you’ll see a yard with the houses and walls on the four sides. It is called “Siheyuan”, a traditional building in China. “Si” means east, west, south and north and “he” shows the traditional values of Chinese families.

②The big gate was painted red, because red is the symbol of luck and happiness. Behind the gate, a large screen wall would stand. In the center of the Siheyuan, the courtyard was planted with trees and flowers, with two stony paths leading to the houses on each side.

③The whole building usually faces south, with a main room on the northern side, an opposite room in the south, and eastern and western wings (厢房) on each side. The old usually live in the main room which has good lighting and temperature all year round, while the young would live in other wings.

④Today, influenced by social changes, most houses have been taken down while the others that remain till these days are mostly improved to make them fit for today’s modern living. This makes Siheyuan a valuable memory of the old Beijing city.

⑤Luckily, architects (建筑师) have been trying to achieve a perfect mix of the modern and the traditional culture. For example, the place where athletes stayed during the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing were designed in the shape of Siheyuan.

⑥Siheyuan’s symmetry (对称的) design and shared spaces show the values deep in Chinese people’s hearts, such as belief in balance and the importance of family and respect for older people. No matter how society has changed, Siheyuan is always seen as a symbol of China’s rich culture. When you come to Beijing, do visit a Siheyuan to feel the heart of the Beijing’s culture!

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