1 . Emma is my e-friend. She is a middle school student in England. Today I get an e-mail from her. It is about her school life. Emma’s first lesson     1     (be) at seven fifty. She has four lessons in the morning. Every class lasts (持续) for forty     2     (minute).

Lunchtime is from twelve     3     (介词) one thirty in the afternoon. She only has two lessons in the afternoon. After school, she doesn’t     4     (go) home at once (马上). She usually goes to the music club. At about five, she goes home by bus. She always does     5     (she) homework first when she gets home. And then she has dinner at six thirty. Emma has a busy school life.

Keeping healthy will do good to us all. Since 2017, we have had P. E. ________ when we finished our junior middle school in Siping. This change shows that our country takes teenagers’ health more ________. And we really need to do sports to keep healthy. On the one hand, we should be ________ in taking exercise in the P. E. class. We need to join certain activities. On the other hand, we’d better ________ having junk food and drinks. We should eat more fruit and vegetables. ________ we pay more attention to (注意) the advice above, we will live a happy and healthy life.

When I was young, I liked playing in the leaves in the autumn. I liked to fall backwards and my back     1     (touch) something soft. I fell into a huge pile (堆) of freshly fallen leaves. They were dry and had the wonderful smell of autumn. I fell further and further into the pile as the leaves flew over my face and body. When I finally stopped, all I could see was a few of sunlight     2     (shine) through leafy covering! I could hear other kids around me shouting and laughing in the warm sunshine. They were dancing in the leaves, playing     3     (happy), and burying each other under the leaves. Think back the old happy time, it was such     4     wonderful day in autumn that I wished it would last forever.

Of course that day didn’t last forever and as I grew     5    . I became more afraid of falling and failing. I became afraid of this world with its anger,     6     (compete) and pressure. I became afraid of not having enough to care for     7     and my family. I became afraid of not knowing what trouble or problem would come next. I was no longer the happy boy     8     liked playing in the leaves.

It took me many years to get back a     9     (kid) trust and happiness and still be an adult. I soon realized that life is short and the love, joy and light that awaits us is forever. I learn the only thing that really matters in this life is the love     10     kindness which we share with each other.

Seth Meyers is one of America’s favorite comedians (喜剧演员). He usually writes for grown-ups. So far, he     1     (write) a book for kids—I’m Not Scared, You’re Scared. The book started as a bedtime story for his children.

In the book, we meet Rabbit. She helps her friend Bear face bis fear bravely. Bear is afraid of everything—water, the dark, and even     2     (he) own reflection (影子). However, his friend, Rabbit, is afraid of nothing. She even reads scary     3     (story).

On a sunny morning, Rabbit asks Bear     4     (go) on an adventure (冒险). “We may read a book about adventures,” says Bear. “That way,     5     anything goes wrong, we can just close the book.” “Are you scared?” Rabbit asks. “I’m not scared. You’re scared!” Then Bear walks out of the front door of the house     6     (direct). On their adventure, Rabbit helps Bear to face his fear. But when Rabbit needs help, Bear comes to give a hand at once.

The story is     7     adventure and bravery. It’s funny and touching. It brings out the adventurous spirit in all of us and we     8     (make) to laugh happily along the way. Meyers says he wants kids to have a     9     (health) relationship with the things they’re afraid of. “Sometimes, fear is a thing you have to overcome,” says Meyers. “Other times, it’s a helpful friend     10     can keep you safe.

Are you a bear or a rabbit? Meyers thinks of himself as a bear-but he sounds like a rabbit.

Zhou Jiaqi is a 20-year old food deliveryman (送餐员). On the evening of January 26, 2023, he saved a man who wanted to jump down from a river bridge in Jiaxing, a city in Zhejiang Province. As a result, he set a good     1     to others.

However, because of spending some time saving the man and making sure he was     2    , Zhou Jiaqi couldn’t finish his orders in time. He was worried that his boss would get angry with him. Luckily, his boss didn’t get angry at all after hearing the     3     (true).

Zhou Jiaqi is from Chongqing.     4     childhood, he has had impaired (有残障的) arms, but he still decided     5     (make) a living on his own. He left his hometown last September and     6     (work) as a deliveryman for almost one year.

He is very kind and always ready to help others. After hearing Zhou Jiaqi’s story, tens of     7     (thousand) of people voiced their opinions on the Internet.     8     them, one person wrote, “Life is not easy for anyone,     9     deliverymen. They’re often in a hurry to deliver food on electric (电动的) bikes, but some customers may get angry with them if they can’t arrive in time. We need to give more     10     (understand) to deliverymen. Maybe they are on their way to save the world!”

Have you ever heard of bamboo weaving (竹编技艺)? A piece of bamboo art caught people’s attention at the     1     (six) China International Import Expo (进口博览会). The     2     (wonder) work of art belongs to Qian Lihuai.

Born in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province, the 38-year-old man has     3     deep relationship with bamboo. After     4     (graduate) from university, he began to develop an interest in the technique and learn how to do it himself. He also travelled     5     (wide) in Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces to learn local bamboo weaving skills. He     6     (try) his best to find out the secret of bamboo weaving.

These experiences pushed     7     (he) to return to his hometown and throw himself into the bamboo weaving industry in 2013. In order to make his works     8     (good) than the traditional bamboo weaving, Qian also added some touches of art to his works creatively.

Qian has taught the bamboo weaving course at his old school. The course     9     (design) to encourage open-minded thinking, exploring the ways of combining (结合) bamboo weaving with other fields. What’s more, he wants to build a museum to spread the culture of traditional bamboo weaving     10     possible.

His dream is to see more people enjoy and understand the beauty of bamboo weaving. He believes that this traditional art has the power to bring happiness to people’s lives.