When Mike was seven, he knew his dream was to be a photographer. He kept working on it for years. Recently, he was trying to take a picture of a sunset (日落) to enter the school ________ competition.

“Mom, it has been ________ these days. I don’t think I can get this picture!” Mike complained.

“Why not use one of your photos on the computer?” suggested Mom.

“I can’t—the rules say the photos have to be taken with a traditional camera. We ________ a roll of film, it gets developed(冲洗胶卷), and we ________ one photo for the competition.”

“Why is a sunset so important?” Mom asked.

“The ________ of the competition is peace,” Mike explained, “and I feel most peaceful seeing a sunset.”

Zach, his six-year-old brother came out of the bedroom. “Hey, you want to take a picture of me? Look!” He put both arms over his head.

“Not right now,” said Mike, ________.

That very afternoon, Mike felt excited when he saw ________ skies. He carefully lined up his shot(镜头) and waited ________ till the sun reached the ground.

“That’s it! Perfect!” he shouted cheerfully.

The next morning, Mike noticed he could take one more picture to ________ the roll of film, so he walked into Zach’s room. Zach was ________ quietly with a teddy bear under his arm. Mike didn’t wake Zach up, and ________ took a picture of him.

A week later, Mike got the photos. The sunset picture was the one he was most eager to see. There it was! It was as nearly perfect as Mike had ________.

Then, he ________ the other photos. Suddenly, he stopped. His eyebrows(眉毛) rose as he ________ the photo of Zach. He looked back at the photo of the sunset, which seemed less perfect now. He ________ the two choices. Finally, he decided to use the photo of Zach for the competition.

Have you ever gotten stung（蛰）by a bee? Well, for 18-year-old Mikaila Ulmer from the US, her first bee sting at the age of 4 was a special experience. It inspired her to make a difference and turned her into an entrepreneur.

The bee sting scared Mikaila,   ★   . She soon learned how important bees are for the planet and how they are at risk of dying out.

At not even 5 years old, Mikaila wanted to do something to help save the bees. With her parents’ help, she set up a lemonade stand in her front yard. She used her grandmother’s homemade lemonade recipe and added a little bit of honey to it. The money from every lemonade she sold went to bee protection groups.

But Mikaila wanted to do more. She made her special recipe into a product, called Me and the Bees Lemonade. At the age of 10, she went on a TV show with her dad to try to get funding and public attention. It worked. Now, more than 10 years since her first lemonade, she sells five different drink products available at many restaurants and stores across the country.

In 2020, Mikaila brought out a book about her experience as an entrepreneur called Bee Fearless, Dream Like a Kid. As she explained to CNBC, “I always say that it’s important to dream like a kid, and as a kid, it’s the perfect age to start figuring out what you enjoy and trying new things and taking risks.”

I remember the first time I suggested screen-free days in our school to some of our student leaders. Jokingly, I said to the group, “What do you think if we go a week without using our laptops or smart phones?”

They laughed, and one of them said, “No way, Mr. White. They would be too much.” I could feel their worry, and told them that I was only considering single screen-free days. Even that idea left them feeling upset.

According to a survey we did, most students in our school spend about six hours a day on screens. Many of my students start their day by checking their smart phones. I often see them looking at their phones when getting off the bus or at parents drop-off—they can’t use their own “screens” at school. They usually work on computers at school for at least two hours during the day.

It’s clear that our students spend a lot of time on screens. We do see the benefits of technology. However, we teachers also want to make sure that students have balanced learning and social experiences away from their screens. That’s why we have come up with the idea of screen-free days.

During the course of the year, we have built in several screen-free days that require us to make different plans for our students about how they will communicate with one another and the world around them without “screens”. For some teachers, this means bringing back a valuable lesson plan that has been put off for some time because it is “out of date”. Others have designed something completely new.

Fun activities, for example, card games and room escape(密室逃脱) games, are organized at school. In these activities, students socialize without smart phones and have face-to-face communication without checking on “likes” they’ve got online. These fun activities also make it possible for the whole grade to enjoy the company of their friends with no smart phones.

After our first screen-free day, students mentioned that they were surprised they enjoyed it. Finding ways to help our students connect with one another is important.

While technology is already part of our world, it shouldn’t play such an important role in a learner’s life.

61. 假定你是李华，一名英国交换生Chris 向你咨询中国人日常生活中的基本社交礼仪，如待人接物、餐桌礼仪、参加聚会等。请你根据以下内容提示给Chris写一封邮件，介绍你所知道的相关礼仪。

内容提示：

What do you usually do when you meet people for the first time?

How do you behave properly at table?

What are we supposed to do when you go to a party?

Something more about the Chinese customs.

注意：文中不得透露个人真实信息；词数60—80；开头结尾已给出；不计入总词数。

I’m looking forward to your exchange visit.

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I hope the above is helpful and see you soon!

Love,

Li Hua