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I spent many years of my life pretending（假装）． I told that I was happy with my job， although I knew from the（1）　　day that it wasn't fit for me． I pretended to agree with everyone around me to avoid the risk of disagreement． After spending so much time hiding my true self， I（2）　　felt that I'd had enough of that﹣I was really tired of pretending．

I made up my mind（3）　　pretending． It's easier to pretend than to be truly honest with ourselves，（4）　　it comes with a heavy price． If I pretend my job is satisfying． I probably won't make the necessary changes to create a new job（5）　　will bring pleasure to my life． If I pretend to be happy in a relationship when my true（6）　　clearly say something else， how can I improve my relationship？

These days， I'm always saying what's true for me．When I（7）　　to work on a new project．I said that I wasn't good at it because I had little experience with it．In the past．I always（8）　　that fact and felt bad about it for days or even weeks．During parties．I admit（承认）that I hate（9）　　job and can't wait to leave． In the past． I pretended I liked it just to fit in with everyone else．

Pretending is costly（代价高的）．It is not money we give away but peace of mind，and（10）　　．I stopped pretending from then on．

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Chile （智利） is a long and beautiful country with ocean to the west and mountains to the east．Some of the villages are a very long way from（1）　　and some of the schools are very small．

It is difficult for small schools to teach science（2）　　they don't have enough teachers or equipment（设备）．This is where the Science Bus Project can help．The bus（3）　　special science teachers，new ideas and equipment to schools in different parts of the country．Sometimes the children go inside the bus for（4）　　science lessons or clubs．Sometimes the teachers（5）　　bring the equipment inside the classroom．The children do experiments（实验）．The materials used in the experiments are（6）　　to find，for example recycled plastic bottles，so that the class teacher can（7）　　the experiments with the class when the bus has gone．

The（8）　　of the Science Bus Project is to bring science to children all over Chile．Since 2012，the bus has visited lots of schools in Chile，and hundreds of teachers have learned how（9）　　their science classes fun and exciting．

Science is（10）　　for all of us，as it helps us understand our world and we can learn about it inside or outside of the classroom．

Cowboys have lived and worked in the west and south﹣west of the United States for over three centuries and they are a famous symbol of the USA．When you watch those old Holly﹣wood cowboy films from the fifties and sixties，you don't see a job．You see a （1）　　of freedom and adventure（冒险）．However，the real job of an American cowboy has always been（2）　　and sometimes dangerous．It is physical with long hours and low pay．

Life hasn't（3）　　much for cowboys since the early days．Cows walk across huge plains（草原）to（4）　　the grass and the cowboy rides on his horse to bring（5）　　home．Like the cowboys of the past，a 21 ^stcentury cowboy（6）　　gets up early on freezing cold mornings and makes breakfast over a fire．

So why does a man﹣because it is usually a man﹣become a cowboy？For some，it isn't a（7）　　，because they are born into the life．They have worked with（8）　　since they were children．They（9）　　the traditional cowboy culture："It's a real life about you，your horse and the open（10）　　．"

Some people choose the job（11）　　in life．Pat had an office job with the US government with high pay，（12）　　he didn't like city life and spending all day inside．So one day，he（13）　　his job and moved to a ranch（牧场） in Texas，making much less money （14）　　a cowboy．He wanted job satisfaction．And for a cowboy，job satisfaction doesn't come from the money or a comfortable office．It comes from being（15）　　to wake up under the sky and being your own boss．

（1）A．life	B．place	C．way	D．day
（2）A．interesting	B．boring	C．hard	D．easy
（3）A．got	B．paid	C．done	D．changed
（4）A．catch	B．eat	C．touch	D．take
（5）A．it	B．him	C．her	D．them
（6）A．just	B．still	C．even	D．never
（7）A．problem	B．choice	C．plan	D．dream
（8）A．parents	B．brothers	C．cows	D．sheep
（9）A．create	B．miss	C．love	D．refuse
（10）A．country	B．culture	C．mind	D．cowboy
（11）A．later	B．early	C．quickly	D．suddenly
（12）A．so	B．and	C．since	D．but
（13）A．looked for	B．took up	C．gave up	D．cared about
（14）A．for	B．as	C．with	D．like
（15）A．relaxed	B．slow	C．late	D．free

present； if； last； they； usual； other； interest； good； help； have

Friendship and kindness go hand in hand．A friendship can（1）　　forever when friends are kind to each other．

People（2）　　become friends because they have something in common．They share many of the same（3）　　and like to be together．It is easy to be a friend when everything is going great， but a true friend is one who sticks around in both the（4）　　times and the bad．A good friend will cheer you up when you are（5）　　a bad day．Show a friend you care． Ask the other person，"What can I do to help you？"and be willing to do it．

Listen to your friends．Be honest．Tell（6）　　what is wrong if they have hurt you．Send a card， give them a little（7）　　， or call them on the phone just to say "I value our friendship"．（8）　　whenever and wherever you can．Good friendships are not easy to develop， but a friendship can last forever （9）　　you are loyal and sincere．If you are a friend to（10）　　， they will usually be a friend to you．Friends make life better．

Word Bank

loyal 忠实的

sincere 真诚的

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Recently， a very simple sentence， "Amazing， my motherland" has become wildly known in China．As we know， China has （1）　　quickly these years and it has become one of the （2）　　important countries in the world． Foreigners pay more （3）　　to this ancient eastern country﹣China．

Lily， an Australian girl， has ived in China since three years ago．She is （4）　　in a university in Nanjing now．Great changes make her amazed． "I think finding jobs is （5）　　in China than that in Australia． I will work her （6）　　I finish my school work in Nanjing" Lily said．

In Nanjing，we can find new buildings（7）　　The great changes are much more than

（8）　　．The achievements so surprising．China is developing the trade and the friendship with other （9）　　． China is playing（10）　　important role in the world．