Jane： Did you go to Dr Hawkings speech last year？
Li Xiang： Sorry， I didn't （1）____ a chance to go． Could you tell me something about him？
Jane：Yes． He was born in Oxford， England in 1942， and he wrote many valuable books．
Li Xiang： I've （2）____（know）about A Brief History of Time． It is his best﹣selling book．
Jane：That's right． He's a great （3）____（science）． He （4）____（catch）a terrible disease
thirty years ago．
Li Xiang： What's his disease like？
Jane： Oh， he can't move his body， and can only speak with the （5）____ of a computer．
Li Xiang： It's hard to believe． No wonder so （6）____ people admire him
I Jane： Unfortunately， he （7）____ f illness on March 14th， 2018
Li Xiang： Oh，（8）____ a pity! Thank you for telling me so much．
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Electric cars may seem like a recent invention，but they've been around for years.In the early 1900s，there were more electric cars on the road than there were petrol（汽油）cars.At that time，petrol was e（1） compared with other fuels（燃料）。W（2） petrol prices dropped and new technologies were developed，electric cars went out of fashion （过时）.Instead，petrol cars became more p（3） because they could travel longer distances （距离）without stopping.
During the 20th century，petrol cars got bigger，heavier，and faster.They needed more fuel，and it c（4） more air pollution.For years，car makers didn't worry about pollution.They didn't worry about the amount of petrol cars used，e（5） .But when people began to realise that there was not enough oil on the earth，they asked car makers to produce more efficient（高效能的）and less polluting cars.
One m（6） of solving the problem was a "hybrid" car（混合动力车），one that ran partly on petrol and partly on electricity.Hybrid cars became popular in the 2000s when petrol prices went up and the prices of hybrid cars went d（7） .
An all﹣electric car uses no petrol.The problem，however，is that car batteries （电池） need to be recharged （再充电）.That makes electric cars not so useful for long j（8） .
Many people are not p（9） with it.The government and car makers are w（10） together to develop safe，cheap，and useful electric cars.When people have these cars in the future，a petrol station may be a thing of the past.
During the unusual winter holiday in 2020，we stayed at home for two （1） （month）because of COVID﹣19.But my father，a member of the Communist Party of China，didn't stay （2） us at home for too long.
When my dad heard about some （3） （use）work，he became a volunteer in a rural area to help check people's information and spread knowledge about COVID﹣19.As the situation became much （4） （bad），24﹣hour traffic checkpoints were set up on the main roads to the village.There was only （5） simple tent，a few chairs and two heaters for volunteers （6） （spend）the night.The winter night was very cold and the volunteers could hardly sleep.But my father （7） （final）chose to stay because he wanted to guard the gate for other people.
Dad （8） （join）the Party a few years ago.At first，I didn't know much about it.After the pandemic，I learned that the Party members are people （9） will step forward when China is in trouble.When I grow up，I want to become one of
（10） （they）.Even if I am not a Party member，I will make contributions to our society，making it a much better place.
Coming home after working for the whole night I lost my wallet.It was
（1） （probable） very close to my house but I couldn't find it and had to cancel my credit cards.I had kept（2） wallet for ten years and it was a Christmas present.It was a bright，red leather wallet.Not every adult is sad about losing something， （3） I was very upset about losing my wallet.
I spoke to my （4） （friend） about my lost wallet.Most of them said I might get the wallet back finally but the money in it would （5） （appear）.I had listed all the things in my wallet （6） （get） some new ones.
I came home late the next night and my red wallet was in front of my house.I checked it carefully.
（7） everything in my wallet，there was a note.I was surprised when I read the note which said， "I （8） （find） this last night.It was too dark to go through it then，so I came back tonight.I got your address from your license.Sorry.Mike."
Not only had this man returned my wallet but he was sorry for not bringing it back
（9） （early）.There was no information about Mike so I couldn't get in touch with him to say "Thank you".But I did hope he could know how （10） （thank） I was!
A Chinese dance drama（1） （make）the first appearance on social media platforms abroad already，causing a wave of discussion on the beauty of Chinese culture among art lovers worldwide.
The dance drama Li Bai is（2） classic play made by the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater.It has touched people all over the world（3） telling the story of Tang Dynasty （618 AD—907 AD）poet Li Bai.
Li Bai was born in 701 AD（4） died in 762 AD.Maybe because he traveled around so much when he was little，he decided（5） （keep） traveling around the land when he was 25 years old.He wanted to learn more about nature and people.He expressed his feelings through the beautiful words in his poems.People（6） （real） liked his poems.Even today people still admire his poems，not only adults，but（7） （child） too.Kids start to learn his poems when they are in primary schools.Li Bai is one of the
（8） （important） poets in China.He is just as important as William Shakespeare to the world.
Last month，the dance drama Li Bai （9） （watch） over 5.57 million times.And China has once again carried Chinese culture forward in（10） （it） own way.
On May 22，2021，the whole nation were saddened by the news that Dr.Yuan Longping passed away.That afternoon，it was（1） in Changsha，Hunan Province.As the hearse （灵车）went slowly through the streets，people said together"Grandpa Yuan，rest in peace" over and over again.Some ran along，（2） to see him off for a longer time.Tears ran down their faces with the rain.
Dr.Yuan Longping worked most of his life growing better rice.As a result of his research，the Chinese people are no longer（3） about getting hungry.For his contributions，Dr.Yuan is always called the"Father of Hybrid （杂交的）Rice" by the Chinese.
Born in 1930，Dr.Yuan graduated from college in 1953.Years later，he decided to do （4） on hybrid rice.From 1964 to 1969，he did more than 3，000 experiments，but all （5） .He never gave up.In 1974，he became the first agricultural （农业的）pioneer （6） grow rice that had a high output in the world.
Dr.Yuan Longping was good at English.Actually，he spoke English（7） he talked with foreign reporters.He liked swimming and playing the violin.He also wrote lyrics for a song to show his dream and（8） his love for his mother.
Like our neighbour and friend，Dr.Yuan Longing was a（9） and caring man.He encouraged the young people and loved children.Dr.Yuan Longping is a great （10） t with a humble mind and a warm heart.
Dr.Yuan Longping will live in our hearts forever.
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