Cindy and Anna were best friends． They were always happy together，but one day they couldn't agree on w（1） to do．
"Come on， let's play chess，" Anna said．
"I don't want to play chess，"Cindy replied．"We always do what you want to do，Anna．It's my turn to make a d（2） ，" Cindy was getting a little unhappy and went away， leaving Anna alone．
The next day at school， their teacher Mrs．Stone asked for their n（3） ．Anna looked quite worried because she didn't find her notebook．
When it was time for lunch， Cindy finally t（4） Mrs．Stone she had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag．"Thank you for being honest， Cindy，" said Mrs．Stone．
Later， Mrs．Stone asked the two girls together and helped them realize that it was a good i（5） to take turns to decide the activity． They became best friends again．
Miss Liu is （able to wait for a long time without getting angry） enough to repeat grammar rules for us．
According to a survey， those born in the 2000s have a strong sense of national （骄傲）．
The secretary isn' t able to （翻译） this business letter into French．
Thank you very much． Thank you！
Thank you for Principal Xu， all the teachers and most importantly， the class of 2019． If I can't make my speech fantastic， I will at least try to make it short．
It's been nearly 40 years since I became a member of the navy． You may be wondering how I have won so many honors as a commander﹣in﹣chief． In fact， it all began from the half a （1） basic training， which I will never forget． The training included midnight swims in the cold water， days without （2） and long painful runs in the soft sand． I always felt cold， wet， sleepy and painful．
The training also needed to find those who could （3） in an environment of stress， mess， failure and hardships． To me， the basic training was a lifetime of challenges that lasted six months． And today， I'd like to talk about one little thing， which I think is one of the most important points leading to great （4） ．
Every morning in the training， my instructors（教官） would （5） in our rooms． The first thing they did was to （6） our beds． The corners would be square if we did it right．The covers would be pulled tight， and the pillow would be centered just under the headboard．
It was a（n） （7） task． But every morning we were required to make our beds （8） ．
It seemed a little funny， but the wisdom of this simple act has been proved to me many times over．
If you make your bed every morning， you will have completed the （9） task of the day． It will bring you a small sense of success， and it will （10） you to do another task， and another and another． And by the end of the day， one task completed will have （11） _ into many tasks completed． Making your bed will prove the fact． If you can't do the little things right， you will （12） be able to do the big things right．
（13） the world can happen anywhere and anyone can do it． I can make sure that it doesn't matter whether I ever （14） a day in uniform． Even now， I still start my day with making the bed to perfection． So if you have an awful day by accident， you will come home to a bed that is made﹣that you made﹣and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better．
In general， if you want to change the world，（15） off by making your bed． I hope all of
you will have a brighter future！
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（1）A． day's |
B． week's |
C． month's |
D． year's |
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（2）A． water |
B． sleep |
C． food |
D． air |
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（3）A． doubt |
B． lead |
C． separate |
D． hurry |
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（4）A． success |
B． support |
C． pain |
D． pity |
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（5）A． rest |
B． exercise |
C． appear |
D． relax |
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（6）A． check |
B． clean |
C． mend |
D． make |
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（7）A． exciting |
B． interesting |
C． simple |
D． difficult |
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（8）A． softly |
B． messily |
C． slowly |
D． perfectly |
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（9）A． first |
B． only |
C． same |
D． last |
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（10）A． need |
B． warn |
C． invite |
D． encourage |
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（11）A． thrown |
B． put |
C． turned |
D． divided |
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（12）A． always |
B． hardly |
C． almost |
D． easily |
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（13）A． Protecting |
B． Changing |
C． Controlling |
D． Connecting |
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（14）A． rose |
B． risked |
C． served |
D． celebrated |
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（15）A． start |
B． run |
C． get |
D． take |
Chinese writing is one of the world's greatest writing systems． It is more w（1） in use than alphabetic（字母的） writing systems． More than half of the world's books are written in Chinese， including historical writings and novels， along with writings on government and law．
At the beginning， written Chinese was a picture﹣based 1 （2） ． It dates back several thousand years to the u（3） of animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved （刻） by ancient Chinese people．Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in t （4） _ hanzi．
By the Shang Dynasty， these symbols had become a well﹣developed writing system．Over the years， the system developed into different forms， as it was a time when people were d（5）
geographically， leading to different dialects（方言） and characters． This， however， c（6） under Emperor Qishihuang of the Qin Dynasty．
Emperor Qinshihuang united（统一）the seven major states into one country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction． That writing system was of great i（7） in
uniting the Chinese people and culture． Even today， no matter where Chinese people live or what
dialect they speak， they can all still c（8） in writing． Written Chinese has also become an important method to c （9） China's present with its past． People in modern times can read the classic works which were written by Chinese in ancient times．
Today， Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture， As China plays a g（10） role in the world， an increasing number of international students are beginning to appreciate（ 欣赏） China's culture through this amazing language． Written Chinese spreads Chinese culture wherever it goes．
