So far，no （科学的） studies have shown that shark fins are good for health．
Doing outdoor （activity） can help students improve their abilities and skills．
For many people around the world，the third Sunday in June is a day to respect their fathers．It is Father's Day and（1） （celebrate） Father's important role in the family．
Father is just（2） important to a child as Mother is． For daughters， Father is the first man they admire， while for sons， Father is an idol （偶像） and the（3） （strong） man in their life．
The idea of celebrating Father's Day was（4） （give） by Sonora Smart Dodd of Washington in 1909． She wanted a special day to honor （纪念） her father William Smart； his wife died（5） she was giving birth to their sixth child． Mr． Smart was left（6）_____ （raise） the newborn and his other five children only by himself． After Sonora became an adult， she understood the strength and selflessness （无私） her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent． The first Father's Day was celebrated（7） June 19， 1910 in Washington． And it was in 1966 that the USA President Lyndon Johnson officially made the third Sunday of June Father's Day， In 1972， the USA President Richard Nixon made（8）_____ a national holiday．
Over the years， the idea of celebrating Father's Day on the third Sunday of June（9）_____（spread） across the world． Celebrating the day gives people a chance to express their love and thanks to their fathers． Celebrating the day also makes fathers feel that their contributions arc acknowledged （认可） by their children and（10） （social）．
Last Sunday， Mark invited me to help serve dinner at Tent City． A number of（1）_____ had been set up for the homeless in the area．
My husband was not available to（2） our two sons， so I took 9﹣year﹣old Tony and 5﹣year﹣old Toby with me． Many of the people we（3） had missing teeth or wore dirty clothes．My sons had a lot of questions as what they saw challenged their（4） ideas about how people lived in the world．
"Why don't they buy food（5） us？" "Why don't they have homes？"…
We talked about the（6） people ended up in that type of situation． And I mentioned the importance of creating a safety net for them． "Sometimes the safety net is other people who can share some of their time and resources （资源），"I（7） ．
I was（8） that my boys would make too much noise． But to my（9） ， the people we served were quite thankful that I had brought them． Many said how fun it was to have（10） children around．
After dinner， I saw Tony sit together with several elderly men．He was（11） them talk about sports． To be honest， I had（12） realized that he was such a good listener．（13）______ some people returned to their tents， I heard Tony say to them，"Thanks so much for having dinner with us．" I could see that his simple words had（14） them greatly． I hugged him a little tighter （更紧的） because what he said had touched me too． It was a great reminder that treating people with（15） can lift all of us up．
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（1）A． houses |
B． shops |
C． tents |
D． schools |
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（2）A． look up |
B． look after |
C． look into |
D． look for |
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（3）A． raised |
B． served |
C． saved |
D． admired |
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（4）A． good |
B． different |
C． strange |
D． common |
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（5）A． like |
B． from |
C． for |
D． with |
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（6）A． excuses |
B． wishes |
C． interests |
D． reasons |
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（7）A． explained |
B． agreed |
C． realized |
D． suggested |
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（8）A． angry |
B． worried |
C． mad |
D． crazy |
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（9）A． sadness |
B． regret |
C． surprise |
D． excitement |
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（10）A． polite |
B． active |
C． intelligent |
D． hard﹣working |
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（11）A． agreeing with |
B． running after |
C． depending on |
D． listening to |
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（12）A． never |
B． always |
C． ever |
D． usually |
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（13）A． If |
B． Although |
C． As |
D． Because |
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（14）A． touched |
B． disappointed |
C． hurt |
D． shocked |
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（15）A． power |
B． smile |
C． respect |
D． encouragement |
If you're a kid who likes to have fun and chat with friends online， here's how you can stay safe and avoid problems．
Stick to safer sites． Your parents and teachers can guide you to the best sites for you． Some sites have age restrictions （限制），so you might want to lie about your age．（1）_____ Guard your passwords． If someone can sign in （登录） as you， you will have no control over what they do or say．（2） So don't share your passwords with anyone except your parents．
Limit what you share．（3） If you're not sure if you should share something，ask a parent．Remember that anything you put online or post on a site is there forever， even if you try to delete it．If you wouldn't want your class to know or see something， you shouldn't share it with anyone online， not even your best friends．
（4） Tell an adult right away if someone says something to you that makes you uncomfortable． Also tell an adult if you see anyone bullying （欺凌） or saying strange things to other kids．
Be choosy about your online friends． Some sites let kids make friends with people they don't know． （5） Never agree to meet an online friend in person or give out personal information about yourself．
A． Always tell if you see strange or bad online behavior．
B． But online friends are not the same as the friends in real life．
C． It's safer to tell the truth and avoid those sites until you're older．
D． We should be hard on other people online．
E． And everyone will think it's you!
F． Communicate more with your friends．
G． Never tell a stranger where you live or your phone number．