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Long long ago，there lived a teacher in a small village．He often（1）　　his students in special ways． One day he sent four of his students to go to a small farm to see apple trees in（2）　　seasons．The first student went in winter， the second in spring， the third in summer， and the last in autumn．

After the four students（3）　　back， the teacher called them together．They pictured（描述）their（4）　　 to the teacher． The first student said that there were no leaves on the trees．It made him feel very（5）　　．The second student（6）　　，"What are you talking about？My eyes were full of light green．It made me feel hopeful．" The third one couldn't wait to say excitedly，"How pretty the trees were! I felt so relaxed．The sweet smell of the（7）_____　spread here and there，attracting （吸引） many bees and butterflies．" Hearing these words， the last one shook his head．He said he got a strong feeling of satisfaction when he saw a lot of apples on the beautiful trees．

The teacher smiled and told his students（8）　　 of them were wrong，but each just（9）_____ one season． He continued，"The trees are not the same in different seasons． You can't judge （判断） a tree by seeing only one season．"

Everything has different sides in our life． Don't try to make a conclusion （结论）（10）_____ before you see the whole of it．

（1）A．told	B． taught	C． asked	D． warned
（2）A．natural	B． strange	C． different	D． beautiful
（3）A． stood	B． arrived	C． found	D． came
（4）A． feelings	B． interviews	C． trips	D． surveys
（5）A． tired	B． amazed	C． disappointed	D． excited
（6）A． explained	B． nodded	C． thought	D． disagreed
（7）A． flowers	B． trees	C． apples	D． leaves
（8）A． all	B． both	C． none	D． some
（9）A． knew	B． saw	C． told	D． learned
（10）A． in a hurry	B． in person	C． in public	D． in a way

Hometown Feelings

Some people still live in their hometown． However， others may only see it once or twice a year． Nowadays（1）　　（ million） of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities．Among these is Zhong Wei，a 46﹣year﹣old husband and father． He（2）　　（live） in Wenzhou for the last 13 years．With a hard job in a factory， he doesn't find much time to visit his hometown．"I I used（3）　　（return） home at least once a year， but I haven't been back for three years now．" he says．

Many people like Zhong Wei are（4）　　（ interest） in how their hometowns have changed．Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared．（5）　　many places， the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help．

"I noticed that's true of my hometown，" adds Zhong Wei．"Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school（6）　　the mid﹣20th century． But now the buildings are（7）　　（real） old．I hear they're going to build a new school there．"Zhong Wei thinks such developments are good，and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same．

According to Zhong Wei，（8）　　， some things will never change． "In my hometown， there was a big old tree opposite the school． It is still there and has become quite a symbol of the place．Most of the children in my time（9）　　（ like） to play together under that big tree，especially during the summer holidays． It was such a happy childhood． Our hometown has left many soft and sweet（10）　　（ memory） in our hearts．"

What is health？"Health" means eating well， getting enough exercise， and having a healthy weight． Let's read the following rules．（1）　　．

1．Eat different kinds of foods， especially fruit and vegetables． We all know that eating fruit and vegetables can help us stay healthy，（2）　　Remember that we can only get the nutrition（营养） we need by eating different kinds of foods， especially fruit and vegetables．

2．Drink water and milk more often． Besides water， kids need plenty of calcium（钙） to grow strong bones（骨头），and milk is rich in it． Every day，you should drink at least three cups of milk when you are 9 years old or older． You should also try to have less sugary drinks．（3）　　

3．Listen to your body． When you are eating， notice how your body feels．（4）_____　Eating too much makes you feel uncomfortable．

4．Limit（限制） screen time． What's screen time？ It's the time you spend watching TV，movies and playing computer games． The more time you spend on these siting﹣down activities，（5）　　Try to spend more time on sports every day．

A． They include a lot of sugar．

B． the less food you will eat．

C． They can help you keep healthy．

D． but many of us only eat our favourite food．

E． the less time you spend playing sports．

F． When your stomach feels full， stop eating．

Father's Love

As a young man， Jack was an excellent artist with a wife and two fine sons． One night， his older son had a serious stomachache． Thinking it was only some（1）　　disease（疾病），Jack and his wife didn't take the boy to the hospital． But the boy（2）　　suddenly that night．

Jack realized that if he took his son to the hospital in time， the boy's death could be（3）　　．So he always felt guilty（内疚的）．Even worse， a short time later his wife left him，（4）　　him alone with his six﹣year﹣old younger son． The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Jack could（5）　　， and he turned to alcohol（酒精） for help． Soon Jack became an alcoholic．

Gradually，his health and life became（6）　　and Jack began to lose everything he owned his land， house， etc．（7）　　Jack died alone in a small bar（酒吧）． Hearing of Jack's death， I thought，"What a waste of life! What a complete（彻底的）（8）　　! "

（9）　　time went by， I began to change my earlier simple judgement（评价）．I knew Jack's now adult son， Bill． He is one of the kindest， most earing， most（10）　　men I have ever known． I saw the love between Bill and his children． I thought that Bill's kindness and caring must come from（11）　　．

I hadn't heard Bill talk much（12）　　his father． One day， I asked him what on earth（究竟）his father had done so that he became such a special person． Bill said quietly，As a child until I left home at 18，my father came into my（13）　　 every night， gave me a kiss and said，"love you， son．"

Tears came to my eyes as I（14）　　I was a fool before． I had ever thought Jack was a complete failure． He didn't leave valuable things behind，（15）　　he was a kind loving father， and left behind his best love．

（1）A． terrible	B． common	C． unusual	D． heavy
（2）A． died	B． left	C． disappeared	D． woke
（3）A． chosen	B． refused	C． avoided	D． canceled
（4）A． throwing	B． telling	C． forgetting	D． leaving
（5）A． stand	B． understand	C． get	D． find
（6）A． better	B． weaker	C． worse	D． finer
（7）A． Finally	B． Normally	C． Firstly	D． Slowly
（8）A． illness	B． problem	C． failure	D． trouble
（9）A． Since	B． Unless	C． Although	D． As
（10）A． careful	B． loving	C． humorous	D． hard﹣working
（11）A． anywhere	B． somewhere	C． everywhere	D． nowhere
（12）A． about	B． to	C． with	D． for
（13）A． classroom	B． sitting﹣room	C． bathroom	D． bedroom
（14）A． remembered	B． regarded	C． agreed	D． realized
（15）A． and	B．so	C． but	D．or

A new bridge was just opened on Oct.24， 2018．It is the HongKong Zhuhai﹣Macao Bridge（HZMB）．Its construction （1）b　　in December， 2009 and it was opened to traffic on Oct.24， 2018．It costs over 120 billion yuan．Now it′s the longest cross﹣sea bridge in the world．The bridge looks（2）1　　the the letter "Y"．It's also regarded as one of the seven wonders of the modern world．

The HZMB is unique in many ways．It has a service life of 120 years，20 years longer （3）t　　most bridges．It's not only a bridge but includes a tunnel and two islands，In one part， the bridge turns into a 6.7km﹣long undersea tunnel that passes through two man﹣made islands．

The HZMB will make it much （4）f　　to travel among the three areas it connects．The Y﹣shapes bridge will cut travel （5）t　　between HongKong and Zhuhai from three hours to just 30 minutes．