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NAO is a 58cm﹣tall robot． He is small，cute and round． You can't help but love him! NAO is created to be a friendly partner around the house． He moves，recognizes（识别）you，hears you and can even talk to you．

Since his birth in 2006，he has been better and better at pleasing，understanding and loving you．Maybe one day he will become your friend．His cute look and wonderful communication skills make him really lovely and popular．

He can be a good helper．Ask him to do something and he does．For example，ask NAO to wake you up in the morning，to watch your home during the day or to teach you new things whenever you want．You no longer need a keyboard，a computer or a mouse to communicate with technology．All you have to do is to talk to him．

He can be a sweet family member． He can learn to read your moods，so that he always knows the right thing to say．He can recognize your family members and call them by their first names．You can teach him how to choose the music， food and film you like best．

Information card
Appearance	（1）　　：58cm tall Look：small，cute and round Age：13 （2）　　old
Abilities	He is created to please， understand and love you． He has wonderful （3）　　skills．
A pleasant partner	A good helper： 1． He can wake you up and watch your home during the day． 2． No matter （4）　　you want him to teach you new things， all you have to do is talk to him．
A pleasant partner	A sweet family member： 1． He can always say something right and recognize your family members． 2． You can teach him how to choose your （5）　　music， food and film．

Ali and Albert were brothers．Their parents （1）　　away early and left them a cow．The brothers were going to share the cow．Albert is an （2）　　[' ɒnɪst] man and he listened to everything that his elder brother said．But Ali was cunning（狡猾的）．

One day，Ali said，"I will be very （3）　　（公平的）with you，Albert．You take the front part of the cow and I will take the hind（后面的）side of the cow．Each of us can use （4）　　we get．But we can't kill it．"

Albert gave the cow grass and water every day．The cow made lots of milk．Ali （5）s 　　the milk and got a lot of money．But he did not share the money with Albert．Albert felt a bit（6）u 　　．

A （7）　　（邻居）knew about this and said something to Albert．The next day，when Ali was milking the cow，Albert hit the cow in the head．The cow started （8）k 　　．Ali shouted to Albert，"Don't you see me milking the cow？"

"The front part of the cow is （9）　　， and I can do anything I want．"Albert said angrily．

Ali knew he was wrong and said sorry to Albert． From then on， the brothers fed the cow（10）　　[ tə' geðə] and shared the money fom selling milk． Both of the brothers lived happily after that．

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Tips for Writing Better Articles

Many of us don't spend a lot of time improving our writing skills． This can be a problem when we hand in our articles． Good writing skills will help us improve our grades and be good for us later in life．The following tips can be（1）　　．

Make good word choices． When we are not sure which word is the right one for a sentence， look it up in a （2）　　． Many of us choose words in a hurry and don't think over if they' re （3）　　．

Good word choices are necessary for good writing．

Check facts．If we want people to （4）　　what we write，we must make sure our facts are true．We should use dependable（可靠的）facts．

Rewrite．A common problem is that we don't like to rewrite．In fact，rewriting is the best way to find out and correct some （5）　　，like bad grammar and spelling．Rewriting makes our writing better than before，though it takes more （6）　　and more work．

Read aloud． It is a good（7）　　to learn English well． Sometimes it's easier to find problems with spelling， word usage， and grammar when we read aloud． Reading aloud helps us not only find out our problems （8）　　develop our writing．

Prepare a list． It is very important for writing a good article． Such a list includes： Is there a proper title？ Have we （9）　　every point？ Are all the parts of the article included？ This can help us make sure that we have covered everything．

It is not easy to become a better （10）　　． But with a few simple steps， we can improve our writing skills and learn how to write better articles．

Like most Chinese， Mr． Zhang has a traditional family．（1）　　he and his wife are middle school teachers while their 6﹣year﹣old son is a pupil． Mr．Zhang's mother lives with them and helps them（2）　　the kid． They love one another and live a happy life．

Yesterday it was Mr．Zhang's mother's birthday．The couple wanted to do （3）　　to show their love for her．After a big dinner，Mr．Zhang brought a basin（盆）of warm water and asked his mother to sit （4）　　the basin．He took off her shoes and put her （5）　　into the water．After that he began to wash them （6）　　．His wife helped to comb his mother's hair slowly．Seeing this，the boy （7）　　his mother's example． He tried to comb his mother's hair， too． But he was not （8）　　enough to do that． So he brought a chair and stood on it． Everyone could feel the warmth and love in the family．

As we all know， it is a good Chinese tradition to respect the old and take care of the young． We should try our （9）　　to care for our family． We must visit our parents as often as possible and have a （10）　　with them on the phone even though we may work far away． Indeed， family is a place of happiness．

（1）A．Both	B．Either	C．Neither	D．Each
（2）A．look for	B．look out	C．look after	D．look at
（3）A．nothing	B．something	C．everything	D．anything
（4）A．in	B．on	C．under	D．in front of
（5）A．foot	B．feet	C．hand	D．hands
（6）A．carefully	B．careful	C．careless	D．carelessly
（7）A．advised	B．suggested	C．made	D．followed
（8）A．old	B．tall	C．short	D．young
（9）A．good	B．many	C．best	D．most
（10）A．chat	B．sleep	C．meal	D．rest

People spend almost a third of their lives doing one thing﹣sleeping， Every year， there is a special day for people around the world to celebrate the importance of good and healthy sleep﹣World Sleep Day．

Sleep is like food for the brain．（1）　　．

People of different ages need different amounts（数量）of sleep．According to the National Sleep Foundation（国家睡眠基金会）in the US，adults should get seven to eight hours of sleep a night．（2）　　And school﹣aged children may need more than ten hours of sleep．

（3）　　The China Youth and Children Research Center said that about 80 percent of middle school students don't get enough sleep． It has influenced on students' school life．（4）　　They can't pay attention in class or do well in sports．

To solve this problem， scientists advise that students should get less schoolwork and more time to sleep．（5）　　Good sleep habits help a lot． For example， try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day， even on weekends and during holidays．

A． Teenagers need nine to ten hours．

B． If you sleep less， you' ll get fatter and fatter．

C． Enough sleep helps the brain and body grow．

D． Taking a 20﹣minute sleep at noon is also useful．

E． Students without enough sleep may get poor grades．

F． However，many students don't get enough sleep because of too much homework．