Do you know how rice first came to China？ There is an old Chinese story
（1） is about little girl who went out to fish． There was famine（饥荒）and everybody was very （2） /'hʌŋgrɪ/．
The little girl felt her net growing heavy and was very happy． However， it was the King of Frogs（青蛙）that she（3） /kɔ： t/．The frog told her to hold out her fishing net to the sun's rays and he would sing（4） magic song．The little girl followed his instructions．She was（5） （great）surprised to see the rays of sunshine falling through the net． And they were changed （6） golden grains（谷粒）of rice． The first rice was thought to arrive in this way．
We do not know whether this story is true， but it tells （7） （we）that rice has the same value as gold to the Chinese． Rice （8） （be）always the main food for the Chinese．For centuries， much land has been devoted（奉献）to rice﹣planting and many Chinese people are （9） （farmer）， who work very hard for each grain．
It's important to （10） /seɪv/ food and say no to waste． After all， waste not， want not．
My teacher is very （幽默） and she likes telling jokes．
The sweet smell of the flowers in the garden comes （穿过） the open window，making us feel a good mood（心情）．
Smile is very important when we （交流；联系） with each other．
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Nowadays，there are mainly robots working in factories．They can help to build cars，and（1） doing simple jobs over and over again．Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring，but robots will never get（2） ．Some robots in Japan can walk and dance．There will be many（3） robots in the future．Some scientists believe that we can make robots move like people，and it will be possible to make（4） really think and talk like humans．However，it may take（5） of years．The robots in the future will have many different shapes，such as humans， plants，animals and so on．Do you think you will have your own robot in the future？
A： Hi， Bill． I notice you are reading the novel again．（1）
B： Three times． Every time I read it， I can learn something new．
A： Really？ Who wrote it？
B： Richard Adams．（2） I like writers who have special opinions．
A： Me， too． Could you please tell me more？
B： OK． Richard wrote a book for his daughters in the early time．（3）
A： Sounds interesting． Where did you buy this book？
B： （4）
A： Is it far from here？
B： No．（5） Just next to the People's Cinema．
A： Oh， I see． Thank you!
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A． Only 10 minutes' walk from here． B． What a wonderful novel! C． In the Rose Bookshop． D． He's a great English writer． E． How many times have you read it？ F． In 1974， the book came out and it became very popular． |