In an old building in Peking University，a yellow light shone into the old and dark hours of the night.The famous translator Xu Yuanchong （1） （sit） behind the window and staring at the computer screen.He enjoyed working by （2） （he） from 10：00 p.m.to 4：00 a.m.For him，the quiet night was a（3） （value） time to focus on translation.He was exploring how （4） （spread） Chinese culture abroad by translating Chinese beauty into Western beauty.
Xu was born into a literary family in Nanchang （5） April 18th，1921.When he was little，he （6） （influence） by his mother who was interested in literature.Xu began to translate Chinese poetry into both English and（7） （France） when he was still a teenager.He soon learned that Chinese and European languages were very different.Only about half of the words in these languages could be translated word﹣for﹣word.This is why translators should have （8） creative mind.They are always trying to improve their translations to make sure they are correct and beautiful.
Xu's motto is：Good，better，best.Never let it rest.Until your good is better，you're your better best.（9） Xu was widely considered to be the best，he never stopped trying to become better.The more you learn and the （10） （hard） you study，the better you will become.There is always room for improvement.
Shanghai is one of the first cities in China to see bike sharing fever． Shared bikes can now be found all over the city． （1） On streets， we can often see riders of your age． Some might even be younger than you． Unluckily， there have been some accidents involving （涉及）shared bikes． （2）
One of the most serious accidents took place in March． One Sunday afternoon， a boy was riding an ofo bike（共享单车）． He was hit by a bus and later died． The boy' s parents were not by his side． （3） He was only about 10 years old．
The good news is that Shanghai has been trying to manage bike sharing by making rules． The rules are still being discussed， but some of the rules have been decided on． （4） Users must be between 1.45 and 1.95 meters tall．
However， it could be hard to make these rules work． Ou Jing is ofo's manager in Shanghai． He said the company had banned （禁止）children under 12 from using its service． Yet， young children can still be seen riding ofo bikes． That's because many ofo bikes use manual （手动的）locks． （5） Ofo has developed electronic locks． However， it will take some time for the company to fix the new locks on all of its bikes．
Most of you are old enough to ride a shared bike． Still， please ride slowly for your own safety． When you finish using the bike， don' t forget to park and lock it properly﹣﹣for everybody's safety．
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A． If a user doesn't lock the bike properly after using it， anyone can ride it away． B． In fact， they are popular not only among adults but also among teens． C． All of the children under 12 have stopped riding ofo bikes． D． Besides， the boy was considered too young to ride a bike． E． For example， only people aged between 12 and 70 can ride shared bikes． F． These accidents warn us that shared bikes are not for everybody． |
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A． translated B． writing C． stick to D． achievements E． give up F． successful |
Besides his（1） in poems， Yu was also a（2） translator（翻译家）， essay writer and critic．
He once（3） English poet Siegfried Sassoon's poem in Me， Past， Present， Future Meet into Chinese． It is regarded as a perfect and powerful translation， in which the most famous line is"心有猛虎，细嗅蔷薇" for" In me the tiger sniffs the rose"．
Yu spent his whole life（4） ． In a 2015 interview with People's Daily， he said， "The reason why I（5） writing till today is my passion （热爱）for the Chinese language． "He then added that his love for his mother and his motherland made this passion stronger．
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A． since B． speakers C． our D． until E． included F． expresses |
He was a poet（诗人） known for the nostalgia（怀旧） he describes in his poems． Now， it' s time for us to express（1） nostalgia for this great writer．
On December 14， 2017 the famous Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan． He was born in 1928 in Nanjing， Jiangsu． Yu and his family moved to Taiwan in the 1950s． He lived and worked there （2） his death．
Nostalgia is Yu's famous poem in which he （3） his homesickness（乡愁） for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan． The poem came out in 1971， and it remains highly popular among Chinese（4） worldwide． Even those who know little about literature enjoy lines from the poem． The poem is（5） in Chinese high school textbooks．
Many children love animals． And Willow Phelps is one of （1） （they ）． In fact， this American little girl not only loves animals， but she also has done really a lot for them． And （2） （连词） she did these kind things， she won the 2016 ASPCA（美国防止虐待动物协会） Kid of the Year．
Willow's （3） （ love） for animals started early． When she was about 3 years old， her family took in （4） （冠词）18﹣year﹣old cat． Under the care of Willow， the cat lived for another 3 years． After that， many old pets arrived in Willows home． So， Willow began to make plans to help more（5） （animal）．
With her mums help， Willow began running， swimming and even sewing（缝制）toys to（6） （raise）money for animals in need of help． In her young life， she has （7） （successful） completed the three projects． Finally， she raised ＄ 11，000． She also succeeded in （8） （stop） the use of live goldfish as prizes at her school party． And what she did for goldfish was （9） （notice）and rewarded （奖励） by the ASPCA．
I will continue to speak up for animals no matter how hard it is， "said Willow． Willow dreams of becoming an animal doctor （10） （介词）the future． Let's hope this little girl's dream will come true．
An old lady went into the building of a bank one day， carrying a large bag of money．She asked to speak with the president of the bank．
" How can I help you？" the bank president asked． She replied，"I would like to open a savings account（存款账户），" and placed the bag of （1）m on his desk． The president was surprised to see this， so he asked her，"Madam， how did you make this money？ " The old lady （2）r ，"1 make bets（赌注）．" Surprised， the president then asked "What kind of bet？" The old woman said， "Well， for example， I'll bet you 5，000，000 yuan that your tongue will become square by 10 o'clock tomorrow morning．" "what？" the president asked．He then smiled and said，"You've got yourself a bet! "and shook her hand （3）h
The old lady said， "Okay． May I bring my lawyer with me tomorrow （4）a a witness （见证者）？""Sure!" the president confidently replied．
The next morning， at 10， the old lady showed （5）u with her lawyer at the president's office． She asked the president to （6）o his mouth so they could all see． The old lady looked closely at his tongue and then asked （7）i she could touch it．
"Well， 5，000，000 yuan is a lot of money． I guess it's okay，" the president said．
At this moment， he saw that the lawyer was quietly hitting his head （8）a t the wall．The president asked， "What is the （9）m with your lawyer？"The old lady answered， "I bet him 10，000，000 that I would （10）t the tongue of the president of this bank at 10 am today．"