The Chinese life is colorful with many interesting folk ways.The Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first lunar month，it has a Chinese name Yuanxiao Festival.Yuanxiao comes from the （1）f that people call the first lunar month the Yuan Month and night Xiao.The night of the 15th day of the first lunar month （2）m the beginning of the first full moon.On the Lantern Festival，the Chinese people have the custom of
（3）e lanterns and eating glutinous rice dumplings.There is a common saying that"Playing on the Lantern Festival."
The custom started during the Han Dynasty，and has a （4）h of more than 2000 years.On that night，every place is decorated with lanterns and streamers（饰带） and there is a bustling atmosphere.As night （5）f ，people go in crowds to the sea of colorful lanterns：palace lanterns，wall lamps，figure lanterns，flower lanterns，revolving horse lanterns，animal lanterns，and toy lanterns，of all types and （6）c .Some lanterns have riddles（谜语） on them，which encourage people to try to be the （7）f to find the answer.
It is （8）a a traditional custom to eat glutinous rice dumplings at this time.As early as the Song Dynasty，there was such a kind of food，a round ball （9）m of glutinous rice flour with a filling of sugar and kernels（果仁）.Since it is eaten on the Lantern Festival，people call it yuanxiao.The Chinese people hope that （10）e is satisfactory （yuanman in Chinese），and to eat glutinous rice dumplings on the first night with a full moon in a year is to wish that family members will remain united，harmonious，happy and satisfied.
In March，2020，（l）a of the students couldn't go to school as usual．They had to stay at home to have lessons on the Internet． Liu Ming is an English teacher． He changed the way of teaching English．He taught English online．In order to make his lessons more creative，he asked his students to hand（2）i their homework through a QR code（二维码）．Mr．Liu said，"When students finish doing their homework，they keep it on WeChat． Then each student makes his/her（3）o QR code and gives it to me．So I check their homework anywhere by（4） （use） my mobile phone．"
Mr Liu can receive the homework by email， QQ and WeChat． When Mr．Liu scans（扫描） his students' QR codes，their homework（5）a on his phone．He finds that their homework becomes more colourful，with many pictures， music and even videos．
Liu Ming's students like the new way and think it is interesting．We are living in the information age．Many students like to work with（6） （computer）．The homework on the paper is not easy to keep，but the code is easy to keep and share．Mr．Liu said，"It's worth（7） （try） to use new technology in education．Education itself is a kind of creation， I don't want my students to fall behind the times．"
However，some parents are（8） （worry）． They are afraid that their children will spend too much time playing games and less time studying．But in fact，most of the students still pay more（9）a to their lessons．For students，it doesn't take them too much time．For teachers，it allows them（10） （check） the students' work at any time．And it's also an easy way to share homework with other students．
（1）We found that only fifteen percent of our students exercise every day．Forty﹣five percent exercise four to six times a week． Twenty percent exercise only one to three times a week． And twenty percent do not exercise at all!
（2）If you go without sleep， you might have problems with your memory or with your concentration（注意力）．In order to concentrate at school or perform well in tests， we really need to get a good night's sleep．
（3）Dr． Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children． "Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves， too． Although it's normal to want successful children， it's even more important to have happy children．
（4）Yes， you knew I was going to say this! It is so important． Smoking is not cool． It is dangerous． It harms nearly every part of your body． Think about how your family and friends will feel， and think about what it will do to your health．
（5）I have never been very active， and I do not like sports． I have always wanted a pet， so my parents gave me a dog for my birthday． Now I get exercise by taking him for a walk every day． Now I feel really healthy．
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A． Not getting enough sleep has effects on our brain's work． B． Have a healthy diet!． C． Say no to smoking! D． Our survey about doing exercise． E． Taking my pet for a walk makes me healthy． F． Too much pressure is not good for a child's development． |
Teens are not as healthy as they used to be． They are putting on weight． A recent research shows 97% of the teens need more exercise．（1） First，exercise can help your mind． People who get plenty of physical activity might worry less and sleep better at night． You may even learn better in school．（2） Physical activity can make your body strong． It can also keep you at a healthy weight． But how can teens be encouraged to do more exercise？ Here are some good suggestions．
（3） Doctors call watching TV or playing video games screen time． You should have no more than two hours of screen time a day． Then you will enjoy your life more．
（4） Interest is the best teacher． You can choose the traditional sports，such as basketball， soccer ，or baseball． Those are all great sports and if you like them，play them．
（5） Find a friend or a family member to exercise with you． You will have more fun and
it' s not easy for you to give up．
All in all，it' s necessary for tens to do more exercise．
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A． Second， exercise helps your body． B． Step away from the screen． C． Exercise with others together． D． Exercise helps in two ways． E． Find a sport you are interested in． |
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We can't remember（1） （clear） since when we started to take our mobile phones to a dinner table． This happens a lot， especially when we eat out． Once（2）d come， we take out our mobile phones and take photos（3）i of lifting our chopsticks． Later， we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat， （4） （wait） to be "liked"． Then we checked our mobile phones from time to time during the meal， to see （5）w we get "liked" or not． We just cannot leave our mobile phones for simply a meal．
Does that sound familiar to you？ Do you do that often？ If not， how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you？
A recent study（6） （suggest） that what we are used to doing is not that good． Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant So， （7）w not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food ahead of you？
Besides the（8） （science）result， there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals． After posting the photos onto the Internet， one will be unable to control himself and check his mobile phone many times．" Does everyone accept my photos？ I hope a lot of people like them!"It seems like your mobile phone secretly calls your name all the time， even when you are（ 9）w real people．
So， next time you go out to have dinner， how about not taking photos of food？ Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with others． Trust me， and it will be a
（10） （wonder） time．
It was too late at night when an old man came to a small town． He found a small hotel and wanted to stay there for the night． After he went into his room， the owner said to his wife， "Look at his bag， there must be much money in it． Let's take it away when he is asleep， shall we？"
"No， no．" said the woman， "He must look for his bag tomorrow morning． If he can' t find it， he'll telephone the police． "They thought for a few minutes． Then the woman had an idea， "We have forgetful grass． Why not put some into his food？ If he has the food， he will forget to take his bag away． "The old man had the food with the forgetful grass and went to bed． The next morning， when the owner got up， he found the door open， and the man had left with the bag． He was angry and woke his wife up， "What a fool! Your forgetful grass isn't useful at all．"
"No， I don't think so He must forget something．" she said． "Oh! I remember now!"cried out the man suddenly， "He forgot to pay for the night．"
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From the story we know the owner of the hotel wanted to（1） the old man's bag when he slept． But his wife（2） with him， and she（3） up with a good idea that they put some forgetful grass into the food（4） that the old man would forget his bag． The forgetful grass worked． The old man really forgot something﹣he didn't （5） to pay for the night．