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Rick Hoyt is American and he has a good job at the University of Boston. （1） ，he is in a wheelchair because of a serious illness.He can't （2） either and he uses a computer for daily communication.However，he loves sport and wants to challenge
（3） in triathlon﹣a sports competition in which people swim 4 kilometers，bike 180 kilometers and run 42 kilometers.How can Rick make it as he can't swim，bike or run and sits in a wheelchair？It （4） to be an impossible dream for him to realize.
Rick can take part because he does it with his father，Dick Hoyt.Together，they try their best to do the（5） task in their life﹣in the running，his father pushes him in his wheelchair；in the （6） ，Rick lies in a small boat and his father swims and pulls him；in the cycling Rick sits in a special seat on the front of his （7） bike.
Of course，the Hoyts never win the race.The winner of a triathlon usually completes it in about nine（8） ，but the Hoyts take much longer time. "That's right， "says the father. "We never win.But Rick and I think that we always win. "
Now the father and son have （9） the respect（尊敬） of many people.And their （10） courage also sets a good example for us all.It sends out the message how important it is that we believe in ourselves and never give up.
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As a foreigner, the first time I ate hot pot was in Chongqing, China. The hot pot restaurant was one of the largest and ___（1）___（busy）places in the city. In the restaurant, hundreds ___（2）___ people were crowded into one large room. My friend and I sat at a table with ___（3）___ large pot in the middle. It was an amazing experience. I ___（4）___（real）couldn’t forget it.
Today, the hot pot is one of the most popular forms of cooking in China, and nearly every town and city has some hot pot ___（5）___（restaurant). Some people might ask how hot pot becomes so popular. With a hot pot, you can ___（6）___（put）in any food that you like. The same pot can serve any number of different meals to the people sitting around the table. Everyone can eat as much ___（7）___ they want and no one is left out. This ___（8）___（be）one of the values of Chinese culture. Finally, not only does hot pot taste wonderful, but it is the perfect way ___（9）___（spend）time with others.
In China, people often joke that there’s no problem that a hot pot can’t solve. Over a hot pot, people can talk about not just food, but friendship. The food may soon be forgotten, ____（10）____ the friendship will stay with us forever. Even today, I remember all the good times I spent with my friends in Chongqing.
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My heart is filled with love. Recently, I’m so ___（1）___（感激的）for the support of a very dear friend of mine. With his help, I can realize my dream of making a kind act. It ___（2）___（带来）me more power in my life.
We live in a small African city. As you know, people are ___（3）___（贫穷的）and it’s hard for them to find jobs. I’ve been looking forward to opening a ___（4）___（汤）kitchen for many years. I hope to help the ___（5）___（当地的）people in need. My friend helps me create a Facebook ___（6）___（页面）called Sunshine. On it, we usually ___（7）___（分享）our kind activities with our friends. These days, I’m making hearty food while my friend is handing our clothes to the homeless. There are so many people living on the ___（8）___（街道）, which shocks me a lot.
We want to ___（9）___（邀请）more people to join us. The act of love by giving has touched my heart greatly. Sometimes I’m tired at the end of the day, but I ___（10）___（仍然）love the journey I’m on. Because of the project, my life becomes so meaningful. I just know what I’m doing now may make a difference to some people’s life.
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The term Start of Summer appeared over 2200 years ago. Since it is an important time for the harvest（收获） of summer plants, ancient Chinese emperors in different dynasties paid special attention to it.
In the Zhou Dynasty（1050-221 BC）, the emperor led his officers to celebrate the Start of Summer and encouraged his people to do farm work in time. Everything, including the emperor’s and the officers’ dress, the horses and the flags, was decorated（装饰） in the color red, in order to show respect to the god of summer and hope for a good harvest.
One of the most interesting customs（风俗） is weighing people at the Start of Summer. It began to be celebrated from the Three Kingdoms Period（220-180） and is getting popular in South China today.
It was believed that this custom would bring heath and good luck to the people who were weighed. After lunch on the day of Start of Summer, the young and old took turns to get weighed while receiving good wishes from the people around him. It is said that those who were weighed would stay healthy in the hot summer and that those who weren’t would get back sooner or later.
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The Start of Summer is important because it is the time for the harvest of summer _____（1）_____. |
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In the Zhou Dynasty, the emperor celebrated the day with his officers and encouraged his people to do farm work _____（2）_____. |
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Weighing people at the Start of Summer started in the Three Kingdoms Period and _____（3）_____ in South China today. People took turns to _____（4）_____ with people offering good wishes because they believed they would be ____（5）____ in the hot summer if they were weighed. |
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According to some old Chinese stories, there once was ___（1）___ ancient emperor named Shennong. At that time, there was no medicine to treat illnesses. Many sick people could only wait for ___（2）___ (die).
To save his people, Shennong decided ___（3）___ (find) and test out different plants. He and his men set out on a journey in search of medicinal(药用的) plants.
Each time the team found a new plant, Shennong would taste it ___（4）___ (he). Some plants made him feel ___（5）___ /sli: pi/, some caused him to have a stomachache, and some made him tremble(颤抖) all over. ___（6）___ Shennong searched and tested over a long time, he and his men discovered lots of medicinal plants.
As they continued their search, the team found a plant ___（7）___ small yellow flowers. Shennong picked off one piece from the plant in order to taste it. He said, “It looks like a medicinal plant. I have to test it, or some people may misuse it.”
Suddenly, Shennong’s face turned pale and he fell on the ground ___（8）___ (heavy). Even after he ___（9）___ (give) the leaves from other medicinal plants, he still lost his life. People covered him with ____（10）____ (thousand) of flowers. From then on, they called him “the Emperor of Medicine”.
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How does the tea plant grow? This term, some students got their answers in the school’s rooftop(屋顶) garden. Many schools have built small gardens on their teaching building’s rooftop. Some students planted tea plants there. While taking ___（1）___ of tea plants, they also did experiments to learn more about tea.
How to ___（2）___ egg soup and sandwiches? Some students learned to cook in an after-school cooking club. To parents’ ___（3）___, their kids could cook some simple dishes in a short time.
In the past, Chinese children were sometimes busier after school ___（4）___ they had to take so many after-school classes. Now, students join all kinds of clubs. Why do students have free time to ___（5）___ up their hobbies? Because China has introduced the “double reduction” policy(双减政策). It hopes to ease(减轻) students’ learning burden(负担) ___（6）___ reducing homework and after-school classes.
Students’ lives have changed a lot since the policy was carried out. On the one hand, their homework is clearly ___（7）___ than before, they aren’t encouraged to buy workbooks(练习册) any more. Teenagers have more chances to get knowledge from the real life. This is a much better way than just hitting the books. On the other hand, students spend more time ___（8）___ after-school clubs. They get lots of life skills from these colorful clubs and have enough time to relax and think for ___（9）___. It’s believed ___（10）___ the “double reduction” policy makes a difference to students’ lives.