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On March 31 ^st，2019，a wildfire in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture（凉山彝族自治州）led to 3l deaths，including 27 firefighters．And on May 1 ^st，2016，in Alberta，Canada，a wildfire destroyed an area of nearly 700 square miles． More than 88，000 people had to leave their homes and thousands of homes were destroyed．

Wildfires are unexpected，unplanned．And the cause of most wildfires is unsure．To burn，wildfires require the right conditions﹣fuel，oxygen and heat． And global warming is one of the most important reasons．The high temperatures and dry conditions make the fire spread quickly．

In many parts of the world，wildfires happen naturally． They are started by lighting（闪电）or some other special weather conditions．In recent years，there have been more wildfires because of dry，hot weather，and changeable weather patterns because of global warming．

However，many fires are started by people． Sometimes，people clear land for farming． Besides，there are smokers who accidentally set fires．

Wildfires can cause a lot of smoke，which will pollute the air． Lots of lives，property（财产）and valuable forests will soon disappear in wildfires． When trees are burnt down ， and heavy rain follows ， more disasters such as terrible floods will happen．

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Events	•31 lives lost in the wildfire in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture． •The wildfire in Canada （1）　　thousands of homes．
（2）	•By nature： 1．Lighting or some other special weather conditions． 2．Global warming （3）　　to high temperatures and dry conditions． •By people： 1．People clear the land for farming． 2．Smokers set fires by （4）　　．
Influence	•Wildfires can cause a lot of air （5）　　． •Lives， property and valuable forests disappear． •More disasters will happen．

In some western countries， some people don't like the number 13 because they think 13 is an unlucky number． For example， they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor． One evening， Mr． Smith asked some friends to get （1）t 　 ogether 　． When all of his friends arrived， he asked them to sit at the table for （2）d 　 inner 　． He began to （3）c 　 ount 　the people． Suddenly， he cried out ， " Oh， there are thirteen people here! " Everyone's face looked pale （4）e 　 xcept 　Mr． Brown． He said with a smile ， " Don't worry， my friends． My wife will have a baby in a few weeks． So we have （5）f 　 ourteen 　people here． " All of the friends became happy again． " Congratulations ! " they said to Mr． Brown． They all had a good time that evening．

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In Chinese culture，it is believed that people who have fair（浅色的）skin（皮肤）are more beautiful．In western culture，however，the opposite is true﹣many westerners think tanned skin is prettier．It （1）　　that different cultures have different ideas of what they think is beautiful．

These cultural meanings of beauty，however，are no （2）　　important．As more and more people travel overseas，ideas about beauty are being shared among cultures．The Internet has also made it easier for people to share different types of beauty （3）　　people are always posting pictures on social media．With the help of the Internet，people's views about beauty are always （4）　　．People are now able to （5）　　borrow ideas from other cultures to help them stand out．So what new fashions can we expect to see in the future？

The topic of this programme is environmental protection． We human beings （1）　　（ do） a lot of things at the cost of the environment to develop economy quickly in the past few years． I do think it is time for us to understand the （2）　　（ important） of protecting the environment and do something about it． And today I would like （3）　　（introduce） some simple but useful ways that we can follow （4）　　（easy） in our daily life． Firstly， turn （5）　　lights if it is unnecessary．Then，go out in environment﹣friendly ways such as by bus， by subway or by bike． We can even walk to work when possible，（6）　　it is really helpful for both of our budget and health．Thirdly， try best to （7）　　（use）things like books， paper， magazines and so on． And we can also take a cloth bag when we go （8）　　（shop）． Please don't use plastic ones． Of course the public should raise environmental awareness and realize it is （9）　　（everyone） duty to protect the environment． Last but not least，the government should make laws to guide people's （10）　　（ behave）．

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Everyone has a dream． Catherine's is to own a bakery（蛋糕店）．

The 14﹣year﹣old American girl became fond（喜爱） of baking and decorating（装饰） cakes when her mother first（1）　　 her how to do it． Her parents found that she is talented （2）　　

making cakes． She made her first cake for her sister's birthday． "I had never （3）　　 done anything like it before，" she said． "It was pretty good and I actually realized how much I liked cake decorating．" After making her sister's birthday cake， Catherine tried making the （4）　　one for herself．

Catherine had thought about starting （5）　　own business years ago， but she didn't start receiving orders until she put pictures of her cake designs on Facebook．

A few hours later， somebody saw Catherine's cake designs and called to order a cake for ＄15． That was her first （6）　　 cake． It proved to be a （7）　　 experience．

Realizing the public's interest in Catherine's designs， her family decided to create a business for her． She has made about 35 cakes （8）　　 she started， including birthday cakes and wedding cakes． And she made her cakes without （9）　　 sketch（草稿） first．

Catherine's（10）　　 were surprised that she could create such impressive（印象深刻的） designs at such a young age．