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When Helen was little, Saturday night was her family game night. After supper, the whole family would play Chinese chess in the sitting room. As a c 61 , Helen loved to watch cartoons. But no matter how many times she asked to watch them, her parents would r 62 her. They said that playing Chinese chess would help exercise her brain. Still Helen wasn't w 63 to play it with them sometimes. Helen didn't realize how w 64 her parents were until she entered high school. The games that her parents taught her when she was a little girl turned out to be very useful l 65 in her life.
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There were many people on a bus． An old man（1） （look） here and there． He wanted to find（2） empty seat． Then he saw one and went to it． A small bag was on the seat． And a young man was beside it．
"Is this seat empty？" asked the old man．
"No， it's （3） an old woman． She went to buy some bananas，" said the young man．
"Well， let me sit here， please． I'll leave here when she（4） （come） back，" replied the old man．
After a few minutes， the bus started． "The old woman （5） （not come）， but her bag is here．Let me give her the bag．" Then the old man threw the bag out of the bus window．
The young man jumped up and shouted，"Don't throw! It's my bag!"
Most families love to go on holiday together． It is great fun to leave your common life behind and go somewhere different and exciting!
（1） Some people enjoy traveling around cities and visiting museums． Other people prefer outdoor holidays， where you can hike or go boating． Some people like cruises， where the huge ship is like a hotel．
Many families go on holiday in summer， when schools are closed． （2） In the past， most British families would take their holidays at a British seaside town． However， now many people choose to go abroad instead． One reason for this is to escape（躲藏） the possibility of rain at home! France， Spain and Greece are popular destinations（目的地）．
In the United States， summer holidays often involve a road trip． （3） It is common to drive hundreds of miles to get to your destination． If the beach is too far away， you could go to one of the national parks． Many people love to enjoy the natural beauty of places such as Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon．
（4） In winter， many people go skiing． The Alps are a very popular place to ski． The mountain scenery is truly wonderful! You can try downhill skiing， cross﹣country skiing or snowshoeing．
Not matter what kind of holiday you take， there are two things that nearly everyone does． The first is to sent postcards to friends and family at home， so they can see a photo of the place where you are． The second is to buy some sort of souvenir（纪念品） to that you can remember your trip﹣﹣maybe a T﹣shirt or an art piece． （5）
A． Beach holidays are very popular in Britain．
B． Few people like to take holidays in winter．
C． There are many different kinds of holidays．
D． Summer is not the only season for going on holiday．
E．This means packing the whole family into the car and setting out!
F． Then once you're home， it's time to start planning your next holiday!
G． However， some families never have chances to take holidays together．
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When you are busy doing piles of math homework， have you ever stopped and thought about one question：why do we need to learn all this math anyway？
It's an interesting question． Kids around the world （1） it for ages． For US students， they may get the answer from a new show called "MathAlive!"． It has 47 interesting activities designed to teach kids how math （2） in our life． For example， at one show station， visitors test the theory that a person's arm span（臂展） equals the person's height． At another station， math skills help visitors （3） the NASA robot outside a space station virtually （虚拟的）． By doing such activities， kids learn why math is important in our life．
Where else can you find math used every day？ Actually， if you go down deep enough into anything， you（4） math． Think of simple things， like clocks． They tell time， but only if you know how to read them． That means using math． How much longer until school ends？ How long did I sleep last night？ That's all math． When you go shopping， you do lots of math， too．
Even when you （5） math， it's all around you． The computer you use to surf the Internet is a machine to do binary math very fast． The house you live in is designed by people who use lots of geometry（几何学）． So enjoy math， not for exams， but for the wonderful world's helps to build．
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Tad is a very special boy． He must sit （1） a wheelchair every day． He was born with a disease that made him unable to walk． Some boys would be （2） or angry about that， but not Tad． Instead， he looks for ways to make people happy． He called the Green Oaks School for the Blind and asked if he could volunteer． They said， "Sure!" Tad went to that school at （3） ． Every day， he plays games with the children． He reads books to them． Sometimes he helps them with （4） schoolwork． The children at the school call Tad Lucky because they feel so （5） to have him as a friend． That makes Tad very happy!
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Once upon a time there was a man called Yue Yangzi in Henan who had a（1） wife．
One day， Yue picked up a piece of gold． Gladly， he rushed hack home to show it to his wife．（2） ， his wife said， " I hear that a good man doesn't drink the water of Dao Spring （盗泉） and wouldn't pick up the things others lost． He would rather die（3） food given by the people who disrespect him．" Yue was very ashamed after hearing wife's words and（4） the gold off into the fields and went to study in a far place．
One year later， Yue came back home． His wife asked him the（5） for his return．
Yue said， "I was homesick and miss you very much．"
Hearing this， his wife took up a pair of scissors and walked to the loom （织布机）， saying，"To make cloth， I weave （织） the cloth with one after（6） silk thread inch by inch． lf I cut the cloth with the scissors， all my efforts are（7） ． Studying is also like this． You should get knowledge every day（8） stopping．"
Yue Yangzi was（9） moved by his wife's words． Then he went back to his studies． This story reminds us （10） to give up halfway．
