— Bad news! He is my favorite basketball star.

— Thank you. I'll call her back as early as possible.

— Yeah, that's why Mike always can't sleep well at night.

— I'm afraid not, Susie. You've eaten a whole box.

— My dictionary helps a lot .You can buy _________.

— What a pity! I _________ for my report at that time.

— For about two weeks.

— It is _________ wonderful _________ I'd like to see it again.

— It's about five minutes' walk.

— I don't think so. She _________ Xiamen for a meeting.

— It _________ be hers. Don't you remember she even did not come to the party?

— Yes, I _________in the dictionary yesterday.

— Good idea.

— We discussed _________.

— _________. Rainy weather always makes me feel awful.

I was a kid who was always treated unkindly. One day, I was in the bathroom talking with my friends Maya and Lizzie. When Kristina, one of the bullies 1in. To my great surprise, she said that she was2 for the way she had treated me and wanted to be friends.

Maya and Lizzie didn't believe 3she said.  But I decided to accept her. Later that day, I sat with the popular girls 4 the first time, feeling important.

Over the next few months, I started spending 5 time with Kristina and her friends and less time with Maya and Lizzie. When my new popular friends gossiped", I laughed. Sometimes I did feel bad about it, 6 I didn't want to be a nobody again.

Then one day, Lizzie 7 to talk to me, which made me happy. But Lizzie showed her anger with me for being mean*to Maya. A 8 broke out between us. Feeling angry, I pushed her. She looked at me in terror*, shouting 9 ,"You are a bullet*!"

I 10 stood there with regret. She was right. I had become a bully, one who I had always disliked so much. I cried all the way home. That night, I decided that I was going to 11 being a bully*. The next day at school, I tried to say sorry to Lizzie, but she turned her back on me. 12 would talk to me. I felt like the loneliest person in the world.

Not 13 what to do, I told everything to the counselor*. With her help, Lizzie and Maya decided to give me another 14 . It took a while to win back their trust.

I thought I needed to be popular to be somebody. I was wrong. I am somebody because I am special and 15 to my friends. Best of all, I like me again, too.

To protect people from COVID-19,many countries are making efforts these days. Here are some special rules in the following countries.

Toronto, Canada, is a fantastic city. It's large and has many job chances. Most importantly, it is one of the most diverse*cities in the world with over 140 languages spoken there. What's more, 12.5% of the city's population is Chinese.

With all these different groups, it's no surprising that you can find food from all over the world, from Vietnamese to Ethiopian. Many of these restaurants lie in the Kensington Market area, where there's also music to hear and art to see.

This diversity is probably the reason why people living there think it a fantastic place. peaking to BBC News, Alyssa James said, "The city doesn't give up its secrets easily. I love Toronto because you really have to love it to know it."

Toronto is also a great place to explore*. Bruce Poon Tip told BBC News, "Toronto has big city advantages with small-town living." He said, "It's clean, it's safe ,...and it's beautiful." The good news is that you won't miss any of the beautiful sights, as Toronto has a very good public transport*system.

It is the home to many computer geniuses*.So if you're hoping to work in the computer companies, Toronto is the place to be.

With all this to offer, it's not surprising that this Canadian city is a dream place, whether you're going on a holiday or even looking for a home.

A sunflower is a sunflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can you put the two together to do something for your local environment? As early as next year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone, you will be able to bury* it in the garden and wait for it to flower.

A biodegradable* mobile phone was ,this month, introduced by scientists. It is hoped that the new kind of phone will encourage users to recycle*. Scientists have come up with a new material*over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic*and can be hard or soft, and able to change shape. But after some time, it can also break down without polluting the environment. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover with a sunflower seed. When this cover turns into waste, it forms nitrates*. These feed the seed and help the flower grow. "We've only put sunflower seeds into the cover so far. But we are trying to find out which flowers would be the best. Maybe we could put roses in next time." said one scientist.

As phones are developing so quickly, people are always throwing their mobiles away. This means producers have to find ways of recycling them. About 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away in two years, leaving plastic*, heavy metal and other waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can reduce the harm to nature, according to the scientists. "The seed sprouts*and the flower grows so you don't have to worry about the phone when you have finished using it," said Kerry Kirwan, the leader of the research team, which is based at the University of Warwick in Britain.

Thyra Flowerdew was traveling alone in Switzerland. She made money by tuning*pianos for others, Some people did not treat her well, seeing her as just a low-paid worker. Nobody knew that she was actually a famous pianist. But she doesn't mind. She's like a wild bird who loves freedom and doesn't care what people think of her.

One day she played the piano in front of a group of people. When she stopped playing, there was not a sound to be heard, but the magic of her music was still holding her listeners. At last they came forward to greet her.

"There is only one person who can play like that, "one man said," She is Miss Thyra Flowerdew."

Thyra smiled.

"That is my name, "she said, and she went quietly out of the room.

The next morning, at an early hour, the bird of passage went on flying. The singer Oswald Everard saw Thyra on the road, and he followed her.

"You little wild bird!" he saiD. " And so this was your great idea to have your fun out of us all, and then play to us and make us feel I don't know how, and then to go."

"You said the company wanted stirring*up, "she answered," and I believe I have stirred them up."

"And what do you suppose*you have done for me?" he asked.

"I hope I have proved*to you that the bellows-blower *and the organist*are sometimes the same person," she answered.

But he shook his head.

"Little wild bird," he said, "you have given me a great idea, and I will tell you what it is: to tame* you. So good-bye for the present."

"Good-bye," she said. " But wild birds are not so easily tamed*."

Then she waved her hand over her head and went on her way singing.

From The Bird on its Journey

By Beatrice Harraden

In the modern world, living without money sounds (可能). However, as an Australian couple have come up with new ways of making it through the years without spending any money.

Have you (曾经) imagined how to live without money for several years? Let's have a look at how they make it.

 After they decided to do that, they built themselves a new house which was made of used wood.  At first, (没有人) of their friends knew where they lived, so few(宾客) visited them in daily life. They collected cold rainwater to take a shower and raised five ducks to (提供) them fresh eggs. They grew some fruits and vegetables as well, and sometimes even looked for food on the streets. Some people were afraid that the food on the streets would make them ill. In fact, they were in excellent (状况). Although they had no jobs, they didn't have a lot of time to waste. They spent most of the day working for their neighbors so that they could get their next meal.

(尽管) not everyone is brave enough to do this, they really made it work and they felt happy. One day, someone sent their, story onto the Internet and then more and more people knew them. A lot of reporters (采访) them since they became famous." Maybe some people think we are (疯狂的) , but the free life without money really  (满足) us."they said.

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Dear teachers and friends,

I am Li Hua. I'm happy to be here to give a speech .I would like to be a volunteer guide in our school.

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That's all. Thanks for your listening.

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