The college entrance examination (CEE) is coming . It was resumed in 1970s. It is very (compete). Anyone  wants to take the exam always makes (prepare) for it for a long time. it comes to CEE, not only it test the students, but also it tests the parents.

They are more nervous the kids. Only you insist on (study) hard, you must benefit the CEE. It is time that you (struggle)for your dream.

There once were a goat and a donkey that lived  a farm. The donkey worked the hardest so the farmer fed it the most . Sometimes the donkey was given more food  it could eat. This made the goat so jealous it began plotting against（谋划对付） the donkey. "Hey, donkey," the goat said one day. "I think you do too much work on this farm. You carry such heavy things from morning to night. Why don't you pretend （get） sick so you can take a day ?'' The donkey thought the goat had a great idea. So the next morning, the donkey lay in the stable（畜栏） on its side with its eyes   （close）. Right away, the farmer called the doctor. looking at the donkey, the doctor said it needed a special medicine made  the heart of a goat. So the farmer killed  goat and gave the donkey medicine made from its heart.

An Elevator on the Side of a Cliff

With the release of behind-the-scenes underwater photos from the Avadar 2, combined with the news that filming of Avadar 3 is almost done, there's perhaps no (fine) time to revisit the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan, park known for its towering and pillar-like formations (形成物），which is similar to the floating landscape of alien-world Pandora.

One of the fastest and most effortless  (way) to experience the area is by riding up the worlds tallest outdoor glass elevator. The Bailong Elevator, (build) onto the side of a huge cliff in the park, consists of three double-decker lifts，each of can transport as many as 46 visitors up the mountain in less than two minutes per trip.

Completed in 2002, the Elevator (serve) as an easy gateway to some of the main attractions of the park and the daily 18,000 visits of tourists makes one of the hottest attractions. (fortunate), it was closed because of the outbreak of the COVID-19. With the reopening in March 2020, the park regained its popularity. The daily visitor numbers have recovered 70% of pre-COVID figures.

With the world's tallest bungee jump and the famous Grand Canyon Glass Bridge, the park is really well worth(visit).

Keeping a diary in English is an (effect) way to improve our English writing abilities.(compare) with other forms of writing, dairy writing takes less time,  can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we persist in  practice, gradually we will learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly encounter many difficulties. In the first place,  happens that we have trouble  (express) our minds with appropriate words and phrases. Second, there exist Chinese idiomatic phrases but it is (extreme) hard for us to put them in English properly.

I suggest that a notebook  (keep) and a Chinese -English dictionary beour reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and consult(查阅) our dictionary then. In short, I firmly believe that keeping a diary  (contribute) a lot to the development of our writing skills.

Computer games represent the first digital media technology and often most of the teenagers in other countries are using these games. But on the other hand, (play) these games too much has caused some  worries  about the something bad. Major  concerns about these  games(be) two main factors（因素）.   First, the amount of time kids spend and second, the nature of these games. Some kids

spend most of their timecomputer games and ignore other educational-social

(activity). They are potentially(harm) to children, and it has been seen that children (addict) to computer games tend to play more and avoid social contact, has became a big problem. Luckily, the government is paying (much) attention to it than in the past , making a rule that online game companies will only offer hour of service to children each Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

These days we can often see students doing morning exercises to stay(health). Most of you probably do the same kind of exercises. But some school exercises have gained (popular) because of their local special designs.

Students at a middle school in Mianyang, Sichuan Province, combines Sichuan Opera with their exercise. Shen Junhua, is in charge of organizing the school's exercises, said, "Sichuan Opera is local opera, but now it is facing a problem because few young want to learn it. So we invited some local artists (create) a simple and easy-to-learn Sichuan Opera exercise. " According to Shen, this new type of exercise(practice) since 2017 and is now popular among students. (learn) the exercise is not easy, so new students have to spend weeks practicing it until they can do it well. Some students have also joined the school's Sichuan Opera club due their own interest, although they had hardly heard of Sichuan Opera before. They found very difficult but meaningful to learn Sichuan Opera.

By combining opera with daily exercise, the activity allows students to take part in the development of Sichuan Opera's culture. (hope), the seed of traditional cultural can be spread in this way.

A 25-year-old American with a university degree can expect to live a decade longer than a contemporary who dropped out of high school. researchers have long known that the rich live longer than the poor, yet this education gap is less well documented. And while the average American's (expect) life span ( 寿 命 ) has been flat in recent years, that of the one-third with a bachelor's degree (continue) to lengthen.

What is the link between schooling and longevity? Some argue that better-educated people develop (healthy) lifestyles: each additional year of study reduces the chances of being a smoker and of being overweight. The better educated earn more, which in turn (associate) with greater health. Ms. Case and Mr. Deaton of Princeton University argue that changes in labour markets, including rise of automation and increased demand for (high) educated workers, coupled with the rising costs of employer-provided health care, have depressed the supply of well paid jobs those without a degree. This may be contributing to higher rates of alcohol and drug use and other (death) of despair. In order for America's overall life span (start) climbing again, improvements will be needed across all social groups, not just among the privileged few.

My family and I have managed  (cross) the North American continent, from western to eastern Canada in two weeks! I can't wait to share the stories  you.

We started from Vancouver in a home on wheels with Dad driving.  he has such    poor sense of direction that we had got lost many times before we finally crossed the Rocky Mountains to see fantastic view. On the  (eight) day, we reached Quebec, where the funniest thing happened. Dad left Mom behind after  (get) some petrol and it was not until mom called that we realized it! To cheer my mom up, we  (go) to a typical Quebec restaurant for some delicious French food.

Now we're in the very eastern part of Canada. We went on a boat trip yesterday in celebration of our trip. My mom dropped Dad's phone into the sea when seeing an  (amaze) killer whale, which drove Dad mad.  (luck), we met another family from Quebec who will send some great  (photo) of the whale to us.

By the end of June, 2020, fifty-five BeiDou satellites (send) up, meaning the completion of China's self-developed BeiDou Navigation（导航）Satellite System (BDS). BDS appears later than America's GPS, Russia's GLONASS and EU's Galileo, it can equal them. As one of the four global navigation satellite systems, BDS involves（combine） efforts of over 400 agencies and 300, 000 research personnel and technicians.

Originally drafted in the 1980s, the project represents a milestone(里程碑) in China's space effort. BDS is comparable to GPS in terms of the (accurate) of positioning and it has been applied shared bikes in Daqing. It also offers short message communication, provides emergency communications in areas that fail to pick up clear conventional communication signals occasionally. In effort to improve the quality of some positioning (serve), Apple and Samsung phones, among others, are already using BDS' signals, and so is every Chinese brand.

The construction of complete BDS is a huge technical achievement for China and can (true) pay off in the near future. Meanwhile, (promote) the world's economic and social development as well as peaceful use of space with BDS's remarkable contribution has attracted the world's attention.

(fill) with many sights and attractions, China is best destination in the world. Here are the reasons China should be at the top of your visit list. China, with a history of over 5,000 years, (be) one of the Four Ancient Civilized Countries. Chinese KungFu and Taichi are special. You can also enjoy Chinese food, tea culture, Chinese medicine as well as poetry and calligraphy(书法). China's ancient treasures are more famous than in any other country in size and number, from ancient palaces to the Great Wall. Besides, lovely giant pandas are unique China. You can even go with our panda experts to meet wild pandas in their (nature) habitats. What's more, with the (develop) of Chinese public transportation, it is easier to travel. (take) a smart phone in China, you can take a high-speed train from Beijing to shanghai at , buy a coffee with your e-wallet, and ride a shared bike (explore) the city.