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    Bill is a boy in my class. He is really good at painting (用颜料画). We paint the same thing in the art class. Mine is OK, but his is great. Bill says, "I always paint at night. But ideas often come to me when I'm asleep (睡着). I dream (梦见) about paintings! I often see the finished paintings in my dreams, and the next day I know what I have to do." I can see why I'm not a good painter. When I'm asleep, I often dream about soccer.

Paul

    Alan is my good friend. We watch movies every Sunday. It's often at his home. We often watch old movies, Alan watches them and reads about them. I really enjoy talking to him about movies, because he knows a lot about them and he teaches me a lot. Alan doesn't play basketball or soccer and he doesn't play computer games, so some people think he's weird. But it's good to be different (不同的), and I think he's a very interesting boy.

John

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TO DO: Let go of the list

Dear Disappointed,

    I know how you feel! For spring break, my family visited my cousins Sam and Kate. It was a long drive, so I had lots of time to make plans for the world's best vacation.

   "You have been writing for a while!" said my dad." Are you working on the next great American novel?" "Maybe tomorrow!" I joked. "Now, I'm making a list of things to do with Sam this week." Because Sam is my age. We usually hang out when we all get together, while Tex and Indi play with Kate.

    When we finally arrived, I went to find Sam." How about checking out the lake?" I said. "Nah, "said Sam." I have something more fun for us to do." "Awesome" I said, prepared to start checking off activities on my list. Sam turned on his computer." Which bat do you want to be?" Which bat?" I repeated." I got the best new computer game called Bat Adventure." Sam explained," Bats are the coolest creatures, you can learn all interesting facts about bats."

   "Um, this looks fun" I said, "but it's not exactly on my to-do list." "All the things I want to do this week." I explained, "are all outside." "Oh, that's cool." Sam said." You do your thing. And I'll just restart the game in one player mode."

    I wandered out of the room. And Kate called. "Zona, are you coming to play soccer with us?" "Sure, I guess for a minute," I said. Kicking the ball gently in Kate's direction. Kate gave the ball a huge kick. Pow! Tex ran after it.

   "Shhh," whispered Tex, pointing at a hole. We saw two little fuzzy bats! They had mousy ears and their wings were spread." Goodness!" I laughed." Let's show Sam. He knows all about bats." Sure enough. Sam was really excited about our discovery. Later that day. We all looked up bat facts on Sam's computer.

    I managed to do only a couple of things on my list that week. But I had some other great experience that I wouldn't trade for anything. So dear Disappointed, even though it's helpful to have lists, it's also good to stay open-minded. Life almost never goes exactly the way you plan. So if you are open to the possibilities, something even better can pop up out of nowhere and totally make your day.

Arizona

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Known as "soft gold", Gambiered Canton gauze (香云纱) is the only silk fabric (织物) that's still hand-dyed (手染的) using natural plants in the world today.

The skill has a history of more than 500 years. In 2008, it was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage (国家非物质文化遗产). Ouyang Yongze is an inheritor of the dyeing skills from Guangdong. The man started learning the skills in 2017.

The dyeing process includes 30 steps. It can take up to six months and is done by hand with materials from nature. "The plant shuliang (薯莨), river mud, sunshine, and grass are all important in dyeing," Ouyang told China Daily.

To dye the fabric, workers put it in shuliang juice and let it dry on the grass. They repeat this many times until it turns brownish yellow. Then, they put river mud on it to help shuliang react fully. After washing and drying it again, the fabric turns black!

Mastering the skills is difficult, according to Ouyang, who put full effort into controlling the density (浓度) of shuliang juice. "Too much may cause color loss, and too little may nor lead to a dark enough fabric," he said. "Better control of the density comes after many failures."

Also, the job can be really tiring as workers have to be at work in the sun for 8 hours each day. Only a few people work in the industry, and skilled masters are getting older as fewer young people take part.

Considering this, Ouyang works harder to develop the traditional craft. He has got together other dyeing skills such as tie-dyeing (扎染法) and batik (蜡染) and has worked with famous fashion designers. They turn the silk into both traditional and fashionable clothes that are popular worldwide. He thinks this can help make the craft stay alive and drew people to the industry.

This is a lovely Disney character named LinaBell. She has become 1 on the Internet since she first showed up at Shanghai Disneyland Resort（旅游胜地）. By November 3, 2021, 2 about LinaBell had been read over 350 million times on Sina Weibo. 

The story about her is as below. While Duffy was 3 after butterflies with his dear friend Mickey Mouse, he lost his way. LinaBell 4 Duffy alone in the forest and offered to help him find his way back. After that, Duffy 5 her with a flower. 

LinaBell's souvenirs（纪念品） at Shanghai Disney are so hot that it's 6 to buy one in a store. And sometimes you could only 7 from second-hand shopping platforms（平台） such as Xianyu at high prices. For example, amid-sized LinaBell, which sells for 219 yuan, now costs as 8 as 888 yuan. On Taobao and JD. com, LinaBell related 9 —including phone cases, hairbands, water cups and bags—have become bestsellers. 

However, many people think LinaBell has been popular just because it is 10 . But in fact, her personality makes her popular, too. She is an independent and brave girl. She finds joy and 11 in solving problems. "I always feel relaxed after watching her 12 . It really brings me great joy and satisfaction. I didn't believe anyone could love a cartoon 13 that much, but after meeting LinaBell, all I can think about is the little pink fox, " said an Internet user. "Many fans are now 14 LinaBell as their daughter. All of my friends are crazy about her, and we all hope to 15 a LinaBell toy as our birthday gift. " said Li, a 20-year-old student from Shanghai. 

Are you looking forward to meeting LinaBell?

Hi! I'm Lingling. I'm 12 years old. I live in Sichuan {#blank#}1{#/blank#} my parents.

Sichuan has many different {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (kind) of tea. My dad enjoys {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (drink) tea very much. Sometimes, he asks me, "Lingling, would you like {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (have) a cup of tea with me?" I always say no, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (/bɪˈkɒz/ ) I don't like the bitter taste (苦味).

This evening, Dad makes tea again. Dad {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (put) some tea leaves (茶叶) in a cup and then some hot water into it. The tea leaves open slowly (慢慢展开). Then the water turns brown. It's like {#blank#}7{#/blank#} beautiful Chinese painting.

I take a cup and taste the tea. I find the tea tastes {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (well). I am {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (interest) in tea, too.

I think life is just like a cup of tea. Things around {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (we) are like the hot water and we are like the leaves. The leaves can only let out a great taste through hot water.