There was once a man called Mr. Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions（比赛）. He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup（银杯）for the Rose of the Year.

    Mr. Flowers' glass-houses were very near to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted（引诱）to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers' glass-houses. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.

    But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.

    At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice（布告）made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.

    As a well-known Chinese TV hostess, Dong Qing is now hosting two cultural shows, Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers. The two shows are encouraging people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life.

    Dong was born in a highly educated family in 1973. she had a great love for traditional literature(文学)from an early age. In 2015 when she was about to study in the U.S, Dong received an invitation from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess. Because of her passion for traditional literature, Dong accepted the job.

    "The contest interests me very much. Hosting it is a process of learning about poetry and performing, "said Dong. To her great joy, the show has become more and more popular.

    Under the slogan (口号) "Reading touches people's hearts", the new TV show Readers has become a success. It invites famous guests from all walks of life to read something. Dong works as both hostess and producer.

    Readers became a turning point in Dong's 21 years of hosting. She said it brought her "quite a huge challenge”.

    "There is no shortcut(捷径) in this world. If you want to be a good host, you need to make thorough preparations, said the beautiful hostess. "The charm of life lies in its unknown, so we just have to try and keep going.

    Tubbat and his wife, Tosontsagaan, are villagers in Inner Mongolia's Ejin Banner(内蒙古伊金霍洛旗),where there is the Badain Jaran Desert( 巴丹吉林沙漠), one of China's four biggest deserts. They have spent years fighting against the desert. They plant trees in the desert area to keep the sand and protect the environment.

    Tubbat has planted more than 50,000 trees covering about the size of 133 football fields. "When I was a child, there were lakes, forests and animals. And it rained a lot," said Tubbat. "But sandstornas turned the green land into a desert."

    Tubbat started to plant trees in 2002 after he finished his job as a government official(政府官员). His wife supported his decision. They did all this for free and even spent most of their own money. "Many people do not understand why I do this. They don't know the happiness I feel when I see the land turn green again," said Tubbat. "My wife's support gives me energy. Our children want us to live in a city. But this is not the right time. I want to grow more trees," he said.

    Tubbat is happy that more people have begun to plant trees after hearing his story. Some have even visited him to learn how to plant trees in the desert." Trees can bring rain and animals," he said. "I want to be a tree, to grow up in the desert and hold the sand until I die."

My name is Mike and I'm new in the city. I'm twelve years old. My father is a bus driver and my mother is a nurse. They love me very much. This is my new friend Lucy. She is eleven years old. She is a good girl. She often tells me about the city. 

Here is a map of this city. Look! In the middle of the city is a park. It's between the hotel and the library. Next to the library is our school. Behind the school is a hospital. My mother works there. There is a bus station in front of our school. On the right of the bus station is the theatre. This city is not very big, but I love it. 

Sally: Hello, Amy! {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

Amy: Hi, Sally. I'm not feeling good.

Sally: Oh, no. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

Amy: My throat hurts and I have a cough for many days.

Sally: So bad. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

Amy: Yes, but I still feel bad.

Sally: I'm sorry to hear that. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

Amy: Yes, you're right. Maybe I should ask for a leave to rest for a few days.

Sally: You also need to drink more water and take the medicine on time.

Amy: Ok, I'll do that.

Sally: {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

Amy: Thanks, I will. See you!

Sally: See you.