Serena was the oldest child in the family, and her housework was to mow(修剪)their yard. Mrs. Martin, their elderly neighbor, was not 1 to take care of her yard, so Serena's dad promised 2 that Serena would do this job. "Why didn't you ask me first?" Serena asked 3 . "Did you ask me first when you got me to be in the school festival last autumn?" asked her dad. "No, I didn't ask you first, 4 you're always ready to help others." "I try when I can," her dad answered. "Serena, we have know Mrs. Martin for a very long time. She has always 5 our family. Now we should do something for her in return. What's more, the 6 you get from helping others makes you wonder who is really helping whom." "I don't know, Dad," said Serena. "I only feel 7 after mowing our yard." "I know it's hard work for you," said her dad. "Just wait and see." After 8 at 7:30 a. m. Serena made her way to Mrs. Martin's yard. She was 9 her job and soon Mrs. Martin's yard looked much tidier. Mrs. Martin 10with a big glass of orange juice  and 11 it to her. Serena stopped her work and enjoyed the12, while Mrs. Martin was talking to her about all of the flowers in her yard. Seeing the joy in Mrs. Martin's eyes, Serena began to13 how much the yard meant to Mrs. Martin. After 14 her drink, Serena returned to15 in the yard, feeling warm in her heart and thinking about what her father said. Her dad was right. It was hard to tell who was helping whom!

How do you feel when there is a test tomorrow? What do you usually do before a test?

There are four students, they plays all day even though(尽管) they know they will have a test the next day. The next morning, they come up with an idea.

Each student puts some dirt(土) on their faces and hands, and then they go to the teacher's office. "Dear sir, we have a flat tire(轮胎) on the way to school, we push the car back to school all the morning, so we miss the test." They says.

The teacher looks at them for some seconds and says that they can take the test after three days.

On the day of the test, the teacher puts them in four rooms. They are so happy because they have three days to study for the test. However, as they get the paper, they find there are only two questions:

1) What's your name? (1 Point)

2) Which tire is flat? (99 Points)

Their faces get red because of their lies(谎言). Now it's not hard to see how shameful they all feel.

It's a loss that has brought Louis, 15, and Ken, 93, together. The 1 friends me t while filming a TV' show.

Louis said the pair first clicked (一见如故) when Ken told him that his mother had 2 in childbirth, leaving him alone. At that time the ninth—grade r was very 3 about the loss of his father." I think we clicked after I realized we had a similar 4 experience," the teen said " In addition, we also 5 a trust—building activity. Arid the friendship between us grew from there."

Ken began a long career working experience on ships at the age of 

17. He said the pair each filled a little void (空虚). in life for the other and that his 6 was more of a "grandfather giving a pep talk (加油打气的话) "。

The old man said," When I first met Louis, he was very 7 and stood back from the crowd a little. But after seven weeks of filming, the change in him was amazing. He has become more and more outgoing Besides . Louis' mother tells me that his schoolwork has 8 and he has a better outlook on life. "Ken added that the 9 lesson he could teach young people—or a person of any age —was to embrace (拥抱) life." I've been a very lucky man throughout my life . There have been hard times, but this is what I try to 10 the teenagers to understand life is a challenge and you have to meet that challenge ."

I really like Peking Opera because it makes me feel peaceful and happy. When I was 8 years old, I saw Peking Opera actresses dancing with flowing sleeves and s{#blank#}1{#/blank#} in a graceful (优雅的) way on television. I told my mom that I wanted to learn Peking Opera, and she put me in classes. Since then I've been on my learning j{#blank#}2{#/blank#} for 5 years.

I have to wake up at 6 o'clock every morning to practice the key skills in Peking Opera performance, such as leg exercises, somersaults (翻筋斗), and voice t{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. When practicing handstands (倒立), all the w{#blank#}4{#/blank#} is on my arms and I sweat. And to make my p{#blank#}5{#/blank#} more clear, I read the lines loudly and quickly. It makes my lips numb (麻木的), but I don't give up. In practice, what really w{#blank#}6{#/blank#} me is getting hurt. One time, I fell down while practicing. That made it d{#blank#}7{#/blank#} for me to go up and down stairs for a long time.

As the saying goes, "One minute on the stage needs 10 years' practice o{#blank#}8{#/blank#} the stage." All the hard work was worth it o{#blank#}9{#/blank#} I got the chance to perform Peking Opera onstage. In 2020, I took part in King Cross (《跨界歌王》) on Beijing TV and performed Ode to Pear a part from The Drunken Beauty (《贵妃醉酒》) during a show on CCTV. Peking Opera puts t{#blank#}10{#/blank#} different parts of theater like writing, music, painting, and costumes. The charm of Peking Opera is timeless. I hope Peking Opera will be loved and enjoyed by more young people.

These delicious dim sum are made by Wu Yang,a pastry chef(糕点师)from Liaoning province. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(traditional),Chinese puff pastries are made in simple forms;Wu,however,turns these pastries{#blank#}2{#/blank#}three-dimensional sculptures(三 维雕塑) .

"It took several tries to finally create the lion's head.At first,the two layers of eyelashes(睫毛)were {#blank#}3{#/blank#}same size,but I later made the second layer smaller and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (thin)to make it stand out."

Wu's passion for dough sculptures started more than a decade ago.At  first,he found it {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(difficulty)to make dough sculptures because of no basic training in art.To solve this,Wu observed people carefully and also looked for many art books. By improving {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(he)own art education,the pastry Wu made slowly became more lifelike.

Pastry lovers nationwide have learned to make such pieces from Wu,who {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(teach)more than h000 students.He likes to share his techniques and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}n ought)about puff pastries,and he is happy to see students introducing his creations at competitions.

"I used to focus on the techniques, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} now I think more about ways to combine traditional Chinese culture with  puff pastries,"Wu told China Daily,adding that it is good to see more young people becoming {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(interest)in Chinese pastries.