No one knows when the first kite was made. The first record of a kite was more than 2,000 years ago in China. Han Xin, the leader of an army, wanted to bring down a king. He decided to dig a tunnel(隧道) into the king's palace. He flew a kite over the wall of the palace to make sure the length(长度) of its string(线). In this way, he could determine how long the tunnel should be. His men in the tunnel took the kite string with them. When they reached the end of the string, they started to dig up.

    Kites have been flown in Japan for hundreds of years. In the 1700s, kites were flown in autumn to give thanks for a good harvest. They were also flown to send good wishes to couples who had their first son. Today in Japan, kites are often flown as part of a celebration, such as the beginning of a new year. And kite festivals are held each year in many parts of the country.

    Kites have been used for scientific purposes in the Western world. In 1752, Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite and flew it in a storm to find out that lightening was a form of electricity. In the 1890s, Lawrence Hargrave invented box kites to test ideas about flight. From 1898 until 1933, the United States Weather Bureau (气象局) used box kites to collect weather data. The Wright brothers also experimented (试验) with kites. What they learnt helped them make the first airplane flight in 1903.

    Do you want to know what our life will be like in the future? Let's have a look. You may get a surprise.

    You will go to the kitchen when you are hungry. You will give orders to the kitchen robot. The robot will find a special food for you in a few minutes. Then it will bring it to you.

    In the kitchen you will find a special food machine. The food machine will tell you what your body needs. It will help you eat healthily. The food machine will be connected with (连接) the kitchen robot. The robot can get messages from the food machine.

    After having a meal, you can go to your home office. You will work at home and you don't need to go out to work anymore. You will have a special information screen. When you receive a message from a friend in America, your information screen will be turned on automatically(自动地). Your friend's face appears on the screen. Then you can talk to your friend easily.

    Tom Smith is English. He is 12. He is in No.8 Middle School. Is he in {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, Grade 7? Yes, he is. There are {#blank#}2{#/blank#}people in his family. Amy Smith is his {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. She is 60. His {#blank#}4{#/blank#} is John Smith. He is 41. What's his mother's name? Her name is Kate Smith. How old（多大年纪）is she? She's 40. Who is Mike Smith? He's Tom's {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. He is only eight.

One day, a boy fought with one of his classmates at school. In the evening, he {#blank#}1{#/blank#} his grandfather what happened. "He is really bad, "the boy said {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. "And I hate him."

The grandfather said with a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, "Let me tell you a story, dear. When I was a boy at your age, I sometimes hated others, for what they did, too." The boy listened carefully as his grandfather went on. "There {#blank#}4{#/blank#} always two tigers in my heart. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} is good and kind. He gets on well with people around him. But the other is bad and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. It's hard for me to live with {#blank#}7{#/blank#} two tigers in my heart. They {#blank#}8{#/blank#} try to control me."

The boy looked into his {#blank#}9{#/blank#} eyes and asked, "Which tiger controls you, grandfather?" The old man said slowly, "The one that I feed. I always {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the good tiger, so I never hate others and seldom get angry."

良好的运动习惯是生活的重要组成部分。假设你是李华，你们学校正在举行"Sports make me strong and confident（自信的）"为主题的征文比赛。请你写一篇短文介绍与分享自己的运动与生活，可以适当发挥。

[写作要点]

1. 每天早晨6:30起床，做半个小时运动，晚饭后散步1小时左右；

2. 骑车或步行上学；

3. 喜欢上体育课，积极参加课外活动，从不迟到；

4. 从自己的角度说说运动的好处，或者如何保持良好的运动习惯(1—2点)。

[作文要求]

1. 80—90词，开头部分已给出，但不计入总词数；

2. 内容合理，要点齐全，句子和篇章结构完整，书写规范；

3. 不得出现校名和姓名等真实个人信息。

Sports make me strong and confident

Everybody, men or women, young or old, should have a good habit of doing sports. So do I. 

Do you know Liu Xiuxiang? This name might be strange to you but you must have heard about the story of him. He was born in March, 1988. His father died of illness when Liu Xiuxiang was four. He had to support the whole family. Life was difficult, but be went on studying hard. Finally he got into the university. Because his mom wasn't able to look after herself, he "carried" his sick mom to his university while studied in Shandong in 2008.

After he graduated from university in 2012, Liu refused many highly paid job and went back to his hometown, Guizhou Province. There he has been working as a teacher for 9 years. He said, "I hope to do something for more children whose lives are similar to mine."

In fact, Liu supported three poor children when he was in high school. Till now, he has helped more than 1,700 students and given more than 1,000 speeches in his spare time.

Liu's story has warmed many people. And he also received many honors(荣誉，成就), such as the Star of Self-improvement of Chinese College Students, the May 1st Labour Medal in Guizhou Province, the May 4th Medal of Chinese Youth, the National excellent teacher and so on.

As the song sings "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." There is no doubt that he will give more hope to more children in the future.