Have you ever watched old movies? If so, maybe you have known Carole Lombard (卡罗尔·隆巴德). She was a famous actress in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34. In her short life, she made 70 movies.

    In 1921, when she was only thirteen years old, a movie director saw her in the street. He decided to put her in a movie. The movie was one of the last silent movies. She acted well enough to win the hearts of many people. At the age of 16, she left school to act. In 1926, an accident happened to her. The accident left scars on her face, but she didn't give up. She continued to act.

    Later, she married Clark Gable that was an actor. He was the great love in her life. They lived happily together.

    I first met an 8-year-old Katy on a rainy afternoon. I was a 1at a hospital. The clerk at he desk told me about Katy. She was there because she felt a lot of 2. The doctors found a problem at the base of her brain(大脑). I knew she was 3, even before she got better.

    When I entered Katy's room, she was not in her bed. 4 Katy did not feel well, she was playing with Tommy, a little boy. She had much 5sitting in the chair. But she played with Tommy because it made him 6.

    Katy was always smiling and never appeared to be in pain. She 7to just lie in bed. One day I found her painting a picture. Later, she gave it to one of the older patients. Another day she went outside to 8flowers for another sick little girl. Katy made 9smile.

    The doctors 10to solve the problem in Katy's brain. The operation was successfully! Katy was fine. She soon felt 11. Then she was able to 12the hospital a month later.

    I have worked as a nurse for a long time. I have met many patients. 13, I have never met another girl like Katy. Even after she got well, she still came to the hospital. She played different games with the young patients. She read many books the 14patients. Katy's kind heart helped her get better so 15. She is a hero to me and everyone else at the hospital.

A: Hey, did you hear the news? The Zhengzhou—Xuchang subway has opened!

B: No, I didn't. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}?

A: It started at 6 a. m. on December 26th.

B: Good news! I plan to take it. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}?

A: There are 27 stations in total on this line, covering both Zhengzhou and Xuchang.

B: It's a really convenient way to travel between the two cities.

A: {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. It not only improves transportation, but also is good for the trade.

B: I'm just going to visit Henan Museum in Zhengzhou this weekend. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}?

A: Of course. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}?

B: How about 9 a. m. at the gate of the station? This is going to be such an exciting experience.

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The artwork on the right is made from waste . It was created by Pascale MarthineTayou,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} artist from WestAfrica. He often used recycled waste materials such as plastic bags , or things collected on his travels to make the artwork:.

By using these materials ,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(he ) works question environmental problems like global waste . Pascale 's artwork Plastic Bog Tree is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}( place ) in art galleries(美术馆) . The branches(树枝) are covered in brightly coloured plastic {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(bag ). The colourful trees remind people of the increasing waste {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the poor relationship the modern world has with nature .

Humans invented plastic but it has a much {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(long ) life than its inventors. We can make choices about {#blank#}7{#/blank#} we buy . And we can buy less .

An English philosopher called Mary Wollstonecraft , who was born in 1759, was very {#blank#}8{#/blank#}( interest ) in how people spent their money . She {#blank#}9{#/blank#}( try) to encourage people to think hard about what they really needed before they made the decision to buy. If we buy less , then we waste less!So, reducing waste is not a new idea but it is one that we need to think about {#blank#}10{#/blank#}( creative ), because now there is much waste that Mary would never have imagined !

My pen friend, Li Hao, comes from Taiwan—one of the biggest {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (岛屿) in China. His parents are scientists and they work in a{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(研究) centre. They are working hard to help all the animals in{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (危险). He is also{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (感兴趣的) in helping the animals live in peace. Last weekend, he wrote a letter to me. He told me that most of his classmates wanted to help. So they decided to {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(筹钱) money in their school. They{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(提出，提议) to put on a play {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（叫做）Teahouse, which tells the changes in Chinese {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (社会) in the first half of the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (第二十) century. At the end of the performance, they were very{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (开心的，满足的) because they could help the animals. What exciting news it was!

For the first time in 74 years, Chunwai Chan, a Chinese ballet dancer plays the most important role in a New York dance group. His performance in The Nutcracker（《胡桃&夹子》）is amazing. 

Chan is 181cm tall. He is in good shape with his long arms and legs. But he always seems serious when talking about dance. 

Chan loved dancing when he was a child. To get his parent's support, Chan wrote a seven-page letter to say that he wanted to study dance really hard. 

In 2020, Chan chose to come back to China. In a Chinese talent show, Dance Smxsh（《舞蹈风暴》）, he did a good job. Many Chinese knew his name from the show. He became famous quickly. Ballet seemed more interesting to the Chinese because of Chan's work. 

This year, the 30-year-old young man became the first Chinese principle （首席） dancer at New York City Ballet in May. Now he started to tell Chinese stories to the West. Chan said. "I hope that the Americans will enjoy wonderful Chinese culture. "