Tickets

Children at or under 120 cm tall don't need to buy tickets to take the train, but they cannot take the train by themselves. Children above 124 cm must buy a full-price ticket.
If you buy a round ticket, you can get on the train at Longyang Road Station or Pudong Airport Station, and get off at the other station. The return part of the ticket must be used on the same day.

    In the eyes of many foreigners, Chinese are the best hosts and the worst guests in the world. They're not really bad guests, but because the guest­host relationship in China is much different than in some Western countries, it appears they are not nice guests. And Western hosts sometimes look rude in the eyes of Chinese guests.

In China, guests are almost like gods. Whenever I enter a Chinese person's home, there is always fruit on the table for me, and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the West, generally the guest is not a god. Acting according to the host's way of doing things is usual behavior for a guest.

    My wife's mother, a very kind elderly Chinese lady, doesn't smoke. When I see some of her guests smoking in her house, as a non­smoker, I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them directly, but I must realize that in China, to be a good host, she must not do that. In most North American homes, if you are a guest, and the hosts are not smokers, you should not smoke in their house. At the very least, you could ask, "Is it OK if I smoke?" But, don't be surprised if they say, "No, you can't smoke." In our culture, if you smoke in their home, you are a bad guest, but if they do not allow you to smoke in their house, they are not a rude host.

    Guests in China also have special habits. Some Western people may not adapt to these habits very soon. Thankfully my wife is Chinese, so whenever we visit a Chinese family she tells me to buy them a gift. However, giving a gift to a host is not always necessary in my country. So, if you invite international guests to your house, don't be too surprised if they don't bring you a gift.

    In China, you probably won't need to change the guest­host relationship very much because you will probably only be the host, and Chinese are naturally very good hosts. If Western hosts invite you to their house, try not to be too surprised if their style of treating you is not what you have expected.

    More and more people like keeping pets, so pet hospitals are usually very busy. Kind persons who love animals are needed to provide help in busy pet hospitals. Those vets (兽医) will teach them how to take care of the pets.

    Scientists think that pets will probably be much smaller because people in the future will live in much smaller space. Scientists are now working on making very small farm animals. The same thing might be done to make small cats and dogs.

    It's said that one day you might own a panther (豹) as a pet. Some scientists believe that they might have to start turning wild animals into pets since this might be the only way to save them from dying out.

    What about buying a robot to be a pet? This may sound silly, buy it could become true. Robot dogs have been made to sell. They are like real dogs. These pets might become more and more popular in the future.

    Lots of people want pets while they are on holidays. A hotel in Minnesota has solved this problem. They lend cats to their guests. Many experts (专家) believe that this idea will become more and more popular. It is very possible that in the future you will be able to order a pet, as well as room service, at a hotel.

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Now my parents have three children. They are my brother Tim, my sister Cindy and me. Tim is only 3. Cindy is a seven- month- old baby. My father has a sister. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} name is Olivia. My mother has two brothers. Their {#blank#}8{#/blank#} are Richard and William. They like {#blank#}9{#/blank#} books when they have time.

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I love my family!

There are many festivals around the world. Dads have Father's Day. Mums have Mother's Day. But do our grandparents have a1 ? Yes, they do.

The Double Ninth Festival is a2 day for old people in China.

The festival is on lunar(农历) September 9th. On this day, people show 3 and respect(尊敬) for their grandparents. Respecting old people is a tradition in China. There are many ways for Chinese people to 4 their respect. When an old person enters a room, everyone should stand up. Also, people are introduced from the5 to the youngest. The old usually don't have to buy tickets for buses and young people always 6 their seats to old people on a crowded subway train or bus.

However, in western countries, old people have 7 lifestyles from those in China. They don't often live with their children, they live 8 . They don't want to get help from others. They even don't want to be offered seats by others.

Westerners 9 respect old people. For holidays, families usually 10 at the grandparents' homes. A great smile and a warm hug are enough for grown children to show their respect.

The 19th Asian Games was held from September 23rd to October 8th in Hangzhou，Zhejiang province. During 15 days，players competed for 483 gold medals. There were 40 sports and 61 events. Esports（电竞） and breakdancing（霹雳舞） joined the Games for the first time. 

The Hangzhou Asian Games was a"green"and"smart"Games. There were no fireworks（烟花） let off in the city in the Opening Ceremony（开幕式）. It started from the Kongming lanterns at the beginning to the digital fireworks and digital torchbearer（火炬手） in the end. It shows that in the digital era，the technology （技术） in China becomes stronger and stronger.