The Cheater

      Donald was not very good at math. He could not understand the teacher's explanations. “Never mind,”Donald told himself. “I'll cheat in the math exam, then I won't be in trouble.”

      The day of the exam came, and Donald sat next to Brian Smith, who always was at the top of the class in math. Donald carefully copied Brian's answers on to his own exam paper.

      The teacher collected the papers and graded (打分) them. Then she said, “Well, I've decided to give a prize to the student who got the highest grade. It's difficult for me to decide who to give the prize to, because two students, Donald and Brian, got the same grade.

“Let them share it,” one of the other students said. “I've thought about that,” the teacher said, “but I've decided to give the prize to Brian.” Donald stood up and said, “That's not fair. I got the same grade as Brian.”

“That's true,” the teacher said. “However, Brian's answer to Question 18 was ‘I don't know'. Yours was ‘Neither do I'.”

Choose the best answer to each question according to the passage.

    Baseball is my favourite sport. It is fun to play, and it is fun to watch.

    I went to my first baseball game with my grandparents when I was 6. It was really wonderful.

    We had a good time. I was happy to be with my grandparents. My grandfather made me love the game.

    My dad knew I loved baseball, so he gave me a baseball on my ninth birthday.

    When I was 12, my friend came to me and asked me to join his team and play baseball. From then on(从那时起), I got to learn more about baseball. I practised a lot and learned how to play better.

    My favourite player is Derrek Lee. Derrek Lee joined the Chicago Cubs in 2004. That year was a good year for him, but 2005 was his best year. One of my favourite things about Derrek Lee is that he is a very nice person. He never shouts at others. He always has a big smile on his face. He seems happy all the time.

    What could a poem writer and a film director share? More than you think！Langston Hughes began writing poems in high school and soon became one of America's greatest writers. Most of his writing is about his experiences as an African American. He wrote poems about people who worked hard through life but still found things to be happy about. He wrote plays and books about justice(正义)for all people, and he wrote kids' books, too. The Sweet and Sour Animal Book is a book of his animal poems. Pictures and photos were used in the book." Hold fast to dreams" is a line in a famous Hughes poem. That's exactly what he did throughout his life.

    When Steven Spielberg was in middle school, he wanted to make a film. He had an idea for a film, but no money. He started a tree-planting business and made his film with the money he earned. Spielberg never stopped making films, even after many film schools refused him. Today he is one of the most popular and important filmmakers in the world. His films are about people who are adventurous(爱冒险的), brave, kind. His characters often fight for what is good. Some of his films are about his Jewish background, such as Schindler's List. Spielberg once said, "I don't dream that much at night because I dream for a living." In different ways, both Hughes and Spielberg have encouraged people of all ages to reach for their dreams.

    If you love reading books, you must know about the book The Little Prince. It's a famous novel written by a French writer. As one of the best-selling books in history, it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects(方言). Now, around seventy years after the birth of the book, an American director has found a way to make it into a 3D animated film(动画片).

    The book tells the story of a pilot, called The Aviator, who crashes(撞击) into the desert and meets a young prince there. However, in the film, the story starts years after the crash when The Aviator is much older. He has got a new neighbor called The Little Girl, whose mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown-up world. Slowly The Aviator shares his story with The Little Girl by writing it down and sending her a page at a time. The pages are complete with the pictures in the book, speaking about his time in the desert and taking The Little Girl to an amazing world where anything is possible.

    China is the first country in the world to see the film in two versions—in Chinese and English. The film shows The Little Girl's life and tells The Little Prince's story at the same time in a beautiful way.

    Huang Lei, who voices the film together with his 9-year-old daughter, says the film is like a childhood dream which is lost by most adults in this stressed-out society.

    "The most touching part is that every one of us was a good-natured kid like the Little Prince, and it's a pity that this good characteristic(品质) goes away as time flies," he says.

Hello, everyone! My name is Peter. I like sports. My favourite sport is football. I often play it with my friends after school. We have a good time.

Of the four seasons, I like summer best. It's hot but I can swim with my friends. I can have ice cream. It's cool!

I have a bird and a dog at home. The bird's name is Polly. It's two years old. It's black, blue and red. The dog's name is Snow. It's one year old. It's white. They are my good friends.

Of all the colours, I like blue best. My pens ,pencils, and bed are blue.In my home, my desk and chair are blue too.

Jane Greenall and Paul Greenall are my parents. My mother likes playing table tennis. Her favourite pets(宠物) are cats. My father likes swimming. His favourite pets are dogs.

 Today, as I was shopping at Woolworths, a kind worker surprised me with a beautiful bunch of flowers. It was my unexpected act of 1 that let me know the power of simple words.

2 years earlier,I was going through chemo treatment(化疗) and felt3 and down. My husband and children were also bearing a lot. They were busy on weekdays,4 I always stayed at home alone. One thing I could do to help was to order things for daily use5 online click-and-collect services. Before checking out, I would 6 notes for the person who packed (打包) our order-things like"Hope you' re having a good day!" or"Thank you for your hard work."

 Fast forward to today, and I found myself 7 with one of the workers who had 8 our orders in the past. I walked up to her and said, "Thank you so much for what you did! You usually did our orders. You guys are fantastic! " She stopped for a few9 and then asked my name at once. When I told her, she said, "Oh, you are the lady who wrote notes for 10 !" She told me that those little notes truly made their day bright, especially during the 11 times of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was surprising to hear that such 12 acts of kindness could make such a big difference.

 After finishing my shopping, she ran up to me with a bunch of flowers,13 me for brightening their day with my kind words. I14 thought that my simple acts could make a world of difference in someone's day. Even15 as simple as saying" thank you" or leavinga kind note can lift someone's spirits. Three years has passed and it still makes them feel valued and thankful.