Tom was a little boy, and he was only seven years old. Once he went to the cinema alone because his parents were both busy. It was the first time for him to do that. He bought a ticket and went in. After two or three minutes he came out, and bought the second ticket and went in again. After a few minutes he came out again and bought the third ticket .Two or three minutes after that, he came out and asked for another ticket. But a girl amazed and asked him, “Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?” “No, I have no friends here, _________”

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    Mike Myers is a teacher at Chauncey Rose High School in Terre Haute, Indiana. Last year, he taught his students about the world's rain forests. They learned that rain forests are important because the plants and animals of the rain forest give us food, wood, and medicine.

    Destruction of the world's rain forests is a serious problem. Unluckily, rain forests are disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute! As part of a class project, Myers' students bought three acres of rain forest in Central America. They paid $25 per acre. The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed. The students became so interested in rain forests that they decided to get a closer look at a real rain forest.

    So last June, Myers and four of his students took a boat ride down a river. They saw alligators and crocodiles. In the middle of the week, a guide took Myers and his students into the rain forest. "The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest. They broke small branches off the trees and threw them at us," one of the students said. "It was a great learning experience for all of us," said Myers.

    Each student chose something specific about Costa Rica to study involving the plants, animals, food, and culture. During the last few days the group had time to do fun activities. They went whitewater rafting and horseback riding, and visited Costa Rica's active volcano.

    Myers hopes to make the trip every year with a different group of kids.

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Before boarding, I found that almost every one of the 160 {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (passenger) walked around the plane to celebrate this historic moment. They got more excited {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ever before and some began to take selfies (自拍) . {#blank#}5{#/blank#} happy they were! 

The {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (excite) continued on board as the C919 took off. A special breakfast {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (serve): Shanghai noodles, some White Rabbit milk {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a special dessert with a "World's First C919" logo on it. It was a pretty short flight, about 2. 5 hours from Shanghai to Chengdu. Soon we landed at our destination, and we cheered {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (loud). Almost everyone seemed overjoyed to have taken part in such a proud moment for China. 

Now I‘m looking forward to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (see) what new planes COMAC (中国商飞公司) has planned for the future. I can't wait to see them take on Airbus and Boeing! 

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 In a small village, there is a girl named Lena. She is afraid of 1 in front of people. When she speaks, she is2 and her face turns red.

 One day, the water of 3 village dries up"One of us should go to the nearest town for help." a villager says.4 no one answers(回复) . Right at the moment, Lena 5 . She knows it is not just for herself, but for the village.

 Lena 6 to the town. When Lena gets there and faces the 7 , she feels nervous. She takes a deep breath(深呼吸) and 8 to tell the story of her village. Everyone in the 9 is moved (感动的) . At last, they decide to help the village. When Lena comes back with the10 news, all the villagers thank her again and again.

 Sometimes, the best way to solve a problem is to face it.

Did you watch the Chengdu FISU World University Games (成都大运会) in 2023? Many student-athletes saw{#blank#}1{#/blank#} sporting dreams come true at the Games, A{#blank#}2{#/blank#} of young Chinese athletes did very well at the Games, including Xia Yuyu. 

Xia Yuyu is a 25-year-old student from Tsinghua University. She has become a big winner at the FISU World University Games {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Chengdu. She is the most tired and the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} athlete at the Games. She took part in four competitions in six days. She won a gold medal in the{#blank#}5{#/blank#} 10, 000 meters, a silver medal in the women's 5, 000 meters and a bronze (铜) medal in the women's team half marathon (马拉松) . Many people were{#blank#}6{#/blank#} by her wonderful performance. 

Before the Games, she ran for 30 kilometers during training each day. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}she knew how hard it was to win the gold medal at the Games, she {#blank#}8{#/blank#}up her mind not to give up. 

"I {#blank#}9{#/blank#} want to thank my university, which helped me solve many problems during preparations for the Games in Chengdu. It's not been easy for my {#blank#}10{#/blank#}who has had to attend to all the details of my training and daily life." Xia said.