In 2009 a group of parents in Lymington started sharing worries about their children's money-management skills. Pocket money was now stored in a building society rather than a piggy bank (储蓄罐); household shopping was done online; the children rarely saw their parents handling cash. They were spending online, too. Money had become intangible. How, then, were children to learn its value?

The answer they came up with was GoHenry, an app now available in America as well as Britain. It is designed to help young people learn good spending habits through real-world money activities. Parents sign up with their own bank accounts and pay a monthly fee of £2.99 or $3.99 for each child aged six or over. Adults and children download separate versions. Parents can schedule pocket money and set chores. When those are marked as done, the child is paid the agreed amount. Parents can see what the child has bought and where. And they can choose where the card can be used: in shops, online or at ATMs.

Children get cards printed with their name. They can put money in savings pots, view their spending and balances, and set savings targets. "They could decide to save ten dollars for a friend's birthday in four weeks' time, or set a goal at 12 to have $2,000 to buy a car at age 18," says Dean Brauer, one of GoHenry's founders. "The app tells them how much to save each week to meet their goal."

A big benefit of such apps is that they inspire family conversations about money. According to the latest research, more than half of British parents find the subject hard to discuss with their children. And yet most agree that children's attitudes to money are formed in their early years.

Some GoHenry customers are wealthy parents who worry that their children will grow up with little knowledge of money. Others have slim incomes but regard the app as a preparation for their child's future. Some say that they have been in debt and want their children to avoid that mistake when they grow up; others that the app is cost-effective because their children learn to plan spending. Even though young people no longer touch and hold money, they can still be taught to handle it well.

Sally was very nervous. It was her first day in the new school, and lunch was only thirty minutes away. At lunch, most students talk with friends, get to know what interesting things everyone is doing, and, of course, 1 . Sally, however, didn't know anyone or anything.

Sally's mother was in the army, so her family moved a lot. She had really liked her old school and 2 leaving her best friends. They still talked to each other through phone calls and emails, but she couldn't see them every day. She didn't know if their 3 would continue. She didn't want to lose them, but she knew it would be 4 for them to stay close.

"I know this is hard on you," her mother said as Sally got ready for school this morning, "and I'm really 5 you have to keep changing schools." Sally's mother had always been ready to protect not only the family but also the 6 . Sally loved her mother so much. She told her mother not to 7 with a big smile. But Sally was still nervous when they moved.

The 8 time came quickly. As Sally was walking ahead, a voice behind her said, "Excuse me." Sally 9 and saw five friendly faces.

"Would you like to join us?" asked one of them.

This invitation was exactly what she needed. Sally nodded yes 10 and joined them. She was sure about her future school life now.

①There are many different houses in the world. They can be different because people are different. The houses can also be different because of where they are. Houses can be made in many shapes.

②The dome house

Some people live in windy places. Big winds, like hurricanes, can blow houses down. In one place, a house was made in the shape of a dome. When a big hurricane came, it didn't blow down. However, all the other houses around it did. A dome house is made of triangle shapes. The shape of the dome house lets the wind go around it. A house with a flat wall is not as safe in a strong wind. A dome house doesn't have a roof to blow off. There is no wind in a dome house, so it is safer in a fire It is safe from termites(白蚁) ， too. There is no wood for them to eat!

③A ball-shaped house

Some houses have been made in a shape like a ball. The walls, ceiling and floor are all one in a house with this shape. The wind moves around the outside of the house. Ball-shaped houses can be hung from things or float on water.

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A house on the ground can take up a lot of space. A house in a tree doesn't use any space on the ground at all. No trees have to be chopped down to make room for these houses. And the tree housed can be built in the shape of bee nest(巢) . Such a house doesn't take very long to move to a new place. So it is helpful during the natural disasters.

⑤A walking house

Some people have made a house that can walk. It is the shape of a long hexagon(六边形). The house has six legs. It can walk over any ground. It can even walk over bumpy ground. When it walks, three legs are always on the ground. A walking house would be very good if there was a flood or a fire.

⑥Different shapes of house are so useful that different people can choose whatever they need. Which one do you prefer? Probably you can create another different shape of house one day!

Restaurants around the world only used lots of plastic straws (塑料吸管) before, but many of them start using paper ones now. Are paper straws really better than plastic straws?

A plastic straw usually takes more than 200 years to break down (分解). It slowly turns into small pieces of plastic. If they fall into the sea, seabirds and fish will eat them for food. It is bad for their health and may kill them. Paper straws are different. They start to break down in just three days. They are much safer and better for animals and Earth.

However, some people still don't like paper straws. They think paper straws will affect (影响) the taste of the drink. In fact, we can use other things. For example, glass straws are easy to clean. And we can use them for a long time. We can also use real straws. Many people started to use them in the 1800s. 

Yu Chuanya is a ballet（芭蕾舞）dancer from Shenyang. She began learning ballet at the age of 4. With a strong interest in it, she took dance classes three times a week. "In fact, my physical condition was not good. But I loved ballet, and I never thought of giving up. My mother always supports（支持）me. She encourages me to face challenges and have confidence in myself. My father is also supportive of me," Yu says.

In 2005, Yu went to study at Beijing Dance Academy. She put a lot of hard work into learning and practicing ballet. After she graduated（毕业）, she returned to Shenyang and joined Liaoning Ballet Troupe.

Since then, ballet dancing has become an important part of Yu's life. She has performed the lead roles in many ballets. She has also been invited to perform in Russia, Canada and South Africa.

Eight Heroines is one of Yu's favorite ballets. It is a story of eight women soldiers（士兵）who gave up their lives to protect our country. Yu performed the lead role, Leng Yun. To do her best to show the feelings of the character, Yu read lots of information to learn about the story of Leng. Eight Heroines has been staged（上演）many times since 2014. In 2017, it was staged in Russia and people there said it was great.

"Performers are the communicators of culture. I believe we Chinese ballet dancers will perform more ballets in the future to better tell the stories of China on the world stage," Yu says hopefully.

Most of us don't have to worry about our next meal because we know there is plenty of food available. But many people around the world are not that lucky. They live in hunger every day.

 According to a UN report in 2019, about 113 million people around the world suffered from acute(急性的) hunger in 2018. The number of people suffering from hunger stayed above 100 million from 2016 to 2018.

 Acute hunger is the most serious form of hunger— it refers to those who will die soon if they don't have food. Nearly two- thirds of people facing acute hunger come from just eight countries, including Ethiopia, Syria and Yemen, the report noted.

 One reason for this is war. Some 74 million people, or over half the number of people facing acute hunger, are living in war- torn countries.

 In addition, climate change and natural disasters(灾害) pushed another 29 million people into acute hunger in 2018, according to the report. This number includes people in southern Africa who faced droughts(干旱) that year.

UN World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley called for world leaders to" step up to the plate" in order to meet the UN's goal of being free from hunger. He called on them to solve the problems ▲.

 China has worked hard to solve world hunger. The country is working together with the UN to help other countries deal with serious hunger problems.