A man was visiting a rich person's house. As he went along, he saw a box of apples on the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples. The rich man will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away in the dust(尘土).

    He went on and came to a river. The river had gotten so high, and he could not get through it. He waited for some time and said," I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river."

    He started to go home. He had eaten no food that day. And he was very hungry. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them.

    Do not throw good things away. You might be happy to have them later.

Cake with friends

    On the first day of July, 2019, everyone was amazed. Our teacher held a birthday party for 23 students. Most of the students' birthdays are in July. Our teacher gave them birthday cards. The cards' covers were printed with a group photos of our class. The teacher wrote birthday wishes to the students on the back. It was really sweet!

    Then, we sang a birthday song for the birthday kids. In addition (另外), all of us got to share cream（奶油） cakes, even if our birthdays weren't in July. I thought this was nice. I watched everyone eat their cake together and have some fun talks. It's nice to have good friendships(友谊) like this.

    Then, something funny happened! We started throwing the cake to each other. Some of us drew pictures on the birthday kids' faces. It was a really fun time.

    I was happy to be at school on that day. I watched all of my friends have fun together. I felt like it was one of the happiest times I've ever had in junior high school. I wished that I could stop time or make the best time lest just a few minutes longer. This isn't possible of course. But I do hope that all of my friends can cherish(珍惜) their friendships forever and enjoy friendships, just like I am now.

    I'm looking forward to the future. I hope I can make more good friends in high school.

Who is Dimash(迪玛希) Kudaibergen? Weeks ago, nobody knew about him in China. But now he has many Chinese fans. 

Dimash, 24, is a singer from the Republic of Kazakhstan(哈萨克斯坦). He took part in the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(唱歌) competition(比赛) Singer 2017 on Hunan TV. He sings {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(好) and has a pretty {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(脸). That made him {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(受欢迎的) very fast. After singing a traditional French song, he got over 300, 000 followers on Weibo.

Before coming to China, Dimash was already well-known in his country. His talent in music {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(来) from his family. His grandparents and parents are all {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(音乐家). At {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(五), he learned to {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(弹) the piano and sang in a choir(合唱团). He has won many musical awards. In 2015, he won the first place at the International Slavic Bazaar Festival.

Besides music, Dimash {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(喜欢) sport. He started {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(游泳) when he was 14. He also likes soccer, basketball and riding a bicycle.

Our family {#blank#}1{#/blank#} red because it was the Spring Festival yesterday. We got up early in the morning. My mom was busy. She {#blank#}2{#/blank#}her glasses and then {#blank#}3{#/blank#} my younger brother. When everything was ready, we{#blank#}4{#/blank#} our coats and went out to visit our relatives.

Once upon a time，there was a man named Lazy. He wanted to have a big house and it took him over a year to build one. The house was so beautiful that all of his {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(neighbor) admired him very much. 

But as time went by，his house started to have some problems. One day {#blank#}2{#/blank#} old neighbor went past it and said，"Your house is beautiful，but the grass in the yard is a bit overgrown. "Lazy answered {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(quick)，"I know，but it's OK. I {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(cut) it tomorrow. "

A few days later，a mailman came by with a letter for Lazy. The mailman said，"Sir，your house is wonderful，but the windows are a bit dirty. You can make it more wonderful by {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(clean) them. "Lazy replied reluctantly(不情愿地)，"I know，but it's OK. I will do that tomorrow. "

Weeks passed by. Lazy's yard was in a mess. The paint was falling down and the windows were covered with dirt. One day，his brother came over{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(visit) him. He was{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(surprise) at what he saw and scolded him angrily，"Lazy，I know why you're called Lazy. You're just {#blank#}8{#/blank#} your name！What have you done for your house？It could fall apart at any second！"

Just the next day，after a heavy rainstorm，Lazy's house fell down!

There are many Lazys around {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(we)．Are you lazy，too？Have you ever put off "something" to "tomorrow"，"next month" {#blank#}10{#/blank#}even "next year"？It's much better to just deal with things today than to wait until some imaginary(想象的) "tomorrow" that might not actually come. 

要求: （1）包括所有提示信息, 可适当拓展；（2）条理清楚, 意思连贯, 语句通顺, 语法正确；（3）不少于五句话。

参考词汇: term（学期）, be good at（擅长）, plan（计划）