A man was walking along the beach when he suddenly noticed some children dancing far away from him. "What on earth are they 1 on the beach?" he thought and quickly 2 towards them.

    He was surprised that a boy and a girl were not dancing but picking up the 3 on sands and throwing them back into the sea.

    "Excuse me, why are you 4 the starfishes back into the sea?" he asked.

    The children didn't 5 but continued picking up the starfishes and kept throwing them back into the sea.

    Don't you think it is a waste of your 6? There are hundreds of starfishes still lying around. 7 you can't keep this act all day long." the man talked to the two children with a smile.

    At last the elder boy replied, "Sir, you see it is very hot and the Sun will soon rise. Though my sister and I can't throw all the starfishes back into the 8, we are sure it is important to the ones we 9 in throwing. Would you like to join us? It would make a difference." The man 10 and said, "It certainly would," so he also picked up the starfishes and threw them into the sea.

    Li Ming is a middle school student. He lives1a small village far from the school.

    Li Ming has to2up early in the morning, After a quick3, be runs to get to school on time, His father wants to4a bike for him. Li Ming knows that his mother is always5and needs much money to buy medicine.6he doesn't agree with his father to buy a bike. He keeps running to 7 every day. Now he is very strong. He is never late for school and his teachers often praise(表扬)8.

    Last week there was a sports meeting in his school. Li Ming ran9than any other boy and won the boys' 1,500 meters.10whole school cheered for him. He was very happy.

We are often warned by our teacher not to waste precious (宝贵的)time, because time lost will never return. I think it quite true. What does time look like?  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Time is abstract (抽象的), so we have to think about it.

Time passes very quickly. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.  It is because they don't know how to make use of their time. They waste it in going to theatres, cinemas and parks, and doing other things. Why do we study every day? Why do we work? Why do most people would rather take buses instead of walking? The answer is very simple. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

Today we are living in the 21st century. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. When a person dies, his life ends. Since life is short, we must devote our time and energy to our study so that we may be able to serve the people well in the future. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, for it does not only bring us failure but also does us other harm. If it is necessary for us to do our work today, let us do it today and not leave it until tomorrow.

Remember time is much more valuable (珍贵的)than money.

A. We look upon time as life

B. Nobody knows because we can't see it or touch it and we can't buy it with money

C. Some students say they don't have enough time to review all their lessons

D. Laziness is the thief of time

E. We wish to save time because time is precious

    Obesity (肥胖症) is becoming a problem in our busy society, almost one in three American adults is now considered to be obese. Children obesity is also at an all-time high.

    Obesity means being very overweight. If you are obese, you have too much body-fat. If you eat more food than your body can use, this will make you put on weight. Food that your body does not need will be stored (储存) as fat by your body.

    The following are the major factors (因素) that increase the risk of obesity.

    What you eat plays a major role in weight gain. Eating a lot of fattening food such as hamburgers, sweet drinks, ice creams and other sweet food can increase the risk of becoming obese.

    If you do not do enough exercise, you will put on weight as the food you eat is not being used to make energy for physical activities.

    The chances of your being obese are greater if your parents are obese.

    There are many psychological (心理的) factors that cause people to eat too much. People who are worried, unhappy or bored will often eat to make themselves feel better. This is known as comfort eating.

    Age is another factor, as you tend (趋于) to be less active when you get older. When you get older, you need to eat less, and if you do not eat less, you will put on weight.

    Obesity can cause many health problems such as heart problems, high blood pressure and many other serious medical conditions.

Makoto Shinkai's movie Your Name first came out about eight years ago. In 2019, Makoto Shinkai came to China again with his great film Weathering with You. So far, he {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (make) many famous films. "I haven't expected that Your Name would be so popular in China before," said Shinkai. When asked about what made {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (he) decide to make the film, Weathering with You, he said, "People usually pay a lot of attention {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the weather, Most people will first see whether it's fine or rainy outside {#blank#}4{#/blank#} they wake up. The weather is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(true) important to us."

So the film describes {#blank#}6{#/blank#} story of Morishima Hodaka, a clever high school student. In the film, Hodaka meets Hina, the so-called "sunshine girl" and he discovers that she is able {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(change) the weather.

Then they use this supernatural power(超自然能力) to offer people {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(sun) days on special occasions(场合). {#blank#}9{#/blank#} it soon becomes clear that their activities are against the natural balance.

Shinkai once thought that the film could do a good job. But as more films were on show at {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (weekend) at that time, without doubt, it was impossible for Weathering with You to be as successful as Your Name in China.

Most parents don't know what their teenage children are talking about when they are having a chat with their friends. This is also true when teenagers are using the language of texting to send messages. Words like 18r are easy to understand, but what about"POS"? I asked some parents what it means and only 28% got it right! It means that a parent is near and that they are watching what their child is doing.

Parents worry a lot and like to know what is happening in their children's lives at all times. This means they try to control as much of their children's lives as possible. However, they have no control over the language that their children use, so it is a useful way for children to keep parts of their life secret.

Parents also complain that they never have serious conversations with their teenage children. Teenagers are always busy phoning or texting their friends- even when parents are trying to talk to them. And there are times when teenagers aren't busy, but they just don't feel like having a serious chat with mum or dad!

One way to start real conversations is to make sure that the whole family eats together at mealtimes and that everyone has a chance to talk. Teenagers are trying to find out who they are. They aren't adults yet, but they are learning how to act like big people.

This means that it is a good idea to speak to teenagers like they are adults and it helps to listen to their ideas and opinions carefully. When parents talk to their teenagers, some good ad vice is" Don't sound like your own parents!". In addition, parents who try to use the language of teenagers often sound very silly. And that's because most times when an adult tries to use" teen talk", the words are probably already unfashionable!