As a well-known Chinese TV hostess, Dong Qing is now hosting two cultural shows, Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers. The two shows are encouraging people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life.

    Dong was born in a highly educated family in 1973. she had a great love for traditional literature(文学)from an early age. In 2015 when she was about to study in the U.S, Dong received an invitation from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess. Because of her passion for traditional literature, Dong accepted the job.

    "The contest interests me very much. Hosting it is a process of learning about poetry and performing, "said Dong. To her great joy, the show has become more and more popular.

    Under the slogan(口号)"Reading touches people's hearts", the new TV show Readers has become a success. It invites famous guests from all walks of life to read something. Dong works as both hostess and producer.

    Readers became a turning point in Dong's 21 years of hosting. She said it brought her "quite a huge challenge".

    "There is no shortcut(捷径) in this world. If you want to be a good host, you need to make thorough preparations, said the beautiful hostess. "The charm of life lies in its unknown, so we just have to try and keep going.

    Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history？Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28.Although he lived over 2, 000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today, Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn't give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.

    Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but (Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.

    Today, people still follow Confucius' lessons. He told us that we all have some advantages. "When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them."

    He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. "All study but no thinking makes people puzzled(困惑的).All thinking but no study makes people lazy."

    Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important theories are about kindness and good manners. "A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others," he said.

Cao Chenzhe is a 16-year-old boy. He was known for his1 act because he saved his classmate's life, using Heimlich maneuver.

Cao recalled that he could perform this first aid thanks to a(n)2 education class. He called on all of people to take the learning3 . Every student should learn to protect themselves or others in a scientific way. And someone advised there should be more4 of learning, such as online competitions and role-plays. Here is the way of performing Heimlich maneuver.

First, stand behind the person.

Second, make a fist with one hand.

Third, put your arms5 the person and grasp (抓) your fist with the other hand near the top of the stomach.

Fourth, make a quick and hard movement inward and upward.

Last but not the least, this way isn't suitable for the children under one year old.

My husband and I bought a house when we were in our fifties. One of the1 we bought it was thatit was so amazing. It had a big Japanese red pine（松树）, which looked2 in our front yard. For 20years, it was a beauty to all who3 . Animals liked to climb it and play there. Beside it was my smallgarden of4 and bushes that I'd planted. 

Early last year, a heavy snowfall hit our city.5 we were enjoying a quiet Saturday morning, thehouse shook and we heard a loud sound. The tree had6 , destroying most of the bushes and roses in thegarden. We called some workers to take the tree away. After a week, the yard was7 a mess with woodshaving（刨花）and holes everywhere. 

In March, I bought a few bush and rose seedlings（幼苗）to8 those that I thought hadn't lived. But in May, plenty of new flowers were growing in the yard! My old bushes and roses grew back and werehealthier than ever before! Our yard turned9 a beautiful garden. And this summer, one year later, allof the plants are three times bigger than they were before. 

Life might be10 for you at the moment, but you never know what the future holds. It might just bemuch brighter. 

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