Once upon a time, there was a lion and a mouse.

    One day, when the lion was sleeping, the mouse ran onto his face. The lion woke up. He was very angry and caught the mouse. “I will eat you!” the lion said angrily.

    The mouse cried out,“If you do not kill me, I would be happy to give you a reward(回报).”The lion laughed at the idea. He did not think a little mouse could help such a big strong animal like himself. But he still let the mouse go.

    After a few days, it happened. The lion was caught by hunters' net. He tried his best to leave, after half a day, but he still couldn't get out of the net. He was very sad, he thought he was dying. At that time the lion felt something nibbling(啃，咬) on the ropes. It was the mouse. Just before dark, the work was done. There was a hole in the net. The lion got free through the hole. He was very happy and thanked the mouse, “My friend, you have saved me. I will never doubt the power of small animals like you.”

    From then on, the lion and the mouse became friends.

    Life is full of surprises and you never know how things will turn out.

    Sir John Gurdon is a good example of this. As a boy, he was told he was hopeless at science and was at bottom of his class. Now, aged 79，the very same Gurdon shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Japanese stem cell (干细胞) researcher Shinya Yamanaka.

    Like so many scientists, Gurdon shows us where the power of curiosity and perseverance(坚持) can lead.

    When he was 15 in 1948，Gurdon ranked last out of the 250 boys at his high school in biology and every other science subject. Gurdon's high school science teacher even said that his dream of becoming a scientist was "quite ridiculous".

In spite of his teacher's criticisms(批评), Gurdon followed his curiosity and kept working hard. He went to the lab early and left later than anyone else. He experienced thousands of failures.

     "My own belief is that we will, in the end，understand everything about how cells actually work，"Gurdon said.

    In 1962, Gurdon took a cell from an adult frog and moved its genetic (基因的) information into an egg cell. The egg cell then grew into a clone of the adult frog. This technique later helped to create the sheep Dolly in 1996，the first cloned mammal(哺乳动物) in the world.In 2006，Gurdon's work was developed by Yamanaka to show that a sample(样本) of a person's skin can be used to create stem cells. Using this technique, doctors can repair a patient's heart after a heart attack."Luck favors the prepared mind," Gurdon told the Nobel Prize Organization. "Ninety percent of the time things don't work, but when they do, you have to seize(抓住) the chance.

Feb. 17 should have been the start of the spring semester for many middle and primary schools in China. However, to control the spread of the COVID-19, many schools had delayed the start of the semester, following instructions from the Ministry of Education (MOE). But students in China were still studying.

Instead of having classes at school, many students in Beijing and Guangzhou began their first day of online classes on Feb 17. Students in Shanghai started online classes on March 2. "In the morning, I have English class, followed by Chinese and math, " Liu Bo, a Junior 3 student from Beijing, told Xinhua. "I have also learned about epidemic(流行病) prevention. "

According to the MOE, students were mainly taking classes to review previous knowledge rather than taking new classes during the online study period. Online courses were required to include contents about epidemic prevention, psychological health (心理健康) and educational activities (教育活动).

"Online courses are only temporary measures (暂时的措施) taken during the epidemic, so when the new semester begins, schools should not replace(替代) classroom teaching with online classes, " Lu Yugang from the ministry told China Daily.

The ministry also called on schools not to increase their students' schoolwork burden(负担). Schools should not ask students to study online for long periods of time or study things beyond( 超出) their curriculum(课程). Students must have enough time to rest, the ministry added. Also, it stressed that protecting students' eyesight must be a priority(优先).

Once upon a time, a king went for hunting in the forest. While returning back, because of the dark he couldn't find his way. At last he found a small 1 . The king went over and 2 the door. A poor farmer lived in the house. He 3 great care of the king. 

Before leaving the next day, the king gave the farmer a nearby sandalwood (檀香木) forest as a gift. But 4 , the farmer didn't know the value of sandalwood. He started to make coal from the sandalwood and 5 it in the market. At last, only a few sandalwood trees were left in the forest. 

One day, it rained a lot, and the farmer couldn't make coal from the 6 wood. So he cut down some branches (树枝) and took them to the market. The sandalwood 7 very good. Many customers came to buy it and they wanted to pay a lot for a small branch. The farmer didn't 8 that. He asked one of his 9 , "Why does everyone want to pay huge amount for this wood?"

The buyer 10 , "This is sandalwood. It has good smell and it's very 11 "

When the farmer understood this, he started to cry and just at that moment an old man was passing by.

 12 he knew everything, he said to the farmer, "All people in the world can make 13 But it's better late than never. You still have some sandalwood trees left. You can use 14 wisely."

The farmer 15 his mistake and then went back and sowed (播种) more sandalwood seeds in the forest. He would use his sandalwood wisely from then on. 

In 2024, the best thing for me was becoming a junior high school student. On September 1, I went to school happily and was {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(准备好的) to start a new life. 

Now I am always very busy, with so many {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(活动) to do and things to learn. But I am not afraid of making {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(错误). In class, I always put up my hand when I have questions. I am not good at {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(化学), so I do a lot of exercise. My teacher tells us to think by {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(我们自己). I keep these good learning habits and I am sure they will help me get {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(更好)in the future. 

In our school, the teachers are kind and knowledgeable(知识渊博的). The students are {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(乐于助人的) and hard-working. We study together in class and play games after class. We have different {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(业余爱好) but we are like brothers and sisters. Our school {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(举办) sports events in our playground every year. This year, I got the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(第一) prize in a running race. 

All in all, I'm very happy that I am a junior high school student. I really enjoy my junior high school life. 

Hello, everyone! I am Lucy Miller and I am from America. I am ten years old. I study in a junior high school in 1 now. My parents are 2 in my school. My mother is a(n)3 teacher. My 4 is an English teacher. My school is nice and big. 

I 5 a good friend. Her first name is Kate, and her 6 name is Smith. We always 7 her Kate. Her phone 8 is 6589 3352. 9 Chinese teacher is Mr Black. He is a 10 teacher, and he likes telling stories. He often tells us a lot of stories about Chinese history. He is kind to us, 11 we all like him and his class. 

Do you know 12 our maths teacher is? It is my mother. I 13 it is very good. That's because I can see her at home and 14 . At school, I can play sports with my 15 . I like my life in China!