Mark and Betty are brother and sister. They love to play on the1. They think it's very2to play there. They go to the beach by3every weekend. They live far away from the beach, so their father usually4about two hours driving them there.

    Last Sunday their father was very5and couldn't send them to the beach. Mark and Betty6very bored at home. They thought they must solve (解决) the7quickly.

    Then Mark came up with an idea and said to his father, "I have a good8, Dad. We can live near the beach. Then Betty and I can go there every day, and you don't need to drive us there."

    His father looked at him up and down and smiled, "Sounds really good. But the houses near the beach are very9. I must work hard to buy a10. Then you can go to the beach every day."

    You might have heard the story of The Tortoise and the Hare (《龟兔赛跑》). The hare lost because he was sleeping {#blank#}1{#/blank#}of keeping running during the race. However, there is another more interesting story.

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    The next day, the two animals met. When the fox called "Go!" in  a loud {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, the rabbit started running as fast as possible. Soon, he couldn't see the turtle. He didn't slow down. He ran the whole race {#blank#}9{#/blank#}he reached the finishing line.

    In the end, however, he was so{#blank#}10{#/blank#}that he found the turtle was already at the finishing line!" How did you get here so fast?" asked the rabbit. The turtle smiled and said, "Well, I also called the tortoise. He told me to take a taxi!"

When Peter was six, he started receiving pocket money from his mother. When he turned seven, he 1 £7 a week. Now at the age of fifteen, he 2 £15 every week. He has the raise in pocket money because he spends money wisely.

3 a shopping mall near Peter's home. At weekends, he watches 4 movies with his friends, or takes his little brother to the play center there. He buys his grandparents small presents when he visits them. Sometimes, he takes one 5 bus ride to museums and zoos in another town. When he has saved enough money, Peter goes to the bookstores 6 great books and donates them to children in need. His mother is satisfied with 7 he spends his money. She thinks it is a smart choice to give Peter pocket money. "This habit 8 help Peter manage money well," she says.

Peter's mother even suggests giving pocket money to children as 9 as when they are four. "To learn how to deal with money is 10 useful life skill. Giving children pocket money in their early years teaches them the importance of budgeting."

Chinese President Xi Jinping has {#blank#}1{#/blank#} for carrying forward the spirit of dedication of 95-year-old war hero Zhang Fuqing, encouraging people to come together and create a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} force to go ahead in the new time. Xi, made the remarks in an {#blank#}3{#/blank#} on Zhang's life story in January 2019. Xi said the old hero devoted all {#blank#}4{#/blank#} life to the country."As a soldier, he fights {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the country; as a citizen, he works for the people's well-being,"Xinoted.

"Zhang lives a great life with his simple and pure lifestyle and shows no interest in fame and fortune, setting an example for both officers and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} in service of the armed forces,"Xi said.

Zhang, a CPC member, was a soldier which was one of the main forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the Liberation War.

He was honored by the Northwest Field Army for his battle achievements and won the honorary title of "Combat Hero"{#blank#}8{#/blank#}. In 1955, Zhang retired from the army and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to work in the poor mountainous areas in Laifeng, a remote county in central China's Hubei Province.

For more than 60 years, he kept his past experience a secret on purpose, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} from his children. It wasn't until the end of 2018 {#blank#}11{#/blank#} government was collecting and recording old soldiers' information that his life story was known to all.

On September 27th, Cui Chenxi, 13- year- old skateboarder(滑板运动员), became China's youngest gold medalist(奖牌得主) at the Qiantang Roller Sports Centre in Hangzhou. She {#blank#}1{#/blank#} gold by scoring 242.62 points. Cui said,"I always wanted to win gold. This match is different {#blank#}2{#/blank#} other matches, so I wanted to win this one." When the reporter asked if she was worried before the match, she shook {#blank#}3{#/blank#} head and said," My dad told me to stay relaxed, enjoy the match and show my skills. As long as I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} my best, I have no regrets."

Cui only took up skateboarding in 2020. In skateboarding, injuries(受伤) often happen. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} when talking about the pain and the difficulties, Cui said," When I started skateboarding, I{#blank#}6{#/blank#} it was great fun. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} , I found people got a lot of injuries while skateboarding. But that is where the spirit(精神) of skateboarding lies." Getting injured is just part of the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, and she pushes through it and keep going on.

As the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} member of the team, Cui is popular with other young players. Most of people think that Cui is the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} of Team China. She is quite excellent. And she will stand together with other young players to get more medals for our country in the future.

 Riding a Mobike on the street, you might hear some people speaking Chinese aloud. Turning to the right, you see a Sichuan- style restaurant. After walking into a store, you see that Huawei smartphones are on sale. But you' re not in China- you' re in Manchester in Britain. In fact, you might see similar things in many other cities.

 Chinese products have been going all over the world. Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time. To meet local people's tastes, Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the dishes." One example is the meat." said Yin Hang,a Chinese student who is studying in Australia." We like to eat meat with the bone(骨头) in, but people here don't. So the local Chinese restaurants provide big pieces of meat without bones, even for fish."

 Some Chinese brands are also becoming more popular. It is reported that in many cities in Europe, many stores sell TCL televisions, Haier fridges and Lenovo computers. More than half of US- owned drones(无人机) are Chinese models, according to China Daily. They' re not only made in China, but also designed and developed in the country.

 In the past, most Western people thought Chinese products were cheap and unreliable. But now, things have changed greatly. More people trust Chinese brands." Made in China" becomes cool." They are beautiful and offer something special that American phones don't have." an article on CNN once said about Chinese smartphones.

 As it is said, Chinese government has been trying its best to improve its national brands of all kinds to meet the needs of modern life.