It is said that about half of the people in China smoke．Many young boys and girls have the habit of smoking，though they are middle school students．

    More and more people have come to realize how serious this problem is．But they are never bored with it．Some people think it is a kind of fashion，some think it is of great fun and others think that smoking can refresh(提神)themselves．

    (A)Smoking causes many illnesses ． A lot of people always cough(B)           smoking．The most serious illness caused by smoking is lung cancer(肺癌)．At the same time smoking is a waste of money．Besides，careless smokers may cause dangerous fire．

    (C)我们都知道吸烟对我们的健康有害。In order to keep healthy，we should get rid of the bad habit of smoking．Please stop smoking at once．

    Mickey Wilson set out to have fun skiing on a Colorado mountain. But he ended up saving a man's life.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}The story was published on Facebook and had been shared thousands of times in the past 24hours.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Chairlift carry people from the bottom of a mountain to its top, so they can ski down the hill. Wilson's friends was wearing a bag on his back. When it was time for him to get off the chairlift, the bag became caught.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}The lift circled around and started to bring him back down the mountain. The man was hanging from the chairlift, with the bag tied around his neck {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Other skiers gathered under the man's chair and tried to think of a way to reach him, but they could not get him down.

    Wilson had an idea, he climbed up a very tall tree and then climbed across the chairlift's wire to reach his friend. He used a life to cut off the strap of the bag that was caught .His friend fell over three meters into the snow where rescue workers were waiting.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Wilson said he was confident to help his friend because of his e xperience as a professional slackliner.(职业绳索运动员)

A. He could not get off.

B. Wilson said his friend was not able to breathe.

C. Wilson said his friend became caught on a chairlift.

D. They brought him down the mountain and took him to a hospital .

E. Later, Wilson used social media to report on his story of rescuing a friend.

    In early spring, the changing temperature usually makes a number of Chinese people uncomfortable. Cold air, bringing rain or even snow, easily tears up(破坏) the warmth of the spring within a night(一夜之间).

    However, with the coming of Guyu-the Grain(谷物) Rain, the blue sky and gentle winds would finally stay. Falling usually on or around April 20 every year, Guyu is the sixth of the 24 solar terms(节气). It means the beginning of a lively summer and people get busy from now on.

    Sow(播种) grains

    This is an important period of the growth of grains. The ancient Chinese already knew that as Guyu comes, the weather will become warm enough for sowing. The farmers usually catch the chance to plant rice, corn and beans.

    Hope for safety and harvest

    For those living near the sea, they will hold some ceremonies(仪式) on Guyu, hoping for safety as well as harvest during the coming fishing season.

    Watch the peony

    It's also a great time to see the peony(牡丹), which is known as “the Queen of All Flowers” in Chinese culture. As a result, watching peonies becomes one of the most enjoyable activities for many. The flower is said to be the favourite of Empress(女皇) Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, who was the only woman ruler in Chinese history.

    Pick tea leaves

    Tea leaves picked before Guyu are among the best tea leaves. People believe that the tea leaves picked on the day of Guyu can make eyes clear and drive away bad luck. So the habit of drinking tea at this time of year has become a tradition in some places of China.

    It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn't take even one passenger all day. When he went by the train station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked, “Where are you going, sir?”

    “To the MP Hotel,” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this, he didn't feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the train station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city. After a long time, they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me seventeen dollars, please,” the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Seventeen dollars! Do you think I'm a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the train station to this hotel and I only gave the driver fifteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”

    WeiFang and Liu Lin are the students of Green School. They are good friends. Theywant to join some clubs.

    Thereare many clubs in their school. They are English club, music club, swimmingclub, chess club, art club and so on. Wei Fang wants to join the music club.She wants to be a musician when she grows up(长大).Her favourite singer is Song Zuying. (1)她能唱歌和跳舞。Now she can play the piano and play the guitar well, but she can'tplay the violin. Liu Lin can play chess and he can swim well.  But he can only speak a little English. So hewants to join the English club to improve(提高)hisEnglish. On Sundays, he often plays basketball with his friends. He wants to bea basketball player like Jeremy Lin. (2)你想加入什么俱乐部？