My name is Wei Hua and I'm a sporting robot of the 23rd century. I'm clever at high flying exercises. I jump from spaceships and as I fall, I turn, dive, circle and dance until I softly land as close as I can to the finishing line.

    Robot competitions in the 23rd century are truly a popular sport. Fans from all over China watch their hand—held TVs when a competition comes on. Last time I took part in the 78th Olympics and I won the silver medal for my performance. This year I was very proud to be chosen again. I wanted to meet robots from other countries and explore ideas about our sport. However, my programmer fell ill the week before we were leaving. It was very painful for her and I felt very scared. I didn't feel so confident that I would win.

    The day of the competition was rather cold for my legs and my special oil began to freeze. I stopped for a moment(which I shouldn't) before I jumped from the starting place on a little spaceship, then I began my performance. At the correct moment I tried to open my parachute(降落伞)but there was a problem. It only opened a little. I began to fall faster and faster so that I could not turn, dive, circle or dance. My heart stopped beating as I landed heavily on a mountain covered with snow.

    This is why I am writing to you from my hospital bed with two broken legs and a weak head. I did not win anything at the Olympics after all. I need the factory to build me two new legs and an even bigger head. Then I will be able to compete once more. Let's hope for greater success in the next Olympics!

    The biggest secret about inventing is that anybody can do it! Perhaps this sounds crazy, but it's true. Maybe you have the wrong idea about inventing, so read on to discover the truth.

    Wrong idea No. 1: An invention has to be something completely new.

    Inventing means creating something "new", but the idea could come from something that already exists(存在). The Wright brothers, for example, got the idea for building a "flying machine" from watching birds.

    Wrong idea No. 2: Inventors are born, not made.

    There are a lot of factors(因素) that make invention possible. Take Mazart, for example. He was born with a talent for musical composition. But other factors were also important for his creativity. His father was a music teacher, and Mozart practiced for hours every day, from the time he was four years old. Thomas Edison said that being an inventor was "99% hard work and 1% inspiration"!

    Very successful creators don't give up when they get something wrong. As one inventor said, "A failure is the right answer to the wrong question."

    Wrong idea No. 3: Inventors are always old people.

    Don't believe that you can't invent something when you are young. Here are two examples of young inventors: Louis Braille went blind when he was a child. When he was fifteen, he invented a system of reading and writing for blind people that is still used in most countries today.

    As a young man, George Nissen was watching some artists performing in a show. He watched how they fell into the safety net and then jumped back up again. This gave him an idea, and he invented the trampoline(蹦床).

The 4K edition of The Legend of Sealed Book hit cinemas on 5th November 2021, It is a Chinese cartoon film from 38 years ago. The story comes from a Chinese old story. Yuangong, who comes from heaven, finds a book with amazing skills and lets the boy Dansheng practise them. Film workers borrowed cultural elements(元素) from opera and painting. The looks of many characters come from Peking Opera face makeup(装扮).Lovely Dansheng looks like wawasheng, roles for kids in Peking Opera. A fox wears huadan makeup to make her more attractive. Huadan is the young female role in Peking Opera. "Funny and beautiful"— these are what the artist worked hard for, according to the film's director Qian Yunda.

Another cartoon, Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy was drawn with ink and brush. The designers learned from the great artist Qi Baishi. The black tadpoles (蝌蚪), pink flowers, yellow chickens and red goldfish… all come to life! Cartoon artists painted in both realistic and poetic(富有诗意的) styles. They used simple and thin lines to paint character, but they used the ink wash painting style to paint mountains, trees and water.

These cartoons give us a taste of Chinese culture. They have a real Chinese style."Classical Chinese cartoons show us how colourful and rich our cultures are. I respect the artists who made them,"said an actor.

Most families love to go on holiday together. It is great fun to leave your common life behind and go somewhere different and exciting!

{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Some people enjoy traveling around cities and visiting museums. Other people prefer outdoor holidays, where you can hike or go boating. Some people like cruises, where the huge ship is like a hotel.

Many families go on holiday in summer, when schools are closed.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}In the past, most British families would take their holidays at a British seaside town. However, now many people choose to go abroad instead. One reason for this is to escape（躲藏）the possibility of rain at home! France, Spain and Greece are popular destinations（目的地）.

In the United States, summer holidays often involve a road trip.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}It is common to drive hundreds of miles to get to your destination. If the beach is too far away, you could go to one of the national parks. Many people love to enjoy the natural beauty of places such as Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} In winter, many people go skiing. The Alps are a very popular place to ski. The mountain scenery is truly wonderful! You can try downhill skiing, cross-country skiing or snowshoeing.

No matter what kind of holiday you take, there are two things that nearly everyone does. The first is to send postcards to friends and family at home, so they can see a photo of the place where you are. The second is to buy some sort of souvenir（纪念品）so that you can remember your trip—maybe a T-shirt or an art piece. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

A．Beach holidays are very popular in Britain.

B．Few people like to take holidays in winter.

C．There are many different kinds of holidays.

D．Summer is not the only season for going on holiday.

E．This means packing the whole family into the car and setting out!

F．Then once you're home, it's time to start planning your next holiday!

G．However, some families never have chances to take holidays together.