Hi, I'm Hu Bin, a student of Class l, Grade 7. At school, My teachers and my classmates very 1to me. My school life is very 2. I like it very Classes begin 3 8:00 a. m. I have four classes in the morning and two classes in the afternoon. I study Chinese, English, math, politics and 4 other subjects. English is my favorite subject, and I often 5English with my classmates. I also like P. E. and music. 6 I don't like math. I think it's 7 difficult and boring. What do you think?

After school, I often play 8 basketball with my classmates. It is my favorite outdoor activity. Sometimes I swim in the swimming pool. Sometimes I 9 with my friends in the park. I go to the school library every Tuesday and Thursday. I think my school life is very interesting? What about 10? Can you tell me something about it?

    Facebook says it is working on technology to allow us to control computers directly with our brains. It is developing "silent speech" software to allow people to type at a rate of 100 words per minute, it says. The project, in its early stages, will require new technology to detect brainwaves without needing invasive operation. "We are not talking about monitoring your random thoughts," assured Facebook's Regina Dugan. "You have many thoughts, and you choose to share some of them. We're talking about monitoring those words. A silent speech interface(界面) — one with all the speed and flexibility(灵活) of voice. "

Ms Dugan is the company's head of Building 8, the firm's hardware research lab. The company said it intends to build both the hardware and software to achieve its goal, and has employed a team of more than 60 scientists and academics to work on the project.

On his Facebook page, Mark Zuckerberg added, "Our brains produce enough data to stream four HD(高清) movies every second. The problem is that the best way we have to get information out into the world-speech can only send about the same amount of data as a 1980s modem. We're working on a system that will let you type straight from your brain about five times faster than you can type on your phone today. Finally, we want to turn it into a wearable technology that can be produced in quantity. "

Technology is going to have to get a lot more advanced before we can share a pure thought or feeling, but this is a first step. Other ideas detailed at the company's developers conference in San Jose included work to allow people to "hear" through skin. The system, comparable to Braille, uses pressure points on the skin to pass information. "One day, not so far away, it may be possible for me to think in Chinese, and you to feel it instantly in Spanish," Ms Dugan said.

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"I killed the wrong goose (鹅), " a man complained in his letter about the Xinhua Dictionary. It was the 1970s. The man wanted to kill a male goose. He didn't know the difference between male and female goose, so he turned to the dictionary for help. It read, "The male geese have a yellow bump on their head."

The man chose a goose that matched the description. But when he opened its stomach, many eggs poured out, and the man was angry. 

The dictionary wasn't totally wrong. However, it didn't make it clear that all geese have a yellow bump on their head. Males have just bigger ones. The dictionary's editors corrected it in the next edition (版本) . 

Since its birth in 1953, the Xinhua Dictionary has been used as an encyclopedia (百科全书) by people across China. More than 600 million copies have been sold. 

In 1949, about 80 percent of China's population was uneducated. Xinhua Dictionary succeeded in opening up knowledge to millions of Chinese people. "I had no education when I was little. The dictionary helped me get into high school. " Said a woman in her 50s. 

Over the past 50 years, the dictionary has been improved in each edition. "鲟"was once explained as"can be eaten". Later editions made it clear that it was "an animal in danger". The meaning of "豹"is no longer "wild animals whose fur can be made into clothes". New editions have included many new meanings. The character "晒" (to dry something under the sun) , for example, now has a second meaning: to share. Popular expressions like "初心"have also been added to dictionary. 

In a way, Xinhua hasn't just explained words; it has shaped the way Chinese people think. According to an article in Southern Weekly, "When children write about a spring outing, the sky is always ‘cloudless for ten thousand miles'. They will always ‘sing and dance' on the way. " "Both sentences, " the editor added, " are from examples in the Xinhua Dictionary."

Every day，a bus driver called Cheng Lin picks up students in a far﹣away village in Chongqing. The bus driver stops1 he notices a schoolbag hanging on the door of an old house. After a moment，a boy2 outside and gets on the bus. 

The boy's parents work far from home and leave3 in the village. Though the boy is far from his parents，he is trying hard4 his study. He goes to school in the city every week. He and5 driver，Mr Cheng Lin，have a special habit. Every time the6 schoolbag is hanging outside the house，the driver knows that the boy needs a ride. 

7 Mondays，Mr Cheng pays more attention while driving，because these children usually go to school on that day. 8 warm man he is!

People call him"9 driver in Chongqing" on the Internet. One man said， "Some people10 not know that the mountain road is so difficult. A 15﹣minute bus drive would take an hour of walking. The schoolbag is their secret with love inside. "