Peng Liyiian, First Lady of China, made a speech in English at the United Nations on September 26, 2015. She talked about education and shared her Chinese dream with the world.

    Peng began her speech with a story of her father. Her father grew up in a small village in China. In those days, not many villagers could read, so her father opened a night school to teach them. With his help, many people learned to write their names and read newspapers for the first time. And many women were able to teach their children how to read. Peng's father's love for education influenced her deeply. She was lucky enough to have a good education. Later, she followed her father's footsteps and became a professor of music.

    Education is important, but still, some children in China can't go to school. Peng hopes that all children can have a good education, and that is her Chinese dream.

B

    Kim is a Canadian boy. Now he is calling his friend Jenny. Jenny lives in London.

    Kim asks，“（A)How's it going?”

    “Great！”says Jenny.

    “（B)How is the weather there?”asks Kim.

    “Terrible! It's foggy(有雾的) and cold. Now I am studying in my house because the fog is very thick(浓密的）and we can't go to school.” answers Jenny and she asks “How's the weather in Toronto?”

    “It's sunny and warm.(C)我正在和奶奶散步。My brother is (D) playing basketball with his friends.

    “Are your parents at home?” asks Jenny.

    “Yes.” answers Kim.

    “(E)_________？”Jenny asks.

    “Oh，my mother is cooking and my father is watching the Chinese movie In 1942 on TV.”answers Kim.

School Rules

A. You must not draw on the wall.

B. You must return the books in time.

C. You must put the balls away after you have used them.

D. You must put the books back after you finish reading them.

E. You must not talk to the drivers when the bus is moving or they are working.

F. You must clean the classroom every day and keep it tidy.

G. You must not jump the queue(队)when you wait in-line for the bus.

    The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cuba. It tells the story of a fight between an aging fisherman and a giant marlin (枪鱼). The novel opens with the fisherman, Santiago, who has gone 84 days without catching a fish. He is so unlucky that his young apprentice (徒弟), Manolin, hasn't been allowed by his parents to sail with the old man. On the 85th day, Santiago sets out by himself, far onto the Gulf Stream. He sets his lines and by noon, a big marlin takes his bait (鱼饵). After three days' struggle with the fish, Santiago manages to tie the marlin to the side of his boat. While Santiago sails back to the shore, sharks are attracted to the blood left by the marlin in the water. Though Santiago makes a great effort, they have almost eaten up the marlin. Santiago knows that he is defeated (打败) and tells the sharks of how they have killed his dreams. Once home, he is so tired that he goes straight to bed and falls into a deep sleep. Manolin feels much worried. The next day he brings him newspapers and coffee. When the old man wakes, they promise to fish together once again. The old man doesn't feel well and also coughs up blood a few times towards the end of the story. Readers think that the story is about man's fight against the natural world. In the story, Santiago and the marlin show similar qualities of pride, honour, and bravery, and both have to obey the same natural law—they must kill or be killed.

    The novel has received so much praise and is considered to be one of Hemingway's most famous works. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.

    It was a fine day. Sherlock Holmes invited his best friend Doctor Watson to go camping with him. They found a nice hill and put up their tent. Then they went fishing and climbed the hill. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} They began to chat (聊天) happily.

    "Watson, look up into the sky and tell me what you can see." said Holmes.

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    Holmes asked again, "What does that tell you?"

    Watson thought for a while, "It tells me that there are tons of galaxies (星系) and planets."

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    Watson smiled. "It tells me that God is great and powerful. At the same time, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}"

    "Oh, I think so. Is that all?" asked Holmes.

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    Holmes laughed. "Someone has stolen our tent."