A crow, having stolen a piece of cheese, held it firmly in her mouth and stood in a tree. A fox, who was very hungry, took the following ways to get the cheese for himself.

    "How handsome is the crow!" he said. "How beautiful is her shape and how fair her feather! Oh, if her voice were only equal to her beauty, she might rightly be called the queen of birds!"

    This he said in a soft voice. The crow, anxious to show that her voice was equal to her other attractions, made a loud caw, and dropped the cheese.

    The fox caught it as it fell. "My good crow," said he," your voice is all right, but your brain is not good."

I'm Peter. My family will have a sale at my yard on Saturday. It will be from 10: 00 am to 6: 00pm. We have lots of things on sale because my parents want to make our house look new. 

l want to sell my bookcase(书柜). It's orange, my favourite colour. But it is too small for me. I have lots of books about history and science. I have no place to put them. 

l also want to change my chair, because it's uncomfortable and I don't like the green colour. And I have to sell my desk too. It is the same colour as the chair. My yellow curtains(窗帘)don't look very good. They are old. I hope to have new curtains. I also want to sell my old brown bed. But my parents don't think it is OK.

Are you free this Saturday? Please come to my house and have a look. 

"I want to know how to speak English well.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} can I do?" Bill asks this question like many students do. I ask{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(he),"How do you learn English?" He {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(answer),"Only in English class." {#blank#}4{#/blank#}first thing I will say is, "That is not enough!"

If you want to speak English {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(good), you have to practise. Speak to friends, classmates, people online or in stores. Speaking is the best way {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(learn) a language.

In my class I usually ask my students how they feel {#blank#}7{#/blank#} speaking English, and they often say "nervous", "scared" or some words like these. The {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(two) piece of advice I can give is to relax. Don't worry about making {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(mistake). If you can't think of the right word to use, don't worry about it and just say what you want to say.

Speaking English well isn't just about practising your {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(speak). It is also important to listen to English. Listening to the English songs and English tapes is helpful.

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.

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At No. 150 High School of Changchun, Jilin Province, there are some talented students. They recreated the work A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains that{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(paint) by Wang Ximeng during the Northern Song Dynasty.

Zhou Baile is among{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(they). He spent much time and energy on the work. Once there was yellow paint on his school uniform. His family suggested that he change into a new school uniform,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} he refused." For me, the paint is a symbol of creation," Zhou said.

" The painting is 11 metres long and it took the students 129 days{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(finish) it," said Duan Yingzi, the art teacher who guided the students.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}2022, Duan started a painting club to teach students to enjoy and copy the works of many famous Chinese art masters. A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains was one of the works. Later, Duan started{#blank#}6{#/blank#} painting project to copy the great work.

When they carried out the project, the students {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(careful) worked step by step, bringing the painting to life again on a big wall. They even added their own creative ideas.

" Seeing our work, I can sense how {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(excite) Wang Ximeng felt when he finished his great work," said one of the students." The process not only improves our {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(skill), but also helps us get relaxed," Zhou said.

Through the project, Duan {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(hope) the students can increase their understanding of Chinese painting and pass on the excellent traditional Chinese culture.