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    One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon. So he took the biggest orange to the king. The king was very{#blank#}2{#/blank#} and gave the old man a lot of money for it.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}a rich man heard of this, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why did the king give him so much money? If I take my gold cup to the king, he will give me much more money for it. "

The next day when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man, "What a beautiful cup! l'll give you {#blank#}4{#/blank#} for it. Please take the great orange. "

    Do you go to school every day by bike or in your parents' car? The American English teacher Margaret tells her story about taking a school bus in America.

    When I'm a primary school student, I love taking the school bus. It is interesting to talk to my friends and play games on the bus. It is like children-only party every morning and afternoon. On the school bus there is only one adult（成年人）—the driver. Most of the time, we are well-behaved because we like the driver and don't want to make him unhappy. But one day, one of the boys makes a face at a policeman driving behind our bus. The policeman makes our bus driver stop. Then he scolds（训斥）the naughty boy loudly. We all behave well after that!

    It isn't comfortable for young people to wait for the school bus in winter（冬天） because it is very cold, especially when there are strong winds（风）. Some students in cities have bus shelters（遮挡）, but country children have to jump（跳）up and down to warm up. Hurry up, spring!

Once there lived a wise man who had a very lazy son. The wise man was worried about his son's 1 for the son did nothing all day long. One day he said to his son， "There was some treasure in a faraway place and I want you to find it 2 ， no matter how long it takes you. I have drawn a map to guide you and it will be your only partner. " Then he gave his son a bag. Inside the bag there 3 some food， a little money and the map. 

His son set out on his long journey the next day. He had to travel across forests， rivers and mountains. Along the way，he was helped by some with food and by some with shelter（住所）. He also saw changing scenery（风景）and different seasons. Finally， he reached the place his father4 . He spent two days digging for the treasure，but found 5 . 

Feeling 6 ， he had to go home. On his way back， he sometimes would stop to enjoy the beauty of nature. He also learned to hunt and make meals. He had to fix his own shelter by himself. He was able to tell 7 by the position of the sun，find his way out by the marks he made and protect himself 8 wild animals. Also，he met the same people who had helped him 9 . This time，he helped them in return. 

After he reached home， he apologized（道歉）to his father because he didn't find the treasure. "There wasn't any treasure in the very first place，my son，" the father answered with a smile. "10 I think you have found your life's true treasure. "

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games were over. China's Olympic team won91 medals (奖牌), including 40 gold, 27 sliver and 24 bronze. All eyes are on the Chinese diving dream team(中国跳水梦之队). For the first time, it won all eight gold medals in the diving(跳水) events of the Olympics. In the team, Quan Hongcha n stood out with her wonderful diving.

When Quan was just seven, she started to learn diving. The diving platform (跳台) is very high and she is still so young. Sometimes she is afraid of it, but she always tries her best. Quan practices for eight hours every day, but she never complains (抱怨) about the training from day to night. In the women's 10- meter platform final, she won gold again, just as she did in Tokyo Olympics.

Quan told the reporter(记者)," Everyone says I am a genius(天才). ButI think it's more about hard- working. I must practice over and over again. Practice makes perfect. That's me, Quan Hongchan, from China."

My name is Frank Green.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}My last name is Green. I'm an English boy. My parents work in China. So we are in Beijing now. My parents are English teachers. I have a twin sister but I don't have a brother. My sister and I are in the same school in Beijing.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}We have a nice house. My room is big. But it's not tidy. My books and clothes are everywhere—on the bed, on the sofa and under the chair. I can't find my watch now. The yellow one is my sister's.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Oh, it's under the dictionary. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I always ask my sister and my parents.