John works in a big city. He likes traveling. When he is 1 vacation, he usually spends much time traveling here and there.

    Last summer, the young man traveled in the countryside and he thought it was a 2 place. The air was fresh and the 3 were green. He liked the quiet country life, but he didn't like to 4 there. One afternoon, he was walking when it rained suddenly. He had to stay in a small hotel. The room was dark and the bed was 5. He could not fall asleep. So he sat on a chair. 6, he found a dead bedbug(臭虫) on the bed, so he called the owner in.

    "Look at this," said John.

    The owner had a look at it and said," But it 7 several days ago, you know."

    John wouldn't quarrel(争吵) with him. He was so sleepy that he had to lie down, but soon he 8 He found a lot of bedbugs. The next morning he said to the owner, "I want to 9 you about the bedbugs."

    "I know, sir," said the owner, "It was dead!"

    "Perhaps you're 10. But his friends had a memorial meeting (追悼会) for him and after that they had supper here!"

Archimedes and the golden crown

One day in ancient Greece, King Hiero asked a crown maker to make him a golden crown. At first, he was very1 with it.

"It's a nice crown, isn't it?" he asked his men. Later, however, he began to doubt2it was a real golden crown. "Is it made completely of gold?" he wondered. He sent it to Archimedes and asked him to find out the truth.

"This problem seems difficult to solve. What should I do?" thought Archimedes.

Archimedes was still thinking about this problem3he filled his bath with water. When he got into the bath, some water ran over.  

"That's it!" shouted Archimedes. "I know4 to solve the king's problem!"

Archimedes went straight to the palace to see the king. First, he5the crown and asked the king for some gold of the same weight.

Next, he put two pots into two big bowls and filled6pots with water. He put the gold into one pot, and some water ran into the bowl. Then he put the crown into7pot. This time, even more water ran into the bowl.

"Look at this," said Archimedes to King Hiero. "A crown8completely of gold displaces9water than a crown made of gold and another metal. This crown displaced more water than gold of the same weight, so I'm certain that it is not10made of gold. "

"The crown maker tricked me, didn't he? What a bad man he is!" shouted King Hiero. He then sent the crown maker to prison.

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Dear younger schoolmates,

China's 15-year-old Chen Ye won the gold medal in the men's bowl final of skateboarding(滑板男子碗池决赛) at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sept. 25. 2023, 

Chen started getting into this sport at the age of 8. "I remember one day I went to a sports store, and by chance I saw a skateboard. I decided to give it a try, "Chen told China Daily. Although it was really challenging to stay on the board at first, Chen found it very interesting, compared with other hobbies. "Every time I learned some difficult skills, I felt the joy of making breakthroughs(突破), "said Chen. 

Gradually, Chen needed a better skate bowl for training. To meet the need, his father decided to make a skate bowl himself. "He gave up his job and worked on the bowl late into the night, "said Chen. "I'm really thankful for my father's support. "

As a junior high school student, Chen needed to find a balance between his schoolwork and skateboarding. His only "privilege(特权)" was being free from P. E. classes, during which he would do schoolwork because he needed to practice in his own skate bowl for hours after returning home. He trained in the morning, studied in the afternoon and sometimes had to have extra classes with the teachers' help. While getting ready for the competition this year, he trained for more hours at night to avoid interfering(干扰)with daytime classes. 

Looking at seven years of learning skating, Chen said this experience made him stronger and more determined to do something he truly loves. 

Once a king had a great highway built for the members of his kingdom. After it was completed but before it was 1 to the public, the king decided to have a (n) 2 . He invited as many people as he could to take part in it so that he could see who could travel the3 the best.

 On the day of the competition, the people came. Some of them had fine clothing or great food. They travelled the highway all day, but each one, when arriving at the end, looked rather4 and complained to the king that there was a large pile of 5 on the road at one spot (地点) and that this got in their way. 

 At the end of the day, a traveler crossed the finish line and walked over to the king. He was6 and dirty, but he showed great respect to the king and handed him a bag of gold. 

 He explained that he stopped along the way to clear (清理) a pile of rocks and found that bag of gold under it all. He hoped that the king could help him to7 it to its owner. 

 The king replied, "You are the rightful owner. This is the8 for the winner. You travel the road9 because you clear the road for those who will10 ."