How airplanes fly?

People {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (try) for a long time before they invented a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (success) "flying machine". Now there {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) so many {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (plane) in the sky.

    An airplane {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (fly) because of the upward force(力量) of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (move) air against its wings(翼). To get that moving air, it needs something {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (push) it forward—like a motor-driven propeller(螺旋桨) or a jet engine(喷气发动机). You can fly a kite if there  {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (be) enough wind to hold it up. An airplane is like a kite with such force!

    More and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (many) young people are getting to like making model planes now. How about you? Are you interested in it after {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (read) this article?

    Every year, wildfires(野火) destroy much forest land. homes are broken down, and thousands of people die. smokejumpers are stop helping to stop this.

    Smokejumpers are a special kind of firefight. they jump from planes into areas that difficult to reach by car or on foot. they race to put out fires as fast as they can.

    At a fire site, Smokejumpers first examine the land and decide how to fight the fire. their main goal is to stop fire from spreading. using basic tools such as shovels and axes, smokejumpers clear land of burnable material like plants and other dry material. they carry water with them too, but not much.

    Although most smokejumpers are men, more women are joining. Most important are your weight and height. Smokejumpers in the U.S. for example ,must be 54 to 91 kilograms, so they don't get hurt when they land, or get blown by strong winds.

    Smokejumpers must be able to live in the wilderness. in Russia ,many smokejumpers know how to find food in the forest and even make simple furniture from trees.

    They work is dangerous, the hours are long. But for these firefighters, smokejumpers isn't just a job. They love being able to jump out of planes, fight fires, and live in the forest. As 28-year-old Russian smokejumpers Alexi Tishin says,“This is the best job for the strong and brave.”

    Running away is a serious problem. There are lots of runaway and homeless kids living in the streets around the world.

①孩子们为什么想离家出走？

    Some kids run away because they're afraid to tell their parents the bad things that they did at school or in society.

②Some kids run away because there is violence(暴力）in the family.

    Some kids run away because their parents divorce(离婚）or marry again.

    Some kids run away because they have problems at school.

    What will you do if your friend wants to run away from home?

    If your friend is thinking about running away, tell him or her that it is difficult to survive(幸存）in the streets. Try to help your friend feel less alone.

    ③Whatever the problem is, there are other ways to solve it. Maybe you can't think of the ways right now, but an adult(成年人）will know how to help you. You should tell an adult that your friend plans to run away as soon as possible. Being a real friend doesn't mean keeping a secret that may hurt someone. And running away isn't a solution(解决方法）for either of you.64.It only makes more problems and danger.

    Mr Turner was a famous writer. He was born in New York in a rich family on 13th September, 1941. His father came from England. He was a worker. His mother came from Australia and she worked as a doctor.

    When Mr Turner was seven, he began to go to school. He usually rode his bicycle to school. At school, he first wanted to be a manager. But at the age of fifteen, he decided to be a writer. In 1965, he wrote his first book and in 1967 he wrote his second book. After that he was famous all over America. At the age of thirty, Mr Turner married a woman from England. 然后他们去了英国并住在那里居住。 They had four children. Mr Turner died on 15th July, 2008.

    According to the traditional Chinese custom, 2018 is just the year of Dog. Ranking as the eleventh animal in the Chinese zodiac-the Shengxiao, Dog is a symbol of loyalty(忠诚)and honesty.

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    Words and phrases including dogs (Gou in Chinese) are commonly used by young people when telling jokes about themselves. For example, you can say "Valentine's Day has nothing to do with me since I am a single dog." It is believed that dog related words and phrases usually have good humour.

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    Among some young people, adding“dog”to a friend's name has the meaning of a close relationship. One of the most famous examples in China is that the actor Lin Gengxin is called Lin Gou by his close friends and fans.

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    Kids with pleasant names are easy to bring up, according to an ancient Chinese saying. Parents in the countryside prefer to give nicknames(绰号)including Gou Sheng and Gou Dan to their kids in the hope that they are as easy to be raised as dogs.

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    Since dogs are considered to have many good qualities(品质), the word is included in more than 10 Chinese metaphors. For example, "serve like a dog or a horse" is used to describe someone who is ready to work hard for the people who have powers.

    Anger is a kind of feeling.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game，when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get angry.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit someone, but sometimes you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.

    In fact, it's not good to hide your anger, and it's normal for you to get angry sometimes.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}When you get angry, you can talk about it with adults, such as parents, teachers, etc.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry: count from 1 to 100; give someone a hug; go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.

    Remember that when you are angry， how you act can make everything better or worse.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}