I noticed an old couple as they walked into the second-hand store. Just before that I had dropped off a bag of clothes and a few other things I no longer needed.

    The couple moved 1 around me in search of things they had on a list.

    “Can I help you 2 something?” I asked curiously.

    They stopped, looked at me and said, “We're looking for 3 things that look new.”

    “Every year in the past, we tried to 4 the year with new things. It was a goal (目标) to have new things around us so that we had a new 5, new hopes and dreams for the new year,” said the old man. “But nowadays we also believe that even though something is old, it 6 be new to someone who has never seen it before.”

    “So, at the end of each year we search for things that are 7 to no one but new to us,” the old woman added.

    “What have you found so far?” I asked.

    The man showed two things: a small frame made of sticks and one baby boot.

    “We still need one more thing,” he said.

    “Got it!” I heard a loud 8.

    “What did you find?” the old man shouted, too.

    The old woman walked slowly towards us 9 something in her hand. “Look! It's a flower vase. Well, it looks 10, but it's new to us!”

    They then headed for the checkout without saying another word.

    Everything that you see for the first time is new.

    A little girl lived in a small and simple house on a mountain. She always played in the small garden1she was young. As she grew taller she was able to see across the valley（山谷）to a wonderful2high on the other mountain and this house had golden windows，so golden that the little girl would dream3exciting it would be to live in such a golden house instead of a simple house like hers.

    Then she hoped to leave and go to live in such a golden house4she loved her parents and her family so much.

    When she was old enough，she asked her mother5she could go for a bike ride outside the gate. Her mother finally6her to go，but she told the little girl to stay7to their house and not to go too far. The little girl8where she was going! Down the road and across the valley, she9her bike until she got to the gate of the golden house on the other mountain. She could look at the house so clearly now. However she was so10as she noticed all the windows were rather dirty instead of golden ones.

    She was so sad and heartbroken that she didn't go any11and turned. On her way back, when she12her head at some moment, she saw a sight that amazed her on the other side of the valley, it was her little house with its13windows in the sunshine!

    At that time she14all the love and care were at her home. 15she dreamed was right there in front of her nose.

    When you want the answer to a question, but your teachers aren't around or your teachers are too busy to answer your question. Then do you feel1? When you come across hard math2, are you too shy to ask teachers for help?

    Hu Xincheng, a 16-year-old3 , comes from Yongkang Second High School, Zhejiang She used to ask the teachers for help when she had to do4math problems. But now, she turns to a5 for help. She puts her test paper in the machine and it can read the problem. Within seconds, the machine's screen will show the6, as well as an analysis (分析) of the problem. She can also watch a video of a teacher explaining the problem. Moreover, she can find the answers to questions in many different subjects 7.

    How did the machines8? One of the school's information technology teachers9 the idea. The school worked with an education company to10 the machines. The machines finally came out last month. Now there is at least one such machine in 11 classroom building. Soon, the machines will be12 in over 20 primary, middle and high schools in Yongkang.

    Some people may think students will just13the machines, answers. But Hu said few students will take much14to do so. She added that the answers and analyses cannot be downloaded from the machine. Students can only15them on the screen. "Also, you have to line up to use the machines in the hallways. It's (尴尬的) to copy the answers." she said.

The English teacher came into the classroom with test papers in his hands. He said with a smile, "I know there are too many tests for you these days, but the test today is very1 .It is different from your other tests." The teacher started to hand out the test papers to each student.

There was only a small black " X " in the middle of the paper. The students were very 2 to see that.The teacher noticed the students' surprise.Then he said, "I want you to 3 what you see there. You must finish it by yoursclves."

All the students 4 about it hard and then wrote down their answers quietly. The next day,   the teacher said, "You only paid attention to the black ' X  ' , but nobody wrote about the white paper."

The whole class listened 5 , because they worried that they might fail the exam.

Then the tcacher said, "Don't worry. I just want you to think about your 6 .The white paper is like your whole life and the black ' X  ' is just like the problems in your daily life."7 , the students understood what the test was about.

Life is a wonderful 8  , full of love and care. If you only care about the problems, you'll never 9 that they are much smaller than everything else life gives you. So it' s better to look on the bright side, 10 each moment, and find happiness in life.

A man who lives alone in the . Rocky Mountains has become a hero to climate scientists because of his unusual hobby. The man is called Billy Barr. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Why? Well, Billy said that it felt more comfortable."I live a quiet Little life," he said," and it just fits me." For 50 years he has been the only person living in the town of Gothic, Colorado.

 Every summer, scientists come to Gothic's Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory for research. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Having little to do, Billy started keeping records of snow levels, temperatures and animal sightings(看见). For Billy this was fun. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} So he continued keeping records- for 50 years.

 One day, Billy mentioned his hobby to a scientist. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} He realized immediately how important they were. Now Billy's records have been used in many academic(学术的) papers and there's a short film about him called The Snow Guardian {#blank#}5{#/blank#} However, he uses a website instead of notebooks.

 Although he has other hobbies, like playing cricket and watching Bollywood movies, his records have made him famous among climate scientists.

A But in winter Billy is alone.

B. He has always liked numbers.

C. He still keeps his records now.

D. The scientist asked to see his records.

E. But he writes his name with small b's.

F. He told the scientists that he had a lot of hobbies.