US President Barack Obama came to Shanghai on the night of November 15, 2009 and began his four-day visit to China. This was his first visit to China 1 he became US president. In the following days he was very busy, 2 he still spent some time visiting the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. It took him nearly one hour to 3the Forbidden City on Tuesday. 4 Wednesday afternoon, he took a quick 5of the Great Wall at Badaling. There, he enjoyed a moment of peace. His visit to Chinese places of interest showed his respect (尊重) to 6 culture. And it was a good time for him to relax during a 7 trip as well. He said, “The Forbidden City is magnificent (华丽的) place to visit and I will 8 with my girls and my wife.” When he stood on the Great Wall, Obama said, “It's magical (不可思议的).It reminds (使想起) you of the sweep (进程) of 9.”

    In fact, Obama has always dreamed of visiting the Great Wall. Now he is really a 10 man. Just as the Chinese saying, “He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.”

    Do you ever watch old films？Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous1in the 1930s.She died when she was only34.In her2life she made 70 films！Lombard's real name was Jane Alice Peters. When she was 12, she was playing baseball in the3near her home. A film director4 her and decided to put her in a film. She was only 13 at that time. The film was one of the last silentfilms. She acted so well that she 5 the hearts of some people. At 16, she left school to act.

    In 1925, she had an agreement with a6studio, 20th Century Fox. The studio gave7a new name, and she acted in several films. Then, at age 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars(伤疤)on her face. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not 8. She continued to act.

    It was Paramount Studio that made Lombard a 9. She made many films for the studio. She also married two of its stars. Lombard was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months.10seven years later, she married the great love of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story.

Hi! I'm the Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway. I am one of the wonders of China. I was born 1 1909. I'm 114 years old now. The one who made me was Zhan Tianyou. He was 2 brave and smart man. He believed China should build its own railways without other 3 help. So he built me, China's first self-built railway.

At first, my trains used steam (蒸汽). They were very slow. 4 top speed was only 35 km/hour. Then, the trains started to use diesel (柴油). Later, electricity 5 by better trains. But it still took more than three hours 6 from Beijing to Zhangjiakou, Hebei. In 2020, the new high-speed railway opened on Dec. 30. It helped people travel much 7 than before at a speed of 350 km/hour! It only took 47 minutes from Beijing to Zhangjiakou. I was so 8 .

During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the two host cities, Beijing and Zhangjiakou 9 lots of people from around the world. The railway played an important role. I'm too old to keep working these days, and people will keep me as part of history. It's a little sad. 10 I'm still proud of all the changes China has made. Zhan Tianyou must be proud too.

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Now there are more than 180 museums in Chengdu. Last year, the city's museums held over 2, 700 learning activities. They were very popular with students. More than 1, 380, 000 children took part in them. 

On May 18 this year, Chengdu Museum and SPGS International School Chengdu held an activity together to Celebrate International Museum Day. More than 20 students of the school, who come from different countries, took part in it. 

During the activity, the students visited the exhibition (展览会) on the city's history and culture. They also learned more about the exhibits through special lessons. They even made imitations (仿制品) of the exhibits there. Maia Santana Fong, a girl from Cuba, was one of them. She sat quietly before a small rhino sculpture (犀牛雕塑) and carefully colored it with bright paint. It was an imitation of a stone rhino nearly 2, 000 years ago. 

"I find the activity very interesting. The museum trip helped me get a better feel for the rich Chinese culture, " said Maia Santana Fong. 

In the past, students usually learned about the exhibits through pictures and videos in classrooms. But now they can see them with their own eyes at the museum. It helps students study China's history and culture better. 

Ran Jing, director of the museum's social education department, said, "The activity was just like a bridge between the school and the museum, between Chinese people and people from other countries, by telling China's stories through the exhibition. "

"Rushdie! Rushdie! Hahaha!"

Rani's face turned red when those boys were making jokes at her 1 . It wasn't the first time they called her Rushdie, an Indian writer with the same big hair as hers. That 2 Rani. She cried and ran home.

"I don't like my hair," Rani told her father about the jokes." Why can't I have flowing(飘垂的) hair like other girls?"

"It doesn't matter what others think. You are 3 just the way you are!" Her father said.

"Anyway, I don't want to go for the speaking competition(比赛) on Monday." said Rani.

"Are you sure? You spend much time 4 ." Her father looked at Rani. Yes! She was working hard to be the best speaker. Did she really want to stop? Maybe she needed to 5 it again. But what if those boys called her Rushdie when she was speaking on the stage(舞台)?

Rushdie! Suddenly, Rani wanted to know something about this man with big hair. Then she read a lot about 6 on the Internet. Rani was surprised to find Rushdie loved his hair 7 it made him look special and brought him inspiration(灵感) for his books.

How Rani wished she could be confident 8 Rushdie! That night, she thought for a long time before she went to sleep.

Monday morning came. Rani was ready for the competition. She walked 9 towards the stage with her head up." Rushdie! Rushdie! Hahaha!" She walked past those who were making jokes at her hair. Her voice was strong and clear as she started speaking. At that time, she knew she would 10 .