It was Sunday yesterday. Steve1a relaxing weekend. 2Sunday morning, he played computer games with his friends at home. It3pretty good. In the afternoon, he4with his mother. They bought many kinds of food and vegetables. It was really relaxing and exciting. In the evening, he5a talk show with his parents and listened to some songs by a6singer. 7Ann had a busy weekend. She8stopped working. On Sunday morning, she cleaned her bedroom and did her homework. In the afternoon, she went to visit her uncle and9him do some farm work. In the evening, she cooked dinner for her parents. After dinner, she washed the dishes. Then she went out10a walk with her dog.

    What about your weekend?

    Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a pianist's concert on a summer holiday evening. After they found their 1, the mother saw two friends in the hall and walked to 2 them.

    It was the boy's first time to come to the hall. He thought it was a good 3 for him to explore the wonders of the concert hall. He 4 and walked around.  He walked 5 a door marked "NO ADMITTANCE"(禁止入内).    When the hall lights dimmed (变暗) , the 6 would begin.  The mother returned to her seat and discovered that her son was 7. The mother was 8 worried at that at the moment that tears (眼泪)  were in her eyes.

    The concert began, and the lights focused on (聚焦于) the wonderful piano on stage. The mother was 9  to see her little boy sitting at the keyboard, playing the song Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 10 he did at home.

    At that moment, the great pianist came, quickly moved to the piano and 11 in the boy's ear, "Don't stop. Keep playing. " He leaned over (俯身) and began filling in a bass part (低音) with his left 12, then added a running obbligato (伴奏) with his right hand. They played the piano together 13.The old pianist and the young novice (初学者) changed a frightening situation into a wonderful creative experience. The audience (观众) stood up and  14 them.

    An artist's achievements and charm depend on not only his perfect skills 15 his good qualities.

    Once upon a time, there lived an old lion in a forest, One day, the lion found himself too old and could not look for food on his own. He thought he would soon die. He was very sad and went home.

    When he walked home 1 , he told a bird about his sad situation(情况). Soon everyone in the2 heard about the lion's story. The other animals all felt 3 for the lion too. So one by one they came to visit the lion. The lion looked old and weak, but it was very clever. When each animal came into his home, they were easy to 4. So the lion had food and soon he became strong again.

    One day, early in the morning, a fox came. The fox was very clever, too. He slowly came 5 the lion's home Standing outside, he asked. "How are you, my friend?" "Hello, my best friend." said the lion. "Is it you? I can't see you well. 6you are far away, Come in, please, Because I am old and weak, I can't go out, I think I will 7soon. "

    While the lion was talking, the fox was looking carefully down at the 8in front of the lion's home.

    Finally the fox9, and said. "I'm sorry, but I must go. I am very 10 because I see the footprints of many animals going into your home, but I see no one coming out again! "

    A man walked into a restaurant. The restaurant advertised it had the1menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish, no matter how2it was.

    At the bottom of the 3, there was a notice that said, "If you do not see the dish you need on this menu, please tell us and we will add it to the menu right away."

The man4 the menu and decided to make sure if it was true. He would order5 that was very unusual.

    When a waiter came up to take his order, he said, "You say you can serve any dish, even if it's not on your longest menu in the world."

    "That is correct, sir. We are able to meet everyone's requirements."

"Well, "the man said, "bring me a sandwich with two elephant ears.6, not African." The waiter wrote down on his paper：Two Indian elephant ears on toast.

    "Very good, sir, "he said." That shouldn't 7long."

    The waiter walked away quickly.

    The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.

    Then he smiled8 the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face.

    "Ah！"the man said." You can't9 it to me, can you？"

    The waiter made an apology(道歉).

    "I'm very sorry, sir, and this is the 10 embarrassing, "he said, "but I'm afraid we can't because we've run out of bread."

    Bai Jingting is shy and quiet, but his role in the new movie Yesterday Once More (《谁的青春不迷茫》)shows a 1 side of the actor.

    The movie was released 2 April 22nd, 2016. Bai plays a high school punk(无赖) 3 Gao Xiang. He doesn't get along with the class's top 4, Lin Tianjiao, Lin thinks Gao is lazy, 5 Gao thinks Lin tries too hard and does not care about his true 6The two, however, start to get closer after an exam. They 7 good friends.

    Bai often8 in the TV series. Yesterday Once More is Bai's first experience with movies. He said he 9a lot from it.

    "When we were shooting(拍摄) the TV series, we were 10hurrying to shoot without caring about our acting, "said Bai. " 11 with movies, we should practice again and again to make 12 acting skills better and better."

    Bai is now a 13 young man. He sees the importance of following his dreams, "Success doesn't only 14 getting money or fame(名誉),"he said." Making yourself happy is also a kind of 15, and only by doing what you really like will you achieve that."

    It is hard to imagine how a person is to spend the whole life when only the head and hands are able to move.

    Xu Ruiyang, an 18-year-old student from Kunming, has suffered (遭受) from spina muscular atrophy (脊柱肌肉萎缩)1she was 2 years old. At that time, the doctor said that most children with spinal muscular atrophy will only live a few years.

    The family did not give up, or even just2. To help Xu Ruiyang live with dignity (尊严), her parents 3her living and learning skills strictly. Opening a book or raising hands, some very easy actions for common people,4, are big challenges for Xu. She had to use her head or5to work together with hands to finish these actions.

    When she started learning to write, she couldn't even6a pen. But she never gave up. Once she lost the pen, she picked it up and7writing. Xu finally could write 500 Chinese characters before becoming a primary school student, after8 thousands of times.

    Over the past few years, Xu has overcome (克服) many problems, including the 9 caused by the disease. Her parents worried about her health and 10her to drop out of school, but Xu's answer was no. "11I read a book and do my homework, the pain is gone," said Xu.

    When asked by reporters on how to deal with difficulties, Xu calmly said, “Patience. When you can't change anything, crying is useless, so just be12."

    In Xu's opinion, her sunny and self-confident13comes from the love of her parents.

    "If we are not able to make her live longer, we can make her life wider," said Xu's father. They travelled across China and more than 20 14 over the world, including Italy, Thailand and Singapore. During these trips, she developed an interest in learning a 15language. "I think it's cool to learn about other countries' culture and express your feelings to others," said Xu.

    Last June, she finished China's Gaokao and received an offer from Sichuan International Study University.