Once a king got two nice falcons(猎鹰) from his son. He had never seen such beautiful falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly.

    After several months, the king came to see how the training was going on. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, while the other was staying on the branch(树枝) of a tree quietly, just keeping still.

    The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every way they could to make the other falcon fly. But none of them succeeded. One day，while the king was taking walk in the forest, an idea came to his mind. Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could solve this problem. He sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once.

    The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely. "It is unbelievable!" shouted the king. "How could you make it happen?"

    The farmer replied, "It's very easy. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested."

    It is always the same to human beings. We all have "two flying wings" in our hearts as well, but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we are just for safety and comfort. We don't realize we can fly so high and freely until the "branch" we are resting on breaks.

Kitty is 23 years old.She {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (工作)at a police station. Her work is a little {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (危险的), but she likes it very much. She is always ready to help others.

One evening, Kitty ispatrolling(巡逻)in the street. Then shesees a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(奇怪的) man.

The man wears a purpleT-shirt. And he is running {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (快地). A woman is shouting, "Help! Stop the thief (小偷). He steals my bag!" Kitty thinks the man is the thief, so she{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (开始) to run after him. About {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (二十) minutes later, Kitty catches the man. The man looks at Kitty andasks," Madam, what's wrong?"

"Stop right herenow. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(给)me the bag!" The man says, ""Why? This is {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(我的). "

The woman comes andsays to Kitty, "You catch the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (错误的) man. This man wears a purple T-shirt. The man with my bag wears a {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (黑色的) T-shirt. "

Jin Ying, 25, is a lover of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). She took part in a three- month training course on acupuncture and tuina（针灸推拿）in the winter of 2023 at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. 

Jin's life has been different since the training. She changed her life habits after learning the Five Elements theory. For example，she avoided sweating too much during exercise in winter because the cold of winter means people should slow down，according to TCM. For her，learning these skills and theories was not about becoming a TCM doctor but rather about holding a new lifestyle. 

She is not an unusual example of young people becoming interested in TCM. A survey by China Youth Daily showed that 93. 3 percent of the 1, 000 young people who took part had tried different TCM treatments. 

"I have seen a rising number of young people come to me for neck and back pains, which are usually related to the elderly，" said Ma Huifang，a TCM doctor at Guoyitang，a TCM hospital. 

Between Western medicine and TCM，young people often choose TCM "because of its efficacy，" according to Ma. Some people question why TCM treats the same illnesses with different prescriptions(处方); "This is actually an advantage of TCM，, rather than a shortcoming，as it can be a more accurate treatment（精准的治疗) for different patients, " Ma explained. 

Younger age groups are accepting TCM，and，at the same time，TCM is also benefiting young people. As Jin noted，"It helps young people-understand Chinese medicine well. "

My day began when I saw my six-year-old son Jonathan doing something in the garden by my azalea bush(杜鹃花从). By the time I got 1 , I found he'd broken it! It was my favorite! "Can I take this to school?" he asked. smiling. Though a bit unhappy, I nodded. Then I turned back to the broken bush and 2 it as if to say silently, "I'm sorry." Later I pruned (修剪) it with great care.

The rest of the day, I was busy doing endless housework. Time had passed by fast 3 I realized it was already 3:00. Leaving the clothes in the washing machine. I hurriedly got to school to 4 Jonathan. When I got there, the teacher told me she wanted to talk about Jonathan.

What now? I thought.

 I had prepared myself for the worst,5 the teacher's words greatly surprised me."Did you know Jonathan brought 6 to school today?" she asked. I nodded, thinking about my favorite bush. "See that little girl?" the teacher7 . I saw a bright-eyed child busily drawing a picture with crayons. I8 again

"Well, her parents are separated(分居的) and she has been9 these days. I did all I could to comfort(安慰)her, but nothing10 . This morning I watched your son walk over to11 with some pretty pink flowers and say, ‘This is for you.'"

I felt my heart full of12 for what my son had done. Holding Jonathan's hand, I said, "Thank you, you've13 my day."

I was warmed by the14 Jonathan showed to the little girl and I made up my mind to pass it on. Later that evening when my husband came back home from a tiring workday, I picked some pink azaleas and15 them to him. "This is for you," I said.

Last week，our school had a science festival. Our team worked hard and made a paper car together. It was only made of corrugated cardboard（瓦楞纸板），{#blank#}1{#/blank#} it could hold a person. 

At{#blank#}2{#/blank#} ，we thought it was easy to make a paper car. But later，we found it was difficult. It seemed{#blank#}3{#/blank#} for us to make a cardboard car successfully. Then our physics（物理）teacher showed{#blank#}4{#/blank#} a video. Finally，we came up with an{#blank#}5{#/blank#} to make the car. 

Because we didn't have much time，we had to finish it as quickly as possible. We talked about how to make the car and tested（测试）it. I was{#blank#}6{#/blank#} that we worked with each other very well. Everyone saw the work as an enjoyable way to relax. When we finally finished the car，we all smiled. We spent two hours{#blank#}7{#/blank#} on it，from 9：00 to 11：00. We were happy because{#blank#}8{#/blank#} our great work. And we took some photos in the science festival. 

Although we didn't{#blank#}9{#/blank#} any prizes，we learned more about science. We also learned something meaningful about teamwork. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}a wonderful day!