Today,roller skating (滑旱冰)is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1743, peoplenever tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named John JosephMerlin. Merlin's work was making instruments. In his free time he liked to playthe violin. Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called hima dreamer.

    One dayMerlin received an invitation to go to an important party. He was very pleasedand a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think.He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin hadan idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skateinto the room.

    Merlintried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put twowheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin wasvery proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into theroom while playing the violin. He was sure that everyone would be verysurprised.

    On thenight of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin. Everyonewas really surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no wayto stop his roller skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with alleyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall. The mirror broke intomany pieces with a very loud noise. But nobody forgot Merlin's wonderfulentrance after that.

Mother's Day first began in America. A mother was very kind. After she died, her daughter wanted to remember her so she wanted to make a day for all the mothers. In 1913, America decided to make the second Sunday of May to be Mother's Day and every family had to put up a national flag to show their love to mothers. Later, it became an important festival to remember and praise(赞扬) all the mothers in the world.

In China, some people want to make our own Mother's Day. There is a famous story about Mother Meng. She loved her son very much and did a lot for her son. Chinese people think she was a great mother, so people want to make lunar(阴历的) April 2nd to be the day. Because Mother Meng's son——Mengzi was born on that day.

On Mother's Day, children often help their mothers do some cleaning and they also buy gifts for their mothers. Some mothers even go for a trip and have some other activities to celebrate this day.

Mother's Day

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Many people like to go to the library because it's a quiet and bright place for reading. But there must be some differences between your action in the library and your action at home. Here are some rules for you to learn before you enter a library.

Libraries are places for people to read and study. You are responsible(有责任的) for creating a quiet and beautiful environment for yourself and others. Please remember the above rules and put them into practice.

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 Nowadays, visitors have a new wonderful place{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (enjoy)a cool summer in the Harbin Ice and Snow World, namely an indoor ice and snow theme park. It has been open to visitors {#blank#}5{#/blank#}July 6th this year. The area(面积) of the park is around 23,800 square meters, and it has received the Guinness World Record as the world's largest indoor ice and snow theme park.

 According to the park {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (manage), the park can be divided into nine areas. Each area appears with colorful lighting and lifelike ice sculptures(栩栩如生的冰雕) . It is known that the outdoor temperature during summer in Harbin remains between 25 and 30 ℃. However, the temperature inside the park can{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (keep) around-10 ℃ all year round. The big difference between the temperatures outside and inside provides visitors with an exciting experience{#blank#}8{#/blank#} travelling from summer to winter.

 From now on, Harbin will interest {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (many) visitors than before. People can have {#blank#}10{#/blank#}good time in the Harbin Ice and Snow World during winter, and the indoor ice and snow theme park also welcomes people in four seasons.

New Yorkers always love to say that they have the best pizza in the country. And these days, they have a good reason. In early September, 50 Top Pizza showed the names of the best pizza shops in the world. Una Pizza Napoletana from New York City came out on top for the third time.

Una Pizza Napoletana won the title for its "purity (纯净)". Though Americans are used to putting everything on their pizza, Anthony Mangieri, the owner of Una Pizza Napoletana, still keeps using traditional toppings.

Anthony Mangieri opened Una Pizza Napoletana in March 2022. But his love of pizza began at a young age. Back then, his mom often drove him around to look for the "best pizza".

After years of working with pizza, Mangieri knows the key to making it. "The first thing is the dough (生面团)," he said. It is not as simple as it seems. He has to think about different things and make changes from time to time. However, he never takes the easy way out. He makes fresh dough every day.

Mangieri chose to run just one restaurant. This makes him keep an eye on everything to make sure his food is delicious. What's more, he makes only three pizzas at a time. This makes his pizza more enjoyable for slow eaters.

Mangieri said he was very happy with the result, but a big name was never his goal (目标). He just wants to make the best pizza. Every day, he carefully prepares the dough, putting love and care into each step. Making more people enjoy his delicious pizza is just enough for him.