David grew up poor. He started working in the 7th grade, and when he was in high school he was only going to school half days, 1 at 11 am to go to work.

    Lack of money meant lack of educational chances, but he had a hunger to learn. In his  2  time he read books that he thought it would   3 him succeed somewhere down the road.   

    He worked very hard, and he tried his best to provide for his family,  4factory life had a bad effect on his body and spirit, he had an unhappy life. It was, in his mind, killing him like a slow poison.

    In 1995 he bought his first computer, and a few months later, he discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or   5 hours a week in the factory, and  6  another 40 or more hours a week teaching  7  computer skills. He worked harder than he  8  had in his life, surfing the Internet over 100 hours a week.

    David wanted to begin jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was refused many times, but he never 9 . He had a goal and kept after it10  he didn't like it at all, because  11  else seemed so hopeless. Soon he got a fast return. David left the 12  and took a job in the computing field.

    This is a true story about believing in yourself; a story about finding  13  you love to do and following your dreams.

    My hope in writing this story is that, if you have a dream, you'll be  14  enough to see it through. It's up to you to make it. Remember that even the farthest  15   always starts with the first step.

    A train stopped at a small station. An old man on the train1out of the window and2a woman. The woman was selling cakes，and many people from3train were buying them. The old man wanted to buy a cake，4 the woman was standing far from him. It was raining hard and he didn't want to go out of the train.

    Suddenly he saw a boy. The boy was walking on the platform(站台)5 from him. So he shouted，“Come here，boy.Do you know6each of the cakes is？”“Five cents(美分)，”the boy answered. The old man gave the boy 7cents and asked him to buy 8“One is for me，and the other is for you.”

    Some time 9the boy came back. He was eating a cake. He gave the old man five cents and said，“Sorry，there was only 10”

    O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.

   When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.

   He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.

"Come on, Dad! It's 7:20 a. m. now,"says Harry.

"I need to wash the car now,"Mr. Smith says."Walk to school this morning,OK?"

"But the school is a little far,"says Jane.

"Walking is good. Now get your schoolbags and go!"

Then Jane and Harry walk to school. It takes 30 minutes. When they get to school, they are very tired. In the evening, Jane and Harry have a big meal with their grandpa. They tell him they are not happy to walk to school. Grandpa says, "That's good for you. I used to(过去常常) walk five miles to school every day."

"Really?"Jane says."But I don't like walking."

Grandpa says,"Kids need to walk or run every day. It's good for your health."

"Oh,I'll start walking every day," Harry says."I'd like to be healthy."

"I will join you, Harry,"says Jane.

A. Choose the best answers.
B. Answer the questions.
 

I am Unit 347，a new AI designed to help humans. My job is to use information to 1 problems. 

Emotions（情感），as I learned，are confusing（今人困惑的） and not always helpful. 

Dr. Sharma，a smart2 who made me，likes to talk to me about things besides my tasks. One day，she asked，"Do you think people are good or bad？"

I3 it. History had good and bad things. People could be kind or cruel. I said，"People are too complex（复杂的） to 4 they're good or bad. "

Dr. Sharma smiled. "That's a very AI5 . But remember，things aren't always what they seem. "

She then told me about Mother's Day，a day when children 6 their mothers. I learned about the love and thanks it stood for. I put this festival on my calendar. 

"Do people need a 7 day to show love？"I asked. "Shouldn't they show it always？"

Dr. Sharma smiled 8 . "Love isn't always clear，Unit 347. Sometimes，it needs a reminder. "

Before Mother's Day，people were busy getting ready. They 9 flowers，cards，and gifts. I watched them，learning how they felt and acted. On May 12，I gave Dr. Sharma poems and stories about mothers' love. She liked them. 

"This is lovely，"she said，her 10 soft. "But there's something else. . . "

I looked at her，trying to understand. Then，I knew. 

"Happy Mother's Day，Dr. Sharma，"I said. 

She had tears in her 11 . "Thank you，Unit 347. I didn't 12 that. "

Then，I understood. Dr Sharma was right. 

Though emotions are confusing，they are 13 . Maybe that's what makes humans special. 

The next day，something strange 14 . My log（系统记录） said："Error（错误） 40 Definition（定义） of 'love' not found. "

But I knew the error was wrong. Love wasn't a definition；it was a15 . And for a young AI like me，it was a feeling worth learning. 

A：Gina.do you like playing sports？

B：Yes I enjoy {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （swim）.What about you？

A：I am {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （interest） in skating.Did you watch the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics？

B：Yes，it was wonderful.The tall girl {#blank#}3{#/blank#}long curly blonde hair becomes famous.She is outgoing.

A：What's her name？

B：Gu Ailing.She is my favorite player now.I really look up to （仰慕） her.She sets {#blank#}4{#/blank#} example （榜样） to us.

A：Yes，and my parents always ask me {#blank#}5{#/blank#} （learn） from her.By the way，do you know Quan Hongchan？

B：The girl who is good at diving？

A：Yes.My cousin watched her game in Tokyo last year and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （take） many photos.

She is kind of short {#blank#}7{#/blank#}she has short straight hair.

B：Can you show {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （that） photos to me？

A：OK.I can send them to you on WeChat tomorrow!

B：Thank you!It's time for lunch.Let's go to Mr Brown's House.It has some great {#blank#}9{#/blank#} （special） today.

A：Is Mr Brown's House next to the post office？I know the restaurant.Its dumplings with mutton and carrots are the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} （good） of all the dishes.

B：Yes.I like the dumplings there，too.

A：That's great!Let's go.