Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in 1835,in the state of Missouri. When he was four, his family moved to the town ofHannibal, Missouri. Hannibal was a port on the Missippi River, and Clemensloved to watch the big steamboats going up and down the river. He said that allthe boys in his school had one ambition in life: to work on a steamboat!

    His father died when he was just 12 yearsold, and Clemens then went to work for a printer to help support his family. Hetravelled around, and worked in many different cities. But when he was 22, heachieved his ambition—he got a job working on a steamboat. He sailed up anddown the wide Missippi River until the American Civil War began.

    He then moved around America, and triedseveral jobs. He was a soldier, and a silver miner. Then he started working asa writer for a newspaper. It was at that time that he decided to use a pen namefor his stories, and he chose the name "Mark Twain".

    The name is interesting. It comes from hisdays on the steamboats. He used to throw a piece of rope into the river. Therewas a heavy weight on the end of the rope, and the rope had some marks on it.He used the rope to find how deep the river was. Then he shouted out, "MarkOne" or "Mark Twain", meaning "Mark Two". Each markwas about two metres, so when he shouted "Mark Twain", it meant thatthe river was deep enough for the big boat.

    In 1865 Clemens wrote a story about ajumping frog. The story and the writer became famous. In 1867 he toured Europe.He married when he returned, and lived for most of the rest of his in Harfort,Connecticut. He wrote many books, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, whichhe wrote in 1876. He also gave many lectures, and became a very famous andpopular man.

    Once two of his friends decided to write tohim, but they had lost his address. So on the envelope they just wrote "MarkTwain, God knows where". Several weeks later, they received a replay fromthe writer. It just said, "He does!"

    Samuel Clemens died in 1910. He isconsidered to be one of America's most important writers.

As an only child, Nicole Renae often felt lonely in her youth. But that all 1 when she was ten. For her birthday, Renae's grandmother surprised her with a lovely 2 , Chloe.

"She was my best friend,"Renae says."She'd keep licking (舔) your face 3 you didn't stop her."

But soon the family had to send Chloe away because of her father's new job."I was just a little girl, so I had no 4 but to accept that. I felt so sick and sad," Renae says.

In time, Renae grew up, got married and had a child of her own. Remembering the 5 of having a dog, Renae wanted her 6 to experience the same. Then one day she saw a post online about an old dog that needed a new home. The dog 7 Chloe. Without thinking much, she decided to adopt(收养) it.

When she met the dog, it appeared 8 ."She ran up to me and started licking me,"she says."I 9 knew in my heart that it was her, my old Chloe."But several years had passed, so the idea just seemed to be 10 .

"My whole family thought 11 was mad,"Renae says.

Her mom realized there was a way to 12 the idea: Their Chloe had a microchip (芯片) with an ID number. Renae then took the new Chloe to be scanned (扫描).

{#blank#}1{#/blank#} 13 , the numbers were a match!

Renae had never thought she would see Chloe again, and she was really happy to have her14 . "As for Chloe, she's made herself right at home," Renae says."And 15 shouldn't she? She knows that she'll be with me forever."

Every time I see people riding bicycles on the street, I always think of the time I spent on my grandpa's old bike.

When I was little, my parents were so busy that they often left me home {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. So my grandpa came to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} me. At that time, it was impossible for most people to own a car. They usually got around {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. And how did I go to school then? Yes, I went there on Grandpa's bike! When the bike was moving forward, it made some funny sounds that always {#blank#}4{#/blank#} me {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. I clapped my little hands and sang happily. Grandpa turned back over and over again to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} my little feet would not get caught in the wheel. Grandpa was so careful that I never {#blank#}7{#/blank#} in his care. What a sweet memory it is!

Now, I am studying in a boarding school and I miss my grandpa a lot. I wish I could relive those old days.
 
B.Answer the questions.

Why was the writer so happy on his grandpa's bike to school? {#blank#}8{#/blank#}

Why did Grandpa turn back over and over again? {#blank#}9{#/blank#}

Do you know oilpaper umbrellas? They have a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} of over 1, 000 years in China.  Liu Weixue is a master at making oilpaper umbrellas. 

In 2015, Liu gave up a well-paid job as a designer (设计师).  He decided to learn the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} art of making Yuhang oilpaper umbrellas from his grandfather. "I want to bring the art to life," Liu said.  "When it rains, someone {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  the umbrella—that's what I want to see. "

Liu has improved the umbrellas to win the hearts of young people.  As the paper used in ancient times was {#blank#}4{#/blank#} broken, he started to use thicker paper.  In a test, his umbrellas were opened and closed for 1, 000 {#blank#}5{#/blank#} without breaking. He used a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} bamboo than before to make the umbrellas weigh less. 

In 2017, Liu opened an online shop to sell umbrellas.  Now  {#blank#}7{#/blank#} shop has more than 80, 000 followers.  Liu has  {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  thought about how to sell more umbrellas.  What he cares  {#blank#}9{#/blank#}  is how to make

high-quality (高质量的) oilpaper umbrellas. His workshop makes only 1, 000 umbrellas each year. 

Liu hopes the art of making oilpaper umbrellas can be passed on.  He often goes to some local schools to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} students. He also goes to events in different places to promote (推广) the art. 

参考词汇: social activity(社会实践活动)

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This is a photo of Zhao Lan. She is 13 years old. She lives in Guangzhou, China. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} She is a quiet and smart girl. She likes reading books and watching films. 

This is her family tree. These are her grandparents. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Her grandmother is 70 years old. Her grandfather likes cooking and her grandmother likes playing the erhu. Those are her uncle and aunt. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Her aunt has long hair and big eyes. On the left is Zhao Lan's parents. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Her mother is an English teacher. Her father is a music teacher. They are in the same school with Zhao Lan. Zhao Lan is her parents' only child. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} They are her uncle's sons. They are handsome and funny.