If you are walking through Newyork's Central Park on a fine summer day, you might come across a group of children listening to a story. The storyteller will be sitting beside a statue of a kindly looking man holding an open book. Although this man never actually visited New York, his fame as a writer of fairy tales and children's stories has spread far beyond his homeland.

    Hans Christian Andersen is recognized as a key figure in 19^th-century romantic fiction. He is, without question, the best-known writer Denmark has ever produeed. His stories continue to delight children and adults the world over. Classic tales such as The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, and The emperor's New Clothes are loved for their humor and imagination. They are loved for the simple but meaningful messages they often contain.

    Born on April 2, 1805, in Odense, Demark, Andersen was an imaginative child. His father, a poor shoemaker, died in 1816. With a mother who was unable to read or write, the boy received little education as a child. At 14, Andersen traveled to Copenhagen. He was lucky enough to spend some time with the Royal Theater, but when his voice changed, he had to leave. Luckily, one of the directors helped him by arranging his education.

    Andersen went to the University of Copenhagen in 1828, and his literary career began soon afterwards. He hoped to achieve success with poems and plays, and made too low an estimate(估计) of the kind of stories which have made him famous. Though not particularly fond of children, he had a gift for entertaining them. This led a friend to suggest he write down the stories he invented.

    Many of Andersen' s tales are based on folklore(民间故事), and many are products of his own imagination. All of them are told in a humorous and informal style that children loved from the start.

    Before his death in 1875, Andersen regularly traveled around Europe, and was warmly welcomed everywhere he went.

    Nowadays, of course, Hans Christian Andersen is a household name. Whether he would have liked or not, millions of children and adults will always be grateful for the magie his stories have brought to their lives. The young listeners in Central Park are proof of that.

    These days people are crazy about Wu Dajing. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} He broke his own world record in men's 500m short track speed skating(短道速滑)!

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    On February 22, 2018. Wu won the men's 500m short track speed skating with a time of 39.584 seconds and became the first Chinese man to win an Olympic short track gold. “{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

    I'm happy to win China's first gold here and I look forward to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics,” Wu said.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    In fact, it is the first time Wu has shown his talent in skating.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} He has won many medals at many world championships (锦标赛). Wu believes that as long as he works hard, he will succeed.

A. Many people think he is really the “pride of China”

B. I did my best in the event.

C. He won second place in the same competition four years ago in Sochi

D. The young man won China's first gold at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.

E. Wu was born on July 24, 1994 in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province, China.

    The story of the fall of Troy is one of the oldest stories in history. It dates back to around 800 BC, to a poem written by a man called Homer. The poem is called The Iliad(《伊利亚待》). Ilium is the Greek name for Troy.

The story is a myth(神话), but many believe the city of Troy actually existed. Some people have thought it was in modern Turkey. Others have suggested it may have been in central Europe, northern Europe or even England.

    You could write a long book on all the paintings, music and stories about Achilles. His name is used for many things. Since 1744, about nine Royal Navy warships have been named after him, for example.

    A Trojan horse is a saying that now means something that seems friendly, but is actually a trick to hurt you. Some kinds of computer virus (病毒) are now called Trojans. An Achilles heel means a person's main weakness. The Achilles tendon(腱) is a medical name for part of your heel at the back

Jane is a student. She is very 1 and friendly. She's very helpful so she is loved by her friends. However, Jane has a big 2 . In fact, she is fat. Her father and mother are 3 , too. They love eating ice cream and hamburgers very much.

Jane's friend, Amy, dislikes junk food. Amy is 4 active in doing sports. Once, Amy asked Jane to take a walk together in the park. But Jane got 5 soon. It was a pity to see her like that. However, she still watched TV and ate hamburgers at home after that.

Last week, Jane was invited to go to a birthday party. At the party, when her friends danced with others, Jane 6 the time eating and drinking. Nobody invited her for a dance. She thought maybe that was 7 she was too fat. She was unhappy and she went home early. She was so 8 that she couldn't fall asleep that night. So, she decided 9 a doctor next morning. She told the doctor her problem. The doctor advised her to change her lifestyle by doing 10 and eating healthily. He thought that Jane should go on a diet to lose weight.

Tina started her junior high last Tuesday. There were 36 students in her 1 . In the first class，Mr Smith asked them to 2 themselves. Tina was shy，so she felt 3 . When it was her turn，Tina looked at Mr Smith 4 couldn't say a word. When her eyes met 5 ，Tina felt more nervous. Then she heard Mr Smith say，" Everybody，Tina's 6 is drawing. How about asking her to 7 a picture of me on the blackboard?" The students said，" Good idea. " Then Tina walked 8 the platform(讲台). On her way to the platform，she didn't feel so nervous. A question ran through her mind—9 does Mr Smith know her hobby?

"Are you 10 ?" Mr Smith asked. Tina said YES and 11 Mr Smith for a minute. Then she 12 to draw with chalk(粉笔). Very soon she finished the picture. "Wow! The picture looks the 13 as you，Mr Smith，" some students shouted. 

"Well done，Tina!" Mr Smith said. "I14 you can share your drawing skills with other students. " Tina said，"I will，Mr Smith. I'd like to give them some 15 about drawing. "

Tina really likes her classmates and teacher.