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We can't remember（1） 　　（clear） since when we started to take our mobile phones to a dinner table． This happens a lot， especially when we eat out． Once（2）d 　　come， we take out our mobile phones and take photos（3）i 　　of lifting our chopsticks． Later， we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat， （4） 　　（wait） to be "liked"． Then we checked our mobile phones from time to time during the meal， to see （5）w 　　we get "liked" or not． We just cannot leave our mobile phones for simply a meal．

Does that sound familiar to you？ Do you do that often？ If not， how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you？

A recent study（6） 　　（suggest） that what we are used to doing is not that good． Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant So， （7）w 　　not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food ahead of you？

Besides the（8） 　　（science）result， there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals． After posting the photos onto the Internet， one will be unable to control himself and check his mobile phone many times．" Does everyone accept my photos？ I hope a lot of people like them!"It seems like your mobile phone secretly calls your name all the time， even when you are（ 9）w 　　real people．

So， next time you go out to have dinner， how about not taking photos of food？ Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with others． Trust me， and it will be a

（10） 　　（wonder） time．

It was too late at night when an old man came to a small town． He found a small hotel and wanted to stay there for the night． After he went into his room， the owner said to his wife， "Look at his bag， there must be much money in it． Let's take it away when he is asleep， shall we？"

"No， no．" said the woman， "He must look for his bag tomorrow morning． If he can' t find it， he'll telephone the police． "They thought for a few minutes． Then the woman had an idea， "We have forgetful grass． Why not put some into his food？ If he has the food， he will forget to take his bag away． "The old man had the food with the forgetful grass and went to bed． The next morning， when the owner got up， he found the door open， and the man had left with the bag． He was angry and woke his wife up， "What a fool! Your forgetful grass isn't useful at all．"

"No， I don't think so He must forget something．" she said． "Oh! I remember now!"cried out the man suddenly， "He forgot to pay for the night．"

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From the story we know the owner of the hotel wanted to（1） 　　the old man's bag when he slept． But his wife（2） 　　with him， and she（3） 　　up with a good idea that they put some forgetful grass into the food（4） 　　that the old man would forget his bag． The forgetful grass worked． The old man really forgot something﹣he didn't （5） 　　to pay for the night．

Charles Dickens（狄更新）was born in London in 1812． His family was rather poor． Two days after his 13th birthday． Dickens started working in a factory． In his life， he changed several jobs and met all kinds of people． Many of his novels were based on his past experiences． Dickens started writing novels in his early thirties and became successful almost immediately． Oliver Theist， his second novel， came out in 1838and was very successful． It told a story of a young orphan（孤儿）in the dangerous streets of London． The story has a happy ending﹣﹣﹣the young boy finds his real parents and a lowing home． Because of this novel， great attention was paid to poor children． Over the next 25years， Dickens wrote many other popular novels which are still read today． His books are liked by both the American and the British．

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Charles Dickens
Two days （1） 　　starting working in a factory	Celebrating his 13 ^thbirthday
His past experiences	Changing （2） 　　jobs and meeting all kinds of people
Oliver Twist ﹣﹣﹣his second novel	Telling a story of a young orphan in the （3） 　　streets of London
From 1938to 1863	Many other novels were （4） 　　by dickens．
The people who like his books	The people from America and （5） 　　．

Country music is very popular in America． It is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America． At first， people played country music only at family parties． When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for jobs， they took their music with them． With country music continuing to change， it became popular throughout America． John Denver was one of the most famous country singers in America 50years ago． His song Take Me Home， Country Roods is well﹣known and people still play it today．

Pop music is another kind of musical style． Pop music can make people feel happy and comfortable． Pop music has been popular since the 1950s． In China， Jay Chou is liked by a large number of fans of all ages． He sang many songs about the world we live in． One of them is Dao Xiang， which encourages people not to give up even when life is difficult．

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（1）t 　　being part of the customs of a country or group of people．

（2）c 　　to keep doing something without stopping．

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He sang many songs about the world we live in．

Many songs about the world we live in（3） 　　（4） 　　by him．

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What did people play only at family parties at first？

（5） 　　．

Was John Denver one of the most famous country singers in America in the 19th century？

（6） 　　．

How can pop music make people feel？

（7） 　　．

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After getting some information about dinosaurs from the encyclopedia （百科全书 ） Mary got interested in these animals．She surfed the Internet and found a lot more about、

dinosaurs．Here's what she wrote in her notebook．

General information

Millions of years ago，long before there were any people．there were dinosaurs．They existed（存在） on earth for about 165million years and suddenly died out（灭绝）65million years ago．

Fun facts

Size

The largest dinosaurs were more than 30meters long and up to 15meters tall．

The smallest dinosaurs were about the size of a chicken and had very long tails．They ate insects（昆虫）．

Egg

Most dinosaurs were hatched（孵化）from eggs．

The biggest dinosaurs egg ever found was the size of a football

There were egg﹣eating dinosaurs that stole eggs from other dinosaurs'nests（巢穴）．

Brain

◆A lot of dinosaurs have big heads．but they didn't have much brain inside．

◆Most of the space was taken up with muscle（肌肉）and bones instead．

Tail

◆Dinosaurs that used their tails to beat their enemies had four feet ate plants．

◆Dinosaurs that used their tails for balance（平衡）had two small arms，and they were often meat﹣eaters．

Discovery

◆From looking at bones，scientists can figure out（弄清楚）the shape of the dinosaurs'body．

◆There were more than 800different kinds of dinosaurs．

Conclusion

We can only know about the lives of dinosaurs from the fossil（化石），eggs and footprints they left behind．But we still don't know how they sounded，how they behaved，what colors they were and so on．

Oh，my God!Dinosaurs are the most mysterious animals in the world!

Marry's notebook
General information	Dinosaurs lived on earth for about 165million years and suddenly（91） 　　．existing 65million years ago．
Fun facts	Size：The smallest dinosaurs were as（92） 　　as a chicken and had long tails．They are insects． Eggs：Some dinosaurs stole and ate other dinosaurs'eggs． Brain：The dinosaur's big（93） 　　is made up of brain，muscle and bones． Tail：Some tails were used to beat their enemies and some to（94） 　　their balance．
Discovery	Scientists can figure out the shape of the dinosaur's body from looking at the bones．（95） 　　800different kinds of dinosaurs existed on earth．
Conclusion	There are still many things we don't know about dinosaurs．

Three travelers，Allan，Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station．They were waiting for a train that was very late．

To pass the time，they began talking to each other．

At first，they talked about the weather and their work．Then Paul asked，"What would you most like to do if your doctor told you that you have only three months to live？"

The other two men thought about this for a while，then Carl spoke first．

He said，"Well，if I have only three months to live，I'll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend，Eric．I'd like to travel to many places in the world as possible as I can．And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food．I think I'll have a wonderful time．"

"That's very interesting．"Paul said．

With these words，he turned to the other man，saying，"And what about you，Allan？"

"I'll tell you a secret．"Allan said．"I always want to be a racing driver．So if I have only three months to live，the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house．With the money I'll buy the fastest car in the world．Maybe I can go into all the big motor races．"

"Now it's your turn．"Allan went on，"If your doctor told you the bad news，what would you most like to do？"

"Oh，"said Paul with a smile．"I'll go and see one more doctor．"

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There were three travelers chatting together while waiting for a train．One of them，Paul，asked a question，"What would you most like to do if your doctor told you that you have only 3 months to live？"Carl said he would take all his money to go（71） 　　for holidays with his best friend．And he would travel to as （72） 　　places as possible in the world．Allan wanted to sell his house to buy the fastest car in the world to be a racing driver and perhaps he could （73） 　　all the big motor races．But Paul's answer（74） 　　 them surprised．He said he would go to see（75） 　　 doctor．

Have you ever been to the US？Do you find anything a bit strange there？No matter how many times a European visits the US，he or she just （57） 　　get used to the culture there．Let's take a look at what they have complained（抱怨）about most．

"How are you？"is used as a greeting（问候），not a （58） 　　．When a shop worker in the US says"How are you？"，it's just a way of saying"Hello．"No matter how often this happens to European，they always think that the American are asking about their health or well being．Often，they will answer it and ask right back，and （59） 　　an answer．

In European countries，you only tip（给小费）after a meal if you are very（60） 　　with the service，or a tip is not expected．However，Americans would like to tip anyone in the service industry，（61） 　　waiters，drivers and hotel workers．And good service means a good trip．So for some Europeans，it is hard to find out how much they should tip and （62） 　　should be tipped．Certainly，it brings them a lot of trouble．

I have two friends in our class， Rick and Scott． Rick has a good lifestyle． He sleeps eight or nine （1） 　　（hour）a day． So he can get up early in the morning． He exercises every day before having breakfast． He runs three times every week and plays soccer（2） 　 __ 　（one） a week． He also has good eating habits． He（3） 　　（try） to eat all kinds of fruits． He thinks apples are the（4） 　　（delicious） of all fruits． He believes "Having （5） 　 ___ 　apple every day keeps the （6） 　　（ill）away． "He drinks milk every day and often eats vegetables． He likes hamburgers （7） 　　he doesn't eat too much． He looks after his health well． Good eating habits and doing exercises every day are good for him．

Scott is different （8） 　　Rick． He is kind of （9） 　　（health）． He doesn't like doing exercise and sleeps too late． He likes eating junk food， too． He is fat now， and he（10） 　　（ask）to lose weight by his doctor．

clear success before easy leave own he voice while about with appear Yue Yunpeng.31．has become one of China's favorite crosstalk（相声） superstars．

He not only does crosstalk shows，but also （66） 　　in TV shows and movies．In the latest movie I Belonged to You（从你的全世界路过） he plays a silly but love﹣able man．It has made him more popular．

He is famous now，but he lived a hard life （67） 　　．Yue was called''the Forrest Gump （阿甘） of the crosstalk world''．He stuck to his dream，and it led to his （68） 　　．

Like many people，Yue started to learn crosstalk as a living skill at 18．He was not well educated because he （69） 　　school at 14．But he worked hard to catch up．He stood outside in winter to read the newspaper in order to improve his Putonghua．He imitated （模仿）actors in theaters （70） 　　doing part﹣time jobs there．

Gradually，he created his （71） 　　style．His jokes are mean （刻薄的），but in a funny way．He often adds his Henan dialect （方言） to classic crosstalk works．Together with interesting language，funny facial expressions and body language，he makes people laugh（72） 　　．His My God M expression open﹣wide small eyes and hands on（ 73） 　　mouth，has become a popular expression．

Also，he found his （74） 　　was fit for singing and imitating．So he made use of it and created the song Five Rings（五环之歌） the song，he talks （75） 　　the Beijing traffic in a down﹣to﹣earth way．Isn't he funny？

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Nowadays transportation is getting more and more important in our daily life．In the past，people had to spend a long time in making a long journey．They also had to move heavy things by hard work．Today，it is very easy for us to go anywhere we choose．We can go by ship，by plane or by car．If we have a lot of heavy things，we can take them to any place where we would like to go in trucks（卡车）．

But modern transportation has also brought some problems．Every day we can see a lot of traffic accidents on the road．Our air has become dirtier because of the air pollution．So much noise has made us feel so worried．So I hope to have some transportation with no traffic accidents，no air pollution and no noise in the future．

The Development of Transportation In the park

★It took people a long time to（76） 　　．

★It was hard for people to move heavy things．Nowadays   Advantages about today's transportation

★Going to the places we choose becomes（77） 　　

★Truks can help people carry （78） 　　to any place where they want to go．Disadvantages about today's transportation

★Transportation causes a lot of（79） 　　on the rode every day．

★Transportation causes air pollution．

★Transportation also makes（80） 　　． It makes us worried．

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Life is hard．And junior middle school students have every reason tosay so．Recently，Zhejiang did a survey of young people's mental（精神的）health．It found that junior middle school students in Zhejiang feel thebiggest pressure from school among teensgers．Besides，48.8% of middleschool students show signs of mental health problems．

What are students worried about？

"First，the class ranking（排名）after exams．Second，being unableto reach their parents' expectation，"the Youth Time reported．This is not only true with Chinese students．The experts in America recently did a similar survey．The resultsare surprising：In the US，teenagers have a higher level of stress than

adults．For them，one of the big reasons for stress is also schoolwork．

What can we do to help？

*Be sure to have an active life．

*Sleep for 9﹣10hours a day．

*Find someone to exercise with every day．

71．What kind of survey did people do in Zhejiang recently？

　　

72．According to the passage，how many things do the Chinese students

worry about？

　　

73．Do the students in America also have stress in schoolwork

　　

74．Who have a higher level of stress in America，teenagers or adults？

　　

75．How many hours should students sleep a day in order to reduce theirstress？

　　

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Internet while bad whose real allow Strange fo r phone they that kind Internet is educational．Many people think children should be（61） 　　to surf the Internet as they wish．In this way，they can lookthrough different subjects on different（62） 　　of websites according to their own interest．But in my opinion，children should always bewatched（63） 　　they are surfing the Internet．

Many websites have information and pictures 64） 　　childrenshould not see．There are many things children don't understand．All ofthese may have some （65） 　　influence on children's development．

Also，it is more dangerous to let children use chat rooms（聊天室）by（66） 　　Many parents tell their children not to talk to （67） 　　on the street，so they should be careful of whom their children talk to on the （68） 　　，too．What's more，sitting in front of a computer（69） 　　a long time  isn't good for children's eyes，so parents monitor（监督）the time thatchildren spend on the Internet．

In a word，children should be kept away from anything that could bebad for them．I （70） 　　believe that it is necessary for parents towatch their children when they use the Internet．

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interest other consider need when usual off be away for many that If you have one superpower，what would you like to do？Every day in our lives，we are inspired（鼓舞）by the people who are doing （51） 　　things to improve the world．They have a different kind of superpower （52） 　　all of us own；the power to make a difference in （53） 　　lives．

We're not saying that everyone 54． 　　to contribute（贡献）their lives to the poor．You are busy enough doing homework，playing sports，making friends，working hard （55） 　　your dreams．But we do think that you can live a more powerful life when you give some of your time and energy to something much （56） 　　important．For example，take an activity that you are （57） 　　in and learn more．Volunteer or，if you can，give （58） 　　a little money to the poor．Whatever you do，don't （59） 　　a bystander（旁观者）．Maybe you will make your big difference （60） 　　you're older．But why not start now？

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Recently，Chongqing Three Gorges University has （71） 　  　（hold） an activity named"Cell Phone Ninja"（手机忍者）．They would like their students not（72） 　    　（use） cell phones for 21 days．It is a challenge（挑战）（73）f 　  most students．

The activity started on April 12．（74）E 　  　of the students who volunteered to join in this activity got a bracelet （手环）．If the students did not use their cell phones，there would be a

photo on the screen of the bracelet to show that．If they used their cell phones，a different photo would （75）a 　    　on the screen of the bracelet．After the last class of every day，the students sent these （76） 　   （photo） to the school's public WeChat．

More than 800students wished to join in this test，and 400 were chosen．After seven days，only 103students were left．The test lasted for 21 days （77）b 　   　some scientists believe that 21days is long enough to help form（形成） a habit．

According to the teachers in the university，the activity was not a competition．It depended

on students （78） 　     　（they） to make the （79 ） 　   （decide）．The teachers hoped their students could form better study habits through activities （80）1 　    　this one．

Li Shizhen was born in 1518．His father was a person who was interested in Chinese medicine．Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill．He decided to study medicine so that he could help people who were ill．

Li Shizhen read many books about medicine．He found that many of the old medical books were full of mistakes．So his wish was to write a new one．

He did his best to study medical science．He studied not only herbs（草药）in his own garden，but also the wild ones．He set out to collect herbs and talk with old peasants．He learned a lot from curing（治疗） patients．

After many years of hard work and study，Li Shizhen finished his great work Ben Cao Gang Mu （《本草纲目》）．At that time he was sixty．His book is now one of the greatest contributions of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world．

76．Li Shizhen's father was 　　in Chinese medicine．

77．Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to help the 　　people．

78．Li Shizhen found that there were some 　　in the old medical books．

79．Ben Cao Gang Mu is a book about 　　．

80．Li Shizhen made great 　　to people all over the world in the medical field．