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　　Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet(西藏)．Our legs were so heavy and cold that 　　1　　 felt like big pieces of ice．Have you 　　2　　 seen snowmen ride bicylces?That's what we looked like!Along the way children who were 　　3　　 long wool coats stopped to look at us．In the late 　　4　　 we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze(結(jié)冰)．However, the lakes 　　5　　 like glass in the setting sun and looked wonderful．

　　Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual．She was in high sprit and I knew I didn't need to 　　6　　 her．To climb the mountains was hard work but as we 　　7　　 us, we were surprised by the view．We seemed to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds．After a while, we began going 　　8　　 the mountains．It was great fun especially as it slowly became much 　　9　　．At the foot of the mountains, colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass．Then we had to 　　10　　 Our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts．

　　In the early evening we stopped to 　　11　　．We put up our tent and then we ate．After supper Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed 　　12　　．At midnight the sky became  13     and the stars grew brighter．As I 　　14　　 below the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled．

　　We will reach Dali in Yunan Province soon, where our cousins will join us．We 　　15　　 hardly wait to see them!

　　When I was walking down the street the other day, I happened to find a small wallet lying there．I picked it up and opened it to see if I could find out the owner's 　　1　　．There was nothing inside except a little money and an old 　　2　　 －a picture of a woman and a girl about sixteen years old．The young girl 　　3　　 the woman．I put the photo back and took the wallet to the 　　4　　 station．I handed the wallet to a policeman．

　　That evening I went to have 　　5　　 with my aunt and uncle．They also 　　6　　 a young woman．So there were 　　7　　 people at table．Her face was familiar．I was quite 　　8　　 that we had met before, but I couldn't 　　9　　 where I had seen her．During the talk, the young woman happened to mention that she had lost her wallet that afternoon．　　10　　 I knew where I had seen her．She was the mother of the young girl in the photo．She was very surprised, of course, when I was able to tell her about her wallet．

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　　Everybody dreams．Some people think dreams can tell us about the future．Other people think dreams tell us about ourselves．It's like our 　　1　　 is talking to us．Why are dreams 　　2　　 strange and hard to understand?Some people think our brain uses 　　3　　 to talk to us．When we fly, swim, or fall down in our dreams, it has a 　　4　　 meaning．Lots of doctors help people 　　5　　 their dreams．They find that dreams tell us about our 　　6　　 and fears．

　　These days, many scientists 　　7　　 that dreams are very important．During the day, we have many 　　8　　, and our brain receives a lot of information．When we dream, our brain 　　9　　 information that is not important, and puts the most important information into our 　　10　　．As we learn more about the brain, we may find answers to our questions about dreams．

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　　A group of frogs were traveling through the forests, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole．The other frogs tried to help them．When they saw how　　1　　the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved．The two frogs didn't　　2　　and tried their best to jump up out of the hole．The other frogs 　　3　　 saying that they were sure to die．　　4　　, one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying,　　5　　．Then he fell down and died．

　　The other frog, however, 　　6　　 to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out．When he　　7　　, the other frogs asked, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog, who had a poor　　8　　, explained, "I thought you were encouraging me all the timid．"

　　The story teaches us a　　9　　：There is power(力量)of life and death in the tongue．An　　10　　word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them．

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　　I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman．“You look 　　1　　．Come and sit here,”she said．“　　2　　 are you going?”

　　“I don't know．I just want to catch a 　　3　　 and see what it will be like at the end．”

　　“I'm afraid you'll see 　　4　　 there．Why don't you enjoy the sights on the way?”

　　“How can I do that while my heart's 　　5　　?”I asked sadly．My best friend had left me．

　　The woman seemed to understand my feeling．“Don't cry, little girl．I've had a similar experience to you．Thirty-five 　　6　　 ago, my husband left our three children and me．I was deadly sad．I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took 　　7　　 to the sea．　　8　　, they seemed to know what would happen, so they 　　9　　 loudly．Their cry suddenly woke me 　　10　　．How could I 　　11　　 my hope to live for one of life's problems?After that, I worked hard to raise the children．Now they all live 　　12　　 and one of them has his own family．

　　Then the woman gave me a 　　13　　,“We should never wait for the door to 　　14　　 before us．We should find the key to the 　　15　　 or try to find another way”

　　The bus came and I got on it with a smile

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　　About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our local park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on a smaller, skinnier boy．They were 　　1　　 him names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked dirt in his face．　　2　　 I saw that, I walked over to the group．

　　I stepped 　　3　　 them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done worthy of 　　4　　 they were doing to him．One of the boys replied,“He's weird．”At that, I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the 　　5　　 was“No．”So, I asked another boy what the word“weird”　　6　　, and he said,“Different．”That was my cue(暗示)．I told them that everyone is 　　7　　, and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them．They all stood 　　8　　 for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened．One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him．He 　　9　　 to let him play with them．

　　I thanked the boy for being so 　　10　　．As I looked around, I realized that there were dozens of other people at the park 　　11　　 no one else had stopped to help this boy．I felt happy that the boy was strong enough to stand up against his friends to 　　12　　 someone in need, but I felt sad that 　　13　　 else had even taken a second look．

　　I hope that my action helped them 　　14　　 that they could have made a difference with a little 　　15　　, and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help．

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　　The 2010 Winter Olympic Games will take place in Vancouver and Whistler(惠斯勒)from February 12 to 28．As the world's 　　1　　 athletes will compete there, Canada is preparing for it well．

　　It will be broadcasted(播出)in Canada's two 　　2　　 languages——English and French．Billions of television viewers worldwide will 　　3　　 the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games．Athletes from more than 80 　　4　　 will compete in 86 medal events over 17 days．Then the Paralympics(殘奧會)will 　　5　　 from March 12 to 21．Canada has 　　6　　 millions of dollars preparing．Thousands of spectators will visit the country．Canada will be 　　7　　 it all．

　　The building of Olympic gyms began in 2005．Opening and closing ceremonies will be held indoors, at BC Place Stadium．It'll 　　8　　 55,000 seats．Some competitions, 　　9　　 ski, and bobsled, will take place in Whistler．It's a ski village．During the Games, roads will be closed．More than 15,000 policemen will work to 　　10　　 the peace throughout the Games．

　　The United States is the only country to host the Winter Games four times．Team USA hopes 2010 will be a golden year．

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　　You may feel curious(好奇的)about students in other countries：Do they also have 　　1　　 homework?What do they do in their spare time?

　　On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US．It surveyed around 6,200 students from the 　　2　　 countries last year．You will find the 　　3　　 to many of your questions in this report．

　　Chinese students spend the most time 　　4　　．Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day．That's 　　5　　 more than students of the US(26.4％), Japan(8.2％)and South Korea(5.2％)．

　　Who sleeps 　　6　　 in class?

　　Japanese students fall asleep in class most often．About 45％ of them said they sometimes doze off(打瞌睡)in class．In South Korea, it's 32％; in the US, 21％; and 5％ in 　　7　　．

　　South Korean students don't like 　　8　　 notes．About 70％ said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan(93％), China(90％)and the US(89％)．

　　Who is the most distracted(分心的)?

　　American students are the most active in class, 　　9　　 also the most distracted：64.2％ said they chat with friends in class; 46.9％ said they eat snacks in class; and 38.9％ said they send e-mails or read unrelated(無關(guān)的)books in class．

　　What do they do 　　10　　?

　　In their spare time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet．Most American students hang out with their friends．Most Japanese students do exercise．Most Korean students watch TV．

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　　When learning new vocabulary, don't just memorize(記住)a list of words．Instead, try to 　　1　　 five sentences using each new word．Then use the new word as often as you can the first 　　2　　 you learn it．In this 　　3　　 you will remember new words much longer．

　　Practicing sounds, you know, is 　　4　　－the“th”sound, for example．Choose words that begin 　　5　　“th”and repeat them over and over again 　　6　　 you are comfortable with them．Let's try!This, that, those, them, think, thought, through, thin, thick…

　　Read, read, read-in English, of course!Reading is one of the best ways to increase your vocabulary 　　7　　 improve your grammar in a natural and fun way．Be 　　8　　 to choose topics(話題)or books you are interested in．

　　When someone is talking in English, 　　9　　 the main point．If you hear a word you don't understand, ignore(忽略)it and go on listening．If you stop and think about the word, you will 　　10　　 everything else the person is saying．

　　Always remember－Practice makes perfect．

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　　Leonardo da Vinci was a great artist．He lived in 　　1　　 in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries．He painted some of 　　2　　 pictures in the world．Mona Lisa is a good example of his works．He 　　3　　 painting Mona Lisa in 1503．

　　Da Vinci loved science and 　　4　　．He used darkness and light in a clever way in the painting．And a person can 　　5　　 see that there is a lot of geometry(幾何學(xué))in Mona Lisa．The face of Mona Lisa is 　　6　　 many circles and round shapes like balls．Even her 　　7　　 can be seen as a small part of a large circle．

　　The woman in the painting is 　　8　　on a balcony(陽臺)and mountains can be seen behind her．Da Vinci loved to study rocks and mountains, 　　9　　 we can see these in his other paintings．

　　The woman is sitting with her knees to the side．Her hands are held together 　　10　　 her．This way of sitting is now used by many artists when they are painting a picture of a man or woman．