On the first day of school our teacher introduced someone we didn't know．I stood up to look around when a 1 hand touched nay shoulder．
I turned around to 2 a little old lady with a warm smile．She said“Hi, handsome．My name is Rose．I'm 87 years old．”
“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?”I asked．She 3 ， “I'm here to meet a rich husband，get married，have a couple of kids，and then retire and travel．”
I knew she was joking．I was curious what might have encouraged her to be taking on this4 at her age．
“I always dreamed of having a university 5 and now l'm getting one!”she told me．We became friends．Every day，we would talk nonstop after class．I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she 6 her wisdom and experience with me．And Rose7 made friends wherever she went．
At the end of the 8 ， we invited Rose to make a little speech．She cleared her throat and 9 ， “We do not stop playing because we are old；we grow old because we stop playing．I've learned a few secrets to staying young，being happy，and achieving success．You have to laugh and find humor every day．You've got to have a dream．10 you lose your dreams，you will die．”
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up．Anybody can grow older．That doesn't take any talent or ability．The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change．”
Do you hope to do a lot of homework every evening? Are you interested in your English classes? Who do you want to teach you? Maybe you have lots of questions in your mind before school starts．
Well，I want to give you some good advice on these problems．
First，keep calm．Don't worry about all the questions you have．Put your heart into learning，and you can find something you are interested in．Do it actively．
Second，try your best to finish your homework quickly．Don't spend a lot of time on it．Do more reading or writing in English．Think about the problems you have and solve them at once．Don't stay up late，or you can't study well the next day．
Third，invent something instead of copying or repeating．If you can tell your teachers you don't like the way of copying them again and again．Be sure，you must pass the test．I think your teachers will agree with you．And they can give you some interesting work to do．
School is really a good place for us to learn．Believe in your teachers and yourself． You are the best one and you can do everything well．
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Xiao Shenyang will present a comedy in mid—May．You'll enjoy Errenzhuan，a local folk dance from Northeast China． Time：8 P.m．May 10 Tickets：280～800 yuan Venue：Shenzhen Spots Center Booking：11185 |
Rubina Ali，the young actress who played Lakita in Slumdog Millionaire(贫民窟的百万富翁)，is performing in a musical named“Sleeping Beauty”． Time：7：30 p.m．June 1 Tickets：280 yuan Venue：Shenzhen Poly Theater Booking：86371698 |
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Liu Qian，a well-known magician(魔术师) from Taiwan，is performing wonderful magic tricks． Time：3 P.m．June 20 Tickets：500 yuan(5％off if you buy online) Venue：Shenzhen Children's Palace Booking：89812344． |
Britain's singing sensation Susan Boyle is coming! You may enjoy her angelic voice in her concert． Time：8 p.m．July 25 Tickets：380—700 yuan Venue：Shenzhen Grand Theater Booking：82337625 |
As we all know，the Dragon Boat Festival is our country's traditional festival，but do you know there is also a Dragon Boat Festival in South Korea，which also falls on May 5 of the lunar calendar? It has been reported that South Korea will apply to United Nations Educational，Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO联合国教科文组织)to make the celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival its own intangible cultural heritage(非物质的文化遗产)．If successful，people from other countries may see the Dragon Festival as a Korean creation．
As the birthplace of the yearly event more than 2，000 years ago，China is not happy with the situation．“It would be a shame if another country successfully made a traditional Chinese festival part of its own cultural heritage ahead of China, ”said Zhou Heping , deputy culture minister．The Ministry of Culture is even thinking of making its own application to UNESCO，covering all traditional Chinese festivals，including the Dragon Boat event．
It is thought that the festival is held in memory of the great poet Qu Yuan(340—278 BE)， who lived in the State of Chu during the Warring States Period．Qu was known to be a patriot(爱国者)and admired by ordinary people．
He is said to have jumped into Miluo River, because he had lost hope in his country's future．When people heard about Qu's death，they sailed up and down the river searching for his body．They also beat the drums to frighten away the fish and threw Zongzi into the water to stop the fish touching Qu．Dragon boat racing is said to come from this search for the poet's body．
Over the years，the Dragon Boat Festival has spread throughout the world．In Japan and Vietnam，as well as South Korea，the festival has mixed with and become part of the local culture．
Ever since I was a child，my mouth has caused me trouble．I'm not a bad person；I have just had a hard time learning when to keep my mouth closed．
My mom has told me again and again，"Robert，your constant bad words are hurting me．If you continue to be this rude，you will get into big trouble．"
It's been a problem at school several times，too，when teachers have told me something I didn't want to hear．I used to feel it was my duty to stand up for myself and tell them ______ off．
One day in English class I began working on my homework until I heard a classmate talking behind me．It was Nathaniel，talking to himself as usual．
I said ever so nicely，"Nathaniel，would you be quiet?"
Nathaniel continued talking to himself．I quickly shouted，"Nathaniel，shut up!"
For the next five minutes，we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other．
"At least I don't have an ugly lazy eye like you!"I shouted．
I knew this would bother him deep inside．It would hurt his feelings and shut him up．
What I said filled him with anger．He tried to reach over my seat and grab me as he shouted．"That's it! That's it!"
Surprised at his reaction，I sat back in seat．Never had I seen Nathaniel act like this before．
Later on，we were taken to the principal's office．
There，the principal told US to discuss the matter．It wasn't until then that I finally found that when I hurt someone physically，the wounds(伤口)eventually heal．But when I hurt them with my words，sometimes the pain never goes away．
At the end of the discussion，I said sorry to Nathaniel．
When I headed back to my room，I spent some time praying． I began to think about how often what I said hurt others．But I believe that as I keep praying and asking God to help me，he'll tell me when to keep my mouth closed．
You've heard of 3D printing from newspaper and TV programs．It can “print”in plastic，metal，nylon，and over a hundred other materials.3D printing technology has been around since the 1980s，it was not widely used until the early 2010s．The first working 3D printer was created in 1984 by Chuck Hull．
3D printers use many different types of technologies，but they all share one thing in common：they create a three—dimensional(维度的)object by building it layer(层)，by continuing layer, until the whole object is completed．Imagine a baker(面包师)lay down each layer one at a time until the whole cake is formed.3D printing is somewhat similar， but just a bit stricter．How can 3D printers work so well? The most important thing a program，a 3D printer also needs to have instructions for what to print from a computer．It needs a file as well．The file which is a Computer Aided Design (CAD)paper is created with the use of a 3D modeling program．The program creates a paper that is sent to the 3D printer. Along the way，software pieces the design into hundreds，or more likely thousands of layers．The 3D printer builds up one layer at a time，from the bottom to the top，until the object is done．
3D printings can be used for making many kinds of things such as machine parts， daily life objects，even human organs(器官)using a person's own cells．
Nowadays, Marc．Dillon founds a project which deals with many world famous paintings like Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Van Gogh's Sunflower with 3D technology．This project helps the blind people enjoy the fantastic art through touching．In order to provide a good user experience，these 3D paintings have special instruments which can tell people what they touch．
Journev to the West is one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature．It (write)by Wuchen9'en in the 16th century during the Ming Dynasty．In English—speaking countries，the work is (wide)known as Monkey． The novel has 100 chapters total．It can be divided into four parts． The first part (include)chapters 1-7，and it is an (introduce) to the main story．It deals with the earlier exploits of Sun Wukong．The second part， is from Chapter 8-12，talks about the monk，Xuanzang，and the background of his great journey．The third and the longest section of the work is chapters 13-99．It is the details of the (forget) journey．The section is set in the poor lands along the Silk Road between China and India，including Xinjiang，Turkestan，and Afghanistan(阿富汗)．They overcome many (difficult) all the way and make and friends each other．Chapter 100，the last of all，quickly describes the return journey to the Tang Empire，and the rewards that each (travel)receives．
Nowadays，Journey to the West has been made into TV plays，cartoons and films and it is still very popular all around the world．
Social Practical Program(社会实践活动) | |
Activities | Reasons |
□clean up the city park | make our city more beautiful |
□visit sick kids in hospital | … |
□volunteer in the city library | … |
□teach foreigners Chinese | … |
… | … |
要求：1)短文中必须包括所选择的活动项目，可适当发挥；
2)文中不得出现真实人名和校名等相关信息；
3)词数：80词左右；短文首句已给出，不计入总词数。
During this coming winter vacation，I am going to take part in these activities……
