Liu Yuguan, 13, is a student at Beijing 21st Century International School. Recently he received a special 1. It was from Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee(IOC).
"I was so 2! I didn't expect such a big name would take time to reply to my letter," said Liu.
Liu is a(an) 3 lover. During last year's Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Liu watched almost every event.
But he saw a 4. "There are 33 events but no men took part in synchronized swimming(花样游泳). " he said.
5 is it so? "Is it discrimination(歧视) against men? Or is it the other way around?"
Liu believes that gender equality(性别平等) is something the IOC should 6. So he wrote a letter to Bach to tell his worries. He also 7 that the IOC should include men's synchronized swimming "as soon as possible".
"It took me about a month to do research and finish the letter. I had to make sure there were no 8 and that my handwriting in English looked perfect," said Liu.
Getting a reply letter has made Liu believe that 9 is much more important than just being a dreamer "As long as we take action, we can help build a better world, no matter how young we are," he said.
10 the IOC hasn't taken his advice yet, Liu said that "perhaps it will happen one day. "
①Trees are the biggest plants on the planet. They take in harmful gases and give off fresh air. They also make our world more beautiful. Here is some information about four different trees.
Mulberry trees
②Mulberry trees come from China. Silkworms like to cat their leaves and produce silk. Chinese people began to raise them about 4,000 years ago. The silk went out through the Silk Road and made China famous.
Gingko
③The gingko is from China and the wild species only grows in Zhejiang province. Its life can be very long. There is a saying that if you plant a gingko tree when you are a child; you can eat its fruit when you are very old.
Sugar maple
④The sugar maple comes from North America. There is special juice in its trunk（树干）called sap（树液）. If you cut it, the sap will come out. People make sugar with the sap. This is why the trees are called sugar maples.
Baobab trees
⑤Where are baobab trees from? They grow in Africa. They are one of the oldest and biggest trees in the world. They can live for more than 1,000 years. They are about 25 meters tall. More than 10 people can hug the tree trunk hand in hand. Baobab trees are useful in many ways. Their fruit tastes sour, so people make it into drinks. Their seeds can be turned into oil. People also cat their leaves.
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I was on the train one afternoon. There were just a few people.
At one station, a drunk man suddenly entered the train. He shouted loudly at a woman who was carrying a baby. He was about to throw his fists（拳头）to people around him. Everyone was frightened.
I'd been learning Kungfu（功夫）for the past three years. But I'd never fought in real life. As students of Kungfu, we are not allowed to start a fight. "Kungfu," my teacher always told us, "is nor about starting problems, but solving them. "
I decided that this was my moment. If I didn't take action fast, somebody might get hurt. So I stood up, ready to fight.
Just then, someone shouted, "Hey!" It was an old man. He was smiling at the drunk man. "What have you been drinking?" he asked.
"I've been drinking wine, but it's none of your business!" said the drunk man angrily.
"Oh, that's wonderful," said the old man. Then he told the drunk man how he loved drinking wine with his wife and eating watermelon.
"I also love watermelon," said the drunk man.
"And I'm sure you have a wonderful wife, too," said the old man.
"No," replied the drunk man. "My wife died. " Then he began to cry. "I have no wife, no home, no job. I'm so ashamed of myself. "
"Oh, that is so difficult. Sit down here and tell me about it," said the old man.
As I got off the train, I realized I'd just seen real Kungfu in action. This was the real spirit of how to solve problems.
Why is the phrase "buy things" in Chinese maidongxi(buy east and west), but not mainanbei(buy south and north)?
There are many theories about this. One theory says it has something to do with Chinese wuxing(五行), the five elements: jin(metal), mu(wood), shui(water), huo(fire)and tu(earth). In Chinese culture, directions were connected to these elements. Usually, east matches gold, west matches wood, south matches water and north matches fire.
In one old story, Zhu Xi, a famous Song Dynasty scholar(学者), met a friend named Sheng Wenhe one day.
"Where are you going?" Zhu asked.
"I'm going to maidongxi(buy something)," Sheng replied, with a basket in his hand.
"Why not mainanbei?" Zhu asked.
"Well, my basket is made of bamboo," Sheng said. "If I say I'm carrying nan(south) and bei(north), it means to put water and fire in my basket. That's not even possible. But if I put dong(east) and xi(west) inside, well, of course my basket can carry metal and wood!"
According to a new study, the Amazon rainforest may become grassland in a few years.
The Amazon is the world's biggest rainforest. Climate change and human activities make it "sick". Usually, the rainforest can fix itself. The trees may die and the rainforest could turn into a hot, dry grassland.
The Amazon is one of the world's wettest places. But since 2005, three droughts（干旱）have hit the rainforest. The trees don't have enough water to grow. What's worse, as they become dry, they can easily catch fire.
On top of this, people cut down rainforest trees for wood. They burn the forest to make farmland. They clear trees to find minerals（矿产）.
What will happen if we lose it?
The Amazon is like the lungs（肺）of our planet. The rich plants there take carbon dioxide out of the air and make oxygen. They make more than 20 percent of the planet's oxygen. If the Amazon "dies", there will be more CO2 and our Earth will become even hotter.
. Many of them can't live anywhere else. They would very likely just disappear.
A. They were caused by climate change.
B. The Amazon is also home to over 3 million animals and plants.
C. But now, it feels too "tired" to get better.
D. Why is the Amazon "sick"?
E. The Amazon River runs through the rainforest.
F. All these activities have caused about 17 percent of the rainforest to disappear.
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Wei Ziru and Wei Ziqiao are 13-year-old twin sisters. They have been trained for skiing from several years ago and joined in competitions. Liu Zhiyan is a 12-year-old girl from Shenyang, Liaoning and she prefers snowboarding to skiing because she enjoys the feeling of sliding Ye Enke is a 12 year-old boy from Xinjiang. Even though he got hurt in skiing, he didn't give up Lu Yuzhu is a 14-year-old girl from Hefei, Anhui and she is good at roller-skating and ice-skating. Liu Zimeng is a 13-year-old girl who lives in Sanya now and she enjoys playing ice hockey. |
A. I started to learn skiing at 6 from my father. I once injured my ankle（脚踝）and I recovered after a month. skiing was so fun and exciting, and I dream to be an athlete in the Winter Games someday! B. My sister and I have started to ski since 2015 when Beijing got the chance to host the Winter Games. We've joined in many skiing competitions. C. When I was 8, I went skiing in the wild in Jilin province. However, I switched from skiing to snowboarding because it is relaxing. I have been snowboarding for seven years. D. When my parents asked me to learn skiing last winter vacation, I refused. But I changed my mind when I saw people were having fun on the slope. After I learned some basics, I tried skiing on an easy part of the mountain. I succeeded! E. When I was a third-grader, I found a pair of roller skates in our house. They were a good fit, so I learned to roller-skate by myself. After falling down and standing up many times, I mastered the skill, which made it easier for me to learn ice-skating. F. I can play ice hockey（冰球）in my city, though a long time ago I never thought I could in the south of China. In 2020, my school opened a class in ice hockey and invited three players to teach us. We usually train on the ground at school. |
Weifang in Shandong province is known as the birthplace of kites. Kites here are (make) from bamboo. There are (tradition) Chinese paintings on them. In 2006, Weifang kite-making was included in the national-level intangible cultural heritage list（国家级非物质文化遗产名录）. The International Kite Festival has been held in Weifang each year since 1984.
Master's story
Yang Hongwei, 56, was born into a kite-making family in Weifang. She learned to make kites from her grandfather the age of 16. After practicing the skill for 10 years, she started her own shop in 1992.
"Many places around the world have a tradition of flying kites," Yang said. " I think the cultural idea behind our kites is special. "
On Yang's kites, people can see not only patterns like butterflies and birds, but also some prints telling Chinese (story). For example, she once made a kite showing a phoenix(凤凰). On each side of the phoenix, there (be) pictures of 50 famous women from Chinese history.
Each woman's picture is a little (difference) from the others. Yang spent lots of time (read) history books. She also talked about the stories with experts.
In her free time, she also travels to different countries (tell) people stories of Chinese kites and the traditional ways they are made. "It is an important job of (I), to spread our heritage around the world and on to the next generation," she said.
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