In a national spelling contest, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her soft voice the judges（裁判） were not sure1she spelled the word with the letter A or E. Finally, they decided to ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had made a mistake. But instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the2letter—so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the stage, all the people stood up to cheer her3. Later, lots of newspapers reported her, even when it cost her the contest. But the fact is that she4the biggest contest that day—the contest of her character.
5the biggest test of our character is what we would do if we knew we would never get caught. This young girl could easily have6and nobody would have known it but herself. But that's just it：she would know she did wrong. It's been said, "If you cheat, you make yourself cheap. "She knew she would have to live with herself and the7she made at that moment will have a long—lasting influence.
It's so true that the choices you make today make what you are tomorrow. Our children will8our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to9to be honest, we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are watching what we do and how we live10when we don't think they see or know.
Dear Dad and Mom,
The time has come—I'm graduating, and I thank you both for all your help during these 15 years. I still remember when you used to say, "You can be whatever you want. "I'm so glad you are my parents, especially when I hear other kids say they don't get on well with theirs. I'm glad that you support me when I decide to do anything. You always try to help, and that's important to me.
Dad, I remember when you first took me fishing. I loved going even though I never caught anything. I also remember when you would get angry with me. I realize you were only trying to show me the right way. When I cried, you would always be there to try to cheer me up. That's what I call a good, loving, caring dad. Sometimes you and Mom don't agree with me, but you are there on my side in anything that I do, and that's why I love you both so much.
Mom, I enjoy going out with you and having your happy time every Friday night, and I hope that never changes. I love telling you everything and the best part of you is that you listen. I'm glad that we have a lot of fun together. You always give me your opinion and I listen. Thank you for bringing me up.
There may be many frustrations（挫折） and setbacks on the road to the future, but the thought of your support and help fills my heart with strength. Dear Mom and Dad, I love you and I love our family. I hope and believe that we will be happy all the time.
Love always, Alison
The opera of Dream of the Red Chamber《红楼梦》, the first opera adapted from an 18th century Chinese novel of the same name, returned to San Francisco in mid—June this year, six years after its world debut（首演）. The opera, developed for Western audiences, has received international praise since it was first performed.
Zhang Meigui, a 28-year-old opera singer, played the role of Daiyu in the opera. To show the audience a fresh version（版本） of Daiyu, she had been preparing for the opera for half a year. "I've watched the video of the 2016 production for many times. I think the performance of the singer （playing Daiyu） is excellent, because the music is composed in an unusual way, which is very challenging and requires a lot of skills, "she said. "For example, in a classic scene, Daiyu finds her world increasingly helpless as her health continues to worsen. She sings, 'When spring is gone and beauty is spent, who cares for the dying flowers?'"
"The singer needs to keep the high notes（高音） with a soft sound, which requires more breath support and air control, "said Zhang. "Some parts of the music are more powerful and require very expressive sound. "
Bright Sheng, the opera's composer, explained in an interview why Daiyu sang in a loud voice. "Music carries feelings that words cannot explain or say. To me, it has to be loud crying, beating her chest as she looks up at the sky to ask these questions. "For the new production, Sheng said he made some changes. He said, "A great opera is not only a big musical theater in action, but also a perfect mixture of music and drama. "
"There's no boundary in the world of music. It can connect people with different backgrounds. I hope American people will be touched by this opera and experience the beauty of Chinese culture, "Zhang added.
After I made it to the city center, I started to feel it might be easy for a foreigner to deal with the great size of Beijing. With growing confidence, I decided to take the subway to the hotel, not realizing that the network didn't go that far. Impressed with the cleanliness of the nation, I bought a ticket and boarded the first subway that come along.
After a few minutes I asked in English a young man seated next to me where I should get off closest to the Friendship Hotel. Wearing a smart business suit and tie, he would surely speak English, wouldn't he? Unfortunately, he couldn't understand me but seemed very friendly. I showed him the room card with all the information about the Friendship Hotel in Chinese characters. He looked at it, and then his eyes moved quickly to the carriage subway map. Next, he raised three fingers of his right hand.
In Australia, raising fingers at someone is not usually nice, but this man was smiling. At the next station he showed me two fingers. Now in Australia, that's really rude, but I got the message. When we stopped at the third station, he didn't just point to the door, but got up, took me out of the subway, and led me to the top of the stairs, and out onto the street. Then he stopped a taxi and told the driver where to take me.
All this came from a man who couldn't speak my language, and I couldn't speak his. I was speechless, especially when he refused my offer of money, I felt a little embarrassed having even thought he would accept a tip.
This experience made it clear that I had to learn some Chinese quickly or my adventures might start turning into misadventures.
Now, glasses have become a daily necessity for some of us. So, what do you know about them?
No one knows who made the first wearable pair of glasses, but experts do know that they were made in the 13th century and showed up in Italy. Early glasses were like magnifying glasses（放大镜）. And most of them weren't even made of glass! Instead, many early eyeglasses contained quartz（石英）. That's because most glass at that time was not clear, so it wouldn't have worked well for eyeglasses.
Eyeglasses didn't look much like modern glasses until the 1700s. That's when people added temples（镜腿） to hold glasses on their faces. Glasses also became much more common around this time, probably because reading became more popular.
People didn't start seeing eye doctors for glasses until the 1800s. At that time, they just tried on different pairs of glasses until they found one that made their eyesight better. Eye doctors changed that. They gave an eye test for people to tell whether or not they needed a pair of glasses.
Different kinds of glasses have also appeared. Sunglasses are about as old as eyeglasses. People in China started wearing sunglasses in the 12th century. These early sunglasses were also made of quartz. Today, many people also like to wear contact lenses（隐形眼镜）, which were invented by a German in 1887. The first contact lenses were very uncomfortable. Luckily, today's lenses are softer and can be worn all day. However, you should always take your contact lenses out at night. Some people even like to wear glasses with no lenses. Called fashion glasses, they come in many shapes and sizes to fit anyone's personal style.
I remember the day when I first learned to ride a bike. It was a frightening, yet fun experience. My grandfather was the one who taught me and he helped me when I got hurt. The first time I got on a bike, I had no idea w I was doing, and just about everything went wrong. My grandfather told me to just put my feet on the pedals（脚蹬子） and start cycling. He also told me he would hold onto the b of the bike the whole time, yet he didn't.
As soon as I started trying to balance myself, he let the bike go. I happened to look back just then. I was scared to death that I was going to fall and hurt m . When I was scared, my mind went blank from cycling, and I just wanted off. I forgot how to use the brakes （车闸） and fell r off the bike. My grandfather kept e me to get up and try again and after about 15 minutes, I finally stopped crying, got up and tried again.
As soon as I started riding again, my pants got caught in the chain, and I fell flat on my face and h my nose. As a result, my grandfather d to call it a day and try again the next morning. The next morning I woke up brightly and early, and was very eager to try to ride my bike. Perhaps my nose felt better, so I wasn't so a of falling anymore.
Even though I knew there were a lot of d on the way to mastering the skills in riding a bike, I believed I could do well with my grandfather's help. After all, riding a bike was a b skill which I wanted to learn eagerly at such a young age. Even till now, I still hold the heart and passion in my life.
70%的学生认为：
（1）有必要进行体育锻炼，例如：跑步，游泳和打篮球；
（2）使他们身体健康与强壮；
（3）感到放松，有益于学习。
30%的学生认为：
（1）使他们疲劳，浪费时间；
（2）锻炼后过于兴奋，影响学习；
（3）运动中有可能受伤。
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The students in Grade Nine have done a survey about whether they should take exercise. Here is the result. 70% of the students think that
