A farmer went for a trip with his two donkeys. He put some boxes on the first donkey. The boxes were full of money. He put some heavy corn 1 the second donkey，the first donkey was very proud of2 because he carried money. He thought he was 3 than the second donkey. On their way，the first donkey kept 4 about the money on his back. The second donkey said5 and he kept quiet.
Some6 people were in the forest. They heard the first donkey's words. They wanted to get the money. They ran out of the forest and ran to the first donkey. They used their 7 to kill him. They ran away8 taking away the money. They didn't hurt the farmer and the second donkey.
The9 donkey said to the dying donkey，"I'm not important but I think I'm 10 . Don't be so proud. "
In the early 1900s，people in England often traveled by steam train. On the trains，there were many compartments（ 隔间 ）
One day，six people were traveling in a compartment on a train. Five of them were quiet and well—behaved. Some of them read books and others were sleeping.
But the sixth was a rude young man who was making a lot of trouble for the other passengers（乘客）. He was smoking and taking his shoes off. He even sang songs loudly from time to time.
At last，the young man got out at a station with his two heavy bags. None of the other passengers helped him.
But one of them watched the rude young man and waited until he was very far away. Then，the man on the train opened the window and shouted to the rude young man： "Hey，you left something behind in the compartment!" Then he closed the window.
The young man turned around and hurried back with his two heavy bags. He was very tired when he arrived，with his mouth open and panting. He shouted through the window， "What did I leave behind？Give it to me!"
As the train began to move again，the passenger who had called him back opened the window and said，"A very bad impression （印象）
What's the Silk Road？In history，it was an important international trade route（商路） between China and the Mediterranean（地中海）
In the past，the road started in Chang'an （now Xi'an） and ended in Eastern Europe near the Mediterranean. It was about 6500 kilometers long and went across 1/4 of the world.
The Silk Road got its name in the 19th century because Chinese silk was famous，and the traders also carried China's porcelain（瓷器） and other things to the West. And glass/gems and food like carrots from the West came to China.
The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. It was more than an international trade route. Lots of arts and science of other countries came to China through the Silk Road. In this way，languages and culture influenced each other. Today，China is trying to make the dream of the Belt and Road come true.
①silk
②glass
③porcelain
It was a Friday morning，7：30am. I felt too lazy to drive my car，so my son booked （预定），the Uber reached our door. I checked the cab number and got inside the car. I was busy searching my bag for an important paper，so I just said， "Please
The driver replied， "Yes，ma'am!"
I was surprised when I heard a female（女性）voice. I stopped for a second and looked at the driver. She was a young lady，maybe around 30 or 32 years old. I had never had a female Uber driver before. I became interested in why she chose this job. I started the conversation，can I ask you some questions？"
"Yes，ma'am!No problem. " she said.
"I guess you are well—qualified （很合格的），" I said.
"Yes，ma'am!I have finished my education. I have even gotten my MBA. "
"What made you choose to do this job？" I could see her smiling face in the rear—view mirror.
Very politely，she said， "Driving has been my passion（爱好），I respect（尊重）each and every job. In this case（满足感 ）. I haven't made much money from it yet，but as I told you.
When Shanghai introduced a new rubbish sorting policy（垃圾分类政策） in July last year，the people in this city took some time to get used to it. They joked that every time they took out their litter， "What kind of litter are you？"
Starting on May 1，Beijing joined many Chinese cities by introducing a new rubbish sorting policy. People should sort their litter into four groups：kitchen，recyclable（代表）by four different colors of rubbish bins—green，blue（罚款）of up to 200 yuan.
The way Beijing sorts its rubbish sounds different from cities like Shanghai and Qingdao. These cities use four different groups：wet，recyclable，harmful and dry. Although their names are different，in fact，kitchen rubbish. And dry rubbish is the same as other waste.
Many people don't know how to sort their litter correctly，so Beijing government is offering online guidelines. If people don't know how to throw away rubbish，they can search for it on the WeChat account Guanchenglishi （ 管 城 理 市 ），people can find out which group their little belongs to at once.
Jealousy（嫉妒）is a very common problem in daily life. When someone does better than us，we may get angry because we usually want ourselves to be No. 1.. We may become jealousy when someone gets good grades in an exam.. We get unhappy because these lucky things are happening to someone else but not to us.
. When we feel jealous，this feeling may bring bad results，for example（妒忌）. It makes us unhappy and full of pressure.
？First of all，we should be satisfied with the thing we have. Second，we should learn to turn this kind of envy into a power. In fact.
Try to be brave to face what you are，and put jealousy down your heart，you will be a better person.
A. So Jealousy is not a good thing in your life B. It's a bad thing to feel jealous C. It can help us to become what we really want to be D. Everyone wants to be the luckiest one and gets more E. What should we do to deal with jealousy F. Is jealousy good or not G. We may become jealous when one of our classmates wears new shoes |
