Jadav Payeng is a forestry worker from Jorhat, India. Over the past 38 years, he has planted trees on a sandbar (沙洲）of the Brahmaputra River and has_______it into a forest.

One day in 1979，16-year-old Payeng was walking_______the bank of the Brahmaputra River. He saw many snakes on the sandbars. These snakes died in a few days’ time______the heat and the absence of trees. Payeng felt very_____ when he saw this. He decided to plant some trees. Single-handedly, he started planting bamboo trees, as only bamboo trees could survive (存活）in the sandbars.

SAFETY RULES ON THE MTR TRAINS

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I was traveling alone through the UK. To reach places that were off the public transportation map，I bought an old car, which cost most of my money. I couldn’t afford to stay in the hotel, so I had to camp in my car for the rest of the trip.

One morning I awoke in my old car on a country road in Ireland and saw a single house. The water in my thermos (保温瓶）had gone cold, so I knocked on the door of the house. A woman opened it. I asked her for some hot water. But she wouldn’t let me get away with just that! I was invited indoors. She asked me to sit at the table and have breakfast with her family. They filled my thermos before I left.

I was greatly moved. And I decided to pass the kindness on. The other day I met a young man who had been driving around to look for a parking lot. He looked increasingly upset. I was glad that I was able to point one out to him. His thankful smile was the hugest reward (奖赏）for me.

No one knows when the first kite was made. The first record of a kite was more than 2,000 years ago in China. Han Xin, the leader of an army, wanted to bring down a king. He decided to dig a tunnel (隧道）into the king’s palace. He flew a kite over the wall of the palace to make sure the length (长度）of its string (线).In this way, he coulddeterminehow long the tunnel should be.His men in the tunnel took the kite string with them. When they reached the end of the string, they knew to dig up.

Kites have been flown in Japan for hundreds of years. In the 1700s, kites were flown in autumn to give thanks for a good harvest. They were also flown to send good wishes to couples who had their first son. Today in Japan, kites are often flown as part of a celebration, such as the beginning of a new year. And kite festivals are held each year in many parts of the country.

   On May 5，2017, China’s home-made passenger aircraft (飞机）G919 completed its 90-minute first flight and landed safely back at Pudong Airport in Shanghai.

The name G919 has its special meanings. The letter C stands for both “COMAC"“China”. The number 9 is pronounced as jiu in Chinese, which means “forever”. And the number 19 refers to its capacity (容量）of 190 passengers.

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Teenage life — better now，or in the past?

Does this situation sound familiar (熟悉)？

You are complaining (抱怨)to your parents about something. Maybe your computer isn't powerful enough to play the latest games.
46．Then you hear...

When I was your age, there weren’t any computers or video games. And I didn’t get a bike until I was sixteen. And it was second-hand.
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So, is it really true that life is better for teenagers now? It is certainly true that many teenagers have got more things nowadays.
48． So parents have got more money to spend on each child. And many things are cheaper than they were when our parents were children.

49．Forty years ago, no one could imagine a world with tiny computers and amazing smartphones. And now these things are necessary — we can’t imagine living without them!

However, technology often means we spend more time at home. And often it's just as, with our computer or television. Teenagers don’t do enough exercise.
50．And, although young people still get on well with their friends，some people think teenagers today don’t have so many social activities as they did in the past.

What do you think? How is teenage life better these days?

The Chongyang Festival is a Chinese traditional festival. It is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. It’s also
61．(call) the Double Ninth Festival. 

The festival started as
62．/ˈɜ:li/ as the Warring States Period (475—221 BC) . It has a history of more than 1,700 years. Among the numbers from zero to nine, nine is the
63．(high) odd number (奇数). People believe that two “nines” meeting together stand for a long life. So it is a special holiday
64．Chinese people to show love and respect for their elders. They hold many
65．(kind) of activities in honor of old people, wishing them good
66．/helθ/ and a long life.

The festival comes during the golden time of
67．/fɔ:l/.  On the day, people traditionally drink chrysanthemum (菊花）wine, eat Double-Ninth Cakes
68．climb mountains. They also carry a kind of plant named dogwood. People in ancient times believed that
69．plant could drive away evil (邪恶的）spirits and prevent them from
70．(catch) an illness in winter.