One day, a farmer was looking for a water source for his farm. So, he went to his neighbor and asked him if he could sell his well水井）to him. His neighbor ____. The farmer bought the well happily. But the neighbor was a cunning（狡猾的）man.

The next day, as the farmer came to get water from his well, his neighbor came and ____ to let him take any water. The farmer was ____. He asked, “Why can’t I take water? I already bought the well _____ you.”

The neighbor replied, “I sold you the well not the water.”

The farmer went to the emperor to ___  justice（公正）. He explained what had happened.

The emperor called on Birbal, his _____ courtier（朝臣）

Birbal asked the ____, “Why don’t you let the farmer take water from the well? You did sell the well to the farmer.”

The neighbor ____,  “I did sell the well to the farmer, but not the water in it. Therefore, he has no right to get water from the well.”

Birbal asked them to come later.

The next day, all went to the place where the well was. There Birbal said to the neighbor, “Look, you are ____ right, and you sold the well not the water. ____ you sold the well not the water, you have no right to keep the water in the farmer’s well. Now you have two ____: Either you pay a high rent（租金）to the farmer ____ take it out immediately” The neighbor realized that his plan had ____. He said ____ to the farmer and went home quickly.

Cheating will not get you ____. If you cheat, you will pay soon enough.

A river is a flowing（流动的）, moving stream of water. Usually a river feeds water into an ocean, lake, pond, or even another river. Rivers can differ in size and there is no strict rule on how big a flow of water must be to be called as a river. Here are the five longest rivers in the world.

There are 76 rivers in the world over 1,000 miles long. A lot of people think that rivers always flow south, but 4 of the 10 longest rivers in the world flow north. The United States alone has around 3.5 million miles of rivers. Four of the top 10 longest rivers flow through China at some point.

   “Colour” and “color”, “favourite” and “favorite”, “honour” and “honor”…Have you ever wondered why Americans spell those words without a “u”? Is it because they are lazy?

Of course not. In fact, the difference in spelling was started by Noah Webster(1758-1843). He was a teacher who reformed（改革）English to make American identity（特征）stronger. Linguists（语言学家）celebrate his birthday on October 16 every year.

After the Revolutionary War(1775-1783), Webster believed that Americans should have their own dictionary, rather than rely on British dictionaries.

He dropped the British “u” in some words. And he changed “centre” into “center” for children to learn English by spelling words more like what they sounded. He used “subway” instead of British word “underground”. Some other examples are “soccer” and “football”, “fall” and “autumn”.

Webster wasn’t shy about expressing his opinions. In defining（定义）preposterous (unreasonable), he wrote: “A republican government in the hands of female is preposterous.”

Webster spent 28 years on the project before completing the 70, 000-word dictionary with his American-style spelling in 1828. He also added local words.

His dictionary was widely used in schools. Linguists believed it helped a new country achieve unity（统一）and cultural independence at a time when most people cared about political freedom.

“He was the creator of our language and the creator of American identity,” said Joshua Kendall, who is working on a book about Webster. “He at last brought us together through our language.”

To forgive is a virtue（美德）, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible. People who forgive show less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research.

How should you start to forgive? Try the following steps:

Calm yourself. You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love.

Don’t wait for an apology（道歉）. Many times the person who hurt you does not mean to apologize. If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time. Keep in   mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you.

Take the control away from your offender（冒犯者）. Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who causes you pain. Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.

Try to see things from your offenders angle（角度）. If you understand your offender, you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness fear and even love. You may want to write letter to yourself from your offender’s point of view.

Don’t forget to forgive yourself. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge. It can rob you of your self-confidence if you don’t do it.

Zhu Ting is a famous volleyball player in China. On April 28, 2020, she was awarded the “May Fourth Medal”, which is the top honor for the young Chinese.

In a social media post, Zhu showed her greetings to China’s youth on this special occasion and shared her experience in life and career.

“I woke up in the morning and left for training. It’s a new day with new tasks. I will continue to work hard to ①___________ myself,” wrote Zhu. “Coach Lang Ping used to encourage me with the following words: A small progress a day will make you better and make our team stronger.”

Zhu Ting was born in Henan Province in 1994. ②___________ the leader of the Chinese women’s national volleyball team, who helped the national team win two World Cup titles and one Olympic gold medal, Zhu said that she wasn’t always a talent, especially at the beginning.

“I remember that on my first day in training in college, I had the least experience. When we were practicing digging, everyone was better than me. During practice, my teammates would take a break from time to time because they knew what they were doing. I kept practicing and only stopped until my coach told me to.”

Zhu believed that there’s no shortcut to success, and sometimes dull efforts are necessary. She planned to challenge more new things outside volleyball in the future. She knew that it could take long before she gained some progress, but Zhu believed that as long as she continues to work hard, she will achieve more success.

   “禾下乘凉”是我国“杂交水稻之父”袁隆平院士的梦想。他孜孜不倦地探究和实践，解决了人民的温饱问题。在物质充沛的今天，我们更应该珍惜粮食，节约资源，杜绝浪费。作为中学生，我们应该怎么做？近日，你班就此话题展开了热烈的讨论。请根据下面的提示，写一篇英语短文谈谈自己的看法。

Recently, our class had a heated discussion on how to save resources in our daily life. Here are some of my views. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________