It was a summer day. An old man was taking a walk down a hill cheerfully. He wiped the sweat（擦汗）from his face and started ______ a song.

Suddenly, he heard a voice. “Hello, sir.” The old man turned around, ______ he saw no one. “I’m here,” the voice came from beside his feet. The old man looked down and saw a beautiful flower.

“Sir, would you mind answering a question?”, ______ the flower. “Certainly not, my child. What do you want to know?” said the old man. The flower hesitated（犹豫）for a second and said, “Why are you so ______? You are not young and maybe you don’t have ______days left.” The flower went on, “My days ______ and I’m going to wither （枯萎）. That makes me so sad.”

The old man laughed, “Yes, I don’t have many days left. But so what? ______ waste such a lovely day on something that hasn’t happened?” The flower didn’t ______ understand. The old man continued, “What’s gone is gone. What’s to come is to come. You can’t change it. But you can decide to enjoy this very ______ that you truly have.”

And he didn’t ______ the flower to respond （回应）. He just walked away, continuing with the happy song he had been singing.

The colorful clothes we wear today are made by machines. But what did ancient people do if they wanted to wear something colorful? Tie-dye（扎染）was a way to do this.

More than 1,000 years ago, the Bai people in Yunnan used tie-dye to dye their clothes. Then this skill became so popular that people gave tie-dye clothes to the emperor as gifts.

To tie-dye, you need to first use tools to tie, sew（缝制）, or clip（夹住）your cloth（布料）. The folded cloth is then put in dye. The Bai people usually make blue dye from a plant.

As the cloth is folded, some parts become dark blue, while other parts have a lighter color. When you unfold the cloth, you will see beautiful patterns.

In the 1960s, tie-dye became a fashion trend in the US. People tie-dyed T-shirts and jeans in imaginative ways. Many children in the US still learn tie-dye in their art classes.

At a recent famous fashion show, an Italian designer surprised people with tie-dye dresses, is like an experiment（实验）. People cannot imagine the patterns of the cloth if they don’t see them. It’s a surprise, the designer said. There is no doubt that the tie-dye trend has never really gone away.

Felicia Grimmenhag from Sweden doesn’t let anything get in her way, even a life-changing accident.

After a serious car accident, Felicia had to get used to getting around in a wheelchair（轮椅）. But that didn’t stop her from following her dream of becoming a top horse rider.

In early June 2011, 17-year-old Felicia got hit by a car. When she woke up in the hospital, she found both of her legs were missing. However, Felicia didn’t quit trying to achieve her dream. She wanted to get back on the horse. She had ridden as a little girl and decided in the hospital to try again. She wasn’t sure if she would be able to. But after ten weeks, training, she could ride once again!

“The horses have meant a lot to me,” Felicia said. “When I sit on a horse, I don’t feel like the disabled Felicia, I feel like the confident（自信的）Felicia.”

She has since taken part in competitions around the world, showing she doesn’t need legs to win. Last year, she won silver at the Swedish Championships, and now she is preparing for the Tokyo Paralympics.

“What I have learned from all this is that you should dare to challenge yourself and remember that you are the only person that sets your own limits（限制）,” Felicia said.

According to UNESCO, a large number of children in villages in some African countries like Kenya and Tanzania do not go to school. They have to work to make money for their family. And more than half of people in these countries live without electricity.

A company is now working to solve both of these problems. It has created a special solar (太阳的) power station, which is in the shape of a cow, called “Solar Cow”. The company encourages parents in those poor villages to send their children to school by setting up Solar Cows at schools.

Just as its name suggests, the Solar Cow can charge batteries (给电池充电) called “Solar Milks”. The Solar Milks provide electricity for the families.

The batteries can only be charged using the Solar Cow, so children have to go to school to get the electricity. Every day, children put their batteries into the bottom of their school’s Solar Cow. They go to class while the batteries are being charged. At the end of the day, they take the charged batteries home.

Each fully-charged Solar Milk battery can charge a mobile phone three or four times, or a radio once or twice. The battery is also a flashlight, and it can provide ten hours of light. “My father used to travel two to three hours to the charging shop to charge his phone, and it cost a lot,” a boy said. “But now, he can use the battery I bring from school to charge his phone at home.”

Since 2018, this company has set up two Solar Cows in Kenya and one in Tanzania. The company also started to raise money for more Solar Cows to help the poor children in Africa.

   Lots of students are too busy doing their homework to help out with housework. So, many parents want to know if they should give their children chores. Well, there’s no need to worry.
41．

First, doing chores helps children  learn to be independent. Parents can’t stay by their children’s side all the time.
42． And these skills will help them be ready for the day when they go to college or take care of their own houses.

43． When children finish a chore, they will not only take pride in a job well done but also have confidence in their ability to do things well.

Third, doing chores makes it possible for children to develop good relationships with their family, friends and partners. Doing chores together with family can make children more caring for their family. And they begin to learn their responsibility in a family or a group.
44． They will know that if they work together as a team, things will be completed quicker and better.

45． Yes! And it should be on the top of the list. Now, my friends, are you ready to help?

Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke so quickly that I could
46． (hardly) follow her most of the time. I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor
47． (pronounce). I just
48． (hide) behind my textbook and never said anything.

Then one day, I watched an English movie
49． (name) Toy Story. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! So I began to watch other English movies, too.
50． (although) I could not understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the meaning. I also realized I could get the meaning by
51． (listen) for just the key words. Besides, I learned some
52． (use) sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” or “It serves you right”. I
53． (understand) these sentences at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked
54． (it) up in a dictionary.

Now I really enjoy my English class. I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a much
55． (clear) understanding of English movies.

Life is full of love

爱是荒漠甘泉，滋养你的心灵；爱是长夜明灯，指引你前进的方向。生活中爱无处不在，它或来自你的父母、家人；或来自你的老师、朋友、同学甚至陌生人。请你用英文以 “Life is full of love”为题写一篇短文，叙述一个你经历过充满爱的故事。