Being street smart is an important skill to have and it’s a good way to take care of yourself.

Always carry your phone with ______, but do not look at it while you are walking. Being able to communicate or call for help is important, ______ keep a list of useful phone numbers. But put your phone away while you are walking so that you can keep your ______ up and see what’s going on around. If you do need to check your phone, stop and look at it quickly.

Don’t wear earphones while you are out. If you have to ______ something when you’re out, use only one earphone or play it at a very low volume (音量).

Travel with ______ or family members when possible and never go anywhere with a stranger. It’s important to be ______ with strangers. Do not get into a stranger’s car.

______ dark and out-of-the-way places. Do not take short cuts through dark areas, even if it will make your trip much faster. If you have to go to a place, and you’re not sure whether it’s safe or not, go ______ someone you know or speak to someone on the phone while you are there.

Run and shout if you feel unsafe. Run away as ______ as you can towards a police station, hospital, or nearby shop for help. Shout as loudly as you can ______ the attention of people around.

Once upon a time, two brothers lived in a village. They were both famers and grew corn. The elder brother had many children to feed. The younger brother also had a big family to look after. Although the brothers were poor, they lived happily.

One year, there was a drought (干旱) and the corn didn’t grow well. The two brothers collected their small harvest and stored the grain in their barns (谷仓).

That night, the elder brother couldn’t sleep. He was worried about his brother. Would he have enough grain to feed his family? At last, the elder brother got out of bed. He went to his barn and filled a bag with grain. Then he went silently to his brother’s house and secretly added the grain to his brother’s pile (堆).

Every night, he did the same thing. He took some of his own grain and added it to his brother’s store. But after a while, he noticed something strange. His pile of grain never looked smaller in the morning.

One night, he decided to find out why. After it had got dark, he hid near his barn and watched. At last, a man came near with his own bag of grain. At first he didn’t know who he was. Then, he was amazed to see his own brother. Every night the younger brother had done the same thing—taking grain from his own pile to give to his brother.

It was true brotherly love!

During ancient times in China, children didn’t have any smartphones, iPads or computers to have fun. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood. Let’s take a look.

Stone balls During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm. Stones were carved (雕刻) into small balls and kicked along with feet.

Flying kites Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite, and Weifang kite. And they are quite different from each other. For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.

Hide-and-seek Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to enjoy themselves or, more commonly, one child must try to find other players who hide.

Watching shadow plays The closest thing to watching a film or television for fun during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. Folk artists use puppets (木偶) behind the screen to show all kinds of shadows, telling stories with music. During the Qing Dynasty, shadow play art reached its top, and was shown for each important occasion.

Several large companies have begun creating paper bottles to replace glass and plastic ones.

A company called Paboco has been working with many large companies to develop paper bottles. These companies are creating their own bottle designs.

Clearly, one of the biggest challenges is keeping a paper bottle from leaking (渗漏). The inside of the bottle needs a special liner (衬层) to make sure the liquid doesn’t leak through. Many companies are lining their bottles with thin plastic.

Though bottle makers may say this liner can be removed and recycled, many recycling programs don’t have the right machines to deal with these liners.

A Danish beer company called Carlsberg is working with Paboco on a paper bottle called the “Green Fiber Bottle”. Now the bottle uses a plastic liner. In the future the company hopes to use a “bio-plastic (生物塑料)” that will break down naturally over time.

But even without the plastic, paper bottles aren’t perfect. Most paper bottles use wood pulp (木浆). That could lead to the loss of forests.

Frugalpac, a company from the United Kingdom, has created bottles made of recycled paper, so no trees need to be cut down. Frugalpac still uses plastic liners, though.

But with so many companies working towards the same goal, we will see more paper bottles on store shelves in the near future.

A man sees a butterfly. The butterfly tries to get out of
41． chrysalis (蛹). The man cut the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. To his
42．, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t struggle (挣扎) to get out of the chrysalis, it can’t fly. The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the
43． in young people and prepare the ability to “fly”.

When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. For successful people, the more challenges they have had, the more
44． they are. One famous man, who now owns many big
45．, used to sell socks from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Eric. He
46． up a college at the age of 30. His father died when he was only 16. He worked
47． in the day and studied hard in the night. His father’s death forced him to grow up fast. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today, not only he himself,
48． also his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.

Nowadays, some parents and teachers actively
49． young people to face challenges. It is important
50． them to learn to meet challenges and overcome them.

假如你是李华，在过去的三年，英语老师教会了你很多英语知识和技能，开拓了你的视野。你感激英语老师的付出，决定将来继续学好并用好英语。请你结合以下提示和要求，用英语写一篇短文。

I’m Li Hua. My English teacher is __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________