An unexpected thing happened in the ________ of my eleventh year. The home I had ________in was burned to the ground in the middle of the night. ________ , my mom, dad, grandma, brothers and I escaped(幸免于难). Yet, we had ________ but the night clothes we were wearing. I ________ the rest of the night with a friend of our family.

The next day, my mom brought me a few T-shirts ________ pair of jeans that another friend gave to her. My dad ________ to our broken home to see what he could find. The only things he could find were my mom’s rings.

To spend the summer, my dad rented us a big house on the same road ________ our old house had been. As we moved in, our kind friends and community continued to donate all they could to help us. Love was around us.

Looking back now I am ________ for all we went through that summer. It taught me so much about life, love and people. It showed me that when you have nothing left but ________ , for the first time you see that love is enough.

China’s Shenzhou XIII astronauts have completed their six-month stay in the Tiangong space station. They returned to Earth safely on April 16, 2022. They are Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu.

“We thank all the Chinese people for their support and encouragement. Our thanks also go to our workmates who took part in the mission (任务) and worked with us all the time,” Zhai said to the reporter after he landed on the ground. “It is the power and strength of our country that built the high-flying space station. I am proud of our great motherland.”

Wang Yaping is the first Chinese woman to live in the Tiangong space station. She is also the first Chinese woman spacewalker. She told her little daughter happily, “Mom has returned after reaching for the stars.”

The three astronauts have set a new record for China’s longest spaceflight. They did more than 20 different scientific experiments and gave two live space classes. They also spent much time getting the station ready for its next visitors.

The success of the mission shows that China has mastered the key technologies of the space station. As the Tiangong space station is going to be completed at the end of this year, it will be a comfortable “home” for astronauts to further explore the space.

Chopsticks are a pair of small equal-length sticks, usually made of wood, used for eating Asian food. It is believed that the first chopsticks were developed in China. Chopsticks play an important role in Chinese food culture. Chinese chopsticks are usually 9 to 10 inches long. They are round on the eating end which means heaven (天), and the other end is square which means earth. The appearance of chopsticks said goodbye to those days when our Chinese ancestors had to use their hands to eat.

Besides, the use of chopsticks has also been a part of Chinese food culture. There are some taboos that you must pay great attention to when you use chopsticks. Firstly, don’t use them to hit your bowl or plate. Secondly, never use them to point at others. Thirdly, don’t put them in different food without taking something. Fourthly, don’t cross the chopsticks on the table. And lastly don’t leave your chopsticks standing in the rice. Chinese people do this only when they honour the dead.

Nowadays, chopsticks have many new usages. For example, you can buy a pair as a gift to your friends and relatives. In Chinese, it reads “kuaizi”, which means having sons soon, so a newly-married couple will be very happy to accept it as their wedding gift.

There are many successful people in the world. If you want to succeed like them, the following rules of success are of great importance to you.

Speak less. Let your results speak for you. You don’t always need to tell everyone what you are doing, or what you’re planning to achieve. Let your results do the talking. People will notice and respect you more if they see your results before they hear your plans.

Listen more. You can not learn if you do not listen. You cannot grow if you do not learn. Listen with purpose. If you are serious about making your life great, you have to be devoted to (致力于) it.

Observe more. The closer you observe, the better your understanding and decisions will be. Pay close attention to those you admire. Pay close attention to what you want to master. Observe what works and what doesn’t work in your own life and make changes.

Finally, take action. Knowing is not enough and willing is not enough. We must do. If you want anything in life, it’s not coming to you while you sit on your hands. Get up, get out there and get it. Do whatever you can to achieve your great goals.

It is normal to feel a bit nervous about exams, especially if you’re u
41． pressure from school or family. Exam stress can cause you to feel nervous. It might influence you. Here are some things you can do to reduce your exam pressure.

Firstly, let your trusted friends or family know if you are having
42． hard time. They can support you, encourage you and offer a listening ear. Keeping it a secret will only make things
43． (bad), so don’t be afraid to open up.

Secondly, tell your teachers about your worries and ask for help. They may have talked to lots of
44． (学生) who are going through similar things. So they can give you some helpful advice.

Thirdly, be kind to yourself. Think about all the things you have achieved so far. It can be helpful to write the things you like about yourself, and the things other people value about you, too. Treating yourself
45． (kind) is helpful.

If you follow these things above, I’m sure you will not be worried about exams anymore.

Now the children can read books for free in some villages in Indonesia. A moving library lends books to them in exchange for the waste. 1. They only need to collect waste. The special library was founded by Raden. 2.她经常给孩子们准备许多书。Each weekend, she uses the books to exchange for plastic bags, cups, bottles and other waste. 3. As soon as she arrives, the children will carry their waste to ask for books. Raden collects about 100kg waste each week and then sorts it out. Then she sends it for recycling or sells it. 4. Now the children are spending less time on online games but more time in reading. It’s a good way to help children develop their reading habits. It can also help them learn to care for the environment. Kevin is a 15-year-old reader and he always spends time looking for waste in his village. “When there is too much waste, our environment will become dirty. 5.这对我们的健康不好。That’s one of the reasons why I pick up waste in order to borrow books.” he said.

“双减”政策实施后的第一个暑假即将来临，假如你是Zhang Wei，你的英国笔友Tom来信询问你今年的暑期计划，请你给他写一封回信，内容要点如下：

How is everything going with you? In your letter, you asked me about my summer holiday resolutions. Now I’m writing to tell you some details.

Firstly,

All in all, I hope I’ll spend a meaningful and colorful summer holiday.

Yours,

Zhang Wei