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Some people say that today reading is not as important as it was. That's because these days we have photographs, films, radio, and television. Why read a description of something when you can look at a photograph? Why read a novel when we can see a film? Why read a newspaper when the latest news is brought to us every hour on the radio and TV?

Photography is certainly a wonderful invention. Photographs can give a very clear idea of places and of people that we have never seen. An encyclopedia (百科全书), for example, is always better when it has good pictures. But we also need words to explain the photographs. A photograph of an elephant may give us a very good idea of what an elephant looks like, but it tells us nothing about the different sorts of elephants there are and where they are found, their exact (精确的) size and weight, how they can be useful to man and so on.

In the same way, a good film has action, movement, colour, and maybe music. These are things we do not find on the printed page. But reading a novel has certain advantages over watching even an excellent feature film (故事片). Reading a novel requires imagination. Each of us imagines a story differently.

Watching news on television can certainly be exciting. But we need newspapers as well. Some important news stories happen when there are no cameras around. More importantly, a newspaper does not just report the news. It explains why something has been happening. It also contains interesting articles on different subjects. Newspapers are an important part of our lives, if we want to understand what is going on in the places we live as well as in other parts of the world.

Reading is very important for information and pleasure. We need to be good readers to enjoy a full life as human beings. Reading is a skill and like other skills, it needs practice. The more we read, the better readers we become. And the better readers we become, the more we enjoy reading! The secret is to get into the reading habit.

Read at least a little every day.

Would you be surprised to find a New Year's Day in March? Indonesians on the island of Bali are getting ready to ring in Nyepi, their New Year. It falls in March or April on the night of the new moon and is a symbol of a fresh start for the people and the island of Bali. On the eve of Nyepi, families and friends get together in the market. They carry a huge monster which is made of wood and other materials around the village three times. After that, people set it on fire, hoping to drive out evil (邪恶的) spirits.

After Nyepi, a Turun tanah ceremony begins in honor of a child's first steps. At the Turun Tanah, parents invite friends and family to a party to introduce the baby. They put different objects such as a bracelet (手镯), pen, mirror or toy computer around their baby. If the baby picks up a pen, he or she may be a writer. A child who picks up a gold bracelet may be rich.

While Turun tanah celebrates the future of a family. Galungan celebrates its past. Ancestors who have died return ‘home' during this ten-day celebration. And living relatives do their best to make them happy. Tall bamboo poles line the street. People attend the ceremonies and visit their family and village temples. Actors and dancers give performances that tell stories of good fighting against evil.

A year of festivals has come to an end. Don't worry: next year, Indonesia will be buzzing (发出嗡嗡声) again with celebrations, so welcome to the party!

Slow progress is still progress. Just as the old saying goes, "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." Progress usually comes a lot more slowly than we expect. Even if progress is slow, try not to be worried. One important thing is that we keep taking steps towards our goals, and another is that we clearly remember what our goals are all the time. The speed isn't important.

The road to progress is not always smooth (顺利的). Most progress often comes with setbacks along the way. Sometimes, maybe it feels like we're taking one step forward and three steps back, but it won't always be like that. Keep going towards our goals and we can much more easily make the progress we want.

Progress doesn't always happen in a straight line. As long as we keep working, we will achieve higher levels.

One day, I worked overtime. When my work was done, it was 9 p.m. There was no public transport and I felt so tired that I wanted to return home quickly to have a good sleep. So I took one of this kind of taxis. When I arrived, the driver didn't ask me to pay and he just did it as an act of kindness. He said that he didn't ask those who took his taxi after 9 p.m. to pay. His father had done it before and he found it such a nice thing to do that he decided to continue it himself.

I felt so touched by his words. There were no words for me to express how thankful I was. He made me feel so good during the following days because of that free ride.

I decided to do acts of kindness myself which might have the same influence on me as this one had.

I spent two weeks with her in the countryside. One day, I was having trouble2 for my English test. I couldn't memorize the new words. Feeling helpless, I complained to her.

Grandma didn't say much. She just smiled and asked me to help her make paper cuttings. As I watched her3 cut beautiful shapes from red paper, I was amazed. "Grandma, how did you learn to do this?" I asked. "I was4 to learn it when I was young," she said. "It requires patience and practice, just like learning English." She then told me that she used to be afraid of5 mistakes, but her teacher encouraged her to keep trying.

Her words struck me. I realized that learning is a journey that never6 I started to see English learning in a new way. I shouldn't just7 the words blindly. Instead, I needed to find ways to use them, just like Grandma used her skills to create art.

Before I left, I asked her, "Grandma,8 you please teach me how to make a paper cutting of Chinese character ‘Fu'?"

"Of course, dear," she replied9. "But remember, the key is patience and practice."

Now, whenever I10 a problem in my studies, I always think of my grandmother and her paper cuttings. Her wisdom not only helped me become a better learner but also made me understand our traditional culture better.

要求：

1. 须包含大致要点，可以适当发挥；

2. 条理清晰，语句通顺，语法正确；

3. 词数：80左右（报告的开头已经给出，不计入总词数）

Recently, I've done a survey in our school on students' after-school reading activities. The results show that

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Jack wants to know dinosaurs suddenly .

stamps in David's house.

With a moment, David has you.

Now I can walk to work by car.

David was not to school two years ago.

Now kids are taking part in a treasure hunt. Tom walks around the school. He sees a strange mark on a tree. This s looks like an arrow (箭) pointing to somewhere. Tom w what it means. His friends Anna and Mike p to help him. They search together near the tree according to the arrow. Soon they find a small box under some leaves. They open the box and find a piece of paper with a question on it. They go to the teacher with the box and give their answer to the question. The answer is e right so they get a toy tiger. The p makes them very happy.

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Do you like the number 13? In the past, a lot of tall buildings didn't have the 13th floor. There are also superstitions (迷信) about some numbers in China.

For example, the number "4" is said to be unlucky because it sounds like the Chinese word for "death". But that's just one example about numbers in China.

When I first came here, I was surprised to see that many websites had numbers in their names instead of letters. I soon found that this is actually convenient, as Chinese characters (汉字) cannot be used for website addresses.

In pinyin, the telecom company China Unicom is called Zhongguo Liantong. If the company used their pinyin name for their website address, it would be quite long.

In addition, the pronunciations of some numbers sound similar to other words in Chinese. This is wordplay (双关语). For example, the numbers "520" in Chinese sound similar to the pronunciation of the Chinese phrase "I love you".

A. They can only use numbers or letters instead.

B. In western countries, some people think the number 13 brings bad luck.

C. So instead, they used the hotline number-10010.com. This is easier to type and remember.

D. Many couples choose to get married on May 20th for this reason.

Alcohol (酒) and tea are the best two choices for Spring Festival gifts for the old. Both would make a wonderful gift for an old person as they are a little valuable (贵重的). But if you don't have enough money, some fruit would also be a well-accepted gift that shows politeness.

Second only to Teachers' Day, the Spring Festival is a great time to give your teacher a gift. In general, anything that can be used to express thanks is an excellent gift for teachers during the Spring Festival, but a handwritten thank-you letter might be the best. For those of you who are learning Chinese and would like to give your Chinese teacher a gift, the teacher would be delighted to get a letter written in Chinese!

During the Spring Festival, the first choice for a child's gift is surely hongbao. Although it's not usually a lot of money, the amount always includes the numbers 6,8 or 9, as these are considered lucky numbers in Chinese culture. Also, it's common to give children some school things.

The Spring Festival is a time when people give gifts to each other. If you have someone in your life who is Chinese and would like to give them a special gift, this article will hopefully give you some good ideas.