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The Taklimakan Desert（塔克拉玛干沙漠）is the largest desert in our country. It is in the northwest of China. It is about 337,600 square kilometers. And there are a lot of sandstorms coming from it. These sandstorms are very bad for nature and the people living nearby. So, people decided to start a big project to build a green belt around the desert.

By the end of 2023,2,761 kilometers of the green belt had been built. In 2024, another 285 kilometers were added. Now, the whole Taklimakan Desert has a green belt around it.

The building of this green belt used many different scientific ways. For example, there are tall things to stop the sand, squares made of straw, and long lines of trees. These things work together well to keep the desert from getting bigger.

When the green belt around the desert was successfully built, it brought a lot of good things. First, it made the nature around the desert better. There are fewer and weaker sandstorms now. Second, it protected the farming near the desert, so farmers can grow food more easily. Also, the living areas in cities and the countryside are better. Because there are fewer sandstorms, there is less damage（伤害）to things like roads and buildings, and more tourists come. So, local people can make more money. This project shows China's determination to stop the desert from getting worse and improve the environment. It also shows that when humans put in a lot of effort and use smart science, we can make a big difference to nature!

Most kids have pet cats or dogs, but 2-year-old Otto has an unusual friend—a crow（乌鸦）named Russell!

Millions of hearts were moved when Luna shared on her social media this truly special bond（纽带）between her son Otto and the wild bird.

Last August, the woman shared on her social media that she had brought home a baby crow. As its parents were missing, the family decided to keep the little bird and named him Russell.

Since then, the family have taken good care of Russell and Russell has also become Otto's friend. "Russell is a wild bird. He's not around all the time, but when Otto is outside, he'll never leave Otto's side," says Luna. "They have a special bond." she adds. In all of the shared videos, we can see how two-year-old Otto is patiently followed by Russell no matter where the little kid goes or what he does.

"Living with Russell also means there's never a boring moment in our life," Luna says. "He allows us to communicate with nature in a way that most people are not able to."

It's important to mention here that crows are considered very social: they have great memories and can use tools. Some scientists compare the intelligence（智力）of the crow even to a seven-year-old child's. So it's not so surprising that Russell is so happy in Otto's company and is so close to this loving family. Otto and Russell's friendship shows that where there is care and attention, there's true love and joy.

Liang Wenfeng is the founder（创始人）of DeepSeek. He was born in 1985 in a small 1 in Guangdong. His parents were teachers. Though his family wasn't 2 enough to buy him a new computer, he learned coding（编程）with old books and computers from his school. At the age of 12, he was already able to 3 broken computers at his school!

When he was 17, Liang became the best student in his town's exams. He went to Zhejiang University to study computers. There, he found a new 4 : teaching computers to help make money. His friends called him "Computer King" because he 5 worked in the lab!

In 2015, Liang started a company called Huanfang Quantitative. His team 6 AI to help their work in order to make more money. By 2021, his company managed over 100 billion yuan. 7 Liang wanted to do more.

In 2023, he created DeepSeek, an AI company for everyone. His team made it cheap and 8 to use AI tools for students in poor villages. By 2025, their free app became the 9 AI tool to top download charts（下载榜）in both China and America within just three months!

Liang says, "You don't need to be a genius（天才）. Just love learning and never give up!" 10 hopes Chinese technology can help people all over the world. From fixing school computers to leading AI teams, Liang's story shows that small-town kids can achieve their big dreams!

A: Hi, Mike! Congratulations! Wang Chuqin won the championship（冠军）in the final match!

B:  His match was so exciting!

A: 

B: Yes, I do! I practice it every weekend. What about you, Lily?

A: I prefer badminton. Do you play any other sports?

B: Yes.  It helps me grow taller.

A: How often do you practice sports?

B:  I think we should exercise more.

A: You're right. 

B: Sure! Let's meet at the school playground this weekend.

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Learning languages has many advantages, such as feeling confident when travelling abroad, making friends (international), being able to read books in the original (原版的), and a lot more, like studying and working in other (country). Most people live under the stereotype (刻板印象) that they lose (they) learning abilities with age. However, if (face) with a challenge when there is no other way except to learn the new foreign language, adult people can show great results. Before (decide) how to learn a new language, the first thing is to decide in which situation the language is to be used.

If the target is, for example, (travel) or find new business at some international events, a course focusing speaking practice is recommended. The basic vocabulary and conversational structures (结构), studied and practised heavily during a short period of time, may lead to the needed result, which might be the ability to communicate on the streets or support small business talk. Usually, the two or three months of study are enough to start communicating. However, if brought back shortly to the usual environment, the person might lose the majority of knowledge if there would not be any supporting practice afterwards. Unfortunately, without practical usage further development, the language abilities may go away as easily as they came. The language cannot (learn) once and forever.

When I was a little boy, I, together with my dog Doobie and parents, lived across a river from the main road. The only way to get to our house was across an aged, wooden1. We also lived right next to Camp Caesar which hosted summer camps throughout the season. One of the highlights was its public swimming pool. I have vivid memories of2 almost every day of my summers at that pool, arriving as soon as it3 at 1 pm and staying until its closure at 5 pm.4 my brothers and a lot of my friends would be there, too. We had so much fun laughing, playing, swimming and splashing (戏水).

One time,5, I went to the pool only to find it was packed with6. None of my friends were present but some older parents with their little children. I stayed for a short while but felt a sense of7. So, I decided to8 early and began walking home. As I approached the wooden bridge, suddenly I saw my friend who was never9 at the pool. He stood on the bridge with a big smile and a wagging (摆动)10. It was my beloved dog Doobie, patiently11 for my return. Overwhelmed with joy, I12 across the bridge to embrace him, and together we hurried down to the13 near our house to have a swim. We jumped into the cold, clear water, swimming playfully alongside each other. We splashed, played and chased. Doobie happily14 my loneliness with his doggie kisses and gentle love.

The summers in my childhood flew by so fast. During all of those15 spent swimming as a boy, I remember that day the most.

Study lead author Julia Wolfson, associate professor in the Department of International Health at the Bloomberg School and her co-authors wanted to test how labeling climate change impacts of fast-food menu items might lead people to choose less red meat. Eating too much red meat has been linked to many health problems. Eating less red meat would also help lower greenhouse gas emissions (排放).

More than 5,000 participants were shown a sample menu and asked to choose a single item for dinner. One group of participants received a menu with non-red meat items such as chicken sandwiches labeled "low climate impact". Another group received a menu with red meat items-burgers labeled "high climate impact". A third control group received menus without climate labels.

Both the high and low climate impact labels markedly reduced red meat choices compared to the control group. Menus with a high climate impact label on burgers increased non-beef choices by 23 percent compared to the control group. Menus that included low climate impact labels increased non-beef choices, such as a chicken sandwich or a salad, by about 10 percent more participants than those in the control group. "These results suggest that menu labeling, particularly labels warning that an item has high climate impact, can be an effective strategy for encouraging more sustainable (可持续的) food choices in a fast food setting", says Wolfson.

While encouraging on the whole, the results suggest that positive "low climate impact" labels are less effective in encouraging sustainable food choices compared to "high climate impact" labels. At the same time, climate labels may have the unwanted side effect of making a choice seem healthier than it actually is.

"An undeserved health halo (光环) given to unhealthy menu items could encourage people to overeat them." Wolfson says, "So we have to look for labeling strategies that create ‘win-wins' for encouraging both more sustainable and healthy choices."

To be honest, it wasn't until I was in my late 20s that I finally understood its full impact. All through my teens and into my early adult life, I can't tell you the number of times that I heard, "Bob, if you'd just change your attitude, you would do a lot better." At that time, I didn't know what attitude was, let alone know how to change it!

Attitude and results are inseparable. They follow one another as night follows day. One is the cause, while the other, the result. There is a term we use to distinguish this "cause and effect" relationship, which is called the Law of Cause and Effect. Simply stated, if you think in negative terms, you will get negative results; if you think in positive terms, you will achieve positive results. Some people always see wrong things in the world. These individuals are quick to blame circumstances or other people for their problems, rather than accepting responsibility for their life and their attitude. Thus, it would appear as if they were born with bad luck and it has followed them around their whole life. However, there are others who are forever winning and living the good life. They are the real movers and shakers who make things happen. They seem to go from one major accomplishment to another. They're in control of their life. Their wins are a matter of choice.

You can experience that kind of life as well, you only need to decide. Dorothea Brande once said, "Act as if it were impossible to fail," and I challenge you to do so. By simply becoming aware that you can choose your thoughts each and every day, you will change your entire outlook. You have the power to choose an abundant life no matter what your circumstances are. Don't wait to experience all the wonderful things the universe has in store for you. Start today by working on your attitude and welcome the abundant life that you are meant to lead.

In September, Ryder's father, Tim, put up a patio (露台) umbrella at the end of his driveway to provide some shelter. However, with the wind and rain here in New England, it didn't help much and Ryder still got wet and cold. Desperately, Tim who runs an electronics company, placed a post on Facebook, turning to his community to see if anyone could have an old bus hut (棚) which helps to protect Ryder from the bad weather.

After knowing about Ryder's problem, three local students in Bradford, Rhode Island, decided to build a new bus hut for Ryder during their construction lessons, worrying that snow would be falling soon and Ryder would have a rough time. They worked hard on the project for several weeks, learning new skills through YouTube to create the structure. About $300 worth of wood was donated and the rest of the materials were purchased by Tim for $600. The hut was so huge that it could accommodate both Ryder and one of his parents or a nurse comfortably, and was finally delivered to their home six weeks later on November 2.

"We were shocked. It was much bigger than we expected. Ryder loved it. He did like to go out in it every day before school," Tim said. The family sent a photo of Ryder in the bus shelter and thanked the teens for their hard work. This project brought his community together, showing that there is kindness in this world.

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Dear Mr James,

We're so happy the English Culture Festival is coming. After the discussion, we decided to _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Lin Han

When she was just 17, Brittany Trilford (invite) to speak to world leaders about climate (气候) change. She said they should stop talking and act now (make) real changes. Brittany wanted to protect the (beautiful) environment she lived in-an environment that would be (serious) influenced by climate change. She wanted world leaders to know that young people felt angry because world leaders were not doing enough to protect the environment for future generations (几代人).

She (hope) that governments around the world would understand they needed to do and think of new and much (good) laws to help the serious situation. Young people didn't want more promises, they wanted action. They wanted to see (they) results. Promises were not enough.

One thing we all know now is that we are destroying (破坏) our environment. There is no Planet B, so please, let's all look this one. Brittany Trilford has done amazing (thing). It's our turn now.