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One day, our class received a notice of an English story-sharing activity organized by the grade level, which required each class to send several students to participate and speak on stage. Considering my usually steady study state and standard pronunciation, Ms. Li took the initiative to sign me up. I refused her arrangement at the first time, feeling extremely hesitant and anxious. I was deeply worried that I would forget my words on stage, make stupid pronunciation mistakes, or perform awkwardly, thus being laughed at by all the teachers and students present. Sensing my inner fear and self-doubt, Ms. Li patiently comforted and encouraged me. She told me sincerely that true courage comes from continuous trying and breakthrough, not perfect performance. After class, she spared her spare time to practice the story with me every day. She carefully corrected my inaccurate pronunciation, adjusted my intonation and rhythm, and guided me to integrate emotions into the speech.

After a week of careful preparation and repeated practice, the day of the English story-sharing activity finally came. When I stood on the bright stage facing dozens of audiences, my heart beat rapidly and my hands kept shaking uncontrollably. My mind went blank for a moment, and I almost wanted to escape from the stage. However, at the moment I raised my head, I saw Ms. Li standing at the corner of the venue, looking at me with a warm and encouraging smile. Her gentle eyes were full of trust and expectation, which instantly calmed my flustered mood. I took a deep breath, adjusted my state slowly, and began to tell my prepared English story. Gradually, I got rid of my nervousness and finished the whole sharing smoothly. To my surprise, my performance won warm applause from all the classmates and teachers present.

That precious stage experience completely changed my state of mind and even my personality. After that, I gradually dared to take the initiative to communicate with my classmates, actively participated in class discussions and various school activities, and became more confident, sunny and active. I finally understood a simple but profound truth: no one in the world is perfect, and everyone will have shortcomings and make mistakes. The bravest thing in growth is not never failing, but daring to try bravely and break through self-limits again and again. Up to now, I still deeply appreciate Ms. Li's encouragement and guidance at that time. It was her patience and trust that gave me the courage to challenge myself and usher in a better version of myself.

Handwriting Improvement

This practical course is specially designed for teenagers and adult beginners who want to standardize their handwriting and improve writing neatness. Professional calligraphy teachers from local art associations will deliver systematic offline teaching and teach standard writing skills for English words and Chinese characters. The official courses start every Monday afternoon and last for one and a half hours per session. All writing tools including practice papers and special pens are provided uniformly, so participants do not need to prepare anything in advance. After four weeks of systematic learning and daily targeted training, learners will gain obvious progress in handwriting neatness, standardization and fluency, which can greatly improve their daily homework and exam paper presentation.

Public Speaking

The public speaking course is open to all students aged 12–18 in the community and surrounding schools. Different from traditional rote training, this course focuses on cultivating learners' oral expression skills, logical thinking ability and on-site adaptability. Each class is divided into theoretical explanation, model appreciation and practical speech practice links. Teachers will guide students to design speech frameworks, polish language expressions and overcome stage fright step by step. Fixed classes are held every Wednesday evening after school hours to avoid conflicting with students' daily study. The course has no entry threshold and warmly welcomes all beginners who are interested in speech and eager to exercise themselves.

Home Cooking

The home cooking course is suitable for people of all ages, including primary and secondary school students, office workers and retired residents. The course aims to teach simple, delicious and healthy home-style dishes, while guiding learners to develop scientific cooking habits and a healthy diet concept. Course ingredients, kitchen utensils and protective tools are all provided for free by the community activity center. The fixed course time is every Friday morning from nine to eleven o'clock, lasting two hours each time. Teachers will demonstrate on-site and guide students to operate in groups, focusing on teaching low-oil, low-salt and nutritious daily dishes, helping learners master practical life skills suitable for family daily meals.

Photography Basics

This basic photography course is tailored for ordinary photography lovers with no professional foundation. Breaking the misunderstanding that photography requires expensive professional cameras, the course focuses on teaching practical mobile phone shooting skills suitable for daily life. Professional photography teachers will teach composition skills, light utilization, color matching and scene shooting techniques for landscapes, portraits and daily trivial matters. All courses are arranged on weekends to adapt to the free time of students and working people. Through systematic learning, learners can skillfully record beautiful moments in study, life and travel, and discover the beauty hidden in ordinary daily life with the lens.

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My Big Solo

When I was in middle school, my family moved to Seattle. As a girl of shy nature, I had to take a fresh start to fit into the new life.

One sunny day, my school announced an exciting event, a talent show for the local food bank. Students were encouraged to show their talents. Excitement filled the school as everyone began preparing for the big day. Deep down, I felt a desire to take part in. However, my self-doubt held me back, "I don't have any special skills to share."

Days turned into weeks, and the talent show came. One day, Emma, one of the most popular girls in my class, came to me. "How about singing together in the talent show?" She grinned (露齿而笑), "I heard you singing a tune, along the way home. I can't help following you here." Gosh, I couldn't believe my ears. Since Emma had the world's prettiest voice, I felt like being favoured by fortune.

My mum heard our conversation and her face lit up. "A big event." Then she suggested, "Why not practise right now? I believe you'll be a perfect match."

Emma and I kept practising almost every single day after school. As the days went by, I was feeling pretty good about our act. But the day before the talent show, Emma called that she had a stomachache and was unable to perform.

第二节根据文本内容回答下列问题

11. What would "I" react to Emma's call?

12. What would "I" do for the talent show next?

13. What would "I" learn from the experience?

The moment my senior high school started, my heart (fill) with a mix of nervousness and excitement. All the things around me were new — the classmates, the teachers, the classrooms, and even the sound of the morning bell. I knew I had to get used the new school life gradually.

My first class was English. The teacher, Miss Xia, greeted us with a smile and encouraged us to explore new ways of (learn). She brought in a plan included creative work and group talks. When she asked me to share my thoughts, I got butterflies in my stomach. But her encouragement gave me the confidence to speak up.

During the break, I met classmates. Though we (be) strangers, their friendly attitudes made me feel welcome. We shared our (hobby) and talked about what our dreams for the future were, and I knew many of us wanted to do our best.

In afternoon, we had a tour of the school library and labs. The librarian showed us how (borrow) and return books.

By the end of the day, my initial (最初的) anxiety had turned into (curious). This first day left a deep impression on me. It wasn't just about new textbooks or schedules — it was the beginning of a journey to discover my potential (潜能) (slow).

The next day, another note appeared: "Great job answering in history class". I had only3 one sentence, but someone heard. I began to4 myself — was I really that worthy?

Weeks passed and the notes kept coming. They5 small things: my neat handwriting, the way I helped classmates, even the funny6 I drew on the margins (页边空白). I started to sit straightter, speak louder and greet others first.

Then came the mid-term oral exam. My hands were sweating as I walked to the front. Just before I spoke, I saw a yellow corner sticking out of my pencil case: "7 — you've got this." That tiny word was like a8 pushing me forward. I finished the speech9 and even earned an "A".

After class, I decided to10 the mystery writer. I handed out thank-you cards to the whole class,11 one blank (空白的) piece of yellow sticky paper inside each envelope. The next morning, I received 35 pieces back — everyone had written a kind word. The mystery remained, but it no longer12.

Now, two years later, I still keep the first yellow note in my diary. Whenever new students arrive, I13 a small card on their desks: "You're14 than you think." I don't sign my name because I know a single sentence can15 a life.

A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1, 500 students When arriving at school, students go straight to their lockers to put away textbooks and hang outdoor clothes. Because American textbooks are expensive, they prefer renting them. Students must pay back if they lost them.

American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If passing grades in the class and their state driver's exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.

Students must take science, math, English, and social studies, and can choose electives like art, homemaking, or fashion design. Some schools also require health, physical, or foreign language education. Students change classrooms for each subject, with a five-minute break between classes to move to the next room.

The regular school day ends early afternoon. Most students stay in the school for activities. These include sports like football, basketball, baseball, and soccer, or clubs such as speech, newspaper, photography, and student government.

A. Every student is given a locker.

B. Each day students take six or seven classes.

C. Sometimes their parents drive them to school.

D. Because each teacher has their own classroom.

E. Over half of students are willing to join in them.

F. In some schools students are required to take some special subjects.

G. This article describes a typical American high school and its students.

What do people hope to get from a career? Some people hope a high income. Some hope for fame. Others seek for adventure: Still others want to serve people and make the world a better place. Before you begin to explore career fields, you should consider your values, your interests, and youraptitudes that will make you up to your future work. Most people are happiest in jobs that fit their values, interests, and skills. Each person has many values, which differ in strength. For example, money is the strongest value for some people— that is, wealth is more important to them than anything else. As a result, they focus their thoughts, behaviors, and emotions on the goal of earning money.

To better know your values, you can ask yourself what is most important to you and examine your beliefs before making a career decision. For example, is it important to you to work as a member of a team? Or would you rather be in charge or work alone? If working alone or being in charge is important to you, independence is probably one of your primary values.

Even though we connect American English with the "-or" word endings, this wasn't always the case. In fact, before the American revolution (革命), English lexicographers(词典编纂者)preferred "\-or\" endings over "\-our\" spellings, aiming to reduce French influences on the language.

In 1755, English writer Samuel Johnson published his masterpiece: A Dictionary of the English Language, an Anthology. Johnson tried to standardize the language because he felt that it was a mess. In fact, English was indeed a bit of mess as people were spelling words such as "general" as "jinerll". Samuel reintroduced the ‘u' in‘-our' endings and also added a ‘k' to words like ‘critick,' ‘publick,' and ‘chaotick'. This ‘k' ending, however, was dropped many years later. For almost a century, English were "ruled" by Samuel Johnson's guidelines on the language.

Then Noah Webster, an American lexicographer, came into play. He wanted America to be different from Britain. He believed that words should be spelled more like they sound because this would have made English easier to teach at school. Having experienced an unsuccessful effort, he published An American Dictionary of the English Language in 1828. The dictionary became an instant success and forever changed the English language in the US. This is why "colour" became "color", "centre" became "center", "masque" became "mask".

The British, however, did not accept the new spellings as they saw them as "Americanisms". British newspapers and magazines returned to the old spellings in an effort to stay loyal to "their" English and this is why now Americans and British spell words differently.

There came a time when my husband and I were among those in need. We did not talk about our economic difficulty with any child, but they might notice we had to cut back on many things. Still, we hoped they were not aware of the poor situation, nor of how much their father and I were suffering because of it.

Despite our efforts, our situation didn't improve, and my husband and I had to look for outside help. Just when we felt completely hopeless, we were overjoyed to receive a gift from the church — an envelope with money that helped us through that tough time. We were extremely grateful but couldn't help wondering who had given such a generous gift.

A year later, our seventeen-year-old son was applying for a student loan to attend university, we discovered his savings account was almost empty. We were very upset because we had trusted him to save part of his earnings from his part-time job for his education. He had been working hard since he was nine, and we knew how much effort he had put into saving that money.

I asked him repeatedly to tell me where the money had gone. But he would not tell me, which made me much angrier and I decided to find out where the money had gone.

Finally, in tears, my son admitted that he had put his savings in the offering box for us willingly. It had taken him years to save that money! I stood there speechless, tears filling my eyes.

A popular spot brings tasty foods and live stage shows together, giving you a great mix of food and fun.

Prices

The Menu Table Service Dinner and Show on Fridays and Saturdays is $55. That includes coffee and iced tea but not desserts.

We have Thursday & Sunday dinner shows of $47 for seniors. We offer a Thursday or Sunday evening show of $30 to kids aged 15 and under when accompanied by adult diners, and $36 to students aged 16 — 26.

We have show — only tickets with no dinner for $30. Whenever seats are available, we offer-$16 show — only student rush tickets.

Here are the ways that you can buy tickets for a Roger Rocka's event:

Online

You can buy tickets to a performance, season tickets, and concert tickets online through this website. You can look through the calendar for a day that works for you and click "Buy tickets".

At the box office

Our box office at 1226 North Wishon in Fresno's Tower District is open from Tuesday to Sunday.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 10 am. to 5:30 pm.

Thursdays through Sundays: 10 am. until showtime at 7:30 pm. or 8:00 pm.

Closed on Mondays.

Order your seat

You can give a call to (559)266-9494 or (800)371-4747 or you can go online at www. Tickets. gcplayers. com.

As a major consumer of durians (榴莲), China has long relied on imports from countries like Thailand and Vietnam (meet) market demand.

Since 2023, Mengla county in Xishuangbanna (introduce) several high-quality durian species, including Monthong, Black Thorn, and Musang King, covering planting area of 66.67 hectares. Current growth observations indicate that the durian plants have a high survival rate and are growing well, some early-planted trees already flowering and bearing fruit.

Durian is a typical tropical crop grows in warm, humid environments, with a suitable growth temperature usually between 25℃ and 30℃, and (have) strict requirements for water, soil, and sunlight. Yunnan shares an ecological environment similar to northern Thailand and Vietnam, (give) it a natural edge in tropical fruit planting.

The province's "durian map" is gradually expanding. In Jinping county of Honghe, a 3.3-hectare nursery is planting dozens of durian (variety) from China and abroad, covering different ripening periods and flavor profiles. Meanwhile, Lincang and Dehong have also started some (experiment) planting projects.

Experts say that commercial production is still some way off, Yunnan's progress marks an encouraging step toward what locals jokingly call "durian freedom".

Now, Lin's research helps explain why both animals are clearly remembered. Events that have a strong emotional impact help people remember moments they would otherwise forget, Lin and colleagues report in Science Advances. The brain even seems to connect similar things and events together. That's probably why Lin remembers chickens along with those cool squirrels.

Since the 1990s, researches have suggested that pairing a weak memory with a strong one can strengthen it — a theory called "tag and capture". Everyday memories leave neuronal (神经元的) tags that disappear within hours. But a powerful memory triggers a protein storm in the hippocampus (海马体). Then the tagged neurons capture those proteins, thus gluing weak memories to powerful ones.

Lin and his team tested that idea by having over 100 people observe animals and everyday tools on a computer. First, participants simply viewed dozens of images. Next, they viewed similar images with a reward attached to each. About half the participants received a large reward for labeling animals and a low reward for labeling tools, while the other half received the opposite.

The next day, the team surprised participants with a memory test of what they'd seen the day before. Receiving a big reward after seeing animals improved people's memories of those animals by about 5 percent, compared with those getting small rewards. However, big rewards for tools had no effect. Lin suspects that's because people formed stronger early memories of the tools than the animals.

"Routine memories are known to exist in this temporary state," says cognitive neuroscientist Joseph Dunsmoor of The University of Texas, "But this is among the first papers to show that weak memories are more likely to get captured when they relate to the strong memory."

The vision for the Chemosphere began with a commission from Leonard Malin, an aerospace engineer. Tasked with constructing a home on a steep hillside, Malin turned to John Lautner to design a solution that would work with the terrain (地形), not against it. Malin's background in aerospace engineering likely inspired Lautner's exploration of "structural lightness" and "mechanical stability," laying the groundwork for the building's revolutionary design.

Known also as the Malin Residence, the Chemosphere is a unique octagonal (八角形的) structure supported by a single concrete column. This design is not only a clever response to the site's constraints, but also offers breathtaking views of the San Fernando Valley. Inside, spaces radiate around the central column, with living areas placed along the edges to take full advantage of natural light. Though initially met with criticism, the home has since earned worldwide recognition for its distinctive form and structural innovation. Beyond its architectural significance, the Chemosphere has appeared in several films and shows, solidifying its status as a Hollywood cultural landmark.

Today, the Chemosphere House remains a symbol of innovative design. Under the ownership of Taschen, ongoing renovations have preserved its futuristic charm. Its single concrete pillar support system is still as much a conversation starter now as it was in 1960, serving as a tangible reminder of an era when architects dared to reimagine how buildings interact with their environments.

At high noon in the capital of Vallenato, a traditional trio (三重奏) takes the stage. The occasion is the Vallenato Festival, which has been held in the city that gives the music its name. Its goal is to promote the traditional elements of the style. Among the headliners this year was superstar singer Carlos Vives, who helped popularize Vallenato around the world in the early 1990s.

"For me, Vallenato is connected to the countryside," Vives says. "That's Vallenato. And then there's us, the new generation who have reinvented it. But when I talk about Vallenato, we have to remember the ‘minstrels' (吟游诗人), who traveled from town to town, singing songs about local news."

"Back in the day, the news was spread through songs," says Tomás Gutiérrez, a Vallenato historian and composer. "In One Hundred Years of Solitude, one of the main characters learns of her mother's death through a famous Vallenato musician named ‘Francisco el Hombre', inspired by a real-life minstrel." Gutiérrez says people may think Márquez wrote about a fantasy world in his novel. "No, no," Gutiérrez says. "He takes the history, the social and cultural reality of our people and creates that monumental work."

UNESCO has declared Vallenato "intangible heritage in need of safeguarding". Quintero, vice-president of the Vallenato Legend Foundation, says that acknowledgment brings with it a big responsibility. "To promote and support traditional Vallenato," he says. "We have to evolve. We can't restrict new musicians. We just have to make sure that they have all the necessary elements of traditional music and, based on that, create new works."