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In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there1  a young girl named Mulan. Guided by her father, Mulan learnt horse riding and fighting, which was so 2  because at that time only3  were taught to fight and ride but not girls. 

On a winter morning, the army was again recruiting(征募)new 4 because the whole country was at war all year around. Mulan's father was already in a poor condition, and she had no 5 brother to be sent into the army. Besides, her little brother was too young to be suitable. Since no other men in her family could be chosen from, Mulan had a brave idea that she would 6 like a boy and go to the army 7 her father. She 8 her long hair, removed her makeup and got on the horse, leaving 9 the front line on her own.

During the next 12 years, Mulan managed to keep her identity(身份) a(n) 10  with double efforts, pretending to be a man. She had done so much challenging work that she was 11 by her partners. After the war, Mulan went back as a hero. The12  wanted to give her lots of money and a medal, but she 13 . After Mulan put on her beautiful dress again and changed her hairstyle, other soldiers 14  for the first time that Mulan, who had experienced such hardship for 12 years, was a FEMALE. 

The story has a special meaning in the Chinese society, which shows that females, if they are determined,can also do15  things as males.

The Qingming Festival is usually celebrated with a three-day national holiday, whose name originates (起源) from the saying "Plants start to revive (复活) and prosper at Qingming in a clean and bright way." Thus, the festival is called Qingming, which means "clean and bright". Tomb sweeping is aimed at commemorating family ancestors, while going on a spring outing allows everyone the chance to enjoy the beautiful scenery and enjoy the season.

Traditional customs

Tomb sweeping. On this day, the whole family gathers in front of their ancestral tombs. They offer fruit and wine to their ancestors and clear the weeds from around the tomb. Finally, they kowtow and pray, hoping for their ancestors' blessing for the rest of the year.

Spring outings. The time around the Qingming Festival is one of the most suitable seasons for a spring outing, as plants are thriving and flowers are blooming. People can have a great time outdoors with their friends and family. 

Traditional food

Qingtuan is a green rice ball tiny enough to fit into your hand.  It is a mixture of sticky rice powder and green vegetable juice. Stuffed (装满) with sweetened bean paste, Qingtuan tastes sweet with the fresh fragrance of Aicao, a green spring vegetable. In celebration of Qingming, people from Shaanxi make steamed buns known as Huamo, which are made into different shapes.  Some are for peaceful family life, while others represent (象征) the wish for health.

A. Each different look brings a good blessing.

B. The tradition of tomb sweeping originates from the Qin Dynasty.

C. The two main activities over the festival include tomb sweeping and going on a spring outing.

D. Family members gather together to celebrate and taste the food.

E. Playing football and flying kites are popular activities.

F. Many traditional customs are practiced to show respect for our ancestors.

G. It is popular in Jiangnan.

A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing. Many American cities have nicknames. These can help establish an identity, spread pride among citizens and build unity. Nicknames can also be funny.

Los Angeles, California is the second largest city in population, after New York City. Los Angeles has several nicknames. One is simply the city's initials, L.A. It is also called the City of Angels because Los Angeles means "the angels" in Spanish.

Los Angeles often has warm, sunny weather. So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine. New York is called The Big Apple. So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that city's warm climate.

The American motion picture and television industries are based in Los Angeles. So it is not surprising that it is called The Entertainment Capital of the World. Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood. Millions of people visit the area. No trip to Los Angeles is complete without seeing the word "Hollywood" spelled out in huge letters on a hillside.

Many movie stars live in Los Angeles. The city is sometimes called Tinseltown. This nickname comes from the shiny, bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry.

Another nickname for Los Angeles is La-La Land, using the first letters of Los and Angeles. This means a place that is fun and not serious, and maybe even out of touch with reality.

The city of Los Angeles is part of Los Angeles County. There are many smaller cities in the county. Beverly Hills, with its rich people, is one of them. So is Pasadena, with its Rose Parade each New Year's Day. So are the coastal cities of Santa Monica and Malibu, where people like to ride surfboards on the Pacific Ocean waves.

A good place for watching unusual-looking people is Venice, an area on the west side of Los Angeles. A system of waterways designed after the Italian city of Venice has been built there.

Many people love Los Angeles for its warm sunny weather, beautiful mountains and beaches, and movie stars. That includes Randy Newman, who sings about his hometown.

Making it to the Scripps National Spelling Bee (a spelling competition) is an amazing achievement for any kid, but for 11-year-old Neil Maes, being born deaf made his journey especially unlikely.

After receiving cochlear implants (人工耳蜗) in both ears as a baby, he had to train his brain to understand spoken words. It took countless hours of speech therapy (疗法).

"We didn't even know that he'd be able to talk," said his mother, Christy Maes.

Now the soft-spoken kid from Belton, South Carolina is officially one of the nation's top young spellers. He earned the right to take the stage in the final rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Neil's parents have always given him a tip, coaching him to always ask the pronouncer for the meaning of a word, so that he can be sure he heard it correctly. Most contestants do this anyway.

"He's able to spell very difficult words. You tell him ‘Spell this word,' and he's able to actually imagine what that sounds like in his head and spell the word. It's actually quite impressive," said Dr. Michael Hoa, who performed Neil's cochlear implantation. "There's a lot that goes into training your brain to do that."

Neil's parents didn't know he was taking part in a spelling bee with his third-grade class until he came home and told them he had won. He made it all the way to his regional (地区的) bee that year, finishing second. Now a naturally shy fifth-grader, Neil is already worn out from the busy bee-week schedule, but he seems happy.

"Our main hope out of all of this was to encourage people that are going to be facing what we had to face," Christy said.

But Neil said coming to the bee has motivated (激发) him to study even harder, so he can return next year.

"It's just fun and I want to do it again," Neil said.

In January 2022, the now l7-year-old Mack Rutherford watched his 19-year-old sister, Zara Rutherford, set two new world records for flying around the world in an ultralight aircraft. Less than a month later, Mack declared his intention to go for a world record too!

"I always knew I wanted to do something special in my life in aviation but I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do, it was only when my sister flew around the world that I knew this was what I wanted to do," Mack said.

Mack is no stranger to aviation. He was only 15 when he became the youngest pilot in the world. Now, he's set the record for the youngest person to fly around the world, replacing previous record-holder Travis Ludlow of Britain. Travis was 18 when he set the record in

2021.

Mack's journey began on March 23rd, 2022 when he left Sofia, Bulgaria flying a Shark, an ultralight aircraft that's the same style his sister used in her circumnavigation of the globe.

"I am flying a Shark," Mack wrote on his website. "It is a high-performance ultralight aircraft made in Europe. The aircraft has been specially prepared for such a long journey."

Mack traveled through 52 countries over five continents. The trip was supposed to take between two and three months, but paperwork and visa issues slowed his progress.

On August 24, 2022, Mack completed his journey and set not one, but two new world records! He's now the youngest person to fly around the world solo. He displaced his sister as the previous record holder, but we're sure there are no hard feelings!

As Mack stepped out of the aircraft in Belgium, he had some simple words of wisdom to offer the world.

"Just follow your dreams, no matter how old you are — work hard and move forward to achieve your goals," he said.

Green City is very nice these days. If you have time, you can come here to have fun.

Century Park

Century Park is one of the largest public parks in Green City. The grassy areas in the park are very big. The lake and woods also offer you pleasant areas to walk or cycle around.

Costs: Free

Opening hours: 8:00 am — 9:00 pm

Address: No 11,Stone Street

World Zoo

With more than 270 kinds of animals, it is very popular with children. It offers lots of hands-on activities. Full of African and Australian animals, it is well worth a visit.

Costs: Adults: $12; Children (7-12 years old): $6; 6 & Under: Free

Opening hours: Sunday-Thursday: 8:30 am — 8:00 pm 

Friday & Saturday: 8:00 am — 9:30 pm

Address: No 42, Bourbon Road

Sunshine Beach

Sunshine Beach is a popular picnic place. You can enjoy sunlight,sand and food at the beach. Everyone can have fun there.

Costs: $20 per person

Opening hours: 10:00 am — 9:00 pm

Address: No 99,Graden Road

City Garden

City Garden is not far from the city center. It's next to World Zoo.There are all kinds of plants. You can see lots of beautiful flowers all year round.

Costs: Adults: $5; Children (7-15 years old): $2; 6 & Under/75 & Over: Free

Opening hours: 9:00 am — 8:00 pm

Address: No 41,Bourbon Road

My three-year-old son, Charles, has loved watching trucks, cars and all types of vehicles (交通工具) since he could sit up and look around. Charles was a fan of fire trucks, ambulances, garbage (垃圾) trucks and other vehicles which have wheels. 

Because of his deep love for anything with wheels, I always made it a point to take him outside to watch garbage trucks drive up and down. Charles loved watching the workers and would get so excited when the drivers beeped the horns (鸣喇叭) at him as they went by. Charles would wave and shyly say, "Thank you. "

There was a particular waste management employee who was extra friendly. Charles was attracted by him, and after we knew his name — Lonnie, Charles talked about him throughout the day. One day, Lonnie rode by and said, "Charles, I promise when this pandemic (流行病) is over, I'm going to let you ride in my truck. " However, we were going to move out of the state about a week later. I had to tell Lonnie the truth.

The next week, we waited for the garbage truck. Finally, late in the afternoon, I heard the loud noise of the truck. I raced to the door, carrying Charles. We did not want to miss seeing Lonnie on our last week in Birmingham. Lonnie stopped the truck and got out. He told me he had some things for Charles — a hat, a yellow safety vest, two toy garbage cans, coloring books and so on. Charles was absolutely excited, especially by the garbage cans, and I was so touched. The next day, Charles and I were playing in the front yard when a man approached me. He said, "I'm Lonnie's manager, and he has something special planned for Charles. Are you going to be here around 11 am?" I said, "Of course we will. "

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At noon, something surprising happened. 

Even though we moved out of the state, Charles still misses Lonnie. 

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2. 给予鼓励和良好祝愿

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Shenzhou XIII taikonauts' six-month stay at the Tiangong space station is wrapping up. Now they face one last test of their scientific and space travel skills—returning home safely. What needs to be done before leaving space station in mid-April?

Besides their personal (belong), astronauts also need to "pack" experimental data and samples, so they can be further researched on Earth. And they have to tidy up a large number of materials, (include) goods on the Tianzhou 3 cargo (货物) spacecraft.

Since the space station has no room service, the three astronauts need to "clean the house"(they). The waste is then put into the orbital module, which burns as it re-enters Earth's atmosphere.

They also have to put all equipment  place correctly since there will be a gap of more than one month  the astronauts of Shenzhou XIV enter the space station. The crew members need to make sure some items, such as gym equipment, (fix) to the walls to avoid floating and slipping. 

Astronauts experience microgravity (微重力) for long periods of time during their stays on the space station,  has an effect on their bodies. This includes a loss of fluid, muscle atrophy as well as bone loss. (ensure) their safe and sound return, the three taikonauts have been doing physical exercises to train their muscle for the return to Earth. (base) on their in-orbit physical examinations and data, experts have customized (定制) exercise plans for each of them. 

Just like a house that will be empty for a long time must have its water and power switched off, taikonauts need to check everything before they leave. 

A little girl created a perfect gift for her mother's birthday. It was a drawing of a 1 on white paper with the words "For mom: love, love, love" decorated with hearts. She folded (折叠) her letter, but then she 2 it.

For most people, that would be the 3 of this story, but this story had a different result. James Carrell found the letter. He had just4 his mother, wishing her a happy birthday. After he hung up, Carrell saw the5 on the ground outside of a hardware store in Manvel. "I6 it was a gift, " said Carrell. "I opened it up and saw the flower and hearts. It really7 me. " Carrell thought the letter would8 someone's day and that maybe he could find the owner, so he posted it on the Internet. The message moved a lot of people, 9 one man.

"I was sitting at my friend's house and saw a man's10 , " said Carrell. The comments (评论) included one from Robert Alvarado. He wrote, "I can't 11 you found my baby's letter. " Carrell reached Alvarado to12 the letter. It took a few days, but the men finally met on Thursday night.

"Eventually the letter made it home, " said Alvarado. "We are13 for what James Carrell did. We often forget the power of 14 things, but for this family from Alvin, Carrell's small act left a(n) 15 impression. "

When Frank Herbert ordered pizza from Pizza Huts, he was surprised that Judit, at such an old age, worked as a delivery driver. That's when the 89-year-old man first came into the sight of the Herbert family. Judit Newey started delivering pizza in Roy, Utah, to help pay the bills, as his social security benefits (社会保障金) weren't enough to live on. From the moment the Herberts heard him say, "Hello, are you looking for some pizza, " Judit found his way into their hearts!

Ever since that day, whenever they place an order, they ask for Judit personally. It didn't take long for them to begin recording their sweet meetings and share them on TikTok, which is how thousands of other people fell in love with Judit. Still, his fans couldn't help but wonder why someone at his age was working so hard—question the Herbert family was asking themselves too. They spoke with Judit, and when they found out he works 30 hours a week to make ends meet, they decided to collect donations to make his life easier. They figured anything would help, but the total sum which is up to $12, 000 really surprised them!

In September, the couple decided to switch things up by showing up at Judit's door with a couple of gifts. First, they surprised him with a cute cartoon shirt of himself holding a pizza box. Then they revealed the surprising act of generosity that brought him to tears! They explained that they had rallied their TikTok community to support him, and while he's not entirely sure what the platform is, he couldn't be more thankful. 

"How do ever say thank you? I don't know what to say, "he told them. "I don't know what to say, except thank you. " The Herberts insisted they were just the messengers. It was his fans who made the wonderful gift possible. Plus, the way they see it, they're just repaying Judit for his kindness.

1. 自身经历；

2. 你的感悟。

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The Power of Smile

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Last Friday, I was playing basketball with the friend on the court when I accidentally hit a passed student with the ball. I felt terribly and immediately apologized him. He was in pain and I knew I have to do something to help him. I offered to walk him to the nurse office and waited with him until he felt well than before. I was also carried his books and accompanied him for the rest of the day. I learned that in the future however happens, we should take responsibility for their actions and make things right. 

China is a country rich in tea culture. (add) to the intangible (非物质的) cultural heritage (遗产) list of the UNESCO, China's. traditional tea-making became the country's 43rd on the list. This recognition will make this cultural heritage (visible) to the public than before and help promote respect for cultural diversity and human creativity.

The traditional tea-making in China is a whole system  (involve)knowledge, skills, and practices about the  (manage)of tea plantations, picking of tea leaves, manual processing, drinking, and sharing of tea. The history of Chinese tea  (date) from over 3, 000 years ago. Since then, Chinese people have been planting, picking, making, and drinking tea. Tea producers in China have successfully developed six categories of tea: green, yellow, dark, white, oolong, and black teas, each  its own flavor and health benefits. For instance, green tea is famous for its health benefits,  black tea is known for its strong flavor. Together with processed teas, such as flower-scented teas, there are  (total)over 2, 000 tea products in China. 

Tea is an essential part of Chinese culture and tradition. is common in Chinese people's daily life, as steeped (浸泡的) or boiled tea (serve)in families, workplaces, tea houses, and restaurants, to name a few. It's also important for socialization and ceremonies such as weddings.

At the age of 16, I went to Australia as an exchange student and lived with a host family. Even though I had made some preparations, the culture shock was still 1 . 

During the first months, which is called the "honeymoon phase" of culture shock, I was super 2 to be in a different culture and found everything 3 and exciting. But soon, things started to feel 4 . Differences became more apparent and frustrating 5 populated my head: "I wish people would just be able to speak German for one day! "

"I wish public transportation would…" These thoughts were of course highly 6 . However, they're part of the "negotiation phase".

Over the next few months, though, feelings of adjustment and belonging gradually 7 . I developed my own routine, learned to adapt to the 8 , and made many new friends. I had slowly and unknowingly 9 the "adjustment phase". I had adapted my own behavior and learned to 10 new ways of thinking and attitudes. My English had improved 11 !

Things started to make sense and I 12 Australian culture better and better! That was a major 13 for me personally. Every day I felt more 14 with my new home. I adopted many new traits (特性) while also 15 earlier ones from my home country. This process is called the "mastery phase". My happiest moment was when my dear friend one day 16 during a conversation: "Jude, you 17 just like us! You're an Australian now!" I had transformed from a silent timid German to an almost accent-free bicultural Australian/German.

The 18  of culture shock are different for everyone and can cause different behaviors and 19 . But one thing is for sure though: Culture shock cannot be avoided and 20  is the first step towards adapting to a foreign culture. 

There's no good reason not to have a meaningful life But through careful thinking and self-reflection, we can take steps to change that.

One thing that can help you find meaning in your life is structured, systematic reflection. Then follow up on that by reflecting on what you'd like to add to your life and what you could get rid of to make it more meaningful. If this proves tricky, try taking a look at the lives of people you respect and thinking about what makes you think their lives are meaningful.

 Imagine yourself a few decades from now, finding out that you only have a few months or even only a few days to live. What are you happy to have done and sad not to have done? Reminding yourself that life has a limit will help you focus on what truly matters. 

What's more, if you take a closer look, you might realize that your life is already full of meaning. All too often we don't recognize what's important until we are likely to lose it. But there's no need to wait for adversity to help you appreciate the great things in your life.

Finally, you can make small changes and create new habits that will help you appreciate the value in your life. This can help you cultivate a deeper sense of gratitude and find joy in the simple pleasures of everyday life. 

A. Firstly, try to be more aware of your preference. 

B. It can also help to see your life from a new angle. 

C. There are usual arguments about how life is meaningless. 

D. Sadly, we are always left struggling to find meaning in life. 

E. You can always expose yourself to the value that's all around you.

F. Start by making a list of things that are already meaningful in your life. 

G. It comes down to trying to see all the small things in your life with fresh eyes. 

There's an enormous amount of personal health information people now feed or tap into digital monitors, health apps, search engines and other online tools. If the same information were provided in your doctor's office, your privacy would be safeguarded. But that's not how the digitized health world works.

Instead, we have an ecosystem of abuse in which health technology companies operate largely outside the law that requires doctors and other medical personnel, hospitals and insurers to protect an individual's health information.

That means technology companies can — and do — dig your digital data for clues about your health status, accessing information like prescriptions you have purchased and other health services you might have sought, and potentially link this information to your name, address, email address and other personally identifying information. The data can then be used by platforms including Facebook and Google to help advertisers target promotions or other communications to you. 

It's a gaping hole in health privacy protections that comes from the privacy law, which protects interactions between patients, medical professionals and insurers but does not, in most cases, protect patient health data that is recorded on new technologies.

Closing the patient privacy gap can- and should -be a priority for lawmakers The consequences of digital exposure for those seeking reproductive services have drawn significant concern and attention. These worries are reasonable. But reproductive care is only one area of health services where private patient information is digitally disclosed. 

Therefore, lawmakers must take action to protect the privacy of people who are now online for all manners of personal, professional and other reasons. Until then, a narrowly targeted approach that protects health privacy may be politically easier to come into effect. The explosion of digital health technology and the dramatic increase in its use in the past few years require it greatly. 

Two powerful NASA telescopes have detected the oldest and most distant black hole ever found. Data collected via energetic X-rays by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope has helped astronomers spot the signature of a growing black hole within the early universe just 470 million years after the big bang, which occurred 

13. 8 billion years ago. The discovery, described in a study published in Nature Astronomy, may help astronomers figure out how some of the first supermassive black holes formed in the universe. 

"We needed Webb to find this remarkably distant galaxy (星系) and Chandra to find its supermassive black hole, " said lead study author Akos Bogdan, in a statement. "We also took advantage of a cosmic magnifying glass (宇宙放大镜) that boosted the amount of light we detected. " He was referring to an effect called gravitational lensing (引力透镜效应), which occurs when closer objects act like a magnifying glass for distant objects. Gravity essentially twists and strengthens the light of distant galaxies in the background of whatever is doing the magnifying, enabling observations of otherwise invisible features.

Astronomers detected the black hole in a galaxy called UHZ

1. At first glance, the galaxy appeared in the same direction as a cluster of galaxies known as Abell 2744, which is located about 

3. 5 billion light-years from Earth. But data collected by the Webb telescope showed that UHZl is actually much farther away and located beyond the cluster at 

13. 2 billion light-years from Earth. 

The team used the Chandra Observatory to detect superheated gas releasing X-rays within UHZ1, the obvious sign of a supermassive black hole growing in size. The detection was made possible by the Abell cluster of galaxies, which intensified the light of the UHZ1 galaxy and the X-rays released by the black hole by a factor of four. 

Astronomers think the discovery will help them better understand how supermassive black holes appeared and reached their huge masses so soon after the beginning of the universe. 

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me, " is an old saying my fourth-grade teacher once told me. I grew up thinking as long as people didn't physically hurt each other, hurtful words were to be tolerated, but I changed my mind after reading Linda O'Connell's story, Two Little Words with a Big Impact. She discussed two words: "and" and "but", and explained how "but" can be one of the most destructive words.

Then I realized I had been hurt by the word "but", and that I had wounded others, too, by using the word thoughtlessly. For example, when I was a teacher and edited my students' stories, I would always say their content was good, but then I would add comments such as "but you need to make your characters more realistic. " I could have said, "Your content is good and making your characters more believable will make it even better.

In setting up guidelines for commenting on writers, I realize we need to praise each other, make helpful remarks, and then praise each other again, without using the word" but. "I remember a college professor who said, " There is no such thing as constructive criticism. Criticism is criticism. She has now passed on, but her words remain with me always.

My fourth-grade teacher's quote was aimed at what she thought was harmless playground teasing, but even teasing hurts. Today, we can read sad news related to many stories where people have been terribly hurt by ugly words and suffered a lot. Now I realize the importance of thinking before speaking, even to avoid seemingly unimportant words like "but. " Sticks and stones break our bones, but thoughtless words also do harm. They can leave marks for a lifetime.

The Pritzker Architecture Prize is known as the Nobel Prize for architects. Each year it is awarded to professionals — an individual or team who have made important contributions to the field of architecture and design. Here is a list of some Pritzker winners. 

Ieoh Ming Pei

Chinese-born architect Ieoh Ming Pei tended to use large, abstract forms and sharp, geometric designs. His glass-covered structures seem to spring from the high-tech modernist movement. The jury(评委会) noted, "Pei has designed over 50 projects, many of which have been award winners. Two of his most famous designs have included the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D. C. , and the extension of the Louvre in Paris, France. "

Kenzō Tange

This master of architecture was one of the most significant architects of the 20th century, combining traditional Japanese styles with modernism. His amazing and visionary concepts of architecture led the Pritzker Jury to award him the Pritzker Prize, making him the first Japanese architect to win this prestigious award. 

Diébédo Francis Kéré

Recognized for "empowering and transforming communities through the process of architecture", Diébédo Francis Kéré has won 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize, becoming the first African architect to obtain the award. The jury praised him for developing an architectural beauty based on local climatic conditions.

Balkrishna Doshi

Balkrishna Doshi, the first Pritzker Laureate from India, studied in Bombay, today's Mumbai, and furthered his studies in Europe. The Pritzker jury said about his selection, "Balkrishna Doshi constantly demonstrates that all good architecture and urban planning must take into account factors such as climate. "