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In a suburb of Los Angeles, a young boy named Trevor McKinney lived with his single mother, Arlene. Trevor was a thoughtful and compassionate child, always looking for ways to make a positive impact on those around him.

One day, Trevor's social studies teacher, Mr. Simonet announced a unique project: To come up with an idea to change the world and put it into action. Trevor's eyes lit up with excitement. He remembered a conversation with his mother about how small acts of kindness can ripple out and touch many lives. This sparked an idea in Trevor's mind.

That evening, Trevor sat at the kitchen table, a pad of paper and a pencil in front of him. He sketched out his idea, drawing arrows and circles to represent how one act of kindness could lead to many more. He titled his project "Pay It Forward". The concept was simple yet profound: Instead of paying back a favor, recipients of kindness should pay it forward to three other people.

At the suggestion of his Mom, Trevor started with small acts of kindness. He helped an elderly neighbor, Mrs. Johnson, carry her groceries up the stairs. Mrs. Johnson, touched by Trevor's kindness, planted a flower garden in her yard, beautifying the neighborhood. Trevor also fixed a broken fence for his friend, Chris, whose family was struggling financially. Chris, inspired by Trevor's act, volunteered at a local food bank, helping to distribute meals to the needy.

Each time Trevor performed an act of kindness, he asked the recipient to pay it forward to three others. The idea began to spread, and soon, more and more people were participating in Trevor's Pay It Forward movement. Trevor kept a journal, documenting each act of kindness and the people it touched.

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One of the most significant moments came when Trevor helped a homeless man named Jerry.

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Mr. Simonet, seeing the impact of Trevor's project, called a local TV journalist to interview Trevor.

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1. 活动目的；2. 活动安排； 3. 你的收获。

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Dear Jim,

How are you going these days? I'm excited to share with you an interesting event that took place last Saturday.

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Looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours,

Li Hua

Whenever celebrations or major events take place, people in Wenxi County, North China's Shanxi Province take out huamo (entertain)guests for promising outcomes in the future.

These flour (面粉) and flower-shaped buns, or huamo, can date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties, (know) for its elegant design and innovative conception. It is (close) related to local customs and widely used in festivals, weddings, birthdays and many other occasions. In addition, huamo (make) its way to the high-end market a business gift in the past decade, since it can be made into artwork that can last for seven or eight years.

Making huamo is ancient cultural tradition in China. The way to make it is handed down from generation to generation. When making huamo, women concentrate on their artistic creation as they like, letting their rich (imagine) run freely in the artistic world, leave behind fantastic works of huamo, each with its own special characteristics.

Wenxi flower-shaped buns present various forms, and reflect Wenxi working women's deep folk art knowledge in their (day) life over the long course of history. With the development of the times, the art of huamo, has always been the pride of local rural households, is increasingly popular across the whole country.

One day, I was at the dry cleaners3 my clothes. I was standing at the counter, paying, and4 had more in my hand than I could carry. A woman sitting by the laundromat (自助洗衣店) looked at me and asked, "Do you need any5 ?" I quickly said, "No, no, I've got it."

I went out to my truck,6 the door, and started putting my clothes in the back seat. When I turned around to go back for the second7 , I saw the woman8 toward me with the rest of my laundry in her hands. She9 it in my truck, looked at me, and said, "I know you. You've been helping people all your life. Now it's your turn. Accept it."

With those words, she10 and walked away. I actually didn't know her; she was a11 . But she saw12 in me and knew I needed a reminder to accept help.

Her13 words had a ripple effect (连锁反应) on my life. Over the years, I've gone from being14 to that one unsung hero to having a whole chorus of unsung heroes who have helped me in small ways, making a difference in my life. I've learned that people15 helping others, and kindness is never forgotten.

It makes a better first impression. Using positive body language when you first meet can help show people you're sincere, attentive and trustworthy.

Body language can be used to hide feelings of nervousness, to project confidence, and to hold the attention of your audience.

It helps you excel at job interviews. In a stressful situation like a job interview, body language can help you appear relaxed, and interested.

It allows you to move more easily through everyday life. Being regularly conscious of your own body language signals can actually help you develop a higher level of emotional intelligence, which can subsequently create a positive impact on your mental health.

It enables you to handle performance reviews with calmness. Whether you're offering constructive criticism or praising a coworker's performance, your body language should reflect your words. The same goes when you're on the receiving end of a performance review.

A. It boosts your mood.

B. It improves your public speaking.

C. You body language changes your personality.

D. Thus, you can better build a connection with the interviewer.

E. Someone's first impression of you can stick with them forever.

F. If it doesn't, your coworker could be confused about your message.

G. Reading body language helps you better understand what others are conveying.

"We made it!" Joe said. "What an amazing week! I'm so proud of Sam. He completed the youngest rope climbing of El Capitan! In a few years he might be back breaking more records."

Rock climbing has been a favorite pastime for the Baker family. Though Sam's mother didn't join the climbing, she is also a crazy climber. The family set up a website to record Sam's adventures and collect money to make films that inspire parents to adventure with their kids. Sam began training at least 18 months ago and did well in a test run. They began the climbing on October 25 and reached the top on 28. They made the journey with the help of two guides.

But their achievement has not been without controversy (争议): as the climbing made headlines around the world, some members of the Yosemite climbing community began to say publicly that what the pair had done was not actually called climbing. The Bakers used a technique known as "jugging" which needs using handheld devices to slide up a fixed rope that's been placed by a guide, without touching the rock face.

Reaching the top can not be so simple. The climbing takes many days, which means carrying up all necessary food, water and other heavy equipment. It also involves setting up and sleeping on a small platform that's suspended (悬) thousands of feet in the air. The rock face is very exposed, a term (术语) used to describe a place that's steep (陡峭的) and unprotected.

Wuthering Heights

By Emily Bronte

One night as a child, I walked quietly into the bathroom when I heard a voice calling, "Let me in; let me in!" along with a terrible knock on a window coming from my grandma's room. Quite afraid, I cried, "Help me! Where's the ghost?" Grandma looked up and said, "Don't be silly; I'm listening to a story on the radio called Wuthering Heights." I joined my grandma and realized then how you could take a story from a book and change it to a different medium(媒介).

The Water-Babies

By Charles Kingsley

This classic Victorian story caught my imagination as a child. It made me consider the unfairness of life — why is one child sleeping in comfort and another forced to climb through a chimney(烟囱)? I especially loved all the questions Tom asks on his adventures, many of which are about social unfairness. All my life I've asked questions too.

The Faerie Queene

By Edmund Spenser

I used to have problems reading — I was told I had "word blindness". My mother gave me a copy of Spenser's poem and said, "If you can learn some of this then you'll be able to read anything." I rose to the challenge. I learned it off by heart and was so proud of myself for keeping something that difficult in mind. Then I learned that I could learn words just as well as anyone.

Jenny and Lisa are close friends. They're studying in high school now. One day about half a year ago, Jenny went to Lisa's house after she finished her homework.

After entering Lisa's home, Jenny found that Lisa was chatting on her cell phone. Jenny was surprised as she didn't know Lisa had gone downtown to buy a cell phone.

After Lisa finished talking over the cell phone Jenny asked her, "When did you get your cell phone?"

"I bought it yesterday. Look! How lovely it looks!" said Lisa. Jenny looked at the cell phone. It was pink and looked really lovely. Jenny wished she also could have such a cell phone that day, after Jenny came back home. She saw her father sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper Jenny approached him and said, "Dad, could I have a cell phone? Many of my classmates have their own cell phones now." "Of course, you can have one," said Jenny's father.

Hearing that, Jenny became very happy. "Thank you, Dad," Jenny said happily. Then she asked, "when shall we go downtown to buy one?" The father looked up. Then he said, "Oh, no, dear! I'm not going to buy you a cell phone. If you really want one, you should make money to buy one yourself." Jenny immediately became upset. But she knew her father was serious. She walked away and went to her own room. The following day, Jenny went to school as usual. When Lisa saw her at school, she looked a bit upset. Lisa came to her and asked why she was wearing a long face that day. Jenny said, "I asked my dad to buy a cell phone for me, but he said I should work for one myself."

But Lisa didn't seem to be surprised at all, and she said, "Don't get surprised, because that's how I bought my own cell phone." Hearing that, Jenny remembered Lisa once told her she was helping to look after the Smiths' one-year-old son in the past summer. Now she knew why she worked part-time that summer. Lisa wanted a new cell phone and she worked to make money for it.

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That day after Jenny came back home from school, she went to her father.

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Jenny started to work part-time.

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1. 介绍学校环境；

2. 谈谈对老师和同学的印象；

3. 你对高中生活的信心。

注意：1 词数 80 词左右；2 可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

In my spoken English class, I asked the students about their impressions of university life. To my surprise, many of them said they were(disappoint).

After the controlled high school lives, they are having difficulty(enjoy) the free time in the university. They said in high school, they got up at 6 in the morning and studied until 10 at night. Most of their spare time was spent homework to pass the exams.

However, once they entered the university, they were not expected(devote) all their waking hours to studying. They should also take an(actively) part in social activities. Therefore, they should learn to divide their spare time between sports clubs, some of were very important for their(succeed) in the future.

As they had so many choices, they(feel) that no matter what they were doing, they should do something else. To these students, my advice is: learn to make decisions for(you).

But then, I needed him3. My husband had most of the knowledge I4. I don't know when it happened but our5 changed into six words. "Hi. Dad." "Hi, sweets. Here's Mom." Dad knew I always6 to ask questions about how to take care of kids.

I loved my dad, but I wondered if he had already7 everything I needed to know. Two summers ago, my husband, kids and I moved in a lake house with my8 for three weeks. Dad asked me to help him9 the bulkhead(舱壁).

It was10 labour. But as we put the new bulkhead together piece by piece, my dad knew11 what went where. "Dad, how do you know how to build it?"

His heavy mallet(木槌)12 in mid-air. "I spent a summer building them on the Jersey Shore." I thought I knew everything about his random13. But I never knew this.

As he carefully explained how to use the circular saw, I realized that maybe it's not that there's14 left to say. Maybe it's just that I've spent my life asking him the15 questions.

A few weeks later, I moved back. I called my parents.16 answered. "Hi, sweets. Here's Mom." "Wait, Dad, how are you?" We17 talking about his consulting job. To anyone else, it would sound like a18 conversation between a dad and his daughter. But to me, it was19. A new beginning. I spent the first part of my life needing to talk to my dad. Now I talk to him because I20 to.

The language of our eyes is one of the most powerful and useful tools of non-verbal (非语言的) communication.. The following are four most important eye expressions that we see every day.

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Researchers have long noticed that a sincere smile starts with our eyes. When we are sincerely happy, the skin around the corners of our eyes wrinkles (起皱纹). But a social, polite smile touches only our lips (嘴唇). The smile you are given is not in the eyes. For example, when a shop assistant smiles at you, offering help , you will immediately get the feeling that they are just trying to sell you something.

2. Shy eyes

People who avoid eye contact during a conversation are often considered as insincere. What does little or no eye contact mean then?

3. Friendly eyes

When you are carrying on a conversation, looking the speaker straight in the eyes sends a clear message to him:. This is why so many public speaking experts advise keeping eye contact with the speaker.

4. "Shut" eyes

Covering the eyes for a long period of time sends a message that you are trying to block out something that you do not want to hear. For example, a man who is asked to work on the weekend may cover his eyes with his fingers as he answers, "No problem.".

A. Empty eyes

B. Smiling eyes

C. Such behavior is seen with liars

D. You are listening to him carefully

E. Anything from shyness to nervousness

F. What his gestures are showing is that he is not happy about it at all

G. So it is important to learn how to read the body language of the eyes