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You have to get to your job interview, but you don't have access to an automobile. How would you solve this dilemma （困境）？ Most people would probably call an Uber or perhaps ask a friend or family member for a ride. But not this Indiana woman. Kasia Shelton from Muncie has been arrested for stealing a vehicle from a local dealership （经销商）. According to police reports, the 20-year-old used the 2013 Kia Optima to drive to a job interview in Indianapolis. 

The auto theft happened on Monday, October 9. On the day, Shelton arrived at RDI Motors in Muncie and asked an employee to see a certain 2013 Kia Optima. He showed the car to Shelton and we can only assume he talked in length about its great condition for its age, the features, and the reliability. The employee later told the police that Shelton seemed interested in the car and asked to take it for a test drive. But while he was talking to her and preparing the car for a drive, the dealership's telephone kept ringing and ringing. He said that he had to excuse himself constantly to go pick up the phone, yet there was never anybody on the other end of the line. The last time the phone rang was just as the employee had gotten the car ready for Shelton to take it for a test drive. When he got back from the phone, Shelton and the Kia were gone. 

The RDI employee immediately called the Muncie Police Department. The police then began using the Flock camera surveillance system（监控系统） in an attempt to spot the car. A while later, they saw the car again, this time returning to Muncie. After that, the cameras lost the car, but we now know that Shelton drove it back to RDI Motors. Finding out wasn't too difficult. The police said they were able to connect the car to Shelton because she had filled out an online form on RDI Motors' website. 

When the police later showed up at Shelton's door, she seemed confused and thought the officers were pulling off some kind of a joke. She genuinely didn't seem to understand what she was getting arrested for. After all, she returned the Kia to the dealership once she was done with her trip. She didn't plan to keep it, so what's the big____deal? 

Whether she understood the reason why or not, Shelton was arrested. She has been charged with auto theft, which could land her in prison for up to two and a half years. 

The skin is an essential part of your body and its largest organ. You have three layers（层） of skin which act as a barrier against disease, poisons and the sun's harmful rays. The functions of your skin are also very complex: it keeps you warm or cool; it prevents your body from losing too much water; it is where you feel cold, heat or pain and it gives you your sense of touch. So as you can imagine, if your skin gets burned it can be very serious. First aid is a very important first step in the treatment of burns. 

Causes of burns

You can get burned by a variety of things: hot liquids, steam, fire, radiation （by being close to high heat or fire, etc. ）, the sun, electricity or chemicals. 

Types of burns

There are three types of burns. Burns are called first, second or third degree burns, depending on which layers of the skin are burned. 

• First degree burns These affect only the top layer of the skin. These burns are not serious and should feel better within a day or two. Examples include mild sunburn and burns caused by touching a hot pan, stove or iron for a mordent （熨烫熨斗）. 

• Second degree burns These affect both the top and the second layer of the skin. These burns are serious and take a few weeks to heal. Examples include severe sunburn and burns caused by hot liquids. 

• Third degree burns These affect all three layers of the skin and any tissue and organs under the skin. Examples include burns caused by electric shocks, burning clothes, or severe petrol fires. These burns cause very severe injuries and the victim must go to hospital at once. 

Characteristics of burns

First degree burns

• dry, red and mildly swollen（肿胀的）

• mildly painful

• turn white when pressed

Second degree burns

• rough, red and swollen

• watery surface

• extremely painful

Third degree burns

• black and white and charred （烧焦的） 

• swollen; often tissue under them can be seen

• little or no pain if nerves are damaged; may be pain around edge of injured area 

Talking about Beijing Opera, we cannot forget to mention one of its greatest performers: Mei Lanfang, a brilliant artist who played an important role in bringing Beijing Opera to the world. Mei Lanfang was born in Beijing in 1894. He started to learn the 1  of Beijing Opera at the age of eight and made his on-stage debut（首次登台） at age eleven. Mei Lanfang worked hard to learn as much as possible from the great artists and2  of Beijing Opera, and by the age of 20, he had become a（n）3  actor in Beijing Opera's dan role（角）. 

Mei Lanfang quickly became well-known among Chinese audiences 4  his acting skill. Mei Lanfang's skill opened doors for him to become friends with people from all over the world, as he often 5  guests from other countries who wanted to meet the young actor. As Mei Lanfang 6  to know ambassadors （大使）, European royal families, and celebrities from 7 , he 8  bring his beloved Beijing Opera to the rest of the world, so that even more people from other countries might understand and 9  the beauty of Chinese culture and art. 

And so, in 1919, Mei Lanfang began to travel abroad, 10  performances in Japan and the Soviet Union（苏联）. His 11  were a great success; audiences were fascinated by this 12  opera from the Orient（东方）. One of Mei Lanfang's greatest 13  was to visit the United States, and after cight years of 14 , he and his opera group finally brought Beijing Opera to the USA. 

Mei Lanfang 15  his whole life to the art of Beijing Opera. He 16  sought to improve his own artistry, creating many unforgettable and beautiful 17  for the stage. His style became known as the "Mei Lanfang school （梅派）", a（n） 18  graceful style, and is still one of the most popular styles of Beijing Opera today. 

Mei Lanfang died in 1961 of heart disease. During his more than 50 years on the stage, Mei Lanfang took traditions from the past and 19  the best parts to create new and enrich old forms of Beijing Opera. Although this great opera master has now joined the heroes of history, he 20  a legacy of cultural wealth for his people and for all future generations. 

—Bye. ____. 

— ____I can take you where you want to go. 

My little sister, Meg, said that she wasn't afraid of the dark anymore and she'd be OK staying with Aunt Lily in the country. "As long as you're there, Mike," she had said. Still, Mum was worried. Meg had never slept away from home, away from the city. So I told Mum I could handle everything.

Even though we were only staying overnight, Meg had brought six books-all about fairies. After we unpacked, Aunt Lily invited us to pick some flowers. As we followed her through the forest, Meg held my hand tightly. But once we reached the sunlit grassland, she let go. "Butterflies!" whispered Meg. She screamed with delight when one flew near her.

Maybe I had nothing to worry about, I thought. I still remembered when I was here last summer, I found some amazing insects, like fireflies(萤火虫) and walking sticks which I'd never seen in the city. 

"Fairies are magical. See these beautiful flowers they grow!" she kept telling absolutely everything she knew about fairies. I was glad that if she kept it up until bedtime, then maybe she'd fall right to sleep.

Meg did keep chatting, right through supper. Then the sun began to set. "Does it get really dark out here at night?" she asked. Her eyes were fixed on the window.

"Sure, but we've got plenty of lights inside," said Aunt Lily. She leaned over and gave Meg a warm smile. But I could tell she was still worried. "I could read to you."

I hadn't even finished a page when her bottom lip started shaking slightly. "Mike," she said, her eyes starting to fill. "I want to go home." I quickly searched through her book for something to keep her from crying.

The book fell open to a page that was dog-eared from use, a page that was obviously one of Meg's favorites. The text read: "Among the trees deep in the forest, the lights of fairies gleam (闪烁)." Aha! How could I forget those "tiny fairies" out there?

注意： 1.续写词数应为 150 左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 

Para1:"Meg, there's something outside I want to show you," I whispered.

Para2:"Tiny fairies, Mike!" she said, pressing her forehead against the window, "Everywhere!"

Going out for a walk with their sons is a simple task for most fathers. But for Martin Ralfe and his one-year-old boy Leo, it can be a real1 . That's because Martin is blind and Leo is also visually impaired (受损), meaning they have to thoroughly 2 every trip they take outside of their home. The 29-year-old parent 3 to let his lack of sight stop him from 4 with his son and going exploring.

The pair have shared their special bond on TikTok and gone viral after showing how they go out for the day. Martin says it was actually his wife who 5 him to take Leo out on walks. He 6 he initially had some worries about taking Leo out on his own but now he is 7 and spends most weekends exploring with his son. 

He said, "Our favorite 48 to do together include going for walks and 9 the ducks. Currently, on our bucket list is to visit Disneyland but Leo is 10 interested in trains too, so we'd love to go to the National Railway Museum in York."

Martin's TikTok account has thousands of 11 and has a range of videos such as him walking Leo. He is using it to 12 other people with visual impairment. He said, "I love 13 these videos and I get so many amazing 14 . Many people praise me but I'm just a 15 dad getting on with life."