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It was the old lady's birthday. She got up early to be ready for the post. From the second floor of the flat, she could see the postman when he came down the street, and the little boy Johnnie from the ground floor often brought her letters if there was any.

Today she was sure there would be something. Myra wouldn't forget her mother's birthday, even if she seldom wrote to her. Of course Myra was busy. Unluckily, Enid, the daughter the old lady loved most, died two years ago. Since then Myra had come to see her mother three times, but her husband, Harold, had never come.

The old lady was eighty today. She had put on her best dress. Perhaps—perhaps Myra might come. She hadn't seen her for a long time and missed her very much. After all, eighty was a special birthday. Even if Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was sure of that. Her face had lightened up because of happiness. She was excited like a child. She would enjoy her day.

Yesterday Mrs. White, the cleaner, gave the flat an extra cleaning, and today she had brought a card and a bunch of flowers when she came to prepare the breakfast. The little boy, Johnnie, had been up with a packet of candies, and said he wouldn't go out to play until the post came. "I guess you'll get lots and lots of presents," he said.

What would she receive? Maybe a pair of slippers or a new coat. A coat would be lovely. Blue is such a pretty colour. Or a table lamp, a book, a travel book with pictures, or a little clock with clear black numbers. So many lovely things. The old lady was smiling when she thought about this. 

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She was now standing by the window and watching.

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She immediately opened the envelope.

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Have you ever had problems in your life? Have you ever wondered how to be happy? If so, you will find the book Being a Happy Teenager  (write) by an Australian writer Andrew Matthews  (use).

In his book, Matthews tells us how to have a happy life and  (answer) the questions of teenagers.

There are many subjects, such as parents and friends, and the book says we should stop behaving  (angry) and should forgive. The book tells us some useful skills, such as how to put  you have learned into pictures of your mind to make your memory better.

Many teenagers think that (happy) comes from a good exam result or praise from other people. But you can still be happy when there are no such "good" things. Success comes from good attitude. If you learn from problems, you (have) success in the future.

Some school students have problems, such as  (be) too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that we should think about things  a positive way. This is Matthews, most important lesson: You choose to be happy!

Ann's neighbour Tracy found a lost dog walking around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on it. Ann said that she could 1 it only for the day.

Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers and put them in mailboxes. 2 , Ann bought some pet foods in the dollar store nearby, and 3 her two sons not to fall in love with it. At the time, Ann's son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was 4 from a heart operation, was 21 years old.

Four days later Ann was still 5 the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog 6 itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley 7 into the boys' room where Ann 8 that Jack was suffering a heart attack caused by the operation. Riley ran over to Jack, and as soon as Ann bent over to help him, the dog went 9 .

"If it hadn't come to get me, the 10 said Jack would have died, " Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to 11 it.

The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter 12 his dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started 13 , and told him, "That dog 14 my friend's son."

Peter drove to Ann's house to pick up his dog and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, "Maybe Odie was supposed to 15 you: maybe you should keep it."

How to make sure you enjoy your trip

A trip is a planned destination where one arranges in advance in which the main purpose is to search for adventure and to create a memorable moment. Here are the steps on how to make sure your trip is enjoyable. 

● Plan it well. 

Trips are ideally planned for it to go well. A check list is helpful, making sure you've got all your needs.

● Pack necessities. 

Bring what you need. Trips are short journeys and belong to the sub-level of travelling. Pack only the things you need. 

● Be safe. 

To be cautious is smart. No matter what you are up to, surfing, cliff diving, snowboarding, scuba diving, etc., it is always recommended to be safe. Don't be stubborn and do harm to yourself when there are not precautions(预防措施).

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You may see delays, a different culture, lifestyle, food, and even a shortage of cash. Sometimes, this is all what travel is about—experiencing things with a new perspective(观点，看法). Once you expect to experience new things, you'll be a happy traveller and free from stress.

● Save the memory. 

 This is not one of those regular days so you ought to save the moment. It will make your trip more enjoyable after all that craziness. You will get something to review the good times.

A. Travel with an open mind.

B. Get prepared for everything new.

C. Seize the moment by taking photos.

D. This is all we expect from travelling.

E. Take some time ahead to make a plan for your trip.

F. It is important to wear protective equipment when advisable.

G. It is easy to get tired if you have too many things in your package.

In the near future, IOT (Internet of Things) will drive huge innovation in the way our food is grown. Plants will have a "voice", not a human voice, but a voice based on data that can tell people, computers, and machines when, for example, they are thirsty, or need more sun, medicine, etc.

Take vertical (垂直的) farms for example. Farming is moving indoors where the growth of plants can be monitored and controlled. The facilities are built vertically, so growing areas can be put in piles. This greatly reduces the amount of land needed for farming. 

From an IOT point of view, vertical farms are connected in two ways. First, small sensors in the soil or connected to plants tell a control system exactly how much light, water, and nutrients are needed to grow the healthiest crops. Sensors will also tell vertical farmers when crops are nearing their peak for harvesting at just the right time to make sure that they are still fresh when they reach their final destination. 

Second, vertical farms will be connected to other networks and information systems, including databases that track the local demand. For example, local restaurants may input when they need fresh food supplies. And vertical farmers could get that information so they know which crops to grow in what quantities. This type of IOT system would have been unimaginable a generation ago. 

Today, vertical farms are being experimented. Yet, the numbers point to a bright future for the industry, especially as the world's population continues to grow. For example, Green Sense Farms in Chicago is able to harvest crops 26 times a year using 85 percent less energy, one tenth of the water, and no pesticides. A side benefit of lower energy use is lower CO2 output of two tons per month, with the added benefit of creating 46 pounds of oxygen every day.

The Magic Kingdom was the first theme park at Walt Disney World. All Disney World theme parks are open 365 days a year, although opening and closing times for each park are different from day to day. If you are traveling without kids, try to visit it on a school day to avoid the largest crowds. If you need to visit it during a school vacation, try at least to avoid the week between Christmas and New Year's Day.

If you are not staying at a Disney World hotel, avoid visiting the Magic Kingdom on its Extra Magic Hours days. This is because Disney's hotel guests can get into the park first on those days, which can prolong the wait of other visitors, even if they arrive at the Magic Kingdom's normal opening time.

Buy your Walt Disney World tickets online at Disney World's website. There will be some advice on picking the right ticket. See the guide to Disney World tickets.

You will also need to call in advance to make lunch or dinner reservations (预订). Disney accepts reservations, through 1-407-WDW-DINE, up to 180 days in advance. Time does pass quickly, so you should call six months before your trip to get a lunch reservation in the castle. We suggest you should have your lunch at Cinderella's Royal Table for your tour.

Plan to arrive at the Magic Kingdom's front gate before the park opens in the morning. You can check the Magic Kingdom's opening time through the Disney World's website.

Keep in mind that to reach the Magic Kingdom, you must park at Disney World's Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC) parking lot, take a tram (有轨电车), and then take a boat across the Seven Seas Lagoon to the Magic Kingdom. It makes for a dramatic approach, but takes extra time. Give yourself an extra hour in the summer!

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A(n) ▲Summer Vacation

Nowadays, it is common that more and more high school students open their own micro blogs on the Internet. For one thing, it can provide a colorful platform to show their talent. For , it is a useful way (release) their pressure. And all these make it more and more popular with high school students. many parents and teachers hold a different view. They think that (manage) one's micro blog will take a lot of time and energy, should be used to study.

In my view, I am greatly in favor of this activity. Today the Internet is playing

important role in our life. Therefore as high school students of the Information Age, we need to learn to make use of this valuable tool to communicate and display ourselves. What's more, opening and organizing micro blogs need (vary) abilities such as writing, designing, being skillful at computer and so on. Only if we master those abilities can we make a successful micro blog. As a result, we improve ourselves while (organize) our micro blogs.

In fact, micro blog  (oneself) is of little harm. It is your attitude towards it  matters. We should take the advantages and avoid some bad effects. 

Chris Person lost his wallet outside a Publix store. The wallet contained his license, credit cards, plenty of cash, and some gift cards. He 1  his pockets and the parking lot carefully but came up empty. He had completely become

2 . 

The next day, two 3  who Chris Person had never met before drove to his home in Palmetto Bay. To his excitement, he was told that 15-year-old Lucas had

4 the wallet in the parking lot by chance. Then he decided to go with his father to Chris's to 5 it in person.

Chris became impressed with the 6 the father had obviously passed on to his child, 7 because every note of the more than $ 1,000 in cash was still in the wallet. "They both refused my 8 without hesitation when I insisted they 9 the money that was inside, and they said they just wanted to do the

10 thing—and they did," Chris told CNN. "The father intended to teach his boy the meaning of a selfless and honest act by 11 him for thousands of miles here. And I believe the boy will always make right decisions whenever he faces the same situation in the future. "

During their conversation, Chris 12  that the warm-hearted boy liked rock and roll. Therefore, he was determined to do something meaningful to 13  the boy for his kindness. The following weekend, Chris and his wife got a new surround sound system. Chris had been remembering that Lucas was very 14  of music, so he called Lucas up and asked if he wanted it. The boy was both 15  and satisfied by the gift. 

During my first three years as a 1  student, I spent my time studying. I rarely spoke with patients. Then I 2  visiting stroke patients to gather data. 

There was a stroke patient I called Ms. A. When I walked into her room. She was lying on bed. I sat on a chair next to her bed and 3  her I wanted to gather some information. She 4 . 

When I finished, she asked whether she could get back to her 5 life. I replied I didn't know much about her case. She started making conversation. I was

6  she would want to 7 . She talked about herself. She had three children, who were with a neighbour. Her husband died a year ago. 

I didn't know what to say. I held her hands and sat 8 . Then I 9 she just wanted me to listen. The conversation 10 for about 20 minutes. She shared her sufferings and expressed her fear about what would become of her

11  if something bad happened to her. 

Finally, she stopped talking and said, "12 for keeping you listen to my problems. Doctor, thank you. " She let go of my 13 . I stood up, waved goodbye and left.

Ms. A taught me an important lesson. Sometimes patients do not 14  expensive medicine. They just need someone with the patience to 15 . 

Increase your creativity

Every month I face the same problem—how to write educational, informative and, hopefully, interesting articles. . At other times my mind goes blank (空白的), and I experience a creative block. 

At times we all face creative challenges in life, from designing websites to decorating our apartments, but there are ways to work through creative slumps (低潮). 

Daydream

For years, others may have told you to stop daydreaming. . Daydreaming sometimes helps you take a more creative approach to your problem. 

Be happy

Some studies suggest that a positive mood encourages creativity because it increases activity in the parts of the brain related to decision-making and feelings. 

Face-to-face conversations with friends can lead to creative thinking. 

Take risks

Don't let fear hold you back. You won't succeed at everything you try. But with each new effort, you will build self-confidence and develop new skills for the future.

Limit your amusement

Everyone enjoys entertainment. . Literature and audiobooks are better forms of amusement because they force you to use your imagination. 

Look for inspiration

Activities such as listening to music, going to museums and travelling all provide sources of inspiration. 

Go offline and go outside

Remember how much fun you had as a child running, playing and pretending? Your imagination simply ran away with you. , and can help you get back some of that creative energy from your childhood. 

A. Get social

B. Make friends

C. Nature settings fire the imagination

D. In fact, letting your mind run briefly can actually be helpful

E. Sometimes I can just sit down at my computer and the words just flow

F. Reading relaxes the mind and encourages you to use your imagination

G. But watching TV, for instance, requires little thought and can actually decrease creativity  

Have you ever noticed that the stars sometimes appear brighter in December, January and February? There's a link between cold air and the night lights. "Part of it is that it tends to be drier in the winter," said Diane Tumshek, an astronomer at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Even though it's invisible, moisture can change the way light moves through the air. And in the summer, moisture can make stars appear more dull.

Air temperature is also what puts the twinkle twinkle in the little stars. "Even on very clear nights, some of the atmosphere is cooler, and some of the atmosphere is warmer," said Tumshek, who also works with the Allegheny Observatory. "And when the light from a star passes through those bubbles of varying temperatures, it bends and shifts the light, so that we are seeing stars appear to dance or twinkle," she said.

For star lovers in the United States, there's another factor that comes into play for bright winter stars, although this is a matter of coincidence. "During Earth's journey around the sun, there are just simply more bright stars visible from the Northern Hemisphere in the winter sky," Tumshek said. If you really want to see a shiny star, just try to find a burning ball of gas called Sirius near the horizon. At 8.6 light-years away, Sirius is relatively close to Earth and the brightest star visible in the night sky. It is also large — nearly twice as big as our sun and 20 times as bright. So this winter, when the world turns cold and it seems like we should be spending more time indoors, consider asking an adult to go exploring outside. With a warm coat and a clear sky, any night can be turned into a treasure hunt. All you have to do is look up.

Race walking shares many fitness benefits with running, research shows, while most likely contributing to fewer injuries. It does, however, have its own problem. 

Race walkers are conditioned athletes. The longest track and field event at the Summer Olympics is the 50-kilometer race walk, which is about five miles longer than the marathon. But the sport's rules require that a race walker's knees stay straight through most of the leg swing and one foot remain in contact with the ground at all times. It's this strange form that makes race walking such an attractive activity, however, says Jaclyn Norberg, an assistant professor of exercise science at Salem State University in Salem, Mass.

Like running, race walking is physically demanding, she says, According to most calculations, race walkers moving at a pace of six miles per hour would burn about 800 calories per hour, which is approximately twice as many as they would burn walking, although fewer than running, which would probably burn about 1,000 or more calories per hour. 

However, race walking does not pound the body as much as running does, Dr. Norberg says. According to her research, runners hit the ground with as much as four times their body weight per step, while race walkers, who do not leave the ground, create only about 1. 4 times their body weight with each step. 

As a result, she says, some of the injuries associated with running, such as runner's knee, are uncommon among race walkers. But the sport's strange form does place considerable stress on the ankles and hips, so people with a history of such injuries might want to be cautious in adopting the sport. In fact, anyone wishing to try race walking should probably first consult a coach or experienced racer to learn proper technique, she says. It takes some practice.

As the world starts to become increasingly aware of the dirty carbon footprint left behind by airplane travel, could it be time to bring back to the air ship? Hybrid Air vehicle, a UK-based company, has recently displayed a new concept design of their around 100-passenger air-ships that hopes to revolutionize city tripping, all while reducing carbon emissions (排放). The images of the flashy inside parts are just an ambitious plan for the moment, but the company argued the air ship would be well-suited to city-to-city trips. 

A journey by air ship would take slightly longer than one by airplane. For example, a flight from Liverpool to Belfast across the Irish Sea is approximately 4 hours and 24 minutes, check-in and security time included, while the air ship will take 5 hours and 20 minutes in theory. However, the payoff comes in the amount of carbon dioxide released—67. 75 kilograms (149. 36 pounds) of carbon emissions per passenger by plane, compared to 4. 75 kilograms (10,47 pounds) per passenger by air ship. 

The company claims their standard Airlander 10 model can now complete journeys with a total of a 75 percent reduction in emissions compared to conventional aircrafts. They eventually hope to introduce a hybrid-electric (混合电能的) model by 2025, which would reduce emissions by 90 percent, then a totally electric model by 2030 that would be a zero emissions aircraft. 

In a bid to attract air travel enthusiasts, the company also hopes to make the experience more pleasurable than the typical journey of sticky seats and minimal leg room. "For many decades flying from A to B has meant sitting in a metal tube with tiny windows—a necessity but not always a pleasure. On Airlander, the whole experience is pleasant, even enjoyable," George Land, Commercial Business Development Director at Hybrid Air vehicle, said in a recent statement.

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After knowing that she couldn't bear a child，Helen was devastated(悲痛欲绝的)．One day while she was driving home from the café，a dirty puppy（幼犬)in the road caught Helen's attention. After consideration，Helen and her husband eventually decided to take him home. And they later named him Ollie. 

Two years later，Ollie had grown into a large ball of fur. Ollie was Helen's world，and she hated it whenever someone addressed him as her rescue dog. Helen never went out with-out Ollie. One day，they were hanging out together outside a supermarket，unprepared for what was coming their way. 

"Hey boy，wait in the car. I'll be back，alright?"Helen said as she patted Ollie on his head. She locked him in the car and headed to the supermarket because Ollie hated crowded places and never accompanied Helen to the stores.

Moments later，there was a sudden outburst of chaos(混乱). Helen was busy shopping and had no idea it was raining heavily outside. The whole area began to flood unexpectedly. People rushed to every open store they could find for shelter. 

12-year-old boy Matt was looking for a place to run to safety when he spotted people running to the supermarket nearby. He had no time to think and ran after them. 

Matt hurried upstairs with the rest. Suddenly，Helen noticed the situation and was. alarmed. "What happened?"she asked a man and screamed at the top of her lungs when she learned of the flood. All she could think of was Ollie trapped in the car.

"OLLIE…, left my dog in the car,"she cried，running toward the window. "My dog is trapped in the car. Somebody，please…"

Matt looked outside and saw the car Helen pointed to was in the flash flood. Helen was frightened to go out because she didn't know how to swim. Matt understood Helen's anxiety and ran to her pet's rescue. 

He grabbed an iron rod(棒子)from the corner and raced downstairs. "Hey kid，where are you going? You will drown,"someone shouted. But Matt turned a deaf ear to him because he was determined to save Ollie. In the meanwhile，some people placed a call to the rescue center.

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He braved the currents (水流) and swam to the car. 

……

Minutes later, a; rescue team arrived.