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What does it mean to take responsibility? What does being a responsible person mean? Responsibility is a virtue that everyone should have. But it seems that nowadays most people are willing to take convenience over responsibility.  After all, your world is a reflection of you and you alone.

Being responsible means being aware. The first step of responsibility starts with being aware of your actions. Consciously or unconsciously, your actions are affecting those around you. Be responsible and be mindful of every word you say and every act you commit.

 Seize the present moment, and do all you can today to become a more responsible person. Your responsible acts today will lead to a responsible future.

Being responsible involves humility（谦逊）. Responsibility means accepting the consequences of your actions, even if it is the expense of your ego（自我）. We all make mistakes.  By accepting responsibility, we can improve our integrity. Nothing says more of our integrity than the way we handle responsibility.

Accept responsibility, learn from your mistakes, and move on with your life. Don't ever feel it is too late to accept responsibility for wrong actions in the past. Do what is right, and give your soul the peace it deserves.

A. So what can you do to be more responsible?

B. The matter is outside our area of responsibility.

C. Do it with a sense of pride and a spirit of adventure.

D. Don't ignore what you do to others or how you hurt them.

E. Taking responsibility means attending to the needs of the present.

F. It is a natural part of life, especially when we act without paying much attention.

G. That is the healthiest and most beneficial way to accept our mistakes and failures.

Mexico City is making various strategies to fight against severe water shortage, as a years-long lack of rainfall continues to impact the local water supply. The water crisis is a direct result of falling levels of rain within the Cutzamala System, which supplies the city of nearly 10 million people, and of its primary water source, the Valle de Bravo reservoir. Levels at the reservoir have fallen significantly after years of limited rainfall.

"Mexico currently has a major problem in terms of water due to climate change," Sandra Lopez, a research er at the public policy research center Mexican Institute for Competitiveness, said. "But it can also be very much linked to the country's management problems, since we have different factors, such as the fact that not enough resources and financing have been allocated to management." This, for obvious reasons, means that the population and Mexican society in general is experiencing water stress, which we are only just identifying as a potential problem.

The water shortage affects about one-fourth of the population in the Mexican capital, which is witnessing daily water disruptions（中断）in various areas, making it difficult for residents to undertake essential tasks such as cooking, cleaning and bathing. "In the neighborhood where I am, they start to cut off the water supply at about 1 1 am. It comes very slowly," Sergio Ramos, a clerk at Navycar car wash in Mexico City, said. The water supply only lasts seven or eight hours a day, he said. Amid the continuing crisis, the federal, state and city governments are urging citizens to conserve water by fixing faulty faucets（水龙头）, making use of waste water, and taking shorter showers. These actions, aimed at reducing consumption, could contribute to extending the city's water supply. With the shortage projected to last until May, water conservation efforts will have to continue for some time.

Some citizens are actively employing measures such as using rainwater or bottled water, while the government is pursuing additional strategies, including reducing water consumption in public buildings, using innovative water-saving devices, and making a plan to augment the city's water supply. Educational initiatives are also underway to the Cutzamala System.

"The Cutzamala System dams are at low storage levels due to the lack of rain and the drought in the country, "said Mexico City Water System, which manages the city's drinking water supply. "In this context, at the same time there have been low levels of storage in the tanks that distribute water in the Azcapotzalco district."

The National Water Commission, or Conagua, explained that there is a 29 percent deficit（缺乏）in the country's reservoirs, compared with historical data for November.

Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people who are worried about getting older. Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of 50. In fact, they say by the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were when they were 18 years old.

The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in 2012. At that time, the people were between the ages of 18 and 85. The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress.

Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of 24 and 25. The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.

The study also showed that men and women have similar feeling patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.

Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older. One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their feelings. So they spend less time thinking about bad experiences. Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be connected to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry.

The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.

A cancer survivor has become the first woman to complete an exhausting "Sea to Summit" triathlon（三项全能运动）, which saw her swim, cycle, and run over 330 miles in just five days. Andrea Mason was overjoyed when she crossed the finish line early Wednesday morning.

The race was set in the French Alps. Setting off at 6: 15 am on Friday, 39-year-oldMason battled through severe pain, and hallucinations（幻觉）, but she pushed on—managing to complete the race in an impressive four days, 23 hours, and 41 minutes. Andrea had been diagnosed with cancer and needed life-saving surgery. Following a successful operation, she is now hoping to raise awareness of women's health. In the past year, Andrea set up her own charity, Lady Talk Matters, in order to improve surrounding females' health.

Andrea, from Blackpool in Lancashire, England, said, "I am so happy all went according to the plan as there were so many things that could have gone wrong. I wanted to do it in five days and I did so, but it was very tough. I had some low moments, particularly when I couldn't sleep in my limited rest periods, and when I couldn't keep any food down as I was running. For sure, I had some doubts along the way as I was exploring the unknown with such a huge run, particularly as large parts of it were in the dark. It was bigger than I imagined. The impact on my body was huge. But every time I felt like giving up, I thought about all the women out there in pain or who still hadn't been diagnosed. That is why I put myself through this."

Andrea had to swim 23 miles around Lake Annecy, cycle 205 miles with 30,000 feet of vertical climbing around Mont Blanc, and run 105 miles with 4,000 feet of vertical climbing around The Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc. You could say Andrea's actually spent a lifetime training for an event like this. She completed her first three-mile race "powered by chocolate bars" when she was just four.

Londoners love a market. It's the combination of eating, chatting and browsing（逛）, and lovely stuff. Locals and tourists continue to rush to the capital's best stalls（货摊）and these days there's a huge range of markets across London. Below you'll find the very best markets in London.

Borough Market

Next to London Bridge, this food market has existed in some forms since at least 1014. It's now best known as a foodie's（美食家）paradise where Londoners come to buy top-quality meats, fish, fruits and vegetables, fresh-baked bread, cakes and sweet treats, oils and vinegar, and pretty much anything else they desire. Borough Market is open Monday to Saturday, with Saturday the busiest day.

Portobello Road Market

Portobello Road Market is really five markets in one, with different sections dedicated to second-hand goods, clothing and fashion, household essentials. You'll find the greatest range of antiques stalls on Saturdays.

Brick Lane Market

The streets of East London's Brick Lane are lined with stalls selling anything and everything on Sundays. You can find bargain fruits and vegetables, and electrical products, but this market's Unique Selling Point is its unpredictability: You could bag a second-hand bargain, or spend hours selecting inexpensive goods.

Broadway Market

Since being reopened in 2004, this street market has become attractive to fashion lovers. It is packed every Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm with arty students and East End creative types filling their large bags with organic groceries, vintage clothes, fresh flowers, coffee, books and unusual handmade gifts.

Vicky was a first-grade student in a primary school, but she did not feel happy there. Her parents wanted to cheer her up, so they sent her to start her second grade in a primary school nearby. She felt quite happy and wanted to make some new friends. However, she made a mistake. She wanted to become so popular that she ioined a group of students at school, but not in the right way. 

Jenny, who was very nice at the beginning, became Vicky's best friend. But Vicky did not realize that by joining up with her, she would suffer a lot later. 

Jenny always acted in a proud and unpleasant wav. showing little thought for others. She did not want Vicky to have other friends. Jenny also enjoyed talking about others' private lives. Vicky started to change as soon as she met Jenny. Her personality was not as sweet as before any more. 

Time went by slowly. Vicky's marks began to go down. Things got even worse. She hardly had any friends and she didn't care about her friends at all. either. She always talked to her classmates in an impolite way instead of being nice. 

After all that suffering, the day at last arrived when one of her classmates told her that Jenny was not going to be in the school next year as she was moving. Vicky said nothing but in fact did not believe it. 

However, on the last day at school Jenny told Vicky that she was leaving. Instead of having a happy parting( 分 手 ) , Jenny told her that she never felt that Vicky was her true friend. 

Vicky was quite surprised when she heard the news and started crying. When holiday was over, Vicky went back to school. telling herself that all the bad times she had suffered last year with Jenny were over, too. But she found out that her classmates had not forgotten her bad acts. 

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Vicky couldn't change this until Lily came to her. 

……

Finally, Vicky was accepted as a member of the class. 

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Dear Felix, 

I'd like to share with you a recent study tour organized by our school. 

……

Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

Chopsticks are one of the world's oldest and simplest utensils(用具) .  (use)by about one-fifth of the world's population, especially in East and Southeast Asia, chopsticks (come) from China at least 5. 000 to 7, 000 years ago. people think. 

Chopsticks are believed to have been used  a cooking utensil rather than eating utensils. The increasing use of fire and the  (develop)of various cooking methods led to the need for cooking utensils to avoid injuries. While spoons once were preferred, people gradually like chopsticks over time because they could easily pick up  variety of food such as noodles, dumplings and sticky rice. Their shape and material vary by area and intended use. In China, where people often eat in  (group)around a large table, chopsticks generally have a square body, rounded ends and are long enough to reach food from a distance  (convenient). Japanese chopsticks tend to be thinner to pick small bones out of fish. Korean chopsticks.  generally are made of metal, have a flat body and are used with spoons during meals. 

Today, chopsticks  (sell)at most Asian supermarkets and online. The most common types are made of wood or bamboo, costing between $5  $10 for several pairs. 

Thanks to a brave group of strangers, a terrible accident was avoided. A 1 behind the wheel of a truck suddenly collapsed(晕倒). When other drivers passed by, they began to 2 that something was terribly wrong. "I looked over to the right and I saw an older person 3 his truck but he had collapsed. "said Juordin Carter. who recorded the 4 on her phone. Several 5 people began to stop their trucks on the side of the road. Some of them even ran together with the truck, trying to get the driver's 6 . When the vehicle came to a complete stop, they 7 to try and speak with the man, but he couldn't8 . The strangers used everything they could find to break the window of the truck, but it wasn't9 . At last, Jelani Campbell, Carter's friend broke the back window. "I 10 got on the truck and 11 the door. "Campbell said. The man received the emergency(紧急的)12 as an ambulance(救护车)arrived Carter 13 parts of the event online. People were excited and 14 that the story had a happy ending. Carter was also glad to receive a lot of praise. These kind strangers were just happy that everything15 well in the end.

Calling someone your partner sounds wonderful, but it becomes even more enjoyable when that person is also your best friend. Here are five things that happen when your partner is your best friend. 

Make each other laugh.  Because you understand each other's sense of humor, you enjoy bringing it out. Laughter lights up the worst of days. Best friends don't laugh at each other, but they laugh with one another. 

Cheer for each other. We all need our own personal cheer leader. Having someone who believes the best in us helps us to know the best in ourselves. Real friends realize our advantages even when we don't. 

Bring out the best in each other. Some people show best parts of themselves while others can bring out the best in you.  Something about their presence makes you want to be better people. 

 We all have parts living inside us somewhere. Many of us hide this part of ourselves. When you bravely reveal( 展 示 )these pieces of yourself, you show how much you want to develop a closer friendship. If you find out that your partner accepts your hidden side, you will trust them more. This real friendship draws you closer to one another. 

Lend a helping hand. Good friends come together to lend a helping hand. They see the need and help to meet the need.  Or occasionally they help you get more fun while you rest.

A. Share your hidden side. 

B. Never be afraid of weaknesses. 

C. Great friends know how to get laughs out of one another. 

D. When they join you, you can come up with creative ideasl

E. When you spend time alone, you feel better about yourselves. 

E. For example, they often help to take out the litter or clean the floor. 

G. They support us and encourage us when we are upset or disappointed.