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For the British, the home is a private place in which he or she goes to hide away from the troubles of life. It is very seldom that one would be invited to a British person's home. It is rude to knock on a person's door if you are not invited. If you are invited, don't ask to see more than the downstairs that your British host invites you into. Never ask how much the house or any of the items in it cost.

To the American, most of them want their home to be a place where they can entertain (款待) and share their lives with their friends. They may be delighted to give you a full tour of their houses. They may also be pleased when you show your interest and pleasure in their houses.

Both British and American people will engage in quite a bit of chat and a drink or two before the meal is served. After the first mouthful, you should say how delicious the food is and ask something about it. Remember, never eat with your mouth open and make very little noise while eating. It would be nice of you to help your host in any way. Maybe offer to pour some drinks or clear up after the meal.

Aron Ralston was a pretty normal guy, but he always had an extremely adventurous desire to travel and see the world. During his childhood, his family moved to Denver, Colorado, a place offering many opportunities to climb mountains, explore, and eventually become the adventurer he'd always wanted to be. Back in 2003, Ralston was climbing in the remote, mountainous area of Southwestern Utah, when the unthinkable happened: Aron got stuck in a crevice (裂缝) in the rocks and pinned by a big stone that weighed over 360 kilograms. The weight of the rock crushed his arm, and he was pinned by it. Aron took photos of his bad situation (which was going to get a lot worse), hoping rescue teams (救援队) would know where he was and came to remove the rock so that he could get out and home safe.

But rescuers never came. Aron waited for them for days till he lost his hope. He knew he had to do something. He was 18 meters above the floor of the valley where he was pinned in, and he had a pocketknife. He made what must have been one of the most difficult decisions of his life: to cut his own arm in order to survive. Aron cut the lower part of his arm off, having to wrench (扭动) his forearm against the big stone to break the bones, and then got himself down to the bottom of the valley, where he would begin to walk and search for help. Luckily, help arrived in the form of a helicopter (直升机) that spotted him, covered in blood. Aron had tied off the wound to keep himself from bleeding to death pretty successfully and would eventually make it out alive.

Ralston went on to become an inspiring speaker and continued to travel and climb mountains—he didn't let an incident that forced him to cut his own arm off, stop him from doing what he really loved.

Christmas is coming, and it is time to warm yourself and head out to see some festive lights. There are plenty of choices when it comes to following a light path as part of your Christmas celebrations. 

Oxford Street

Oxford Street's festive lights are a treat for the eyes this year. However you'll have to pick your hours carefully as the lights—which we returned on at the start of November—are only on for eight hours a day this year, from 3-11 pm, because of the rising energy costs the country is facing. It is expected this will reduce energy usage by up to two thirds compared to previous years, when the lights have been on for 24 hours through November and December.

Kew Garden

One of the most famous light paths of the season, Christmas at Kew offers a full-on festive experience with over 2 km of lights to walk through. Along the way you'll have the chance to sample festive food and drink, and possibly even say hello to Santa himself.

Regent Street

Regent Street's lights are on the theme of The Spirit Of Christmas this year, bringing golden angels to the shopping street. The lights, which cover Regent Street and the St James neighbourhoods, were turned on on November 9, and like the Oxford St lights are turned on between 3 and 11 pm.

Covent Garden

A visit to Covent Garden will certainly get you in the festive spirit this year, with the central London destination offering a whole lot of lights—from 11 am until midnight every day until January 3. Visitors can also enjoy daily snow showers as well as festive food treats and heated wine—with over 40 different kinds there.

注意：1. 词数 80 左右；2. 写明事件发生的时间、地点、人物；3. 开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

I can still remember one day I decided to help my parents

主要内容包括：1. 说清请假事由和日期；2. 询问学习任务以便自学。

注意：1. 词数 100 左右；2. 开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数；3. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

Dear Bill,

I'm your student Li Hua.

……

Looking forward to your reply. 

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Du Dengwen, 56, measures with his (foot) the long and dangerous mountain roads (run) through the countryside. The place (sit) in the northwest of Central China's Hunan province. Du has delivered( 投递) mail and goods to the villagers from their loved ones, most of have migrated( 移 居 ) to the cities for a living. 

For the past thirty years, he has brought joy to the mountain residents, because it means(letter) or parcels are coming their way. 

Du joined the local post station March 1990 and was

(immediate) serving more than 5,000 residents in 13 villages away in the woods. 

His family advised him (give) up and find another job. But, Du had clearly had close friendship with the local villagers and refused to give up on his difficult job. 

Although Du will retire soon, he says: "If villagers need me, I will keep(work) for them. "

From the moment my husband brought home a box of six chicks at the start of the pandemic, our nine-year-old, Sophie, hasn't let them out of her sight. She1 them Trixie, Captain Flint and so on and was very2 when we wouldn't let them sleep in her bed. 

Sophie takes at least one chicken everywhere we let her and has done incredible( 难以置信的) things with her3 . One hot day, she wanted to take Captain Flint to the4 . I wasn't so sure about it: Could chickens5 ? Sophie balanced a stick on her river tube(游泳圈) for Captain Flint to rest on, and the two 6 slowly down the river. 

Naturally, Sophie7 a chicken for Halloween and convinced(说服) us Trixie had to come. The reactions from neighbors were extremely8 . "Wait, is that a(an)9  chicken you're holding?"

The chickens are teaching us about love as well as loss and10 . Sadly, Captain Flint faced an unfortunate11  after a hawk attack. We had a chicken funeral( 葬 礼 )，said a few words about what a12 chicken she was, and thanked her for the joy she brought to our lives before we13  her. 

The chickens brought a small sign of joy back to our lives. In a few short months, they have taught us to14  situations we can't change and find15  where we can. I am so grateful. 

Every summer holiday, there are always many drowning accidents. Especially, swimming in the wild is extremely dangerous.   Surprisingly, in many drowning accidents, a large proportion(比例) of drowning deaths are able to swim. 

The main reason is that people who can't swim have a fear of water and 
     But the person that can swim is otherwise.   and likes to enter water, appearing occasionally so nervous for unusual condition, if nobody rescues, accident may happen. 

  Don't make the mistake of thinking that drowning deaths are mostly swimmers. The truth is that the vast majority of accidental drowning are those who cannot swim. An extra skill will give you an extra chance to save yourself in the event of an accident. 

The improvement of swimming skills lies in practice. The only proper place for practice is a swimming pool with coaches and ambulance people present. 

Good advice to prevent drowning:

A. Common swimming strokes(泳姿)are breaststroke, freestyle, and backstroke. 

B. He is not afraid of water

C. Most accidents happen right there. 

D. they don't want to go near dangerous waters. 

E. Master swimming skills and never swim in the wild. 

F. However, we cannot think learning to swim is useless for this reason. 

G. Swimming is good for your health.

Confucius( 孔子), a famous teacher, was a politician and philosopher( 哲学家) who lived in "Spring and Autumn Period". During his lifetime, he planted the seeds for China's complete change by teaching thousands of people. Today, he is thought to be one of the world's greatest teachers.

Confucius grew up in a poor family. As he grew up, Confucius worked to help his mother earn money. When he wasn't working, he would read. His favorite thing to do was to learn. His mother saw this and did her best to help him learn. One day, rich families noticed how smart he was and offered him jobs counting their money and keeping track of their crops.

Confucius did this until he was 30 years old, but he always wanted to do more. 

He didn't like the way rulers treated their people. He wanted to find a way to help people who were less fortunate than he was. Later, he founded the philosophy "Confucianism". Confucianism states that by educating yourself, loving your family, and respecting tradition you could become a better person. Confucius believed a person could achieve these things by practicing self-discipline(自律). For the rest of his life, Confucius traveled and taught the people of China about self-discipline and the importance of education. He even opened China's first school that taught both the poor and the wealthy as equals. Although he became very famous among China's lower classes, the rulers of China never accepted his teachings. Eventually, his philosophy of self-discipline helped China unite under one ruler and finally find peace. Today, Confucius is celebrated all over the world for his philosophy of education, equality, and peace over war, money, and injustice.

Astronomers have taken the first ever image of a black hole, which is located in a distant galaxy( 星系). The black hole is 500 million trillion km away and was photographed by a network of eight telescopes across the world. It was captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). 

The announcement was made in Washington, Brussels, Santiago, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo. Details have been published today in Astrophysical Journal Letters. 

Prof Heino Falcke, of Radboud University in the Netherlands, who proposed the experiment, told BBC News that the black hole was found in a galaxy called M87. "What we see is larger than the size of our entire Solar System," he said. "It has a mass 6.5 billion times that of the Sun. And it is one of the heaviest black holes that we think exists. It is an absolute monster, the heavyweight champion of black holes in the Universe. "

The image shows an intensely bright "ring of fire", as Prof Falcke describes it, surrounding a perfectly circular dark hole. The bright halo is caused by very heated gas falling into the hole. The light is brighter than all the billions of other stars in the galaxy combined - which is why it can be seen at such distance from Earth. The edge of the dark circle at the center is the point at which the gas enters the black hole, which is an object that has such a large gravitational pull( 引 力 ), not even light can escape. 

"It is remarkable that the image we observe is so similar to that which we get from our theoretical calculations. So far, it looks like Einstein is correct once again. " said Dr Ziri Younsi, of University College London - who is part of the EHT collaboration. 

Chinese scientists were involved in the observation through a telescope in Hawaii. They were also highly involved in follow-up data processing and theoretical analysis, said Shen Zhiqiang, head of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Shanghai Astronomical Observatory and a member of the EHT international team. 

Shanghai and Taipei were selected as two of the cities to hold news conferences, together with Washington, Brussels, Santiago and Tokyo, a recognition of China's contribution. 

"In the fields of astronomy, radio astronomy, and space astrophysics, China has made a significant contribution to this global project," Falcke said.