Last holiday my family decided to go back to the countryside in New Hampshire again, but I found it boring.

It was bad that I had to sleep in the same small bed with my brother.

However, this trip ended up being fun for me because I met a very special friend. While I was walking in the countryside, I saw a man carrying a small brown bag. The man looked like a ghost(鬼) in his white clothes. When he looked at me, I felt scared(害怕的). I wanted to run away when the man spoke to me. “Hello, beautiful day, isn't it?” he said.

The man talked a lot. I wasn't listening very carefully because I was looking at his little bag. I wanted to know what was in it!

He saw me looking at the bag and he asked me if I would like to see what was inside of it. Out came a beautiful puppy (小狗). The brown puppy was small and only about two months old.

The man then asked me, “ Would you like to keep this puppy?”

I had always wanted a puppy and now I had the chance. I thanked him, took the puppy and ran home. For the rest of that summer, I played with him all the time. And after the trip, I took him home. He is a friend to both my brother and me, a warm little ball of happiness in our lives.

I've always wanted to thank the man because he changed my life. The gift has given me years of pleasure(快乐). And I never have boring family holidays anymore.

1.The “special friend”in the third paragraph refers to (指的是)________.

A.a man B.a ghost C.a puppy D.a bag

2.Why did the writer keep looking at the man’s little bag?

A.Because the man looked nervous while carrying it. B.Because he wanted to know what was inside.

C.Because he thought there was something dangerous in it. D.Because the bag was so small.

3.What did the writer do with (处理)the puppy ?

A.He left in the countryside. B.He gave it to his brother.

C.He took it home after the holiday. D.He gave it back to the man.

During the summer holiday, some students might have been busy with traveling, summer camps and all kinds of courses, but a special group of Chinese middle school students decided to taste the hardship of life outside school.

Twelve students in a big city sold vegetables at a local market together. Within 12 days, they made more than 1,500 yuan. Among them, the oldest is 21 years old, while the youngest is just 10. They are all cousins in a big family and eight of them are from rural areas. "Compared to traveling, such social practice connects us and makes us learn how tough our parents are," said Dalin, 18, to the City Morning Post. Dalin, a senior high graduate, and her 12-year old brother Xiaolin came up with the idea.

They learned to work hard to sell their veggies. Every morning they had to wake up at 3 o'clock. Some of them went to the farmer's market to buy vegetables. Some of them went to the local market to take up a temporary stall (临时摊位). To lower the cost, they learned to bargain (讲价) with the sellers. At about 16:30, they began to sell vegetables. They peddled (吆喝) loudly to attract (吸引) customers. After several days, they got some experience, too. For example, it was better to put vegetables in order and bigger ones on top. When the vegetables are too heavy, they should give customers an extra plastic bag.

When they finally packed up and went home, they had a small meeting. Everyone took notes and shared their feelings. "We are tired," said Dalin, "but we gained a lot."

1.In the writer's opinion, the 12 students action was _______.

A.popular B.encouraging C.strange D.embarrassing

2.The cousins decided to sell vegetables at a market to _______.

A.show how able they were B.have less hardship of life

C.learn how hard their parents work D.prepare for their future traveling

3.They bargained with the sellers to _______.

A.cut down the cost B.share their feelings

C.get bigger vegetables D.attract more customers

4.It's clear that _______.

A.they took up the temporary stall in turn

B.they gave each customer an extra plastic bag

C.Dalin and Xiaolin got the idea of selling vegetables

D.the elder sold vegetables when the younger took notes

5.The best title of the story should be _______.

A.Summer Courses B.Family Business

C.Students Learn from Bargains D.Cousins Work with Vegetables

Scientists are not alone in the fight against the virus, as various products and apps are giving them a hand. Here are some examples.

Drones (无人机)

Drones have played a major role in disinfection (消毒). Police officers also use them to spread the latest information. What's more, they use drones to remind people to wear masks or warn them not to gather in large groups.

Robots

Robots are good helpers on the frontlines. They do many tasks in hospitals, including sending medicine or meals, doing disinfection and measuring patients' body temperature. This not only greatly reduces the burden for medical workers, but also prevents the cross-infection (交叉感染).

Mini-programmes

Different mini-programmes, or apps that you don't need to download but can use on Wechat, have also come to help. For example, you can check whether you have unknowingly travelled alongside infected patients. Community workers can collect information about people more easily with the help of mini-programmes.

Health QR codes (健康码)

People in more than 100 cities can get their own health QR codes by applying through Alipay or Wechat. This way, they don't have to fill in information like their names, ages and living addresses over and over again when they enter public places.

Title: 1. Joins the Fight

Drones

>They play a major role in disinfection.

>They are used by police officers to tell people 2. to do.

Robots

>They help medical workers do much work.

>They help reduce the 3. of cross-infection.

Mini-programmes

>They are used to check if there are any infected patients near you.

>They make it 4. for community workers to collect information.

Health QR codes

By applying health QR codes, people don't have to fill in their 5. information over and over again when entering public places.

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