Once there was a poor young musician. He played the violin well, but he couldn't make enough money to buy much food to eat.

One evening he was eating a little rice and fish for his only meal—supper. A thin white cat came up beside him and the cat looked very hungry. Feeling sorry for the cat, the musician gave it his rice and fish, while he went to sleep hungry that night.

The next evening, there was a storm. The musician took shelter（躲避）under a large tree next to a big house. Thunder made a loud noise and lightning lit up the sky.

The musician looked toward the house and the warm lights inside. On the doorstep sat the white cat from the night before. It raised a small white paw(爪)as if to beckon（召唤）the musician to come over! Then he ran into the yard. A man opened the door and invited the musician inside.

Minutes later, a large branch fell to the place where he'd been because of the lightning. Inside the house, the musician ate a delicious meal with the man. Then the man asked the musician what was in his case, and the musician took out his violin and began playing. The man clapped with pleasure. "Luck has brought you here tonight!" he said. "I'm thinking of starting a band, and we need a violinist. Would you like to join us?" "I can begin tomorrow!" the musician said.

At last, the musician became a famous violinist who was known throughout the world.

1.Why did the musician go to sleep hungry that night?

A.Because he wanted to keep thin.

B.Because he gave his food to a cat.

C.Because he had no money to buy food.

D.Because he only had one meal that day.

2.What can we know about the owner of the house?

A.He was lucky. B.He was poor. C.He was kind. D.He was famous.

3.What's the main idea of the story?

A.Be kind to the cats. B.Help people in need.

C.Kindness brings luck. D.Work hard to live a better life.

Children World Fun's International Short Story Contest(比赛）is held twice a year, which provides a chance for school students around the world to show their writing skills Certain money is given to the winners as a prize. Besides, the most Call For Entries popular stories will be shown on our website: www. childrenworldfun. com.

Date: June 5, 2020- June25, 2020

Contest Rules:

The contest is open to young people all over the world.

The list of winners will be found on 15th July, 2020 on this website.

All winning and popular stories will be shown.

The story has to be written in English.

The topic of the short story is your choice.

Drawings, photos are not allowed.

The contest will be in three groups, and the length of the story is different from group to group:

There will be three winners in each group.

If you want to get more information, surf the website:www. childrenworldfun. com.

1.You can take part in the contest on _____________.

A.June 2, 2020 B.June 15, 2020 C.July 2, 2020 D.July 15, 2020

2.The contest is held to _______________.

A.show writing skills B.collect popular stories

C.provide English learning D.find the best student

3.Which is right according to the passage?

A.The contest is held once a year. B.700 words are needed if you are 12.

C.The story has to be written in English. D.There will be three winners in the contest.

4.Who may be interested in the contest?

A.Children who are good at writing stories. B.Artists who have new paintings.

C.Students who want to learn English. D.People who like taking photos.

Sounds are everywhere. You have two cool parts — ears on your body that can let you hear the sounds.

The ear is made up of three different parts: the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear. These parts all work together so you can hear sounds.

The outer ear is the part that you can see. It moves the sound waves(波浪) to the part of the ear inside the head. Inside your ear, you have an eardrum(耳膜). The eardrum is a thin piece of skin. Sound waves push against the eardrum. This makes the eardrum vibrate. When it vibrates, it moves its tiny bones. The bones help sounds move along to the inner ear. Then you can hear the sounds.

Ears are very useful. With the help of your ears, you can hear any sound. Maybe the sound is as quiet as your cat. Maybe it is so loud, like a plane flying by. Hearing is one of the most important senses, and it allows you to communicate, to learn and to enjoy things like music.

Believe it or not, your ears can help you keep balance. If there’s something wrong with your ears, you may fall down easily.

Therefore, ears should be protected well. We should protect our ears from loud noises in the daily life: When you listen to music with headphones on, make sure that the sound is not too loud. Remember to take breaks after listening for a while and let your ears have a good rest.

1.What is the writer trying to do in this passage?

A.Refuse an invitation. B.Express feelings.

C.Introduce body parts. D.Communicate experience.

2.The underlined word “vibrate” in the passage means “________”.

A.stop B.shake C.jump D.ring

3.The writer gives ________ pieces of advice on how to protect the ear.

A.two B.three C.four D.five

4.What can we know from the passage?

A.The inner ear is a thin piece of skin.

B.Your two ears can keep your balance.

C.You should always wear your headphones.

D.Your ears allow you to communicate with cats.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A.Hearing Sense B.Find the Sounds

C.Loud Noises D.Know Our Ears

As we have known, learning strategies are a common topic of language learning. But what are learning strategies? They are the methods that learners choose to learn. Here are several examples of language learning strategies.

Guess a new word’s meaning in the sentence. This is a basic language skill for students. There is an example: When you first meet the new English word “insist”, you can guess its meaning in the sentence, “His mother didn’t allow him to go with us, but he insisted on coming with us.”

Cooperate with partners. Work with other language learners to improve language skills. When you need to practice spoken English and try to have a real communication, you’d better find a partner to work in group.

Know about background knowledge before reading. Try to find more information about the passage and its writer. It is useful for us to understand the main idea, writing purpose and also the feelings of the writer.

Make a note of what you should improve. It is more important to know where you are but not what you know. In this way, you can find what you need to improve and further find a way to improve your study. This is also the most important ability for self-study.

It’s important for learners to know about different strategies. In fact, more able learners use different kinds of learning strategies.

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1.Learning strategies are __________ that learners choose to learn.

2.It’s a basic language skill for students to _______________________.

3.Why should we find more background knowledge before reading?

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At the beginning of this term, we had to stay at home and take online lessons.

Every morning, I turned 1. my computer and logged onto Ding Talk to have my lessons. We could listen to our teachers and see 2.(they) faces at the same time.

As for me, online education has many good 3.(point). First, it is easy and 4.(help). If I can't understand any part, I can watch it again and again u5. I totally understand it. 6.(Two), teachers can choose proper video lessons on the Internet for us to learn. This provides us 7.(many) methods to learn than before. Third, we can do a lot on the online classroom. For example, I once 8.(discuss) a very difficult maths problem with three of my classmates. To my s9., we each found a method to work it out.

It's such 10. special experience that we will never forget. What do you think of online education?

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