His story began in El Salvador; where he was born with something wrong with his mouth. He had great_______in speaking. At age 2, his family’s house burned down. Pineda was hurt ___,and his legs needed to be cut. His mother died when he was 8, and he______years on the streets before he was taken in by an orphanage(孤儿院).

Finally, at the orphanage, Pineda began to receive support and encouragement. He taught himself to play the guitar. He began his_____with other musicians. Then the group went to Chicago, where Pineda, then 18,________the attention of many people, who wondered what they could do to help him.

A hospital offered him free medical care. A rich man agreed to____for Pineda’s tickets to and from El Salvador.

When he was in the hospital, Pineda began____music, and wondered if he might be able to record his own album(音乐专辑)．Soon with the help of a musician, “The Sound of Gratitude(感激)” was born. On October 15th, Pineda went to a Chicago club to____his new songs to strangers, and to the friends who had helped him come so far.

It was ___that Pineda had come into such a good luck, after having so many years of hardship(艰难). “We have a_____in El Salvador, ‘Suffer(受难）first, then enjoy. ’ I guess that’s what’s happening. ” he said.

【1】A. preparationB. difficultyC. developmentD. conversation

【2】A. politelyB. wiselyC. simplyD. seriously

【3】A. spentB. usedC. costD. took

【4】A. speechB. educationC. performanceD. suggestion

【5】A. influencedB. caughtC. refused.D. separated

【6】A. askB. lookC. payD. wait

【7】A. writingB. lendingC. sellingD. praising

【8】A. learnB. leadC. findD. play

【9】A. freezingB. amazingC. outgoingD. embarrassing

【10】A. meetingB. crossingC. sayingD. meaning

Most adults find it hard to remember the things happened while they were children. Now scientists have found exactly when these memories d【1】.

A new study has found that most three-year-old children can remember a lot of what happened to them a year e【2】,and these memories are still clear while they are 5 and 6, but by the time they are over 7, these memories become weaker r【3】.

Most children by the age of 8 or 9 can only remember 35% of their e【4】 from under the age of 3 according to the new studies.

The scientists say this is because at around this age the way we form(形成)memories begins to change. They say that before the age of 7 children do not have a s【5】of time and place in their memories. In older children, however, the early things they can remember become more adult-like in the way they are formed. Children also have a far faster speed of f 【6】 than adults. The discoveries also help to explain why children can often have clear memories of what they have done, b【7】 then forget them just several years later.

The children were organized to the laboratory for the first time at the age of 3 and discussed 6 impressed(印象深刻的)things from their past, such as the first relaxing trip with your family, the first d【8】 accident you met, and the first day of school. The children then returned for a second s【9】between the ages of 5 and 9 to discuss the same things. The scientists found that between the ages of 5 and 7,the amount（量）of memories that the children could remember r 【10】 between 63%-72%. However, between the ages of 8 to 9, the amount of memories that the children could remember fell to between 35%--36%.

I wish there would be a way to describe China in a simple word but that's impossible.

▲【1】 In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live, most students told me they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents.

▲【2】I teach in Xiangyang, a beautiful city which the Hanjiang River goes across it and I live here better. The foods are cheaper than those in the US, so are clothing and articles(物品) of everyday us. People pay less for the public transportation, too.

▲ 【3】 However, it is reported that still there are a few children who can’t afford the expenses(费用) of schooling. But the government organized Project Hope many years ago. It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school.

▲【4】I seldom saw the things mentioned of the creative(有创造力的) changes China has made. But the economic miracles(经济奇迹) have the big problems.

▲【5】 To be honest, if I compare China with the US, my answer has always been the same: “We are not worse or better than each other; we are only different. ”

A. It’s a tradition to value education in China.

B. I realize that family is everything in China.

C. I am often asked which country I consider better.

D. You’ll not know China unless you go closer to it.

E. I was used to reading the news of China in the US.

F. The cost of living here isn’t as high as that in the US.

【1】昨天下午放学的时候天正下着大雪。(snow)

____________________when school was over yesterday afternoon.

【2】襄阳是一座如此古老而又美丽的城市，以至于我已经深深地爱上了她。(fall)

Xiangyang is such an ancient and beautiful city that _______________her deeply.

【3】我们的老师总是告诫我们，在学习中不要逃避任何困难。(escape)

Our teacher always tells us____________________in the study

【4】他说“一带一路”将会把中国和越来越多的欧洲国家成功地联系起来。(connect)

He said the Belt and Road____________________.

【5】警方说昨天傍晚在山里迷路的那位登山者今天早上被找到了。(get)

The police says ____________________this morning.

—Yes, of course. You can either ride a sharing bike or take a bus.

A. when can I get toB. why can I get to

C. where I can get toD. how I can get to

— Because they _ Longzhong for a study trip.

A. have gone toB. have been toC. had gone toD. had been to

— That’s true. Let’s send him to the hospital as soon as possible.

A. needB. can’tC. mustD. may not

— Yes, of course. It’s just a little smaller than the largest one in Wuhan.

A. firstB. secondC. thirdD. fourth

提示：

1. 谨慎交友。

2. 不参与打架斗殴。

3. 面对校园欺凌怎样自我保护。

参考词汇：1. self-protection（自我保护） 2. bully(n./v.欺凌）

3. personal safety（人身安全）4. have violent behaviors(打架斗殴）

How Can We Protect Ourselves at School?

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近年来，校园欺凌（School Bullies）事件时有发生，学会自我保护是中学生需要具备的能力，我们应该珍惜生命，注意自己的人身安全，结合自我认识，谈谈在学习生活中我们中学生应该怎样自我保护，健康快乐地成长。

请根据以上内容，完成A, B两项写作任务。

用完整的英语句子或简略的英语答语回答下面五个问题。

【1】Do school bullies sometimes happen in your school?

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【2】Are school bullies good or bad for middle school students?

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【3】What will you do when you are in the trouble of school bullies?

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【4】What kind of friends do you like to make at school?

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【5】What are your ideas about stopping violence(暴力）at school?

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