A： Hi， Zhang Ming．I haven't seen you for a long time． Did you go travelling？

B： No，I had no time to travel．（1）　　，

A： What did you do there？

B：（2）　　．

A： Sounds exciting! How did you perfom？

B：I won the first prize．

A：（3）　　．

B： Thank you．

A： Whose poems did you choose？

B：I chose Du Fu's．

A：（4）　　．

B： Fantastic． You know， our Chinese ancient poems are really great． We can leam more from them．

A：（5）　　．

B： That's right．

Let's Explore the Nature!

The summer holiday is coming! Do you want to have a wonderful and meaningful vacation？ If you are interested in animals and nature， come and join us!

Youth Explorer has prepared you with a Three﹣Day Summer Program! You can take part in many activities and meet with animals﹣lions， monkeys， tigers and so on! More information about the program is as follows：

Age： Students aged 10 to 15

Groups： Two programs for you to choose． Each group needs at most 15 students．

Program cost：﹩200 for members；﹩230 for non﹣members

How to do：Simply come to our center to get an application form（申请表）．Send your completed form to us before July 10th，2019．

Notes：

1．No free lunches are offered．You may either bring box lunch or pay for lunch at our restaurants．

2．Both programs will start 1 DAY later if there is a warming of rainstorms．

（1）What animals can you see in the summer program？ 　　

（2）Who can join the Three﹣Day Summer Program？ 　　

（3）When will Program B start if there is a rainstorm on August 6th？ 　　

（4）How much should one member and two non﹣members pay for the program？ 　　

（5）Which is TRUE according to the passage？ 　　

The famous scientist and thinker， Charles Darwin， was born on February 12，1809． His family lived not far from the River Severn， England．

Darwin's father was a well ﹣known doctor and the son of a still greater doctor and scientist．Darwin's father hoped that his son would also become a doctor．

As a boy， Darwin liked to go for walks in the fields and forests． He watched nature， and compared what he saw with everything he had read in science books． He also liked collecting very much． He collected many things， birds， eggs， stones and leaves． His father did not like this， as Darwin was not studying very well at school．

At the age of sixteen， Darwin was sent to Edinburgh Univensity to study in order that he could become a doctor． But he was interested in the history of nature．

Then he was sent to study in Cambridge Univesiy．There he studied until 1831．

Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and needed a scientist．His professor advised him to go．He said the trip would be just for Darwin．So when the ship left England in December 1831． Darwin was on it． The research lasted almost five years． The Beagle studied the waters in the sea near South America． It also visited New Zealand， Australia and islands in the Pacific． Darwin saw many new plants and animals． He collected all kinds of plants．

In 1842 Darwin went to live in Kent， where he continued his studies of changes in nature． Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same， and that they really change．

By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book"The origin of Species"（《物种起源》）．It made a great hit in the world of science．He was opposedby the church and even by some scientists．But later，more and more scientists agreed with him．

（1）What did Charles Darwin's father do？ 　　

（2）Charles Darwin had so many hobbies except that 　　．

（3）When did Darwin leave England for a trip to South America？ 　　

（4）The underlined word"opposed"means 　　．

（5）What can we learn from Charles Darwin？ 　　

People spend almost a third of their lives doing one thing﹣sleeping， Every year， there is a special day for people around the world to celebrate the importance of good and healthy sleep﹣World Sleep Day．

Sleep is like food for the brain．（1） 　　．

People of different ages need different amounts（数量）of sleep．According to the National Sleep Foundation（国家睡眠基金会）in the US，adults should get seven to eight hours of sleep a night．（2） 　　And school﹣aged children may need more than ten hours of sleep．

（3） 　　The China Youth and Children Research Center said that about 80 percent of middle school students don't get enough sleep． It has influenced on students' school life．（4） 　　They can't pay attention in class or do well in sports．

To solve this problem， scientists advise that students should get less schoolwork and more time to sleep．（5） 　　Good sleep habits help a lot． For example， try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day， even on weekends and during holidays．

Like most Chinese， Mr． Zhang has a traditional family．（1） 　　he and his wife are middle school teachers while their 6﹣year﹣old son is a pupil． Mr．Zhang's mother lives with them and helps them（2） 　　the kid． They love one another and live a happy life．

Yesterday it was Mr．Zhang's mother's birthday．The couple wanted to do （3） 　　to show their love for her．After a big dinner，Mr．Zhang brought a basin（盆）of warm water and asked his mother to sit （4） 　　the basin．He took off her shoes and put her （5） 　　into the water．After that he began to wash them （6） 　　．His wife helped to comb his mother's hair slowly．Seeing this，the boy （7） 　　his mother's example． He tried to comb his mother's hair， too． But he was not （8） 　　enough to do that． So he brought a chair and stood on it． Everyone could feel the warmth and love in the family．

As we all know， it is a good Chinese tradition to respect the old and take care of the young． We should try our （9） 　　to care for our family． We must visit our parents as often as possible and have a （10） 　　with them on the phone even though we may work far away． Indeed， family is a place of happiness．