1． We may have many difficulties in life, and sometimes it's even unfair for someone, but it depends on how you face them. Sally is a student from a university, she made a(1)        last August. She decided to take her grandmother from their hometown and live with her in a rented room(出租房) near her school.
Sally's family have met a lot in the past few years. Her grandmother(2)        her legs and she could walk only with a stick, Her father died because of illness, Sally's mother plagued (受折磨) by these events, she lost the ability to take care of others, "This was the only choice. No one else could (3)        my grandma, Sally explaineD. Her grandmother has also had a (4)        life, The old woman's three sons have all died, and Sally couldn't leave her alone where nobody could look after her. A room with two beds, a desk and a table is their new home. The room (5)        her several hundred yuan every month. In order to make money, Sally works in a supermarket after class and spends the money supporting the family. I was brought up by my grandma, and now it's my(6)        to take care of her, " said Sally. When she was young, her grandmother "magically" prepared every meal (7)        for her every day, even though she could not (8)        a clock.
In the eyes of Sally's teacher, the girl is a(an) (9)        student. "Though taking care of her grandmother takes her lots of (10)        , Sally has tried to stay on top of all her courses. She is even preparing for an English singing contest. "

2． Last year, I had a chance to visit Shenyang and experienced one shared bike for the first time.
When I was downloading the Mobike's app, a man rode one past me. I admired him so much. After downloading it, I began to look for a Mobike on my way to the hotel.
To my disappointment, the only Mobike in the busy street was broken. Suddenly, one near the bank caught my attention. I ran to it immediately, but I was again disappointed to find that its QR code was broken. Finally, I found my Mobike in a narrow street.
"Crack!" The bike unlocked, and I began to enjoy my riding. I could feel the air passing me on both sides. Although it was autumn, the wind was warm and gentle.
But at the same time, I saw so many shared bikes were broken. Some lost their seats, and others had broken locks. Shared bikes provide a lot of convenience, so it's important for us to take good care of them and keep them in good condition. I hope everyone can work together to create a civilized and harmonious society.

4． Table manners are how to behave when you eat a meal. They include how to handle knives forks and spoons and how to eat in a polite manner. To behave well abroad you are to know some table manners.
EATING MANNERS
Japan:It is "perfectly" okay to slurp when you eat noodles. Unlike making big noises slurping slightly is not rude. Japanese also say it tastes better if you slurp.
Russia:Your wrists should be placed on the edge of the table while eating fork in left hand and knife in the right. It is not good manners to rest them on your lap. Keep your elbows off the table. Leave some food on your plate to show that the host has given you enough to eat.
France: Never discuss money or religion over dinner. What is different from the manners in Russia is that finishing everything on your plate is considered good manners.
Mexico:Whenever you catch the eye of someone who's eating even a stranger it's good manners to say "provecho", which means enjoy. In Mexico dining is more than a meal. It's a social occasion ﹣lunches are seldom quick and suppers can last for hours. Where you sit matters in the country. Before you get seated look for place cards or wait until the host seats you. And you must say "enjoy your meal" before you leave the table.
DRINKING MANNERS
America: If you empty a bottle into someone's glass it obliges that person to buy the next bottle. It's polite to put the last drops into your own glass.
Australia: In a pub it's usual to buy a round of drinks for everyone in your group. When it's your turn say "It's my round". When it's their round they will buy it for you. Don't leave before you've bought a round.
Japan: Don't fill your own glass of alcohol. Instead you should pour for others and wait for them to do it for you.

5． Nowadays, many children spend hours a day looking at computer screens or other digital (数码的) products. Some eye care doctors say all the screen time has caused more children to have what they call computer vision syndrome (视力综合症).
Nathan Warford is an optometrist (验光师) in the US. He says he has seen more children having eye problems. "More children come into my office because their parents have noticed that they have headaches or red eyes, or because their degree of short-sightedness (近视) appears to be increasing (增加) very fast and they're worried, " he said.
Dr. Warford says part of the problem is that even if their eyes start to feel uncomfortable or they start to get a headache, some children don't tell their parents, because they don't want their games or the computer to be taken away. Another part of the problem is that people blink (眨眼睛) less often when they look at the screen. A person who uses a computer or a digital product blinks about a third as much as we normally (正常地) do in everyday life. If eyes can't stay wet or are too tired, they will not be protected like normal.

6． My sister Alli and I have been trying to get people to stop dropping cigarette butts (烟蒂) for seven years.
One day, we were walking in our hometown and saw hundreds of cigarette butts on the ground. (1)       We called it "No Butts About It!"
At first, we drew pictures with "The Earth Is Not Your Ashtray (烟灰缸)" written on them. We put the pictures around our hometown — in parks, by beaches, and along roads.
We wanted to make people understand that dropping butts does harm to the environment. Most smokers don't think that dropping butts harms the earth. (2)      
Later, we wrote to companies and asked them for money to help us. We used the money to buy ashtrays to give smokers.
We wanted smokers to carry the ashtrays with them so they didn't have to drop butts.
At the moment, we are trying to get cigarette companies to put an ashtray in each pack of cigarettes. (3)      
Many people have started to join our group since it began. (4)       And there are even groups in England, Australia and India!
Many newspapers have written about my sister and I over the last seven years. And we have won many prizes for our good work.
(5)       We just want to make the earth a better and cleaner place for animals, plants and people.
One day it will be.

12．
In ancient Egypt, it was very dry. People depended mainly on the Nile River. The Egyptians only grew        (1) kinds of food. Mainly they grew wheat.
The Egyptians made wheat        (2)bread, soup and beer. In fact, some people think the real        (3)the Egyptians first began growing grains was to make beer.
The Egyptians also       (4)meat. They could go to the butcher's and buy some meat, just as people do today. As it didn't rain often in Egypt, they could leave the meat and sell it outside instead of inside in the store. The ancient Egyptians would not eat pork because they thought pigs carried        (5). Instead, they ate        (6), mutton and duck.
For dessert, the Egyptians like to eat dates(大枣). If someone died, the family would put some dates        (7) the person. People thought the        (8)would eat dates in the next world. Many dates have been kept in the dry weather for three thousand years before people        (9) them again.
Scientists have also        (10)seed, which show that the Egyptians also grew watermelons as well as many kinds of melons.

13． Need a reason to be happy? Then you will be happy to know that March 20th is the International Day of happiness.
The United Nations set up the International Day of happiness in 2012 to remind us that happiness is a basic human goal and right.
It was celebrated for the ① time in 2013. On that day, we celebrated hundreds of "Happy Heroes" ﹣ those who did so much to bring happiness to others. They helped the homeless to live a comfortable life and the poor kids to go to school.
The 2014 Day of Happiness actions asked people to share pictures ② can make them happy. People all over the world showed their favorite pictures on the Internet. "It's exciting to see so many people sharing photos of what makes them happy." Joe, a senior high school students from Canada saiD.
The 2015 Day of happiness actions gave attention on relationships. Modern society is leaving more and more people feeling lonely. On that day, thousands of people all around the world reached out to make new connections with others. They visited their neighbors, gave calls to the doctors they didn't know very well, drove the strangers to station for free. . .
The theme of the 2019 Day of Happiness is "Happier Together". It encourages people worldwide to focus ③ what we have in common, rather than what divides us.

14．假定你是李华,你的美国朋友Jack来信说他暑假期间要来中国交流学习.他学了两年中文,但是仍然担心用中文交流时会遇到困难.他很想了解中国文化.请你用英语给Jack写封回信,要点如下:
注意:1.词数80～100;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.信中不能出现与本人相关的信息;
4.开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数.
参考词汇: 自信的confident　 肢体语言body language
Dear Jack,
　　How is everything going? I am very glad to learn that you are coming to China this summer. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua