1．　　At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several exams because he often played with some bad kids. One weekend morning, Einstein carried a fishing net and prepared to go fishing with those (1)      . His father stopped him and said to him calmly, "Einstein, you were spending too much time (2)      , so you failed in the exams. I'm worried about your future."
　　"What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but they went fishing as usual."
　　"My boy, you can't think so." Looking at Einstein, his father said , "There is a (3)       in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it carefully."
　　"There were two cats playing on the roof. (4)      , they fell into the chimney (烟囱). When they climbed out of the chimney, one cat's face was dirty (5)       the other cat's face was clean. Seeing the dirty-faced cat, the clean-faced one thought its own face was also dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The dirty-faced cat saw the clean-faced one, thinking its own face was clean as well, so it walked happily in the street."
　　"Einstein, (6)       can be your mirror (镜子). Only you are your own mirror. Some of the kids are not strict with themselves. If you take them to be your mirror, even a clever person may become stupid." Hearing this, Einstein was ashamed and laid down his fishing rod and returned to his small room.
　　After that, Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be (7)       with himself and kept telling himself, "I am special, so I needn't be as common as others." This was why Einstein (8)       in his career (事业).
　　1,000 people have 1,000 kinds of wishes in life. Different wishes will produce different (9)       about life. You can learn from other people, but you can never follow others completely.
　　You must see yourself clearly, and know what you want to get. Your future doesn't (10)       how others act, but on what you are going to act.

2．　　Fights at school sometimes happen. But how can you keep away from a fight? Here's something you can do.
　　Be calm (冷静). Sometimes, you feel so angry that you really want to teach somebody a lesson. But being angry can't solve problems. Neither can a fight. Instead, it may bring you more problems. In the school, everyone involved (卷入) in a fight will be punished, no matter who started it. There are no winners in a fight.
　　Shout loudly. If you know someone is coming up behind you to attack, turn towards the person with your hands up in front of your body and loudly say "stop" before walking away. Loud voice can usually make the attacker calm down. If the person doesn't stop, cry for help by calling out the name of a teacher whose office is nearby.
　　 ▲ Your friend may ask you to join in a fight. Learn to say no. Helping him fight is not really helpful to him. If you really want to give him a hand, try to ask him to give it up. Also, you can tell him if he gets involved in a fight, he may get hurt and be punished. Then, try to learn why he wants a fight and help him find a right way to deal with the problem.

3．　　Tony is a student aged 15. He and his parents are going to travel around Beijing this summer. Below is some information that they have got.

4．　　What does it take to graduate from university? Some papers or high scores in exams? Well, these are not enough if you are a student at Tsinghua University.
　　According to a new rule of the university, students must prove (证明) themselves in the swimming pool. They need to pass a swimming test of at least 50 meters, and those who fail the test will be required to take a swimming course throughout their school years. By the time they graduate, they will have known how to swim; otherwise they can't graduate with their bachelor's degrees (学士学位).
　　The news made waves in Chinese social media (媒体). Some people praised the university for requiring a necessary skill that can save lives, and they also believed that the rule would help improve students' health. However, others questioned if it was fair to expect those who come from inland cities (内陆城市) to be able to swim.
　　In fact, this is not a new rule. Tsinghua University first made swimming a requirement in 1919 but later gave it up because the number of students became too large and there were not enough swimming pools in the school for them to learn swimming.
　　Anyway, it is still good news that Chinese students' health has become more and more valued. Why not just take this chance to learn one more life-saving ability?

5．　　In many countries around the world, May 1st is a holiday which is called Labor Day or Workers' Day. It is an interesting holiday that honors working people and their jobs. But do you know how it started?
　　During the late 1880s, in many parts of the world, people worked for fourteen to sixteen hours a day in factories but made very little money. Later, in the United States and Canada, working people got together to set up unions (工会). The union leaders asked factory bosses for shorter working time and higher salaries (工资), but many of the bosses refused their ideas.
　　On May 1st, 1886, men and women in the United States and Canada stopped working and went onto the streets. They walked through cities and towns to force bosses to let them work eight hours a day. In the city of Chicago, several people died in fighting with the police. Over the next few years, people in cities around the world stopped working on May 1st to honor workers everywhere. By the early twentieth century, the first of May became a national holiday in many countries.
　　However, in the United States and Canada, May 1st is not a holiday. North Americans celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday in September. Today in the United States, Labor Day is mostly about having fun. People enjoy a long weekend and often celebrate it by having picnics with friends or family. In many parts of the United States, Labor Day is also the last day of summer vacation, and students return to school the next day.

6．　　Now students' English handwriting (书写) gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried. Is your English handwriting beautiful? (1)      
Use paper with lines
　　When you write English words or sentences, you can use paper with lines. That will make your handwriting straight. (2)       Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And make sure these capital letters (大写字母) are written properly.
Slow down
　　If your writing is hard to read, just slow down a little. (3)       If you write too quickly, it's hard for you to stop where you should, and you may make more mistakes easily.
(4)      
　　When you hold your pencil in the correct way, writing is much better. Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting bad. Try to be relaxed and don't hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit.
Draw more pictures
　　 (5)       While you are drawing pictures, you need to use the skills to control (控制) your pencil better. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by drawing at home.
　　Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your fans run up to you? Give them your autographs (亲笔签名), of course!

12．
　　Helen Keller lived in the USA. She was a great woman. When Helen was a baby, she (1)             very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, "She is better, but now she can't see and she can't hear." Her parents were very (2)            .
　　After a few years, things got (3)            . There was no way for Helen to speak to other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn't understand (4)            .
　　Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her (5)             word. When she was (6)            , she went to college. After a few years, Helen was very famous. She helped many blind (盲) and deaf (聋) people. She (7)             around the world and helped many people.
　　Helen was a very old woman when she (8)            . The world remembers (9)             today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a (10)             to see and hear.

13．　　Look around when you're on a subway. What is the most popular time-killing (消磨时间的) activity? In China, most people play on their smart phones. While in other countries, people often enjoy reading.
　　On average (平均), each Chinese person read less than eight books in 2018, according to a recent survey from the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication. But Chinese people (5)①________ an average of 26 minutes on WeChat Reading every day.
　　In many western countries, people can read at any time. Even backpackers (背包客) enjoy reading books when they are having a break at the beach or relaxing from a hike. Reading books builds a bridge (5)②________ our lives and the unknown world.
　　Many hotels abroad also offer book-exchanges for visitors. Simply drop off your finished books and take those that other people left behind.
　　In most US middle schools, teachers give students a reading list every few weeks. (4)Most books are easy to read, so students won't lose their confidence of reading.
　　Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books. In order to encourage people to read more, China is planning to foster (培养) the habits of reading in its law. (5)③________ this has both good and bad sides, it can be seen as a way to develop one's reading habits.

14．作为中学生，我们应该怎样做才能感受生命的价值，有意义地进行学习和生活呢？请你根据下面的图示及要求，用英文完成写作，至少选择2—3方面进行陈述，不少于80字。
要求：
1. 语意连贯，层次清楚，书写规范。
2. 文中不得出现真实的姓名与校名。
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