1．　　Even before my father left us, my mother had to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, "Mom (1)      ."
　　"Get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes, "Mom said, without looking up." And don't use that as a (n) (2)      for anything again!"
　　One day, our teacher had each of us race (3)      the monkey bars (攀爬架), swinging from one rung (横杠) to the next. When it was my (4)      , I shook my head. Some kids behind me (5)       , and I went home crying.
　　Hearing my story, Mom hugged me. The next afternoon, she took me (6)       to school. At the empty playground, Mom looked carefully at the rungs. "Now, (7)       up with your right hand, " she advised. She stood by as I tried hard to lift myself with my right hand (8)       I could hook (勾住) the rung with my other elbow (肘). Day after day we practiced and she praised me for every rung I (9)      .
　　I'll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked (10)       at the kids standing there with their mouths (11)       .
　　One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I (12)       myself into the bed, crying. I could hear Mom come in, "Mom" (13)      of the boys would dance with me."
　　It was a long (14)       before Mom said, "Oh, honey (15)       that I could hardly get it. I could see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she had suffered (遭受) in bringing me up. She had never let me see her tears."
　　Mother's tears are always there in my heart. I will beat any difficulty off with one hand.

2．　　Homestays are becoming more and more popular, and people around the world are offering their homes as hotels. Homestays offer cheap places to stay and the chance for guests to see the area like local people. "They are very popular with students who want to stay in another country and learn a language. We asked three families who run homestays to tell us about where they live.

3．　　"Late again, Mavis!How many times I have told you to come back in time to help me cook dinner?" asked Mrs. Muntari.
　　"But, mummy, I can't just walk out in the middle of a game!" said Mavis.
　　"You shouldn't be playing the game in the first place."
　　"But, mum, why can't I? You never tell Adibe or Senze not to play football. I had to leave the game at half time and rush back so you wouldn't get angry with me
　　"You are a girl. It is as simple as that. Boys and girls have different roles to play. I have 11 hungry mouths to feed and I need your help!You are the oldest girl not working, so it is your job to help me. That's the way of our people. Now go and fry some more chicken."
　　At the dinner table, Adibe and Senze were excitedly talking about today's game, while eating the chicken Mavis had fried. They talked about how Mavis scored in the first half with a power shot from the halfway line It was a great goal as their team was losing by 0 - 1 at that time.
　　Dad came home then and brought the boys a local newspaper, in which there was news about football scouts (球探) from England visiting Ghana (加纳), I'm going to be like Essien!" And they started arguing which one would make it as a superstar.
　　Mavis decided to take this chance. She stole out of home. When she arrived at the playground, one player happened to get injured (受伤) and the coach was worried. "I can take his place!" Mavis shouted. Though it was unbelievable to let a girl play, she made an amazing shot!
　　When the game was over, the scouts all stood up, cheering.

4．　　Earthquake rescue (救援) robots experienced their final tests in Beijing, The inventors of this robot said with this robot said with this robot,rescuers would beable to buy more time to save lives during an earthquake.
　　This kind of robot is able to fly. It's about three meters long, and it took about four years to develop the model. Its main function is to collect information from the air and send goods of up to 30 kilos to people trapped (困住) by an earthquake. It has an excellent camera which can provide very clear pictures. It can work day and night and is also able to send the latest pictures from the quake area.
　　Dr. Qi Juntong, a researcher from Tsinghua University, said, and then it takes of, and lands by itself. It flies as high as 3000 meters as fast as 100 kilometers per hour."
　　This robot has a different function — it can change as the environment changes. Its main job is to search for any signs of life in places where human rescuers are unable to go. The camera, also acting as a detector (探测器) that finds trapped people and detects harmful gases, which can work in the dark, With its 10-meter-long pipe in the robot(氧气) and water.
　　Experts have said that the robots would enter production and serve as part of the national earthquake rescue team as soon as possible.

5．　　A few years ago, my sister in-law started to feel worried about her teenage daughter. What was she doing after school?Where was she spending her time?Her daughter was an excellent student, and took part in all kinds of after-class activities. Even so (跟踪) app on the kid's phone.
　　At first, this made my sister-in-law "feel better". Then the good situation suddenly ended, She recalled, "Things went quickly downhill for the mother and the daughter after that.
　　With 83% of teens having their own phones now, according to a study in 2020, more and more of their parents are facing the question to watch or not?
　　Ann Homayoun, expert from Harford University, has advised many parents and their kids about this. "I've found tens are more acceptable to tracking apps when it is included as part of a family agreement to improve safety than when it is placed as a secret tool to watch them" she said.
　　Mark Bell, a father of a teenage girl, said, but we have set some ground rules that my daughter must follow in exchange for us providing a phone, " he said. For example(媒体) so that he can read posts, and must share all passwords. When you're trying to build trust, to win their trust, you always need to be straight with your children.
　　"Parents must let children know how and when they'll be watching them," said Doctor White. "If they're not open about it", he warns "it can greatly harm the parent and child relationship."

17．　　Farmer Pak Sadiman has made it his task to do something about Central Java's water shortage problem, little by little.
　　He has changed his dry village into a place rich in ground water by planting trees on nearby land for the last 19 years, and he is encouraging others to join in, too.
　　Sadiman realized that the land was in need of some water when the Gendol River previously (以前) the source of water for villagers — was quickly drying up:Even rubber trees, the local people's main source of income (收入来源) were so dry that they could no longer produce rubber latex (橡胶乳). It was then that Sadiman took action so that his children and grandchildren could take advantage of the planted trees.
　　"Banyan (榕树) trees, unlike rubber trees, the more clean water villagers will get," he thought. Although he went through a hard time ,the farmer never became discouraged from achieving his goal — providing his village with a clean water source.
　　He's planted at least 11, 000 trees over the last 19 years, and his village seems to have escaped from the dry season, Villagers have joined in Sadiman's efforts and worked alongside him to plant the trees. "Pak Sadiman is our hero. This village used to fight with water shortage, but now we have enough water because of him," said the head of the village.
　　Sadiman said as long as he's healthy, he'll continue to plant trees to help provide clean water for his villagers.

(1)What problem did the village have?
                                                                                
(2)What did Sadiman do to solve the problem?
                                                                                
(3)How long had Sadiman , been working on the task?
                                                                                
(4)What does the underlined words "escape from" in Paragraph 5 mean?
                                                                                
(5)What do you think of Sadiman?
                                                                                

18．你班计划本周末乘大巴车到西山 (West Hills) 郊游，你校交换生吉姆愿意一同前往。假如你是李华，将活动事宜告知吉姆。
1. 时间：周日上午8点至下午4；
2. 活动内容：爬山，摘樱桃 (cherries)；
3. 注意事项：守时；自带午餐；确保安全。
注意：
1. 词数：90左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua