16．　　Every one of us, rich or poor, should at least have one or two good friends. Our friends will listen to us when we want to(1)      , will cheer us up when we are sad, and will look after us when we feel(2)      . Friends will go together with us side by side through the journey of life.
　　Friendship is a kind of treasure in our lives. It is actually(3)       a bottle of wine (酒). The longer we keep it, the(4)       it will be. It is also like a cup of tea. When we are thirsty, it will be our best(5)      . When we stay with our friends, we can do anything we want—laugh together, talk together, and(6)       cry together. I should say that being together with our good friends is the most wonderful(7)       of our lives. As we know, we'll feel lonely if we don't have a friend. But it doesn't(8)       that we can depend on our friends all the time. We should work hard together with our friends, encourage each other and help each other. (9)       we receive love and friendship, we should repay (报答)as much as we can.
　　I hope that everyone can(10)       a real beautiful friendship in our lives.

17．Dear editor,
　　I am not a good﹣looking boy and I'm not good at studying, either. Some people don't even want to talk to me. So I usually feel lonely. Sometimes I think if I want to leave home, nobody will care. How can I stop feeling like this?
Peter

Dear Peter,
　　Without knowing more about you, it is hard for me to give you some good advice.
　　But firstly, I am sure that it's wrong to think that nobody will care if you leave home. What about your parents?And other family members?It seems that you are very sad. You'd better go to see a doctor or talk to your parents. They will be able to help you.
　　Secondly, I'm sure there must be someone in your class who feels lonely too. You never know how other people feel inside. Try to make friends with them.
　　Or you can join a club to meet new people and keep yourself busy.
　　Finally, you need to find happiness in yourself. Write a list of all the good things about yourself, learn to like yourself, and then others will see your confidence and like you, too.
Editor

18．　　At an early time, a paper ticket was necessary even for passengers who bought tickets online. But now people are saying goodbye to paper tickets.
　　Passengers can swipe (刷)an ID card to pass through a gate before taking a high﹣speed train. This helps the railway operator (铁路运营公司)improve its e﹣ticket service.
　　"It's very convenient and fast, " said Wu Yuanzhen, a passenger from Guangxi. "I am a salesman and travel a lot by train. For us, time is money. E﹣tickets save time picking up (取票的时间)and improve travel efficiency (效率). "
　　For passengers who need to change or return their tickets, they can change the tickets or get a refund (退款)through 12306. cn or the ticket office at the station.
　　Since 2011, passengers have been able to swipe their ID cards at self﹣service machines (自助操作机)to take the Beijing﹣Tianjin high﹣speed railway and Beijing﹣Shanghai high﹣speed railway.
　　Checking in (办理登乘手续)by swiping an ID card is now available (可用的)at high﹣speed railway stations in most big cities across China, especially in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Wuhan. However, at stations in some remote areas, passengers still need a paper ticket to get on a train.

19．　　Is the whale the world's largest fish?No. It looks like a fish, but it is really a mammal (哺乳动物). Then what's the world's largest fish?It's the whale shark (鲸鲨).
　　Although the whale shark is the biggest fish and lives in many oceans around the world, few people have ever heard of it. Scientists have not been studying whale sharks for very long. Much more needs to be learned about them.
　　A whale shark is sometimes called a "gentle giant (温柔的巨人)". It likes to be alone and doesn't care a bit about divers (潜水员)or humans. The biggest whale shark weighed 24, 250 pounds and was nearly 40 feet long. This makes it heavier and longer than a school bus.
　　Inside its huge mouth are great numbers of very small teeth. To count all of them, you'll need to do some maths. The whale shark's teeth are in rows. There are between eleven and thirteen rows on each jaw (颚)and around three hundred teeth in each row.
　　However, the whale shark rarely (很少)uses its teeth. It does not chew (咀嚼)or bite its food. Large amounts of water are pulled into its mouth and then pushed out through its gills (腮).
　　For a few months every year, a group of whale sharks comes to Ningaloo Reef, off Western Australia. This gives scientists a wonderful chance to study the large fish. Whale sharks do live in other oceans of the world, but no one knows their population. It is possible that our biggest fish may need protecting. It is one of the reasons why scientists continue to learn all they can about these gentle giants.

20．A:Hello, Xiao Hong!You look a little worried. (1)      
B:Yes. It's just my mother. She always nags (唠叨)me.
A:Really?(2)      
B:She nags me about almost everything. "Get up now. .. Everything must be in place. .. "
A:Well, all the mothers like saying these words to their children.
B:Also, I love pop music. (3)       We don't have the same interest in many things.
A:(4)       But I should say she nags you because she cares about you.
B:I agree with you. (5)      
A:That's right. Understanding is important. If your mother knows that everything is fine, she will never nag.

A. Maybe you're right.
B. Is there anything wrong?
C. I'll try to understand her.
D. What does your mother nag you about?
E. That's a good idea.
F. But she doesn't like it at all.
G. When will you talk with your mother?

26．　　China is a nation of etiquette (礼仪). Chinese people are the most hospitable (好客的)people in the world. If foreigners visit a Chinese family, they will be surprised at the warmth that they will receive as guests.
When you visit a Chinese family, the host (主人)usually makes tea for you. Then he will serve you snacks like biscuits or candies. Someone in the family will also chat with you, they never let you feel lonely.
　　At the same time, other family members will prepare a meal for you. Chinese people treat their guests with a big meal. They always serve more food than the guest can eat. On the table, the guests must be the first to eat. Perhaps one of the things that surprises a western guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for their guests. However, it won't happen at western tables.
　　The Chinese family try their best to make you feel at home. When you finish eating, the host usually says, "It seems that you didn't eat much. Please have more. " Although you tell them you are full, they still put more food in your bowl.
　　Being warm and hospitable has been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition. As Confucius said long time ago, "To meet friends afar (远方). How happy we are!"

27．　　"Thanks for our government. Thanks for providing us with such a good training program. The training program will help us live well. I will study h(1)      and learn different skills. After that I can s(2)       my family difficulties and do good to others, " a learner on the job training program said, feeling e(3)      .
　　The learner's father is disabled (残疾的), and his mother is ill i(4)       bed. The family is very poor. So he has to find a job to make money. The learner graduated (毕业)from high school and didn't have the c(5)       to go to college. The job training program can help him to learn the skills that he'll need in the workplace.
　　This story makes me think of another s(6)      . It goes like this:Long long ago, there was a man who liked fishing a lot, and he was able to catch a lot of fish every day. He was a kind﹣hearted man, he always s(7)       his fish with his neighbors because they didn't know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be great if he taught them how to fish. So he called them together to show them how to fish. Everyone was happy b(8)       they could eat the fish they caught by themselves.
　　Now, there are still many poor people in the world. But it's not good if we give only fish to them. I(9)      , we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, technical (技能的)training is very i(10)       to people in need and they will learn the skills to make money. People can learn lots of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them find jobs.

28．在成长过程中, 我们经常会面临来自老师的提醒、责备或批评．有的同学不理解, 有的甚至会做出过激的反应．5月13日, 是星期四, 在你们班发生了一件事, 这件事让你印象深刻．请你根据以下要点用英语写一篇日记．
(1)在英语课上, 李明不听讲而是看小说．
(2)老师几次提醒他要认真听课, 他依旧如此, 老师把他书拿走．
(3)李明什么也没说, 突然站起来冲出教室．
(4)老师拦住了他, 让他冷静下来并把他带回教室．
(5)课后老师与他进行了沟通, 他认识到了自己的错误并鼓起勇气向老师道歉．
(6)你认为……
参考词汇:提醒remind 拦下stop 鼓起勇气pick up one's courage
要求:课后老师与他进行了沟通, 他认识到了自己的错误并鼓起勇气向老师道歉．
(1)词数:80~100个．
(2)开头已给出, 不计入总词数．
要点齐全, 行文连贯, 可适当发挥．
Thursday, May 13th, 2021 Fine
　　I still remember the day when I had an English class. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________