11．　　There was a stone lying in the mountains for a long time. He had a dream — one day he could fly up into the sky (1)       a bird. When he told his dream to his friends, they all laughed at him.
　　"Look! Your heart is (2)       than the sky!"
　　However, these words didn't make a difference to the stone. Instead, he just said (3)      , looked up into the sky full of hope in his eyes and waited for the chance.
　　One day, a man named Zhuangzi passed by. The stone knew this man had the great wisdom. So he talked about his dream to the great man.
　　"(4)       me, please!" The stone begged (乞求).
　　Zhuangzi said, "I can help you achieve it, but you must first grow into a mountain and be strong enough to suffer (承受) a lot." The stone replied, "I am not afraid of anything (5)       I'm sure I can do it."
　　From then on, the stone tried his best to get as much energy as he could from nature to make himself strong. After so many years and storms, the stone grew into a large mountain (6)      . So Zhuangzi sent some huge birds to hit the mountain with (7)       wings. After shaking strongly, the mountain broke apart and countless stones flew up into the sky. At the moment of flight, the stone was so (8)       that he couldn't help shouting, "I am flying in the sky now!" He finally experienced the joy of flying.
　　But soon he fell off from the sky and turned back into what he was like before.
　　Zhuangzi asked, " (9)       you regret?"
　　"No, I don't. I am very (10)      . I have ever grown into a mountain and flown!" The stone answered.

12．　　Do you want to have a nice trip in your spare time? Maybe Yunnan Province is a good choice for you. There you can enjoy different places of interest.

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13．　　Michelle, a famous lady, has found that more than 25% students are too fat in her country. It is a very serious problem. So she starts a Health Program to deal with it. The Heath Program is to reduce the number of fat students today and in the future.
　　The program will get families, schools, newspapers, magazines and TVs to join together and deal with the students' obesity so that students will be at a healthier weight.
　　The program includes: Food stores should sell healthier foods; schools should arrange (安排) healthier meals without too much fat and more gym classes.
　　The lady is trying to fight the students' obesity all over the country because it can cause illnesses and high food cost. She wants the students to eat right, exercise more and control their weight. She also wants the students to understand it is important to have less sweet food and drink water, milk and fresh juices, but not to choose cokes. At the same time, she has also set a good example by planting a vegetable garden. She hopes that the garden will encourage more people to plant one, too.
　　The Health Program is really meaningful to the students today and in the future. As she says, "We can't always build the future for the young, but we can build the young for the future."

14．　　Martina's Grandpa Peter lived with the family after Grandma's death.
　　One day, Mom Susan decided to do the spring cleaning. They cleaned the house until everything was clean. Then Mom pointed to Grandpa's sofa and said, "That old sofa has got to go. We'll buy Grandpa a new one."
　　But as they moved the sofa, Grandpa stopped them and shouted, "You can't take my sofa! I don't want a new one." Mom had to say, "We will talk about it tonight when John gets home." John, Martina's dad, was still at work.
　　"Grandpa, why don't you let us take away the sofa?" Martina asked at supper.
　　Grandpa shook his head, "I sat in this sofa, with your grandma, when I asked her to marry me. It was so long ago, but when I sit in this sofa and close my eyes, she seems to be near."
　　"It's surprising!" Martina thought, "How Grandpa can remember things from the past. These days he forgets almost everything."
　　Grandpa smiled to Martina, "The night your father was born, I sat in this sofa. I was nervous when they placed the little baby into my arms."
　　"Many years later," Grandpa continued, "I sat in this sofa when the doctor told me your grandma was ill. I was lost without her, but the sofa gave me the comfort."
　　"I do see now." Martina looked at Grandpa. "This is not just an old sofa. It is more like a friend." "Yes." Grandpa added, "We've got through a lot together."
　　The whole family agreed that the house would be boring without the old sofa.

15．　　Every year, when the Dragon Boat Festival comes, Chinese people often hang a kind of plant on the door. It is called wormwood (艾草). (1)       On the other hand, its special smell can also keep annoying insects away from rooms.
　　In fact, wormwood tastes bitter but smells very pleasant. (2)       So it can be seen in Compendium of Materia Medica (《本草纲目》). This book is widely believed to be the classic of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The writer of the book is Li Shizhen. (3)      
　　Wormwood is well-known for its ability to treat a great number of illnesses. Hundreds of years later, in Qichun, Hubei Province, it is still serving local people. Recently, Qichun has been busy preparing for the World Wormwood Industry Show. (4)       And it will be good for the popularity of TCM and the traditional Chinese culture.
　　Wormwood has become the main industry in this area. (5)       At the same time, wormwood is gradually known around the world as a kind of traditional Chinese medicine.

16．(Xiao Yun and Fangfang meet on the street on Sunday)
Xiao Yun: Hello, Fangfang! Long time no see.
Fangfang: Hi, Xiao Yun! (1)      
Xiao Yun: It's great! And you?
Fangfang: I'm OK, too. (2)      
Xiao Yun: I'm going to the bookstore. I want to buy a book about ice skating.
Fangfang: Ice skating? (3)      
Xiao Yun: I like the sport because of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The Chinese athletes (运动员) all faced challenges bravely and tried their best to win in the competitions. I admire them. And I like Wu Dajing best. He is a very excellent skating athlete.
Fangfang: Yes, so he is. He is so confident and brave. His spirit is worth admiring.
Xiao Yun: I agree with you. (4)       We should study hard and stick to our dreams like him. By the way, could you help me choose a book now? I need your advice.
Fangfang: With pleasure.
Xiao Yun: (5)       Let's go.

17．Xiao Jing: Hello? This is Xiao Jing speaking. Who is that?
Gu Hong: Oh, Xiao Jing. (1)       It's reported that China's Shenzhou-14 has been sent up into space successfully. (2)      
Xiao Jing: Yes, I have. I watched it just now. Maybe the astronauts will give the Heavenly Palace Class (天宫课堂) in space for the third time.
Gu Hong: I hope so. The astronauts of the Shenzhou-13 gave the Heavenly Palace Class three months ago. It was amazing!
Xiao Jing: Really? It's a pity that I missed it. (3)      
Gu Hong: It was about some interesting scientific experiments.
Xiao Jing: Oh, I love science! I can't wait to watch the third class.
Gu Hong: Me, too. Oh, there will be a space show in the Space Museum and people can experience the life in space. Why not pay a visit there?
Xiao Jing: (4)       Would you like to go with me?
Gu Hong: (5)       I also want to learn something more about space. Let's go there together.

18．
　　Many Chinese people these days leave their hometowns to work in the cities. They usually (1)       to their hometowns one or two times a year. Zhong Wei hasn't been back in close to three years. He has worked in a factory in Wenzhou for 13 years. Although it is only about ten (2)       bus ride, he is just too busy to go back.
　　People like him are (3)       in how their hometowns are changing. New buildings are often built by the government. Zhong Wei thinks these changes are good because things need to change in order to become better. (4)       he also thinks some things will never change, and his hometown is still the place that holds all his soft and sweet (5)      .

19．　　Xian Xinghai is a very famous musician in China. He has written many great pieces of music. In his short life, he wrote nearly 300 songs and an opera.
　　Xian was born in Panyu, Guangzhou in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian had to move from place to place with his mother. He began learning to play the violin when he was 20 years old. At first, his violin was so cheap and in a poor quality that he could not play it well. His friends laughed at him. However, Xian did not stop practicing and soon showed his talent. In 1934, he became the first Chinese student who studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he left, Xian became the school's best student and won several prizes for his talents.
　　The next year, he got back to China and helped fight against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan'an to teach music at a college. Although there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time, Xian still wrote some of his most important music there, including The Yellow River Chorus, his most famous work.
　　In May 1940, Xian Xinghai went to the Soviet Union (苏联) to write music for movies. Life there was so hard that he got very sick. Later he died of a lung illness on October 30, 1945, aged only 40.
　　Xian Xinghai is such a great man and his music will live on in people's hearts forever.

20．　　We sometimes say the lion is "the king of the jungle" because it is stronger and more dangerous than the other animals. Most other animals in the jungle run more slowly than the lion, so it can hunt better. The lion is the top animal in the land food chain.
　　In the sea, the shark is at the top of the food chain. Most other sea animals swim much more slowly than it. It can also use its big teeth to catch other sea animals and eat them.
　　What is at the top of the world's food chain? Humans are! We are not the biggest or fastest, but we are the cleverest! We could not catch up with most animals, so we invented cars and now we can move the fastest. We could not fight better than a lion, so we invented guns. Now we can hunt the best.
　　People's inventions help a lot, but they can be dangerous, too. For example, many years ago in Inner Mongolia, people used guns to kill a lot of wild wolves. The wild wolves usually eat wild rabbits. But in recent years, the number of wild rabbits is becoming bigger and bigger because the number of wild wolves is getting smaller and smaller. The wild rabbits competed for the grass with the sheep and cows. Much of the grassland became desert because the rabbits destroyed (毁坏) it seriously.
　　Remember that we are a part of the food chain. We are in danger, too! If we protect animals, we are protecting ourselves. Luckily, people have paid much attention to such problems. We will do more things to keep the balance of ecosystem in the future.

29．自从"双减"政策实施以来，我们学生有更多的空闲时间参与文娱、体育、艺术等方面的课外活动，这些活动为我们的生活增添了生机和活力。请以"After-school Activities Make My Life Colorful"为题，写一篇英语短文来介绍你参与的课外活动。
内容:
(1)介绍你所参与的1至2项关于文娱、体育或艺术方面的课外活动；
(2)谈一谈课外活动给你带来的收获及感受。
要求:
(1)文中不得出现真实姓名、校名或地名；
(2)语言通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；
(3)词数在80词左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。

After-school Activities Make My Life Colorful
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