1．　　Successful people from the dreamers is their persistent(锲而不舍的)action. When you learn your lessons in school, you must work hard and not give up. You will often find some of your lessons very hard. Try and keep trying, and you'll be sure to successfully deal with any difficulty you meet with. If we have a hard lesson today, let us try our best to learn it well and then we shall be prepared for a harder one tomorrow.
　　This is the famous formula(公式)for success:
　　Dream>Believe>Achieve
　　Most people have what they want (Dream) and think they can realize their dreams (Believe). And then they do nothing. They just imagine their dreams can come true. When they get tired waiting and lose a lot, they get bored. They say angrily how terrible their life is.
　　I personally believe that if you really want to achieve your dreams and goals in life, you have to add one thing to your success formula:
　　Dream>Believe>Act>Achieve
　　For me, act is the most important thing for success and that's to Take Persistent Action (Act). If you say, "I can't do it" and give up, you can never do anything valuable. However, "I'll try" creates wonders. Let's remember that there will be problems in our life. We must face them bravely and solve them. Success is not something that falls down from the sky. Most successful people made their dreams come true because of their persistent action.
　　Please remember:Action is the bridge that connects our dreams and goals to reality.

2．　　Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes!The program works because everyone's eyes are different. So in the future you won't have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You'll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are. The eye-recognition (眼睛识别) program is tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain and Italy.
　　Scientists are working on other systems, such as knowing you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell!And machines can already tell who you are from your voice or your fingerprint (指纹). But eye-recognition will replace other ways of finding out who you are. It is better, because your eyes don't change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the program can be up to 94% correct, depending on how good the technology is. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.
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3．　　The first emperor (皇帝) of China, Qin Shihuang, completed a huge number of projects during his rule. Between 221 and 210 B. C. , he started the building of the Great Wall. The emperor also ordered the building of a huge army of life-sized terracotta soldiers (兵马俑). These, he hoped, would protect his tomb (坟墓) after his death.
　　Lost in Time
　　The soldiers in Xiˈanˈs terracotta museum are today light brown, but they weren't always. They began as an army of red, blue, yellow, green, white, and purple. Sadly, most of the colors did not last to the present day. After they were exposed (暴露) to air during digging, the coating under the paint began to fall off. The paint disappeared in less time than it takes to boil an egg, taking away with it important pieces of history.
　　New Technology
　　Now new technology is starting to show the army's true colors. Archeologists (考古学家) have recently discovered an area with more than a hundred soldiers. Many of these still have their painted features (特征), including black hair, pink faces, and black or brown eyes. Chinese and German researchers have developed a chemical liquid (液体) to help save the soldiersˈ colors. After they find a soldier or another art piece, archeologists put the liquid on it. They then cover it in plastic(塑料).
　　Back to Life
　　Archeologists are also finding colors in the dirt (灰尘) around the soldiers. It's important not to do anything with the dirt, so the colors won't be lost. "We are treating the dirt as an art piece, " says Rong Bo, the museum's leading archeologist. The next challenge (挑战), says Rong Bo, is to find a way to use the colors onto the army again. Once that happens, artists can bring Emperor Qin's army back to its full, bright colors.

4．　　You might have seen beautiful rainbows in the sky before. They form when sunlight falls on water drops in the air. But in fact, moonlight can also create rainbows in the same way. They are called "moonbows". They are similar to rainbows, but they are created by moonlight instead of direct sunlight.
　　Moonbows are rarer than rainbows. Different weather and astronomical (天文学的) conditions have to be just right for moonbows to be created.
　　The moon has to be very low in the sky — only 42 degrees from the horizon (地平线). The moon period has to be a full moon or nearly full. The sky must be very dark for a moonbow to be watched clearly—any bright light can        it. Water drops must appear in the air in the opposite direction of the moon.
　　Moonbows appear on the opposite side of the moon and usually look white to the human eye. This is because their colors are not bright enough to be noticed by the human eye. It is possible, however, to view the colors in a moonbow using long exposure (长时间曝光) photography.
　　Moonbows more often appear in some locations around the world. Most of these locations usually have waterfalls, which create thin fog in the air. Some of these locations are the Yosemite National Park in California and Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in Kentucky, US;Victoria Falls on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe;and Waimea in Hawaii, US.
　　Moonbows do really happen. So at a certain time and a certain place, when a moonbow happens to appear, you can't miss it if you're right there.

5．　　Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20th century. In his short life he wrote (1)      300 songs and an opera.
　　Xian was born in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with (2)      mother. He began learning to play (3)      violin when he was about 20 years old. In the beginning, his violin was(4)      cheap and badly made that he (5)      not play it well. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not stop (6)      and soon showed his talent. In 1934, he was the first Chinese student who studied in a special(7)      school in Paris. Before he(8)      , Xian became one of the school's best students (9)      won several prizes for his talents.
　　In 1935, he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yanˈan (10)      music at a college. (11)      there were no pianos in Yanˈan at that time, Xian still wrote (12)      of his most important music there, including The Yellow River, his most famous work.
　　In May 1940, Xian (13)      to the Soviet Union (前苏联) to write music for movies. In the Soviet Union, life was very (14)      . Xian got sick and later died (15)      a lung illness on October 30th, 1945, aged only 40. Xianˈs music, however, lives on in the peopleˈs hearts.

6．　　Should parents ask their children to do chores (家务)? (1)      
　　They think that children are too young to cook or clean for themselves or their parents. But many people believe that children can learn a lot from doing regular chores. Parents should help children learn to do the housework that they will have to do when they live on their own. (2)      
　　(3)      Parents shouldn't of course, ask a school boy to cook when he is doing his homework. If the child has activities after school, the time left to do chores may be short.
　　(4)      When a child does what his parents ask him to do happily, he will probably have the feeling of growing up. Chores can be useful. They are a teaching tool. Parents use the tool to teach children, so that they can care for themselves some day. (5)      If parents don't keep a clean house, children won't find any reason to do chores.
A. And they also give children a sense of responsibility, importance and confidence.
B. Parents must make children understand how hard they work.
C. And please make sure parents also do chores.
D. Doing chores can help children get better grades.
E. Some believe the children should not do chores.
F. Perhaps more chores on weekends can be helpful.
G. Most experts do agree, however, that the chores should suit (适合于) children.

7．　　Three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship have completed their six-month space station mission (任务) and returned to Earth (1)      (safe) on 16th, April. Zhai Zhigang and his crewmates (同事) spent 183 days (2)      (work) in an orbit (轨道) about 400 kilometers (3)      the Earth after their Shenzhou XIII spacecraft was launched (发射) on Oct 16 by a Long March 2 F carrier rocket (运载火箭) (4)      the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert. They set a record for China's (5)      (long) spaceflight. During their space journey, the astronauts carried out two spacewalks that totaled(总共) more than 12 hours. The crew members also conducted(安排) two science (6)      (speech) for Chinese students. Wang Yaping took part in the spacewalk on Nov 7, becoming the (7)       female (女性) Chinese spacewalker.
　　After(8)      (hug) her daughter, Wang Yaping immediately took out a "star" and gave it to her little girl. Wang once said that as astronauts, women have their own advantages . "Women tend (倾向于) to be more patient and can(9)      (well) deal with loneliness. Women's hearts are also easier to adapt to the weigh environment, making them more suitable for long-term missions."
　　I think Wang Yaping is brave and great. She is one of our national heroes. I used (10)      (love) film stars, but now I like the great astronauts. We should learn from them.

8．How to beat sadness
　　We all have days when we are down, tired and unhappy. That's OK. You need days like this, or how would you know you are happy?You'll enjoy your good days even more when you have a few bad days. Even if sadness is a part of life, let's try to make it small. Here are a few simple ways to help you feel better when you are feeling sad.
　　1. Stand up straight and this helps your energy flow(流动). When your energy is flowing freely, you can flow too.
　　2. Smile! It's easy to do and have good results. This way can not only leave you in a good mood but also bring others a good mood.
　　3. Listen to music. It can be your favourite music. Some kinds of music work better than others, so try and find out what kind of music works the best for you.
　　4. Take some"me"time. You can find pleasure in reading a book, watching a sunrise or having a hot bath, or something like that.
　　5. Exercise. Even something as simple as taking a walk will get your blood flowing. It is a great way to clear your mind of anything that makes you sad.
　　These ways will cheer you up when you are down, but don't just use them when you are sad. Try and practice them every day to make them a habit. You will be surprised to learn that these simple ways will keep your sadness away. But if you are in a deep depression (沮丧), go to see a doctor.
Title:How to beat sadness

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