11．　　^"Olyvia, love is simple. You don't have to do much to make someone happy." My (1)      said to me when I was a child. Over a year ago, I decided to go to a small town called Gary.
　　When I told my parents about the decision, they didn't (2)      it at first. They said I didn't know much about the place and they felt (3)      . After I explained my plan to them, they agreed.
　　When I arrived there, I noticed how (4)      the town was from where I lived. There were few stores or restaurants (5)      you would be very lucky if you could find a place to buy something. And my job was to help the local people to(6)      the broken windows of houses. The work days were long and hot, but it was really good to see the (7)      taking on a new look day by day.
　　The children there were also different. Although they were poor, they seemed to enjoy every moment (时刻) in life. Even the (8)      things would make these kids happy. I couldn't find words to describe their (9)      when they received an ice-cream or a ball. Everyone knew each other and was ready to help others.
　　From this experience, I (10)       learned the meaning of what my mother said. Love is simple.

12．　　Have you ever seen the popular cartoon Peppa Pig?Some young kids love to (1)      like the cute little pigs in it because it sounds lovely. In fact, pigs in the real world are very clever animals with kinds of feelings. They "speak" their feelings very (2)      .
　　In a new study, scientists recorded the (3)      of some pigs in different situations. These situations included (4)       playing with toys, fighting with each other and getting together with their families. According to the study, there are clear (5)      in the grunts (呼噜声) that pigs make in happy, sad or other situations. Their (6)      calls, for example, usually show they are happy. When pigs (7)      long, loud grunts, they may be afraid or sad.
　　Scientists then created a computer (8)      and made it learn about more than 7, 000 different pig grunts. The program is now able to (9)       92% of pig calls with the correct feelings.
　　"Our next step is to introduce this program to pig owners" one of the scientists said. "By (10)      how their pigs are feeling, they will be able to take better care of their animals!I believe it will change a pig's life."

13．A: What's your plan for the summer vacation?
B: I'm going to visit my grandparents in Los Angeles.
A: (1)      
B: Not long ago.
A: (2)      
B: I'd like to take a ship, but my mother advises us to fly there.
A: (3)      
B: Yeah, taking a plane is much faster. Then what's your plan?
A: (4)      So I would like to visit Suzhou Museum, which is the final work of a famous building designer (设计师).
B: (5)      Hope we both enjoy our vacation.

A. Will you go there by sea or by plane?
B. I'm interested in all kinds of museums.
C. How about taking a train?
D. Anyway, taking a plane will save a lot of time.
E. What a pity!
F. Sounds wonderful!
G. When did they move there?

14．Kids′ Birthday Party Places in Queens
　　Find a place to hold your child′s next birthday party. Plan your child′s birthday party at one of these kid-friendly places in Queens.

15．　　It is known that Weifang kite-making goes back to 2,000 years ago. Kites have been popular among people for fun since 1368. Made from bamboo and beautified with traditional Chinese paintings, Weifang kite﹣making was popular over the world. The International Kite Festival has been held in Weifang each year since 1984.
　　Yang Hongwei, 56, is an inheritor (传承人) of the Weifang kite-making skill. Born into a kite-making family, Yang often saw kites with bright colors and different shapes in her grandfather' workshop. ^"Every time I see these beautiful kites, my bad feelings go away," said Yang. Yang learned the skill from her grandfather at the age of 16, After practicing the skill for 10 years, she started her own shop in 1992.
　　"Many places around the world have a tradition of flying kites. They have similar shapes, colors and shops of kites." Yang said. ^"But I think the culture behind our kites is special.^" On Yang's kites, people can see not only common shapes like animals, but also some prints telling Chinese stories, fairy tales (神话) and history.
　　In her free time, she travels to different countries to tell people stories of Chinese kites and the traditional ways they are made,^"It is an important job of mine to spread our traditional culture around the world." she said.

16．　　"First of all, I want to wish myself and everyone else born today — June 11 — a happy birthday.^" Robin said. Robin still remembered his first birthday in the primary school. He celebrated it with many of his new classmates. But after that year, he expected to celebrate it with his family so that it would not be messy and noisy.
　　This year, he's excited that he can celebrate it in a special way: by submitting an article to Readers, one of the most popular magazines!In the article, he told his stories in China.
　　"Fourteen years may not seem very long or short to me. It is enough for me to experience many changes of the seasons, traveling around the world, and making and breaking friendships. But the most meaningful thing for me is being in China and learning a lot since I moved here last year." He writes.
　　Robin says he has developed a special love for China during his stay. The ability to use Chinese has brought him a lot of happiness, although sometimes It's hard to learn. It helps him enjoy Chinese songs and movies and makes him talk with people and learn more about Chinese culture. From his wonderful experiences he finds Chinese is beautiful. ^"Not because of the language itself but the nice country it has opened for me." Robin writes.

17．　　The small town of Hay, on the River Wye, sits between England and Wales. It was a quiet place until 1961. That year, a man named Richard Booth came back from a trip to the US with a lot of secondhand books. He bought the town's old fire station and changed it into a shop to sell them. For the next 10 years, he bought more empty shops and made them into bookshops too. Hay became the world's first "book town".
　　With the money he made, Booth bought the town's old castle (城堡). On April 1, 1977, he jokingly called himself King of Hay and said the town was now a country!Some local people thought he was a little crazy.
　　But he wasn't crazy at all. The joke made more people come to Hay and buy secondhand books. By the 1980s, there were 1 million books on sale in the town's over 30 bookshops. Then in 1988 the first literature (文学) festival began in the town. Writers from all over the world came to talk about their new books, along with scientists, reporters and even the President of the US!Now there are book towns in Europe, Australia, Canada and even Malaysia. No one could believe that everything started from the little town with only 1300 people.

18．　　All of us may have experienced embarrassing (令人尴尬的) moments. It could have been the time when you pronounced a simple word wrong in class or talked about someone else without realizing that they were right behind you.
　　Though these embarrassing moments don't harm us a lot, they come back sometimes and make us always remember the feeling of strong embarrassment. What's worse, these feelings may last for years. When these kinds of feelings return, they are known as a "cringe attack (羞愧综合症).
　　Why do "cringe attacks" still appear in our daily lives though the things happened weeks, months, or even years ago? According to researchers, our brains catch feelings that can be easily noticed. The stronger the feeling is, the longer we will remember it. If you have a highly embarrassing moment, no matter what it is, your brain will try to catch it.
　　So how can we deal with this?Well, we can start by trying to be cool about our past. Think that you are not alone in your embarrassment一everyone fails or makes embarrassing mistakes. Instead of just trying to forget what we did, we should try to accept who we were and make changes for the better.

19．　　Once upon a time, there lived a monkey in the forest. The monkey climbed up the tree and looked down at the river every day.
　　One day, the monkey saw a fisherman throw a net (网) over the river. He watched how the fisherman caught fish. Some time after, the fisherman left the net near the river and went to have lunch. Then, the monkey climbed down from the tree and went to the riverside. The monkey was planning to throw the net like the fisherman did. The monkey was confident (自信的) since he was good at imitating (模仿). Yet, the net went around the monkey when he touched it. Tied up in the net, the monkey fell into the water.
　　The monkey was regretful. "I should have learned how to use the net before touching it. After being unprepared and showing off, I am in a bad fix," Luckily, the fisherman came back from lunch quickly and saw the monkey falling in the river. He saved the monkey's life in time. After being saved, the monkey thanked the fisherman and learned that nothing can be achieved overnight.

25．近期, 扫码测温已成为出行时的必备程序．假如你是李华, 你所在的小区有一些美国留学生居住, 请根据以下要点给他们写一封倡议书, 呼吁他们配合社区管理．
1. 服从社区规定;
2. 形成扫码习惯;
3. 参与志愿服务．
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2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯;
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参考词汇:扫码scan the QR Code志愿者volunteer
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　　These days, it has been very common to scan the QR Code and be taken the temperature when travelling. All of us should know the importance of it and do as we are asked. _______________________________________________________________________________________________
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June, 2022