11．　　Do you get on well with your parents?Sometimes you may feel that it is very hard because of the generation gap (代沟). (1)       they are probably your best teachers in life. Here're some tips for you to improve the relationship if you find that you and your parents can't get on well.
　　●Spend time with your parents. Your parents won't be always with you, so spend time with them while you are able to. This doesn't mean just sitting (2)       the TV together. Instead, you can find some common interest and do some activities together.
　　●Talk with your parents. To know your parents better, you should try to have (3)       talk with them. Use this time to learn about their different hobbies and opinions.
　　●Listen to them (4)      . This may seem easy, but it is often (5)       than you think. When you are communicating with your parents, make sure you are listening. This means looking at (6)       eyes when they are talking, and speaking politely when responding (回应). If you're not sure what they mean, ask them (7)      . By doing so, they're more willing to discuss (8)       you.
　　●Make your parents feel proud of you. There (9)       many ways that you can make your parents moved. For example, you can help them with the housework.
　　Follow these ways of (10)       your relationship with them, and you'll get along with them better.

12．The Lost City of Pompeii
　　Every year lots of tourists from all over the world visit Pompeii, Italy. They see the sights — its stadiums (体育馆) and cinemas. And people also visit its (1)       and restaurants, where they can buy things and eat something delicious easily. However, the tourists don't see Pompeii's people, because Pompeii has no people. No one has lived in Pompeii for many centuries.
　　Once Pompeii was a (2)       city of 22, 000 people with crowded streets. Mount Vesuvius, a volcano (火山), was not far from the city. It was dead for centuries, so people thought the volcano was (3)      . But it wasn't.
　　On, August 24, AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted (喷发) suddenly. And a huge black cloud (4)       twenty miles into the air. When the eruption (5)      , Pompeii was full of stones and ashes (灰). Almost all of its people were dead.
　　After a while, the thick ash turned everything black — people couldn't even see the (6)       in the daytime. It was dark everywhere. Some people (7)       from the city, while others stayed in their homes. But the city was full of ashes and rocks. Soon stones and hot ashes began to fall on Pompeii.
　　Pompeii was lost for nearly 2, 000 years, and then in the year 1861, an Italian named Giuseppe tried to find out the (8)       of Pompeii. Slowly and (9)       Giuseppe and his team dug to find out more about the lost city. Thanks to excavations (挖掘), which are still going on today, scientists have been able to know clearly what happened on that (10)       day.

13．　　Many children were not able to go to school during the pandemic (疫情). They stayed at home all day long.
　　Brigitte Xie, a Chinese-American girl, began to play the piano as a way to pass the time in lockdown (封锁). Her father signed her up for online piano classes when she was 3 years old. He didn't wish his daughter to be a prodigy, who is super smart. To his surprise, he was happy to see that happened.
　　Last December Brigitte became the youngest winner of the Elite International Music Competition, and then in March this year she won the first place at the American Protege International Competition. It won her an invitation to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City in November 2021. However, the performance is now put off to November 2022 because of the pandemic. At that time, she is only 4 years old.
　　Her mother said, "I told her she was going to perform in front of many people and she looked excited because she liked performing."
　　Brigitte learns from an online teacher. She practices for just 45 minutes a day. Brigitte learns to read music by herself, and she even learns to play a piece of classical music from Beethoven.
　　Brigitte is showing a great talent, but her mom is not going to push it on her. "As a parent, I'm still open to everything, and I don't tell her that she must be a pianist. I'm not worried about her future. Whatever she wants to be is fine!"

14．　　Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, "Happiness depends on ourselves." In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.
　　The first step of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future — for example, getting into college or getting a good job — which we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.
　　Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this by dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity.
　　Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.

16．　　All over the world, people enjoy drinking tea. (1)       In different countries, people have very different ideas about drinking tea.
　　(2)       People all round the country always have tea when they get together. And they drink it at any time of the day at home or in tea houses. They would like to have their tea plain, with nothing in it. Guangzhou people like tea-drinking, especially in the morning. Teahouses are often crowded with people before 11:00 a. m.
　　The Japanese have a special tea ceremony (仪式). This tea ceremony is very old and meaningful. In the ceremony, everything must be done in a special way. (3)      
　　Another tea-drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is "teatime". Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. They usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. (4)       It's a break for them to relax.
　　In the United States, people like to drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually just put tea bags in their cups to make tea. (5)       In summer, many Americans drink cold tea, called "iced tea". Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.

22．　　Rebecca is my best friend. She kept a naughty cat named Billy. Billy used to live in the street. On a cold rainy night, the cat (1)a       near Rebecca's house waiting for help. Rebecca was so (2)k       to take the poor cat in her house and gave it some food. From then on, the lovely cat lived with Rebecca. However, it had a bad habit. He scratched (抓) her sofa all day and all night. (3)F      , the sofa was broken. Rebecca had to go to a department store to buy a new one. She looked around the shop and saw a lot of (4)f        there. It took her a few hours to find the (5)p        sofa:it was the best-looking, the most comfortable and the cheapest in the store. Rebecca hoped Billy would love the new sofa and stop his bad habit.

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