9．　　When is your child old enough to stay at home alone?Only you can (1)      your child's maturity (成熟), judgment, and comfort level. Your city or state may have laws that kids can be left alone(often it's 11 and up), so be sure to check into that before you make a (2)      .
　　Ask your child how he feels about staying at (3)      alone. If he seems worried or afraid, he may not be ready. But if he wants to (4)      , this experience can develop his independence. If you think that he is able to look after (5)      alone after school, tell him about these rules.
　　Have an emergency (紧急情况) plan. Check your home for any (6)      risks. Make sure that all of the smoke detectors (检测器) work well. If the room is on fire, he should get out of the house (7)      and then call 911. Put up useful phone numbers (8)      911, your phone and work numbers on the door.
　　Always check in. Make it a rule that your child calls a parent or (9)       you a message, as soon as he gets home. This can be the first (10)      in daily life that includes homework and some rest time.
　　Don't use the phone. Your child shouldn't (11)      the phone. If you have caller ID (来电显示), tell him not to answer the phone if he doesn't know the name and number. If you don't have caller ID, (12)      him he should let every call go to voice mail.
　　Don't leave the house. Your child should not leave the house (13)      he is in danger such as a fire.
　　Take the same way home. Make him take the same (14)      to and from school every day. If you child walks, remember each street that he walks.
　　Keep him busy. (15)       he needs some time to rest, your child may get into less trouble if he's busy with homework, music practice and so on.

10．
　　The Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival usually happens (1)      January or February according to the Western Calendar. But in China the date is always January 1st according to the lunar calendar (阴历).
　　During the Spring Festival, some Chinese people traditionally eat meat dumplings and some eat (2)      dumplings. Some families have a tradition that a coin (3)      into one dumpling. The person who finds the dumpling with the coin will have good luck all year. Another tradition is eating sweets for New Year (4)      it means having a happy New Year.
　　The Spring Festival is always (5)      but also beautiful because of the fireworks. Many families have a tradition of (6)      hongbao(red envelopes). The red envelopes have money inside. It is the custom for (7)      people to give hongbao to younger people, but this tradition can be different in different places.
　　A popular way (8)      the Chinese New Year's Eve is to watch "Chunwan", a TV show (9)      happens only once a year. Many families also put up chunlian on their front doors. (10)      is believed that the chunlian can keep away from bad things.

12．　　In a match that was called "one of the greatest fights I've ever 'seen in my life" by fight presenter Joe Rogan, Chinese MMA (综合格斗) fighter Zhang Weili beat Polish fighter Joanna Jedrzejczyk on March 8, 2020.
　　Zhang, 31, and Jedrzejcryk, 33, fought in Las Vegas, with Zhang successfully guarding her strawweight (草量级) UFC (终极格斗冠军赛) title. The fight was highly expected, as both women are known as top fighters in the world.
　　Zhang's training was cut by COVID﹣19 outbreak. It forced her to travel from Beijing to Thailand and then to Abu Dhabi before arriving in Las Vegas about a week later than planned, according to China Daily. Worse still, Zhang was angry with a post on social media in which Jedrzejczyk seemed to make fun of COVID﹣ 19 outbreak in China. In an unfriendly poster that Jedrzejczyk posted, she wears a gas mask (防毒面具) standing behind Zhang. Although the poster was later cleared out, Zhang said that she was fired up to make Jedrzejczyk pay for the tasteless joke in the match field.
　　In the end, Zhang scored a narrow win over Jedriejczyk, with both ending up in the hospital because of their strong fight.
　　"All fighters are worth respecting from one another in the match field. I don't like people hitting each other with trash talk," said Zhang. "We go for the championship with our punches (拳打) but we shall never end up being remembered as only talking with violence(暴力)" "Now COVID-19 situation is not just influencing, China, but the whole world. I hope everybody in the world can stand together to fight the virus with a united effort," she said.

13．　　Canada is the second largest country in the world. And it's also one of the ten most peaceful countries in the world.
　　One of the most important facts about Canada is that it welcomes people from all over the world and offers them a new life. Immigration( the coming of people into a country in order to live and work there) is an important part of Canadian life. More than half of all Canadians are descendants (后代) of immigrants or they are immigrants themselves. And so, Canada is a very tolerant (包容的) country. They think it's important to have many different cultures and they value the talents and skills immigrants give their country. They also believe that a country with lots of different cultures is better, because people can learn about and from each:other. The country also accepts a large number of refugees (people who must leave their country because of war. or other problems). Canada, in every way, is shaped by people from many different countries.
　　There are thirty-four different ethnic (种族的) groups in Canada with over 100, 000 people. Eleven ethnic groups have 1, 000, 000 people.
　　An important fact to remember about Canada, is that it believes in multi-cuturalism (多元文化的) and not"cultural assimilation"(forcing other cultures to change and become like the culture of the country they moved to).

14．　　Plastic (塑料) bags are one of the China's biggest forms of pollution. They hang in trees. They float in rivers and oceans. They are piled up in landfills. Using plastic products has caused serious environmental problems in the world. Once China drew up new guidelines aiming to bring plastic pollution under control across the country in five years' time.
　　According to the new guidelines, the ban (禁令) on the use of non-biodegradable (不可降解的) plastic bags will appear in big cities including Beijing and Shanghai by the end of 2020. Other plastic garbage (垃圾) will disappear in these cities by the end of 2022. And that rule will have been in all parts of our country by late 2025.
　　Luckily, China will not start from zero. Late last year, the country announced a national standard (标准) for biodegradable plastic shopping bags. Some place have gained useful experience that others can learn from. For example, Jilin Province is leading the, way by providing eco-friendly shopping bags in some local supermarkets.
　　Thinking of China's consumer market, people — know the biggest problems come from restaurants and e commerce (电商) platforms. They are using a large number of plastic items. It's reported that nearly 25 billion plastic bags were used for deliveries in 2018. Most of them were hardly reused.
　　However, most Chinese people welcomed the government's effort to reduce the use of plastics. "Beijing is thinking about the problems seriously," said Tang Damin, a member of Greenpeace East Asia in Beijing.

15．　　If you have a close friend who is shy, you should help him or her to overcome(克服) shyness. Here are some ideas about how to overcome shyness.
　　Let your friend know you're there and that you're going to help them.
　　Letting them know what you're trying to do might make you feel a little embarrassed.
　　(1)      They know that you're only trying to help.
　　Talk to your friend often.
　　(2)      You can say "You're wonderful" or "You look great today". It is also a way to make them feel confident.
　　Avoid saying nasty (令人厌恶的) things about your shy friend's personality.
　　Remember that shyness isn't a trait (特性) we choose. Do not say bad words about your friend. (3)      
　　(4)      
　　When they talk, you shouldn't stop them. Just be a quiet listener and listen to them carefully. You can reply with a soft voice if necessary.
　　Go out with them often.
　　When you go out, remember to take your shy friend to go with you. (5)      Then he or she will have a chance to make new friends. In this way, your friend may get over his or her shyness little by little.
A. Never laugh at him or her.
B. Shy people don't want to make new friends.
C. But your friend will understand what you do in this way.
D. It's not easy to ask shy people to open their mouth.
E. Talking to your friend often can make him or her feel relaxed.
F. Listen to them when your friends want to talk.
G. You can introduce him or her to new friends.

16．A: Laura, you look nervous, (1)      
B: I love music, but my mother doesn't allow me to go to the concert.
A: (2)      
B: Because she thinks it will get in the way of my schoolwork.
A: I disagree. (3)      It can help us relax and study better.
B: What am I supposed to do now?
A: (4)      
B: No way! She always gets mad when we talk.
A: (5)       She will know your ideas better when reading your letter.
B: You're right!Thanks a lot.

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