"You're doing it all wrong," said Ryan.

    "You're nuts!" shouted Tom. "I'm the best jumper there ever was!"

    "Then why can't you touch the doorframe (门框)?"

    "It's 1, okay?"

    Tom looked straight up. The doorframe was ten feet high. 2 could jump high enough to touch it, even older kids. But Ryan had dared (激某人做某事) Tom that he couldn't do it, and so Tom had to 3.

    He muttered, "I'm the best jumper there ever was."

    It all started one day last year, a Frisbee (飞盘) was stuck in a tree. It was so 4 that nobody could get it. And Tom stood way back from the tree and got a running start. When he was going as 5 as he could run, he leapt. It was like he was in the air forever, and then he felt the Frisbee in his hand. From then on, when there was a problem that could be solved by 6, they called Tom.

    Everybody 7 Ryan loved their jumping champion(冠军). 8 Tom came along, he had been the best jumper in the class. Ever since then, Ryan had been 9 the chance to take revenge(报复).

    "Come on," he 10 Tom, "You can't jump just a little bit higher? I thought you were the best jumper!"

    Tom gritted his teeth, tensed his legs and threw his body up into the air. And he 11 fell short by at least two feet.

    "It's impossible," he said.

    "Ha! I knew it."

    "12 we work together."

    "Excuse me?"

    "Neither of us can jump high enough to touch it alone, but if we work together…" Tom 13.

    A few minutes later, Tom went down on his knee and held Ryan's foot in his hands.

    "One…two…three!" shouted Tom. On three, Ryan put all his 14 on Tom's hands, and Tom threw him up into the air. Ryan's hand hit the doorframe and fell down laughing.

    "15 did it!" he said.

    "Now it's my turn!" said Tom.

    Together, they were the best jumpers there ever were.

    My parents told me we were going camping during winter vacation. Camping! They are always trying to get me outside more. It seems like my mom is always saying, "Brian, turn off the computer!" or "Brian, put down your phone and talk to us!" They don't understand that I'm in the zone when I'm using a keyboard, so of course I don't want to stop.

    We drove for an hour to Everglades National Park. As soon as we got there, I couldn't get a signal(信号) for my phone. Suddenly, I was facing three days of no contact with the outside world. My mom tried to tell me I'd like it, "You'll be able to look around more when you're not staring at a screen."

    We took a hike with a ranger(护林者) in the afternoon. He explained a lot to us about the Everglades. At first, I couldn't care less, but after a while I started listening. By the end of the hike, I realized there was more action going on in the park than in most video games.

    We did a lot of walking and that night I was really tired. Even so, I woke up in the midnight, and I was scared at first because of some strange sounds. But then I realized it was the barred owl that the ranger had described. It sounded like it was calling out "Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you?" Then I was not afraid anymore and went back to sleep.

    The next two days we did a lot more exploring. I saw that all the land and water and animals were connected in the Everglades. Small fish eat mosquito eggs; large fish eat those smaller fish; and alligators eat the large fish. If you got rid of(除掉) the mosquitoes, you might lose some of the other animals higher up the food chain too.

    After we left, we talked in the car about the Everglades. Right in the middle of our discussion, I heard a familiar sound from my phone. My friend Jeff was sending me a message. I reached for my phone, then put it back down. "Aren't you going to reply?" asked Mom.

    "I will in a little while," I said. My dad and mom looked at each other and just smiled.

    Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's your online shopping! Imagine a world where your shopping was dropped off on your doorstep by a delivery (投递) drone (无人机). Well, many companies are working to make this idea a reality. Among them, Amazon and UPS are just some of the front runners in the race to have the first ever business drone delivery service.

Pros:

    ①Fast. Delivery drones can cut down the time of delivery to just 30 minutes.

    ②Environmentally friendly. Companies like UPS have started that the use of drones would cut down on waste gas (气体).

    ③Cheap. Though exact prices for drone delivery aren't known, companies such as Amazon suggest deliveries could be as cheap as $1.

    ④Emergencies. Drones can fly straight to areas they're needed without using any roads.

From Dispatch (分派) to Doorstep:

    Usually products available for drone delivery will be stored somewhere nearby. Customers will choose these products through shopping apps or websites. The suggested weight to be carried is no more than 2.3 kilograms. Once the products are put into the drone, it will take off from the dispatch center. It will fly below 120m and avoid any "No Fly Zones" like airports for safety reasons. Before landing, a pad will be placed in the customer's garden for the drone's landing. After the drone puts down its product, it will rise to return to the dispatch center. So a drone delivery could one day be just a touch of an app with your finger.

Cons:

    ①Weather like strong winds, lightning storms and heavy rainfall may influence deliveries.

    ②Dispatch centers will have to be built within certain distance.

    ③Drones might be unable to land safely in high-rise buildings.

    ④Something will have to be done to make sure about the safety of the products and of people walking below.

    The future of flying transportation

    Though the delivery drone service is alive with new technology, we are a long way from seeing them through the air. There are still many difficulties such as flight law making. It's said that by 2021 we might see the beginning of drone delivery systems in action.

    ①If you ask people what they have done with the packaging (包装材料) at home, they will almost certainly mention recycling. It is very important of course. However, if we are forced to recycle, that means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the result of that over-consumption (过度消费) in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.

    ②The total amount of packaging increased by 16 % between 2011 and 2018. It now makes up 1/3 of a typical household's waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays, a great number of products are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard. By doing it, supermarkets are encouraging customers to buy more than they need, which causes lots of waste.

    ③But it is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate(联系) packaging with quality (质量). We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food, which often has far more packaging than necessary.

    ④Too much packaging is doing serious harm to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of it for carrying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. Perhaps the best way to solve the problem is not to produce such items in the first place.

    ⑤There are signs of hope. On one hand, a few supermarkets are coming around the idea that over-packaging should not continue. On the other hand, customers are beginning to realize how much unnecessary material is collecting. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumption culture, but we have a mountain to climb.

    Gap year is often a time young people travel or work to make more money for school before going to college. Nowadays the idea of taking a gap year is        (广泛地) spread in America, especially among children        (出生) to wealthy families. Each year between 30,000 and 40,000 young people in US make a        (选择) to take a gap year.

    Malia Obama, daughter of then-president Barack Obama, received a lot of media        (注意) when she decided to put off her studies by a year,        (虽然) she had already been accepted by her university. In fact, US colleges and universities are now        (鼓励) students to put off their studies to make use of a gap year.

    Malia said she felt at ease when she        (回归) to begin her studies at the university. She knew more about herself. Also, when talking with friends who went straight to college from high school, she found many had a difficult time in their        (第一) year of college. Some students said they felt lost at the college,        (其他) questioned the field of study they had chosen.

    These feelings are common among freshmen. Young people today have to do more than ever before to be seen as        (成功的). Taking a gap year may help reduce some of the pressure, and they can have more time to learn about themselves and think about their decisions!

    A wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing        (weak) day by day. Since he was unable to look after        (him), he decided to hire (雇佣) a nurse to take care        him.

    One day, the old man interviewed two        (nurse)—Anthony and Peter. Anthony was a handsome young man while Peter looked quite ordinary. The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, "Anthony has        (give) me a very bad account of you. He said you are rude and untrustworthy. Is this correct?"

    Peter thought for a minute and said, "       Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things."

    The old man was very impressed by Peter's words. At the same time, Anthony came back with        cup of tea for the old man.

    The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then returned to Anthony and told him. "Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone.        do you think about this?" After hearing this, Anthony shouted        (angry).

    In the end, Peter        (choose). Peter looked quite common, but he had impressive inner beauty.

Doctor: What's the matter, madam?

Patient: I cut my finger while I was trying to open a can of soup.

Doctor: Does it hurt?

Patient: Yes, it hurts a lot. It's very red. What should I do?

Doctor: I'm going to give you some Antibiotic cream to put on the cut        a day. But you should        the cut first.

Patient: What if it still hurts?

Doctor: If you still have the problem after        or if the pain is worse, stop using it and come back to me.

Patient: OK. What else?

Doctor: Remember not to eat or use it in eyes. Use it on        only. And you have to keep it at       .

Patient: I see, thank you.

提示词语：introduce, talk about, learn

提示问题：● What is the theme（主题）of the Reading Salon?

● When and where will it be held?

● What will you do at the Salon?

● What is Tim supposed to prepare for it?

注意：①短文必须包含提示问题的所有要点；

②词数：80~100，短文开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Tim,

    I'm writing to invite you to the Reading Salon in our school.

    I'm looking forward to your reply!