It was nearly lunch time when we arrived at Hamburg，so our local partners walked into the restaurant.We noticed that there was a table where1 young couple was having their meal.They were only two dishes and2 on the table.I doubted3  such a simple meal could be pleasant.

    There4 a few old women on another table.When a dish5 the waiter would divide the food for them.Then they would finish all the food on6  plates.

    Our partners ordered more food for us.When we left，there was still

about7   of food on the table.When we were leaving，the old women stopped us and8 us that we shouldn't waste so much food."We   9   for our food.It has10 to do with you how much food we left behind，"my partner said.The old women were very 11One of them made a call to someone at once.

    After a while，a man12 uniform arrived.He gave us a 50fine.He said in a serious voice，"Order what you can eat up.Money is yours13   resources belong to the society.There are many people14 are in great need of resources."

    We all felt ashamed.We should try15resources.

    Mark and his brother Jamie rang their neighbour Mrs.Grady's doorbell.

    "Hi，Mrs.Grady，"said Mark when she opened the door."Would you like us to shovel（铲除）the 1 in your yard？"Shoveling the snow was Jamie's idea，a way to make enough money for a new video game.Mrs.Grady touched her hand to her heart."That would be wonderful，boys.The work is too much for me."

    "It will 210dollars，"Jamie said.

    "Oh dear，"Mrs.Grady was a little disappointed."I haven't been able to get to the bank. I can 3 home﹣made cookies，but I guess that's not what you had in4.

    Mark was going to say that Mrs.Grady could pay them another time，but Jamie cut him off.

    It still snowed 5As they walked 6 the snow out of her yard.Mark suddenly thought of how shehelped him last summer.She didn't look like a strong person，but 7 a big black dog had boxed him in a corner，her door flew open.She ran to him and stood between him and the dog.She 8 to hurry it away.

    "It was nothing.Good 9 watch out for each other，don't they？"she said when Mark's parents thanked her.

    And now Mrs.Grady needed Mark as much as he'd needed her last summer.Mark smiled and began to shovel the snow.Jamie got surprised and 10"What are you doing？It will take you all day.No money!"

    Mark explained."Nobody will pay us if we only do things for money."

    I have a neighbour we call"Happy"．I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a bad word to anyone or about anyone．

    Happy and her husband Ben，70，have a huge garden．They spent many happy hours together working on it．Most of the neighbours watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden．As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben's beans，we all wished we also had such a large garden．As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market，Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard．

    Last month，Happy and Ben invited most of the neighbours over for an "all-day food fest（聚会）"．We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning．We didn't know what was about to take place．

    By 9：00a．m．，there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes，beans，cabbages，carrots and pumpkins．By 10：00a．m．，there was lots of laughter．We shared a lot of stories．By 5：00p．m．，everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer．After dinner，we played games．As we were leaving，Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with vegetables picked that day．What a delightful gift!

    Well，the point wasn't so much about the food．The true gift was a day of friends getting together．This party would not have happened if it had not been for Happy and Ben's garden．Now they have a blog about gardening．We can read their blog for advice on planting our garden．Thanks to them，I am so proud of my new tomato plants!

    I have tried to write a ghost（鬼魂） story that won't make you unhappy with yourselves，with each other，with the seasons，or with me．I hope it haunts（飘荡） your houses pleasantly．

    By Charles Dickens One Christmas Eve，old Scrooge and Bob were working busily in his office．It was a cold，foggy day．The fog was so thick that the houses opposite were like ghosts．It was only three o'clock in the afternoon，but it was already quite dark．

    "Merry Christmas，Uncle!"cried a happy voice．It was Scrooge's nephew（侄子）．

    "Bah!"said Scrooge，"Humbug（骗人的话）!"

    "Christmas is a humbug？Surely you don't mean that，Uncle．"said his nephew．

    "I do，"said Scrooge．"Merry Christmas!What reason have you got to be merry？You're poor．"

    "OK，then，"replied the nephew cheerfully．"What reason have you got to be sad？You are rich．Don't be angry，Uncle!"said his nephew．

    "What else can I be？"answered the uncle，"I live in a world of fools!Merry Christmas!What's Christmas time to you？It's a time for paying bills without money？!It's a time for finding yourself a year older，but not richer．

    Everyone who goes around saying 'Merry Christmas' should have his tongue cut out．Yes，he should!"

    "Uncle!Please don't say that!"said the nephew．"I've always thought of Christmas time as a good time，a kind，and a charitable（慈善的）and happy time．And so，Uncle，Christmas has never put any gold or silver in my pocket，but I think it has done me good．And it will do me good．I'm sure．"

    Bob，standing in the corner of the room，applauded．He realized his mistake very soon，and went quickly back to his work，but Scrooge had heard him．

    "One more sound from you，Bob Cratchit，"said Scrooge，"and you'll celebrate Christmas by losing your job!"

    "Don't be angry with him，Uncle．Come and have dinner with us tomorrow．"said Scrooge's newphew．

    "No．"said Scrooge．

I'm sorry you don't want to celebrate Christmas．But I do．So a Merry Christmas，Uncle!"

    "Good afternoon!"said Scrooge．

    "And a Happy New Year!"said his nephew．

    "Good afternoon!"said Scrooge again．

    His nephew left the room．He stopped to wish Bob a Merry Christmas．And Bob replied，"A  Merry Christmas to you，too．"

    Have you ever heard someone use the phrase"once in a blue moon"？People use this expression to describe something that they do not do very often．For example，someone might say that he tries to avoid eating sweets because they are unhealthy，but will eat chocolate"once in a blue moon"．Or someone who does not usually like to go to the beach might say"I visit the shore once in a blue moon．"While many people use this phrase，not everyone knows the meaning behind it．

    The first thing to know is that the moon itself is never really blue．This is just an expression．In fact，the phrase"blue moon"has to do with the shape of the moon，not the color．

    As the moon travels around the earth，it appears to change shape．We connect names with certain shapes of the moon．For example，when we can see a small part of the moon，it is called a crescent moon．A crescent is a shape that looks like the tip of a fingernail（指甲尖）．When we cannot see the moon at all，it is called a new moon．When we can see the whole moon，it is called a full moon．Usually，there is only one full moon every month．Sometimes，however，there are two full moons in one month．When this happens，the second full moon is called"a blue moon"．

    Over the next 20years，there will only be 15blue moons．So you can seldom see a blue moon． This fact has led people to use the expression"once in a blue moon"to describe things they don't often do in their lives．

    Do you know what a MOOC is？MOOC is short for Massive Open Online Course．Thousands of people can take a MOOC at the same time．You can be anywhere in the world to take it      

    For years，many colleges have had classes online．MOOCs are always used in subjects like computer science and engineering      

    Scott Anderson teaches philosophy at a university in Canada      He says，"When students take some lessons，they needn't be present to hear and get them．"He says more and more students in MOOCs can mean less communication between them and the teachers．He also gives two ways to solve this problem﹣adding more teachers and making online discussion groups．

           She says online education has more weaknesses for her subjects．She says，"What's lost in online education is face﹣to﹣face communication．But the teaching of literature needs that       However，she believes that hybrid courses work best．"

A．He thinks MOOCs have both advantages and disadvantages．

B．All you need is a computer and the Internet．

C．Lisa Jadwin teaches literature and writing at a college in New York．

D．She says some students can learn very well from talks and discussion group．

E．Can MOOCs be used in subjects like arts and philosophy （哲学）？

Bicycle sharing is       convenient       it becomes more and more popular．

       interesting book the Adventure of Tom Sawyer is!

He asked a question so difficult that Hans       what he was talking about．

All your homework       in on time every day．

I often ask my music teacher       play the piano well．

He       the pot       water，put the crown into it，then water       the pot．

You'd better get to the restaurant early and       a lot of time waiting for your food．

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