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    I can still remember the first time Father bought me pomegranates(石榴). After I had a long look at the fruit, I 1, "Why did you buy such ugly fruit? Why not buy apples? Pomegranates do not 2 as nice as apples."

    When Father heard my words, he said nothing. He 3 smiled. He told me that I would find out why he did so later.

    When we got home, he took me into the kitchen and cut open one of the pomegranates 4 a knife. "Now I will 5 you its real face!" he said.

    "Wow!" I cried. What was inside the fruit was completely 6 from its outside. The pomegranate had small "rooms" inside it. Each "room"7lots of seeds. And each seed looked like a beautiful, shiny ruby (红宝石).

    "Do you think it is beautiful?" Father asked. "That shows you can never judge(评判) something simply by its outside. You must always look at its 8, too."

    I suddenly realized that Father's words were not only about fruit,9 also about some people like pomegranates that are not very beautiful. But they can still have beautiful 10.

    Now, when I go to the supermarket, I always buy some pomegranates to share with my friends and family.

    On Oct 1, or National Day, the People's Republic of China (PRC) celebrates its birthday. The PRC is turning 70 this year. Over the past decades, many people have helped China grow and develop through their hard work. China awarded (授予) 42 people as heroes of 70 years of the PRC, including both Chinese and foreigners, national medals (国家勋章) and honorary titles for the contributions (贡献) they have made toward the country's success. Eight people were received the Medal of the Republic (共和国勋章), six foreigners were received the Friendship Medals, and 28 people were received the National Honorary Titles (国家荣誉称号). For example, Yuan Longping is known as the Father of Hybrid Rice. Chinese scientist Tu Youyou, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for the discovery of artemisinin(青蒿素), a group of drugs used to combat malaria, is the first Chinese woman to win the prize.

    Students in our school have a colorful school life. We have School Activity Week every year, On the wall of the teaching building are the posters from Grade 7, Grade 8 and Grade 9. Let's go and have a look!

    Fights at school sometimes happen. But how can you keep away from a fight? Here's something you can do.

    Be calm(冷静). Sometimes, you feel so angry that you really want to teach somebody a lesson. But being angry can't solve problems. Neither can a fight. Instead, it may bring you more problems. In the school, everyone involved(卷入) in a fight will be punished, no matter who started it. There are no winners in a fight.

    Shout loudly. If you know someone is coming up behind you to attack, turn toward the person with your hands up in front of your body and loudly say "stop" before walking away. Loud voice can usually make the attacker calm down. If the person doesn't stop, cry for help by calling out the name of a teacher whose office is nearby.

     ▲   Your friend may ask you to join in a fight. Learn to say no. Helping him fight is not really helpful to him. If you really want to give him a hand, try to ask him to give it up. Also, you can tell him if he gets involved in a fight, he may get hurt and be punished. Then, try to learn why he wants a fight and help him find a right way to deal with the problem.

    Could the students from less developed areas in central and western China get the same educational chances as those in big cities in the east? Could the children in poor rural (农村) areas develop as well as those in rich cities? Maybe the answers were "No" in the past. But now, China is trying to change the situation.

    In order to help rural students grow taller and stronger, China's Nutrition (营养) Improvement Program started in 2011. According to the program, a lot more money was spent improving students' meals. More than 36 million students from 134,000 primary and junior high schools in poor rural areas have benefited from the program. They are provided with healthy food like eggs and milk from Monday to Friday at school. And the result of a survey shows that the students in those areas are much taller and stronger than before.

    It is true that there were differences between less developed areas and developed areas in education before. Recently, The Guideline for Popularizing High School Education (2017-2020) has come out. According to the guideline, above 90% students from all over the country will go to high schools by 2020. What's more, the schools in central and western areas will get more support to improve their education.

    Students from rural and poor areas also get more chances to receive higher education. A special college program makes it possible for more students from those areas to go to key (重点的) colleges and universities. The number will be increased by 10% in 2017.

    With the guideline and the programs, we can expect a fairer and more balanced (均衡的) education in the future.

Waiter: Can I help you, sir?

Foreigner: Yes.       

Waiter: There's a bookstore on Central Street. You can buy one there.

Foreigner: Thanks. Your English is quite good.

Waiter:        By the way, are you working here in Beijing?

Foreigner: No, I'm not. I've come for the football game this weekend.

Waiter: Oh, so you are an athlete. Welcome to Beijing.

Foreigner: Oh, no. I'm not an athlete. I'm just a football fan.

Waiter: Me, too!       

Foreigner: Two weeks. I've visited some places of interest.

Waiter: What do you think of Beijing?

Foreigner:        Friendly people, delicious food and… Oh, I just live in this city.

Waiter: I'm so glad you love my city.       

Foreigner: Thanks. Nice to talk to you. Goodbye!

Waiter: Me, too. Goodbye!

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding (建立) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct 1, 1949.

    That year, in a grand ceremony (盛大的典礼) in Beijing's Tian'an men Square, Chairman Mao Zedong solemnly proclaimed (庄严宣布) the founding of the PRC. After that, the military parade (大阅兵) began. The parade lasted for two and a half hours, with spectacular (壮观的) scenes showing the People's Liberation Army's powerful and grand lineup (阵容).

    On Oct 1, we had a grand military parade in Beijing's Tian'an men Square again. Did you see it on TV? The parade was to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It attracted the world's attention. Cool soldiers(士兵)and generals(将军), guards of honor (仪仗队) and new weapons (武器) marked the special event. Hundreds of tanks (坦克), and missiles(导弹) traveled down Chang'an Avenue, the main street that goes through the heart of Beijing into Tian'an men Square.

       did Lucy        the new supermarket?

              when he comes back to Chongqing, he will visit his grandparents first.

       a thief        the medicine when Jim was not at home ?

I took Lisa's umbrella               yesterday.

Tina's English teacher has had a great               her.

    A teacher wanted to show his ideas to the students more clearly, so he gave an        in his class.

    He took out a large glass and said, "Ok, time for a game". Then he put some stones carefully        the glass. When the glass was filled to the top and no more stones would fit inside, he asked, "Is this glass       ?" Everyone in the class answered, "Yes."

    Then the teacher said, "Really?" He reached under the table and pulled out a bag of sand. He put them in and        the glass, causing the sand down into the spaces among the stones. Then he asked the students again, "Is this glass full?" By this time the class was not so sure. "Probably not," one of them answered.

    "Good!" he replied. He reached under the table        and brought out a bottle of water. He poured the water into the glass and it went into all the spaces left between the stones and the sand.

    Then the teacher looked at the students and asked, "What can we learn from this game?" One boy raised his        and said, "It shows us, no matter how full your plan is, you can always fit some more in it if you try really hard."

    "Wonderful!" said the teacher, "but that's not the point. The truth the game shows us is this: If you don't put the big stones in       , you'll never get them in at all. What are the big stones in your life? Maybe the things you love or the things worth(值得) doing. So whenever you think of this game, ask yourself this question, "What are the big stones in my life?"        to do these things first of all.

    From the example above, his students understood him well.

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    Have you ever got close to the countryside and had a special experience? Let me share mine!

Yours,

Liu Tao