In a city in the northeast of China, 199, a young man from Dalian went to Shanxi Province on holiday. He fell in love with the ancient buildings there, for no reason at all. He decided to lean to draw and show their beauty on paper. The man is called Lian Da.

Mr Lian trained himself to draw. He covered nearly all over the province and created more than 1,000 pictures of ancient buildings there.

"My works may not be as nice as a professional's, but I don't care," said Mr Lian. He knows he is doing something that he can't depend on others to do but himself.

Over the years, Mr Lian has posted his works on the Internet and got thousands of followers. However, some people don't seem to understand what he has done and they say he is crazy. Mr Lian says he is indeed crazy, but crazy about these wonderful cultural relics(文化遗产). At the same time, he hopes what he has done can help bring attention to them.

和 Rose 的问题，帮他们选出需要的信息，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

A. If you have problems, you can call us at the following numbers.110 for anything urgent, 119 for a fire burning, 112 for a sick person. We will come to help you in 10 minutes.

B. If you have no place to stay, you can call us for help. We'll serve you a room to stay in for one or two nights for free. Our telephone number is 22335687.

C. My bar needs a pop singer who is under 25 years old. He or she must be able to play the guitar and good at singing. lf you know how to play the piano, that's better.

D. If you are over 60 years old, welcome to come here to enjoy yourself. You will no longer be lonely. You can play chess, cards or Mahjiong with your new friends here.

E It's a place for the young people to make friends here. It's free for you to sign your name here. But you must help us to hand out some advertisements.

F. Our school needs an English teacher. He or she must have at least three years' teaching experience. He or she must be friendly and warm - hearted.

John is a 22- year - old young man. He can play the guitar and sing pop songs very well. But he is worried because he doesn't have a job now.

Weny is a new comer in Shenzhen. She has no friends here now. She feels lonely. So she would like to find a place to make some in a short time.

Henry is an old man. He lives alone and has few friends. He wants to take part in some activities for the old people, such as playing cards, chess and so on to make him feel better.

Lucy came from Chengdu. Her money was stolen when she arrived at Shenzhen Railway Station. She is so helpless in the street now. And she's hungry and cold. She is so sad. What could she do?

Rose was walking along Dong Feng Road. Suddenly a car hit an old woman and knocked her down. She was badly hurt and couldn't move. The driver ran away after the accident. What could Rose do?

Cui Chenxi is a (seven) grade student in a middle school in Shenyang. When he was preparing lessons before class, he noticed a mistake on a page of the English textbook. In one of the pictures, there is a hoverfly(食蚜蝇), and there is a word under picture to describe it. The word is "bee".

Cui reported the mix - up over the two insects to the textbook's publisher and (quick) got a reply. The publisher confirmed(确认) the mistake after (ask) a biology teacher. They said they would correct the mistake by replacing the wrong picture in a reprinted version. Besides, the publisher thanked the 12- year - old boy for reporting the mistake, and praised (he) for being "really professional ".

When asked how he (discover) the mistake, Cui said," It's simple. Bees have two pairs of (wing) while hoverflies have only one pair. Bees are fat with their round belies and hoverflies are thin. What's more, bees' tentacles (触须) are clear to see while those of hoverflies are difficult to see."

According to Cui's mother, the boy shows a great interest in biology. He raised 10 types of ants in his primary school days in order to find the insects' habits and how their work (do).

The family keeps hundreds of books about natural science. And Cui has a bookshelf of his own. Thanks to his parents, Cui doesn't need (take) after - school training classes. He's happy to learn what he loves.

Once there lived a wise man. However, his son was very 1 and did nothing all day. The wise man was 2about his son's future. One day, he said to his son," I want you to find some3I have drawn a map to guide you." Then he 4 his son a bag. Inside the bag were clothes, some food, a little money and his map.

The son 5the next day. He had to travel across forests, rivers and mountains. Along the way, he was helped by some with food and by some with rooms to live in. He came across robbers (强益) who tried to rob him. He also saw changing scenery (风) and seasons. 6 after a long year. He got to the place his father said. He spent two days looking and digging for the treasure, but7 nothing.

So he bad to head back to his home. On the way, he experienced the same scenery. Sometimes, he would 8 to enjoy the beauty of nature. He also leant to make meals. He even had to fix his clothes himself. He was now able to tell time by the position of the Sun. He met the same people who had9him earlier. This time, he stayed and helped them in order to repay them.

When he got home, he said 10 to his father for not finding the treasure." There wasn't any treasure in the very first place, my son." the father answered with a smile." But I think you have found your life's true purpose."

Which part of the world has the most nearsighted students? Just look around you – it's East Asia. Nine in ten school leavers in major East Asian cities are nearsighted, according to the BBC. Experts say books and video games are not to blame. East Asian students, they say, aren't getting enough sunlight.

People become nearsighted because their eyeballs grow out of shape and light entering their eyes cannot focus correctly. The body can produce a chemical called dopamine(多巴胺) to stop eyeballs from changing shape. And guess what scientists have just discovered? Sunlight can help our bodies produce more dopamine, reported AFP.

According to the study, primary school students in Singapore spend only 30 minutes outdoors every day; in Australia, by contrast, kids spend about three hours a day outside. As a result, fewer children in Australia are nearsighted - only 10 percent, compared with 90 percent in Singapore." Children in East Asia just go to school, go home and stay inside. They study and they watch television," Ian Morgan of the Australian National University told AFP.

But being a bookworm or a couch potato does not directly harm the eyes, added Morgan. "As long as the get outside, it doesn't seem to matter how much study they do," he explained." There are some kids who study hard and get outside and play hard and they are generally fine. The ones who are at major risk are the ones who study hard and don't get outside. As a result of massive educational pressures and the construction of a child's day, the amount of time they spend outside in bright light is minimized."

Experts suggest children should stay outside for two to three hours every day. This can include time spent in the playground and walking to and from school.

Dear editor,

I have a big problem now. You see, I am a little shy. Sometimes I really don't know whom I should ask for help when I am in trouble. I am always afraid that I will disturb them. What can I do? Can you give me some advice?

Lucy

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Dear Lucy.

What you said is common among some middle school students. Here is my advice.

……

Hope you can get out of your trouble soon.

Yours,

Peter

"The greatest joy on the earth is to introduce the beauty created by a people to the whole world," said Xu Yuanchong, the most well-known translating1in China. Xu devoted himself to translation for more than 60 years. And he2over 100 translated books in Chinese, English and French. Those were popular with millions of3around the world.

He was a hard-working person. Every day, he would4about 1, 000 words into another language. He usually worked until 3 a. m. to 4 a. m. and then got up at 6 a. m. to continue5. He often said "The best way to lengthen our days is to steal a few hours from the early6.

Xu thought a translated work should be just as7as the original（原始的） one. So he used his creativity to make it possible. Instead of8translating words from one language to another, he changed the words into more readable ones.

In 2014, Xu won the Aurora Borealis Prize for Outstanding Translation of Fiction Literature, one of the world's9prizes for a translator. He is the only Asian winner in the recent 20 years. It's a pity that he10at the age of 100 on June 17, 2021. But before Xu died, he still kept reading to make his works more perfect. That shows us it is never too old to learn.

I found it hard to communicate with my mother. Relations between us became difficult.

One day I ran away from home and stayed outside for a few hours. When I returned home at night, I saw all the pain, anger and disappointment on my mother's face. We knew that we were in great need of talk. We agreed to have breakfast together the next morning. In the end, we decided to go to a restaurant.

On our way to the restaurant, I noticed my mother had two notebooks in her hands. I asked her what they were used for. She explained to me that sometimes it was easier to write down our feelings than talking about them. We should write down our feelings.

Our first topic was "Why am I so angry？"I wrote a half page, and my mom filled up nearly three pages. I saw the tears run down her face while she was writing. I never realized anyone could hide so much anger. After we finished writing, we exchanged our notebooks. As soon as I started reading my mother's words. I began to cry and so did she. When we finished reading, we discussed our feelings. Finally, it felt like all the anger inside me went away from my body. Our talk helped me realize so many things I had never thought of before, not only about my mother but also about other people.

My mother and I continue using our notebooks as a way of communicating. We know that no matter how we feel about each other, our notebooks are a safe place to express our feelings. We have come to an agreement that we write I love you" at the end of each letter.

A Purdue University professor of mechanical engineering（机械工程）and his students have created the whitest paint on record. When Purdue University researchers set out to develop a new paint, the goal was to create one that would reflect（反射）sunlight away from a building. It turns out they also set a Guinness World Record（吉尼斯世界纪录）for the whitest paint on the planet. "When we started this project about seven years ago, we had saving energy and fighting against climate change in mind." Professor Xiulin Ruan said.

The paint reflects 98. 1% of solar radiation（太阳辐射）while also giving out infrared（红外线的）heat. Because the paint takes in less heat form the sun than it gives out, a surface（表面） painted with this paint is cooled below the surrounding（周围的）temperature without using power.

Common white paints get warmer rather than cooler. Paints on the market that are designed to reject heat reflect only 80%-90% of sunlight and can't make surfaces cooler than their surroundings.

Searchers did an outdoor test with a surrounding temperature of 43 degrees fahrenheit （Hua's degree centigrade） . The paint made the sample temperature lower by an additional 18 degrees. "That's more powerful than the air conditioners used by most houses, "Ruan said.

Sue said it has been already applied for the patent and researchers are working with a company to put the paint on the market.

Two hundred years after Darwin's birth, studies have found new details of his life at the University of Cambridge. Six learner-centered ledgers （账本） discovered in the university show this

He lived in the most expensive rooms provided for a rich student at his time. . He had someone to clean his room, make his bed and take care of the fire in his bright rooms. He hired a dishwasher, a clothes washer and a man who cleaned his shoes. A tailor, hatter and barber made sure he was well presented. A chimney cleaner and a coalman kept his fire going. Christ's College's basic food was meat and beer.

Darwin's bill topped 636 pounds during his three years of study at Cambridge. Later he described this time as the most joyful of his happy life. That large sum（金额）would have been fairly common for a student at Cambridge in the 19th century.

In those days, Cambridge was full of rich students living a pretty good life and Darwin was just one of them. And so he had plenty of time for socializing（交际）or private study. He would be out shooting, collecting beetles, doing his scientific hobbies or visiting friends. He played cards and drank wine at night, just like students always have.