Harry was going through a very hard time in his life. His wife just passed away. He felt that life without her was meaningless. For months, Harry sat in his house, doing1.

    One day, Harry's2,an old woman named Grace, saw him from her yard. She had not seen him outside in months! She asked him to come closer to the fence (篱笆) next to her house.

    "Hello, Harry! Just look at this fence. It is falling apart. You are a strong man. I want you to fix this fence for me." Grace said3.

    Harry was angry inside. He was the one who needed help. He even thought the old lady was kind of4.But she was too old to fix the fence herself, so he agreed.

    Harry worked on the fence for days. When he finished, she was thankful. Harry smiled for the first time in5.

    "What a wonderful job! Could you please paint it for me?" Grace asked.

    Harry couldn't believe she was asking for more6. But because they had been neighbors for years ,Harry agreed. He worked hard at7the fence in the hot sun. As their neighbors passed by they all told Harry what a beautiful job he had done. He felt8to see the beautiful fence he was painting.

    Harry no longer felt that life was meaningless. He finally understood that Grace wasn't being rude .She knew that staying9could help forget the sorrow (伤痛).He helped her, but she truly10him.

    During the outbreak, many people study and work at home. Online classrooms and cloud offices are developing rapidly in China.

    According to China Daily, at least 600, 000 teachers from schools all over China have been providing online classes during the epidemic. On DingTalk , Alibaba's cloud office platform, more than 50 million students had been taking online courses by mid-February.

    Many after-school tutoring institutions (辅导机构) are also taking action. Over 80 education companies, including Zuoyebang and VIPKid, have been offering free online courses. They are trying to attract more long-term users. "The epidemic has made online education companies save advertisement fees of nearly 240 billion yuan in China ,as it takes around 1,000 yuan to move a student from offline study to online," said Chen Xiangdong, founder of online education firm Genshuixue.

    For employees (员工), online office software is making it possible to work from home. According to China Daily, DingTalk has served more than 10 million companies. Tencent Meeting, another similar platform, has added more than 100,000 cloud servers to increase its computing capacity (能力).It can now allow over 300 people to have video meetings online together.

    "In the long run, online offices and education will be better developed. We should not underestimate (低估) the rise of new users on different platforms during the epidemic. The users' new habits might influence the future," Zheng Anqi from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology told Guangming Daily.

    Every country has its own festivals to celebrate different things. Some festivals are more interesting than others because they're unusual-a lot more fun! Here are just a few unusual festivals around the world.

    Several times my daughter had phoned me to see the daffodils (水仙花) before they were over. I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Lake Arrowhead. I promised, a little unwillingly(不情愿地), on her third call. The next Tuesday was cold and rainy. Still I drove there as I promised, When, I finally walked into Sally' S house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren, I said," Forget the daffodils, Sally! The road is invisible in the cloud and fog (雾)." My daughter smiled calmly and said I would regret if I missed the experience.

    After about twenty minutes , we turned into a small road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand-lettered sign that read "Daffodil Garden"! We got out of the car and I followed Sally down the path. Then, we turned a comer of the path, and I looked up and gaped. Before me lay the most beautiful sight! There were five acre(公顷) of flowers!

    "But who has done this?" I asked. "It's just one woman ,"Sally answered. She pointed to a well-kept house which the woman lived in. We walked up to the house. On the patio (露台),we saw a poster, "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking" was the headline. The first answer was, "50 .000 bulbs (鳞茎)" .The second answer was," One at a time, by one woman." The third answer was, "Began in 1958."

    I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than fifty years before, had begun one bulb at a time to bring the beauty and joy to the mountain top.

    Can tapping (轻敲) feet be a way to greet others? What about winking (眨眼)? It might sound a little strange. But the new coronavirus is infectious (传染性的).To help stop its spread ,people are giving up their usual greeting styles and thinking of some safer ways. Let's take a look !

    No more kisses

    Lean (倾斜身体) forward ,touch cheeks and make a kissing sound. This is the French way of greeting. But when facing the virus , too many kisses are not good. France has suggested that people should not kiss each other on the cheeks. French etiquette expert Philippe Lichtfus gives everyone in France a suggestion; simply looking into a person's eyes can be a greeting.

    Wink at others

    Like the French, Italians often hug or kiss each other when greeting. Recently, an Italian woman made a video to help everyone fight the disease. According to her, if you want to say hello to others ,do not hug or kiss. Instead, you can wink at them with one eye. It's a cute way of greeting.

    Pat (轻拍) on the back

    It's a very Australian thing to shake hands. But if you do this during the epidemic, the virus can jump from one person to another, A health official in Australia named Brad Hazard said a pat on the back might be better. But it might not be a proper greeting it's a bit impolite if you do this to your teacher What do you think?

    Tapping feet together

    There is a new way to greet others that is now popular in Iran, according to a popular masks and put video. In the video, three Iranian men me and tap their feet together. They wear masks and put their hands, their hands in their pockets. It looks like they are playing a fun game. If we cannot shake hands, why not try to "shake" feet? There is a similar video from Lebanon. It shows two celebrities (名人) tapping their feet apainet each other while making kissing sounds with their mouths.

    We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day, and it is harmful to our environment.        (repeat) these three words daily: reduce ,reuse and recycle.

    Reduce

    Reduce means "use less". Do not waste things. It saves money and causes        (lite) pollution. Do not order more food than you can finish. Tum off the        ( light) when you do not need them. Before you buy something new, think whether it is        (real) necessary because maybe the old one is just as good!

    Reuse

    Reuse means "use again" .Use things for as        (long) as possible. Look after them so that they will last. Repair them if possible. Do not throw them away and buy new        (one). Do not use paper cups or paper bags.ht is better to use china cups and cloth bags because they can be        (use) many times.

    Recycle

    Recycle means "change things into something else to be reused".        (连词) it takes energy to change things into something else it is better than throwing things away or burning them. We throw tons of rubbish away each year, and we have to make        (冠词) change. Divide your rubbish        (介词) plastic, glass, paper and rubber. Develop a recycling policy for the whole community Buy products such as recycled paper to help save trees.

    After a long, relaxing and comfortable winter holiday, are you ready for the new term? Whether you feel excited to see your classmates or maybe a little nervous about the coming schoolwork. How can we adjust to (适应) the new term? Here are some ways to help you.

    Deal with your nerves

    开学第一天感到紧张是很正常的。Getting back to the school routine (常规) and adjusting to new workloads(工作量) takes some time after a long winter break. So how can we deal with being nervous? Just think about your first day in previous (以前的) years. Everything will go well once you get into the routine. Just relax and be patient.

    Start your school-year schedule

    If you went to bed and got up late during the holiday, you will have to change your body clock back to normal. Go to bed earlier the week before classes start. This way, you won't be tired after the first few days of school. Also, having some warm-ups before school time is helpful. Doing exercise or making plans for the following week are some other good ideas.

    Prepare your school supplies

    It makes you feel organized (有条理的) if you are prepared and have all the supplies you need. It is better to pack your schoolbag the night before school starts.

     Back to school fashion

    What about wearing something you like? Maybe you got a new schoolbag during the holiday, or new sneakers that can put a spring in your step. If you wear a school uniform, you can wear your favorite watch or a new hair band to show your personal style.

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⒉各家都会有小型飞机，乘飞机出游会很便宜，不仅能飞越陆地还能飞越海洋甚至进人太空;

⒊机器和机器人会做繁重复杂的工作，我们只需做简单轻松的工作，工作时间会很短，假期会很长。

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