The regular editor of the agricultural paper was going off for a holiday, and I took his place.

    It was an easy job since I've been in the editorial business for fourteen years. I worked all week with untiring pleasure and waited a day to see whether my effort was going to attract any notice. As I went to the office in the morning, a group of men stood outside, watching me with interest, and I heard one or two of them say, "That's him!" I was naturally pleased.

    After a while, one of the men entered my office and asked me, "Are you the new editor?"

    I said I was.

    "Have you ever edited an agricultural paper before?"

     "No." I said, "This is my first try."

    "I'd like to read you this: "Turnips (大头菜) should never be pulled; it injures them. It is much better to send a boy up and let him shake the tree. "

    "Now, what do you think of that?"

    "I think it is good. Every year millions and millions of turnips are damaged by being pulled. If they had sent a boy up to shake the tree"

    "Shake your grandmother! Turnips don't grow on trees!"

    "Oh, they don't? Well, who said they did? The language was intended to be figurative (比喻的)."

    Then this old gentleman tore his paper into pieces, and went out.

Pretty soon after this, the editor came in, looking sad and confused.

    He said, "What put it into your head that you could edit a paper of this nature? You talk of the moulting (换羽毛) season for cows; and you say that clams (蛤蜊) will lie quiet if music were played to them.

    Nonsense! Clams always lie quiet and they care nothing whatever about music. Ah, heavens and earth, friend! Why didn't you tell me you didn't know anything about agriculture?"

    The victims were carried in one by one, their paws burned and fur charred, suffering from heavy loss of water and fear. Their caretakers bandaged their wounds and laid them in baskets with the only thing that was familiar-the leaves of eucalyptus trees (桉树).

    As destructive fires have burned more than 2 million acres in Australia, dozens of koalas have been rescued from burning trees and ashen ground. "They are terrified. "said Cheyne Flanagan, clinical director of the Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie. The only one in the world, koalas, unlike kangaroos, birds or snakes, do not flee from fires but instead climb trees to the top, where they can roll themselves up into a ball for protection and wait for the danger to pass. But during the destructive fires, such as those that have burned in recent weeks, the animals are far less likely to survive. Even if the fire itself does not reach the tree top, the animals may overheat and fall to the ground, where they can be burned to death.

    While koalas have evolved (进化) to exist alongside wildfires, the animals are facing new threats not just from climate change but also from human development, which will impair their ability to survive fires.

    "We have these unique animals not found anywhere else on this planet, and we're killing them, Flanagan said, "This is a big wake-up call."

    The Notre Dame (巴黎圣母院) fire has been put out, but its spire and a large portion of its wooden roof have been damaged. The terrible destruction causes a sudden sharp pain to people around the world. "What a pity that we cannot see the damaged parts of the wonder anymore."

    But the good news is that there is at least one way of seeing them, namely through a video game called Assassin's Creed: Unity. In this game, the player can travel to one city after another and enter the buildings exactly like what they are in reality, and see Notre Dame as it was before the fire. Further, with virtual (虚拟的) reality technology, which is already quite mature, one can even look around the undamaged Notre Dame as if it is still there. Maybe digital (数字的) technology could help to better protect architectural cultural heritage.

    The idea of making digital models of ancient buildings to save their data dates back to the 1990s and the necessary technology has continued to advance since then. By scanning the ancient buildings with lasers (激光), building 3D models with multiple images, as well as measuring everything precisely, engineers can make a copy as accurate as the real one.

    As computers and smartphones are hugely popular, the digital model has great useful value. First, itallows tourists to feel the cultural relics without touching them. The virtual tour of Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu Province is a good example of this as tourists can view the paintings without standing near them. Furthermore, it can make the digitized cultural relics more famous by spreading awareness about them via the Internet. In 2000, a virtual tour of the Great Wall became very popular at the Hannover World Expo, which increased the number of foreign tourists visiting the site in the following years. Above all, it preserves all the information of the cultural relics. of course, however precise a model is, it is not the original. Maybe we will have better technologies in the future, but the digital technology offers a practical way to preserve architectural cultural heritage at the moment.

    When you have a tension (紧张性) headache, you may feel like there are some flies around your head. You may also experience pain in your head. Though the tension headache is the most common type of headache, its causes aren't well understood.  With the right treatment, you are able to reduce the pain at home.

    Rest in a dark, quiet room. Stress is one of the main causes of headaches. Once you have a tension headache, you may be easily affected by light or sound.  Close your eyes and try to relax your back, neck and shoulders. Turn off sources of noise like a television, computer, or cellphone.

    Do a deep breathing exercise. Deep breathing can help you relax and reduce any stress in your body, including your head. Take slow, deep breaths and try to relax. Close your eyes and take several deep breaths. Imagine a beautiful scene. Repeat this exercise until you feel relaxed.

    Apply a hot or cold towel to your head. Heat and cold can help to reduce pain in your neck and head. You can also take a long hot shower.  After the shower, you will feel more relaxed.

    As soon as you feel tension in your head, drink several glasses of water. You can also drink some tea to put yourself in a relaxed state of mind. Lack of water in your body may cause headaches.

    Remember that you must avoid drinking alcohol as it will only make your body short of water more.

A. Water is important.

B. Keep a healthy lifestyle.

C. Be sure to have enough water.

D. Experts believe it may be caused by stress or worries.

E. To fight this, sit or lie down in a dark room with no noise.

F. It can be a sandy beach, a bright sunny garden, or a country road.

G. Remember to run water down your head and on the back of your neck.

    I felt very depressed the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn't feel so1.

    As I was sitting at my desk, I2it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend-a single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loving her3.

    Knowing that she didn't have family in town, I4to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on her shift (轮班), 5to work late into the evening, and wouldn't have6of a birthday this year. As always, though, she7cheerful and was delighted that I8.

    After I hung up, I couldn't9the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day.10feeling a little depressed myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed, I couldn't11the thought. I12gave in, and set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons that evening. My friend's grateful smile and joyful surprise13me that I'd done the right thing, and they were a generous14for the little effort it had taken.

    When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a(n)15friend on her birthday, but my own negative feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had made my own! Isn't that the way it is16we take the time and make the17to do something for someone else? It's just like the saying, "Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who18. "

    Cheering up people on their birthdays isn't the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with19to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to20.And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.

     Kevin Carter was an （admire) professional photographer, who was famous for an photo (publish) in 1993. It was because of the photo he was awarded the Pulitzer Feature Photography. In the photo, a hungry eagle was concentrating a starving African girl, waiting for her death. Readers were shocked by photo. Meanwhile, they were sceptical about Kevin's motivation. Some thought Kevin (deliberate) placed the girl there so as to shoot the photo. Many accused him of (kill) the poor girl. They all agreed that Kevin should feel (guilt) about the girl's death. Faced with the (accuse), Kevin was in a dilemma. He denied his purpose for money and fame he couldn't return to his normal work because of too much stress. Troubled by the conflict between professionalism and morality, in the end, he made suicide three months after the famous photo came out.

假设你是李华，你得知美国感染新冠状病毒（COVID-19)的人数与日俱增，很担心你的美国笔友Jim, 请给他写封电子邮件，内容要点如下：

1）表达同情与宽慰；

2）预防建议：

⒈不要聚会，尽量不外出；

⒉外出时务必戴口罩并勤洗手；

⒊适量室内运动，增强体质；

注意：词数80左右；可适当增加细节使行文连贯

    She got up early to be ready for the post. From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street, and the little boy, Johnnie, from ground floor brought up her letters on the rare occasions when anything came.

    Today she was sure there would be something. Her daughter, Myra, wouldn't forget her birthday, even if Myra seldom wrote at other times. Of course, Myra was busy. The old lady was proud of Myra, who was Successful both in her company and family.

    The old lady was eighty today. She had put on her best dress. Perhaps—perhaps Myra might come. After all, eighty was a special birthday.

    Even If Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was sure of that. Two spots of color brightened her cheeks. She was excited like a child. She would enjoy her day.

    Mrs. Morison upstairs had brought a card and a bunch of flowers to her. Mrs. Grant downstairs had made a cake, and in the afternoon she was going down there to tea. Johnnie had brought up with a packet of sweets, and said he wouldn't go out to play until the post had come. "I guess you'll get lots of presents." he said.

What would she like? A pair of comfortable shoes perhaps. Or a new coat. A coat would be lovely.

    Blue is such a pretty color. Or a table lamp. Or a book, a travel book, with pictures, or a little clock, with clear black numbers. So many lovely things.

注意：

1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2）应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好：

4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

    She stood by the window, watching.

Paragraph 2:

    Almost unwillingly, she tore the envelope open.