As two women walked into a New Jersey hospital, they laughed. It showed the love that had held them together (1) ______ forty years as be st friends. Although they were laughing, one of these ladies would soon put her life in danger (2) ______ her best friend.
    Patty Hurley and Eileen Riley met at high school and have been close friends ever since. But when Eileen, (3) ______ nurse, became ill with kidney (肾) disease, she didn’t go running to her friend—Patty came to help her, after (4) ______ Eileen was sick. “My kidneys are failing,” Eileen explained.
    “Can I give you one of mine?” (5) ______ the immediate reply.
    The offer was so simple (6) ______ Eileen tho ught she had heard wrong. But Patty repeated she was willing to help, and their journey to the operating table began.
    Eileen always knew that her friend would help. She said (7) ______, “When Patty makes a promise, she keeps (8) ______.”
    The operation went ahead in May, and both women are now very healthy and (9) ______ than ever.
    “There are no words to describe (10) ______ amazing this woman is,” Eileen said afterwards. “She gave me my life.”

    One morning a fox was searching for his breakfast. He went down to the lake to (1) ______ some fish. Suddenly he saw a rabbit digging a hole on the bank of the lake and decided to eat it instead. Not wanting the rabbit to discover him, the fox moved (2) ______ towards his meal. As he got closer, he stepped on some dry leaves. The rabbit then (3) ______ in fear. When he saw the fox, he started to shout.
    “Quiet! Why do you rabbits shout so much?” asked the fox, slightly annoyed that he had lost his (4) ______.
    “I am sorry, but you scared me. Your sharp teeth make me (5) ______,” replied the rabbit. “But I don’t want to eat you,” lied the fox, “I am only here to help with your (6) ______. I will be back tomorrow and help you dig your hole.”
    The next day, the fox returned to the (7) ______. There he saw a group of rabbits busily digging holes on the bank. He thought about catching one. At that moment the rabbit he had met the day before started jumping up and down, making a (8) ______ noise to warn his friends. All the rabbits and even the fish quickly (9) ______. The poor fox could not find anything to catch for food and ended up (10) ______ fruit.

    I had hidden the long black bag in the garage for t he past two days. Tonight, in the dark, I would finally take it away. If everything went OK, it would be done by morning. But I had to be sure no one, not even my wife, saw me.
    It was more difficult to get away from the party than I expected. I said that the children were tired and needed to get to bed. It was partly true. But the main reason for leaving was that I wanted to complete my plan.
    First I had to get the kids to sleep. That was never easy at any time and tonight it was even more difficult. The eldest one wanted to know why we left the party early. I told him 10:30 pm was not early. As usual, I read them a bed time story, but I had to stop myself reading too quickly or they would learn my secret.
    Silence finally came, and feeling like a thief in the night, I went out of the house and into the garage. Taking one end, I dragged the bag out from its hid ing place and took it into the garden. I was worried that my neighbours might see me and call the police.
    It was already eleven o'clock. By the light of the moon I started working, trying to make as little noise as possible. And that was not easy with a saw (锯子) and a hammer.
    After much effort, my work was finally completed. I looked down at my watch. It was exactly 4:00 am. Then I went inside to have a shower and get a few hours of sleep. It wouldn't be long now before the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the new tree-house Father Christmas had brought them this year.

    In early November of 1503, during Christopher Columbus’ fourth and final trip America, his ship was seriously damaged in a storm. Columbus and his men had to live on a small island for several months while they tried to repair their ship and return to Spain.
    At first, the local people on the island were very kind to the European visitors, giving them all the food and clothes they needed to survive. However, as the months passed, the local people became more and more unhappy with their guests, who were tricking and stealing from them. Finally the locals decided to stop helping. Without food or any way to leave the island, Columbus’ group was soon in serious trouble.
    Luckily for Columbus, he had a book about the stars and planets on his ship. It described the movements of all the objects in the night sky. The book, written by a well-known German scientist, said there would be a total lunar eclipse (月食) on the evening of February 29, 1504 and how long it would last. 
    Columbus worked out the difference in time between Germany and North America. He then had a meeting with the local leaders just before the eclipse would take place. In this meeting, Columbus told them his god was angry because the local people were no longer giving food. So his god would take away the moon to punish them. At the moment Columbus finished talking, just as he had planned, the moon began disappearing.
     The local leaders grew frightened and quickly agreed to provide Columbus with food and anything else he wanted. But first, Columbus’ god had to return the moon. Columbus told them he would have to discuss the idea with his god on his ship. Knowing the moon would stay completely hidden for about 48 minutes, Columbus returned just before  the moon began to reappear. From that day on, until they finally left, Columbus and his men no longer had any trouble getting the food they needed.

    In today’s world of modern science and medicine, a more traditional treatment is once again becoming popular-animal friendship.
    It is now well-known that people with problems such as heart disease or cancer live longer and get better more quickly if they have pets. Keeping pets lowers blood pressure and makes people less worried. Animals are increasingly important in treating older people who have memory loss and other brain problems. These people often feel nervous and upset. Activities with animals help them improve their physical condition and also give them joy, entertainment and loving friendship.
    Here is a case that shows the benefits of animals. John was a six-year-old mute. He had no physical problems. He just refused to talk. His older cousin, Ned, had a parrot called Sally, and John used to visit it. When he arrived, Net used to say, “Hi, John!” We all know parrots copy what they hear-After a few visits, Sally began saying “Hi, John!” when John cam e into the room. Then, one day, John turned to the parrot and replied “Hi, Sally!” Staying with the parrot encouraged John to begin talking.
    Another use of animal helpers is in schools. In some cases, animals are used to help children with physical or personal problems. In other cases, they are used to teach children to get on and share with others, and even to teach them about animals.
    If you want to know more about animal helper programmes, you can get in touch with organizations like Riding for the Disabled or do a search under “animal therapy” on the Internet. You don’t have to be an animal trainer or a doctor to join in.

    Mobile phones are more important than ever in the daily lives of students, b ut how they use them has changed greatly in the past six years. While phones are still widely use for commun ication, a recent study has found that most students think talking on mobile phones is now old-fashioned.
    London University researchers surveyed 1055 young people aged 13 to 18 abo ut their mobile phone habits. The researchers divided mobile phone use into “communication” and “entertainment”. Communication included talking on the phone and writing messages using texting (短信) or chatting software. Entertainment was made up of playing games, watching movies, listening to music and surfing the Internet. The findings were then compared to a 2008 study, to see what changed. The results are shown below:

    Perhaps most surprising is how little time students spend talking on the ir phones these days. Six years ago the average student spent 36% of their mobile phone time making or receiving calls. In 2014, only 10% of time was used for talking. When students use their phones to communicate, more and more often it is done by using chat software like qq or wechat.
    “Communication is still an important function of mobile phones. But now mobile phones are being used more for entertainment than for communication,” said Dr Harry Lectre, the research leader.

    为弘扬广府文化，你校在上周六举行了一次 “Guangzhou Culture Festival” 的活动。请根据以下提示写一篇英语短文，介绍活动的情况并提出你对下一年文化节的建议。

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    In order to increase students’ knowledge about the traditional culture of Guangzhou, our school held a “Guangzhou Culture Festival” last Saturday......