Deb and Sara were sisters. They lived with their parents on a farm deep in the countryside. Growing up in the countryside gave them so much (1) ______ . As children they were never bored because there was always(2) ______ to do on the farm. Every day they would (3) ______ up early and help their parents feed the cows before school. In the evening, after they had finished their homework, they would work in the fields until the sun went down. Weekends were their favorite time (4) ______ they could have picnics in the country and, when the weather was really(5) ______ , go camping.
On April 2nd，2016，an east China highway pile﹣up has killed three people and injured 31 others．That day was the first day of a three﹣day national holiday marking the Tomb﹣Sweeping Day（清明节）．
Two people died in a local hospital where nine others are being treated．Another person died after treatment failed in a larger hospital in Wuxi where 22 remain hospitallized，Changzhou traffic police updated on its official microblog account at Weibo．com．
The accident happened at the Changzhou section of the highway linking Shanghai and Nanjing．It drew public attention as people began posting photos and videos on Chinese social media WeChat and Weibo．Images showed dozens of trucks，buses and cars crashed into each other．People were standing on the top of the vehicles（运载工具）．
Local police told Xinhua Press that at least two trucks，three buses and 20 cars were involved．Rainy and foggy weather caused poor visibility and slippery mads．
What's more，it was difficult for ambulances（救护车）to get to the scene of the accident because the life emergency lane（生命通道）was filled with vehicles so that the doctors couldn't get there to save the injured．
The Ministry（部长）of Public Security told traffic departments nationwide to keep a look out for vehicles using the emergency lane occupancy．
All highways in China leave the right lane as the emergency lane．Some drivers，however，pay no attention to this rule．Therefore，the police call on drivers to follow the rule strictly and offer the injured more hope of being saved．
The ministry also asked the police to watch the traffic more carefully so as to quickly discover the potential（潜在的）danger．The police have decided to add electronic monitoring instruments to catch the violations and heavily fine drivers for it．
假设你是李华，你的加拿大笔友Mike最近对中文很感兴趣，写信给你询问如何学好中文。请你根据以下提示内容，给他写一封回信。
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How to learn Chinese well | |
| 1 | read Chinese newspapers and magazines |
| 2 | listen to Chinese songs |
| 3 | speak Chinese as much as possible |
| 4 | keep a Chinese diary |
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Dear Mike,
I’m very glad to receive your letter
I hope the advice will help you learn Chinese well. Looking forward to your reply.
Many years ago, in a small village, an old man was hired to clear the spring（泉水）up on the mountain.He took care of the spring every day, and s (1) ______ away all the leaves and other things t (2) ______ would make the water dirty.Soon, beautiful swans（天鹅） came to the clear spring ,and the village became a popular attraction for visitors.
Years passed, One evening the town leaders, held a meeting, As they looked at the salary list,one of them said “Why do we keep these old man o (3) ______ year after year, I don’t think we need him or his work.” Later, the old man was t (4) ______ to leave.
For several weeks, nothing changed. When early a (5) ______ came, the leaves began to fall off the trees, and the spring was covered with leaves. A few days later, the water was much darker. Only a few months a (6) ______ the old man left, all the swans left, and the t (7) ______ didn’t come ,either.
Then they r (8) ______ their mistake and rehired the old man. a few weeks later, the spring began to clear up. Soon new life r (9) ______ to the village.
So, my friends, do you see? No matter how small your work seems to be, n (10) ______ look down upon it. Anything we can do will make a difference.
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This year the US will honour(纪念) one of the country’s most famous writers—Mark Twain (1835-1910). Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Longhome Clemens, but how many know where the pen name “Mark Twain” came from?
The answer shows Clemens’ colorful early life before he became a writer. “Mark Twain” was the cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms (6 feet) deep. “Twain” is an old-fashioned way of saying “two”. Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years, a time that he wrote about in the humourousLife on the Mississippi (1883).
The famous river would become an important theme in many of his works—who could forget the journey of the Huck and Jim along it in his most famous book. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884)?
With little education, he had to teach himself how to write stories. Whenever possible, he would go to public libraries. There he spent much time reading and thinking, which greatly helped him with his writing.
On the other hand, his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers. Twain wrote in a style that has been called “local colour” because it shows great knowledge of local people and their customs.
This gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its follow-up The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which many people call “The Great American Novel”.
The most amazing invention in the book is the voice of Huck himself. Huck did not enjoy schooling. It shows in the way he uses language, in a spoken style. Only a master like Twain could copy the way a young southern boy talked so well.