An Honest Mistake

Alice double-checked the words on her spelling test. If she got 100 percent today, she'd win her class's First-Quarter Spelling Challenge and a brand-new dictionary that came with videos and other cool stuff. Plus, Lisa had promised to do a handstand if anyone got a perfect score.

Three more words to go. n-i-c-e-l-y. q-u-i-c-k-l-y. h-o-n-s-t-y. Wait! She'd spelled "honesty", not "honestly"! She hurriedly erased the t-y and wrote l-y before handing in her paper.

"I'll correct and grade these test papers at the break", said Lisa. Alice hurried into the classroom. She sat restlessly in her seat with her fingers crossed. Then Lisa walked to the front of the room and cleared her throat.

"Congratulations, Alice! You did it!" she announced. The whole class burst into applause! Lisa presented Alice with her prize. Alice grinned(咧嘴笑) as she read the label on the box: To Alice Carter, for her perfect first -quarter score in spelling.

"Is everything OK?" Mom asked as Alice burst through the front door after school. "Everything is perfect!" Alice shouted, showing Mom her spelling test paper and prize. Mom hugged her. "Put the test on the fridge so Dad can see it when he get home. And Casper, too. " Alice scooped (抱起) up her cat. "Casper, can you spell nicely, quickly and honestly?" Alice's heart missed a beat suddenly. "Honestly?" H-O-N-E-S-L-Y!

"Alice, what's the matter?" said Mom. "I don't feel so good," Alice said, putting Casper down and stuffing the test paper into her backpack. "Probably too much excitement." Mom rubbed her back. "How about some tea?" Alice swallowed, "How did you know? A "t" is exactly what I needed.

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

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Shortly afterwards, Alice dashed into her room and pulled out the test paper.

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Alice pushed open the door of Lisa's office.

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China Intangible Cultural Heritage (非物质文化遗产) Expo will open in Jinan, Shandong Province during Oct. 17-21. The expo, (host) by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism by the Shandong culture and tourism department, will fully showcase the (achieve) of China's intangible cultural heritage protection over the 20 years since it (join) the UNESCO Convention. The expo will also present active innovation (创新) of art forms, ranging from old crafts new digital art. Also, the expo sets up courses (help) teenagers learn the charm of culture. (additional), learning spaces, online games, and live broadcasting are prepared to give a (joy) experience of intangible cultural heritage to the audience. The expo aims to improve communications and cooperation, (develop) a deeper integration (融合) of intangible cultural heritage with tourism, technology, and education, meets the public need for a better life.

In the bar, I chose a favorite song of mine. The loud music and my singing 6many passengers. As more people gathered together to 7, I couldn't help getting upset. I was afraid of being8for not singing well. About a minute later, an old couple came smilingly, sent me a rose, and began to dance. This 9me and warmed my heart. I gradually 10 and focused on the rest of the song. Later, I left to 11 them and thank them for improving my 12. They, in turn, thanked me for my 13. They said I finished the song wonderfully and that they both had a good time dancing to my singing.

I felt lucky to meet the old couple. I got over (克服) my stage fright after that 14. Sometimes, we can't imagine how much energy a small action of ours will bring to someone else. Just don't be15to do something good.

Climbing mountains.

People like to climb mountains on this festival, so the Double Ninth Festival is also called "Mountain-climbing Festival". The ninth lunar mouth, with clear autumn sky and cool air, is a good time for sightseeing. . It is really cheerful to climb mountains and enjoy the beautiful nature at this clear time in autumn.

Climbing mountains also means "climbing to a higher position". . Climbing mountains on the Double Ninth Festival was already popular in the Tang Dynasty. A lot of poems were closely related to this custom.

Drinking Chrysanthemum Flower (菊花) Wine.

The chrysanthemum flower wine is made with special process. In ancient times, people usually picked fresh chrysanthemum flowers and leaves on the 9th of the 9th lunar month, and made the mixture of them and grains into the wine. . The wine is said to be good for the health and make people live longer.

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The Double Ninth cake is also known as "flower cake". It is from Zhou Dynasty. It is said that the cake was prepared after autumn harvests for farmers to have a taste of what was just in season before, and it gradually turned into the present cake for people to eat on the Double Ninth Festival.

A. Eating Double Ninth cake

B. Making "flower cake" with friends

C. So people love to go sightseeing this month

D. It would not be drunk until the same day next year

E. Here are some traditional customs of the Double Ninth Festival

F. But few Chinese people are aware of the importance of the festival

G. That's another reason why climbing mountains are valued by people, especially by the old

◆Clear your purpose for reading

Before you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book. Most people read for two main reasons, pleasure or knowledge. Clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read, but also remind you why reading the book is important to you, so you will keep reading and complete the book faster.

◆Read only what you are interested in

No matter what you are reading, it is important to enjoy what you read. Your friends may tell you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the ones you enjoy.

◆Give up books that you don't enjoy

You may have chosen books that you are interested in, and they are right to your purpose. But while you are reading them, there may still be some books that you don't enjoy reading. Whenever you realize that you aren't enjoying the book you are reading, give it up.Remember reading shouldn't be a chore.

◆Set a reading goal

It is interesting that I read the books borrowed from libraries faster than those I buy. The reason is that the books I buy don't have a due date! I don't need to return those books.Having a reading goal helps you work out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day.Before you read each book, ask yourself what time you need to complete this book.

On my travels I have had the opportunity where I not only experience new and exciting cultures through the art, history, language and food, but also communicate with people who have different views on life. Travelling is a learning experience for both yourself and the people you meet. Some people I met during my travels had never heard of Gambia and it was very delightful to share my African roots with them. When you travel you will meet people who have different cultural backgrounds and as a result, sometimes your own ideas and opinions might be challenged. It's important to learn to see things from other people's perspectives (视角) and challenge your own.

This is how I realized that travelling is the realization of home. When you travel you can see a different setting, a different language and a different way of living.

Travelling is truly an enriching experience and I am always excited about the discoveries that wait for me in my next adventure!

In between jump-rope games, basketball shootouts and skateboard races, Kameron takes time to do something special for her neighbors. Kameron's community is home to a good mix of young families and elderly neighbors whose children have long since left home. Kameron first started waving to them. Most of them smiled back.

Then Kameron decides that some of them need a little pleasure. So she runs home, takes her violin and makes the rounds. "Can I play you a song?" she asks, after knocking on the door.

Gustav smiles wide. He has beautiful white hair and a soft accent. He grew up in Scandinavia and is a wood finisher. His wife Vivian has a smile that fills their tiny home. She stands awkwardly, and has difficulty moving about. It looks terribly uncomfortable. Vivian has had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩) for over 20 years. Gustav is her full-time caregiver. They've replaced their daily walks with afternoon drives, but even those are getting too difficult for Vivian.

Gus lets Kameron in, and Vivian takes hold of both their arms and pulls to her chair. On the table beside her is a photo of her with Gus when they were young and energetic, traveling around Europe, Egypt and Iceland. In the photo, Vivian is very beautiful, and Gus is handsome.

"Want me to play your favorite song?" Kameron asks. "Of course," Gus answers. It is the only song Kameron knows.

The small violin rests seriously under Kameron's chin(下巴). She plays as best she can. Vivian beats her knee obviously to keep rhythm(节奏) for Kameron. Gus holds Vivian's other hand. It's not the performance that is moving, but the memories it brings.

Triplt

Triplt is a helpful app to organize travel plans. Sign up for a free account and download the app to have all your travel plans available in one place.

OpenTable

OpenTable includes over 31, 000 restaurants around the world. Check the app to see availability and to book within the app. The app has been updated to include searches by hot list, cui-sine (烹饪法), location and more.

Fotor

Part of the fun of traveling with a smart phone is taking and sharing photos. The Fotor app lets you edit your photos and add filters (滤波器) for special effects.

Google Maps

Google Maps can be used even when no Internet connection is available. Maps can be down-loaded for times when you are away from the Internet. You can even create your own Google Maps. After creating it, you can share it with others so they can see where you are going or join you on your trip.

Brocade (织锦) is a rich and decorative material, often made of colored silk, with delicate patterns on it. China has a variety of brocades, (primary) Shu, Song, Yun and Zhuang brocades.

Chengdu, with a reputation the "Land of Abundance", has a long history of brocade art. Since Sichuan is called "Shu" for short, the brocade (produce) in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan, is called Shu brocade.

The earliest records of Shu brocade are from the Spring and Autumn period. By the Warring States period, Shu brocade (treasure) widely, becoming an important export product. Thus Chengdu served as the starting point of the famous Southern Silk Road, played an important role in connecting China with the outside world. During the Han dynasty, Sichuan silk cloth became so popular that almost every nobleman in the country had suit made out of it. And the(centre) government appointed a special officer in Chengdu (manage) the brocade industry, which is why Chengdu is also known as the "City of Brocade".

The Shu brocade industry reached its peak during the Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties, with more designs and patterns (arise). The quality of the material also improved considerably in (compare) to the former versions.

1. 提出的建议；

2. 建议的理由。

提示词：倡议 proposal

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim, 

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Yours, 

Li Hua