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ᔠ:90ᑖᑖ:120ᑖᑖ▅ᐳ⁚ᑖ50ᑖ⁚ᐳ15⚪;⚪2.5ᑖ,ᑖ37.5ᑖ▅#ᑡ%ᦻ'⚪ᡠ)ḄAஹBஹCஹD01⌱⚗4⌱5ᨬ7⌱⚗஺APragueiscracking!Mysisterwasright.ItisoneofEurope?smostpopulartouristattractions,whichhasbeautifuloldbuildings.Sofar,myfavouriteplaceisPragueCastle.Ithinkitisthelargestancientcastleintheworld.Praguealsohasalotofculturalevents,liketheWorldDanceFestival.IwenttoaballetXYZᒓjustlastnight.—LilyI'vecometoShanghaiattherighttime.Itwasexciting!Therearemanytouriststhere.Ithassomewonderfulbuildingsfromthe1930s.YesterdaywastheDragonBoatFestival.IwentonanightcruisecefoftheIluangpuRiverlastnight.1metsomegreatpeopleontheboat,mostlyforeigners,likeme.—StanBuenosAiresisafuncity.I'mstayingnearthemile-longshoppingstreetcalledCalleFlorida.Itisagreatplacetomeetpeopleandwatchdancersperformthetango.BuenosAiresisthebirthplaceofthetango.IalsospentadayinthesuburbofTigre.It'sabout30kmfromthecapital,andyoucangettherequicklybytrain.However,IchosetotakeaboatonthecanalsoftheParanaDelta.Melinda1.WhatcanbelearnedaccordingtoLily?A.Pragueisamoderncity.B.Pragueisworthvisiting.C.Pragueismostfamousforitsballet.D.Pragueisthesecondlargestancientcastleintheworld.1

1|lᫀ|Bnoᳮᑨr⚪஺᪷tuvw,xyz{|}~ᨬḄe,ᨵὁḄ஺ᑮ“ᡃ”ᨬḄᙢ}xyzᚽ஺}LilyḄ'4¡¢ᑮxyz}ᨬḄ,£ᯠ¥¦e஺ᦑ⌱B⚗஺2.BothStanandMelinda.A.tookaboattripB.sawalotofoldbuildingsC.wenttoafestivalD.travelledbytrain|¢᪆|©⁚ᳮ¢⚪஺᪷tªu4Ḅ"IwentonanightcruiseoftheHuangpuRiverlastnight.”¬0u4ḄuHowever,IchosetotakeaboatonthecanalsoftheParanaDelta.wvw,Stan¬Melinda®}ᙶefḄ஺ᦑ⌱A⚗஺3.Thepassageisprobablytakenoutof.A.ahistorybookB.anewsreportC.atravelwebsiteD.apersonaldiaryggcoᳮᑨr⚪஺ᦻ°±²1eᔊ´ḄḄµ¶·¸¡²1℉ºḄe,}»¼½o¼Ḅ}¾¿ÀḄÁ⌱ÂÃ,ÄḄÅ}ÆḄÇfὅ,ÉᐹᨵËÌឋ¬ÎÏឋ஺ᦑ⌱C⚗஺BAlexanderFlemingwasborninScotlandin1881andhisparentswerebothfarmers.HemovedtoLondonin1895andfinishedhisbasiceducation.Flemingenteredthemedicalfieldin1901,studyingatSt.Mary'sHospitalMedicalSchool.WhileatSt.Maryys,hewonthe1908goldmedalasthetopmedicalstudent.2

2ApositionatSt.Mary'sHospitalledhimtothethen-newfieldofbacteriology©ÑÒ.DuringWorldWarI,FlemingservedintheRoyalArmyMedicalCorps.Atthetime,antisepticsᢙÑÔJwerecommonlyused.Flemingdiscoveredthattheirdestructiveeffectsonthebodyweregreaterthantheirabilitytobreakdownharmfulbacteria.Therefore,moresoldiersweredyingfromantiseptictreatmentthanfrombacterialharm.Flemingsuggestedthat,formoreeffectivetreatment,woundssimplybekeptdryandclean.However,hisidealargelygotignoredbecauseofthedifficultconditions.ReturningtoSt.MaryJsafterthewar,in1918,FlemingworkedastheassistantdirectorofSt.Mary's.InSeptember1928,Flemingreturnedtohislabafteramonthawaywithhisfamily,andwassurprisedtonoticethatatypeofbacteriahehadleftout.hadbecomepollutedbyamold◭Ñ.Thebacteriasurroundingthismoldhadbeendestroyed.Herealisedthathediscoveredtheworld'sfirstbacteriakiller.Itwaslaternamed“penicillin”.Furtherdevelopmentofpenicillinwasnotaone-manoperation,soFlemingemployedtwoyoungresearchers.PenicillinfinallycameintouseduringWorldWarIIandFlemingwontheNobelPrizein1945.4.WhatdoweknowaboutFleming?A.Hebegantostudymedicineattheageof14.B.HecompletedhisbasiceducationinScotland.C.Hehadexcellentperformancewhileincollege.D.Hestartedhiscareerduetohisparents'influence,ggc|¢᪆|©⁚ᳮ¢⚪஺᪷tu4Ḅ“Flemingenteredthemedicalfieldin1901,...asthetopmedicalstudent.”vwÚÛÜ1901ÝÞᐭàÒ⚞â,ᙠᙛåàÒ▾Òç஺ᙠᙛåàÒ▾èᙠ1908ݱéêàÒëḄìíî¦ïð஺ᵫòvwÚÛÜᙠᜧÒ⊤õ5⁐,ᦑ⌱C⚗஺5.WhatdidFlemingfindduringWorldWarI?A.TheBritisharmysufferedfromalackofantiseptics.3

3B.Fewpeoplewantedtostudythefieldofbacteriology.C.Soldiershadlimitedknowledgeoftreatingtheirwounds.D.Antisepticsdidmoreharmthangoodtowoundedsoldiers.ggD¢᪆|©⁚ᳮ¢⚪஺᪷tªu4Ḅ“Flemingdiscoveredthattheirdestructiveeffectsonthebodyweregreater...thanfrombacterialharm.”vwÚÛÜ÷õÄøùúḄẚüឋýþÿᜧᑖᨵḄ஺,ᢙᑺḄᐷḄᐷ஺,ᙠᜧᡊ!"#$%&ᢙᑺ'(Ḅᐷ)ᜧᑭ஺ᦑ⌱D⚗஺6.Whatdoesparagraph4imply?A.Flemingdiscoveredpenicillinquitebyaccident.B.PenicillinwasFleming'sfirstwell-knowndiscovery.C.PenicillinwaslaterputintousebyFleming'sstudents.D.Flemingmadeamistakewhilepreparingforanoperation.ggASTᳮᑨW⚪•᪷[\]^_`1928e9ᨴ`"#$ghijᨴklᑮnop,qrᙢ%&`t⍡vḄwx◭z{|஺}j◭ᕜḄx|஺tᑮt%&|jᩔ`kᩭx“᪍”஺ᵫᑨW`\]ᨩ"#$Ꮤᯠ%&|᪍஺ᦑ⌱A⚗஺7.Howdoestheauthororganisethetext?A.Byprovidingdata.B.Bygivingexamples.C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Byfollowingtimeorder.Iᫀjp᪆TᳮᑨW⚪஺᪷[]!Ḅ"HemovedtoLondonin1895andfinishedhisbasiceducation.Flemingenteredthemedicalfieldin1901,studyingatSt.Mary'sHospitalMedicalSchool.WhileatSt.Mary,s,hewonthe1908goldmedalasthetopmedicalstudent."`§]!Ḅ“DuringWorldWarI,FlemingservedintheRoyalArmyMedicalCorps."`©]!Ḅ"ReturningtoSt.Mary'safterthe4

4war,in1918...”`\]!Ḅ"InSeptember1928.ªᨬk]!Ḅ“PenicillinfinallycameintouseduringWorldWarIIandFlemingwontheNobelPrizein1945.v^ᑨW`®ὅ°ᢥ²³´µ¶·ᦻ¹Ḅ஺ᦑ⌱D⚗஺CTheraceto5Gison.AllfourmajorUScarriersnowhavesomeformof5Gwireless,althoughit'salllimitedroll-outsinonlyafewcities,mostlyusingexpensivephonesthatwon'tsupportfuturenationwide5Gnetwork.WeJretrackingtheroll-outsmonthlyonourRaceto5Gpage.Theearly5Groll-outsaremorelikeapublictestthanafinalproduct.AT&T,Verizon,andT-Mobileareallusingtechnologiesthatonlytravelabout800feetfromacellsite,whichmeansthereisn'tmuchcoverage.AllfourcarriersarewaitingforupgradesÀᓣÂÃtotheirbasestationsthatwillimprovecoverage,speed,andreliability.Aroundtheendofthisyear,AT&T,Verizon,andT-Mobileallintendtolaunch5Gnetworksthatusetheexisting4GspectrumÀ⚣ÅÃ`whichwillhaveslowerspeedsbutbroadercoverage.WeJvetestedAT&TinDallasandLasVegas;SprintinDallasandNewYork;VerizoninChicago,NewYork,andProvidence;andT-MobileinNewYork.Everymonth,we'vebeenseeingbetterperformanceandmorenewdevices.Itsmessy.ItJsveryearlydays.Andifyoulikenewtechnology,it?sveryexciting.Inpreviousmobiletransformations,we?veseenmostofthebigchangeshappeningyearsafterthefirstannouncement.Take4G,forinstance.Thefirst4GphonesintheUSappearedin2010.Butthesortsof4Gapplicationsthatchangedourworlddidn,tappearuntillater.Sofollowingthatplan,whilewe'regettingalittlebitof5Grightnow,youshouldexpectthebig5Gapplicationstocropup.5Gstandsforfifth-generationcellularÀ⇾ÊËḄÃwireless,andtheinitialstandardsofitweresetattheendof2017.Butasetofstandardsdoesn,tmeanthatall5Gwillworkthesame—orthatweevenknowwhatapplications5G5

5willenable.Therewillbeslowbutresponsive5G,andfast5Gwithlimitedcoverage.8.Whatisthepresentstateof5GintheUS?A.Initialexploration.B.Greatimprovement.C.Wideapplication.D.Extensivepromotion.S⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷[§]ᑁÏ`Ðᐸ°“Theearly5Groll-outsaremorelikeapublictestthanafinalproduct...onlytravelabout800feetfromacellsite,whichmeansthereisn'tmuchcoverage.Allfourcarriersarewaitingforupgradestotheirbasestations”ª©]!Ḅ"It'smessy.It/sveryearlydays.”^_`ÓÔ,ÕÖḄ5GᢈØᜐh%ÚᵨḄᐭÝ▤],ᓽàáâã²á`ᦑ⌱A⚗஺9.Whydoestheauthortake4Gforexample?A.Topersuadecarrierstogiveup5G.B.Toremindpeopleof4G'simportance.C.Toprove5Gtakestimetomakeagreaterdifference.D.Toshow5Ghasfailedtomeetexpectations,ggc|᪆åᳮᑨW⚪஺᪷[\]!Ḅ"we'veseenmostofthebigchangeshappeningyearsafterthefirstannouncement,Sofollowingthatplan...tocropup”^_`®ὅæ4Gç,°|è$5Géê4G᪵`◤⌕²³ᩭ%ᢵïᜧḄ®ᵨ`ÚᵨïðñḄ⚞ó஺10.WhatJstheauthorJsattitudeto5G?A.Cautious.B.Skeptical.C.Concerned.D.Objective.Sõö᝱ø⚪஺®ὅᙠᦻ!ùõᙢúû|ÕÖ5GḄ&Ë,üý4Gçþÿ
ᙢ5G,ᓽᙠ⌕5Gᜧ,Ḅᵨ⌕!"஺ᵫ%&'(,)ὅ5G+Ḽ-.Ḅ᝱0Ḅ஺ᦑ⌱D⚗஺6

611.What*sthebesttitleforthetext?A.Raceto5GB.5GiscomingC.Howfastis5G?D.Whatis5G?|Rᫀ|BT᪗⚪WX⚪஺YZᐰᦻ&(]^ᦻ_⌕`abcd5GḄef,g
bh5GḄij5GḄkl,5Gmnᜐpqrst,u◤⌕wxty!zḄᵨ]ᦑB⚗“5Gᙠᑮᩭ”)^ᦻ᪗⚪ᨬ஺DOrganicfood,grownwithoutartificialchemicals,isincreasinglypopularnowadays.Consumershavebeenwillingtopayuptotwiceasmuchforgoodswithorganiclabelsᖪ᪗.However,ifyouthinkpayingalittlemorefororganicfoodgetsyouamorenutritiousandsaferproduct,youmightwanttosaveyourmoney.AstudyledbyresearchersatStanfordUniversitysaysthatorganicproductsaren,tnecessarilymorenutritious,andthey'renolesslikelytosufferfromdisease-causingbacteria,either.Thelatestresults,publishedintheAnnualsofInternalMedicine,suggestthatbuyersmaybewastingtheirmoney."Wedidnotfindstrongevidencethatorganicfoodismorenutritiousorhealthier,“saysDrCrystalSmith-SpanglerfromStanford."Soconsumersshouldn,tassumethatonetypeoffoodhasalowerriskorissafer.”Fortheirnewstudy,Smith-Spanglerandhercolleaguesconductedareviewoftwocategoriesofresearch,including17studiesthatcomparedhealthoutcomesbetweenconsumersoforganicagainsttraditionalfoodproducts,and223studiesthatanalysedthenutritionalcontentofthefoods,includingkeyvitamins,mineralsandfats.Whiletheresearchersfoundlittledifferenceinnutritionalcontent,theydidfindthatorganicfruitandvegetableswere20%lesslikelytohavechemicalsremainingonthesurfaces.Neitherorganicnortraditionalfoodsshowedlevelsofchemicalshighenoughtogobeyondfoodsafetystandards.And7

7bothorganicandtraditionalmeats,suchaschickenandpork,wereequallylikelytobeharmedbybacteriaatverylowrates.Theresearchersdidfindthatorganicmilkandchickencontainedhigherlevelsofomega-3fattyacids,ahealthyfatalsofoundinfishthatcanreducetheriskofheartdisease.However,thesenutritionaldifferencesweretoosmall,andtheresearcherswereunwillingtomakemuchofthemuntilfurtherstudiesconfirmthetrends.Organicfoodisproducedwithfewerchemicalsandmorenatural-growingpractices,butthatdoesn'talwaystranslateintoamorenutritiousorhealthierproduct.TheUSDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)statesthat“whetheryoubuyorganicfoodornot,findingthefreshestfoodsavailablemayhavethebiggesteffectontaste."Freshfoodisatleastasgoodasanythingmarketedasorganic.12.Thenewresearchquestionswhetherorganicfood.A.shouldreplacetraditionalfoodB.hasbeenoverpricedbyfarmersC.isgrownwithlessharmfulchemicalsD.isreallymorenutritiousandhealthierggD|h᪆|⁚ᳮh⚪஺᪷¡w¢£Ḅ“AstudyledbyresearchersatStanfordUniversitysaysthatorganicproductsaren'tnecessarilymorenutritious,and...bacteria,either.v&j",¤Ẇ¦+┐ᨵ©ªᱥ+ᔲᨵ⃩®¯Ꮙ±²☢´"µᶧ,ᦑ⌱D⚗஺13.Smith-Spanglerandhercolleaguesfoundthat.A.organicfoodscouldreducetheriskofheartdiseaseB.traditionalfoodsweregrownwithmorenaturalmethodsC.bothorganicandtraditionalfoodstheyexaminedweresafeD.therewasnotapresenceofanyformsofbacteriainorganicfoods|Rᫀ|c8

8T'ᳮᑨ¸⚪஺᪷¡¹¢£Ḅ¡º»&(,ᨵ©ª¼¯½¾ª¼w᪵,ÀÁᔠª¼Ãᐰ᪗Ä]ᡠjÆÇÈḄÉʪᱥÀ+ÃᐰḄ஺ᦑ⌱C⚗஺14.Whichofthefollowingisrelativelyhealthieraccordingtothepassage?A.Organicchickenandpork.B.Organicmilkandchicken.C.Traditionalchickenandpork.D.Traditionalfruitandvegetables.|ggB|h᪆|⁚ᳮh⚪஺᪷¡¹¢£Ḅ"Theresearchersdidfindthatorganicmilkandchickencontainedhigherlevelsofomega-3fattyacids,ahealthyfat...heartdisease.”&(]Ẇ¦ᕒÍᨵ©Î᝘¯ᨵ©ÐᾙÒᨵwÓÔÕḄᾦ×⏚,ÙÊᾦ×⏚&jÚÛÜÝÞßḄà◅]+Ꮙ±Ḅ஺ᦑ⌱B⚗஺15.WhatistheauthorJsattitudetowardsorganicfood?A.Skeptical.B.Neutral.C.Unconcerned.D.Approving.T'ᳮᑨ¸⚪஺)ὅᙠ¡w¢´"
ãäåæḄçèéᨵ©ª¼]jêᨬëw¢ìIᵨUSDAcdîïðḄ.ña...whetheryoubuyorganicfoodornot,findingthefreshestfoodsavailablemayhavethebiggesteffectontaste.”¯ᨬëw»“Freshfoodisatleastasgoodasanythingmarketedasorganic.&")ὅ+ᢝᝰᶧḄ᝱0஺ᦑ⌱A⚗஺¡º⁚ᐳ5õ⚪;÷õ⚪2.5ᑖ,ùᑖ12.5ᑖ▅Zn☢ûᦻ,üûᦻëḄ⌱⚗£⌱"&jýᐭÿᜐḄᨬ⌱⚗஺⌱⚗ᨵ⚗⌱⚗஺BuildyourownfirstaidkitEmergenciescanhappenanytime,anywhere,sobeingpreparedforoneisimportant.Havingaproperfirstaidkitinyourhomeisaneasybutessentialpartofgoodemergencypreparation.16Insteadofgettingsuchone,youcansavemoneyandensurethekitispersonalisedtosuityouandyourfamily,sparticularneedsbycreatingyourown.9

9Pickagoodcontainer.Onegoodoptionisalarge,water-resistant,rigidorflexibleplasticcontainer.Thismakesthematerialsinsidevisibleforeasyidentificationandsafe.17Ahandleisidealoutofconsiderationforthat.Regardlessofyourcontainerchoice,clearlyidentifyit—forexample,bywriting“FIRSTAID“withapermanentmarker.18Oneshouldincludeallofyourbasicmedicinalsupplies,suchasbandages;<=>?glovesandscissors,whilethesecondoneincludesmedicine.Makesurethattheimportantbasicmedicaltoolsandmedicinesarecontainedinit.19However,whenitcomestobandages,wipesandotherlightweightitems,themorethemerrier.Andrememberthateverythingiskeptinsmallsealedplasticbags.20Whenoneofyourfamilyiscryingaboutacut.onherfinger,youdon,twantyourhomekitburiedatthebackofacupboardorlostbecauseit'snotbeingreturnedtothesamespotaftereachuse.Establishaclearly-defined,consistentspotforit.Letsmallchildrenknowwherethekitislocated,butplaceitwheretheycannotreachit.A.Makeyourfirstaidkitsafelyaccessible.B.Separatethefirstaidkitintotwosections.C.Theready-madefirstaidkitsinthestoreareusuallyexpensive.D.Thekitshouldbeeasytotransportasneededtotheemergency.E.Thenumberofeachitemwilldependonthesizeofyourfamily.F.Havingseveralfirstaidkitsmeansyoucangetoneofthemanytime.G.Firstaidkitsonthemarketoftenlackwhatyouwantorhavesomethinguselessforyou.JᫀL6~20GDBEANOPᑖRSTᵨ;ᐳ⁚?Xᑖ30ᑖ>NZ⁚;ᐳ15\⚪;_\⚪1ᑖ,Xᑖ15ᑖ>▅ab☢dᦻ?f_⚪ᡠhḄAஹBஹCஹDjk⌱⚗⌱lmnoᐭqᜐḄᨬ⌱⚗஺10

10AlexeiLeonov,thefirstmantowalkinspaceandcreateartthere,diedonOctober11th,2019,aged85.ClimbingfromtheopenairlockofVoskhod2,AlexeiLeonovfeltquite_21.Hewascool-headed,focused.Thisoften22people."What!”theywouldexclaimunbelievably."Thedoorinto23hadbeenopened,andyetyoufeltnothing?nTheyforgotthathehadbeenthroughallthat24atthecosmonautschool-jumpinginto25water,acrobatics,andtherest.Theyforgotthathisheadwasfullofdataandinstructions.Allthesame,ashereleasedonehand,thenonefoot,thenthe26ofhim,untilonlya5.5-metreropeheldhimtotheworldofmen,hecouldfeelasmilestartingonhisfaceand27.Hewasfascinatedbutremainedcalmmostly.Hespreadhisbulky-suited28,kickedhislegsandfloated,free.Inthe29hecouldhearonlyhisheartbeatandhis30breathing.Starswereallaroundhimagainsta31sky.Theydidnotblink.Belowhim,about500kmbelow,laytheBlackSea.Heknewitwell,notonlyasaRussianpatriot;᰿{ὅ>?butbecausehehadvisiteditsshoresdozensoftimes.Now,onMarch18th,1965,hesawitwholly,gunmetalgray,witha32dotofashiponitthatseemedtobecaughtfromallsidesbyaflowoflight.Hetoowasa_33__,agrainofsandinthenear-blindingdazzleofthesun.Hesawtheearthrevolves;~>?theonly34thingapartfromhimself.Whatstruckhimmostforciblywashowrounditis,howbeautiful,andhowblue.However,theprocessisnotsosmooth.Actually,histravelinspacenearly35indisaster,ashisspacesuitexpandedandhecouldnotgetbackintothecraft.Fortunately,hefinallysolvedtheproblemandsuccessfullyreturnedtotheearth.21.A.nervousB.calmC.excitedD.frustratedᫀ|B᪷qᜐZḄ“cool-headed,focused”m?ᜮᾯ☟Ḅ?ᡠnḼ஺ᦻḄ“Hewasfascinatedbutremainedcalm”஺calm“ḼḄ”?ᔠR᛻஺11

1122.A.satisfiedB.interestedC.surprisedD.impressedggc᪷ᦻḄ"What!”"...andyetyoufeltnothing?"m?¡¢⊤¤Ḽl¥ᧇḄ?§¨ᑮ᜜஺surprise“«¨ᑮ᜜”?ᔠR᛻஺23.A.earthB.starC.sunD.space¬᪆|᪷NZ¯Ḅ"thefirstmantowalkinspace”m,°ᜐᢣ²ᐭ³qḄ´஺space“³q”?ᔠR᛻஺24.A.hardshipB.experienceC.trainingD.coachingggc᪷ẚᢚ·☢Ḅᑁ¹mº,°ᜐᢣ,»¼½ᙠ¿ÀᕒÂ᪥ÄÅÆÇᔜÉÊË஺training“ÊË”?ᔠR᛻஺25.A.shallowB.deepC.coldD.warmᙌᫀ|BÍÎᔠÏÐm,¿ÀᕒᙠÑÅÆÊËÒ⌕½ÔÆÕÖ,ᡠnZ×⌕²ᐭØÑÙÚÛᑮᦔÝ஺deep“ØḄ”?ᔠR᛻஺26.A.headB.waistC.backD.wholeIJᫀÞpß᪷qᜐàḄonehandáonefootâÎᔠÏÐm?ãᑡåæ•ᑡ᧊éê²ᐭ³që✌ᐜ☄lZïð?ᯠZïò?ᨬ᦮kôõ²ᐭ³q஺whole“᦮õ”?ᔠR᛻஺27.A.spreadingB.appearingC.disappearingD.shrinkingIJᫀ|A12

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ᜐEQR'ḄHowever@ᦻḄ"hefinallysolvedtheproblem,,ᜐ⊤,Ḅ¥¦&§¨©oª«K¬®஺endin.)*“K……®”.ᔠ/᛻஺°±⁚(ᐳ10m⚪;¹m⚪1.5ᑖ,»ᑖ15ᑖ)▅¾g☢¿ᦻ,ᙠÀᜐÁᐭ1n〉ÄḄᓫÆᡈÈÉᑁᓫÆḄËÌÍÎ஺SomepeoplethoughtJiaSixiewas36.luckyman.Hehadworkedfortheemperorandwhenhegotold,hecouldgoto37.(he)hometowntorelax.JiaSixie,however,hadotherplans.Hehadalwaysbeeninterested38.agricultureandwantedtodosomethingtomakeChinesefarmingevenbetter.JiaSixie39.(live)inthesixthcenturyAD.liewasborninYiduinShandongProvinceandworkedinGaoyang,40.isalsoinShandong.Asherodethroughthecountrysideonhisjourneysforhiswork,helookedoutatthefields.Someofthemweregreenerandhad41.(many)cropsthanothers.Some42.(cow)lookedhealthierthanotherstoo.Hewaslostinthought.Whatcoulda43.(farm)dotogetgoodcropsfromhisfield?Surelytheremustberulesthatwouldhelpthem.Hethoughthewasable44.(find)outthebestwayforfarmers.Thenhewroteabook45.(call)QiMinYaoShutohelpthem.14

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ᑁᒹ1.2.ᩩḄ஺1.!ᦪ80#$;2.&'〉)*+,⁚'./ᦻ123.3ᜮ56789:ᑏ<,>?ᐭA!ᦪ஺DearTom,Yours,LiHuaBὃᦻDearTom,IamsorrytoknowthatyouwanttogiveupChinesejustbecauseyouthinkithardtolearn.Inmyopinion,youshouldkeepstudyingtheChineselanguage.Therearesomesuggestionsforyou.TostudyChinesewell,youshouldpracticespeakingiteverydayasthesayinggoes,“Practicemakesperfect."Besides,youcanmakefriendswithpeoplewhocanspeakChinese.ThemoreyouknowChina,themoreattractiveyouwillfindChinese.15

15IfyouhaveanyquestionsaboutChinese,youcanemailme.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHuaab⁚cdᑖ25ᑖh▅jk☢ᩞᧇ,᪷pᐸᑁ5ᡠst3ᜮuᑏs,.v᪀ᡂ
yz᦮Ḅ|ᦻ஺uᑏ!ᦪ}9150#$஺MysisterJeanneandIwerebornonly14monthsapart,andweoncesharedmanyhappymoments.ShelikedtellingjokestomeandIwouldlaughheartily.Shealwayssaidshelovedmylaughterandit'sthemostimpressivesoundforher.Butbythetimewewereteenagerswehadyearswithoutspeakingandlosttouchduetofamilybreaking.Byage19,IhadmovedawayfromourhomeinWisconsintoliveonmyfather,shorsefarminVirginia.Jeannegotmarriedat20,movedtoChicago,andbecame-well,Ididn'tknowwhat.Welivedseparate1ivesinseparatestates,andourconnectionsomehowended.Fast-forwardaboutfiveyears.Iwas24andonatripwithmybestfriendtoNewYorkCity,aplaceIhadneverbeento.Itwassodifferentfrommyhometown.IwasusedtoridingmyhorsetothecornerstorewhereeveryonekneweveryoneandeverythingwentoninthequietlittlecowboytownofDriver,Virginia.WewenttoNewYorktovisitmyfriend,scousinandseethesights.WewenttoLittleItaly,theStatueofLiberty,Chinatown,andseveralManhattanclubs.Ihadneverseensomanytaxisinonespotinallmylife.Duringadayofsightseeing,wewerecrossingaverybusystreetloadedwithpeople.Everyonewasinahurry.Iwaslaughingatsomethingmyfriendjustsaid,andthenIsuddenlyheardmynameyelledfromsomewherebehindme,“Cheryl!”Thevoicewassofamiliar.Ifrozeinmystepsinthemiddleoftheroad.Tearswelledupspontaneouslyc>ᵫᙢhinmyeyes.IknewwithoutashadowofadoubtthatitwasmysisterJeanne.Iyelledbackbeforeeventurningtolook."Jeanne?”16

16Itwasher."Ohmy!”Iscreamed,andIbeganpushingpeopleoutofmywaytogettoher.Thecrowdstartedtopart-evenbyNewYorkstandards,wemusthaveseemedcrazy.Andtherewewere,standinginthemiddleofaManhattanstreet,facingeachotherandsmiling.Icouldn'tbelieveit.Ilateraskedhowshe'dknownitwasme.Sincethattime,mysisterandIhaveneverbeenseparated.BὃᦻIlateraskedhowshe'dknownitwasme.Shesaiditwasmylaugh,theimpressiveandunforgettablesound.Mylaughisnotallthatunusual,butIguesstoafamilymemberit'sinfectious.Ithitsherheartandresonatesinhermind.IaskedherwhatshewasdoinginNewYork,andshesaidshehadcomeforanoperashowingandwasthereforonlyaweek.NeitherofushaseverreturnedtoNewYork,andbothourvisitswerespontaneoustripsplannedjustaweekearlier.SincethattigmysisterandIhaveneverbeenseparated.WebothmovedbacktoWisconsin.Wetalkedandjokeddailylikebefore.Manyyearshavepassed,andmysisterandIarenowbothinour50s.Iseethechanceofmeetingasmoreofalesson,aremindernottolosetouchwithlovedones.Afterour17

17sister-to-sistermiracle,Idon,tplantoletthathappenagain.Also,Iknowthesecrettoconnecteachother.18