In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his  16  .His music was so great that many people put money into his   17  .The next day, the young artist came to the   18  place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put   19  on the ground. The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat  20  .Please come to get it soon.”   21  about half an hour, a(an)   22  man there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you. You did come here.” The young violinist asked   23  , “Are you Mr. George Sang?”“Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose something?”“Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.
The violinist   24  a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist   25  it to him. Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you   26  play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “  27   I don’t have much money, I live happily; But if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so   28  . But being   29  should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may   30   in a short period(短期). However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.

Three men traveling on a train began a conversition about the world's greatest wonders.
“ In my opinion,” the first man said, “ the Egyptian pyramids are the world’s greatest wonder. Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools. They didn’t have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today.
“ I agree that the Egyptian pyramids are wonderful,” the second man said, “ But I don’t think they’re the greatest wonder. I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely. They carry out mathematical calculations in seconds that would take a person a hundred years to do.”
He turned to the third man and asked, “ What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world?”
The third man thought for a long time, then he said, “ Well, I agree that the pyramids are wonderful, and I agree that computers are wonderful, too. However, in my opinion, the most wonderful thing in the world is the thermos(保温瓶).”
And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up.
The other two men were very surprised. “ A thermos?” they exclaimed(大声说), “ But that’s a simple thing.”
“ Oh, no, it’s not,” the third man said, “ in the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot, in the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know whether it is winter or summer?”
【小题1】The travelers passed the time on the train by talking about _______.

__________ is spoken the most widely in the world.

IMAGINE a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your   26 . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you   27  at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?
Nick was born without limbs（四肢）, so life was not   28  for him. At school many students played jokes on him   29  he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be   30  friends, so he always felt   31 . However, he faced that bravely. He   32  to type and write with two toes（脚趾）at the age of six, and he could   33  surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the   34  students in the studies. And he decided on   35  to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.
Now Nick is one of the most popular   36  in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story   37  difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you   38 , not what you don’t have.” he said. His   39  encourages millions of people.
“I tell people to keep on getting up when they   40  and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”

【小题5】

A．his B．my C．their D．our

What is your favorite English letter? Many of you may say Q. Why? Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ. What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about? The CCTV reporter, Miss Wang, interviews three kids. Let’s listen to what they say.
When do you chat on QQ with friends? What do you talk about?
Lin Yuhan, Xi’an：On weekends. We talk about homework and chat with each other.
Tang Xuting, Shanghai：At weekends and when I don't have much homework, We exchange test answers and chat．
Yang Yuhan, Dalian：Our class goes online together at 4pm-6pm on weekends. We complain about homework, chat and talk about computer games.
What do you put on your QQ blog(博客)?
Lin: I put good articles I have found online on my blog. I also write articles myself. They are about funny things that have happened in my class.
Tang: I put pictures on my blog. Not my own photos, but pictures from my favorite Japanese cartoons like Tennis Prince and Conan.
Yang: I put DV films on my blog. I shoot(拍摄)them during sports meetings and school parties. The most popular one is about a dancing teacher. It is so funny that everyone watches it.
How do you like QQ?
Lin: It’s a good space for us to make a record of our lives, of both good times and sad times.
Tang: My friends and I may not have time to chat at school. But we can do it on QQ. It's very helpful to our friendships.
Yang: If you chat with friends on the telephone, your parents sometimes listen in on your conversation. There’s no such problem with QQ. You can relax and talk freely.
【小题1】Who comes from Shanghai?