We have prepared a list of classic love stories for your consideration.

Comrades: Almost 4 Love Story

Country: China

Release Date: Nov 2,1996

Stars: Maggie Cheung,Leon Lai

The film centers on two Chinese mainlanders who go to Hong Kong to make a living,but end up falling in love. The film was very well received in China,Hong Kong in particular.If you are 40~60,this movie is a pretty good choice for you,as it can help remind you of past times,people and things.

Ready for Love

Country: France

Release Date: Dec 17,1980

Stars: Sophie Marceau

This is a simple and pure love story that centers on a 13-year-old girl,Vic,who is looking for true love at school. The film was an international box-office hit,earning 4,378,500 admissions in France

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Country: Thailand

Release Date: Aug 12,2010

Stars: Mario Maurer,Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul

The story shows love in the eyes of young people who first experience it and how it affects their lives and their inspirations.If you are tired after a day of heavy work,this funny movie is definitely one to share with your lover.

Australia

Country: Australia

Release Date: Nov 26,2008

Stars: Nicole Kidman,Hugh Jackman

The film is a character story,set between 1939 and 1942,against a dramatized backdrop of events across northern Australia at the time,such as the bombing of Darwin during World War Ⅱ.Before you watch it,you know that this film lasts about 165 minutes.Long as it may be,it is worth watching.

1. Which film is the most recently released?

A. Camrades: Almost a Love Story.    B. Ready for Love.

C. Crazy Little Thing Called Love.    D. Australia.

2. If a couple in their forties want to see a film set in China,which is probably their best choice?

A. Australia.    B. Ready for Love.

C. Crazy Little Thing Called Love.    D. Comrades: Almost a Love Story.

3. What do the four films have in common?

A. They are all about love.

B. They are all shot in China.

C. They are only about love among young people.

D. They are only well received by Chinese people.

4. What's the purpose of the author in writing the text?

A. To earn money by selling tickets.

B. To call on people to find true love.

C. To introduce several love films to readers.

D. To attract readers to show kindness to others.

17-yearold Elexis Webster grew up homeless with cruel family members and serious health problems.But Webster has got over these difficulties to become an honor student at her high school.

The teen spent her childhood living in dug-outs（防空洞) ,cars,and any place where her family could find shelter.She was treated cruelly by her mother,a drug user,who left her and her sister alone without food for days.Her older brother disturbed her study too many tunes.Her poor living conditions led to her becoming extremely weak, which caused her to miss school often.

However,she got a 4.1 GPA in the exam,though many wouldn't expect her to have such a hard life.Surviving in the family in an environment like that,she was able to come out of it,and she knew she had to make the best of what happened to her.

At 14,her mother was put in prison for leaving Webster and her sister in a car in the middle of a school day.The two girls were placed in foster care（寄养所）with a woman whom Webster still lives with.She calls her "Mema".

"Mema",who the teen sees as her mom,encouraged Webster as she returned school again.Even after missing three years of school,Webster was able to be excellent.Now Webster has planned to attend University of California at Los Angeles and study physics.

"I got to a place where I was able to keep going and push for higher than a 4.1 and push to get into a really great college or university.I see success.I see happiness and I see peace,"she told KPIX 5.

5. Where does Webster live now most probably?

A. In a car.    B. In the dug-out.

C. In foster care.    D. At the University of California.

6. Why was Webster's mother put into prison?

A. She was always taking drugs.

B. She left her daughters alone in a car.

C. She stole food for her three children.

D. She didn't let her children attend school.

7. What's the future goal of Webster?

A. Becoming a physics teacher.

B. Earning enough money to buy a house.

C. Being admitted into a really good college.

D. Breaking away from her mother and brother.

8. What do we know about Webster?

A. She wouldn't believe in anyone any longer.

B. She got a lot of help from her brother.

C. She was brought up in a warm family.

D. She got motherly love from Mema.

Bao Bao was born in the United States,but she was always destined（注定的）to go to China.A giant panda named Mei Xiang gave birth to Bao Bao at Washington's National Zoo in 2013.She was the zoo's first surviving panda cub（幼崽）since 2005.Visitors went to see Bao Bao for the first time in early 2014.The zoo's first giant pandas arrived in 1972.They were a gift to the United States after President Richard Nixon's historic trip to China

The US agreement with China states that the cubs of pandas loaned to the National Zoo must go to China by age four.Zoo officials have a number of events planned for Bao Bao before she travels.For example,she will receive a cake made of ice.Officials say it will recognize the people who give money to the National Zoo to help research into animals.

People around the world will be able to watch Bao Bao's final days in Washington.There will be several Facebook Live events,including videos of zookeepers preparing Bao Bao for her trip and a program showing how to make panda-themed art projects.Bao Bao's final hours at the zoo will be shown on Facebook Live on February 21.

Some of her human friends are using the hashtag（标签） ByeByeBaoBao to say goodbye.On Twitter,Lisa wrote:"I am going to miss Bao Bao so much!I have met so many people because of her."

Bao Bao will leave for China soon on a flight called the Fed Ex "Panda Express".If you are sad about seeing her go,there are three other pandas at the zoo.You can still see her parents,Mei Xiang and Tian Tian,and her brother,Bei Bei.

9. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A. Bao Bao will be sent back to China.

B. Bao Bao was the only surviving cub.

C. Bao Bao once visited China with Nixon.

D. Bao Bao was sent to the United Kingdom as a present.

10. Which of the following can replace the underlined word "loaned" in Paragraph 2?

A. turned    B. lent

C. referred    D. apologised

11. What may be the best title for the text?

A. Bao Bao's living habits

B. Bao Bao will leave for China

C. Chinese and Americans' love for pandas

D. Officials are preparing for pandas coming home

Need an app for that?Anvitha Vijay,9 years old,can build it.With the help of YouTube videos,the young girl from Melbourne,Australia,Learned to code（编程）at age 7.Soon,she was trying her hand at making apps.

"When I first got my iPad,I was attracted by all the apps on it,"she told TFK."It wasn't long before I wanted to create my own."

She built her first two apps with her younger sister in mind.Smartkins Animals helps children know more than 100 animals and their sounds.Smartkins Rainbow Colors teaches kids colors.Each app has been downloaded thousands of times.

Anvitha's skills won her an award to attend a big tech conference hosted by Apple in San Francisco,California There,she got tips from so many smart people.She went to workshops where she learned about the latest software（软件）for app building.

All that training led to an idea for a third app.This one,called GoalsHi,inspires kids to practice good habits. Users are rewarded for achieving goals,such as eating their vegetables or practicing piano."Kids can set goals with this app and get stars when they achieve them,"she says,"The idea is to encourage kids to achieve one little step a day."

Anvitha's goal is to continue creating technology that helps kids learn while having fun.But even more important to her is that the world sees the power of technology in kids' hands."The more training we get in technology at an early age,"she says,"the better chance we have of becoming people who will one day change the world."

12. What can we learn from the text?

A. Anvitha has created educational apps.

B. Anvitha won an award for practicing piano.

C. The power of technology has been in kids' hands.

D. Educational apps are very popular among parents.

13. Which of the following helped Anvitha to learn to code at an early age?

A. YouTube videos.    B. Her younger sister.

C. All apps on her iPad    D. All training in Australia.

14. What do we know about the apps Anvitha created?

A. They teach kids to paint.

B. They teach kids to keep pets.

C. They help kids to invent instruments.

D. They help kids learn while having fun.

15. What's the general meaning of what Anvitha says in the last paragraph?

A. Kids should keep having a beautiful dream.

B. Kids mastering technology must change the world.

C. Work hard and you'll have a better life in the future.

D. Children had better get training in technology as early as possible.

You may have had Chinese food in Chinese restaurants in your country.Have you noticed some differences that you may not know between Chinese and western eating?

1.Chopsticks vs.knives and forks.Chinese usually share their dishes with others.Chinese cooks usually cut everything into bite size pieces,thus people don't need knives to cut it,and just pick up their food with chopsticks.  Westerners usually enjoy individual（个人的）servings___16___.

2.Seasoning bottles.___17___.But if you have breakfast at a dumpling and steamed bun shop,you can increase the flavor with soy sauce or vinegar from a bottle poured into a dipping dish.

3.___18___.Sweet desserts are served after western dinners,while Chinese have fresh fruit or tea for dessert.

4.Round tables vs.square tables.Chinese traditionally eat at round tables,particularly family meals,as it's convenient to share dishes with others,especially with a lady.Roundness symbolizes unity in China.___19___.

5.Cooking methods.Where westerners limit themselves to boiling,frying,roasting,and baking usually,Chinese use more methods of cooking,like steaming and quick-frying.___20___.However,westerners use more butter,sunflower oil,and olive oil.

Hopefully sharing these differences will help you prepare for your experience,and has given you some insights into Chinese and western culture.

A.Desserts.

B.Fresh fruit and tea.

C.Chinese usually use animal or peanut oil to fry food.

D.Chinese usually don't remove bones,and just cut them and the meat into pieces.

E.They cook food in big pieces and serve it with knives and forks for cutting it up.

F.You usually won't find any salt,pepper.or tomato sauce on the table in a Chinese restaurant.

G.Westerners eat at square tables,which is much easier for individual meals,with long tables for bigger groups.