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Nine-year-old Louis Pasteur ran into their little house . ___1___. “Mom” he cried “my f riend Henri was bitten by a mad dog . And now they are burning him with red hot irons. It’s terrible.”

“ R abies (狂犬病), Louis. Burning the bites is the only hope of stopping Henri from catching the disease (疾病).”

___2___. Pasteur thought, “ I would like to do something to help people like Henri .” sixteen year s later Pasteur became a doctor. He began making important discoveries in this special field.

___3___. But in the middle of all this , he suddenly became ill . As a result , he lost the use of his left arm and leg . Yet he had found no way of curing (治疗) one disease ----rabies. He had never forgotten his friend Henri , so he worked on and on as hard as ever.

___4___, he finally found the answer. Just then a boy badly bitten by a mad dog arrived at his lab. A few days after Pasteur’s treatment（治疗), the boy got better. He did not catch rabies.

___5__. People donated money to help build the Pasteur Institute (学院) in Pairs. Today it is one of the world’s most famous centers for research.

Students often ask their students which dictionary is the best. In fact , there is not one “best ”dictionary . ___1__, like an English-English dictionary . It explains an English word only in English instead of in Chinese or other language . ___2__, but it has some big advantages of learning English .

___3__. When you use an English-English dictionary, you will keep your mind only on English . The second advantage is that you will learn how to explain words in English .

___4__, you can buy a “learner’s dictionary”. The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary , the Longman Learner’s Dictionary , and the Cambri dge Learner’s Dictiona ry all have easy definitions (释义) and excellent example sentences . __5___, you can buy any kind of dictionary .

It was my first day in Miss Hargrove’s seventh grade class. I was very anxious to fit in . After the teacher introduced me to the class, I put on a smile and took my seat.

Lunchtime was a pleasant surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. 1________ . My new classmates told me about the school , the teachers and the other kids. They pointed out the class nerd (书呆子): Mary Lou. She was a pretty girl with dark eyes and olive (橄榄色) skin , but she wore a long skirt and an old-fashioned blouse . 2_________. She ate alone.

After school , the girls invited me join them in front of the school . We waited . Then Mary Lou came down the school steps. The girls started making fun of her . 3_________.Unkind words fell from my mouth . No one could tell I’d never done this before. The othe r girls started cheering for me. I pulled on Mary Lou’s backpack an d then pushed her. Her backpack broke. She fell . Everyone was laughing. I fit in.

I was not proud . If you’ve ever picked a wing off a butterfly , you know how I felt.

Mary Lou got up , gathered her books and left without saying anything.

I turned to leave with my laughing friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. 4_______ -----he had the same olive skin, dark hair and

good-looking features. He watched the lonely girl walk toward him. 5_______. As I passed , he looked at me in silence with burning tears that reminded me of my shame.

I never again hurt anyone for my own advantage.

____1__. In April , fish in the rivers are more easily caught. In France, a person who was easily tricked was called an “ April fish”.

In Europe, by the old calendar(日历), the first day of the new year was the same day as the first day of spring. There are many new year’s customs: visiting friends, giving presents and other happy activities. In 1852, a new calendar was made by Pope Gregory. ___2__. But many people continued to celebrate New Year’s Day in April. They sent funny presents or played tricks on others.

___3___. It is April Fool’s Day. A fool is a person who does not think carefully. A fool believes things that are not true. ___4___. They play tricks. Then everyone laugh. You can tell a lie on April Fool’s Day. If someo ne believes the lie, say , “April Fool !”

You can play an April Fool’s trick like this:___5__.Put the coin on the floor. Hold the other end of the thread and stand away . When someone sees the money and tries to pick it up, quickly pull the thread . Laugh and say , “April Fool ”

Never try to work when you are very hungry. If you decide to do your homework right after school, you’d better get something to eat before getting to work. 66 .Don’t wait until very late in the evening or your work will seem much harder than it really is.

If you have more than one hour’s work, give yourself a break after an hour. But don’t break up so much that you can’t get any thing done.

67 .

Don’t put it off(推迟) until the last minute. If you put off doing your homework, you won’t enjoy your free time so much. If you put it off until the end of the week or until right before a test, you will have too much to do. 68 .And you can keep up with what is happening each day in school. 69 .

Do your home work at the same time every evening. 70 . It will be easier to do your homework and it will make your free time more enjoyable, too.