11．　　King Midas was a greedy (贪婪的) man. He collected (1)       and even counted it in his sleep, which he thought the happiest things to do in the world. King Midas had a daughter. She hoped to spend more time with her father with his collection of gold (2)       he was always busy.
　　One day, a wise man came to see the King. The King (3)       the man to pick some of his fruit and because of this the man was very pleased. He told the King that he could (4)       for anything he wanted. Of course, the King wished for more gold. He asked the man for the (5)       to turn the things he touched into gold. And the King's wish (6)      . Sure enough, everything that the King touched did turn to gold. The trouble was, when the King got (7)      , he could not touch his food because it became gold, too. His daughter came to see him and he was (8)      to touch her for fear that she changed to gold.
　　(9)      , the King ran to find the man and said that he was sorry for being so greedy. He asked the wise man to take the special ability away from him. The man told the King to have a bath in the river. The King did so and he became normal again. Immediately, the King ran to his daughter and hugged her. At that moment, he knew the real meaning of (10)      !

12．In China, some places are fantastic in autumn because the leaves there change different colors. Here are some of the best places to enjoy autumn colors.

13．　　Last night was the final game for my 8-year-old son's soccer team. There were only five minutes left. The score was two to one, with my son's team winning. Parents cheered from the sidelines (边线) for their boys.
　　With less than 10 seconds left, the ball rolled in front of Mikes O'Donnell, my son's teammate. With shouts of "Kick it!", Mikey tried his best to kick the ball.
　　The crowd fell silent as the ball flew into the goal. Mikey O'Donnell had scored!
　　But Mikey had scored in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie-two to two. For a moment there was total silence. Mikey has Down's Syndrome (唐氏综合征). For him, there is no such thing as a wrong goal — he enjoys scoring in any goal. You could tell he was happy when he hugged the players on the other team.
　　The silence was finally broken when Mikey shouted, "I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!" His face was full of joy. He grabbed (抓着) my son, hugged him and shouted. For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react:But I need not have worried. I watched through tears as my son threw up his hand in flic classic high-five and started cheering, "Good job, Mikey! Good job!"
　　Within moments, both teams joined in the cheering and congratulating him on his goal. Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, my son smiled and replied, "Everybody won!" And I know what kind of "win" he means.

14．The Digital Media Summer Camp
　　The digital media (数字媒体) summer camp is a great chance for students aged 7 to 18 to have STEM courses. Students can learn to build an app, program a robot, or explore (探索) the world of music production. STEM courses will also help students create, learn teamwork and solve problems.
　　Students will learn from our teachers who have been employed (聘用) for both their teaching experience and rich knowledge in their fields. Besides making new friends, students will leave with amazing final projects and lasting memories.
Time: August 1st — August 31st
Daily Schedule:
8:30 a. m. ～10:00 a. m. Hands﹣on STEM Instruction
10:30 a. m. ～12:00 p. m. Continued Instruction & Creation
12:00 p. m. ～1:30 p. m. Lunch Break
1:30 p. m. ～3:00 p. m. Robots programming
3:30 p. m. ～4:30 p. m. Music Appreciation
　　Saturday Open House:
　　At3:30 p. m. every Saturday, parents are invited to our Open House. Students can show the projects they have been working on. Their parents can meet the teachers and explore more chances for their children to continue learning and creating.

15．　　Every night, we climb into our beds and rest our heads on our favorite pillows (枕头). Throughout history, the pillow has changed a lot, and its story is both long and colorful.
　　Nobody knows when the pillow was invented, people are said to have first used them in Mesopotamia (美索不达米亚) around 7000 B. C. .They were made of stone and were shaped to support people's neck. These pillows were not made for comfort but for more practical purposes. The Mesopotamians wanted to keep insects out of their mouths, ears, and noses. But if you were poor, you were out of luck because pillows were used only by the rich. In fact, the more pillows you possessed, the more people admired you.
　　In ancient China, pillows were made of hard materials like bamboo and wood. They had wonderful paintings of animals, humans, and plants. Centuries later, in Japan, some women used small hard pillows to raise their heads off the ground and keep their beautifully designed hair looking perfect. Softer pillows didn't become more common until the ninth century. The ancient Greeks and Romans put things like feathers (羽毛) and grasses into pillows to make them more comfortable.
　　Starting in the Middle Ages, Europeans almost stopped using pillows. It was believed that using pillows was a sign of weakness. After the Industrial Revolution (工业革命), things changed completely.
　　Improved technology allowed pillows to be produced in great numbers, and what was once an item only for the wealthy was now available to everyone.
　　From the pages of history to your bedroom, pillows have given humans something to lay their heads on for thousands of years. That's something to think about as you get to sleep tonight. Have a good night!

16．　　As students, we should work hard at school, but having a good rest is also very important. Maybe the followings are useful to relax.
　　First of all, we should think about what exactly causes us to feel tired or stressed. According to the Mayo Clinic, a lack of exercise is the main reason for feeling tired. With this in mind, finding the time to do light exercise during the day could make a huge difference to our mood (心情).
　　Light exercise includes really simple things like walking, cycling, or even doing housework . This means that if you normally take the bus or subway to school, you could try walking instead. Or when you get home from school, spend 30 minutes or so cleaning up or helping your parents to make dinner.
　　Being more active is a great way to relax. But yet another way to feel better about yourself could be to take up a hobby. "In fact, hobbies are just as important to good health as exercise is, thanks to their abilities to reduce stress," according to the health magazine Shape. And having a hobby is one of the best ways people can show passion (热情) and leadership.
　　A hobby could be anything. It doesn't matter what it is, as long as it takes your mind off your daily worries. A new hobby could not only relax you, but it could also help you develop some new skills. So, the next time you feel stressed, don't forget to slow down and relax. Something as small as taking a quick run in the park could make a huge difference to your day.
(1)、(2)题完成句子;(3)题简略回答问题;(4)题找出并写下全文的主题句;(5)题将划线句子译成汉语．

17．　　Hai Hui is (1)       80-year-old man. He is from Guiyang. In the past 20 years, he has saved over 100 people's (2)      (life) in the Huaxi River.
　　Huang is really a great swimming lover and he is crazy about winter swimming. He started the exercise 49 years ago. Since 1990, he (3)      (swim) in the Huaxi River. Huang always leaves home at eight in the morning and takes a two﹣hour ride to get to the river. Even in winter when the temperature drops below zero, he swims for at (4)      (little) one hour a day. Besides Huang, many other people visit the Huaxi River all year round. In summer, a number of people, (5)i       students from the college nearby, will come and enjoy the banks. Most of them are the (6)      (one) time to come there. Sometimes there is someone falling into the river by a (7)      : Huang often has been around when the dangerous situation appears.
　　Most of the time, the one who falls into the water can (8)      (save) in time. He always reminds people to protect (9)      (they). As he is getting (10)      (old), he hopes that more and more people can join him to help people in need.

23．无规矩不成方圆, 每个学校都有自己的校规, 特别是疫情期间, 为了学生的安全, 学校要求更为严格, 请你以"Rules of My School"为题, 写一篇 80 词左右的文章, 谈谈你对校规的了解和认识．
要点:
你所知道的校规(列举至少两条);
你对这些校规的认识;
请你对改善校规提建议．
Rules of My School
　　There are a lot of rules in our school. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________