Mr.Brown lives in a village.He has got a big family and a strong 1.His farm is small and he is often 2 in winter.So he goes to the city and finds work there.
Once he stayed there for about two months.When New Year was coming,he 3 home to see his wife and children.On his way home, something was wrong with his eyes.When he was knocking at the door,his dog came out and bit him.His wife hurried to drive 4 away.The next morning he went to see 5.The doctor looked over his eyes carefully and gave him some medicine.Before he 6,he told the doctor about his dog.When the doctor heard this, he began to 7 and said,“Maybe something is wrong with 8 eyes,too,I think.”
When he got home,he told his wife about it.The woman said,“I 9 it's true.If a thief comes into our house,it won't see him and he'll steal something here.”
Mr.Brown thought his wife was 10.He had to make his dog take his medicine instead.
Do you like it when your teachers run over (拖延) class time? If you don't like it, you may like the new bell at Shanghai No. 8 Middle School.
The school began to use the new bell this semester. It helps teachers remember it is break-time. The new bell has three parts. The first part lasts 15 seconds. It is made up of lovely folk music. Next, there are 20 seconds of silence. The final 25-second bell is a fast-paced march (快节奏进行曲) that seems to tell each teacher, “You have to end class now!”
Most students and teachers welcome the new bell. This school no longer has a problem with teachers giving instructions after call is over.
Chen Yong is a student at the school. He can't keep listening to the teacher when the bell rings, because he is thinking about his lost breaktime. “We tried many ways to stop teachers before, but nothing worked,” Chen told the ShanghaiEveningPost. “It's better now. When the folk music is on, teachers know that class is going to be over in one minute.”
Shen Huimin, a teacher at No. 8 Middle School, agrees that the new bell is creative. “In the past, we usually wanted to add a few words after class. But we often forgot the time,” Shen said. “The new bell reminds us twice. It's a small change, but it's really solving a big problem.”
We spend hours, days and years of our lives in school.Imagine(想象)you could design(设计)your dream school,what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought.Here is what they said:
Richard from the USA:My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields.It would also have a cinema,a gym and a shopping center.My school has none of these,and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying.
Sonia from Italy:I'd like a room where we can relax and play computer games. I'd also like to have a music room.I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class.
Wu from Beijing:I think it would be great to have another day off (休息日) every week,besides the weekend.If that day was a Friday or a Monday,we would have a long weekend every week.What fun!I also think school should start later,at about 10 o'clock,and finish earlier.
Hannah from Australia:In my dream school,I think the teachers should give us more freedom (自由) and choice about how we study and what we study.I also think it's not necessary for us to wear school uniforms every day.I really don't like wearing it.
At East China University of Science and Technology, students who finish their food in the campus canteen get a coupon (优惠券) when they return their trays(托盘). Students can collect coupons and exchange them for small gifts, such as books, magazines and mobile phone covers.
“It has been such a surprise,” said Liang Zhaoyun, 19, a student in this university. “It has given us one more motivation (动机)to finish our food.”
“The aim of the activity is not only to encourage students to finish their food. We hope it can also motivate students to choose a more environment-friendly and healthier lifestyle,” said Tao Siliang, a teacher of this university.
But some canteen food is poorly prepared, meaning that students are not willing to finish it all.
“Generally speaking, the dishes in our canteen are all right, ① .Most students are the only child in their family and aren't used to some of the dishes,” said Wang Guangji, a leader of this university.
What if you really can't finish all your food? The canteen provides a take-away service. “If you can't finish all your food, ② .Even if you feed the cat, it's not wasted,” said Zhou Zeyong, another student of this university.
“I'm glad that we've reduced waste since starting the campus ‘eat-up' activity. But if we ③ students not to waste food, we should also improve the meals in campus canteens,” said Wang.
根据短文内容完成下列任务。
A.so it's easy to satisfy all the students
B.you can get a box to take the leftovers home
C.you have to throw the leftovers away
D.but of course it's difficult to satisfy all the students
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Couplets (联) have been around for about 600 years. It in the Ming Dynasty. People red paper instead of peachwood charms to the Spring Festival couplets. After the Qing Dynasty, the couplets were once popular. Lots of famous couplets appeared. With the development (发展) of the international cultural exchange, the couplets were also to Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Singapore and other . The customs of sticking these couplets still now.
Couplets are usually in different and colors. Nice words and sentences are on the couplets. Different couplets are put on doors, walls or windows as symbols of wishes for good and a happy new year.
Our desks and chairs (make) of wood. The paper of books and newspapers (make) from wood, too. Wood is important in our daily life.
Where does wood come from? It (take) from trees which grow in the mountains. Do you know how it (carry) to us from the mountains?
First of all, trees (cut) down when they (grow) big enough. Then their branches (cut) off, and logs(原木) (make). These heavy logs (put) together in different ways and (take) down to the foot of the mountains.
