—So can you give us a little more time, Miss Yang?
—I agree. Nowadays we can get the information we want in a second on the Internet.
—So and I. It is on the way. How exciting!
—Jack can. He is the cleverest boy in our class.
—I usually go on foot. My home is close to the school. It's only a 10-minute walk.
—But we'd better not ________.
—Don't worry. I will keep the ________.
—Of course. It is held for those who ________ the disease ALS.
Have you ever been to America? I was only an 11-year-old girl when my parents 1 me that we would soon move to America. We were on the bus then. I cried. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never 2 the radio programme for school children again which I listened to every morning.
In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying 3 to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving, I even felt a little 4 because I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures.
The first four years in America taught me the 5 of optimism (乐观), but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost. I had to study in three schools and spent most of my time learning the English language. I hardly had any time for 6. Sometimes I did not quite know what l was or what I should be. My mother 7 and things became even harder for me. It took me some time to get used to staying with my stepfather (继父). I was often 8, and saw no end to "the hard times". I had to do many things for the family since I knew English better than everyone else at home.
9, things got better and better later and almost all common troubles 10 at last. From those experiences I have learnt one important rule: Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little.
Rob Frenette had problems with bullies (欺凌) at school for eleven years. He was often lonely and scared. When he was fifteen, however, he decided to do something about his problems. He walked into a newspaper office and told them about the bullying. His story went into the newspaper and soon all the TV stations in Canada wanted to talk to him about his experiences. They also wanted to hear his ideas to stop bullying.
After that, Rob continued his studies at school, but in his free time he helped other people with bullying problems. With a friend Katie Neu, he made a website called www.bullyingcanada. ca. Visitors to the website can find advice, stories and poems about bullying in both English and French. When people are upset, they can talk on the phone or online to Rob and his team. Every weekend Rob has to answer e-mails to the website. He also speaks to children, teachers and members of government around the country about bullying.
Rob's most important message is "When bullies are unkind to you, it isn't your fault. There's nothing wrong with you, so you should try to keep trusting yourself. And remember that people care about your problems. You just have to find those people."
One of Rob's ideas is Blue Day, a special day for stopping bullying in schools. Students have to wear blue clothes and in class they learn how to stop bullying. More than 150 Canadian schools now celebrate Blue Day, but Rob won't stop until there's a Blue Day in every school in Canada.
Let's Explore The Nature! Are you interested in animals and nature? Want to enjoy your summer holiday and learn something interesting and useful? Here comes your CHANCE! Youth Explore has prepared you with a THREE-DAY SUMMER PROGRAM! You can take part in many hands-on activities and meet with live animals—giraffes, pandas, tigers, and so on! More information about the program is as follows: Age: students aged 8-16 Groups: There are 2 programs for you to choose from. Each program needs at most 15 students.
Program cost: $230 for members; $250 for non-members How to do it: Simply come to our centre to get an application form (申请表). Send your completed form on or before 11 July, 2018 (Wednesday). Notes: ⑴No FREE LUNCHES ARE PROVIDED because of personal food differences. You may either bring a lunch-box or pay for lunch at our restaurants. ⑵Both programs will start 1 DAY later if there is a warning of rainstorms. COME AND JOIN US NOW!! DON'T MISS THE CHANCE!! |
Kathy could still remember the night she had to leave her home Hungary in a hurry. It was the terrible beginning of World War Ⅱ and her family had to leave their country as soon as possible. She quickly filled a bag with a few pieces of clothing, her diary, and her treasure—a beautiful silk scarf (围巾).
Kathy and her best friend, Monica, had asked their parents to buy them matching scarves. They each would wear the scarf as a symbol of their friendship. Kathy had no idea that she was going to America that night and would not be returning forever.
Kathy kept that special silk scarf as a treasure for many years. One day she decided to give it to her granddaughter, Eliza, to wear to her first job interview for good luck. Kathy was afraid that Eliza would lose the scarf, but the granddaughter promised, "Don't worry, Grandma, nothing's going to happen to your scarf. You'll see. It is going to bring both of us good luck today." And with that, Eliza kissed her grandmother and left for the interview.
That afternoon Eliza left the interview happily, feeling sure that she had got the job. So she decided to celebrate by going to a restaurant. As she was sitting at her table, she felt someone looking at her. An old woman sitting next to her could not take her eyes away from her.
"I'm sorry, do I know you?" Eliza asked.
"I'm sorry, dear, but you make me think of someone I once knew," the old woman replied. "My best friend looked just like you and used to wear a scarf just like the one you're wearing around your neck." Eliza listened carefully, with her eyes and mouth wide open. She had heard stories of her grandmother's best friend many times and knew the meaning of the scarf. Could this be Monica, her grandmother's childhood friend?
Eliza introduced herself and waited to hear the name of the old woman.
"My name's Monica, dear. I lived in Hungary as a child, but my family had to leave when I was fourteen years old. I've been living here in California ever since." said the old woman.
Eliza could not believe her ears…
Is human blood all the same? "Sure," you may say. "It's all red." Well, it's not as simple as you might know. Blood is made up of different pans, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets (血小板). Two chemical molecules (分子) on the red blood cells make people's blood different. Scientists mark one molecule "A" and the other molecule "B".
According to which and how many molecules are on the red blood cell, scientists divide blood into four types: A, B, AB and O. Your blood type will stay the same through your whole life. Scientists have been wondering if there are some links between people's blood type and their personalities (个性), but they don't know for sure. Some say that people with the same blood type may have things in common.
What's your blood type? Does your friend have the same blood type as you? Read the following.
People with type A: They look peaceful from the outside. But they ask so much of themselves that they may be very agitated inside. They become happy or sad easily. Sometimes they are shy but always very careful. They can easily win people's trust.
People with type B: They have strong minds. Once they begin a task and make up their minds to do it, they will not give up easily. They'll try their best to finish it and do it well. They always try to make themselves different from others. They want to do things in their own way.
People with type AB: Maybe they are the strangest among all blood types. They can be both open and shy, noisy and quiet at the same time! They are responsible and always ready to help others.
People with type O: They're open and good at making friends. They always begin tasks but don't always finish them in the end. They have lots of new ideas and love to be the centre of attention. They always strongly believe in themselves.
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, is an American computer programmer. His net worth (资产净值) is about $71 billion, ranking him the fifth richest person in the world. On 1 December, 2015, he and his wife announced that they would give 99 per cent of their Facebook shares to the Chan Zuckerberg Fund. Since 2010, Time magazine has named Zuckerberg among the 100 wealthiest and most influential people in the world.
Born in 1984, he and his three sisters were brought up in a small village in New York. At high school, Zuckerberg was outstanding in class. He won prizes in science. He could also read and write French, Hebrew, Latin, and ancient Greek. Zuckerberg began using computers and writing software at middle school. His father taught him basic programming in 1990. He enjoyed developing computer programs, especially communication tools and games. During his high school years, he built a software program called ZuckNet that allowed all the computers between the house and his fathers dental office to communicate with each other. The following year, he built a music player called the Synapse Media Player. It used machine learning to learn the user's listening habit.
In 2004, Zuckerberg launched Facebook from Harvard. He left Harvard in his second year to complete his project—Facebook. Helped by his college roommates and fellow Harvard students, Facebook expanded rapidly, reaching one billion users by 2012.
In 2003, Zuckerberg met Priscilla Chan, at a party during his second year at Harvard. They have been dating since their Harvard days. In 2010, they got married and had their first baby, Maxima. The couple announced on their Chinese New Year video that their daughter's Chinese name is Chen Mingyu. On 18 March, 2016, while visiting Beijing, he posted on Facebook, "It's great to be back in Beijing! I kicked off (开始) my visit with a run through Tiananmen Square, past the Forbidden City and over to the Temple of Heaven." With a Chinese American wife and speech in Mandarin (普通话) in Tsinghua University, Zuckerberg is famous in China. He seems to be willing to take efforts to make Facebook available in the mainland to connect all people in the world.
a. Zuckerberg met Priscilla Chan at a party.
b. Synapse Media Player was built by Zuckerberg.
c. Zuckerberg launched Facebook from Harvard.
d. Zuckerberg's father taught him basic programming.
e. Zuckerberg got married and had his first baby.
A family far from home finds kindness in a bag of fruit. Two years ago we were at turning point in our lives in New Zealand. So we left our jobs, said goodbye to friends, and went to live in Switzerland.
Our daughters were 11 and 15 at that time, joined the local school. As they couldn't speak the local language, we knew their school life would be hard. after only a few months, the girls were doing really well, and trying their best (join) in the Swiss (瑞士的) way of life. The local newspaper then wrote a story about them.
When the article, together photos, appeared in the newspaper, the girls were (happy) than I could imagine. But what happened next still makes us shake our heads in surprise. The article (show) by a teacher from the school to a friend. The friend then sent the article to friends of (he), a Swiss family. They were near the end of their 12-month stay in New Zealand. When they read how we missed feijoas (费约果), a fruit unknown in Switzerland, they quickly looked out of the window at the huge feijoa tree. They picked two kilograms of feijoas and brought them back to Switzerland. They gave the fruit to their friend, who then spent two hours sending these special gifts to us (secret).
Later that day, we found a big bag of feijoas outside the door. We could finally taste the delicious feijoas. A note in the bag helped us find out how it (get) there. It was from the family, wishing us all the best and happy eating.
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Low-carbon Life
The environment is becoming worse and worse.
