An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he 1 out with his paints (绘画颜料) and his brushes and 2 from morning to evening, and when it 3 dark, he went back to the farm and had a good 4 before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to5 the farmer, but the farmer said, "No, I do not want money, but 6 me one of your pictures. Because in a week the money will all be used up, but your painting will still be here."
The artist was very 7 and thanked the farmer for 8 such kind things about his paintings.
The farmer smiled and answered, "It's not that. I have a son in London. He wants to 9 an artist. When he comes here next month, I will 10 him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think."
Long long ago, there was a spider. She found a beautiful farm. She liked the farm and decided to live there forever.
One day, the spider caught a little bug. When the spider ate it, the bug said, “If you let me go, I will tell you an important thing. The thing will save your life.” The spider stopped and listened.
The little bug said, “You'd better get out of the farm. The harvest is coming! If you stay here, you will be killed by the farmer's machine.”
But the spider didn't listen to the bug and ate it for lunch. The next day when she was sleeping, the farmer came to have a harvest. The spider was killed by the machine.
Mobile phones are very popular with people. They are becoming smaller and more convenient.
Now the scientists in Canada made a smartphone (智能手机）from electronic paper. The PaperPhone is flexible. People can control it by bending it or writing on it with a pen.
Though the PaperPhone is only millimeters (毫米）thick, people can do many things with it. For example, people can use it to make phone calls, read books, watch movies and play music. So many people use it as a computer.
The scientists think there will be no paper in the office. And people can store what they want in the PaperPhone.
The scientists from Queen's University in Kingston，Canada said the PaperPhone would be in style in the future. It may be the end of paper and printers.
To make people be interested in this kind of mobile phones, the scientists will make it more beautiful. People will see the PaperPhone on May 10 this year.
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Once there was a young boy. He had no family except for an old llama. Each day the boy and his llama walked many miles, looking for a home. Each night they curled up (赌缩）and slept. But on one starry (满天星斗的）evening, the old llama died. The boy buried (埋葬）his friend next to a small icy river. Then he sat under a tree and cried. What would he do? He had no family and no home.
The boy cried for a very long time. But there was no one to comfort (安慰）him. There were only the stars in the sky.
Suddenly, the sky filled with bright light. The boy held his breath. He was afraid to move. One bright star fell to the ground. Slowly, the star took the shape of the old llama. She bent her head and drank from the river. She looked at the boy and smiled. As she jumped back into the sky, bits of llama wool fell. As the sun began to rise, the boy picked up the soft, warm wool. It gave out light in his hands like starlight. He carried the wool to the city and sold it. With the money, he bought a house. He bought two young llamas. He never forgot the star llama. And he was never lonely again.
Americans with small families own a car. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is larger, they will sell one of the cars and buy a van (住房汽车).
A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van can hold seven persons easily, so a family with three children can ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They can all travel together.
Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. So they sold their second car and bought a van. They thought it would be more convenient for them to go out together.
Americans call vans motor homes. They always use them for holidays. When a family is traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular.
Last Monday, we had an (interest) and funny English class. In the class, we had discussion about TV shows in small (group). Here is what Li Dong, one of my classmates, (think) of some TV shows.
"For soap operas, I can't (real) stand (忍受) them. They are long and (bore). Some meaningless. They usually make me want to sleep. I love sports shows such as football games and basketball games. I like watching the World Cup on TV best. I think all the games are exciting. do I think of talent shows? I like them. I think I can learn a lot of things from them. What about talk shows? I don't mind them. there are no my favorite shows on TV, sometimes I watch talk shows. But if there is a sports game, I choose to watch the sports game."
These are Li Dong's likes and dislikes about TV shows. What do you think of TV shows?
要求: 语法正确、逻辑合理, 80词左右, 可根据提示内容适当发挥。
提示:
1）. 美国著名的作家，写了许多著名的小说;
2）. 1835年出生于佛罗里达的乡村, 4岁时全家搬到城里, 12岁时父亲去逝;
3）. 从童年就开始工作, 做过不同的工作。他最著名的小说之一是《汤姆·索亚历险记》;
4）. 他写作的才能并不是从小就有, 而是来自于他个人的经历。
生词提示:
马克· 吐温Mark Twain, 小说novel, 佛罗里达Florida,《汤姆·索亚历险记》The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 个人的经历personal experiences
