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Xie Jin, the speaker's favorite singer, died. |
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She is a . She sings Xie Jin's songs at her concerts on 14th every year. |
In 2011, Henry and I took our children to London to watch the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. We 1 Buckingham Palace at nine o'clock in the morning. The wedding was at eleven o'clock, but the streets were 2 crowded.
There were big screens around Buckingham Palace and we watched the wedding service at Westminster Abbey 3 the screens. Kate looked beautiful. She wore a nice white dress. Prince William wore a smart red uniform.
4 the wedding service, Prince William and Kate left for Buckingham Palace. We waited 5 . Everyone was shouting and cheering. Even the policemen were happy and making 6 . Suddenly we heard the sound of music and drums. A group of soldiers(士兵)were 7 along the street. They were walking and playing music. After them we saw a beautiful carriage(四轮马车).
8 the carriage came close to the place where we were standing. People around us were cheering loudly. My 9 were shouting excitedly. Henry was taking photos. Prince William smiled and waved at(向……挥手)us. He looked so happy and friendly. It was a fantastic experience and I will never 10 it.
It was about 1：00 in the morning. It was bright light in my neighbor's kitchen. I thought he might be having midnight food so I went back to my bed. Soon, there was a burning smell and I realized there must be something wrong. I jumped out of bed at once and went to have a look. I saw fire coming out of his kitchen. I shouted, "Fire！Fire！"But nobody heard me. I ran quickly to my house and called the Fire Department(消防队) and went back to my neighbor's house.
I knocked at the door and called my neighbor's name, but there was no answer. I tried to break into the house and saved a cat and a chicken. Then I poured water through the kitchen window but it was no use, because the fire was too big. Luckily, the firemen arrived and put out the fire in time.
When my neighbor came back, he was sad because his kitchen was burnt down, but he thanked me for calling the Fire Department and saving his pets.
A week later, my neighbor invited me to his home for dinner. In his new kitchen, he took a photo of me. Later on, he gave me the photo as a gift. It made me happy.
One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to the town. Suddenly the bag fell down from his horse on the road. He didn't know what to do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift (举起) it by himself. He only hoped that somebody would soon pass (经过) by and help him.
Just at this moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer was very disappointed(失望的)when he saw who he was. It was the great man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him for help.
But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came near. He said to the farmer, "I see you need help, my friend. How good it is that I'm here just at the right time！" Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer took the other. They together lifted it and put it on the horse.
"Sir, " asked the farmer, "how can I pay you？"
"It's quite easy, " the great man answered with a smile, "Wherever (无论在哪里) you see anyone in trouble, do the same for him. "
A month ago the Brown family, who lived in Lyndhurst, had a special experience. She was making coffee while her husband, Frank, was watching a comedy program on television. Upstairs(在楼上) their young daughter, Ruth, was asleep in her room and their son, Mark, was doing some homework on his computer. However, at the end of the afternoon, it started to change. Soon, it began to rain very heavily. Tina looked out of the kitchen window and saw big storm clouds in the sky. The Browns' dog, Tilly, was in the back garden. Shortly afterwards, Tina saw lightning(闪电) in the sky and then everything in the house went dark. Frank was unhappy because the television didn't work. Then they heard baby Ruth crying. Frank went upstairs to look after the baby but when he climbed the stairs(楼梯) , there was a loud sound and the house seemed to shake. A big tree from their garden fell through the window of Ruth's room！Luckily it missed the baby by just half a meter!
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A. Mark shouted from his room because he couldn't use his computer. B. Suddenly there was a loud crack of thunder(雷声) and Tilly quickly ran into the house. C. The little baby Ruth was just two years old and liked playing with Tilly. D. Frank ran into Ruth's room and he saw something shocking. E. The weather had been very good all day with a lot of sunshine. F. It was evening and after dinner Tina was in the kitchen. |
A girl named Mary was killed at around 6：20 p. m. on a rainy day. Somebody found her on a street and called the police. The next day, the police got four suspects(犯罪嫌疑人). The police asked them the same question, "What were you doing at around 6：20 p. m. yesterday？"
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Suspect A Name：Lucy Job：A student Relationship：Friends "I was doing my homework in the classroom from six to seven. Several other classmates were in the classroom, too. " |
| Suspect B Name：Miss Green Job：The owner of a barbershop Relationship：Neighbors "A young man was cutting his hair in my shop. He left at 7：50 p. m. Then I closed the shop and went back home. " |
| Suspect C Name：Bob Job：A worker in a factory Relationship：Mary's exboyfriend(前男友) "I didn't kill her. I was a few kilometers away from the street she died on. " |
| Suspect D Name：John Job：A cook Relationship：He is a very bad young man. He is mad at Mary. "I was playing computer games with my friends. We didn't stop playing until midnight. " |
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A：Hi, Linda. ?
B：I went to Helen's home yesterday afternoon.
A：Really? ?
B：She was cleaning her room when I saw her.
A：?
Were they at home?
B：Yes, they were. Her father was repairing a bike at that time.
A：Then, what was her mother doing?
B：She was washing clothes.
A：?
B：I helped Helen clean her room and then we watched TV.
A：?
B：I came back home at about 5：00 p. m. By the way, what did you do yesterday afternoon?
A：I went to the zoo with my little brother.
B：Sounds interesting!
提示：2017年8月8日夜晚9：20左右，一场突如其来的地震发生在九寨沟。假如你是Liu Mei，正和爸爸妈妈在九寨沟旅游。请根据下面的表格描述一下地震发生时的情况。要求：100～120词左右。
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Mother and I |
watching the shows |
at Jiuzhaigou Art & Culture Square |
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Father |
shopping |
in a store near the square |
An Unforgettable Experience
