浙江省嘉兴市秀洲区外国语学校2018-2019学年九年级下学...

    The dogsled（狗拉雪橇）race was about to begin. Julie's team of dogs was lined up at the 1 gate. Julie stood behind them. The air was so cold that she could see her 2. Other teams were lined up too, and the dogs were 3. Julie kept her eyes on the clock. At ten o'clock, she and the other racers shouted, "4!" The race began! All the dogs tried their best to run after each other.

    Now, they ran over snowy hills and down into frozen valleys. They 5only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay ahead of the other teams. The racers had to go a thousand 6across Alaska. Alaska is in the north of US, bordering Canada. It is one of the 7places on Earth. The dogs' thick fur coats helped 8 them warm in the cold wind and weather. In many places along the way, the snow was deep. Pieces of 9 were as sharp as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs' feet. To keep that from happening, Julie put special booties on their feet.

    10, the dogs seemed to pull the sled very slowly. They were still getting used to the race.11 on the third day out, they began to pull more quickly. They worked as a team and 12 many of the other racers. During the period, they met many 13. Once, one of the sleds slid into a hole and broke. Julie wanted to 14 then, but she didn't. She fixed it and they kept going.

    When they finally 15the finishing line, they found out that they had come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and her dogs.

    The way we spend our time can be divided into three "bottles". These are the necessary tasks bottle, the voluntary（自愿的）tasks bottle and the happiness bottle.

    Every day, we spend time filling the necessary tasks bottle with useful things, like making money, doing housework, buying food and paying bills. We then fill another bottle with voluntary tasks. These are things that we do for others, but we may not enjoy them. This bottle gets filled with tasks like taking children to activities, cooking family meals, and doing laundry. Those bottles are very important. If we don't fill them each day, our family won't run properly.

However, we often forget to fill the third bottle —- the happiness bottle that we fill with activities that make us happy. Is your happiness bottle sometimes empty at the end of the day? Between doing all the necessary and voluntary tasks, time flies by, and before we know it, it is time for bed. We all have days like that.

    This is why each day we have to make an effort to fill our happiness bottle. I fill mine by going to the dancing class. And I always leave classes more happily than when I enter. This week, I had the pleasure of taking part in a guitar practice in my neighborhood. We show our musical talent and practice music for charity. It was a time of fun, friendship and music-making. At the end of the evening, my happiness bottle was filled to top.

           Will your activities bring joy to your life? Or are the other two tasks eating up all your time? Try to find ways to achieve a balance between how you fill your three bottles. At the end of the day, hopefully we've done all we can to make sure that our happiness bottle is filled.

    "I can't believe this is happening," I thought as I saw Jane walk into the restaurant. She hadn't changed at all. She was still tall and beautiful with blonde hair and bright blue eyes. I smiled and thought of how my life had changed since we had last met.

    It all started when I noticed her at a party in a friend's house many years ago. I followed her to the dining room and started talking to her about the food. "You seem very interested in food," she laughed. "Well, I'm a great cook," I told her. It was a lie, but I had to find an excuse to see her again. "May I cook for you sometime?"

    Two days later, Jane came to my house for dinner. However, it was very embarrassing(窘迫的). I ordered the food from a nearby restaurant, but I told her that I had cooked it. After dinner, she warmly offered to wash up and in the kitchen she found the delivery boxes(外卖盒). She laughed at me and I felt terrible. Angry with myself, I decided to learn how to cook.

    I never saw Jane after our terrible dinner date. I started a cookery course and found that I was good at it after all. I went on to train to be a great cook. I worked hard and later I was able to open my own restaurant.

    Now, she walked into my restaurant. Feeling very happy, I pretended(假装) I was a waiter and walked to her table. "Ready to order, madam?" I asked.

    At just 17 years old, Pakistan's Malala is the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

    Malala came to international attention when she spoke up for the rights of all children to have an education. Malala's father was a teacher who ran a school. For her early life, her family lived in the school so she was used to sitting in the classrooms before her school age. Now, she can speak three languages and loves learning.

    She grew up in Pakistan. The living conditions in her area were very poor and unsafe. Many people were hurt and many schools were closed. Especially girls were not allowed to go to school.

    Reporters from Britain told the world what was happening with the help of Malala. In 2009, 12-years-old Malala wrote 35 diaries on the Internet. She wrote about the difficulties of her life, and about her strong hope for education. Soon after that, Malala's family was chosen to be in a TV program to show ordinary children's education because both father and daughter spoke good English, and they cared about children getting an education.

    From then on, a few people hated her and hurt her. Though terribly wounded, Malala became a courageous fighter for the education rights of millions of girls worldwide. "I don't want to be remembered as the girl who was hurt, I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up," she said.

    She has now written a book about her life called I am Malala. The book shows that one person's voice has the power to inspire change in the world. In her speech, she spoke warmly about her aims for education and peace. One sentences she said one day became famous: One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can greatly change the world.

Welcome to Cape Town!

    Cape Town isn't the capital city and it isn't the （大的）city in South Africa either, but it is the most popular city. Every year, millions of tourists（参观）Cape Town. From the beautiful beaches to great shopping centers, Cape Town has something for everyone.

    For outdoor or sports fans, Cape Town（提供）fantastic activities like hiking and climbing. The beautiful beaches are good for water sports, including surfing. If you are brave enough, you can even try to go down into the deep sea and get eye to eye with a great（鲨鱼）in cage! But of course, it's also a good choice for you to walk（沿着）the wooden roads and enjoy natural（风景）around if you are not so brave.

    The weather in Cape Town is pleasant. In summer, the（当地的）temperature is about 26℃. And remember mid﹣summer here is （一月）!And the winter temperatures don't usually fall below10℃. （二）of the main languages here are Xhosa and English. The population of Cape Town is about 3.5million.

    Cape Town is the city that has（一切）. It will make your vacation unforgettable.

    Nathaniel Hawthorne（go）home with a broken heart. He told his wife Sophia that he lost his job.his surprise, she spoke to him with great joy.

    "Now," she said(happy)."you can write your book! When you had your job, you didn't have time to write downyou were thinking about. Now, you are free. You can do what you like and make your dream (come) true!"

    "Yes," said the man sadly, "but what shall we live on while I(write)it?"

    Then, she took out a small box and opened it. There was a large amount of money.

    "I've always believed you are talented man," she told him. "I knew that someday you would write a great book. So every week, out of the money you gave me for everyday use, I saved a little bit. Now this money can help(we) through the year."

    With her trust and confidence, one of the (great)novels of American literature, The Scarlet Letter(《红字》) , was born.

    Some of the famous(story) have followed a word of encouragement or an act of confidence by a loved one or a best friend.

    A bottle of water may not seem much to you, but thousands of bottles will be of great help for people who live in drought-hit areas in China.

    Since last autumn, there has been very little rain in Southwest China. Some places, especially in Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan and Guizhou, have experienced a serious drought. Crops died, the land cracked(裂开) and wells and rivers died up. More than 20 million people are having difficulty finding safe drinking water.

    After learning about the drought, many people around the country helped by giving water, money and other things.

    The serious drought has also made students realize the importance of saving water. Students from Nanshan Middle School in Huizhou, Guangdong, went on to the street to tell people to take part in water-saving activities.

    "I've heard that some children in drought-hit areas don't have enough drinking water. I feel really sad about that," said one student. "I decided to take a shower twice a week instead of every day to save water." He said.

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