— Because she'll attend an important meeting and she'll make a speech about the MUN competition.
— He has been under the weather because he played football in the rain yesterday.
— He was regarded as one of the best minds in the US. He also invested millions of dollars in China.
— Yes. He has written many novels under the name of 'Hope'.
— Yes. He will be an exchange student and visit Ben during the summer holiday.
—That book is a little over my head, because there are too many new words about the universe in it.
— Look! An MI mobile phone only ________ 699 yuan! They are high-quality phones as well.
— Yes, so he was. And he was also a great scientist who had a lot of ________.
— OK, Mum. I promise I will learn your words ________.
— She is all right now. She'd better have ________ training before the race.
— At first, I felt ________, but now we are good friends.
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David Rockefeller died in his sleep at his New York home on March 20, 2017. According to Forbes, he was 101, the 1 billionaire on 2017 world's richest list.
The Rockefeller family is an American industrial and banking family. It was one of the world's largest fortunes in the oil business during the early 20th century. They are one of the most 2 families in the history of the United States.
David Rockefeller, the grandson of America's first billionaire John D. Rockefeller, was born in New York City on June 12, 1915. He 3his studies of Science from Harvard University in 1936, and then furthered his education in the University of Chicago, where he received a Ph.D. in economics in 1940.
He 4 in North Africa and France in military intelligence during World War II. After returning to the United States, Rockefeller began a great 5 in banking. During the 1970s Rockefeller was chairman and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and helped solve New York City's financial problems in the middle of the 1970s.
By the time he retired in 1981, David Rockefeller was 6 as 'RULER OF THE WORLD' in banking, education, foreign relations and public service. He developed good 7 with world leaders, 8 South African President Nelson Mandela and China's Deng Xiaoping.
David Rockefeller, along with The Rockefeller family, developed close generational ties with China over the past 100 years. His life witnessed (见证) the century-long connection with China. The Rockefeller foundation (基金会) put money in China's science, medicine, and higher education. They bought the Union Medical School and renamed it the "Peking Union Medical College." The foundation 9 a first-class school of medicine in China. They also introduced the US Johns Hopkins model to the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (北京协和医院) which remains one of the 10 hospitals in China today.
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Students in Suzanne Middle School have carried out many interesting surveys online. Here are some of them.
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Shopping online or in physical stores (实体商店)? Online shopping is changing how people buy things today. If you need new clothes but don't want to go out, your smartphone or computer is here to help you. However, according to a survey of 15,000 consumers between the age of 13 and 21 in 16 countries, most of them still prefer physical stores. |
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Going offline easy or difficult? Technology has linked us in ways we never imagined. People spend more and more time on smartphones and computers but pay less attention to their children. Some US parents have felt the need to go offline. However, a recent survey showed that despite their best efforts, most of them couldn't stop using their smartphones and iPads. |
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Who makes you laugh the most? We all need a good laugh to cheer us up now and then. People are looking for different ways to get some fun in everyday life. Many like to watch comedies or read jokes. But a survey of 1,258 US teenagers found that 70 percent of them said it is their friends that make them laugh the most. |
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Do you want to be a boss? We have read quite a lot of news about teenagers setting up their own companies. Although most teenagers haven't started to do the same thing, it doesn't mean that they don't want to. According to a survey of 1500 US teenagers from the age of 13 to 18, 79 percent of them said they would like to have their own business. |
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Just as I entered my house, I heard a sound coming from the bedroom upstairs — it was from myJust as I entered my house, I heard a sound coming from the bedroom upstairs — it was from my favourite violin.
“Thief!”
I rushed upstairs and saw a boy in dirty clothes pulling my violin down. At first sight, I found a new pair of shoes missing. It seemed he was surely a thief.
However, when I saw his eyes full of fear, my anger disappeared. I smiled and asked, “Are you Mr. Ram's student Rubens? I'm his butler（男管家）. I've heard Mr. Ram said his student would come. It must be you.”
“Has my teacher gone out?” the boy said, “I think I'd better visit him again in a while.”
I nodded and asked him, “Do you like playing the violin?”
“Yes, but I'm too poor to afford one.” the boy replied.
“Then, I'll give you this violin.” The boy looked at me in surprise, but he picked up the violin. While going out of the room, he suddenly saw a huge photo of me playing the violin at the Grand Theatre of Sydney on the wall. His face turned pale. He stood there for a moment and ran out. He must have understood what had happened because no master would put up the butler's photo on the wall of his living room.
A few years later, at a music competition in Melbourne, I was invited to be the judge. Finally, a violin player called Merritt won the first prize.
After the prize-giving, Merritt ran to me holding a violin box, his face red, and asked, “Mr. Brian, do you still know me? You gave me this violin, which I have treasured ever since! Today, I want to say sorry and give back the violin to you without regret…”
He was just the “Mr. Ram's student”!
Do you dream of the day when you can drive a car? In the United States, teenagers can get their driver's license when they are only 16 years old, but it feels like forever until that day comes. Trust me, because I've been there.
Getting a driver's license takes a lot of time and energy, but it's worth it because it means having a lot more freedom. I'm from the rural state of Iowa (爱荷华州) that doesn't have a lot of public transportation, and everything is really spread out. So until I turned 16, my parents had to drive me pretty much everywhere.
There were several steps before I got that special plastic card. In Iowa, everyone can get their learner's permit at the age of 14, which means you can only drive if your parent is sitting in the seat next to you.
The next step was getting my school permit at the age of 15. In the state of Iowa, if you live more than a mile (1.6 km) away from school you can get a school permit. But you can only drive to school and back home. Luckily, I lived just over a mile away from school, so I was able to drive my mom's car to school. But if you were caught going outside that route (路线) you would get in big trouble.
Finally, after taking and passing a three-month-long driver's education course and the final test, I was able to get my driver's license. I could almost taste the freedom already, and it did make life quite a bit easier.
a. must be at or over the age of 14 b. must be at or over the age of 16
c. can drive everywhere in the US d. can drive when there is a parent sitting beside her
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What should you do if you experience campus bullying (欺凌) or violence? The book The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen is suitable for you to read. It not only shows you how serious bullying is, but also teaches you how to get through it.
This book is written by Canadian author Susin Nielsen. It is about 13-year-old Henry K. Larsen. He lives an ordinary but happy life. However, everything changed when his elder brother Jesse killed Scott, a boy who always bullied Jesse. Then Jesse killed himself. Henry's family had to start their lives in a new city. There, no one knew about their past.
I like this book because it touches me so much. I couldn't stop thinking deeply about my life and what I would do if I were Henry. Moreover, I find that this book has so many similarities with my life.
My favorite part in the book is when Henry woke up after he had a head injury in the hospital. He received cards from his parents, neighbors and friends. I am so glad that so many people loved Henry. I am also surprised that friendship allowed Henry to open his heart and tell his new friend about what happened to his brother. Maybe Henry hated his brother at first. But after he had made new friends in a new place, he could finally forgive him and himself. Henry's changes through the story touched me. He was able to face reality and start his new life.
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Model United Nations (MUN模拟联合国) offers a fantastic program to the youth worldwide. In Model UN, student delegates (代表) step into the shoes of ambassadors (大使) from UN members to debate the latest problems. Any student can take part in Model UN, as long as they have the dream to learn something new and to work with people to try and make a difference in the world.
In March, the 2017 MUN Youth Summit（峰会）was held in the Golden Hall of the United Nations Headquarters (总部), New York. Over 2000 student delegates from 67 countries came together to listen, present, debate, and offer solutions to some of our planet's most serious problems.
Zhou Kexin, from Futian Foreign Language School, as one of the 13 delegates from Shenzhen, attended this international conference (会议). During the four days' meeting, she played the role of a Bolivian (玻利维亚) delegate. She made speeches and debated how to improve and protect women's and children's rights. She exchanged ideas with student delegates from other countries. They worked hard to find solutions to the world's development and human rights problems.
Zhou Kexin survived three rounds of Model UN competitions including an English language test, a prepared speech, and a group discussion before she reached the final. It was her excellent English, critical (批判的) thinking and communicative skills that made her stand out from the other 1,600 Shenzhen contestants. In the final held on January 15th, Kexin managed to become one of the top prize winners. This meant she got a free ticket to a ten-day trip to the UN Headquarters in New York and finally became a teenage diplomat.
a. an English language test b. a prepared speech c. a group discussion
d. a writing competition e. the final competition
Once upon a time, there stood a beautiful inn at the foot of a mountain. The innkeeper was a greedy old woman was always thinking about money. One day, a rich man stopped at the inn. The innkeeper looked at the guest's fat money belt and thought, “Oh, if only all that money could be (me)!”
The rich man asked for the (expensive) room at the inn and he went up to his room to dress for dinner. Now, all around the inn there grew beautiful Japanese ginger plants. Many people say that (eat) buds of ginger makes a person forgetful. This gave the innkeeper idea. “This evening for dinner I will serve ginger buds!” she thought.
“Then, when the rich man (leave) tomorrow morning, he'll be forgetful and leave his money belt behind!” She ran into the kitchen and started cooking up the most delicious ginger buds she had ever made. Soon, the rich man came down the stairs and requested dinner. The innkeeper could hardly control her (joyful) as she served him dish after dish of ginger buds.
“Delicious!” said the rich man. When dinner was finished, he went to bed (happy). In the morning, the innkeeper saw the rich man off at the front door. As soon as he was out of sight, she ran up to his room. She couldn't find the money belt she looked all over the room for it. Suddenly, she noticed a piece of paper on the floor. It was the rich man's bill. He had forgotten (pay) for it!
She ran down the stairs, out the front door, and up the road until she was out of breath, but the rich man was already far, far away.
中考临近，你的笔友Wang Ning感觉到前所未有的压力，下面是他给你发的邮件，请你给Wang Ning写一封回信，提供三至四条合理的建议帮助他缓解压力。
Hi Tom,
Since the senior high school entrance exams are coming, I'm a little nervous. I can't focus on my studies. Besides, while we are having exams, I usually don't remember what we have learnt. Every time I think about this, I feel worried and can't go to sleep. I really want to go to a good high school. What should I do?
Yours,
Wang Ning
要求： 1）80词以上。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数内;
2）条理清楚，意思连贯，语句通顺，标点正确;
3）文中不得使用真实的校名与姓名。
Hi Wang Ning,
I have read your letter and understand your problems. Here are some ways to deal with stress and bring balance to your
life. ……
I hope my advice can be helpful.
Yours,
Tom
