A wealthy man loved his son very much. As he wanted his son to lead a happy life, he decided to send him to see a wise old man for his advice on happiness.
When the old man learnt about his 1, he handed the boy an empty bowl and said, "Go to the river miles away and 2 it with water. I will tell you about it 3 no water is spilt（洒） when you reach here. "Although the boy was very 4to hear this, he had no choice but to carry out this task.
The boy 5 for the river on foot and some time later came back with a bowl of water. The old man asked him, "Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees?" The boy could say nothing about them because he paid 6attention to the bowl in his hands.
The old man smiled and said, "Bring me7bowl of water, but this time enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds as well."
When he returned, the boy was able to 8 everything he had seen to the old man. But when he looked down at his bowl, he found9that most water was gone. He forgot all about his bowl while enjoying the beautiful things along the road.
Well, young man, the old man said. "Enjoy the beauty of the world, but never forget the water in your bowl. This is the 10 of happiness."
One day, you open the fridge and find some moldy (发霉的)food. But before you can throw it away, your mother stops you. She doesn't want to waste food. She cuts off the moldy part and eats the rest. Is it safe to do this?
Mold (霉菌)can grow on almost all kinds of food. Mold is usually green, white, black or grey. Mold makes food soft and changes its color. Moldy food tastes quite bad一一and it's not safe to eat.
If you find mold in soft food, just throw it away. Soft food, such as bread, tomatoes or hot dogs, usually contains water. This allows mold to easily grow below its surface. Bacteria (细菌)can also grow along with it.
But it's easy to remove mold from hard food. The mold can't grow very deeply inside this kind of food. According to the BBC, you should cut about 2.5 cm around and below the mold to remove it. It's OK to cut the moldy parts out of hard food and eat the rest. But if the food is completely covered with mold, you should still throw it away.
Most kinds of mold are bad for us. But some kinds of mold can be used to make food. For example, penicillium (青霉菌)can be used to make many types of cheeses, such as blue cheese. These cheeses are safe to eat--and they're quite delicious as well.
Mr. and Mrs. Black opened a small restaurant. In order to attract (吸引) customers, they put a notice in front of the restaurant that said "Meals on the House for Three Days."
A foreign student who didn't know much English happened to pass by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunch time and he felt very hungry. "Well, here is a restaurant. I am going to have something to eat."
He walked towards the restaurant when he saw the notice. "American people are really strange. They even eat dinners on their houses. But how can I get up to the top of the house?" he said to himself.
He looked around and found a ladder against a tree nearby. He started climbing up. But as he reached the top，he heard someone shouting at him.
"Hey, what are you doing up there?" Mr. Black shouted at him. Next to him was a policeman.
"Doesn't your notice say? "Meals on the House for Three Days'? Is it just a joke?" the foreign student answered.
On hearing this, both Mr. Black and the policeman laughed. "Do you know what ON THE HOUSE means? Look it up in the dictionary," the policeman said.
One day I got in a taxi, and we left for the airport. We were driving in the right lane(车道)when, suddenly, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stopped his car at once. The tire(轮胎)made a very loud noise, and at the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the back of the other car.
I was frightened. But then I couldn't believe what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turned his head and started yelling at us. I couldn't believe it! But my taxi driver just smiled at the guy. So I asked, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost sent us to hospital."
This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call "The Law of the Rubbish Truck. He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around full of rubbish, full of anger and full of bad feelings. As their rubbish piles(堆积)up, they look for a place to throw it away and sometimes they'll throw it at you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their rubbish and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.
Successful people never let rubbish trucks change their moods. Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love those who love you and pray(祈祷)for those who don't.
a. My taxi driver just smiled at the guy.
b. The driver of the other car shouted at us.
c. A black car suddenly jumped right in front of us.
d. Our taxi nearly hit the other car.
c. My taxi driver taught me the law.
What will life in the future be like? Will it be much better than it is now? And what will we be able to do in 10, 20 or 30 years' time?
Genetic engineering (基因工程)may help us make the perfect human. Babies may grow up to play basketball like Yao Ming or look like Cecilia Cheung. Also, we may be able to bring the dead back to life. Maybe people will be able to meet and talk with their dead family members.
Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the difference between humans and machines. Perhaps we will be able to make copies of ourselves, so we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. People may be able to find ways of putting the life of a person into a new body.
Nanobots(纳米机器人)will be important. We will use them when we are sick. For example, when we have a stomachache, we will swallow (吞下) a nanobot and it will travel through our stomach, taking a video of what's happening there. The video will help the doctor cure us.
In the future, computers may have their feelings. They may be able to think better than us. We may be more and more interested in computers and the internet, spending all our time in front of computers. Perhaps we will forget our real needs. Perhaps we will become super couch potatoes weighing 250 kg!
A group of boys gathered around a tree. "What a tall tree!" they said to each other. "It would be exciting to climb to the top!"
The group of boys then decided to play a game to see who could (climb) to the top of the tree first. Their (mother) were sitting not far away, looking on at them as they played.
One of the climbers was(冠词)8-year-old boy named David. He was the (short) child in the group. Nobody thought he would win the competition.
Then the game started. All of the boys tried ( they 1 best to climb as high as they could. (连词)they all made it halfway up the tree before David did, he reached the top of the tree first in the end.
His mother was proud to see this. She asked him, "David, how did you manage to reach the top of the tree so (quick)?"
"It was easy, "David said. "The other children ( keep) looking down as they climbed. When they realized how high they were, they got scared and were afraid of (fall) down. I, however, looked only up. When I saw how close I was, I just went higher and higher until I reached the lop."
It is true in life that if we just keep going forward(介词)looking back, we are more likely to reach our goals and achieve success.
Do you know how the kids in different countries spend their holidays in spring?
In China, when spring comes, students have difficulty sitting quietly. They want to be outside. Teachers know this. In spring, schools usually organize a spring outing for kids. It might be a trip to a mountain. But typically, teachers take kids to a martyrs' park (烈士陵园).They can show their respect(敬意)for those who lost their lives in war. And also they can enjoy spring.
In Japan, things are a little different. The school year begins in April. In some parts of the country, the first day of school is also the start of the cherry blossom (樱花)season.这是一年中孩子们旅行的最佳时间。People go to parks early in the morning with their family and friends.
UK children have many great choices when it comes to school trips. They can visit the seaside, or a theme park. They can look around a castle or a stately home (庄园). One special place to go is a wetland and bird center. The kids spend time in a beautiful place and also learn about the natural world. The people at the center are scientists. This means they're able to teach kids about the knowledge of nature. They also find out how some animals today are in danger.
When does the school year start in Japan?
That's to say, the kids can learn about the knowledge of nature from them.
What does the passage mainly talk about?
提示：1）多读好书（放松自己，有助于成长）
2）常做家务;坚持锻炼（晚饭散步，早起慢跑，打球）；
3）参加英语夏令营（了解英语文化，提高英语学习）；
4）复习功课（为高中做准备）
要求：1）不得在作文中出现你真实的学校名称和自己的姓名。
2）语句连贯，表达准确，词数80左右，内容可以适当发挥。
3）开头已给出，不计入总词数
参考词汇:慢跑jog高中high middle school
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