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Tea Culture Introduction: ▲ Many people believe that tea was first drunk about years ago. ▲ A drink all over the world today. Different countries have different habits of drinking tea: ▲ In: Drinking it at any time of a day at home or in teahouses. ▲ In England: The late afternoon is "tea time". The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and some at tea time. ▲ In America: Americans usually tea bags to make their tea. Many Americans drink cold tea—"iced tea". |
—Yes, and ______ of us was late for school this morning.
—I ______ it for two days.
—You'd better save it first.
—Yes. ______ I went for a walk along the river with them.
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Meilun and Meihuan are twin pandas. They were born at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, in America three years ago. They came back to Sichuan in China 1 November.
The two twins don't get used to（习惯于） the 2 now. They are experiencing some culture shock (文化冲击) in their new 3.
The transition (过渡期) has been 4 for the pandas. They don't seem to care for new food and don't understand our 5.
Luo Yunhong, a keeper at the panda research center, told the People's Daily that the twins 6 American biscuits so much that they have to put some American biscuits in the food they eat. Luo said he has to replace (替代) the American biscuits with Chinese bread7. They think it is a long time to help them break their 8 habit.
The People's Daily also 9 that Meilun and Meihuan can't understand Sichuan dialect (方言), 10 they can understand some simple English phrases such as "come here."
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Warwick New York Hotel This hotel offers you stylish（时尚的） rooms in a quiet neighborhood, just a short walk from some of New York's business streets. It's small, family-owned hotel with 16 rooms. They provide not only comfortable rooms but also warm smiles and friendly greetings. |
The Westpark Inn The Westpark has 90 rooms and is close to Manhattan tourist centers. The hotel's rooms have been recently painted. On the Internet many travelers say it is below the usual standard and it's uncomfortable. If you want to save money, you may have a try. |
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The Affinia Hotel The Affinia is a good choice for experienced business travelers, families and international visitors. The 80 guest rooms are stylish and modern with good furniture. Guests who need more space might like the hotel's rooms. All the rooms have a kitchen. |
The 60 Thompson The 60 Thompson, with 100 beautiful guest rooms, is a stylish hotel in the heart of SoHo. Good use of dark-wood and full-wall leather(皮革) headboards give the hotel warmth. Guests can enjoy fine food in the hotel's Kittichhai restaurant and drink wine at Thom's Bar. |
On weekends and holidays, when many Chinese teenagers learn things like painting and piano, kids at the same age in the United States like playing sports.
According to Time for Kids, more US teenagers have joined many sports clubs in recent years. Families spend over 10 percent of their money on their children's sports careers（事业）. The youth sports economy（经济）in the US has grown by 55 percent since 2010, according to Winter Green Research.
Ales Stearns is an eighth-grader at Mercy High School in Connecticut. The 16-year-old boy has been playing baseball since kindergarten（幼儿园）. He plays it every day. He told TEENS that his family spends over $ 1, 200 on his equipment（装备）and $ 300 on training each year.
Tristan Silveira, 16, from Los Gatos in California, also plays baseball. He plays for the All Star Academy, a club that has fostered(培养) many Major League Baseball players. Silveira pays around $ 50 for every private lesson he takes. His family has supported him a lot. "My mom drives me to every practice, every game, " he said.
Playing sports can bring many benefits. Teenagers can take part in competitions. The top players in these competitions usually get full athletic scholarships (奖学金) for college.
However, there are negative things about playing sports. Studies show that early learning sport increases the risk of injury and depression (抑郁). Rising costs are a big burden （负担）for poor families, reported Time for Kids.
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Philip likes exercise and traveling. He wants something that can help him spend boring time on his holidays. Mrs. White doesn't like to do sports, but she likes cooking meals and reading books about foreign countries. Mr. Green would like to make his garden take on a new look during summer, so he wants something that could help him do that. Linda, a 22-year-old girl, worries about her weight. She is wondering how to keep fit. Jeff likes to look smart. When he is free, he enjoys listening to stories. Now he plans to learn something about writing stories. |
A. Basketball training. The famous coach helps the beginner to become a good basketball player in just 200 hours. B. Road Trip is a program loved by young people, especially those fat girls. Join in it and make yourself become thin. C. Do you want to stop smoking? Have you tried to stop it but failed? Now it's time to stop smoking by using the latest method. D. Singapore. The story of a country. This book is about the history, the culture, and the famous dishes of this small country. E. Special scissors. This kind of tool will make it easy to deal with flowers and trees. Anyone can learn to use it quickly. F. The new pocket MP4. This kind of MP4 fits right into your pocket. It lets you listen to your favourite stories when you're on a vacation. It also has lessons on writing stories. G. This course is for those who want to learn to drawing. We have good teachers to teach you and you can learn how to draw. |
Alice was born with a strange disease（疾病）. She has been to many hospitals. None of the knew the cause of the disease. They told her parents she would go blind（瞎的）and deaf（聋的）.
Now Alice is fifteen years old. eyesight and hearing are so poor that she can't see or hear clearly. But she is bright and happy girl. She says to parents," I can't see well, I won't stop working." She hopes to enjoy her life. With her parents' help, she is travelling as as she can. She is also sharing the interesting things she experiences along the way with others.
She also wants to help people her. Her dream is to help researchers a method for her disease. If she can get well, people who have the same disease may also be cured (治愈). In fact, she has money for a foundation（基金会）fighting the disease she was in Grade Two. Until now, she has got over $150, 000!
Alice thinks helping others can make her happier having fun alone. She is doing her best to live her life without any regret (后悔) .
下面是一些同学对课外活动的看法，请仔细阅读下列短文，按信息卡内容要求填入相关信息。
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Mike Smith: We have many after-class activities in school—an English corner, hand-writing lessons, playing basketball, playing chess, dancing and so on. Students in our school can choose any kind of activities they like. |
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Jane White: I'm a member of the music club in our school. I can learn different kinds of musical instruments. It's fun. |
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Frank Green: I take part in drawing and the English corner after class. I learn a lot from the activities. I can not only improve my abilities of drawing and spoken English, but also make some new friends who have the same hobbies as me. |
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Amy Young： Some teachers think after-class activities take up too much time. But as a student, I think it's necessary for schools to give us the chance to improve our other abilities after class. We are under great pressure （压力）with too much homework and too many exams. We need time to relax. |
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内容包括：
1）列举你们学校开展的三项课外活动并介绍课外活动给你带来的两大益处;
2）为同学如何选择课外活动提两点建议。
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1）不能照抄上文;不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2）语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Nowadays, after-class activities are becoming more and more popular in junior schools. …
