What do you do in your free time? Surf the Internet? Watch TV? For 15-year-old Wang Yan, her free time is not 1at all. Wang Yan has a special family. Her mother can't2and has to stay in bed all day, and her father can't see. So the family roles are3. Instead of parents taking care of their child, Wang Yan has to take care of her parents. From the age of 6, Wang Yan began to cook and wash clothes for the whole family.
Now Wang Yan is a 9th grade student in a school. The school is far from her home, 4she has to live at school. At school she studies very hard and every 5she comes back home and helps her parents. Being a care-giver, she cooks, washes clothes and gives her parents massages(被摩), As the only laborer(劳力)in the family, she does a lot of 6work-weeding(除草), watering the field, growing vegetables. She 7has a busy weekend.
Though the girl lives a hard life, she never feels 8. As for the future, Wang Yan hopes to go to college and then become a 9, “If I can go to college, I will take my parents with me, "she said. "And I want to be a doctor one day. Then I will be able to help the disabled(残疾人)like my 10."
Do you like animals? Do you want to work with them? If your answer is "yes", you might be interested in the job of a vet.
A vet is an animal doctor. There are over 60, 000 vets in the US. Some take care of pets like dogs, cats and birds. Some care for farm animals like horses and cows. Some work in zoos and they work with elephants, tigers, lions, pandas and so on.
It's difficult to become a vet in the US. Besides the love for animals, one has to study really hard. He must first finish college, and then go to the veterinary(兽医的)school for four years' study. Working as a vet is not easy, either. They often work long hours, but many vets say that their job is exciting and fun.
Jane is a vet working in New York. "I work 10 hours a day. It's long? I just feel the time flies so fast when I'm working. I always think I have the best job ever, "she say.
Babysitter(临时保姆) needed We need a babysitter to look after our two boys aged 5 and 7 after school from 4: 30pm to 6: 30pm, Monday to Friday.$100a week. Call Vicky at 6783-4521. | Rose Hotel part-time work We are looking for part-time workers to work in our hotel on Saturdays.Come in (8 am to 6 pm) or call Mina a: 6123-8745(after 6 pm). |
Holiday job Do you want to make some money this summer? Can you speak another language? We need French, Spanish or German speakers to work in the City Museum shop from Tuesday to Saturday.Send your CV(简历)to citymuscum@shopjob. lkj. | Newspaper delivery(递送) We need young people to deliver newspapers on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. The newspaper delivery takes 30 minutes in the village of Clanbrook. You must deliver the newspapers before 7: 30 am and you must have your own bike.Interested? Ask for more information at Clanbrook post office. |
I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the cast of England. It is on the River Cam and has a population of about 120, 000. My home town is especially famous for its university. Many famous people studied here, such as Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. There are lots of old buildings and churches to visit. Students and tourists enjoy trips along the river by boat.
Cambridge is 80 kilometers from London. London is in the south of England and it is on the River Thames. It has a population of about; seven and a half million, so it is bigger and busier than Cambridge. It is about 2, 000 years old, and it is famous for Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge.
England itself is part of an island, and you are always near the sea. The small villages and beaches on the coast are popular for holidays. Tourists like the areas of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the north, and the hills and pretty villages in the south. Everywhere in England, you will notice how green the countryside is.
It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter. So come and see England any time of the year, but bring an umbrella with you. It rains a lot all year round. You will need it most days.
Is a nearby neighbour better than a faraway cousin? An American lady, Anna Lane, believes it's true. Her kind neighbours once helped her out when she was in a big trouble.
Mrs. Lane was living alone in a city in Texas, US. The woman in her 70s could do a lot of housework herself. However, she was too old to mow(修剪)her lawn(草坪). Then a big trouble found her. She let the grass grow over 18 inches high and it broke the law in her city. As a result, she was in danger of paying lots of money or even going to prison!
Luckily, her neighbours, the Adams brothers, heard the news about her on TV. They decided to do something to help. "We haven't met her yet, but she's 75 years old and she needs some help, "said Sam Adams, one of the boys. "That's the least we could do."
The Adams brothers took their mowers(修剪机)and came to Mrs. Lane's house to mow her lawn without telling her. Once they got started, other neighbours saw what was going on and joined in the effort.
Together they worked hard in the sun and finished mowing the whole lawn in about two hours. When Mrs. Lane saw what her neighbours did for her, she was surprised and moved to tears(感动得落泪). "I cannot believe this," she said. "They were so kind to spend two hours helping me and I didn't even know their names." As for the Adams brothers, they said they would always be ready to help her.
Dear Ms. Zhang,
Last week, my friend Liu Lei came round with a new computer game and asked to play it on my dad's computer. I was worried, (连词)I should ask my dad before I use his computer. He uses it for (he) work, and I can only use it for my homework. The reason is that he thinks something will go wrong if I play (game) on it.
Well, while my dad was out, we decided to (try) out Liu Lei's game. We copied it to the computer, and after we finished (play), we took it off the computer. However, when I(start) the computer again to check if everything was OK, some of my dad's documents were missing. Then, when my dad used the computer last night, he was (real) angry. He could no longer find the important documents anywhere.
I did not tell him about(冠词)computer game because I did not want him to be angry (介词)me. Now I feel terrible. I am not sure whether a computer repair (shop) can get the documents back. Should I tell him about the computer game?
Should I pay to repair it?
Your student,
Feng Guoxing
My work allows me to live in different countries. Reading books helps me to connect with my friends, family and my home country, the UK. Here are some books that I read a lot.
Daddy Long Legs
This book is about the story of a young girl, Judy, who goes to university and gets lots of new experiences. This book always makes me think of my mother because she used to read it to me when I was ill in bed.
Harry Potter
I'm sure many of you know Harry Potter books! I have read them many times since primary school. I really get lost in the stories. These days I'm reading them again in Germany.
The Railway Children
这是我最喜爱的书之一It was a gift for my 13th birthday from my best friend, so it still strongly makes me think of my childhood. It is about three children and their adventures(冒险经历)next to a railway.
I can live in different countries because of my work.
When did the writer's mother read the book to him?
What does the underlined word "It" in the last sentence refer to(指的是)?
主要活动内容包括：
1）6月22日上午在家读书；下午与家人和朋友外出活动。
2）6月23日到朋友家附近的公园捡垃圾。
3）你对本次活动的期待。
注意：
1）邮件字数：80词左右。
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯，但邮件中不能出现真实的人名、地名。
3）邮件的开头和结尾已经给击，不计入总词数。
Dear Alan,
I'm going to enjoy myself during the coming weekend.
Yours,
Chen We
