—OK, Simon. Let's get some water.
—Of course. I am good at running and I want to win this year.
—So it is important for us to save our Earth.
—Yes, the party ended at midnight.
—OK. Do you get everything ready?
—He is an actor.
—Let's burn some wood to keep warm.
—That's true. We can't pollute it.
—Swimming and playing badminton. What do you enjoy doing?
—But there are ________ oranges left. How about apple juice?
—Yes, and it's also ________ important language.
—________ two weeks.
—On weekdays, I get up and ________ my school uniform quickly, ________ on weekends I still sleep.
—Yes. I ________ him today.
—I usually have morning classes ________ 8: 00 a. m. ________ 11: 50 a. m.
Look around when you're on the subway. What is the most popular time-killing activity? In China, many people play on their smart phones. But in other countries, many people enjoy 1.
On average, each Chinese person read less than eight books a year, according to a survey in 2016. But Chinese people 2 an average of 26 minutes on WeChat reading every day.
In many foreign countries, people read at 3 time. Even backpackers (背包客) enjoy reading books when they are on a break at the beach or 4 from a hike. Reading books builds a bridge between our lives 5 the unknown world.
Many hotels abroad also offer book exchanges (交换) for visitors. Simply 6 your finished books and take different books that 7 left behind.
In most US middle schools, teachers give students a reading list every few weeks. Most books are easy to read like youth novels (青少年小说), so students won't 8 their confidence.
Good reading habits can lead you to a lifelong love of books. In order to encourage people to read 9, China is planning to foster (培养) the habit of reading in its law.
10 this has both good and bad sides, it can be seen as a way to develop one's reading habits.
Welcome to Happy Days Club (俱乐部). It's a great place to keep healthy. It has great fun and is very exciting.
Ball Game Center You can play tennis or other ball games here. | 15: 00 —22: 00 Tel: 375-4789 | |
Swimming Pool It's really cool to swim here! | 16: 00 —00: 00 Tel: 375-4753 | |
Free Classes | Dancing | 8: 00—12: 00 Tel: 375-4676 |
Skating | 13: 00 —18: 00 Tel: 375-4762 | |
Kids Club You can play or make friends here. | Tel: 375-4766 | |
Do you want to know more about us? Please call our club.
During the past two weeks we asked students of all ages about their favorite activities. Our survey (调查) showed that most students spent a lot of time watching TV, chatting on the Internet and playing computer games. It also showed that students had lots of different ways of having fun. Here's what the students said:
"I love watching old romantic movies, I sometimes invite my friends around and we watch movies together. We eat popcorn and relax. I also go skating every week. It is a great way to keep fit." Jenny (aged 14).
"I love playing my drums. I would love to be in a band. I enjoy skateboarding and playing basketball with my friends. Sometimes we go to watch football or basketball matches. Ben (aged 13).
"At the moment I am spending a lot of my spare time designing and making my own clothes. I love art and my dream is to be a designer. I like lots of sports but my favorite is judo." Nisha (aged 15).
"I am helping my grandfather to find out about our family history. We are using the Internet and old records to find things out. It's really cool. I'm not very sporty but I love motorcycles." Tony (aged 15).
Don't be too surprised if you see a car going down the road without a driver in Beijing these days. It might be one of Baidu's self-driving cars. Last month, Baidu was granted (授予) a license to test its self-driving cars on open roads in Beijing, China Daily reported.
Self-driving cars have been in development since 2010, when Google announced that it was making such cars. Since then, companies like Tesla, Uber and Baidu have been working to produce and test their own self-driving cars.
Self-driving cars are expected to revolutionize (革命) the way we get around. They are safer and more environmentally friendly than regular cars. They can remove the stress of driving and allow disabled or blind people to get around more easily.
But self-driving cars have their own flaws (缺陷) as well. In one test, researchers pointed a laser pointer (激光棒) at the car's sensors (传感器) while it was moving. The car mistakenly thought that the laser beam was in its way and slowed down or changed direction. Flaws like this could be used by people to trick self-driving cars, according to the Guardian.
The software that is used to direct the cars may not be safe enough, reported Live Science. It may crash (崩溃). When we use our computers or smart phones, they sometimes crash without any reason. But if this happened to a self-driving car, the results could be deadly. Improvements to the software could be a solution to this problem.
Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants.
Sometimes, the word "green" means young, fresh and growing. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience. In the 15 the century, a greenhorn was a young cow or an ox whose horns (角) had not yet developed. A century later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had no experience in war. By the 18th century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job.
Someone who is good at growing plants is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early 20 the century. A person with a green thumb can make plants grow quickly and well. The Green Revolution is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. It was the result of hard work by agricultural (农业的) scientists who had green thumbs.
Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling jealousy (嫉妒). The green eyed monster isn't a dangerous animal from outer space. It is an expression used about 400 years ago by the British writer William Shakespeare in his play "Othello". It describes the unpleasant (不愉快的) feeling when someone has something he wants.
In most places in the world, a green light is a signal to move ahead. In everyday speech, a green light means approval (赞成) to continue with a project.
If you are reading this article in class, you are probably trying to read it quickly. You have been taught to skim and scan, to look for key words so as to understand the main idea and the important points in the article. Skimming and scanning is a good way when you are taking an exam. But, today, many people skim and scan everything and they have lost the ability to enjoy reading.
Now something called the "slow reading movement" has become popular. The idea is that people should shut off their computers and mobile phones for half an hour or forty-five minutes each day and enjoy the pleasures of reading a good book—slowly! In many cities there are even slow reading clubs where members go to a cafe, sit quietly, drink coffee and just read.
Researchers have found that reading slowly helps people concentrate (专心) and relax. Reading, of course, isn't easy. You have to sit still, for one thing. And it can seem boring when compared to the excitement of playing video games. But, for me, reading has been an enduring (持久的) pleasure in my life. From the age often, when I got my first library card, I've enjoyed thousands of interesting people I would have never met in real life. Reading helped me to understand the world around me. It was an education (教育) in a classroom that had no walls.
In your classroom, you have learned to read "fast". Outside the classroom, you should try to learn to read "slow". You may be surprised at how much you enjoy it.
This is a story about a boy who is (call) Paul. His dream is (be) a great artist. He makes a decision to practise (draw) for at least two hours a day. But his friends say that his pictures look very (fun). They don't think he will have any success, so one of his friends (try) to persuade (劝说) Paul to stop drawing. However, Paul keeps on practising. He says to (him), "Nothing is impossible, is it?" Day by day, he draws (mountain) of pictures. One day, famous artist comes to Paul's town. He meets Paul Paul is drawing a picture of the sun by the roadside. He loves the picture so much that he pays 10, 000 dollars for it and makes friends with Paul. After that, Paul draws even harder. the end, he becomes a great artist around the world.
