Susie Sunbeam was not her real name. It was Susan Brown. But everyone called1Sunbeam, because she had such a sweet, smiling face. She2took happiness with her wherever she went. Her grandfather first gave her this3, and it seemed to fit the little girl so4that soon it took the place of her own.
Even when Susie was a baby, she laughed and smiled from morning till night. No one ever heard her cry unless she was5or hurt. When she had learnt to6, she loved to go around the house and get things for her mother.7, she helped her as much as she could.
She loved8. She would sit by her mother's side for an hour at a time, and ask her many questions. At other times, she would take a new book and read quietly. Susie was always pleasant in her play with other children. She never used a(n)9word, but tried to do whatever would make her playmates happy.
One day, a(n)10little girl in an old worn dress passed by. Susie heard some children teasing and laughing at her. She at once ran out to the gate, and asked the little girl to come11.
"What are you crying for?" Susie asked. "Because they all12at me," she said.
Then Susie took the little girl into the house. She13the little girl with kind words, and she gave her one of her own best dresses and a good pair of shoes. This brought real14to the poor child, and she thought that Sunbeam was the15name for Susan Brown.
People think mobile phones are fun and useful. People use mobile phones every day and everywhere. Many people use their mobile phones to send messages, surf the Internet and even listen to music.
Parents buy mobile phones for their children. They can call home if they are in trouble and need help so that they feel safer. However, young people mostly use them to keep in touch with their friends or play simple mobile games. It's cool to have a small and expensive mobile! As an eighteen-year-old girl in London, Rosie Farrer says, "Before, girls of my age smoked to look good. Now we have mobiles!" Rosie is right. Research shows that young owners of mobile phones smoke less! Parents and schools are happy that young children are safer and smoke less.
However, we are not sure whether mobiles are safe. It's possible that mobiles can hurt the brain because we hold the phone so close to our head. Scientists are afraid that mobiles can perhaps be bad for our memory and even give us cancer. Many parents don't give their younger children mobiles for this reason.
So why do we use mobiles when we aren't sure whether they are safe? Because mobiles are fun and very useful, we choose to forget the possible dangers. We choose to believe that mobiles are safe. Let's hope we are right!
I was walking home from work on a busy city street. I wasn't looking forward to going home and my friends wouldn't be able to hang out with me. Then I walked past a homeless person that I hadn't seen before. He was moving back and forth to keep warm and asking for change very gently. He spoke so quietly that I could hardly hear him.
Something made me stop, turn around and walk up to him. At the same time, anxious thoughts appeared in my head like, "What do you think you're doing?" "You're alone; it's dark and you're a woman."
With these thoughts, I came up to him and invited him to have dinner with me. He walked with me to the restaurant and held the door open for me as we entered.
We had a good dinner and a pleasant conversation about where we grew up and what kind of music we liked. During the whole time, I tried to respect him and didn't want to show that I was better than anyone.
I was so grateful for this experience. It changed my life. It'll make me think twice in future before I complain about something I think I lack.
A: Hello, Uncle John!
B: Hello, Bob!You look worried and upset.
A:I really need your help.
B: What do you mean?
A:But now it has become more and more difficult since I am in Grade Three. My parents don't allow me to play basketball.
B: Maybe your parents are right.
A: I see. I do well in all my lessons and I think I should be allowed to do the things that I'm interested in.
B: OK.
A: Thank you, Uncle John. It's very kind of you.
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A. Study must come first. B. I'll talk with your parents about the problem. C. My parents want me to play basketball. D. What's wrong with you? E. Well, the problem is that I love basketball. F. I have a problem. |
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Braille (希拉耶盲文) is the most well-known language system (系统) used by people all around the world.
It is named after Louis Braille, who improved the way blind people read books following raised (凸起的) letters. Louis Braille was born on January 4,1809, in France. He lost his eyesight by accident when he was 3. Louis Braille went to a special for the blind in Paris in 1819. It was there that he to read, using raised letters. However, because the raised were made of paper pressed against copper wire, the students never learned to write.
Later the school a soldier (战士) to give a talk to the students. The talk was about a system called "night writing" that allows soldiers to silently, even in the dark.
Braille was in the system. He realized it could be used among blind people, too. He set out to work on it and in 1824, he introduced the reading and writing system. In 1829, Braille wrote his first book explaining his system. However, it was only after his that the reading and writing system caught attention and the most popular way for the blind to read and write around the world.
Are you ready for high school?
If you can do these things by the time you go to high school, you'll get on well with others in high school.
A little respect goes a long way. Don't help yourself to her personal things in the room, and let her know if you plan to treat friends there. If you don't feel like you're being treated fairly, have a talk face to face.
The first meeting with someone really does matter. To make an immediate connection, look a person in the eye and give a firm handshake. Keep eye contact while you're chatting and mention the person's name when saying goodbye.
One study found that holding something in can make you feel lonely and sad. So for your health and friendships, write down the secret in a safe place instead of talking about others in public.
If someone did something nice for you—a gift, some help, it's the time to take out your pen! Sending the person a handwritten note card within 48 hours afterward is a sign that you really have it together.
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A. Keep a secret B. Be the best roommate C. Make a great first impression（印象） D. Write a fantastic thank-you note |
Please give one more suggestion on how to get on well with others. （回答不多于5个单词）
提示：1）有些学生认为开车很酷，假期可以自己开车去玩；
2）家长认为学生独自开车太危险，对自己和他人的安全都不利；
3）学生太小，以至于不能很好地控制（control）自己；
4)没有驾照。
Why are not middle school students allowed to drive alone?
