—Oh, sorry.I dinner with my friends.
—I was watching TV.
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— I always fail in English tests.
Kobe Bryant is one of1basketball players in the world. He has2fans around the world. So in December, 2015, his retirement(退役)was a big sorry for his3.
To show how much they4Kobe, many of them held all kinds of activities. Some activities were very5and meaningful.
Several college students from Jilin province were6about basketball. Kobe was their favorite NB A star. When they heard the news about Kobe's7, they felt very sorry. So they decided to do something special. They drew a picture of Kobe8on a snowy day. It took the students two hours9the painting on December 6. The“"Forever 24"in the picture was the10of Kobe's jersey(球衣).
One of the students said that they wanted to show their respect and love for Kobe by this picture. And they wished the great NBA star would go well all his life.
The Great Wall of China has a history of over two thousand years. It runs from the east to the west in North China. It is about 6, 300 kilometers1. It is often2"The Ten thousand Li Great Wall”. It is one of the" Seven Wonders" of the ancient world.
The Great Wall is3for ten men to walk side by side. Horses can also run along it, too. The Great Wall4stones and bricks(砖). There are huge stones on5side and on the highest part. But now some sections of it are worn out.
There are tall watchtowers along the Great Wall. Long long ago, the soldiers kept6the enemies(敌人)in the watchtowers day and night. They made7on the towers to8each other when the enemies came.
Nowadays we don't use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies any more. It is a famous place of9to all the people in the world. Every year10people come to visit it from all over the world.
A: This office is in a mess！I'm a little embarrassed(尴尬的).
B: Don't be.Today is cleaning day！
A: I don't like cleaning day.But we need it every year.
B: Dirt(灰尘)gets into small places.
A: I know.Would you like to help？
B: Yes. Today will be fun.
A: So，where do we start？
B: You can clean out these old boxes of papers.
A: Some of these papers are really old.What can I do with them?
B:
A: That's a good idea.
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A. I like to clean. B. You could sell them. C. I never do chores. D. We should clean them. E. I think it's boring. F. Everybody's office is in a mess. G. I can clean your desk. |
Each nation has many good people who help to take care of others. For example, some high school and college students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages(孤儿院)or homes for the aged. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Other young people volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do their shopping or mow their lawns. For boys who no longer have fathers there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts. Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains, the beaches, museums or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls.
Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.
Do teenagers in small villages do chores at home? How about the teenagers in big cities? Here is a survey. We asked 4,000teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The others are from small villages. We made a diagram of the result of our survey. Let's have a look at it. We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.
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Chores |
2000teenagers in small villages |
2000teenagers in big cities |
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Take out the trash |
1600 |
1000 |
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Sweep the floor |
1200 |
850 |
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Make the bed |
1400 |
750 |
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Do the dishes |
1100 |
600 |
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Fold the clothes |
900 |
1500 |
When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are，these are six ways to make you feel good about yourself.
Look at the mirror and say to yourself" I am a special person and there's no one in the world like me. I can do anything！"It may not sound good，but it really works！
Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good.
Smile! Be friendly to people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends and family.
Learn something new！Have you always wanted to decorate（装饰）your own room or learn how to swim?Go for it！New challenges are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment when you have finished.
Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination(想象)fly! Write down your thoughts，dreams or anything you want！Writing always helps to express your feelings.
Stay with your family. We all need our family time. Talk with your Mum or Dad or maybe even your cousin.
A young man went to visit a wise man who lived deep in the mountain.He wanted to ask for wisdom (智慧) of life.
"Excuse me! Could you tell me what is the most important day in our lives？Is it the day were born or the day we die？Is it the day we fall in love or the day we are successful? "the young man asked.
"None.The most important day in our lives is today."the wise man replied calmly.
"Why？"the young man was very surprised."Is it because there is some unusual event taking place today？"
"No.Nothing has happened today."
"So is it because of my visit？"
"Even if nobody visited me today, today is still very important, because today is the only wealth (财富) we have.No matter how important yesterday is, it has gone by； no matter how wonder tomorrow may be, it hasn't come; no matter how ordinary and boring today is, it is in our hands."
The young man still wanted to ask something, but the wise man stopped him and said, "When we are talking about the importance of today, we have wasted a lot of it.That is to say, part of today has passed."
Having understood this, the young man nodded and then went down the mountain.
Actually (事实上) today is the only wealth and chance we have.Therefore, what we should do now is to forget yesterday and tomorrow and catch hold of today！
内容如下：1）现象：经常对父母发火，甚至几天不讲话。
2）原因：父母过分关注分数，我们……（不少于两点）
3）措施：我们应该和父母沟通，我们…..我们.……（不少于三点）
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
Today the topic of my speech is "Learning to get along with our parents".
These days, most of us feel it hard to get along with our parents..
That's al for my speech. Thank you very much.
