—I'd love to, but my parents won't let me _________out too late.
Do you know the poem Song of the Great Wind? Its 1 is Liu Bang, who was the first emperor of the Han Dynasty (206BC- 220AD). Born into a 2 farmer's family, Liu didn't go to school for long, but he still wanted to do something 3. In his thirties, he became a village official. In his forties, he became the leader of an army. In his fifties, he became the emperor. During all these years, he 4many difficulties and won many wars. His life was exciting and successful, just as his poem Song of the Great Wind shows us. Liu wrote this poem when he went back to his hometown 5 an emperor. During a meeting, Liu remembered the old days and felt sad. He read this poem aloud for all to hear.
Mother's Day is always a fun time at my house every year. This year is no exception. My brother and I want our mom to feel1by giving her a day off from family chores. In the moming, I woke up before everyone else to hang up a poster that 2"Happy Mother's Day!". My dad also got up 3and helped set up a rose bouquet in a vase.
When my mom woke up, she read cards we laid out next to her bed with a big smile. While she was watching the morning news with my dad, it was time to 4 my cooking skills. I made some delicious food with my brother's help. My mom and I love board games, so after a short 5 around the neighborhood, we played all of her favorites. In my family, playing a fun boardgame turns into a big 6 and can become very heated. One of us always becomes a loser after being beaten in the game. The afternoon games made all of us tired. A delicious takeout dinner from my mom's favorite restaurant 7 us. The festivities 8 with ice cream and more quality family time, while watching one of my mom's favorite movies from her teenage years.
It was such a 9 day, and it was great to be able to show my mom how much appreciate her and thank her for 10 she does for our family. Mother's Day should be everyday.
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Written by Gary Paulsen, US If you are interested in nature and animas, this book is for you! It tells the true stories of animals the writer loved and that changed his life for the better. You'll be suprised to find out that one animal even saved his life. |
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This Side of Wild (2015) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School (2015) Written by Jeff Kinney, US Greg Hefley, a middle school student, is facing new problems. His town decides that everyone should stop using all electronics! This book shows that while there are always going to be a few bumps(崎岖的) in the road, you can still laugh about them. |
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A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic (2015) Written by Lisa Papademetriou, US Kai and Leila live in different countries. One day, they both find copies of a book called The Exquisite Corpse. The book is blank, but when they write in it, it starts to write a whole story on its own. This is a great book and you should be prepared for a major plot twist. |
Can a one-armed person still play basketball? You might not think so when you The single-armed 13-year-old from Guangdong has recently become an internet sensation (引起轰动的人). Featuring his dribbling (运球) skills and powerful underarm shot, his basketball videos have been viewed by more than 50 million people. Zhang even drew the attention.
"You are an inspiration, you don 't take 'no' for an answer, you find the way to go through difficult times and get out there on the basketball court (球场) "Curry said in a video posted on Sina Weibo.
However, it wasn't easy for Zhang to step onto the court. At the age of five, Zhang lost his right arm in an accident at an oil mill. Although it was difficult at first, Zhang gradually got used to eating and getting dressed on his own. He also keeps up with his studies in school and helps his family with chores.
In the summer of 2018, Zhang first discovered his love for the sport when he attended a basketball course in his school. Soon, he was rarely seen without a ball in his hand, even dribble at home in the living room. He also practiced basketball in PE class. When the class was learning how to skip rope, which takes two hands, he asked his teacher to permit him to do basketball instead.
He's gotten a lot of attention since then. Zhang said, "With the encouragement of all these people, I feel like I have to try harder to live up to people's expectations. I will do better and become better."
a. He learned to dress himself with one arm.
b. He attended a basketball course in his school.
c. He drew much attention at home and abroad.
d. He lost his right arm in an accident at an oil mill.
e. He practiced basketball skills anytime and anywhere.
Kermit the Frog, a popular puppet character from US -kids show Sesame Street, is probably most well-known for saying, "It's not easy being green." Well, our famous frog friend won't have to worry much longer! It seems that the color green is coming back in style in 2020.
Based on fashion collections made for spring/summer 2020, it is clear that major brands have been inspired by nature's beauty. The new designs have a variety of leaf prints and floral fashion.
This new trend in seeing the color green as fashionable shouldn't come as a surprise, though. The popularity of the color has actually been growing for a while now. In 2017, Pantone named Greenery its color of the year as a symbol of new beginnings.
Green is a strong fashion trend for 2020 and it seems like it is here to stay, According to the famous Dutch trend forecaster, Li Èdelkoort green, will be a major color of the 10 years. She believes the new "Green Wave" is connected with a hunger for nature. "The need for green is so powerful that it will turn around fashion and design without any doubt…it is impossible to ignore,"Edelkoort writes on her company website describing the new trend.
There is much more to green than it being just a color. Edelkoort continues, “But maybe the most important thing about green is its capacity to bring joy," Maybe it's easier to be green than Kermit originally thought.
When it comes to long-distance space travel, the biggest problem is that spaceships can only get as far as the fuel onboard allows. In 1964, a British writer Clarke came up with the idea of "solar sailing "in his science fiction. He wrote of large, mirror-like sails that collect power from the sun and free spaceships from the limitation of fuel.
This sci-fi idea was first successfully brought to reality (现实)in 2010 by Japan's IKAROS satellite. Ever since then, the technology has improved mission by mission, with the latest being NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail 3 (ACS3).NASA has recently announced that it's going to team up with Lithuania's satellite-building company NanoAvionics to test its new sail in low-Earth orbit.
To many, a solar sail (太阳帆) may look like a giant solar panel (太阳能电池板), but it actual works very differently. While solar panels take in energy from the sun and change it into power solar sails use photons(光子) given off by the sun to create direct power. Besides, solar panels are big and heavy to carry, while solar sails are just the opposite.
According to Abbott, the CEO of NanoAvionics, the upcoming low-Earth orbit trial with NASA, if successful, will be followed with deep-space missions that involve larger solar sails. These are ideal for low-cost and long-distance space travel because fuel will no longer be a problem.
"It started as a sci-fi dream, "Popular Mechanics reporter Jennifer Leman wrote. "Now it could be the future of space flight."
Exercising Together
Pets are great for our general health, and happiness. Dog owners especially benefit from (得益于)increased levels of exercise.
Dogs as personal trainers
Dog owners generally exercise more, and this has positive effects on their health over the long term. Also, they can make their owners want to get up and go.
Security
Walking with a dog can help people, particularly women, feel safer.walking with a dog can also improve social communication with other people.
Health benefits
Simply taking your dog for a daily half-hour walk is a great way to bum kilojoules. It can also let you clear your head of the worries of the day and enjoy the company of others.
Good for dog
Regular exercise with dogs isn't just great for owners, and our dogs benefit as well. It helps keep them mentally and physically healthy just like their owners.
Other pets
Cats, birds and fish can all help to reduce loneliness and stress, meaning pets owners visit the doctor less often than non-pet owners. Now that's a real benefit.
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A. Walking is good for our health. B. Other pets can get some benefits from owners. C. Dr. Katrina shares her advice about exercising with pets. D. Other pets can have a good influence on owners besides dogs. E. These findings suggest dogs are almost like personal trainers. F. This in turn can encourage owners to exercise more regularly. |
You're probably used to getting takeaway (外卖) delivered (递送) to your home these days. But e first pizza delivery in history took place nearly 150 years in Italy.
In 1878, Margherita became the first queen of Italy. Gradually, the queen got tired eating "fancy" meals and wanted to eat "common" "food. Esposito, the most famous pizza chef at that time, was asked to deliver a pizza to the queen. He (quick) prepared a pizza with red tomatoes, white cheese and green basil, which stood for the colors of Italy's new (nation) flag. As soon as the pizza was out of the oven, he delivered it to the queen (him). The queen had never eaten pizza before and said it was one of the (good) things she'd ever eaten. Esposito named the pizza after the queen, and it has been served in nearly every pizza restaurant in the world ever since.
Today, pizza is still popular with people around the world. In 1973, US Domino's Pizza company promised (take) pizzas to customers in 30 minutes or less". If the pizza was late, it would be free. Another US pizza company offers a "Hot-N-Ready" pizza at all its (store). These pizzas (cook) around the clock so that there are always fresh pizzas available. Go to the store, paying $6 you'll walk out with a fresh pizza with no waiting time.
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