New York, London, Paris and other bi g cities are interesting places to live in. There are1interesting things to see and to do. You can go to2kinds of museums and see plays or films. You can also do shopping to3things from all over the world.
But there are serious(严重的)4in big cities too. The cost of living is5, and there are too many people in some places of the big cities. Every year many people come to the cities because they can6find jobs there, study at a good school, and receive good medical(医学的) care(看护;护理). But 7these people can't find jobs or good places to live in. Also too many people live in a small space. This makes it8to keep the cities safe and clean.
Some people enjoy9in big cities, but others do not.10people move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.
Allan was worried. This was his first time to go travelling1. He didn't know how to find his seat, 2 he went to the air hostess(空姐) and asked, “Could you help me? I can't find my seat.”The air hostess showed 3 the seat and told him 4and fasten the seat belt(安全带). She told Allan not to move about when the plane was going up. And she also said that Allan's ears might feel 5strange, but he didn't need to6it because many people felt 7that. When the plane was flying very high, Allan could stand up and walk around. He could 8read books, newspapers or see films. The air hostess would9 food and drinks to him. Allan would enjoy the flight and10home soon.
London is such a wonderful city. It is very large. The Thames River runs 1 the city from west to east. So the city has 2 parts: the South and the North. In the North, there are important buildings, shops, big parks and interesting places.
The weather in London is good. In winter it is not very cold and in summer it is not very hot 3 the city is near the sea. People say 4 London is a foggy city and it often rains. It is true.
Last year, when I 5 in London I met one of the 6 fogs in years. You could hardly see your hand in front of your face. Cars and buses moved along with their lights on. When evening fell, the weather 7 even worse. The fog was as thick as milk. 8 the buses and cars stopped. I happened 9 an important meeting on the other side of the town, but it was impossible to find a car. I had to get there 10.
J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the bestsellers in the world. She 1 born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two years2than her. Both girls loved 3to their father read bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magical worlds. Rowling wrote her first story 4the age of six.
On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who had magic but he himself didn't know it. In 1992, Rowling began5 the first Harry Potter book for young 6.It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now the Harry Potter series is 7with people of all ages and about sixty 8 books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That's 9 the Harry Potter series has been so popular.
J.K. Rowling is very10 with the success. Now she's really enjoying life. She says she will go on writing children's books.
London is a beautiful city. It lies 1 the south of England. The city has 2 parts: the South and the North. There are many famous buildings, shops, big parks and interesting places. The weather in London is 3. In winter it is not very cold and in summer it is not very hot, because the city is 4 the sea. But London is the Foggy City and it often 5. The people there often go out with an umbrella.
I am in London now. Today, I meet 6 fog than before. I can't see clearly. Cars and buses move along with their lights on. In the evening, the weather 7 even worse. The fog is so thick that 8 the buses and cars stop. I 9 an important meeting on the other side of the town, but it is impossible to find a car or a taxi. So I have to get there 10.
Protecting (保护) wild animals is our duty. Because wild animals are important to us. They live with us on the earth together. If there are no animals on the earth, we will not live on, 1. So we should 2 them to help us live a healthy life.
3 some people still don't realize the importance(重要性) of protecting wild animals. They often 4 wild animals for food or for money. Every day there are many wild animals being killed. So lots of wild animals are 5. We can't see them anymore. Today the number of wild animals 6 becoming smaller and smaller. If we don't protect them, they will all die out. If this goes on, there will be no animals 7 on the earth.
8, more and more people began to do many things to help protect wild animals. They ask people 9 wild animals. They get people to know that protecting wild animals is one of the most important things. Now many 10 have made some laws to protect wild animals. Now that (既然) wild animals are so important to man, we should do our best to protect them.
Lao She was one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century. He was not only a great writer, 1a famous modern novelist(小说家)and dramatist(剧作家).
Lao She was born in a poor family in Beijing and his real name was Shu Qingchun. His family was poor2his father died. His mother had a very3time. Lao She worked his way through college. After finishing school he started to work as a4in primary and middle schools. He liked5since he was a child. He didn't write his first novel until 1933.He was famous6his novel Camel Xiangzi and the play Teahouse. Teahouse shows the7of the Chinese people in 1898 and 1945.Most people like to see it.
Like8famous intellectuals(知识分子)in China, he experienced lots of bad things in the middle of 1960s.9, he killed himself in a lake in 1966.
He was married to Hu Jieqing and they10four children, one son and three daughters.
Sam and Pat are 1 . They're in 2 class. Sam works harder and studies better 3 Pat. One day the teacher asks the students 4 a composition. The title of the composition is "My mother". Sam5a composition and is going to hand it in (上交) to the teacher. Pat says, "Sam, let me have 6." Pat reads it and copies (抄写) it.
The 7 day, the teacher asks Pat, "8 is your composition just as 9, Pat?"
"Because we have the same 10," says Pat.
A young man was going to 1 his holiday in a mountain village. That night he stayed at a small hotel near the train station. 2 going to bed, he went to the owner of the hotel and said, “Excuse me, sir. Will you please 3 me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I'll take the five's 4” “Oh, sorry,” the owner said 5 a hurry, “I am afraid I can't. I won't be able to get up so 6.”The young man was about to return to his 7 when he stopped and asked, “Do you have an alarm-clock? 8 it can help me.”
“Yes, here you are, young man.” The young man thanked the owner happily. But when he looked at the alarm-clock closely, it seemed there was something 9 with it. “Will it ring 10 time?” The young man asked. “Sure! You just give it a good shake at a quarter to five. And it will ring.”
Animals are our friends.There are many many zoos in the 1. It's good to 2 animals in zoos.Zoos have many advantages, I think.
Firstly, zoos are places for people to see 3 kinds of animals. Without zoos, most people would 4 see a real bear or tiger.
5, zoos can take good care of animals. Zoos give 6 to animals and clean them on time every day. In the wild(在野外), it is not always easy for an animal to find food. So sometimes it goes 7. But animals in zoos never go hungry.
Thirdly, people protect the animals in zoos and offer them safe places to live 8. Animals are living in zoos safely and happily. In the wild, some kinds of animals are 9 and are endangered(濒危的). But zoos give these animals a chance to live. Without zoos, there would be 10 kinds of animals in the world. People should do more things to protect animals.
