My grandparents(move) to the countryside six years ago. They(live) there for six years. They like the life therethere is fresh air. They loved travelling when they were young. So far, they(visit) many countries, such as Japan, France, America and Thailand. In the past, my parents and I often(go) back to the countryside to visit them. But we haven't seen themlast year because my parents(busy) with their work and I have worked hard on my studies. My grandmother once( call) us. They have missed us so much.fact, we have also missed them. So we have decided to go back this Spring Festival since we received that call. I'm sure we'll havehappy new year.
Amanda is American filmmaker and actress. She came to China three years ago (study) Performance at Beijing Film Academy. Last month. she moved to Japan to study Economics at the University of Tokyo. On June 10th, she returned to the USA. She chatted with her parents about the cultural differences the two countries.
"The people in both countries are very friendly foreigners. But they have different (culture). For example, when I spoke Chinese in China, the people there always showed surprise on their faces. But when I came to Japan, I found it was opposite. Most local people there hoped I could talk with them in Japanese, I was not good at it," she said.
Amanda (think) this might have something to do with the fact that the Western group In Japan is (old) than the one in China. They have stayed in Japan for a long time. And most of them speak Japanese (good). But Westerners in China are still quite a new group They're usually (treat) as guests and tourists.
In 1990, when I(be)nine years old, I wanted very much to find pen friend. I found Ashley's address in a magazine, and decided(write) to her.
I sent off my letter with a little hope. Very quickly, I received her letter.my surprise, Ashley was only one month (old) than me. I learned some new expressions from her. I(real) liked this new friend.
Letter after letter, year after year, Ashley and I continued to write to each other. A letter would be received and I'd write back right away. We would send each other birthday and Christmas (gift).
Eight years later, my parents decided it was timeme to meet this friend. They drove me down to Mississippi for a few days. We (have)a fun time together. We did the things that teenage girls love to do.
Twenty-five years after the (one)letter, Ashley and I still have an amazing friendship. Although we don't write letters now, we communicate through mobile phones and the Internet.
We may be very(please)with the rapid progress we have made in every field of study, but we have almost done nothing to improve our present examination systems which focus testing the (student)memory instead of their(able).As soon as a child begins school, he enters a world of examinationwill decide his future job. In fact, a good examination system should encourage students(think)for themselves. But the examination now does anything but that. It forces students to remember is taught to get high marks. Thus the students who come out first in the examination often may be the (good)in their studies. In addition, such(a)examination system often drives teachers to cram(塞满)their students with knowledge all the time and forces them to train students what to do with the (come)examination. There must be a better way to test a student's true ability as well as his knowledge.
Sandy has a big family, but she doesn't think her family (live) was happy. She and her brother and sister often fight with each other for many reasons.
Max is Sandy's classmate and neighbor. He also has a very big family with brothers and their parents. Sandy noticed that Max never fights with his brothers. They always have big smiles their faces.
Sandy thought that was (stranger). One day she asked Max they get on well with each other. Max smiled and asked Sandy (go) home with him.
As they came into the house. Max's (old) brother saw them. “Hi, Sandy and Max,” he said, “Why not (come) here and share some ice cream with me?”
At that time, Max's younger brother came out of his room. He looked very excited and said, “Oh, Max, I have a story to tell .”
Sandy knew Max's secret of getting on (good) with his brothers was to share. So Sandy decided to go back home and try this from then on.
