—Yes. He stayed up late last night to study for a test.
Do you ever watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous 1 in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34. In her 2 life she made 70 movies!
Lombard's real name was Jane Alice Peters: In 1921, she was playing baseball in the 3
near her home. A movie director 4 her and decided to put her in a movie. She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last silent movies. She acted(表演) so well that she 5the hearts of some people. At 16, she left school to act.
In 1925, she had an agreement with a 6 studio, 20th Century Fox. The studio gave 7
a new name, and she acted in several films. Then, at age 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars(伤疤) on her face. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not 8 . She continued to act.
It was Paramount Studio that made Lombard a 9 . She made many movies for the studio. She also married two of their stars. Lombard was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months. 10 seven years later, she married the great love of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story.
Most children like to watch cartoons on TV because of the funny characters and the bright colors. But is it good for children to watch cartoons on TV?
Some people think it leaves nothing for children to imagine when they are watching cartoons on TV. They can see the different characters so they need not imagine the appearance of a character or any situation in the cartoon. But when reading a book, he has to imagine how the different characters look like.He has to imagine a place or a situation described in the story he is reading, so the imaginative power of the child improves.
Very little children may not be able to read books. But they will be happy to watch TV, especially watch cartoons. Watching cartoons will improve their language ability. As most of the cartoons are in English, watching them will improve their English. They will learn to understand the conversations between others. Their vocabulary will get improved. They will learn how to pronounce different words. Their spoken English will also get greatly improved.These are the advantages(好处) of watching cartoons.
But there should be a limit(限制) to everything. Parents should control their children's time on TV. However, you cannot keep children from watching TV completely. It will only do more harm than good.
A: What are you going to do tonight, Ben?
B: I don't know.
A: What about going to watch a football match? Shenhua team will be there.
B:Which team will play against the Shenhua team?
A:
B: It must be a wonderful match.They will play quite well. Do you think so?
A:Well, what time shall we meet?
B:
A: OK. See you then.
B: See you.
A. Yes, I think so. B. A team from Shandong Province. C. At 7:00 pm at the bus stop near my home. D. Do you have any ideas? E. That's a good idea. F. You're welcome. G. What's wrong with you? |
