In a faraway place, there was a village. The village was1in potatoes than anywhere else in the country. At the end of every growing season,2potatoes were dug out of the ground, and readied for market. In each home, men and women would3divide the potatoes into three groups: large, medium and small.
One year, there was a young man4received his share of the potatoes. As the other villagers5, he walked around the village laughing and talking.6villagers thought he was lazy, and they worried that this man would never get7potatoes ready in time. When it was time for the villagers8to market, they were greatly surprised to find that the man's potatoes9perfectly into three groups.
After10the man how he did it, they understood he was not lazy,11very clever. He had put all his potatoes in a cart and pulled it along the village's rough dirt road. As the cart moved up and down over the road, the potatoes moved12. The small potatoes moved to the bottom, the larger potatoes rose to the top and the medium potatoes rested13the middle.
Life14like this too. The rough roads we travel along can also15us.
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Are you interested in ball games? Teacher: Mr Brown Place: On the playground Time: Monday,16:00~18:00 Age: Over 10 years old | Would you like to be a dancer? Teacher: Miss Miller Place: In the gym Time: Friday, 19:00~21:00 Age: Over 5 years old |
| Are you good at painting? Teacher: Mr Green Place: In the art room Time: Sunday, 8:00~10:00 Age: Over 4 years old, under 14 | Do you enjoy playing chess? Teacher: Mrs Smith Place: In the library Time: Saturday, 15:30~18:00 Age: Over 6 years old, under 10 |
Every four years, in a different country around the world, there is a big sport competition. It is like the Olympics but only for one sport—the most popular sport in the world! What do you know about the history of the World Cup?
The first World Cup was in 1930, in Uruguay (乌拉圭). In the final game Uruguay beat Argentina and became the first World Cup winner. 13 countries played in the first World Cup. Now there are 32 countries in the competition.
The first time people saw the World Cup on TV was in 1954 when Switzerland held the competition. Now about 3 billion people in countries all over the world watch the World Cup on TV.
Until 2002 the World Cup was always in a European or an American country. South Korea and Japan held the first Asian World Cup. The first African World Cup was in 2010 in South Africa.
The 2018 World Cup was the 21st one. It took place in Russia from 14 June to15 July 2018, after the country had been awarded (授予) the hosting rights in December 2010.
It was the first World Cup held in Europe since the 2006 tournament (比赛) in German, and the first ever to be held in Eastern Europe. All the places for this big game are in European Russia.
Four years ago, Chinese skater Wu Dajing introduced himself to the skating world by winning a silver medal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games. At this year's PyeongChang Olympics, Wu not only returned, but also made history.
On Feb 22nd, 2018, Wu won the gold medal in the men's short-track 500-metre race. He set a new world record with a time of 39.584 seconds. He also became the first Chinese man to take home an Olympic short-track gold medal. BBC said Wu's win was "flawless", because he was much faster than all of the other skaters.
"I didn't give them a chance and I kept my speed from the start," he told the reporter after the match.
But China's short-track teams didn't do well in general at the Games. Chinese skaters in the women's 500 metres, 3,000-metre relay and men's 1,500 metres all failed to take home the gold. Wu was China's biggest hope, which put a lot of pressure on him. But he proved himself with his great performance.
Wu is now known as a highly talented skater. But things were not always that way. When Wu joined the national team in 2010, he was seen as almost "nothing" compared to gifted skaters like Zhou Yang and Fan Kexin, as his coaches said at the time. Their words made him quite upset. But Wu didn't want to give up and worked as hard as he could. He practised skating all year round. He even didn't return to his hometown for the holidays for 10 years. "I believe in myself," he told the reporter after his match at the Olympics.
Do you know 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar (卡塔尔). And FIFA (国际足联) has made a big decision. The 2022 Qatar World Cup will be held in November and December. It is the first time FIFA has moved the event from its traditional summer to winter.
According to the decision, the 2022 World Cup will start on November 21. The final will take place on December 18, one week ahead of Christmas. The tournament will last 28 days, half a week shorter than usual.
FIFA said, "This is an important step for us. December 18, 2022 is a Sunday, and it's National Day in Qatar, so it fits perfectly."
Many people disagree that Qatar has the chance to hold the 2022 World Cup, since its summer temperature is very high—sometimes, the temperature may be about 50℃. So the country has an idea to move it to winter. At last FIFA gave the chance to Qatar.
Although the change is good for the players, there is still much opposition. The biggest opposition comes from the major European leagues (欧洲联赛), because the new time will be just in Europe's club season. FIFA said they would try their best to make things go well.
In a small house outside London lives an old man. People often see him look his flowers in his garden all the time.
One day, a young painter (go) by the old man's house. He looked at the nice garden and the special room, picturing how happy he would be if he lived in such a (beauty) place. Suddenly he found the old gardener (terrible) blind. Shocked, he walked to the old man and asked, "Why are you taking care of the flowers every day which you can't see in fact?" The old man smiled, "I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young and I really love this job. Second, although I can't see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the (sweet) of them. As to the last, it's you."
"Me? But you don't know me," answered the painter, still puzzled.
"Yeah, it's true that I don't know you. I know flowers are gifts which everyone loves. And the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good mood," answered the old man.
The words of the gardener warmed the painter with (please). He looked after the flowers (make) others enjoy the warm sunshine in spring. He can't see the beautiful flowers he planted, just like Beethoven, who can't hear his wonderful music
The old man is alone but not lonely. All of his flowers are his friends and neighbours. They (grow) in his heart.
These days people are crazy about Wu Dajing. He broke his own world record in men's 500m short—track speed skating (短道速滑)!
When he was young, he noticed two Chinese speed skaters on TV and then he decided to take up this sport. Wu started to learn to skate in 2004, and six years later he became a member of the national team.
On February 22, 2018, Wu won the men's 500m short-track speed skating with a time of 39.584 seconds and became the first Chinese to win an Olympic short track gold. " I'm happy to win China's first gold here and I look forward to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics," Wu said.
In fact, it is not the first time Wu has shown his talent in skating. He has won many medals at many world championships (锦标赛). Wu believes that as long as he works hard, he will succeed.
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A. Many people think he is really the "pride of China". B. I did my best in the event. C. He won second place in the same competition four years ago in Sochi. D. The young man won China's first gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. E. Wu was born on July 24, 1994 in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province, China. |
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2）不得使用真实的地名、校名和姓名等；
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参考词汇：熬夜stay up；垃圾食品junk food；保持均衡饮食keep a balanced diet；按时饮食have meals regularly
How to keep healthy
Nowadays, more and more people know the importance of keeping healthy.
In this way, we can enjoy a happy life.
