—Fantastic! And I want to see it second time.
— He________ be in the library. He said he would borrow books in the morning.
—Sorry. I a bath at that time.
—Well, let's go there again next weekend
—Yes. To take back my dictionary.
A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to1up. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but2came over.
Her father, a cook, took her into the3.He poured water into three pans (锅) and boiled it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots, in the second he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He 4for them for a few minutes without any words.
The girl waited impatiently, not knowing5her father was doing that. About 20 minutes later, her father turned6the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the7and put them in another bowl. After that the coffee was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “My sweet heart, what do you8?” “Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she answered.
Her father told her to 9her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did so and felt that the carrots were10. After that he asked her to take eggs and11them. Then, she got the eggs, warm and hard. At last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. She asked, “What did you do this for, Father?” He12that each one had had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water, but13had a different result. The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very14and it changed the water. “Who are you?” asked her father, “When bad luck15your door, what's your decision? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?”
With the development of science and technology, our daily life is becoming more colorful and more convenient .
An Underwater Hotel It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build in the sea which is about 18 metres below the surface. The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming and diving. |
Google Glass Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a battery hidden inside the frame(边框). It can perform many of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has a hidden camera and a tiny screen. It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing. |
A New Kind of Shirt Hate washing clothes? You're going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool & Prince. This shirt can be worn for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool & Prince shirt never needs ironing(熨烫). |
The Digital Library Can you imagine walking into a library and finding all books have turned into computers? The first bookless public library is planned to open in San Antonio, Texas. Computers will take the place of books soon. |
It was a cold winter day. A woman drove up to the Rainbow Bridge tollbooth (收费站). “I'm paying for myself, and for the six cars behind me,” she said with a smile, handing over seven tickets. One after another, the next six drivers arriving at the tollbooth were informed, “Some lady up ahead already paid your fare.”
It turned out that the woman, Natalie Smith, had read something on a friend's refrigerator: “Practice random(不经意的) kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” The phrase impressed her so much that she copied it down.
Judy Foreman spotted the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away from home. When it stayed on her mind for days, she gave up and drove all the way back to copy it down. “I thought it was beautiful,” she said, explaining why she'd taken to writing it at the bottom of all her letters, “like a message from above.” Her husband, Frank, liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the classroom wall for his students, one of whom was the daughter of Alice Johnson, a local news reporter. Alice put it in the newspaper, admitting(承认) that though she liked it, she didn't know where it came from or what it really meant.
Two days later, Alice got a call from Anne Herbert, a woman living in Marin. It was in a restaurant that Anne wrote the phrase down on a piece of paper, after turning it around in her mind for days.
“Here's the idea,” Anne says. “Anything you think there should be more of, do it randomly.” Her fantasies include painting the classrooms of shabby(破败的) schools, leaving hot meals on kitchen tables in the poor part of town, and giving money secretly to a proud old lady. Anne says, “Kindness can build on itself as much as violence can.”
The acts of random kindness spread. If you were one of those drivers who found your fare paid, who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone else later. Like all great events, kindness begins slowly, with every single act. Let it be yours!
Are you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch. They may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness. Or, in summer, they may think it is the heat. However, the real reason lies inside their bodies. At that time—about eight hours after you wake up—your body temperature goes down. This is what makes you slow down and feel sleepy.
Scientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or day. The people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping pattern. They slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours later.
In many parts of the world, people takenapsin the middle of the day. This is especially true in warmer climates, where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon. Researchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any climate. A daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind and therefore is good for health in general. In countries where naps are traditional, people often suffer(遭受) less from problems such as heart disease. Many working people, unfortunately, have no time to take naps. Though doctors may advise taking naps, employers do not allow it!
If you do have the chance, however, here are a few tips about making the most of your nap. Remember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get up. A short sleep too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterward. This can also happen if you sleep for too long. If you do not have enough time, try a short nap—even ten minutes of sleep can be helpful.
A long time ago, there was an emperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜莺) singing very(beauty).
One day the emperor heard about this little bird's beautiful voice. He asked his guards to bring her to him. As soon as the emperor heard the nightingale's voice, he said, "Put her in a golden cage,she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her."
The little bird was so(happy) about being kept in the cage that she(stop) singing one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird him. The bird could sing very beautifully,. The emperor was pleased.
Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor became very weak. One morning, while(lie) in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again.the robot bird couldn't sing any more. Suddenly the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing herbeautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better and better each day.
After the emperor was well，he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished(爱戴) him for his love and (kind).
A popular saying in the UK is “Manners make the man.” In Britain, even today, people are judged by their table manners, especially when eating out. Here're some things to remember.
Things you should do:
If you are at a dinner party, wait until your host starting eating.
Chew and swallow(咽）all the food in your mouth before taking more or taking a drink.
Break bread and rolls with your fingers not with your knife.
Break a small piece of bread (or a roll) and butter it.
Do not butter the whole slice or half a roll at a time.
You may eat chicken and pizza with your fingers if you are a barbecue or a very informal situation. or always use a knife and fork.
Things you should not do:
Never chew with your mouth open.
Never talk with food in your mouth.
Do not blow on hot food or drinks.
Never use your fingers to push food onto your spoon or fork.
If you spill(洒出) anything on someone else, do not try to clean up the thing. Offer him/her a napkin and let him/ her do it.
If you burp, cover your mouth with your napkin. After it happens, say a quiet “pardon me”.
If you get some food stuck between your teeth, do not use toothpicks or napkins to deal with the food at the table. __________ go to the bathroom and take it out.
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注意：（1）文章必须包括表中的全部内容，可适当增加细节；（2）你的理由至少两条；（3）文章开头已给出，你可以抄用此开头，但不计入总词数；也可以自己写开头，则计入总词数；（4）词数：80—100。
Do You Like to Have Tests in the Man-machine Conversation?
Several days ago, we did a survey about whether you like to take your spoken English tests in the man-machine conversation. Here are the results.……
