I was not a lucky child. When I was 3 years old, my parents found I was deaf*.
They talked with many doctors but it didn't help. They wanted me to live like other kids. From the third grade, they put me in a school far from home where all of my classmates had normal* hearing. So I was the only deaf child there. From the first day, the other kids often laughed at me and called me names because of my hearing aid*. I didn't like my new school. My problem was not only from classmates. I also had trouble with most of my schoolwork.
One morning, in her math class, Mrs. Jordan asked us a question. She was. a strict woman with a voice that went through the walls of her little classroom, and you could even hear it out of the classroom.
I read her lips* hard and got an answer. Maybe that was the right one! I raised up my hand and heard Mrs. Jordan call out my name. I stood up, but became afraid again. I could even hear the laugh from some of my classmates. Nervously I answered her question, I would never forget what happened next.
Mrs. Jordan smiled at me and said, "THAT'S RIGHT, STEPHEN!"
For the first time, I became a star. I was so excited! The three words changed my life. From that day I told myself that I would make a place in this world. It would be difficult and hard, but I knew I could make it, just like answering the question in class.
a. I was afraid after I stood up.
b. Mrs. Jordan said three words to me.
c. Mrs. Jordan asked a question in class.
d. I moved to a new school in the third grade.
①On July 1, Shanghai introduced a new garbage sorting policy(垃圾分类政策). Now let's learn the garbage sorting and recycling(回收) in other countries around the world.
②Germany(德国): There are big machine (机器) in supermarkets. You can put bottles in the machines and get money back. You can get one or two yuan per bottle. People like this because they can get money and protect the environment at the same time.
③Japan: A trash truck(垃圾车) comes to people's doors to pick up their garbage. It plays music when it's coming. There are eight or more kinds of garbage. If you sort any of them wrong, you will get a notice on your door.
④Indonesia (印度尼西亚) :People can take buses for free if they give plastic bottle(塑料瓶) to bus stations. An hour-long bus ride costs three large bottles, five medium bottles or 10 plastic cups. But the bottles must be clean.
Mr. Clark likes all kinds of delicious food, and he often has dinner out with his friends. Now Mr. Clark is getting fatter and fatter. He can hardly climb up the stairs (楼梯) at home and has to sleep downstairs. He often feels bad when he walks or does some housework. He is very worried. So he goes to see the doctor.
"Don't eat too much any more," says the doctor, "and you will be better!" But it is difficult for Mr. Clark to do so. He doesn't want to listen to the doctor. A few months later, he goes to see the doctor again.
"You must lose weight, Sir," says the doctor. "Move your head from one side to the other side when your friends ask you to have dinner out!"
Alice Brown lives in New York with her mum and dad and two brothers, Tony and Peter. It is Alice's fourteenth birthday next week. The family has got two dogs, a cat and four rabbits. Alice likes cats and rabbits but her brothers like dogs. Alice's dad works in a hotel. He's a hotel manager. Her mum teaches English at a middle school.
Alice and her brothers study at the same school, but they are in different grades. She's in Grade Seven. Her brother Tony is in Grade Ten and Peter is in Grade Six. They live in a house near the school. They walk to school together every day.
Alice is interested in computers. At home she plays computer games in her free time. When she leaves school, she also wants to work with computers.
Do you want to visit the North Pole(北极) this summer? So if you enjoy the sunshine very much, come to Sunshine Hotel in the North Pole this summer. It's very far from where you live, so you can only come here by plane. It is also very cold here. You can play with the snow in the evening because it is still bright (明亮的).
In Sunshine Hotel, there are 20 floors (楼层) and 100 rooms. You have to pay S 100 for a room for one night. Every room has a big balcony(阳台). Sometimes you may see some interesting animals. There is a coffee bar (咖啡馆) on each floor. You can get hot coffee here for free. If you want other drinks, you have to pay for them.
Do you want to feel anything different? Welcome here!
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A. It's a little expensive to stay in it. B. Are you tired with your life? C. In summer, there is sunshine for about 24 hours every day. D. You can put up tents on the beach. E. So you need to bring some warm clothes and a warm hat. F. You can see the beautiful snow from it. |
Now, people can go to work or school by bus, car or subway. If you go to a place(地方）and it's very1, you can take the plane or the train. If you don't go too far 2 seventy and one hundred kilometers, you can take the bus. You can also 3 the subway. It usually goes very 4. You can also 5 your bike. It is 6 for your health. In some places of South China, people can also go out by boat because there are many 7 there.
My parents and I 8 in a small village. My home isn't far from my school. 9 takes me about twenty minutes to walk there every day. Sometimes my father isn't 10. He will 11 me to school. My 12 is to have a bike. But my 13 thinks it is not safe(安全的）for me to ride a bike. He asks me to take the bus to school. But I like to go to school by 14. I think my dream will 15 this year.
Hello, my name is Rick. I need (find) a good job. So I want (join) you. I (be) good with kids, so I think they and I can (be) good friends. I like (play) sports. I can swim, (do) Chinese kung fu, and play soccer and ping — pong. And I can play ping — pong very well. I also (like) music. I can play the guitar and the violin. I (think) I can help the kids with swimming, Chinese kung fu, soccer and ping pong. I can also help them (sing) songs. And I can help them with computers I often play on the computer,
Please (call) me at 023-32568745.
Do you know how people spend their weekends? We can （容易地）see that different people have different （想法）. But more and more people all over the（世界）are going to the big cities. People in big cities like to go to the countryside. Countryside is the home for many trees and （动物）. Because of the natural beauty, people like to go there to （享受）the clear air and the relaxing（生活）. （有时）they drive to a small （村庄）to go camping. Look, some farmers are milking the cows on the farm. At （晚上）, it is really wonderful to sit （在外面）and watch the stars. If you are tired of seeing buses and buildings in your city, why not go to the countryside?
