We have been in Australia for three days. We're having good time here. Australia is the (six) largest country in the world. Sydney is a beautiful city. There are many big trees beautiful flowers around the houses and they look (real) beautiful. There are also some special animals in Australia, such kangaroos and koalas. They are really lovely.
During the past three days we've visited many (place) of interest around Sydney. I'd like to spend more time here. But we will fly to another city, Cairns, to see coral beds (珊瑚礁) tomorrow. It is said that words cannot describe the beauty of the colourful coral. Many famous cartoon films were (make) there. Now we are busy (pack) our bags so that we will not lose time when we leave. We can enjoy (our) in Cairns this time tomorrow. I'm looking forward to (go) there!
Hello. We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand's (symbol). Our (one) flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol good luck.
Elephants are smart animals. They can play soccer or music. They can also draw very (good). People say that "an elephant never forgets". Elephants can walk for long time and never get (lose). They can also remember places with food and water. This helps (they) to live.
But elephants are in great (dangerous). People cut down many trees elephants are losing their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory. Today there are only about 3 000 elephants (over 100 000 before). We must (save) the trees and not buy things made of ivory. Remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.
Old people around the world all have their own special hobbies. In China, I often see grannies . (dance) together in public squares. Old men like to get together and play mahjong .Light exercise is also popular. (one) saw an elderly person walking backwards clapping her hands as a way of exercising.
In America, elderly people dislike playing mahjong. Instead, they prefer (play) cards. Like mahjong, playing cards is great way to socialize(社交) and have ( (funny). Elderly people are often (alone), but hobbies like playing cards can bring friends together. They also enjoy gardening and (bake). Grandmothers especially like baking sweet treats, such as cookies or muffins(松饼)for their grandchildren. Gardening (give) them a chance to get a little bit of exercise and fresh air, as well as grow vegetables and fruit (cook) with. And of course, gossiping(聊八卦) with their elderly friends is popular as well.
We've talked about snails(蜗牛)and their slow move. But much of the time snails don't move at all. They're in (they) shells-(壳)-sleeping.
Hot sun will dry out a (snail) body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into its shell and closes the opening with a thin cover. Then it falls (sleep). A snail will die in heavy rain. So whenever it (rain), it goes inside its shell house and goes to sleep. A snail can sleep as long as it needs to. And it spends all the winter (month) in its shell, sleeping.
In spring, the snail wakes up. Its body comes out from shell. it's hungry, the snail looks for food. Mostly, it looks food at night, but on cloudy days, it eats in daytime. It eats all day. A snail can go on (eat) for hours and never feel full. The snail can't see very well, but its sense of smell is (real) strong.
Zhanglu is a translator (翻译官) in China. She is famous as a Chinese most beautiful translator. Zhanglu (be) born in 1977, Shandong. Her mother worked in a hospital, her father worked in a railway station. She was (talent) in English when she was young. She still studied hard in English at school, her desk was always full of English (newspaper) and English books. When she was listening to BBC in the early morning, others were still (sleep) in bed. She worked in the Ministry of foreign affairs（外交部）at the age twenty-three. Because she has learned more about Chinese culture, now she is able to tell Chinese stories (simple) so that foreigners can know about Chinese better. She says if you want to learn English well and be good translator, you should study hard and keep learning Chinese stories and beautiful articles, then you can tell (interest) Chinese stories with foreigners, at the same time, improving your English.
We should learn English well like Zhanglu. Wherever we go, we will continue showing (we) Chinese stories and making Chinese voice heard.
David is from America. He and his family (have) different plans for the coming holiday. David likes China very much and he (go) to Beijing last year. But he wants to know more about Chinese culture so he (visit) Beijing again. This time he is going to the Palace Museum. There (be) many interesting things about Chinese culture. He (want) to take lots of photos of the things in the Palace Museum. He (show) them to his friends. David's father (read) many books about Japanese history three months ago. He thought some things in Japan were interesting. He (take) a trip to Japan. David's mother didn't know where to go at first. At last she (decide) to go to Singapore. She likes the climate (气候) there. What about David's sister? She (stay) at home and do her homework.
I live in a quiet town. There are three big stores in our town. Miller's has the (nice) clothes and friendly service. But the clothes there are also the (expensive). And it is not to my house. I have to an hour in getting there on foot. So I hardly shop there. People can buy clothes the 6. (cheap) in Blue Moon, but the clothes are also the (bad). And the service is bad. So I don't buy clothes there, either. Dream Clothes is the biggest and newest. I can find all of clothes there. Also they have the (friendly) service. The most important thing is that the clothes there are in style. It is the best clothes store. There are lots of people every day. So it is always . My mother and I often buy clothes there.
Modesty（谦逊）is a kind of important virtue in many cultures. It is same in China. However, the Chinese idiom“毛遂自荐”seems to disagree with it.
During the Warring States Period, Prince Pingyuan saw the city of Handan was in ，so he wanted to pick 20 talented people to ask for help from the state of Chu to save his city. However, he could only find 19 people who wereenough. Then, a man Mao Sui stood out.
The prince looked at Mao Sui and asked, "How long have you been here with ？”
＂Three years," Mao answered.
＂I hear that a person with talent is like an awl(锥子）in a cloth bag。.Its point will soon pierce（戳穿）.the bag. You've been here for a long time, I haven't seen any of your achievements. Maybe you don t have any talent." said the prince.
“What I'm asking you now is to put me into that bag. If you do that, I will pierce through it. Not the point but also the whole awl," Mao said seriously.
Hearing this, the prince Mao to join his team, and Mao was really helpful.
Now the idiom "毛遂自荐” is used to describe someone who to do something.
One day when Picasso was walking along a road, a woman passed by and saw him. She ran to Picasso for a painting as a gift. Picasso smiled and said (polite), "I'm sorry, Madam. I have nothing to paint. I am /ˈempti/ handed here. I may make you a painting some other time."
However, the woman didn't give up. She (keep) on, "Please, I am a big fan of you and I want to meet you for years." Hearing this, Picasso was moved and then took out a small of paper and a pen, and began to draw something. Within 10 seconds, Picasso finished (draw) and handed it to the woman, "Take this! It's a million-dollar painting."
But the woman thought Picasso was just playing a joke on her. How could it be /wɜːθ/ a million dollars just in 10 seconds? So she went to the market and was (surprise) to learn that it was true.
When meeting Picasso again, she wished she could be his student. She said, "Please teach me so that I can do the same thing such a short time."
Picasso smiled and said, "Dear, the drawing I made was not in 10 seconds my thirty-year efforts towards the arts!" The woman was speechless.
We fix our eyes on others' /səkˈses/ more often than the hard work and patience behind it. If we want to reach it, we need experience and struggle(奋斗).
The school of the future will be totally different. The students' desks(be) digital (数码的), and there will not be human teachers. There will be robots workingteachers. Each student will have a computer instead of(carry) many books, and everything will be in the computer.
In the school of the future, the buildings will have electric stairs. Green energy, such as solar energy can be(use). Technology will lift the schoolin the sky. The school buses will be like spaceships. In the future, we can learn more at school, not only the knowledge in the books, but also some skills in life. We can practise(cook). We can also learnto drive a car, a plane or a rocket. There will be many educational (教育的)(programme) on the radio, on TV, or even on the Internet. Many children who live in faraway villages don't need to go to school every day. They can study(easy) at home. The food that the school supplies will be much(healthy). We can get the food from a machine.
