—Next Thursday morning.
( Two sentences are extra. )
A: Will schools be different in twenty years' time?
B: There will be many differences. Maybe I think there won't be any schools.
A:
B: Everyone will study at home, using a computer.
A: You can make friends there.
B: I agree with you.
A:
B: No, they won't. They will have a lot of free time.
A:
A. Yes, of course.
B. I don't think so.
C. That will be great!
D. But school is a fun place.
E.How will students learn then?
F.What will students learn then?
G.Will students have a lot of homework to do?
In recent years, with more and more cars on the road, flying robots are used to deliver(递送) mails. Flying robots can 1mails to people's houses without having to deal with heavy2.But they will spend too much time in returning. A research center is trying to improve its flying robots with the3of homing pigeons(信鸽).
Homing pigeons are pigeons that are4trained to fly home from somewhere else. In tests, researchers5that homing pigeons were6efficient(高效的) than flying robots at returning to their home. So the research center is trying to use a flying robot, together with a7, to deliver mails. After the robot finishes its tasks, it can8the pigeon back in the shortest possible time.
Although it will cost more money to9pigeons, the research center says that it can10time. And the time it saves will make up for the cost.
John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited $1,000,000 after his parents died. He didn't feel happy at all. His college friends were looking for their first jobs, but he didn't have to. John decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He didn't tell any of his friends and gave$100,000 of his money to a charity that helped poor children. Today he is 36, and he still wears cheap clothes and drives a small car only, but he is much happier.
So far, John has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world, $200 a month for each. The child does not receive the money in cash（现金）. The money is paid for the child's education, food, medical care and clothing. John receives a report each year on the child's progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.
Once John went to meet a little girl he was helping in Africa. He said that the meeting was exciting." When I met her, I felt very happy. He said. "I saw that the money was used for a very good plan. It brought me closer to the child in a way that only giving money cannot." "I want to do everything I can. I will go on helping those children in need." he added.
There are some easy things you can do to protect the earth:
•Plant flowers, grass or trees.
•Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you take there. Keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin (垃圾桶).
•Turn off the lights and TV set when you leave the room. This can save a lot of electricity.
•Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.
•Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.
•Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.
•Use both sides of paper.
•Stop pouring dirty water into the rivers or lakes nearby.
•Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth.
You don't have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day. If everyone makes a contribution (贡献) to protecting the environment, the earth will become much more beautiful.
Me: Hello, Television Viewers! I am Aziza Bellamy, and thanks for watching. I want to especially thank you, Ms. Bertha, for agreeing to this interview on live television. It's a pleasure to meet you, the first-known trans-galactic visitor to Earth. Now, I understand that you are from a planet called Zadernol?
Bertha: Just call me Miss Bertha or Bertha, please, but not "Ms."
Me: Okay, sorry about that. So, you've been on Earth for about a week now. What have been your biggest disappointments or challenges so far?
Bertha: It's not the worst planet I've ever been to. Mercury was much worse. The aliens— oops, I mean humans, have been unkind, overall. The family I'm staying with, for example, were nice at first. But now they roll their eyes whenever I open my mouth to say anything. They're not interested in any of my stories. And I think they may be trying to avoid me. Worst of all, they make me wash my own dishes and bathe myself. They're so rude.
Me: Oh, um. . . wow. That's just.…
Bertha: I am used to having high standards when I choose where to stay, by the way. I have stayed with royalty and presidents on other planets. And they all adored (崇拜) me and begged me not to leave. But I gave this human family a chance to host me. I mean, really, they should be grateful that I selected them, of all the people on Earth, to wash my clothes and cook my meals and entertain (款待) me.
Me: Well, what you're saying is surprising, Bertha. Do you think it's possible that this family just wants you to pitch in a little, to be a good guest?
Bertha: It's odd to me that you're not agreeing with me. If you were smarter, you'd agree with me. That's another thing. Everyone on Zadernol is smarter than the smartest person on Earth. Earth is below me.
Me: You know what. Bertha? I'm starting to see why you're so unhappy here on Earth. You're just a boastful (自夸的), spoiled alien.
In 1972, Richard Sears, a young American began learning Chinese because of his interest in traditional Chinese culture.
Drawn to the ancient language, he went to China to study Chinese in the 1990s.
In 1994, Richard Sears decided to put the ancient Chinese characters online. Then, in 2002, he did it That is the beginning of the Chinese Etymology (汉字字源) website. "My website did not get much attention for the next few years. Until one day in 2011, it suddenly got a lot of attention.
I got a few thousand emails, and a few million visitors and people started calling me 'Uncle Hanzi', " Sears said with a smile. Hanzi means Chinese characters. He has put more than 96, 000 ancient Chinese characters onto the website. "When I study each character, I wonder what the ancient Chinese thought," said Sears.
After visiting many Chinese cities, Sears learned more about China and ancient Chinese culture, He said when he came to China in the last century, few Chinese could speak good English "However, you can hear English in many places in China now. Chinese language and culture were mysterious and not known by people in most countries then, but now, more and more people in the world are learning Chinese, even Chinese history, traditional Chinese medicine and so on, "Sears added.
At present, the 70-year-old American has made his home in China. "When I die, I hope my website will live on, and I'm planning to write a book about my research. This will be my gift to China, "he said.
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Yuan Longping, "Father of Hybrid（杂交）Rice", was born in Beijing. He is a famous . He spent most of his life rice in the fields. In 1974, he and his team in developing a set of technologies for producing hybrid rice. The yields（产量）of the "Super Rice" are 30 percent than those of common rice. By his achievement, China can feed her 1.4 billion（十亿）population. Since 1979, his technologies for hybrid rice have been introduced into many countries around the world. Yuan Longping has helped solve the food problem not only for China but also for the world. We Chinese are proud of him. We'll remember him forever.
