— He'll still say no.
—_______, but I should finish my homework first.
To go on vacation around the world is many people's dream. But they can 1 make their dream come true easily, because they don't have enough money for hotels, food or plane tickets. 2, some people came up with (想出) some ways like Laura Cody.
Laura Cody decided to go on vacation around the world and she found a good way to pay for her 3. She looked after pets for rich people. Then she could 4 at their houses for free. By looking after cats, dogs and fish, Laura 5 Australia, Germany, Spain and Italy. She stayed in big cities and small villages.
Are you interested in Laura's way of travelling? If you are, why don't you try it?
Laura was leaving her office when her friend Natalie ran up to her.
"Laura, someone just robbed (抢劫) my store!" Natalie said. "The police are there now, 1 I want you to come over, too."
Just then, Natalie's phone rang. She 2 her phone.
"Hello? Oh, hi, Jim," Natalie said. "What? There was a woman … Oh, really. Thanks." Natalie put her phone away.
"What was that all about?" asked Laura.
"Jim works 3 me. He told me an important 4. A woman saw a man come out of the store and drive away," Natalie said. "And the man 5 Henry Crook. A month ago, I fired (解雇) him. Now I'm going to talk to him."
Natalie and Laura went over to Henry's house. He was standing next to a 6.
"Hey, Henry," said Natalie.
"Hi, Natalie," said Henry. He put his hand on the car's hood (引擎盖) and leaned (倚靠) on it.
"Do you have anything that you want to give back to 7?" Natalie asked.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Henry said. "I just got home. I've spent the last 10 hours 8 here from Los Angeles."
Laura told Natalie very quietly, "He's not telling the truth (事实). The car's hood must be very hot after a 10-hour driving. 9 can he put his hand on it? And here come the police. I'm going to 10 them!"
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Dear Agatha, I'm an eighth grader. My problem is CraftClash. I can't stop playing the game! My mom only lets me play for half an hour every day. But I play much longer — at least two hours. I sometimes stay up all night playing it with my friends. When I try to do my homework or read a book, I only think about CraftClash. Now my mom doesn't let me use the computer. So I play on my phone! I know it's not a good habit. Should I delete it from my computer and phone? Thanks, Tony |
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Dear Tony, You're having a problem with self-control (自制力). But don't worry. Lots of boys write to our magazine and talk about this problem. You don't need to stop completely (完全地). It's like eating candy. It is only bad for you if you have too much. You can listen to your mom to play for half an hour each day, but try to break that time into three parts. Do your homework for thirty minutes. Then play for ten minutes as a reward (奖励). After ten minutes, start over. This helps lots of people. Good luck! Agatha |
The Museum of Creative Art will have a Creative Art Exhibition (展览) from September 23 to December 23, 2020. It will show the works of some famous artists and the winners of the Creative Art Competition.
There are Teddy Cheung's "Monkeys and Men", Rebecca Tam's "Pig Family", Tony Wong's "Sun in the Forest", Jenny Chan's "Red Flowers", Margaret Chiu's "Wonderful Water" and many others' wonderful artworks in the exhibition.
The museum is at 15 Marble Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. It is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Sunday to Wednesday and Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday. It is closed on Thursday.
Admission (入场费) is $20. Students can get a 50% discount (折扣). Admission is free on Wednesday. For more information, call 2721-0116.
Every weekend, a rich man went to a big hotel with his family. Every time he went to the hotel, he always saw a poor man sitting on the bench (长椅) across from the hotel, looking at the hotel.
The rich man was curious about the poor man. He asked the poor man one day, "Excuse me, but I just want to know why you always sit here looking at the hotel."
"Sir (先生)," the poor man said,"I've no home. Every night I sleep on the bench and dream that one day I will sleep in that hotel."
"That's simple. I'll pay for the best room in that hotel for you for a whole month. Tonight your dream will come true," said the rich man.
A week later, the rich man went to the hotel again. He thought that the poor man would be very happy about his new home. However, when he went to the hotel, he found that the poor man was still sleeping on the bench at night.
"Oh! Why don't you live in the hotel?" asked the rich man.
"You see, when I'm down here sleeping on the bench, I always dream of sleeping in the hotel. But when I was up there in the hotel, I dreamed that I was back here on this old bench. I could not sleep at all!" said the poor man.
One day I got a call. It said I won a competition and I could take a trip to Guadeloupe with a group for free. The next day, on my way home from school, I borrowed (借) a book on Guadeloupe from the library and then I bought a map of Guadeloupe in the bookstore.
I left for the airport (机场) at about 3:00 a.m. It was too early to take a bus, so my dad drove me. When I arrived at Pointe-à-Pitre, a city in Guadeloupe, I took a taxi to the hotel. It was rainy and cloudy when I left London but it was sunny in Pointe-à-Pitre.
The others in the group were Chinese and Japanese. French (法语) is the language of Guadeloupe but we couldn't speak it. So for the next five days, we had language classes before lunch. After lunch, we visited different places and in the evening we played cards.
Then we went to a small island (岛). For the next two weeks, we stayed with the Dinart family in their house. They were very friendly. I often helped Mrs. Dinart clean the house.
I really enjoyed the trip. I met many interesting people and tried lots of new things.
Sharon wanted to make some money. She was only 15, so she couldn't get a job at a store."What could I do?"she thought. "Oh, I could babysit (当临时保姆),"she called.
The woman was surprised at first, but really didn't seem against (反对) the idea. The woman said she'd call if she needed her.
She asked for a help, because she had to leave for an important meeting. Sharon happily agreed. She thought if all she had to do was successful once, the neighbor woman would call her again.
She was close to their age, so they saw her as a big sister. Sharon read books to Peter until he fell asleep. Michelle sang her favorite songs with Sharon while they did housework together. It was kind of fun.
She was very glad to see everything was OK, so she paid Sharon for her work and thanked her. Sharon felt very happy. It seemed like her neighbor would call her the next time. It was a nice job and a great way to make some money.
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A. Sharon talked to the woman next door one day. B. Sharon watched the kids, Peter and Michelle, that night. C. The neighbor woman came back an hour after the kids fell asleep. D. It was a week later that the neighbor woman came to Sharon's house. E. She asked her mother for help but her mother didn't want her to do it. F. She looked out the window and saw the two kids next door playing games. |
My name's Mike. My dream was to be a spy (密探) I was nine years old. Every night I dressed up like a real spy! Can you believe that I had a black jacket, dark (glass) and a toy gun (枪)? I even wore them and walked around the neighborhood. Everyone called me Little James Bond.
As a spy I had many stories. One of them was really funny. It (start) when I was coming back from school. I walked slowly along the street. Then I saw my house. I looked again. "I thought I saw something (move) in the window," I said to (I). I crossed the road and looked again. "Yes, there is someone there!"
I went up to my house. The door was opened. I (take) my toy gun out and looked through the window. Oh, there were shadows (影子), lots of shadows! It was a difficult mission (任务). I needed help. So I called the police. I (wait) until the police arrived. "My men are everywhere, Mike. Are you sure there is someone in your house?" The policeman asked. I nodded (点头).
Together they opened the door(quiet) and walked in. Surprise! The room was filled my friends. "Happy birthday, Mike," said my mother. I was so (surprise) that I couldn't say anything!
要求: ⑴发挥想象力，展望未来的生活；
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Life in the future
What will the life in the future be like? I believe there will be big changes.
What a wonderful future!
