Tomiko has a good time in New York. She is studying English in Columbia University. She will finish her classes in June. Then she will work in New York.
Tomiko likes the beautiful buildings in New York. She wants to become an architect. Then she can build great buildings, too.
Tomiko also likes the people in New York. They come from different countries and speak different languages. Tomiko has many friends from other countries.
Best of all, Tomiko loves the museums in New York. She visits them almost every week. And she has visited many museums in the city.
New Yorkis far from her home in Tokyo, but Tomiko is happy. She goes to classes every day.
She visits her friends. She goes to see new places. And she watches many movies. She is very busy and happy in New York
When I was in primary school, Miss Green told us a story in an English class. Through the story, she wanted to tell us that there is always a solution(解决方法) to every problem. I kept that in mind.
One day, when I returned home, I found that my father was unhappy. When I asked him why, He told me that he lost his watch when he was working in the garden. He had looked for it everywhere but couldn't find it. He had also asked my two elder brothers to help, but they failed too.
That watch was very important to my father because it was a gift from my late(已故的) grandfather. “Don't worry, Dad. I'll help you find it,” I said. But my father didn't believe it .After all, they all had failed to find it. He said, “Well, if you find it, I'll give you 20 dollars.” “OK, Just wait,” I said and then went to the garden.
Suddenly, I thought of the story that Miss Green had told us. But how could I find the watch? I started thinking and thinking, Then I remembered that the watch ticked(发出滴答声). But the ticking was hard to hear. I decided not to look here and there as they did. Instead, I put my ear on the ground. And ten minutes later, I found the watch.
My father and brothers couldn't believe their eyes. They thought I was really lucky. But I shook my head, saying, "No, It wasn't good luck. I just thought before I took action(行动)."
There is always a solution to every problem. Just think before you take action.
Eight-year-old Maya and her parents were on vacation. They were walking in the Appalachian Mountains. The Appalachians are a group of mountains in North America.
Maya's family were walking on a long, long road. Its name is the Appalachian Trail. It starts in the US state (州) of Maine and ends in the state of Georgia. Maya and her family started near their home in Maryland. This was Maya's first time to leave her state. After walking for some days, the family decided to take rest (休息) in West Virginia.
Every evening, Maya and her family would make a campfire. She loved to dance around it. She also enjoyed sleeping in a tent each night. Maya wanted to remember everything interesting on her vacation and she had her special way to do that-drawing. For example, when she came across new animal, she would take out her pencil quickly.
Maya learned that she had to be quiet if she wanted the animals to stay. She also drew lot of flowers. Maya thought that flowers were much easier to draw, because they didn't run away!
It is Sunday morning. I get up early, because today is a special day. It is my sister Joyce's 16th birthday. My father and brothers went to Paris to visit my grandparents last week. Now Joyce is still sleeping on her bed. She stayed up late last night. My mother and I decide to do some things for her today.
First, we are going to prepare a special breakfast for her. She is going to cook bacon (培根) for Joyce. It's Joyce's favorite food. I think she will like it.
I'm sure Joyce will be surprised and happy when she sees the cake with the words "Happy Birthday to Joyce" on it.
Next, we are going to the supermarket to buy a present and some flowers for her. So we will buy her a beautiful skirt.
Finally, we will have a party for her tonight. It's a pity that my father and brothers are not at home, but I believe we will enjoy ourselves today.
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A. We will invite many guests to our party. B. So only my mother, my sister and I are at home. C. But she is not available now. D. She likes wearing skirts. E. My mother is a great cook. F. Then, we are going to buy a big cake. |
Yesterday afternoon, on my way home, Kate stopped me at the school gate and 1 me to her party. I was very happy, 2I was the first one to get her invitation. Kate is one of my 3 friends. She often helps me 4 my English. She and 5 family come from America, and they all speak English, so I often go to Kate's home to 6 with them so that I have more time to practice 7 English. Kate often comes to my house, too. She likes dumplings and mom often cooks some for her in the kitchen every time she comes. We have a lot in 8. We all like sports and play the same sport. We both like singing and painting. But we have some differences. She is very out-going but I am a 9girl. I like eating fish, but she dislikes it. I often watch TV but she 10watch it. We will be good friends forever.
How was your summer vacation? What did you often do? How often did you play computer games? Once a week? (two) a week? Hardly ever? Scott played computer games every day during his summer vacation. Scott is (interest) in computer games. When he woke every morning, the first thing he always did was to play computer games. Scott hardly ever turned off his computer. He only stopped playing when he needed (eat) and sleep. Sometimes Scott stayed up late to play computer games.
His parents think it is bad for his (healthy) because he sleeps too late. "Go to play with your friends," they tell him. "Don't just (sit) in front of the computer all day." Scott always answers, "I'm playing with my friends!" the only friends Scott has are his game players. They never see each other and they only talk on Internet. His parents worry about him. They think he's very lonely(孤独的). They also think Scott is (get) fat because he sits and eats a lot, but they don't know to help him. Could you give them some advice(建议)?
—He (work) in a car factory.
要点提示：
1）说明玩电脑游戏的利弊；
2）建议小明在课余时间多参加有意义的活动；
3）你对小明的期望。
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Liu Chang
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