Matt is a primary school student who loves playing with little animals. One day, when he was on ( he ) way to school, he saw a homeless cat sitting in a box. It was a black-and-white cat with bright eyes. The cat was so cute Matt couldn't help playing with it.
The longer Matt played with cat, the more he liked it. The little cat followed him as he left for school. Matt then decided ( take ) the cat to school with him. He put the cat in his schoolbag went to school happily.
After Matt entered the class, he told some ( classmate ) about the cat. As he opened the schoolbag to show them the cat, it suddenly jumped out and ( start ) running around the classroom. It even jumped onto the teacher's desk! Everyone in class was ( excited ) than ever before. Just at that time, the teacher came in and caught the cat ( quick ). Matt felt embarrassed and his face turned red.
To Matt's surprise, the teacher came up to him a smile, saying, " Matt, it's nice of you to lend a helping hand to homeless animals, but you are not allowed to take it to school. "
Max Woosey is a 12-year-old boy. He has slept outside in storms, snow and heat waves, but now he's coming indoors.
After two years of (sleep) in a tent, Max, who has raised over £700, 000, is about to remember what a bed (feel) like. "I'm still going to be in my tent a lot," said Max. "But now I've done two years. If there's a big, (danger) storm coming, I may come inside. "
Max began camping out in March 2020. At that time, old neighbor of his, Rick Abbott, who was (serious) ill, gave Max a tent and told him to take a risk with it. Later Max decided to camp out to raise money the hospital that cared for Rick. Max didn't think he would keep going a long time, it went on and on.
Over the two years, Max has been through around 15 tents and has had camping (trip) in many places. He even slept on a hotel balcony (阳台). His dad joined in the tent during last month's Storm Eunice, with Max joking that he (wake) up not by the wind but by his dad's snoring (鼾声)!
My pen friend is Allison. She is a lovely Australian girl big blue eyes. Like me, Alison loves singing and dancing, we both like travelling to different places for our holidays.
Do you want to know our friendship started? By travelling! Three years ago, I paid a visit to my (uncle) home in Sydney. One Saturday my cousin and I went to the Blue Mountains Scenic World and I (meet) Allison on the bus. She was sitting just next to me. At first, we were both a bit shy. We sat (silent) all the way until we got near the foot of the mountains. I was surprised by the amazing views and opened the window (take) photos. That's when Allison turned to (I) and said, "It's beautiful, isn't it?" Then she began to explain why the mountains looked blue.
For the rest of the day, three of us travelled together. We saw many koalas and were happy to see that they (protect) well in the forest. What a great experience! Back home, I started writing to Allison and we've been friends ever since.
It was the summer holidays and our family rented an apartment for a week near the beach. We all went to the beach on first day and it was fantastic! I did lots of surfing. The sea was really warm! While Mum and Dad were reading (they) books, my brother Paul was building a big sandcastle (沙堡). He was happy for (hour)!
On the evening we arrived, my parents were cooking supper when suddenly the computer stopped working. There was no electricity in the apartment! We had to eat our supper in the dark! The electricity didn't come on again late at night.
The next day, we went to the market. We (shop) when suddenly dark clouds came over and it started to rain hard. Dad (drive) us back to the apartment.
When we got back, the rain was coming into Paul's bedroom and his bed was very wet. So for the rest of the holiday he had to share my bedroom.
the end of the holiday, Mum and Dad were cleaning the apartment when suddenly Dad shouted, "Oh, no!" Paul and I ran into the kitchen. strange it was! Paul's milk was drunk and my apples (eat) by a family of mice!
We packed up our things and left the apartment very (quick)! We were all really glad to get home.
Some people say it is not easy for a middle-aged person to learn a foreign language. But is it (real) true?
Several years ago, I worked for English newspaper which was doing such a research. They asked me to learn a new language for one month. Then I had to go to the country and do some "tests" (see) if I could "survive (挺过来)" in different situations.
I chose Spanish(西班牙语) and did a one-month course at a language school and (find) that some Spanish words are very similar to English ones. example, hola isn't very different from "hello". Of course, there are other things which are more difficult. In Spanish you have to change the verbs (动词) for each person. But my (big) problem of all was the pronunciation. I found was very difficult to pronounce some letters in Spanish, especially r and j. So I had to download (sentence) onto my phone and I listened and practised them again and again.
A month later I went to Spain. A Spanish teacher (call) Paula came and began the test. "Will I survive?" I wasn't sure enough but I wished I would!
Lance almost ran home after school. His older brother Nathan had promised to take (he) to the new skate park today. Lance was so excited, he got everything ready when Nathan got home. "Who's that?" Nathan (ask), pointing out the window. Lance looked out and found his friend Haley waiting (quiet) in front of the mailbox. "What is she doing here?" Lance thought a while and remembered that he promised Haley to work on their science project today, before Nathan's promise. Skating with Nathan was certainly, a (good) offer than, working on the project. He could learn some new (skill) with the help of Nathan. It would be exciting experience. But if be canceled on Haley, he could imagine how disappointed she would be. Lance decided to work on the project Haley and told Nathan everything. "Good for you," his brother said. "And ask Haley if she wants (go) to the skate park after you two finish the project." Lance couldn't believe his ears, "Really? You'd take us?" "Of course, I promised," Nathan nodded. "And a promise is a promise."
Old new medicines
What should you do if you have a headache? In modern times people often take aspirin (阿司匹林). But is aspirin (actual) a modern medicine?
More than 4, 000 years ago, ancient Egyptians used dried leaves to treat pain. And in the fourth century B.C., a medicine made from tree bark (树皮) ( use) to treat fevers. In the nineteenth century, European scientists discovered that both medicines have the same chemical (化学物质). They used the chemical to make a modern medicine — aspirin. Today, it's one of the world's (cheap) and most helpful medicines.
Some of the medicines we have today come traditional Chinese medicine. In the third century B.C., some people (begin) studying the human body. They tried many different ways to treat the patients and recorded (they) results. For more than 2, 000 years, doctors recorded they found in books. These ancient books are still useful today. Tu Youyou, a Chinese medical researcher, found that in past, people used a herb with yellow flowers to treat fevers. After studying it, she developed a medicine that saved millions of people from dying.
For (century), Western medicine paid little attention to traditional Chinese medicine. But today, scientists are studying traditional treatments (develop)new medicines.
As a foreigner, the first time I ate hot pot was in Chongqing, China. The hot pot restaurant was one of the largest and (busy) places in the city. In the restaurant, hundreds people were crowded into one large room. My friend and I sat at a table with large pot in the middle. It was an amazing experience. I (real) couldn't forget it.
Today, the hot pot is one of the most popular forms of cooking in China, and nearly every town and city has some hot pot (restaurant). Some people might ask how hot pot becomes so popular. With a hot pot, you can (put) in any food that you like. The same pot can serve any number of different meals to the people sitting around the table. Everyone can eat as much they want and no one is left out. This (be) one of the values of Chinese culture. Finally, not only does hot pot taste wonderful, but it is the perfect way (spend) time with others.
In China, people often joke that there's no problem that a hot pot can't solve. Over a hot pot, people can talk about not just food, but friendship. The food may soon be forgotten, the friendship will stay with us forever. Even today, I remember all the good times I spent with my friends in Chongqing.
