Our junior high school life is coming to an end. So my classmates and I decided to make a special1 for our own favorite teacher in the ceramics(陶艺) class.
After being dried for a long time in the fire, our gifts for teachers were 2. Chen Hui took them out of the kin(窑). CRASH(碎裂声)! His cup, Xiao Yao's 3, and my heart broke into pieces all over the floor.
"My elephant lost her trunk(象鼻)!" Xiao Yao shouted. "My heart is broken!" I 4 almost at the same time.
"I'm so sorry!" Chen Hui said.
"Bring 5to the repair station," said Xiao Yao, "Let's see what we can do with some magic glue." We tried many times, 6the magic glue worked only on Chen Hui's cup. The trunk and the heart were in too many broken bits to put back together.
"Now my elephant has a short nose instead of a trunk," said Xiao Yao, "It 7 like a little dog with big ears. And it's 8 lovely! Let's call it doglephant!"
"A cute doglephant! Cool! You just turned the accident into a happy one!" I said. And right then, I knew 9 to do. Maybe I could make a mosaic(镶嵌画) by using the prieees of my broken heart.
When it was all done, everyone thought it was pretty cool. Yes, my present didn't turn out the way I'd planned, but it turned out even10！
On August 5th, 14-year-old Quan Hongchan won the gold medal in the women's 10-metre platform diving(跳台跳水) at the Tokyo Olympics. Soon, the girl's name appeared in many newspapers, magazines and on TV shows.
Quan's success surprised lots of people. "Quan Hongchan really did a good job. I seemed to see myself in her, but she did better than I did then. I really hope I can have the same talent as her," Guo Jingjing, another famous diver, said.
Quan comes from a poor family in Guangdong. She has an elder brother, an elder sister, a younger brother and a younger sister. Her father is a farmer. Her mother is in poor health after a car accident in 2017, and it made their life much harder. At that time, Quan learned to dive for only three years.
Chen Huaming is Quan's coach (教练) . He was sure that Quan could be an excellent diver when he first saw her in 2014. He said that Quan was the one who practiced hardest. To improve her family's life and make her dream come true, Quan worked hard every day. In 2018, Quan joined the Guangdong diving team and she took every competition seriously. In 2020, she joined the national team. In the same year, she got the chance to take part in the Tokyo Olympics.
A Chinese company, Xiaomi, mailed millions of masks (口罩) to Italy. Xiaomi mailed the masks to Italy by water, and the company put a note on the side of the crates(板条箱). On the note was an ancient poem: We are waves of the same sea, leaves of the same tree, flowers of the same garden.
The European country went through a terrible time of COVID-19, and Xiaomi said on the Internet that it would give away the masks. It said the company felt a duty(责任)to the Italian market. The market warmly welcomed Xiaomi when the smartphone maker went into Italy.
"Since we arrived in the country several years ago, we have felt loved and we have deeply got into touch with the life of the country. That is why we felt the duty to help Italy fight COVID-19, by giving away these masks," the head of the company also said in an interview.
The company also posted some photos of crates on the Internet. In fact, preparing these crates cost the company much time. The head of the company also said that they were happy to be able to give a hand. To their surprise, the government of Italy has done an excellent job for the lives of the whole country.
Governments are short of medical masks and other necessary things. These are the main reasons why a country finds it difficult to fight COVID-19. And at the same time, the masks from Xiaomi have helped people in Italy a lot.
Zhong Kaitong, a fourth-grader from Guangzhou, enjoyed a fun vacation this summer. She used to be busy attending training courses during the summer vacation, but this year she played sports most of the time.
On July 24, the government(政府)made a new rule to reduce(减少)the schoolwork burden(负担)on primary and junior high school students. According to the rule, teachers are not allowed to give any homework to the students who are in the first and second grades.
It should take more than 90 minutes for junior high school students to finish their homework every day. The rule also says that of-campus tutoring institutions(校外培训机构)are not allowed to offer overseas education courses. No training in school subjects will be allowed on weekends, during national holidays or winter and summer vacations.
About 75 persent of children in Chinese cities are taking after-school courses. Parents are worried that if their children start behind, they will stay behind," said Chen Xianzhe, a professor at South China Normal University. "The rule wants to tell parents not to worry too much about their children's studies."
"But this does not mean futoring courses will completely disappear, since students still need to take exams," said Chu Zhaohui, a senior researcher at the National Institute of Education Sciences. One- on-one or one-on-two tutoring might be more popular because of this need.
If students can gain the most knowledge from schools, there is no need for them to take after-school-classes. So, schools should try to improve their education quality(教育质量)。
Do you often use WeChat for chatting with your friends or family?
WeChat is an online Chinese social media (社交媒体)platform. Here are some ways for you. Don't share your personal (私人的) information with strangers. Just like in the real world, not everyone online is your friend. When you use WeChat, do not put your personal information, such as your name and your ID card number online, or you may make yourself in danger.
When you see "To be a friend or not?" from a stranger, check the person's information first. This is a good way to keep you safe.
Think carefully before you post your photos. It may be a good place to post something interesting, but you still need to be careful. Why? After all, not everyone is kind.
But when you grow up, you will be glad that you are careful about your Moments (朋友圈）.
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A. Because some bad people can get some information easily from what you post. B. WeChat is fun, but it is important to know how to stay safe when using it. C. Some people may use your information to do something bad D. It might be hard for you to think about these while you are in school. E. Don't accept(接受)anyone as a friend online if you do not know him or her. F. You don't need to worry about too much when you talk online. |
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A. Big Wild Walk Big Wild Walk gives you a way to find out wild spaces. In this activity, you need to walk three kilometres a day. Get ready to count (数) your steps or record your walks. B. Coramvoice Coram Group will have a writing competition(竞赛)called Coramvoice for young people to dream about life. You can write a short story about your dream life to take part in it. C. Chinese painting Class You can learn how to paint a bird flower, or people with brushes. We will provide the tools and paper for you. We have both day and night lessons. D. Creative Earth Art Competition In the competition children should paint or draw a picture about the Earth in the future. We hope people can help save the Earth when they see the pictures. E. The Pony Club Are you interested in horses? The Pony Club teaches you how to ride horses. It also trains you to take care of horses. F. Martin House Shops You can give your old things to us. After we sell them, we'll give the money to poor children's families. Or you can help us sell the things for the children in need. |
New York is on the coast north-east of the U.S. It is one of the (large)cities in the World. It ,(call) the Capital of the World. If you are a sport fan, you can go to Madison Square Garden which is the home court of New York Knicks, famous NBA team. In addition, maybe you are interested in (watch)films. Then the latest foreign and American films can be watched at New York's finest cinema, the Film Forum. It is also a good idea (spend) some time in Central Park watching a play by Shakespeare in the open air if you come to New York in summer. If you like operas, the Metropolitan Modern Open House is a good place. The Museum of Modern Art is a place for (love) of paintings. Don't worry your meals. All kinds of restaurants can be (easy) found here. You can not only eat Western food, especially American food, also the food from China, Thailand, Vietnam, India or the Philippines. If you go there some day, you will understand it is known as the City That Never Sleeps.
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1）电脑是世界上最伟大的发明之一。它们改变了世界，并量在我们的窟常生活发挥了重要的作用。
2）便利：人们可以网上购物；帮助解决问题并学到更多知识，······（至少补充一点）；
3）不足：长时间使用电脑对眼睛不好，······（至少补充一点）；
4）你的看法。
Hello, everyone! I'm Li Hua. It's my great honor to introduce an important invention to you.
That's all! Thank you!
