—Green tea, I guess. I've tried black tea, oolong tea, green tea and so on, and _______ of them have their special tastes.
—Really? We'll have to take online courses again.
—It's reposed that ______ of the world's land has been seriously influenced by human activities.
—No, the school has required professional workers to do that.
—Me, too. I believe _____ experiences can help friends understand each other better.
—I want to visit it someday.
—Yeah, ______, people will form good habits to pour their rubbish.
—So he did, but now he has become better.
— Oh, that's too terrible.
—I haven't decided yet, but I _____ take a trip than stay at home.
—What a pity! It is eight o'clock now. It _____ for a while.
—However, I think being alone can allow us to pay full attention to __________.
①Don't walk alone at night
②Fight with the stranger who is following you
③Never swim far away from the bank
④Call the police if you find bad guys
⑤Accept anything to drink that's offered from others on a train
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Time to sleep |
Before 10 p. m. |
At 10 p.m. |
Between 11 and 12 p. m. |
After 12 p. m. |
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Percentage(百分比) |
14% |
26% |
43% |
17% |
A window is a small place of the world, through which we can see and make an assumption(猜想) out of what happens.
One day, I was taking a break in my office when I woke up to the1of a car crash(碰撞). I looked out of my window. A car had just hit a fence(围栏) and broke it.
The driver2of the car. He was short and ugly without hair on his head. I disliked him at once.
To my surprise, the man tried to3the broken fence he caused. However, his efforts all failed. Once he even funnily fell onto the road when trying to pull the fence. I4a lot. The failure of this terrible man was brightening my whole day.
About 10 minutes later, the man left.
That, I thought, would be the5of his efforts. The man that hateful man--was going to leave all the mess behind for6else to clean up.
But the man appeared a few minutes later with some7. For the next hour, I watched out of my window as he8fixing the fence until it was safer and stronger than before.
This man was a hero. My wrong assumptions, I realized, were all about myself. I would be9and run away if I came across such a messy situation.
My window had woken me up from a nap to teach me a lesson10changed my whole day and even my whole life.
International Day of Families
The International Day of Families is celebrated on May 15th every year. Its purpose is to raise people's attention to improve the harmony( 和谐), happiness and progress of the family.
To celebrate the 26th International Day of Families this year, Family Centre will hold some family activities.
Activities for the family
★ Family sports
★ Reading a letter for your family.
★ A cooking competition among families
Time: 9:00 a. m.--5:00 p. m., on May 15th.
Place: On the South International Square
Prize: 1 st Prize--a five -day foreign tour;
2nd Prize--a seven - day domestic (国内的) tour;
3rd Prize--a four - day domestic tour.
Rules: Each family can choose two of three kinds of activities. When you sign up (报名), you should make a decision. All the letters must be written by families themselves. They won't be returned, so please keep a copy.
Don't be late, or you'll not be allowed to take part in these activities. Families who want to take part in these activities must hand in their forms before May 5th or you can call 2877 -2197 to sign up before May 10th. And we will provide breakfast and lunch.
For further information, visit //FamilyCeutre.so.com.
When I was in the eighth grade, my class was assigned(指派)to be friends with the second-grade kids. I got this little girl named Shelley. The first time I saw her, she was silent and cold. She was small for her age, and she didn't play with the other kids in her class.
I tried all kinds of things to get her to talk to me. I bought her toys, crayons and candies. But try as I might, nothing worked. One time, I gave her a coloring book and said, "Shelley, now you can color in it any time." Shelley looked at the coloring book and then looked up at me, and finally looked away. By that, I didn't know how I was going to get the little girl to accept me, but I knew I wouldn't give up on her.
One Friday, I decided to tell her a story about my childhood. I told her that 1 felt lonely when I was with my classmates, and how I thought only my teachers liked me. I also told her that every day was a battle(战役) for me and I fought back tears so people wouldn't know how much I was hurting. She sat there just listening, trying to decide whether I was lying or not. Finally, when my story ended, there were tears in her eyes. She said, "Thank you." From then on, Shelley was a different little girl. She started smiling and talking with other kids.
Looking back at this I'm in awe (惊叹), because all I did was to help her realize that she wasn't alone. I didn't ask her to tell her story, because her story is my story.
Recently, a short video has become very popular on the Internet. It's about a girl dancing on the water. Her name is Yang Liu, from Zunyi, Guizhou. Many foreigners think she is able to do Chinese "Qing Gong". Actually, she was standing on a single piece of bamboo. It's one of the traditional folk sport—single bamboo drifting(独竹漂).
When Yang Liu was seven years old, she started practicing single bamboo drifting with her grandmother. For little Yang Liu, it was a big challenge. The most difficult part was to keep balance (平衡). But the clever girl gradually found the key to keeping balance. After years of practice, Yang Liu could not only stand on the bamboo, but also do some simple performances.
Yang Liu had ever learned dance. Then, she got a new idea to show Chinese traditional dance while standing on the bamboo. It would be a new kind of performance. Although it was difficult to mix the two skills together and it was much easier to get hurt, Yang Liu didn't give up.
Practice makes perfect. Finally she could dance on the bamboo successfully and beautifully.
Not long ago, she created another new performance, called "Ballet (芭蕾)on the water", which was quite special. She posted a video of the performance on the Internet. Soon, the video caught a lot of attention and praise. There are more and more people getting to know her. "I'm glad that so many people like my performance. I hope the traditional folk sports will be passed down by more young people," Yang Liu said.
Having a pen pal is fun and can be a great way to improve your writing skills. But most people have trouble knowing what to write to their pen pals.
BreaK the ice by telling your pan pal a little about yourself. Start with your name, age and job. Write about what you like to do or what's on your mind that day. What you pass on will encourage your pen pal to tell you something about his.
Ask questions. This will help you get to know him and probably get you a faster answer. Make your questions into the e -mail by telling him something you like to do and then asking if he's ever tried it.
Ask for advice. You may have some difficulties in your life and want to ask for advice. Your pen pal may tell you what to do. Also, discussing real world questions will promote(增进) your friendship.
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A. Share your information. B. You don't have to take all his advice, but it will give you something about his opinions. C. And this will be helpful to start your friendship. D. Luckily, here are some ways to get to know a pen pal. E. Write questions for your pen pal to answer in his next e -mail. |
A: Do you know a lot about this city?
B: Yes, of course.
A: Could you tell me something about it?
B: Sure. What do you want to know?
A: Has the city changed a lot?
B:
A: What are the good changes?
B: There are more high buildings and subway lines.
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B: There was no air pollution in the past, but now there is serious air pollution. Also some factories produce poisonous gases(有毒气体).
A: Do you have any advice on how to deal with air pollution?
B: And we should invent new energy cars.
A: I agree with you.
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A. Yes, it has. B. What about the bad changes? C. I think we should use less coal. D. I have lived here since I was born. E. If we work hard, we'll have a good future. F. Burning coal and driving cars make the air dirty. G. We should try our best to protect the environment. |
A: Pam, where's the closest ATM?
B: It's not that far. Do you see that yellow building over there?
A: The big one the small one?
B: The big one. It's right next to it, on the right.
A: Do you know if a convenience store around here?
B: The closest one is on 3rd Street, but that's probably closed now.
A: I really need to get some things before I leave.
B: Well, you could go down to 22nd Street. 'There are many stores down there that are824 hours a day.
A: Can I take the subway to get there?
B: Yes, but that'll probably take nearly an hour. You should just take a taxi.
A: Won't that be expensive?
B: No, here I think it's only about 5 dollars.
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lot, deep, forget, wear, think about, child, decision, importance |
My father Rong Xing isn't exactly a good father. He works every day late into the night, sometimes even to eat dinner, and gets up early as well. Even when he's at home, he always his work and hardly ever spends any time with my mother and me.
As a doctor who graduated from Peking University, he could make of money and only do half the work he is doing now, but he chose to do more difficult and important work when he graduated. He always old, cheap clothes, saying they are "comfortable and suit me well", and refuses to change. I sometimes get angry with him about his appearance(外表),but he just smiles and says," Daddy has more uses for the money, all right. " I never stopped being curious (好奇的)about how he spent his money. Then one day when I was reading the newspaper, a piece of news caught my eye:"Rong Xing gave away 100,000 yuan to help poor. go back to school. "Then I suddenly understood.
Ms father's love for others touched me . I started to understand the great spirit and I to pass it on.
One day in 1903, French scientist Edouard Benedictus climbed high to get something on a high shelf in his laboratory. He carelessly hit an empty glass, and it fell to the stone floor.
Benedictus climbed down, expecting a mess but he found a surprise. The glass hadn't broken into a million pieces! It had cracked (破裂)but it had held together.
His helper explained he had used the glass to hold liquid plastic(液态塑料). Then he'd forgotten to wash it. The liquid plastic dried, so the glass looked empty. Benedictus realized the dried plastic had kept the cracked glass from falling apart. The same week, Benedictus read a report about a car accident in the newspaper. Many people were driving fast on the roads. When accidents happened, people were often hurt by flying broken glass. Suddenly Benedictus thought of the broken glass. Could his accident be something useful?
Benedictus spent a lot of time in the lab, trying to find out the best way to make safety glass for cars. Finally, Benedictus put some liquid plastic between two pieces of glass and pressed them together. When he hit it, the "glass -and -plastic sandwich" cracked, but it didn't break into small pieces.
Benedictus succeeded. He wrote in his diary, "I produced my first piece of Triplex (the name for his invention)." Benedictus was right. His method of putting plastic between pieces of glass is still used today. And that's how an accident led to an invention that made us all safer!
①p to push sth. closely against something else
②d a book in which you can write down the experiences or thoughts you have each day
Benedictus spent a lot of time in the lab, trying to find out the best way to make safety glass for cars.
Benedictus spent a lot of time in the lab, making to find out the best way to make safety glass for cars.
The game of Go(围棋) is one of the four most popular games in Chinese culture. It is not only a competitive event of the mind, but also a board game of entertainment (娱乐).
Go was created in China more than 4,000 years ago. Now many people around the world has shown great interest in it, too. Moreover, Go still serves as a way of cultural exchange among the people in many Eastern and Western countries today.
A game of Go has many meanings for real life. It means a square world of round pieces in black and white. There are 181 black pieces and 180 white ones in total. While the board is fixed, the pieces can be placed in millions of different ways, just as life in the real world may take many turns. The people placement of each tiny Go piece is almost the same as how one might solve a difficult problem in life.
Go carries deeper cultural and competitive meanings. Different from chess and Chinese chess, in the game of Go, the players do not wipe out(消灭) each other's pieces. Instead, they simply try to win a larger share of space while allowing the other side some space. The one who forces the other side into a dead comer wins the game.
A modern Go talent in China once believed that the final purpose of the game was to achieve peace. Instead of fighting as enemies, the two players work together and play an excellent game.
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A Game of Wisdom and Peace |
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Introduction |
Go is a kind of popular in Chinese culture. It brings people thinking and entertainment together. |
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History |
Go was created over 4,000 years ago in China. |
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Importance |
The proper placement of Go pieces is to the way people solve difficult problems in life. |
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with chess, Go is more meaningful in culture and competition. |
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The final of Go is to work together and achieve peace between two sides. |
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写作要点：1）班会时间：上周五下午；
2）未来人才的特点：
①健康生活；
②不怕挑战；
③有责任心(responsibility)。
3）描述一下你眼中未来的人才(talents)
写作要求：1）不得使用真实的姓名和学校名。
2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯。
3）字迹工整、语言精练、表达准确、条理清晰。
4）至少80词。
Dear Robin,
How's it going?
Best wishes!
Yours,
Wang Bin
