—It ____ me more than two thousand yuan.
—Last August.
—That's the reason why she asks her mother for help.
—It is beautiful, ____ it is small for me.
—Oh, I can't tell you that. It's a ____.
—I'm looking for my pen ____ my mother bought for me yesterday.
— ____writing emails, of course.
—No, you needn't You can do it after doing your homework.
— You'd better not, Mary. ________, he is your younger brother.
—However, he used to like eating junk food.
— Well, I was walking down Centre Street when a UFO landed.
—______________ They not serious enough.
A: How many popular festivals are there in your country?
B:
A: What is the most important festival in your country?
B: I believe that the Spring Festival is the most important one since it's a time for family members to get together.
A:
B: Before the festival, people go shopping for food and drinks and make the rooms beautiful.
A: What do people do during the festival?
B: After that, they may visit friends or relatives.
A:
B: It marks the end of an old year and celebrates a new year. Children can get lucky money during the festival.
A. On the eve of the festival, people have a big dinner. B. People gather to welcome the new year. C. The festival is only celebrate in China. D. There are many: the Spring Festival, the Mid-Autumn Day, etc. E. What's special about the festival? F. What do people do to prepare for the festival? |
Doreen Sykora is now a student at McGill University. She had a difficult time1 she first began college. She said," I was always well prepared for my examinations 2 when I go into class to take the exam, I would fall apart. I could3 because of nervousness and fear." Hitoshi Sakamoto, an anthropology(人类学) student at Temple University in Tokyo reports similar experiences.
These two young students were experiencing something4 text anxiety. Because a student worries and is stressed about a test, his or her mind does not work as5 as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly6 the serious worry and nervousness.
Now there are special university courses to7 students. In these courses, psychologists(心理学家) try to help students by teaching them to manage8 anxiety. Such a course helps students learn to live with stress and not fail because of9 , First students take a practice test to measure(测量) their worry level. If the tests show that their stress level is10 the students can take a short course to manage the fear. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. They get training to become calm in very worrying situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds11 more easily. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.
Doreen Sykora saw immediate results12 taking such a course. She now has a great interest in the relaxation ways. "13 what I do is imagine myself in a very calm place. Then I imagine myself picking up a pencil. I move slowly and carefully. I14 easily and let all the worry out. With each breath, more worry leaves me. It really works too. My grades have improved greatly! I'm quite doing well at McGill now. This relaxation15 works not only on examination, but it has improved the rest of my life as well.
For Hitoshi in Tokyo, the results were much the same. He is enjoying school a lot more and learning more.
Jackie is writing a summary(总结) and feedback about School Day to his teacher,
Summary:
School Day was held successfully on April 6h. Twenty—four student helpers from Grade 8 were divided into four groups of six. Each group had a task to raise money for the disabled.
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
Group 4 |
School postcards (Leader: Natalie) |
Chinese paintings (Leader: Tina) |
Recycling bags made by students (Leader: Leo) |
Homemade snacks by parents (Leader: Nick) |
All of groups performed well on School Day and received praise from the visitors.
In short, our School Day went well and we got no poor opinions from the visitors.
Feedback(反馈):
Opinions from 100 students have been collected. Most students thought the activities were good. However, some students thought the prices of the school postcards were a little too high.
Follow—up:
Have a meeting with the headmaster about prizes for excellent student helpers.
It's been almost three years since COVID—19 began spreading around the world. There have been more than 400 million cases of the virus around the world. At least 6. 15 million people have died.
After scientists developed vaccines(疫苗) that worked against the virus, many countries began to pay attention to vaccination programs. The vaccines are great tools for fighting the virus yet.
One reason is that many poorer countries are struggling to get vaccines for their people. Our country has given away hundreds of millions of vaccines to those countries, but billions more are needed.
In some countries with strong vaccination programs, many people refuse to get vaccinated. Many of these people have gotten wrong information and may not be safe.
Finally, coronavirus "variants(变异)" are making it harder to beat the virus. Now the" Delta variant and Omicron variant seem to be the worst. They spread quickly and may cause more serious illnesses.
The two variants are causing terrible problems in countries where people haven't had the chance to get vaccinated. Even in countries with plenty of vaccines, the variants are having a strong influence on unvaccinated people.
It's clear that COVID-19 will be part of people's life for quite a while. The best way to fight it seems to vaccinate as many people as possible.
People come in all shapes and sizes, colors and races. Some speak differently while others act differently.
My mother is in a wheelchair(轮椅). I would like to say something about this special woman I call "Mommy".
My mom does what a mom needs to do every day. She picks me up from school, drives me to meetings, cook dinner, and helps me with my homework. This is just part of what makes her great, though.
She is my best friend and can immediately notice when I am unhappy. She helps me solve problems that my friends do not understand. Mommy makes me laugh when times are hard. I look forward to coming home because I know there is someone there who cares about what I have done.
Mommy has always tried to be like a "normal mom. But I think my mother is a wonderful woman and she doesn't need to change. She teaches me life lessons that no teacher or friend can. She shows me how to accept everyone for what is inside, rather than what is on the outside.
You may have realized that all the qualities I admire have nothing to do with what she looks like. Everyone could be the way he is, but most are not.
I want everyone to look beyond(超出) the surface and see what is inside others. You may fail to notice someone who is very special like my mom because you cannot accept their outside characters.
When we think of famous inventors, we usually think of men like Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison.
Let's take the dishwasher as an example. She was a rich American who gave a lot of dinner parties. But she was mad that her servants used to break plates and glasses when they were washing the dishes after a party. So, Josephine decided to try and invent a machine which could wash a lot of plates and glasses safely. She said,"" She designed the machine, and then she found a company to make it. At first only hotels and restaurant bought Josephine's new machine, but today the dishwasher is used by millions of people all over the world.
The car was invented by a man. Her name was Mary Anderson. Before her invention appeared, it was impossible for drivers to see where they were going when it was raining or snowing. The name of Mary's invention? Windshield wipers(雨刷).
A. If nobody else is going to invent a dishwasher, then I will! B. However, it was a woman who solved one of the biggest problems of driving. C. But many of the things that make our lives easier today were invented by women. D. They had to open the window. E. It was invented by a woman named Josephine Cochran in 1886. |
I live in a flat with two bedrooms. I have electricity to cook meals and charge(给......充电) my mobile phone. I can walk to the supermarket nearby to buy meat, fruit, vegetables and so on, How comfortable my life is!
However, I always expect something different. What will life be like without all the modern conveniences? Last Friday, I got a chance to get the answer to this question.
My cousin Jack has a treehouse at the top of a hill in Colorado. Staying in that treehouse is like going back in time. There is no electricity or running water. There are only two chairs and a bed in the house.
Jack told me how to cut wood, make a fire and cook over a fire. Time was everything. We had to start to make dinner early so that we could have enough daylight to do that.
But the life without computers, TVs, and smart phones was not bad. There was plenty of time for talking, walking and going sightseeing. I also slept better there.
Jack s sister Jenny cooked breakfast for us. In the morning, when I woke up, I could smell the delicious food with the morning light warming my face. I stayed there for two days. On Sunday afternoon, I had to leave the treehouse and go back home.
It's hard to say which kind life is better. However, I do think we should try to enjoy a break now and then from the convenient and busy modern life.
One beautiful day, my two friends and I were taking an evening walk when one of my friends' shoes just snapped(折断). We were in the middle of our way back home and it was (true) a long way to go. As we (try) to work out what to do, we heard a man's voice," Hey girls, I think I can help with that. "
We were happy to hear that the man took the shoe and tried to fixit up. Unluckily, the superglue( 超级胶) he had was dry already and we couldn't believe that we could wait there patiently he went to buy superglue. This really am azed and touched. (we). He came back and fixed the shoe.
We thanked him and wanted to give him money, but he (refuse), saying it was okay and that he expected nothing in return.
It's really not easy (get) free service nowadays. And this kind man stepped out to help free. This act touched my heart and I couldn't stop (smile).
And one thing life (teach) me so far is hat kindness is like a boomerang(飞镖). It always comes back to us. Let s spread love and show kindness to people we meet.
提示:
1)Something about the book (name, writer, main idea);
2)Reasons why you like the book。
提示:1)你最喜欢的带馅食品;
2)简单说明喜欢的理由;
3)你是否曾经尝试着在家人或朋友的指导帮助下制作过;
4)简要说明中国传统美食的意义。
5)可能用到的词语:包子steamed stuffed bun馄饨wonton
元宵glutinous rice balls地方的local
要求:1)根据所给题意和提示可以适当发挥;
2)结构清晰,层次分明,用词简练、准确;
3)语法正确,表达流畅;
4)书写规范工整,没有涂抹。
I like the Chinese ______ best
From Gu Ailing's favorite food— Chinese pie, I can think of.