A group of boys stand around a big tree. "What a tall tree it is!" They say to each other. "It will be cool1 to the top of the tree!"
So they decide to play a game to see who 2climb to the top first. Everyone is excited.
Their mothers are sitting not far away, looking at 3 as they play.
One of the children named David is 4 8-year-old boy. He is the youngest and shortest child in the group. Nobody 5 he will win.
Then the game starts. All of the boys try to climb as fast as they can. The other boys climb faster than David in the beginning, 6 David reaches the top fastest and get the first place at last.
His mother is really happy. "David, how do you get to the top of the tree so7 ?" One of the other mothers asks him.
"It is very 8," David says. "The other children keep looking down when they are climbing. When they know how high they are, they are afraid of 9 down. However, I only look up. When I see how close I am, I keep going until I win the game. "
It is true in life that we must keep moving forward 10 looking back.
Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2030.
"What will 1 be like in the year 2030?" asked Tom.
"I don't know." says Fred. "What do you think?"
"Well, no one knows, but it's 2 to guess," said Tom. "In the year 2030 everyone will carry a pocket (袖珍的) 3. The computer will give people the 4 to all their questions. We shall all have telephones in our pockets, 5. And we'll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Maybe we'll be able to6 them at the same time. Machines will do 7 of the work, so people will have more 8. Perhaps they'll work only two or three days a week. They'll be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there"
"I'm very 9 to hear that. I hope to fly to the moon! And I hope I'll be able to live 10" said Fred. "Won't that be very interesting? Just like a fish!"
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Vending machines (自动售货机) are small machines. There are usually goods like drinks and snacks inside them. Vending machines are open for 24 hours a day. And they don't need workers.
Thanks to Maggi, making mashed potato (土豆泥) is now easy. In Singapore, many stores have Maggi mashed potato machines. "Hungry" buyers only need to place a cup on the machine and press the button (按钮). Then, hot mashed potato will fill your cup.
In Nanjing, China, you can buy fresh crabs (螃蟹) from a vending machine. There are five different types of crabs. The price of each crab is between 15 to 50 yuan. To keep crabs alive, the machine's temperature (温度) stays at 5℃.
In US, with MooBella Ice Creamery Machine, you can make your own ice cream in 40 seconds. There are 12 flavors. If you want, you can also add chocolate to your ice cream.
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Jenny is going to Beijing next week, so she wants to get some information about weather. Jane usually reads books in bed. She can't see things well now. She is worried about her eyes very much. Maria is a girl of ten years old. She likes pandas very much and goes to the zoo with her parents every weekend. Nancy likes cooking very much. She wants to be a great cook. Now she can cook many kinds of food. She wants to find a part-time job. Tom is a short boy, but he likes basketball very much. Now he wants to join a basketball club to improve his basketball skills. |
A Good Driver Are you looking for a driver for your new company in Beijing? Thirteen years' experience and good skills make me the best. I'll help you a lot. My number is 84253639. B. Basketball Club Basketball is a popular sport all over the world. Do you want to be strong? Do you want to be a good basketball player? Our club can help you improve your basketball skill in a short time. C. Guangzhou Zoological Garden There are all kinds of animals in the zoo. Do you want to play with them? Do you want to make friends with pandas? Come here! D. Weather Report Good morning. Thanks for watching today's weather report. Beijing will always be rainy next week. If you go to Beijing, you'd better take an umbrella. E. Job Part-time job at Green Restaurant. Cook Chinese food. Work at weekends. Call Mr. Zhao at 589236. F. People Hospital Do you care about your eyes' health? We have many great doctors. Everything will be OK. Just call 589736 at any time. G. English Teacher Wanted Our school needs two English teachers. If you are good at English, please call 2595468. |
Schools in the future will change a lot. In the classroom, the blackboard will be a big screen. It looks our mobile phone screen. Teachers won't use chalk, because they can with their fingers on the blackboard. Every student will have a computer on the desk. We will do homework on the computer, not on the paper. We won't need any or paper.
Students will use paper books no . Our books will be on the computer. These books will have sounds and videos so they will be interesting. Every book is just like a film. Students will like "watching books" but not "____books".
In the future school, we can study with students from all over the world. The Internet will us together. We can make many friends and talk with them on the computer, just like talking face to face. We will know about the school life in different , like Japan, Germany, England and so on. That will be very great.
Schools in the future will be good , so every student will like to go to school. wonderful it will be!
Tim comes from America. He is a 13-year-old boy. Here is his weekend plan.
Tim is going to watch a new film with David on Saturday morning. They plan to meet at the gate of the cinema. It is an Indian film about a kind teacher and her students. The price of the film ticket is 10 yuan a person. In the afternoon, Tim is going to go over maths lessons. Maths is not easy for him, but he likes it very much. On Sunday morning, he is going to the beach with his sister Kitty. They often have a good time there. In the afternoon, Tim plans to help his brother Peter with his English. Then he is going to do his homework. He thinks he can do it well because he is always careful. In the evening, Tim is going to learn music. He likes singing and wants to sing many Chinese songs. Tim is going to have a busy weekend.
"五一"假期将至，学校的英语校刊正向全校师生征集来稿，主题为"如何度过一个充实的五一假期"。请你根据以下要点提示与要求，以"My May Day Holiday Plans"为题，用英语写一篇短文。
要点提示：
1）劳动计划：如何帮父母做家务劳动（2点）；
2）其他假期计划（作业安排、出行安排）
3）预祝全体同学节日快乐。（I wish…）
作文要求：
1）不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校真实的名称和学生的真实姓名。
2）语句连贯，词数70个词左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
My May Day Holiday Plans
With the May Day holiday coming, I will make plans for it.
