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A. Isn't it interesting? B. You can't keep the book for long. C. Another English storybook? D. What about this one? E. Did you enjoy the book? F. Yes, they are really small. G. Oh? But I know you are good at English. |
Ms. Lee: Can I help you?
Simon: Yes, I'd like to return this book, please. Ms. Lee:
Simon: No, I couldn't read it. I had a hard time reading a few pages, and then I decided to give up.
Ms. Lee:
Simon: It isn't the language. It is the words. They are too small for me. Ms. Lee:What can I do for you then?
Simon: Well, I'd be glad if you could find me another book. Ms. Lee:
Simon: Yes, but one with bigger words.
Ms. Lee:
Simon: Oh, Oliver Twist. This one is fine. And the words are much bigger. Thank you very much.
Ms. Lee: Any time.
Dear Tony,
How are you?
I'm in England now. I'm writing this1 in English. I have got some new friends here—Kate, Kevin and Ronny. They are2 a football match on TV at my home at the moment.
I like English breakfast—I always eat cornflakes with a lot of milk. Every morning I get up at 6 o'clock3 the milkman comes at that time. I can get a big bottle of milk from him. In the morning school starts at 9:00 and the classes finish at 12:30. In England, students have lunch at school. In the afternoon we4 have two lessons and we go home at 4:00 pm. I always have many things to do after school.
I am very5 every day, but I'm still happy.
Yours, Daming
Do you like the stories of Chang'e flies to the moon or Monkey King makes trouble in heaven? These stories1 a little girl's space dream. She dreamt of flying to the moon when she was young. This girl is Wang Yaping, the most beautiful2 .
To achieve her dream, Wang took different kinds of3 training which many people can't imagine. Once wearing a 100-kilogram training suit, she stayed underwater for 6 hours. After the training, Wang's hands kept4 so terribly that she was unable to hold chopsticks. But even so, she never thought of giving up. She proved to people that women can5 the same hard training as men and do a job as well as men, even in the space.
After Wang's first space trip in 2013, she went to space again last year. That was her6 trip. She spent 195 days in space in total, and this is a new 7 for the Chinese astronauts.
On March 8, Wang sent a video message to8 around the world. In the video, she said, "Ladies,9 our nationalities and jobs are different, women all over the world have the same dream to make a peaceful world." She hopes all girls who have space dreams like her can always10 their dreams. "If you do so, one day, when you look up, you will see that your dream of going to the sea of stars is already within reach," Wang said.
Wang Yaping has set a good example for all of us.
What is bullying（欺凌）? | What is cyber bullying? |
Bullying is when someone makes you feel bad, and hurts you again and again, you may easily lose confidence, lose trust of everyone around you or even get sick. Bullying can happen at school, out of school or online. Bullying includes: *Calling people mean names *Laughing at people *Telling lies about people *Taking someone's things without permission *Not letting someone play in a group *Hitting people | Cyber bullying happens online and includes: *Sending mean messages *Sharing photos without permission *Not letting someone be part of an online group |
What can you do? | |
★If someone is mean to you, tell an adult that you know well and trust. For example, talk to a parent or a teacher. ★You can block a person who sends mean messages online. Ask an adult to help you. Don't reply. ★Talk to your parents or teachers or an adult that you know well if you see bullying or if you are worried about a friend. ★Say sorry if you are mean to someone. You can write a message or talk to the person. We can all help to say no to bullying. | |
Jayden Miller, a vlogger, 26, has lived in China for five years, teaching English in China. In his free time, he likes making videos about his trips to villages and has shared over 10 such videos on the Internet.
Miller has seen the big changes in those villages during his trips over the years.
The old bumpy roads in the village become much better now.
"Now you can easily spend a day in a village. You can go to a restaurant to buy some food. You can go to the park to relax. You can pay for everything with your phone. There is always 4 G or even 5 G, so I can use the map on my phone to get back to the city. But there was nothing when I went there for the first time," says Miller. In some villages, traders told him that they could sell more local products to make more money—thanks to the growing number of visitors brought by the more convenient transport.
Miller thinks it's China's effort that makes these changes happen in the countryside.
He hopes to go on logging the changes to show the real China to the world.
Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly. The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis( 蛹 ). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn't struggle to leave the chrysalis, it can't fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make the fly.
When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His father's death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.
Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock-climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.
Whales are the largest living organisms living on the surface of the earth. An adult blue whale weighs up to 173 tons with 30 meters in length. When a whale dies in the ocean, its body usually falls to the sea floor and a special deep-sea ecosystem will be formed in a long time. Scientists give a name to this: the whale fall.
Recently, some scientists on a Chinese research ship called Tansuo-1 found a whale fall at the depth of 1,600 meters in the South China Sea. Whale falls are seldom found by humans. This is the first time China has found this type of ecosystem. So far, less than 50 modem natural whale falls have been found by humans around the world.
The whale fall is really important to deep-sea animals, as it provides food for them. Usually, the whale fall goes through three stages. The first stage comes just after the whale dies. The body attracts lots of big sea animals such as sharks and they come to eat the body. This stage lasts from months to years. At the second stage, smaller animals come for the whale's bones and leftovers. This stage can last one or two years. Bacteria (细菌) play a role at the third stage. They break down what has been left. This stage can last as long as 100 years.
The whale fall found in the South China Sea is 3 meters long. It is still at the first stage. The scientists said it would take them a long time to study the whale fall because they knew it would help them understand the deep-sea ecosystem better.
① Bacteria break down the rest of the whale.
② Smaller animals eat the whale's bones.
③ The whale dies in the ocean.
④ Big sea animals eat the whale's body.
Congratulations! You've finished junior high school. Now you come to the next part—senior high school. As far as studies go, your life in senior high school may not seem too different—you still have books, teachers, homework and exams. If you enjoy studying, this may sound exciting. Senior high school can also help you change for the better.
Manage your time wisely
But try to finish your homework quickly and get enough sleep. A planner or a schedule can help you.
Don't compare yourself with others
In your class, there might be many excellent students from all over your province. If you always compare yourself with the top students, you may not feel good about yourself and lose heart.
Make friends
But that's OK. Keep your old friends close, but make new ones, too. Make sure you know someone in your class so that you can ask him or her questions.
Keep studying hard
Senior high school teachers will not take care of you all the time like that in junior high school. Don't waste your life, or you will regret later.
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A. Here is some advice for you. B. You need to have your own plans. C. Not everyone is going to be nice to you. D. You can do whatever you want in senior high school. E. Just do your own work well and don't be too hard on yourself. F. You might have more difficult courses and more self-study time at night. |
Born in 701, Li Bai was one of the (great) poets of the Tang Dynasty. At the age of 24, he left home and started to travel a China. Throughout his life, he wrote more than one/ˈθaʊznd/ poems about natural world， friendship and many other wonderful things.
"To Wang Lun" was one of Li Bai's(poem), which was about his friendship with Wang Lun, an important person to him. It is said that Wang Lun respected Li Bai for his talent and dreamt of seeing him. he heard that Li Bai was travelling to a place nearby, he wrote a letter to Li Bai and invited him (visit) his hometown. In the letter, Wang Lun pictured his hometown as having peach flowers extending ten li and ten thousand wine houses.
Li Bai c find the scenes described by Wang Lun when he arrived. Wang Lun explained that "peach flowers" was the name of a pool of water and Wan was the family name of the wine house owner. Li Bai laughed about Wang Lun's little trick. He understood that Wang Lun really wanted to see him and the two became good friends.
It is known that Li Bai and the other poets of the Tang Dynasty(leave) many great poems to us. Together they(success）created the "golden age" of classical Chinese poetry and they will alwaysremember) by Chinese people.
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过去的家庭作业 |
现在的家庭作业 |
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作业量大，用时长；主要是抄写单词、背诵课文、做题等。 |
作业量适中，用时短；作业形式多 样，如听英语歌、讲英语故事、绘制 英语手抄报等。 |
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你喜欢的作业类型和原因（至少一种） |
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注意：
1.词数 100 左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称；4.短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：recite（背诵）；amount（数量）；handwritten English newspaper（英语手抄报）
Dear Mike,
Glad to hear from you. I'm OK. You want to know something about English homework in our school. Now let me share some with you.
Could you please tell me something about your homework? I'm looking forward to your letter again.
Yours, Li Hua
