It is good to keep animals in zoos. Zoos are places for people to see many different kinds of animals from all over the world. Without zoos, most people would never see a real tiger or bear. Secondly, zoos look after the animals very well. The animals are always given food and cleaned on time. In the wild, it is not always possible for an animal to find food, so sometimes it goes hungry. Thirdly, Zoos protect the animals. They offer them safe place to live in. In the wild, some kinds of animals are in danger of becoming extinct (灭绝). But zoos give these animals a chance to live. Without zoos, there would be fewer kinds of animals in the world.
However, some people think it is unnatural (非自然的) and unfair to keep wild animals in cages. Most animals are kept in cages that are too small for them. The animals such as bears and tigers always look sad in cages. Wild animals should look for their own food.
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My name is Jack. I am eight years old. My father is a cook. He goes to work at five o'clock in the morning. My mother is a shop assistant. She goes to work at half past nine. She comes home at ten o'clock in the evening. When I get up at seven o'clock, my father is working and my mother is sleeping. I go to school at half past seven. After school, I go to my grandma's home. I eat dinner and do my homework there. Sometimes I watch TV and play with my grandma's dog. I like it very much. I go home at eight o'clock in the evening. I go to bed at nine o'clock. |
Miss Li: What time do you go to school, Jack?
Jack: I go to school at .
Miss Li: Can you see your father in the morning?
Jack: No. He at five o'clock.
Miss Li: What time do you go home?
Jack: I go home at in the evening.
Miss Li: Can you see your mother in the evening?
Jack: No. She at ten o'clock. I go to bed at .
Tommy hates school and is always looking for excuse (借口) not to go. He spends more time at home than at school. On the days he has to (不得不) go to school, he looks for excuses to come home early.
One day he comes home from school in the middle of day. His father is surprised, "You're home early, is the school closed (关闭的) today?"
"No, Dad," Tommy says, "It's open. I came home early"
"How can you do that? What do you say to the teacher?"
"I told her that I had a new baby brother and that I had to come home and help you."
"But your mother has had twins (双胞胎)," his father says, "you've got a baby brother and a baby sister."
"Yes, I know, Dad," Tommy says," "I'm saving up my baby sister for (为..而储蓄) next week."
A man finds a seat on the train, but there's a bag on it. So he asks the woman beside (在旁边) the seat, “Is there anyone here？”
"Yes, my friend will be back soon! He is in the toilet," the woman answers.
The man is very tired. He sits down and says, "I will sit till (直到) your friend comes back!"
Ten minutes later the train starts to move.
"Oh, poor fellow. Your friend misses the train, but he can't lose his bag. "
After saying these words, the man throws the bag out of the window.
"It's my bag!" the woman shouts out. But it's too late.
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Dear Mary, I'm happy to be your new e-friend. My name is Bob. I'm from America, but now I live in Canada. I have short yellow hair. I live with my family in a big flat(公寓). There are four people in my family: my father, my mother, my sister and me. My father is a businessman. He often goes to other countries by plane. My mother is a teacher. She works in a school. I'm a student. My favourite subject is Science. My dream is to be a scientist(科学家) . I like reading. I always read science books. I also like doing sports. My favourite sport is football and I'm very good at it. My sister Alice likes drawing pictures and dancing. I go to school by bike, but Alice walks to school. Please write back soon and tell me about yourself. Yours, Bob |
Dear Susan,
I'm very happy to be your efriend. I live in Beijing. I live with my parents in a small house. I can see Tian'anmen Square on my way to school every day. There are many shops near my home. I usually go shopping with my mother at weekends. We went shopping yesterday. I love shopping. I am a junior high school student. My favourite subjects are Music and Art. I like playing the violin and drawing pictures. I have many friends in my school. Can you write to me about your life in the US?
Please write back soon.
Yours
Tina
I had a great summer holiday. I went to the countryside. I stayed at a beautiful village. I arrived on Monday and ate some fresh fish. On Tuesday I had some tasty fruit. Grapes are my favourite. On Wednesday I tasted some fresh vegetables. They are good for my health. On Thursday I drank some carrot juice. It was fresh and healthy. On Friday, I went swimming with my friends. I was very happy.
Teddy was a happy bear. He lived in a beautiful forest. Every day, Teddy picked the fruit on the trees. Teddy had many friends in the forest. Sometimes they went to the river together. They caught a lot of fish.
One day, some people came and cut down hundreds of trees. They built a factory in the forest. The factory gave out black smoke and dirty water. The forest was not beautiful any more.
Teddy went to the river. The water was too dirty. There were no more fish in the river. He felt very sad. Finally, he had to leave the forest.
Carol: Hi, Julia. How was your weekend?
Julia: It was wonderful. I stayed at home all day and read a book.
Carol: A book? What was it about?
Julia: It was about rabbits. It was interesting.
Carol: Rabbits? What did the book say?
Julia: Rabbits' eyes have different colours. White rabbits have red eyes. Black rabbits have black ones. Gray rabbits have gray eyes!
Carol: Ah! The colour of rabbits' eyes are different! I can't believe it!
Julia: That's true! And rabbits can see clearly at night!
Carol: That's super! It's really an interesting book. Can I read it?
Julia: Of course. Go with me!
Carol: Thank you! I can't wait to read it!
