A group of boys gathered around a tree. "What a tall tree!" they said to each other." It would be1to climb to the top!"
The group of boys then decided to play a game to see who could climb to the top of the tree first. Their2were sitting not far away, looking on at their children as they played.
One of the climbers was an 8-year-old boy named David. He was the3 child in the group. Nobody thought he would win the competition.
Then the game started. All of the boys tried their best to4as high as they could. Although they all made it halfway up the tree before David did, he reached the top of the tree fastest in the end.
His mother was5to see this. She asked him, "David, how did you manage to reach the top of the tree so6?"
"It was easy," David said. "The other children kept7as they climbed. When they realized how high they were, they got scared and were afraid of falling down. I, however，8looked up. When I saw how close I was, I kept going9until I reached the top."
It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without looking back, we are more likely to reach our goals toward10.
Why do we like drinking water from plastic bottles? Some people think it is healthy and clean. Others drink bottled water because it's easy--you can carry it around with you. In hot countries, like Greece, we often buy bottles of cold water in the summer.
However, making lots of plastic is not a good idea for many reasons. First of all, we need a lot of oil for plastic products. We usually use oil as a resource of energy. If we reduced the number of bottles we made, we wouldn't need so much oil. Plastic bottles also pollute the environment. If we recycled all our plastic bottles, we wouldn't need so much space for rubbish dumps. But in Greece, we don't recycle much of the plastic we use. In 2006, Greeks recycled only about 10% of plastic waste. The rest became rubbish on land and in rivers and seas.
So next time you want to throw away a plastic bottle in the litter bin, stop and think. If you recycled it, you would help the environment. But what can you do when there isn't a recycling bin near you? Well, there are lots of useful ways that you can use your bottles again. For example, an empty bottle makes a great piggy bank for your pocket money, and if you cut in half, you will have a plant pot. Go green! You can make a difference.
Shimada Kouji comes from Fukuoka, Japan. In May 2010,he was invited by a Wuhan student who studied in Japan to teach the skill of making curry（咖喱）. At that time, Shimada had visited some cities in China, including Wuhan,since 1982.
"I really love China and Chinese culture," he said. "After several months' living in the city,I decided to stay here. "In November 2010,he opened his first restaurant in Wuhan. It became highly popular with young fans of curry and later he opened the second restaurant near Wuhan University.
"Wuhan people are warm,kind and energetic," he said. "I fell in love with the city and got used to life here. "
Over the past 10 years，his restaurants have also attracted（吸引）lots of young people who are interested in Japanese language and culture, so he's set up a free Japanese language course at his restaurant.
After the city was shut down in late January to fight against COVID-19, all restaurants were closed,including Shimada's. This seriously influenced his business. Although his relatives and friends in Japan advised him to return to his hometown,he still chose to stay in Wuhan. "I've seen Wuhan as my second hometown,and I hope I can join together with the city when it's in trouble，"he said. "Through the epidemic（疫情）,we can clearly see how great the Chinese government and the Chinese people are. "
Classical music is one of the most popular music kinds. It started in the 16th century, and it is still popular all over the world. There were lots of great classical musicians in its history. Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven are three of them.
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Haydn was a great musician. He could play the piano, the violin and other instruments. He has a lot of great music. His Symphony（交响曲）No. 94, The Surprise Symphony is the most popular. People call him "the father of classical music". |
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Mozart was a great composer（作曲家）. He could write music when he was a child. He wrote over 600 musical pieces. Mozart was famous for his operas, too. The Magic Flute is the most popular one of them. We can enjoy a lot of his music nowadays. |
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Classical music would not be quite the same without Beethoven. He was famous for his symphonies. Beethoven's Sixth Symphony is the most famous. Disney movie Fantasia uses a part of the symphony. Beethoven wrote only one opera, Fidelio, in his life. |
Sharon wanted to make some money. She was only 15, so she couldn't get a job at a store."What could I do?"she thought. "Oh, I could babysit (当临时保姆),"she called.
The woman was surprised at first, but really didn't seem against (反对) the idea. The woman said she'd call if she needed her.
She asked for a help, because she had to leave for an important meeting. Sharon happily agreed. She thought if all she had to do was successful once, the neighbor woman would call her again.
She was close to their age, so they saw her as a big sister. Sharon read books to Peter until he fell asleep. Michelle sang her favorite songs with Sharon while they did housework together. It was kind of fun.
She was very glad to see everything was OK, so she paid Sharon for her work and thanked her. Sharon felt very happy. It seemed like her neighbor would call her the next time. It was a nice job and a great way to make some money.
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A. Sharon talked to the woman next door one day. B. Sharon watched the kids, Peter and Michelle, that night. C. The neighbor woman came back an hour after the kids fell asleep. D. It was a week later that the neighbor woman came to Sharon's house. E. She asked her mother for help but her mother didn't want her to do it. F. She looked out the window and saw the two kids next door playing games. |
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Mark wants to have fun with his friends but wouldn't like to spend money. Alice finds some parts of her body change. She is very worried. Li Ping is worried that he can't make lots of friends in the new school. Lin Hong has a problem. It seems that her parents always have different ideas from her. Peter's hobby is to see films. Now he wants to know about some new films. |
A. What are good friends like? True friendships can start right now but they take time to build. Here are some good examples. B. lf you are in a new school and want to make friends there, what will you do? Here are some suggestions. C. Get advice on the best entertainment and shopping for teens, such as places to go, movies to see and gifts to buy for teens. D. If your friends ask you to hang out, consider one of these fun, free activities. You needn't spend money if you don't want. Enter here to get help. E. What should you do if it feels like your parents don't "understand" you? Here are 4 suggestions. F. Looking for ways to make your money grow? Here, find out how to spend less money and still have fun, and how to hold onto the money you've got. G. During your early teen years, your body will change in ways you've never seen before. Get the facts about puberty(青春期)in girls and guys here. |
Should you help them if the old fall down on the street? At 9:00 a. m, yesterday, a bus driver, 24- year old Wang Ping saw a man (lie) on the side of the road.
A woman next him was shouting for help. Wang Ping stopped the bus without (think) twice. He got off and asked the woman happened, She said that the man had a heart problem and should be sent to the at once. Mr. Wang knew that he had to act (quick). He hoped all of the passengers(乘客) would get off and wait for the next bus. But to (he) surprise, they all agreed to go with him. Some people helped Mr. Wang move the man the bus.
Thanks to Mr. Wang and the passengers, the doctors (save) the man in time. A passenger said, "Many people don't want to help others because they don't want to get into trouble. But the driver didn't think of (him). We should learn from him."
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过去的家庭作业 |
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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
