—Oh! It's one of _______ books I've ever read.
My grandfather is sixty-five years old. He often1me something about his life when he was young.
When he was five, he 2school. The school was far away 3his home. There were only some old dirt(泥)4and he had to walk to school every day.
He had to take care of the animals. He5 the cows after he got up so his family had milk for breakfast. He 6 feed some chickens and sheep so he could earn money.
He only had one pair of shoes and they were worn out 7the long walk to school. He didn't get a8 pair until the old ones were too broken to wear9.
He didn't have toys to10, but he had quite a good life. He was just as11 as he could be. He 12thought his life was bad or boring. When my grandfather's talk ends, I always think about everything he told me. I 13 that I am a lucky dog. Today we have so many new clothes to wear, so much nice food to eat and so many 14 things to do. We have 15 to worry about and have fun with our family. The only thing we need to do is to treasure everything we own.
The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it running towards him, he stopped his own car at the side of the road to make room for it to pass. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver's face clearly.
"Where have I seen that face before'?" he though. "Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!" He took all the newspapers from his bag and turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it had a large mouth and small eyes, and his eyes were behind dark glasses.
"Wanted by the police," read by Jack. "The city bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man."
"Call the police at once," he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. "This man was caught this morning," answered the police.
Time management is the greatest challenge for me in high school. I have to take good care of my subjects, activities, social life and rest. I was often angry with my family members just because I didn't plan my time well. For example, I might shout at them for troubling me when I was working, And sometimes I might say .something bad to them when I missed deadlines, even if it was actually my fault for cramming everything in(所有的事情堆积起来) at the last minute.
As time goes by, I realize that time management is very important in our everyday life. The best advice to deal with time management is "break it into bits". It's really important for you to learn how to break a big project into small, manageable tasks. Then you can work progressively and have a sense of achievement whenever you've done with a small part.
Another piece of advice is to plan a timetable for yourself. It's just have to be the one that you follow completely. It's just there to serve as a guide. You can compare your actual timetable with the planned one to see how well you actually use your time. The final suggestion is to always set deadlines for yourself.
Farming in the USA today is very different from that 100 years ago. In those days, farmers did not have many machines to help them. They had animals. This meant that farms were smaller than they are now. Farmers also worked in a different way in the past. In those days, farmers grew fruits and vegetables and kept cows, pigs and chickens to feed their families.
Farmers have a very special life in many ways. First of all, they can't leave the job at the end of the day. They live on the farm and there is always work to do. Second, a lot of farm work is outdoors, so the weather is very important for farmers. A lot of bad weather means farmers will lose money. Finally, farmers work with plants and animals. They understand nature better than other people do.
Spring is a time for planting. Farmers are busy getting the fields ready and then planting the seeds(种子). In summer, farmers must take good care of the plants. Some may need water. Other plants may have problems with insects or diseases. Then in fall, the fruits or plants are ready for picking. Winter is a time for rest or for work on the farm machines.
A. Farm work changes with the seasons.
B. That is a very busy time for farmers.
C. But animals work slowly compared to machines.
D. It is also important for the success of their farms.
E. Today farmers grow things on the farms so they can sell them.
Nowadays, many families have only one child. Parents will do (每件事) to make their children study (好). Is it good for them?
(与…相比 ) with those in the past, the children today are quite (不同的). In the past, children went to school by themselves and did (家务) after school. Then, when they grew up, they were (能) to solve many difficulties by themselves. (然而), in the (现代的) society, children are sent to school and picked up after school. When growing up, they can (几乎)overcome their problems.
So, parents, please (改变) your ways in order that your children can achieve a lot in the future.
Children today have many things to play with. They can watch television, surf Internet, or play video games. But what do you think children (do) for fun long ago? They read books. Some of you might ask, "Are books (real) fun?" Believe it or not, books provide many things that television or computers cannot. Since books use only words (tell) a story, they can improve your imagination. You can picture the characters and background in your head and you can also imagine the characters feel. The words and sentences that are used in storytelling are also very interesting and usually cannot (find) often on television or on websites. They are sometimes so beautiful and touching they can bring tears to your eyes. Books also help us to think harder and (deep). As we continue to read, we ask questions to ourselves and try to find answers. These are some of the (reason) why books are so fun (read).
A: My six-year-old sister started school this week.
B: Life was great when I was six years old.
A: Really? Why?
B: . Don't you think so?
A: Not for me. I didn't like tests.
B: . Now we just study all the time.
A: Yeah, but we walked to school. Now we can take the school bus.
B: I remember one thing. Now I love art classes.
A: Me, too.
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A. Schoolwork was really easy at that time. B. Life was very hard at that time. C. I hated art. D. Is your sister sad? E. But now I don't worry about tests. F. Her school life must be hard. G. At that time we played a lot. |
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Living conditions(生存条件) |
Communication(交流方式) |
Transportation(交通方式) |
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In the past |
Poor; live in small dark houses… |
by letter or on the phone… |
walk or by bike |
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At present |
richer than before; more comfortable; live in modern tall buildings… |
by phone, mobile phone, e-mail or on QQ… |
by bus, by car or by taxi… |
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Hopes |
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要求：1）需用上所给的信息，可以适当拓展，要求语句通顺，书写规范；
2）词数80词左右，开头已给出，不计人总词数。
Great Changes in Our Hometown
In recent years, great changes have taken place in our hometown.
