— ____. We need to protect the environment.
— ____. But please shut off the sound.
—Why not pay monthly and ____ the cost of it?
—Well, fishing is an activity which ____ much patience. But I'm a person with temper.
—Yes, I think he wanted to train their abilities of deep thinking.
—They can ____ my feelings and experiences of my childhood.
—Exactly. ____ in her room is in good order.
—Quite good. It has grown to become a______________ in the international trade.
It was a rainy, windy October afternoon. Garth stood outside his house with a wide smile. This was1 weather for testing his new invention-Umbrella Hat. He could hardly wait to see whether it could keep the rain off. He carefully2 the hat on his head and started walking 3 along the street. It worked!
Suddenly, three boys in his neighborhood appeared and4 him. Todd, the biggest one, pulled his Umbrella Hat off his head.
"What's THIS?" he asked.
"It's an Umbrella Hat. You can wear it on rainy days and…" Garth said.
The boys5 , "Will anyone wear that stupid thing?" Todd threw the hat onto the ground and they ran off.
Garth picked up his Umbrella Hat from the ground in tears. "Maybe Todd was6 . . . in reality, who would ever need his invention?" He lowered his head and thought to himself.
Suddenly he7 and saw a lady looking at him. "I was just leaving my house8 I saw you and those boys. Are you okay?"
Then she saw the9 Umbrella Hat and asked, "Er. . . what's that?"
"It's my Umbrella Hat. I thought of it and make it myself …" answered Garth.
"What a creative10 you have! Don't ever let stupid boys put you down! Keep inventing and one day you will11 something really great!" said the lady.
"And you have given me a wonderful12 ," she continued, "I have a gadget (小器具) shop—Gadgets4U—and I'd like to hold a13 to find the best young gadget inventor in our I will display (展示) three best inventions in my shop. I'm sure you will have a(n)14 of winning a prize."
Garth was very15 . Gadgets4U was one of his favorite places and the thought of having his invention displayed in that wonderful place was too exciting for words. He suddenly felt much better and could already feel lots of new ideas coming out, waiting to spring into life!
Moving Study Room
A slow train in Southwest China starting its own study room has attracted much attention from people online. The train No. 5609/5610, which runs between Chongqing and Xiushan county is a public-welfare (福利) "slow train'. In some parts of the train seats have been replaced with desks and chairs beside the windows to transform it into a "study carriage (车厢)" for passengers in need like returning college students. An Amazing Discovery
British people surprisingly found that one East London train station. Barkings Euro hub station has an unbelievable 7, 500-mile direct train link to Yiwu in China since January. 2017. This makes the ancient Silk Road trading routes come back to life again. The route is actually not new at all. It is part of the old Silk Road and it can be dated back to 200 BC. ____
A train company from America has made travelling more tranquil (宁静的-by hosting live yoga classes during journeys. The class has been developed so travelers of all ages and abilities can perform the exercises safely from their seats -and it's believed to be the first time a yoga class has taken place on a moving train. |
Toward midnight, the rain almost stopped, but the strong wind began to blow. Gilbert could only depend on Roger's sense of direction. Roger's feet began to be in gradually swelling water.
The ford (浅滩) was only eighteen meters across. The flood reached his horse's body. He thought Roger could swim that distance. But soon Gilbert noticed he seemed wrong.
What was that? A strange sound. The sound came nearer, and became a wild roar (吼叫). "Dam! Dam!" cried Gilbert, "the dam has fallen down! "He turned Roger's head, but the brave horse struggled (艰难的行进) through the unstoppable flood though the wave already touched his side.
Suddenly, Gilbert felt the surface of a tree and drew himself from the saddle (马鞍) while Roger was freed, struggled in the flood and disappeared. At last, though still half in the water★, yet far from being saved.
About one hour later Gilbert raised his head and heard a familiar (熟悉的)sound—the neigh (嘶鸣)of a horse. He looked around and saw that a man on horseback came nearer, with Roger aside. He cried aloud—a strange, unnatural cry. The horseman heard it, and soon came to save him. However, Gilbert was too tired to thank him, or ask how he had found him and where they were going.
Energy is the ability to do work. Solar energy comes from the Sun. There is also energy that comes from wind and water.
But do you know that energy can come from people, too? When you pedal a bike, you produce energy. You use your legs to push the pedals. Your energy is transferred (转移) to the bike. That makes the bike move.
Now imagine riding your bike to create enough power to run a computer. Some students at one school did just that! They jumped on bikes connected to generators (发电机)and pedaled in place. Soon they were producing electricity. This energy is needed to run their computers.
Here is how bicycle-powered energy works. When a student pedals the bike, the back wheel spins. The wheel spins the generator. The generator produces electricity. As long as a student pedals the bicycle, electricity moves through the generator. The electricity can be used right away. This energy can also be stored and used later.
People use bicycle-powered energy to run small devices (设备) such as small televisions and fans. They often use less than 100 watts per hour. However, it would be a mistake to use pedal power to run a fridge. This large machine often uses more than 700 watts per hour. The electricity for these machines comes from power lines overhead or underground.
Pedal power can be seen in schools, gyms, and homes. What a fun way to provide electricity!
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There are two important teachers in this world. One is the nature. It was (consider) to be the best teacher in the old days, because man learned a lot from nature like fighting the fire and growing rice. It also provides man many necessary things for life, such as water, food and so on.
Hu, 31, is a pioneer in nature education. He set up an organization five years ago. It offers nature-based programs to children under 12 years old, including many outdoor (activity), such as planting trees and watching birds.
"Nature is (friend) to us if we protect her. And don't forget we are all part of nature," Hu said. The purpose of nature education is to teach people to understand, respect and get on (good) with nature.
Here comes another important teacher-a book. The experiences people learned from nature were written down in the form of a book. This was a step forward because man could record their experiences and thoughts.
Books play an important role in our lives. Su Mingjuan, a girl from a poor family in a small village (finish) college and become a bank clerk. She volunteers (encourage) people to read more. She said, "Without reading books, I can't have such a wonderful life. "Besides Su, millions of people learn from books and have (good) lives. Some people ever said, "A book is a garden carried in a pocket."
内容提示：1. What do you know about the Spring Festival? 2. How do you celebrate the Spring Festival? 3. What impressed you most during the Spring Festival?
Something more about it.
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Dear Tom,
Now I'd like to tell you something about the Spring Festival.
Yours,
LiHua
