John is thirteen years old now. He began 1 in a middle school two years ago. His family is in a small village and it's far away 2 the school. Every day, he gets up early in the morning. After a quick breakfast, he has to run to school to get there on time.
His father hopes to borrow some money to buy 3 bike for him, but he knows his mother is always ill and his father spends much money 4 her medicine. If his father buys him a bike, their life will be harder than before, so he 5 agree with his father and keeps running to school every day. Now he's very strong and 6 late for class.
Last week there 7 a sports meeting in their school. John ran faster than the other boys, and it was 8 for him to win three matches. 9 happy the boy was! He told 10 grandma about the good news as soon as he got home.
"I broke two school records today, Granny," called out the boy.
She was surprised and said,"I am sorry to hear that. We have no money to pay for them!"
A long time ago, there was a seed(种子). Because he was only a seed, 1 noticed him. The seed thought he was not important in the world.
One day, a wind 2 the seed and threw him on an open field. Later, he enjoyed the water on wet days and the 3 on clear days, which helped him grow. Years later, another day he saw a traveler sitting by his side.
"Wow. How lucky I am! I can have a rest4 a tree on such a hot day." the traveller said.
"What are you talking about?" the seed quickly asked. He thought the man was5 him, because no one ever spoke to him like that.
" Who just spoke?" the shocked man asked.
"It's me. A seed."
The man said."Are you joking? You're not a seed! You are a big6 !
"Really?"
"Yes! People often sit here to7 your shade (树荫)! Don't tell me you didn't know that."
The traveler's words made him happy. The seed thought and8 for the first time in his life. The years of torture(折磨)by the sun and the rain helped him9 grow up. "Oh! That means I'm not a little seed any more! In fact, I can make people feel10 .Wow! That's great to be helpful."
Free Events（事件）This Weekend
An Open-air Craft(工艺) Market Place: in front of the City Hall Time: Sunday 8:30 a.m. ~ 6:30 p.m. Do you need to buy a present? Find bamboo toys, paper flowers, paper umbrellas, model cars and more! Find food from around the world, too! |
A Pop Concert Place: at Yunhai Square Time: Saturday 9:00 p.m. ~11:00 p.m. Five groups of college students are going to play the guitar and sing pop songs outdoors(在户外). Bring your own food and drinks. |
An Autumn Fashion Show Place: at Golden Shopping Centre Time: Sunday at 3:00 p.m. It's about clothes. You will see 25 handsome and pretty models show the latest fashions indoors(在室内). All clothes will be on sale after the show for under ¥ 100. |
Travel Films Place: the City Museum Time: Sat. &. Sun, at 2:30 p.m. Do you want to travel but don't have enough money? See films on Japan, Italy, America, the U. K. , Russia and Australia. There are only 80 seats indoors, so come early. |
Library Lecture(讲座) Place: the City Library Hall Time: Saturday at 10:00 a.m. How to find the job that you really want? You can listen to the two-hour lecture indoors. It will give some advice on choosing and getting the right job. Coke and sandwiches are sold. |
When you want to go shopping, decide how much money you can spend on new clothes first. Then, think about the kind of clothes you really need. At last, look for those clothes on sale.
There are labels(标签) inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes. The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water. A sweater label may tell you to wash it in cold water. The label on a coat may say "dry clean only", for washing may ruin(损坏) this coat. If you do as the directions on the label tell you, you can keep your clothes looking their best for a long time.
Many clothes today must be dry-cleaned. Dry cleaning is expensive. When buying new clothes, check to see if they will need to be dry-cleaned. You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed.
You can save money if you buy clothes that are well made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times. Clothes that cost more money are not always better made. They do not always fit better. Sometimes less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes.
Lin Jun is good at drawing and he does well in French. He is going to be a designer(设计师) in the future. Zhou Bing wants to be a reporter when he grows up. He likes talking with others at school and his English is very good. Liu Ying is a careful girl. She is patient(耐心的) with everyone around her. Becoming a great nurse is her dream. Writing is Wei Hua's favourite hobby. And he can use the computer very well. He would like to become a website writer when he grows up. He Jian sings well. He can sing different kinds of songs. He wants to sing around the world and become as popular as Xue Zhiqian. | A. We need one young person to write books online. You must be good at writing and using the computer. Working hours are flexible(灵活的). B.If you can drive different kinds of cars, you are welcome in our company. This work can be very hard, but you can get 500 yuan a day. C.We are looking for a website(网站)designer to help us design a new website. He must be good at French and drawing. D.Do you like singing? Can you sing different kinds of songs? If your answer is yes join us. We can give you chances to show your talent! As long as you don't give up, you will succeed. E.We are looking for twenty nurses to take care of patients in hospital. You should be hard-working and patient. And you need to work 8 hours a day. F.We are looking for good cooks for our factory. There are 300 workers in our factory. And we need ten cooks to cook lunch for them every day. G.Are you outgoing? Can you get the latest news in time? Our TV station needs some reporters. But your English must be good and you like to talk with others. |
Steve lives in a mountain village far from the city. He never goes to the city, but he often hears other people talk about , so he wants to go there to have a look.
One day, he comes to New York. After getting the train, he feels hungry and goes to a cafeteria (自助餐厅) to have lunch. He sits down at a table and waits for someone to take his order (点菜).
He waits for about half hour. Nobody comes. "Maybe they are too," he says to himself. So he for another half an hour. Still nobody comes. He is very hungry and angry. Then a woman sits next to him and begins to eat.
" do you get your food?" Steve asks.
"Walk to the line over there and get the food you want. You only need to for it before you leave." the woman answers. "It's very easy."
Later, Steve tells his friend, "From that meal, I understand life is a cafeteria here. If you move your body and use your head, you can anything you want. But if you just sit and wait, will bring anything to you."
Larry is a twenty-seven-year-old architect(建筑师). He buys his food, clothes and other things he needs in the shops near his home, because he enjoys talking with nice shop assistants(店员) and the fresh food. However, he says that buying things from these shops costs a little more money.
Jan is a thirty-year-old mother of two children. She and her husband are both teachers. They like to shop at the big mall with their children because it's safe and clean. And there are always interesting things for the family to enjoy. Another advantage is that the things are usually good and cheap. However, Jan says that the mall is always crowded(拥挤的), and it's so big that children can easily get lost.
Roger is a twenty-year-old student who loves to shop on the Internet. He thinks the main advantage is that he can shop at any hour of the day or night. He can also buy great things from all over the world. However, according to(根据)Roger, the biggest difficulty is that sometimes it isn't safe to buy things on the Internet. For example, once he paid for things but never received them.
假如你叫李华，你校英文校刊正以"中学生与网购"为话题向同学们征稿，让大家谈谈对网购的看法。请你用英语写一篇短文向校刊投稿。
内容包括：1. 网购的优点（至少两点）
2. 网购的缺点（至少两点）
3. 你的观点或建议
作文要求：（1）不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓名。
（2）语句连贯，字数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数，也不必抄在答题卡上。
As we know, online shopping is getting more and more popular among middle school students.
