If a friend does a big favour for us, it's a good idea to write them a thank-you 1 . But how many of us actually 2 to do this?
"People don't appear to walk around giving thanks to people quite 3 ." Amit Kumar from University of Texas said. Why aren't people sure or active about sending thank-you notes? And how do people 4 when they receive one?
Kumar and his team asked their 5 to write a thank-you note to another person by email. Then, they asked both the 6 and the receiver how sending or receiving these notes made them feel.
They found that the students didn't like to write the notes 7 they felt like they had to think too much about them. They worried about 8 to say and how to say it.
The receivers, however, 9 the notes. "When you are a receiver, you pay more attention to the warmth of the note," Kumar says. "How moving was it? How friendly and 10 ?"
The writers also thought it 11 be awkward (尴尬的) for the receiver to get a thank-you note. But it was not what 12 imagined.
"They (receivers) feel quite happy," Kumar says. "They don't really feel awkward at all."
"13 people knew that writing a thank-you note could have such a big impact (影响) on others, they would do it 14 often," Kumar says.
"Simple, small changes in our everyday lives can make a big 15 in how we treat other people and how we feel," he says.
Stranger Things Stranger Things is a TV show made by Netflix. The strange story takes place in a village in the US. Eleven, a girl with strong power, finds her way out of the village and meets a group of friends who help her solve problems. The TV show is kind of scary. But when I watch it, I can still feel the love among friends, teachers and students. |
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K-ON! K-ON! is a story about five students and their band. Yui is a shy girl and joins the band by chance. With her friends' help, she starts to learn how to play the guitar. She shows great musical talent and builds up her skill quickly. The story shows us that friends can change our lives. It also tells me that we need to get over difficulties in our life. |
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The Rookie The Rookie is about a man called John who used to be a businessman in the US. But at the age of 40, he chooses to join the police. At first, he always makes mistakes and gets into trouble. Luckily, there are some new police officers like him who have his back. They work together to become better officers. The show tells us how to deal with problems in daily life. There are also many exciting and cool scenes, like police chases (追捕) and gunfights. Watching it can help you relax. |
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① who made the TV show ② who is the main character
③ how the TV show is ④ when the story takes place
Moon's Reservoirs
How much water is there on the Moon? This is a question we have tried to answer for many years. A group of scientists from China and the UK found that the Moon may have water "reservoirs (水库)", according to Nature Geoscience.
Over a large amount of years, asteroids (小行星) have hit the Moon, causing the soil to melt and fly into space. It is then cooled down and falls back to the Moon, forming beads (珠子) of glass. The Chang'e-5 probe, which returned to the Earth on December 17, 2020, brought back a total of 1,731 grams of rocks and soil from the Moon, including glass beads, reported Xinhua.
The international research team looked into 32 glass beads. They found that about one ton of glass beads may contain 0.5 kilograms of "water". "This ‘water' wasn't a liquid but instead took the form of hydrogen (氢) in the glass beads, which can easily be turned into the water we can use," one of the study authors told Science and Technology Daily.
Researchers estimated that the water contained in the glass beads could probably reach to as much as 270 trillion kilograms. "It's a lot more than we thought," the author added.
The study said the hydrogen in the glass beads may come from the Sun as part of solar winds. The glass beads have many small holes which can absorb (吸收) hydrogen from the wind.
This finding would be a "really big deal" for space exploration, as humans plan to settle on. the Moon in the future, a space scientist told ABC News.
① The Moon soil falls back to the Moon. ② The Moon soil cools down.
③ The Moon soil flies into space. ④Asteroids hit the Moon.
⑤ The Moon soil melts.
Anna hated helping with the cooking. What she loved best was riding Copper. Since Mum died, Dad has made it clear to her that she should be safe. Anna never had the chance to drive the cattle on Copper.
After washing cups and going to her bed, she listened to the men talking about the next day's work.
"A storm's coming," Dad said. "The cattle will be afraid."
Anna tried to sleep but couldn't. "The men will need my help!" She thought. But when she asked Dad, he refused her offer. Anna crossed her arms and looked at the sky. The stars disappeared under a blanket of clouds. The wind blew hard. The cattle were nervous.
The camp slept everyone but Anna. Tears ran down her face. Why couldn't Dad understand? She knew he had gone through much pain about Mum's death, but how could he try to protect Anna from everything? Anna felt a few drops of rain. She got up, took her hat and went towards her horse. "Copper!" She whispered. The horse seemed to understand her. It walked close to Anna and she rode slowly into the darkness. Pulling her hat down against the rain, she lost herself in memories of riding with her parents.
A loud sound of thunder (雷声) shook Anna from her thought. Copper became nervous, too. As lightning (闪电) lit the land, Anna saw the cattle and felt the same fear. More lightning crashed. The cattle became more nervous and at last, some young ones began to run wildly.
Stampede (动物惊跑) ! All of them were coming to the camp!
Anna turned Copper around and raced back, shouting loud. Anna saw the men trying to get out of the way. The lightning was bright as daylight. At full speed, Anna led Copper towards the cattle.
She raced forward with the cattle, shaking her hat at them and trying to change their direction (方向). It was hard, but slowly more and more followed. Finally, the camp was safe. Dad and all the other men came along and helped lead the cattle back.
Later when Anna was making coffee to warm them, Dad looked down at her seriously. Something different was in his usually gentle brown eyes. "Good job!" Finally he pulled Anna into a bear hug. "If you forgive (原谅) an old man for loving his girl too much, I'd have you ride with us tomorrow."
a. Anna saved the whole camp. b. Anna's Mun died.
c. Dad refused Anna's help. d. A storm came, along with the stampede.
e. Anna was sad and rode out alone.
The popular TV series Meet Yourself show the beauty of some intangible cultural heritages (非物质文化遗产) in Dali, Yunnan province.
Wood carving (木刻)
Jianchuan wood carving has a history of over 1,000 years. It has rich culture meanings. The carving usually uses patterns like flowers, plants and dragons. Each piece of wood carving carries great efforts from the masters.
Tie-dyeing (扎染法)
Tie-dyeing is an old dyeing skill. But now, tie-dyeing has modern things on clothing and bags, selling at home and abroad.
Flower cake
It has a history of more than 300 years Even the Qing Dynasty emperor Qianlong was its big fan. The most special part of the cake is that it has flowers in the cake.
The traditional skills not only stand for Chinese wisdom,
A. Let's take a look at a few things. B. It started as early as in the Tang Dynasty for a small part of people. C. but also add colors to our modern lives. D. Flower cake is no doubt the most popular snack of Yunnan province. E. This type of wood carving is widely used in people's buildings. F. After taking one bite, the pleasant smell of rose spreads around, leaving endless aftertastes. |
Today, I am going to talk about Bangkok, my home town and the capital of my country, Thailand.
The streets in Bangkok are very crowded, so it can take a long time to get from place to place. It sometimes takes me more than two hours to get to school by bus! I often sleep on my way there! Lots of people take tuktuks to get through the traffic quickly. They are like little cars with three wheels (轮子).
Bangkok is next to a big river. It is interesting to visit the Floating Market on the river. At the market, people sell lots of fresh fruit and vegetables from their boats. In November, we have the Festival of Lights. Everyone makes lights during the festival. Then, after dark, we put then into the river and watch them float away.
Thailand is also famous for its food. Thai food is very hot, like some Chinese food. So if you like Sichuan food, you'll love Thai food!
The Writer's Home Town—Bangkok. ★ Its streets They are very crowded. It usually takes the writer over hours to get to school by bus. ★ Its transport (交通) Many people take to avoid (避免) the heavy traffic. They have three wheels. ★ Its Floating Market It's on the . People sell things through their . ★ Its festival—the Festival of Lights It's in November. People make lights and put them into the river after it gets ? |
hide, sandwich, help, probably, harm |
There was a time when I thought I was (糟糕的) English speaker in the world. So I can understand your feelings.
In fact, you don't need to worry too much. There are (十亿) of people speaking English in the world, but not all of them are really good at it. Just be (勇敢的) when talking.
Second, try some new ways (提升) your English. You'll be more confident if you are better at it. You can try speaking English aloud when you're alone, reading some English (小说) or listening to English songs.
Third, dream big and start small. Begin by having some (轻松的) and short conversations with friends. Then, talk to (某人) you don't know very well. For example, an English friend on the Internet.
Finally, don't speak too fast. It's easy to make mistakes when talking too fast. So, you can slow down to give yourself (足够的) time to think of the right words.
I hope next time, you (接受) your mistakes when speaking English and learn from them. Follow my (建议). I'm sure you'll become a better English speaker!
Koalas are tree-hugging animals with big, round ears and black noses. Australia is their only home the world. A lot of people love (they) for their small size and cartoon-like looking.
A koala mother gives birth to and raises only one baby koala at a time. A baby koala can't see or climb. It is less than 3 cm long when it was born. What cute animal it is! It lives in the mother's pocket for about six (month). Then in the following year, its mother looks after it (careful).
Koalas spend most of their time (sleep) and eating. Eucalyptus (桉树) leaves are the only food koalas eat. The leaves are not good to most animals koalas feel good to eat the leaves. Every day, each koala usually (eat) three hours during the night time, and rests for 16 to 18 hours a day.
Koalas are facing many serious problems. Losing their natural home is one of (big) problems of the lovely animals. Fire and the act of cutting down trees make their living environment even worse. We should do something (save) koalas. Animals are our friends.
Kevin went from place to place to look for work, but he could not find a proper job. Finally, he came to a restaurant. A fat man (sit) at a table and drinking tea.
The fat man asked him what he wanted. Kevin said he wanted (have) a job. "Any kind of work is OK. I am (strong) than anyone else in the restaurant, you see," Kevin said. man looked at Kevin for a while and then said no more workers were needed. Kevin turned around (sad). When he was going to the door, the fat man asked, "Did you see the man outside the window? I give (he) five dollars a day. I will give you four dollars a day you take his job. Do you want it?"
For a long time, Kevin said (something). He thought of his wife and three (child), but he didn't want to take the bread out of another (worker) mouth. "No, I won't take the job," Kevin said.
