What do you imagine cities will be like in the future? Will we have smart buildings and flying cars? Or robots that will 1 our rubbish? What about schools? Will we still go to 2 or will we study online from home?
Maybe… or maybe not, but what we do know is that in the future, 3 are going to have more and more people living in them. More than half the world's people have 4 lived in cities, and by 2050, cities will become home to about 6.5 billion people. That's a lot of people but 5 space! More people means that we're going to have more 6 , traffic and noise. It also means that we'll 7 more resources (资源), like water and energy.
Many cities have 8 for the future. For example, Bristol is a cycling city in England. You don't need to take a car or bus. 9 , you can ride a bike in bike lanes (车道). They are 10 from the traffic, so it's quite safe for you.
What do you think city life will be like in the future?
The next time you are out walking your dog, be sure to keep your eyes on the ground. Maybe you can find some treasures. That is exactly what happened to a California couple who recently happened to find the most valuable ancient gold in North America.
John and Mary, a couple, lived in Northern California's Gold Country. One day they were walking their dog along the road as usual. However, this time around, John noticed a rusty bottle sticking out(凸出) from the ground. They decided to take a closer look, and then they unearthed it with a stick and took it home.
The can(罐) was very heavy, making the couple guess that it was filled with paint(油漆). However, when John opened it and saw the side of a shiny coin, he knew he had found gold!
The couple immediately returned to the area with a small shovel to see if there were any more bottles to be found. Sure enough, they found one more. This one had broken and scattered(散开) all its treasures into the ground below. And that was not all—over the next few days the couple found six more in the area.
According to the dates of the coins, as well as, the condition of the metal cans, experts believe that the gold was buried(埋) sometime in the late 19th century, right after the California's Gold Rush. John thought that the can that was sticking out, was a mark for whoever buried the treasure there—For reasons that nobody will ever know, he/she never returned to get it back.
Mails, games, music, news, chat rooms and shopping! The Internet is part of the way we live today. It's easy to get onto the Internet. The only thing we need to do is to use a modem which is used for connecting a computer to a telephone line. The Internet is changing and growing all the time. More and more people have computers and use the Internet. Using the Internet means surfing the World Wide Web (That's the "www" you always hear about). The Web has large numbers of websites. In it, they are the places you go to get information and do things.
Where do these websites come from? They are made by web designers. What happens when you click on a word or a picture? You are sent to another page. It's all because of the web designer. Web designers do a lot of work by using a computer programming language.
Is Web design all about computer programming? No. It's about making something new. Web designers must imagine a lot when they are making a website. It must look good and be fun to use. A big part of Web design is art. They choose the best pictures and colors to make the website look good. They also write the things that you see on the website. An important part of their job is to share ideas with the website manager about how to design the website well.
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Have you ever read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? It is one of the most books for almost all the children in the world.
The idea for the book came to J.K. Rowling in 1990. It her seven years to finish writing it. During those seven years she had a number of jobs, for , being an English teacher in Portugal. Rowling sent the book to four publishers (出版商) before one of them it. She was very to sell her book because it was her dream to be a writer.
Rowling was living in a small flat (公寓) with her daughter and was very poor she sold her book. She didn't have enough money to for heat in winter. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone became a favorite with children and adults in England and then around the world. It was translated (被译成) more than thirty-five . After her second and third books were published, the three Harry Potter books filled the top three on many newspapers' lists of the most popular books.
Without any question, Rowling's life changed. And she became one of the most famous women writers in the world.
Traveling often brings us pleasure. But last summer, I had a bad travel experience. I visited Mount Wuyi with my parents. Mount Wuyi is famous green forests, clear water and nice tea. Every year, thousands of people go travelling there on .
I three train tickets online. The train should start at 8: 00, but it was late. We had to wait. When we finally got on the train, it was 9: 00. What's worse, there was something wrong with the air conditioner. I couldn't stand the high temperature and the smell in the carriage (车厢) . As soon as the train arrived, I ran out .
A bus took us to the foot of the mountain. We rent three to ride on. It was too hot. We had to keep drinking along the way. We were tasting delicious Wuyi Tea when it rained suddenly. in the rain became more difficult. I fell down I wasn't hurt. I felt too tired to ride on. After overcoming (克服) all kinds of difficulties, we finally reached the top of the mountain.
What bad trip! Bad weather, bad vehicle and bad luck.
A: Tara, I didn't see you a couple of days. ?
B: Yeah, I'm just preparing a dance with my teammates.
A: A dance? ?
B: Because we plan to perform it for the old people in the Nursing Home next Sunday.
A: You're so great. ?
B: I'm not completely prepared. There's little time left and I'm a little worried.
A: Don't worry. .
B: I hope so. Thank you. Would you like to watch our dance on that day?
A: Of course. .
B: It will start at 6:00 in the evening.
A: OK. I'll be there on time.
B: I'm glad to hear that. See you then, Sam.
About 470 pilot whales（巨头鲸）have been beached in Tasmania in Australia. This has been the （large）whale-beaching event in Tasmania since 1935. People are working hard （save）the whales.
Every year, around 2,000 large sea animals, such as dolphins and whales, die by （swim） onto a beach or into water that's too shallow（浅的）for （they）to swim away. This （know）as "beaching". Pilot whales and killer whales are some of the most commonly beached whales.
Rescue workers are trying to "refloat（使……再浮起）" the whales so they can swim away. The job is （especial）challenging because the whales are so large. Pilot whales can grow up to 7 meters long and can weigh up to 2,300 kg.
The rescue teams, numbering about 60 people, include （volunteer）, the police and workers from the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service.
So far, around 25 whales have been rescued. Since rescued whales will return to the place again where others are still in trouble, workers are trying to make sure that rescued whales don't get beached again.
Dr Carlyon from the rescue team says the cool, wet weather has helped keep the whales alive. He describes the weather as "pretty ugly out there for people on the ground, as far as the whales go, it's perfect".
About 90 whales （die）so far. Rescue efforts are likely to continue for a few more days.
21 July
Hi Daniel,
This is to remind you about our voluntary work in the Children's Welfare Centre.
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See you soon!
Tony
