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Linda and her classmates talked about the of their school in the future yesterday. She had a dream last night.
In the dream, the school will be on the . There will be a lot of trees and flowers around the school. Students will have a , every week. Every student will have a small computer. They won't books. All the books will be on the computer. They won't do their homework on the paper. All the homework will be . All the students will study in school for four days a week.
It's really a sweet dream for Linda.
A. I weighed about 55 kilograms. B. I was 16 years old in this photo. C. I was 175 centimetres tall then （那时）. D. I'd like to visit the museum one day. E. There were less （更少的） exhibitions （展览品）. |
Mike: Dad, is that you in this photo?
Dad: Yes.
Mike: You looked tall. How tall were you?
Dad:
Mike: You were thin too. How much did you weigh?
Dad:
Mike: Where were you then? Were you in a museum?
Dad: Yes. I was in Shenzhen Museum. It was really different from today's museum.
Mike: How's it different?
Dad: In the past, it was smaller. But now you can find a lot of interesting exhibitions in the museum.
Mike: What can I see there?
Dad: Well, you can go to its official website （官网） to have a look.
Mike: OK.
Once upon a time, there lived a boy called Ma Liang in a small village. He was a very good boy. His parents died when he was eight. He was poor and his life was hard. He liked painting, but he didn't have a paintbrush. He often practised （练习） painting with a stick （枝条）. He painted swimming fish on a rock. He painted birds on the ground.
One day an old man gave him a paintbrush. He was so happy. He painted a bird on the wall. Then the bird flew away. He painted food. Then the food became real. It was magic!
A bad man knew it. He took Ma Liang's paintbrush and painted gold. But he couldn't use it. The bad man was angry. So he took Ma Liang away. He asked Ma Liang to paint gold for him. Ma Liang painted a gold hill and a big ship in the sea. The bad man got on the ship. There came a storm （暴风雨） and the bad man didn't come back.
From then on, Ma Liang helped the poor villagers with-his magic paintbrush and they lived happily.
Dear Mum and Dad,
I got to Toronto this morning. Ted and his dad met me at the airport.
When we got to Ted's house, his dog Guinness welcomed me. It is a big, cute dog, and I really like it. I met Ted's mum and his sister Tina, too. His mum is very kind and Tina is friendly.
Ted showed me my room. It is on the second floor, next to Ted's room. In the room, there is a big wardrobe and a desk. I have my own computer and telephone. I like my new room very much.
In the evening, they had a welcome party for me. I met Ted's grandparents, uncle, aunt and his cousin Jenny. She invited me to her birthday party next month.
I'm happy to be here, but I miss you.
Love,
Bill
Bill met Ted's mum and his sister Tina at the house.
Ted's cousin Jenny invited Bill to her birthday party.
Ted's family had a welcome party for Bill.
Bill met Ted and his dad at the airport.
Ted showed Bill his room. Bill liked it very much.
Spring Festival is an important festival for Chinese people. People celebrate （庆祝） it in different ways.
Traditional ways （传统方式）
People sweep away dust （灰尘） and throw away old useless （无用的） things to sweep away bad luck.
People also decorate （装饰） their houses with Spring Festival couplets （对联）, red lanterns, and red paper cuttings.
People have a big reunion dinner （团圆饭） on New Year's Eve.
At 20:00, people watch CCTV New Year's Gala（春晚）, and some people set off firecrackers.
New Trends（趋势）
More and more families have reunion dinner at a restaurant.
Many young people like chatting with a group of friends online or singing at KTV together.
Fewer and fewer people set off firecrackers and fireworks.
People would like to travel during the holiday.
In the past |
watch black and white TV |
wash clothes by hand |
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Now |
watch colour TV |
use washing machines |
write emails |
Changes in our lives
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write letters
