It was a rainy, windy October afternoon. Garth stood outside his house with a wide smile. This was 1 weather for testing his new invention—Umbrella Hat. He could hardly wait to see whether it could keep the rain off. He carefully 2 the hat on his head and started walking carefully along the street. It 3 !
Suddenly, three boys in his neighborhood appeared and 4 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 boys 5 , "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 was 6 ... in reality, who would ever need this invention?" He lowered his head and thought to himself.
Suddenly he 7 and saw a lady looking at him. "I was just leaving my house 8 I saw you and those boys. Are you okay?" Then she saw the 9 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 creative 10 you have! Don't ever let stupid boys put you down! Keep inventing and one day you will 11 something really great!" said the lady.
"And you have given me a wonderful 12 ." she continued, "I have a gadget (小器具)shop—Gadgets4U—and I'd like to hold a 13 to find the best young gadget inventor in it. 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 very 15 . 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!
The Smart Dragon3: Technological breakthrough and innovation (创新) The Smart Dragon 3 carrier rocket lifted off on early December 6th morning from Yangjiang in Guangdong Province. Before the Smart Dragon 3 task, China had performed six sea-based launches. The rocket's power comes from a special engine, a solid-propellant engine (固体推进 剂引擎). This rocket has been more powerful than common space rockets. It can quickly complete the preparation and launch within a week. The development of China's space technology is an amazing achievement for China's space program. |
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China's first home-grown large cruise ship (邮轮)—"Adora Magic City" provides people on board with rich and colorful activities. People can shop at the world's largest duty-free store on the cruise ship and also enjoy musical shows and funny talk shows. What's more, the Adora Magic City will be covered by a mobile 5G network. This will allow passengers to get the same network experience as they do on land. "We expect the ship to become a floating (漂浮的) name card at sea," said a Chinese government officer. |
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Xiaomi SU7: The amazing achievements Xiaomi SU7, which was launched on Thursday night in Beijing received more attention. It received 50,000 orders for the SU7 in the first 27 minutes after sales opened at 10 p. m. Beijing time. Lei mentioned that Beijing-based Xiaomi aims to become one of the world's top five car makers in the next 15 to 20 years. "There's still a long way to go for our car to become a Porsche,"he said, "but if Xiaomi keeps working hard for another five to ten years, one day we will finally catch up with and even surpass Porsche." |
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Shen Yun's kitchen in Shanghai is a place of magic, where food doesn't fill the stomach but feeds the eyes. She is a food stylist working for TV and movies. Her job is to make food look their best in photos and videos.
"We are what we eat," she laughs, "But in my line of work, we love to eat what we feel. That's what makes my job interesting." For Shen, food is more than things we need to stay alive. It is a collection of feelings or memories. Growing up in a typical Chinese family, her most valuable memories always come from food. A slice of pizza calls up a joyful day at the zoo, while wontons (云吞) are grandma's comforting hugs in a bowl of warm soup.
When styling food, Shen is meticulous, taking care of the smallest things. For a close-up photo of Chinese tea eggs, she had to use a brush in order to perfect the brown patterns on the eggs. Steam (蒸汽) helps to make the eggs look fresh and hot, so she put a cup of hot water under the eggs. All the careful work doesn't make real food, but makes her photos inviting for the eyes. When looking at her work, the viewers will feel like they are in a comfortable morning in a Chinese home.
Shen says the real challenge is to keep the balance. "Making food look beautiful is easy, but the real skill lies in making it both inviting and real. It takes patience and love to create and catch that moment of food."
①brush ②food ③viewers ④Chinese family ⑤camera
More and more car makers are introducing smart cars that can drive themselves. But as these cars take to the streets, we have to ask: are auto-pilot (自动领航) cars a step into a better future, or are they a step we're not ready to take?
Not long ago, cars that drive themselves were just a dream. But now, with smart car makers like XPeng, Tesla and Xiaomi, that dream is closer to reality. Supporters of auto-pilotcars say that they can make our roads much safer and make it easier to travel. Most car accidents happen because people make mistakes or get sleepy, but the computers on cars don't get tired. Many believe that self-driving cars can also help traffic move better and give people more time to do fun things while traveling.
However, even car makers admit that self-driving technology is not perfect—especially with the busy streets, traffic lights, and all other different drivers it has to deal with. People worry about the decisions smart cars would make in uncommon situations. Some think it is easier for human drivers to forget the possible danger in driving. ★ Many drivers still remember the accident in 2021, where a human driver fell asleep behind the wheel and the auto pilot made a wrong decision. What's more, they are nervous about the personal information these cars might collect.
The discussion about self-driving cars is about technology, safety, and how we'll live in the future. We'll keep discussing if they're good for us. Will self-driving cars become common, or will they remind us to be careful with new technology? We'll see what the future holds.
communicate; keep; scared; right away; imagine; terrible; help |
We talk every day. When we have good news, we like to share it with our good friends. Even when something happens, we will make it known to others soon. But can you that a tree can talk and share news too? Though, it may sound strange, some trees try to with each other.
Willow tree sends out a special smell when nibbled (叮咬) by insects. This smell tells the other willows that harmful insects are coming near. All of them make a chemical (化学物质) in their leaves . The insects do not like it and they fly away soon. In this way, the willow trees themselves from the insects. So trees can talk and give messages to each other.
According to some old Chinese stories, there once was an ancient emperor named Shennong. At that time, there was no medicine to treat illness. Many sick people could only wait for (die).
To save his people, Shennong decided (find) and test out different plants. He and his men set out on a journey in search of medicinal plants.
Each time the team found a new plant, Shennong would taste it (he). Some plants made him feel sleepy, some caused him to have a stomachache, and some made him tremble (颤抖) all over. Shennong searched and tested over a long time, he and his men discovered lots of medicinal plants.
As they (continue) their search, the team found a plant with small yellow flowers. Shennong picked off one piece the plant in order to taste it. He said, "It looks like a medicinal plant. I have to test it, some people may misuse it."
Suddenly, Shennong's face turned pale and he fell to the ground (heavy). Even after he was given the leaves from other medicinal plants, he still (lose) his life. People covered him with thousands of (flower). From then on, they called him "the Emperor of Medicine".
How is your schoolwork? Do you feel stressed?
What do you do after school? How do you like it?
How do you share the housework?
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Dcar Mario,
How's everything going? Something has changed in my life this term.
Anything new about your life? Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
