—____.
—I think so. Learning Chinese has become hot all over the world.
—It ____ delicious. I'd like to have some more.
—Wait a minute. Don't cross the street until the traffic stops.
—Yes. If we don't protect them, they ____ die out one day.
—OK! Safety comes first.
—It's so exciting that I ____ it for three times.
—I go to school by bike. It's safe and green.
A: .
B: Yes, please. I'd like to buy some tickets to New York.
A: When would you like to fly?
B: .
A: September? Let me see. Mm, I'm sorry. We don't have any planes on that day to New York. What about the 15th?
B: Yes, that's OK. .
A: It's CA 318.
B: What time does it leave?
A: How many seats do you want?
B: .
A: OK, just a minute, please. They are 1, 600 dollars.
A. What's the flight number?
B. It leaves Beijing at 14: 30.
C. Can I help you?
D. How much are they?
E. On the 14th of next month.
F. I'd like four, please.
It seems that not all people like to work, 1 everyone likes to play. All over the world, men and women, boys and girls like 2 . Since the days of long ago, adults and children have called their friends together to spend hours, even days 3 games. Sports help people to live 4 . They help people keep healthy and feel good. When they are playing games, people move a lot. This is good for 5 health. Having fun with their friends makes them feel 6 .
Many people enjoy sports 7 watching others playing. In small towns, crowds meet to watch the bicycle races or the soccer games. In the cities, thousands of people buy tickets to see ice skating game or a baseball game.
What are your favorite sports? If the weather is 8 where you live, then swimming is probably one of your sports. Boys and girls in China love to 9 . There are wonderful beaches, beautiful rivers and 10 across the country.
Four girls went to school by bus every day. But one day they went to school by taxi.
On their way to school, one of the girls said, "There's a test this morning. Let's get to school late. Then we won't have to take the test."
Another girl asked, "How can we do that? If we are late, our teacher will be angry. We need to have a good excuse."
The girls thought for several minutes, then one of them said, "Let's tell him that our taxi had a flat tire (轮胎了)"
"That's a good idea." The other girls said. "We'll tell him that." They arrived at school an hour later. The test was finished.
"Why are you late? You all missed the test." the teacher asked.
"Our taxi had a flat tire," the girls answered.
The teacher thought for a moment, then he said, "Sit down, one in each corner of the room." The four girls did this.
Then the teacher said, "Which tire was flat? Please write down the answer on a piece of paper."
China has one of the earliest civilizations (文明) in the world. Let's have a look of them.
Chinese characters | Chinese had a written language for about 3500 years. It is very different from other countries. People in many countries need to learn only twenty-six letters but people in China have to learn about six hundred characters before they can do basic reading and writing. |
Chinese kung fu | Dating back to Song dynasty about 1000 years ago, Chinese Kung Fu has developed a wide variety of styles. Some are famous including Shaolin Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Wudang Kung Fu and so on. Shaolin is famous for its power while Tai Chi keeps a balance between yin and yang. |
Hanfu clothing | Hanfu clothing is a symbol of Chinese since it began 4000 years ago. People wore different colors of Hanfu from seasons in ancient times, green in spring, red in summer, white in autumn and black in winter. |
A young girl named Malala, born in 1997 in the northwest of Pakistan, is famous for supporting children and women on the education. In 2012, she was shot and seriously injured when she returned home on the school bus.
Luckily, she was sent to the hospital in time and saved. After that, she went back to school and began to strive (奋斗) for children and women to receive education.
On October 10, 2014, the Nobel Piz for peace was awarded (授予) to Mala. She became the youngest winner in the history of Nobel Prize. However, Malala missed the most important event of being announced to be the winner of the prize. At the very moment, she was taking chemistry lesson in the classroom! After hearing the news, Malala chose to take her history and physics lessons as usual. She said calmly to the reporter. "I'm proud of getting this prize. Although the unforgettable date itself means something to me, it's more important to finish the rest lessons today. After all, it's a normal school day.
One year later, Amy Mainzer, an astronomical scientist of NASA, found a new planet. She named it "Malala".
When Amy Mainzer was interviewed by Times, she explained, "I think Malala has set an example for us. She is fearless and sticks to helping children and women get the right of being educated. Nothing can stop her." At the age of 20, Malala passed the entrance examination of Oxford University through her hard work.
Before she finished her high school, she had written a book I am Malala. She said, "I hope the readers around the world have chances to read my book. My dream is that more and more people will realize it is extremely difficult for children and women in some areas to get education. Actually, my story is also the story of 61 million children. Every boy and every girl should have the right to go to school."
①Malala became a student of Oxford.
②A planet was named for Malala.
③The Nobel Prize was awarded to Malala.
When you hear the word "shapeshifting (变身) ", you may think of magic in some movies and not the climate (气候) . But that's what animals are doing to go on living in the world.
A new study suggests that some animals are slowly growing larger beaks (喙) , legs and ears. In this way they can cool themselves down more easily as the earth gets warmer. When we talk about the climate change, we often ask "What can humans do with this?" or "How can we live in the future?". "But we should know that animals also have to face these changes," said Sara Ryding, from Deakin University, Australia. "If animals do nothing to keep their normal body temperature, they will die."
In one example, the beaks of some kinds of Australian parrots (鹦鹉) have grown 4 to 10 percent larger. The study says it has a lot to do with the hotter summer over the years. There are other similar examples. Wood mice have longer tails and bats (蝙蝠) in warm climates have bigger wings.
Although the changes are still small, they could be common as the weather becomes hotter. "Body parts like ears may become bigger, so we might be able to see a real Dumbo (big-eared elephant from a Disney cartoon) in the near future," Ryding told the reporters.
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Chinese New Year is one of the most important celebrations in the Chinese calendar. It is also as the Spring Festival. It celebrates the start of new life and the season for planting crops (庄稼) .
Chinese New Year starts with the new moon on the first day of the new year and it doesn't until the moon is the brightest 15 days later.
Just before Chinese New Year, people clean their houses. They decorate (装饰) them with pieces of paper
with words meaning "happiness" and " " written on them. Some couplets (对联) are often up on the front door. On Chinese New Year's Eve, families get together and have a big meal.
Chinese New Year lasts days. So during these days, people always visit their and friends. It is a good time for them to relax. Children always feel excited they can get some lucky money in red paper bags.
One of the most interesting parts of Chinese New Year is the dragon dance or lion dance. The dragons are made of paper, silk and bamboo. They are lively. Chinese people think of dragons as and friendly animals which symbolize (象征) long life and wisdom (智慧) . At the same time, people also like to set off fireworks (烟花) to the new year. This year is the year of dragon. Good luck!
暑假计划 |
1. 好好休息，学会放松； |
2. 读书，因为读书有趣又能学到很多知识； |
3. 陪父母聊天，帮他们做家务； |
4. 参加社会活动，了解社会； |
5. …… |
注意：
1. 内容必须包含表格中所有信息；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅；
3. 文中不得透露个人信息；
4. 词数：80词左右（短文开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
参考词汇：chatting with (和……聊天)； social activities (社会活动)
The summer holiday is coming.
