Invention(发明物)of Tea | |
Time of invention | 1 . |
Inventor | Shen Nong. |
Process of invention | Shen Nong boiled drinking water over 2 . Some leaves fell into the water and remained there. Shen Nong tasted it and found it 3 . Tea was invented in this way. |
— Thanks, Mum. ____ apple a day is good for me.
—It says that we are going to have cooking and gardening lessons next term.
—It flew into our kitchen____the window just now, Daniel.
—Yes,it's ____ .
—It's important to ____ rubbish and put it into the rubbish bin.
—At least five hundred kilos.
—Sorry, I am afraid you ____.
—Sure. They rest when they are tired just like us.
—What a pity! I ____ you could stay a little longer with us.
— Good idea. It's really a nice birthday gift.
Harper is a kind woman. She has a 4-year-old1 . One day when Harper was2 home at 8: 30 p. m, she saw something on fire by the road. So she stopped her car.
As Harper got close, she found a black car that had an accident (事故). Black smoke was everywhere and she couldn't see what was going on3 the car. As it was late and there was nobody else around. Harper was 4 afraid.
And her little daughter was waiting for her at home. So she wanted to 5 . At that moment, she remembered people who helped her. Then she walked back to the car again, called 110 and checked 6 if (是否) anyone was in the car. Soon, Harper 7 a man under the airbag (安全气囊). He was 8 . Without thinking twice, Harper pulled (拉) the man out of the car.9 the fire got worse (更严重), Harper moved him to a safe place. After doing that, Harper felt so 10 and couldn't move. Ten minutes later, the police and doctors came.
"There was blood (血) all over his body. He looked at me closely, trying to pass his 11 of living on (继续活着) to me. So I held12 in my arms all the time," Harper said to the police.
A few days later, the man got better. He sent a 13 to Harper. It read, "Thank you! I was saved 14 you didn't leave me alone. You're a real hero."
A hero is not just someone who does great things but that who 15 a hand to others in need. Heroes live not only in movies, but also in our everyday life.
①Two boys get into a fight(打架). | ②Son asks Dad for help with tears(眼泪). |
③The other boy comes with his dad too. | ④Dads quarrel(吵架)with each other. |
⑤____ | ⑥The boys really enjoy their time and become friends. |
"Now, " Alice said to herself, "First, I must get a little bigger, and second, I must find my way into that beautiful garden. I think that will be the best plan. But oh dear! How shall I get bigger! Maybe I must eat or drink something, but the question is, what!"
Alice looked all around her at the flowers and the trees, but she could not see anything to eat. Then she saw a large mushroom (蘑菇) near her. It was as tall as she was. She walked across to look at it, and there, on top of the mushroom, was a large caterpillar (毛毛虫) . Minutes later, the caterpillar said to Alice in a slow, sleepy voice, "Who are you!"
"I don't really know, sir" said Alice. "I know who I was when I got up this morning, but my body changed so often from then on. Now I don't know who I am."
"What do you mean by that!" said the caterpillar. "Explain(解释)yourself?"
"I can't explain myself, sir, " said Alice, "because I'm not myself, you know."
"I don't know, "said the caterpillar.
"It's difficult to describe(描述), "Alice replied politely. "One minute I'm very small, the next minute I'm as tall as a house, then I'm small again. Usually, I stay the same all day, and changing so often feels very strange to me."
"You!" said the caterpillar, in a very unfriendly voice. "Who are you!"
They were now back at the beginning of their conversation, which was not very helpful. Alice felt a little angry and decided to walk away.
—Taken from Alice in wonderland
What may two dogs making radio programs (节目) look like? How about a basketball match with different sea animals as players?
With Sora, you may find out quickly. The latest AI model can make videos from some key words in seconds. It was made by OpenAI, the company (公司) behind the popular chatbot (聊天机器人) ChatGPT.
Most people cannot use Sora now. OpenAI is asking some experts to test its possible risks (风险). The model is also open to a small group of artists. The company hopes to make Sora better.
Before Sora, the leading text-to-video AI model was made by Runway. The videos it made were short and frightening. So most people were surprised by the high quality of Sora's videos.
Sora model has some problems now because it may not understand cause and effect(因果关系). "For example, a person may eat a biscuit , but in the video the biscuit may not have a bite mark(咬痕)," OpenAI says on its website. What's more, Sora cannot tell left or right. At the same time, some people have other worries. They are afraid that some people may not use AI in a correct way. Unreal AI-made information is the biggest risk the world faces. To solve this problem, OpenAI says that it is building tools to help users to find out videos made by Sora.
Some people like to get up early, but some do not.Maybe those who don't like getting up early will not believe this, but it is true. Scientists (科学家) find early-rising people are healthier than late rising people.
Firstly, it helps to keep us healthy. We all need fresh (新鲜的) air and the air in the early morning is the freshest. Besides, it is also useful to do morning exercises.
In the morning, we can learn more quickly and find it easier to understand what we learn.
Thirdly, early rising can help us make a plan for our work.
Finally, early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work, such as washing our hands and faces and eating our breakfast.
As an old saying goes, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy (富裕的) and wise (聪明的).
A. We know early rising is helpful in some ways. B. In fact, it is really good for us to get up early every day. C. It's not easy to form the habit of early rising, but everyone has to try hard to do so. D. A good plan is very important to our work. E. Most people use clocks to wake them up in the morning. F. Secondly, getting up early helps us with our studies. |
You must have heard of Sanfu days. Well, Sanfu days, also known as the Chinese dog days of summer, mark the hottest days of summer.
Sanfu days has three periods: Toufu, Zhongfu and Mofu . In Chinese, "fu" has the meaning of "hiding". So the word is also a suggestion (建议) for people to stay at home to "hide" from the strong heat outdoors in summer.
Sanfu days usually come between mid-July and mid-August. During this time, people follow different customs to deal with the heat and stay healthy. Now let's have a look at some traditional Chinese ways of spending the dog days of summer.
In Changsha, local people usually eat roosters (公鸡) during Sanfu days, especially during Toufu. That's because it is always hot with heavy rainfall in summer. Local people believe that eating roosters can clear the wet in the body. And there is even an old saying that goes, "A rooster at the start of Sanfu days, a healthy body the whole year."
Besides, the practice of receiving Sanfutie, a kind of Sanfu medicinal patch (药用贴片), is also common in China during Sanfu days. Sanfutie is a bandage made of traditional Chinese herbal medicine (中草药). Many people use Sanfutie because it can fight some winter illnesses like coughing during the hottest summer days.
Sir Charles Baskerville died. His sudden death (死亡) made everybody s because he was a nice man and made many friends when he was at Baskerville Hall.
Mr. Barrymore, the butler (男管家), said that Sir Charles was sad and worried these days. He told Barrymore that he was pto go back to London the next day. Then, he went for his evening walk as u. He did not come b, and at midnight, Barrymore went to look for him. He fSir Charles's footprints (脚印) until he found his master's body on the moor.
A man called Murphy was on the moor at the time and said that he hshouting, but he was drunk(喝醉的)at the time and no one would bwhat he said.
The report said that Sir Charles had a wheart and died of a heart attack(心脏病). And this made it clear that the stories of a huge hound should not be believed.
"Do you know anything more?" said Holmes when Dr. Mortimer had finished.
"Yes. Sir Charles would never go out onto the moor at night bhe was afraid of being hurt. He asked me a few times if I heard a hound barking at night, but I never had. I was there within an hour when he died. Barrymore said that he saw nelse, but I did. I saw the footprints of a hound, Mr. Holmes."
—Taken from The Hound of the Baskervilles
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Study | *do homework... *read books... |
Activities | *have outdoor activities... *raise a pet... *visit an old people's home... |
Plans | *plans for the coming Grade 8...(不少于两点) |
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How To Make My Summer Holiday More interesting
The Summer Holiday is coming. I will become a Grade 8 student soon. How can I make my Summer Holiday more interesting?