It will be Lucy's1 birthday next Saturday. Now, she is making a plan for2 birthday. Here is her plan.
Wednesday, February 2nd
I want to have breakfast with my family in the morning. My father plans3 us toChaoyang Restaurant by car. It is my favorite restaurant. The food is very delicious.
Thursday, February 3rd
I want to buy4 orange dress and some gifts. I want to go shopping with my friend Lily5 the afternoon. I believe she will be very happy.
Friday, February 4th
My mom will make a birthday cake6 I need to help her. I will also prepare7 candies（糖果）for my friends. I want to put the candies into some colorful boxes. My friends can eat8 at my party.
Saturday, February 5th
It is a big day. My good friends will come9 my house. We will have a party first. Then Iwill take them to watch a great movie in the evening. I'm sure we'll have a good time. I10 forward to the celebration（庆祝）that day.
There are schools all over the world. 1 of us needs to go to school to study. You mayfind school life is difficult or2 , but you can learn to make it easy and interesting. Here are some3 for you.
Find your friends. Going to school can be interesting if you have many friends to play with. If you see a student doing the same thing4 you like, go to say "Hi"to him or her. Talking to people is a good way to 5 friends at school.
Try an activity. You can play football or basketball6 school. If you don't want to plays ports, you can7 pictures or sing songs. By doing these activities, you can meet different people.
Be nice to your teachers. Teachers 8 love their students. Some teachers are kind, and some teachers are strict（严厉的）. But you must always be nice to your teachers. They help you a lot9 your study.
School life is the best time in life. You'll 10 it.
Weather Idioms（习语）
In the dark Meaning: If people are in the darkabout something, they don't knowabout it. e.g. I keep my parents in the dark about theparty.
| Heavens open Meaning:When the heavens open,itsuddenly starts to rain hard. e.g. When we leave school, the heavens open andwe all get wet（淋湿）.
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Reach for the moon Meaning: If you reach for themoon, you get something even if（即使）it isdifficult. e.g. I am a hard-working student. Finally（终于）I reach for the moon and get an A+ in myexam（考试）!
| On cloud nine Meaning: If you are on cloud nine,you're very happy because somethinggreat happens（发生）. e.g. I am on cloud nine when I know I will go toBeijing on holiday!
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（On the way to the Shancheng Hospital, Rain knocks into an old man.）
Rain: Sorry, did I hurt you?
Mr. Li: Oh, I'm OK. Don't worry about it, young man. You seem to be in a great hurry（匆忙）.
Rain: Yes, I'm new here. I'm looking for the Shancheng Hospital. Could you please tell me the way?
Mr. Li: Sure. Go down this street till you reach the second crossing, then turn right and you will findit.
Rain: How far is it from here?
Mr. Li: It's about three kilometers.
Rain: I must get there as soon as possible（尽快）, but how can I get there?
Mr. Li: There is no bus to go there now. You had better take a taxi.
Rain: I see. Thanks a lot. Sorry for giving you so much trouble（麻烦）.
PE is becoming more and more important. There is a new rule for students. They need to run 1,500 meters each day. How do they like the new rule? Are they ready（准备好）to run?
Lin Tao is a 12-year-old student from Beijing. As Grade 7 students, they usually run 50 meters, 200 meters or 400 meters in PE classes, but never 1,500 meters. He says, "I'm OK with the new rule.I can run 1,000 meters in 3 minutes."
Liu Lei is from Dalian. He is 13 years old. He thinks the new rule is a good idea. Many studentsare worried about the new rule because they only run 400 meters in PE class. Some students thinkthat they may feel tired and want to sleep in class after running, but Liu Lei thinks running can make them strong.
Zhao Ming is a 14-year-old girl from Qingdao. Students in her school need to run 600 meters in Grade 7 and 800 meters in Grade 8 in PE class. And in winter, they run about 1,500 meters. It's OK for her to run 1,500 meters.
Children's Day is a happy day for children. They don't need to go to school. They get a lot ofgifts from their parents and friends. They also sing and dance to celebrate their festival.
In many countries, Children's Day is on June 1st, but in England, Children's Day is on July14th. In Germany, it is on September 20th.
In Japan, children have many festivals for them. March 3rd is Girls'Day. Girls get beautifultoys from their parents on this day. May 5th is Boys'Day. On Boys' Day, boys eat rice cakes.November 5th is also a Children's Day for young children in Japan. On this day, children wear theirbest clothes.
All the children love Children's Day and enjoy themselves（他们自己）on this day.
Do you know anything about the Suspended Building of Tujia Nationality（土家族吊脚楼）.There are many houses of this kind in Hubei. Usually they have two floors. On the first floor, there are no rooms for people because it is for pigs, cows, chickens, ducks, sheep, dogs and so on. Tujia people always put the firewood（柴火）on the first floor, too. And they use it to cook. People live on the second floor. The living room is in the center of the house. It is very big. It is for dinner and meeting friends. There are some bedrooms next to the living room. The kitchen and the bathroom are usually at the back of the house.
But now, many young people don't want to live there. Some of the Suspended Buildings are very old. The government（政府）are trying to keep them well, because they are the colorful culture（文化）of Tujia Nationality.
（A student meets his English teacher at the bus station when the summer holidays begin.）
S: Hello, Miss Li. Glad to see you here.
T:Me,too,
S: Very well, thanks.
T:
S: I am going to Shanghai to see mygrandparents.Andyou?
T: I'm going to Beidaihe. All the teachers aregoing there.
S:
T: For five days.
S:Sounds great.
T: Thank you. Have a good trip! There goes the bus. Goodbye.
S: Bye.
A. I have to go now. B. And how are things going? C. Let's go to the classroom. D. How long will you stay there? E. Where are you going now? F. When will you come back? G. I hope you'll enjoy your holiday there. |
Today is the first day of the week. It is in the afternoon. Mr. Read is driving his car to hissister's school. When he comes to a crossing, he doesn't know which way to go. At this time, he seesa young woman. Mr. Read comes out of his car and goes to her. "Excuse me! Where's the school,please?" he asks. The young woman says, "It's a little far from here. I want to go with you."
Now the young woman is sitting in the car. Soon they come to a small house and she says,"Stop, please!"Mr. Read stops the car and says,"But this is not a school.""Yes,"says the youngwoman, "This is my house. I want to get home early before supper time. Thanks for driving mehome. The school is near the bank. So go back to the bank and then you can find the school on yourright.It's very near here."
My mothertraveling.
the weather today?
Wein Chongqing.
How many studentsin your class?
Fall is the bestforthe mountain.
Do you know Jenny White? She is an American girl. When she was three years old, she couldread andsome words. At theof five, she could dance and play the piano. She wasvery popular（受欢迎的）in her school at that time.
When she was eight years old, she had a trafficHer legs gotbadly andshecouldn't walk any more. Life is very hard for her. But she didn't give up（放弃）. the help ofher family, She could wash clothes, cook, clean the room and do other things .Three years ago, shecould go to school again and was good at many And she liked math best.
Now she isto use the computer. She always says, "There isn't anything difficult. Try todo things wellyou will have a better life."She is really great.
提示：1. Who did you go with? 2. How did you go there? 3. How long did you stay there?4. What did you do there? 5. How was your trip?
要求：1.短文必须包含提示里的所有内容，可适当发挥；2.词数60-80词；文中不能出现自己的真实姓名和校名。
A Wonderful Trip
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