—Tom and Jack.
—____ of them. I'd like some water, please.
—I'm sorry, but my father and I planned _________ Beijing a long time ago.
—OK. I will, Mom.
A: Excuse me! Are there any good restaurants here?
B:
A: I like English food. Are there any English restaurants?
B: One is on Main Street, named Green Land. The other is close to a library. Its name is Sally's.
A:
B: Sally's is a little nearer but it's more expensive.
A:
B: Green Land is farther but the food there is much more delicious and cheaper.
A: That's great! But how can I get there?
B: Then you will see Green Land on Main Street.
A: Thanks a lot.
B: You're welcome.
A. Yes, and we have two. B. How about Green Land? C. What food would you like? D. Walk down the street and turn right at the third crossing. E. Sorry, I don't know. F. Which is nearer? |
Mr. and Mrs. Crum lived in a quiet place. They kept animals and grew vegetables to make a living. Though they were rich, they were 1 . Why? They didn't have a 2 . This summer they grew pumpkins（南瓜）. 3 , there was hardly any 4 the whole（整个的） summer. They had to water them twice a week.
When autumn came, they started to 5 the pumpkins. When Mrs. Crum picked a large pumpkin, she heard a voice. "I have grown up. It's time 6 out. " Mr. and Mrs. Crum were 7 . They looked around but found 8 . After a while, a baby jumped 9 the pumpkin. Their dream came true!
The woman took some water to wash it. 10 the drops（滴） of water fell off the baby's body, they changed （变成） into gold（金子）. So the woman gave 11 another bath, and again she got some 12 . Then the baby said, "Don't do that again. You have 13 money. " But the couple didn't listen to the baby. When they began to give it a 14 bath, the baby became sad and 15 . And all the gold was gone, too.
How do people from all over the world spend their free time? Let's have a look.
⊙Internet
People from Canada spend about 43. 5 hours online every week, 8 hours longer than Americans. Canada has long cold winters, so people spend lots of time at home.
⊙Outdoors
People from New Zealand spend most of their free time outdoors. The countryside there is great for mountain climbing and water sports.
⊙Bars
Spain has a lot of bars（酒馆）. In Spain, a bar is for families, not just drinkers. It's a meeting place and often an eating place. When none of your family or friends are free, you can still go to a bar by yourself. People around you in the bar may ask you to join them.
⊙Museums
The UK has six of the top 20 most visited museums in the world, such as the National Gallery, the British Museum and Tate Modern.
⊙Parties
As for parties, most people will think of Brazil. Its carnival（狂欢节） is famous all around the world. Bangkok and Berlin are two of the best cities for partying. In Bangkok, you can meet friendly people and visit great night clubs. In Berlin, you can enjoy beautiful music on the streets.
⊙Exercising
In Greece and Estonia, over 80 percent of people exercise every day. The Olympic sports are very popular in these two countries, but Estonia has a very special game: ice cricket（冰上板球）!
Sara got up early this morning. Today she and her family were going on a hike （远足）. It was Sara's first hike.
They drove for two hours. Then Sara's mother stopped the car at the foot of the mountain. Sara, her parents and her brother began to walk. There were a lot of tall trees and flowers. Butterflies and bees（蜜蜂） flew around. Sara felt afraid of the bees at first, but soon she didn't because she found the bees were more interested in the flowers.
After walking for an hour, Sara was tired. "Come on, Sara," said her brother. "You can do it! You're ten years old. That's old enough to hike. " Sara kept going and looking around. There was green grass everywhere. She saw a small rabbit in the grass. Sara shouted in surprise and the rabbit ran away quickly.
Another hour passed. They got to the top of the mountain. Sara's mother began to take out their picnic （野餐）. There were hamburgers, eggs, beef and juice. "Congratulations, Sara!" said her father. "You have just finished your first hike!" Sara smiled. She thought she liked hiking.
Are you interested in writing about food? If so, then this is the competition for you.
The Week Junior is hosting the Young Food Writer competition. Set up in 2008, it is the only national food writing competition that is for children and young people up to the age of18.
To be winning, write a short story around the theme （主题） of "Food and Heroes （英雄）". The hero could be anyone you want, yourself, a friend, a family member or a sports person. No matter who it is, write about what role food plays in life. For example, do you have a family member who cooks something to make you feel better when you're sick or help you get through your hardest times?
The competition has four different age categories （类别）, each with their own word limit（限制）.
10 and under — at least 250 words
11—13— at least 500 words
14—16— at least 750 words
17—18— at least 1,000 words
There will be a champion（冠军） and a runner- up（亚军） in each category. Good luck!
Please send your story by e-mail to food and heroes@theweekjunior. co. uk by April 30th. All works must include （包含） your name, address, e- mail address and phone number of your parent.
For more information, please visit theweekjunior. co. uk.
Being outgoing is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing like to meet lots of people and have more fun in life. Even shy people can be outgoing.
You can start becoming outgoing with your best friend or a group of friends. But the real challenge （挑战） comes when you meet strange （陌生的） people or new friends. In this way, you may have some talks.
Just a simple "Hello!" or "How is it going?" is a good start. If you want to have interesting talks, you should read the news in newspapers, or surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind.
The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there.
And you will find being outgoing is so easy.
A. Start a talk. B. Try to follow these steps. C. This is also the most important step. D. Smile more, and usually they will return your smile. E. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. |
How much do you know about "Taobao"? Do you often buy goods（商品） online? During every big festival hundreds of millions of dollars is spent online. "Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao? I am a Taobaoer," says Wang Fang, 28, a writer in Beijing. Taobao, China's largest online shopping site（地点）, has become an important part of Wang Fang's life. She spends half of her salary （工资） on Taobao. A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the pleasure of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students and young workers. People can find almost everything they need online, from clothes to books, from candy to DVD players. And clothing and household（家用的） things are the most popular goods bought online.
The biggest attraction（吸引力） for buyers is the low prices of online goods. Buyers can also check the information easily. They can compare the prices of the same kind of goods from different sellers, and choose the cheapest one. When someone asks her about the safety（安全） of online shopping, Wang Fang said, It's very safe and easy. If you can't get the goods from the sellers or are not satisfied（满意的） with them, the shop owners will not get the money. You can also get a refund（退款） if you give the goods back.
Trying to stay healthy seems to be a difficult thing for us. To have healthy lifestyle, there is no （good） way than encouraging the whole family to work together for it. When others do the same （activity） as ours, we can encourage each other to keep doing it. If （your） get your family to be interested in doing exercise and eating （healthy）, you will be fit and healthy.
When you go shopping, only buy healthy food. Buy vegetables and fruit rather than junk food like chips. Try different kinds of food and try （eat） at home more often.
Don't think food as some kind of entertainment （娱乐）. We may often meet our friends for lunch. In fact, there are many other things you can do with friends. How about （meet） friends for a football game rather than meeting them for lunch? You can still eat, the activity doesn't have to be focused （集中） on food. The food is less important than the fun activity.
Looking after your health should not be boring. （start） now.
提示：
1. 饮食
2. 睡眠
3. 运动
How to keep healthy
提示：
1. 她/他的外貌；
2. 她/他的性格；
3. 她/他的品质。
要求：
1. 语句通顺，意思连贯；
2. 不体现真实姓名；
3. 80词左右。
My best friend
