My name is Peter. I live in a small village. In my village, there aren't many cars or buses, and the streets are clean. I 1 all the neighbors and at the end of the day, we get together and talk. We go to bed 2 because there isn't much to do in the evening There aren't any theaters cinemas, museums or clubs. But the children can play in the streets or in nature (大自然). They can 3 keep animals at home. There is no noise (噪音). We can hear a lot of beautiful sounds from nature 4 the birds singing and the rain pouring (倾盆而下). In the evening, we can see lots of clear and beautiful 5 in the sky.
My penfriend Ken lives in a big city. He says there are more workplaces in the city, better schools, 6 shops, finer restaurants and hundreds of cinemas, theaters and museums. Children can go to clubs and parks to 7 themselves. I went to the city to visit Ken last month. He took me to the biggest shopping center and we bought some nice gifts for my 8 For example, a cool T-shirt for my dad.
"Which is better, the city or the village?" many of my classmates asked me when I came back. I'm not sure, 9 I know that I like the clean streets, friendly neighbors and fresh air in my 10 better.
Sometimes talent runs in families. Let's look at some famous (著名的) brothers and sisters.
Andy Murray and Jamie Murray are very famous brothers. They are both professional (职业的) tennis players and they play in competitions all over the world. Jamie is older than Andy, but only by about a year. They look very similar. They are the same height and they have the same dark hair. Jamie became a professional player in 2004, one year before his younger brother Andy. But Andy wins more competitions than his brother!
Kylie Minogue and Dannii Minogue are famous Australian sisters. Kylie began her career (事业) as an actress on Australian TV, then she began singing when she was 19 years old. She soon became famous all over the world. Dannii is younger than Kylie. She is also taller than her sister and she has darker hair. She began singing after Kylie, but she is also very famous. Dannii is also famous as a judge (评判员) on TV talent shows. Sometimes Kylie and Dannii sing together, and they sing really well.
Casey was painting the sets (粉刷布景) for the school play (戏剧). When she worked, the actors practiced on stage (舞台). A girl named Amelia played an important role in it. Now she was singing.
She saw the actors practice again and again. She remembered the words to all the songs by heart.
Casey's friend Kareem helped her paint. "You should try out for the next play," he said. "You're good."
Casey said, " "
The next day, Casey and Kareem finished painting the last part of the sets. They were cleaning up their brushes and paints.
"It's too bad!" Ms. Brown came in and said. " She can't be in the play. What will we do?"
Kareem and Casey heard this. "You know all the words to the songs. You can take over Amelia's part!" said Kareem
"No, I can't," said Casey.
"Sure you can. You must do it!" said Kareem.
Casey really wanted to act on stage. She thought, " " Then she took a deep breath (深呼吸) and walked to Ms. Brown, "I know what we can do!"
A. You are good enough! B. Maybe I could give it a try. C. Casey quietly sang along as she painted. D. Amelia broke her leg in P.E. class today. E. You're saying that just because you're my friend. |
A: Hi, Linda! Did you buy lots of things at the grocery store (食品杂货店) yesterday?
B: Yes, I did. But I would like to go the supermarket to buy things.
A: What's the d between a supermarket and a grocery store?
B: A grocery store is s than a supermarket. In a supermarket I can buy many different kinds of foods.
A: So you have m choices (选择) in a supermarket than at a grocery store.
B: Yes, you're right. I often shop in Smith's Supermarket. It's the b supermarket in our city.
A: Oh, I also want to go there tonight.
B: What do you n?
A: I want to make a fruit cake for my daughter, so I need cream, eggs and some fresh fruit.
B: OK. I need a few things too. We can go together
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Yuki Bhambri is one of the best tennis players in India. He was born (出生) in New Delhi in July, 1992. Yuki has a sporty family.two sisters and a cousin are all good tennis players. Maybe because of that, Yuki started playing tennis young -- at the of six. It was soon clear that Yuki was more than many other players of his age.
In 2008, Yuki played in the four Junior Grand Slam Tournaments (青少年大满贯锦标赛). They are quite important tennis games juniors He didn't win any of those games,the world got to know the talented young tennis player. In the same year, Yuki won the Orange Bowl, another important tennis game in the world. He was the Indian player to win that game. In 2009, Yuki won the Junior Australian Open. Then in 2010 he played in the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore and the silver medal (银牌).
There are not always happy and exciting moments (时光) in the tennis star' s life. Once Yuki had to stop an important game because of an injury. He felt sad. However, his love for tennis never He takes every game seriously and the world that he is a really good tennis player.
A few years ago, my young sons, Sam, Jerry and Alex, joined a bike competition in a town far from our home. As their father was busy, I drove them to the competition.
We were quite new to the town and didn't know anyone there. But soon after arriving, one woman gave me a chair. In the afternoon, we talked happily. Her name was Bev and she was there with her sons Jim and Carl.
Unluckily, in one of the last races, my youngest son, Alex, had an accident (事故). He cried and cried, so I ran to meet him. He badly broke his arm.
Just before I decided to take Alex to hospital, I saw a familiar (熟悉的) face. It was Bev.
Although I hardly still knew her, she could see I was scared by the accident and the worry of having two other children to care in an unfamiliar town.
"You go with him to the hospital," Bev said. "I'll take the other two home with my boys. Here is my phone number. I live not far from the town hospital."
Bev was an angel (天使). I will never forget her kindness in taking two children off my hands so I could give my injured (受伤的) child the best care.
A friendship started that day; and is still growing now.
