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A. Who helped you to mend the kite? B. What were you doing at 3:00 yesterday afternoon? C. Who did you fly kites with? D. It blew yesterday, didn't it? E. Were you very busy yesterday? F. Where did you fly the kite? G. Did you enjoy yourselves yesterday? |
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B: I was flying a kite.
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B: By the river. A lot of children were flying kites there.
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B: Yes, but the wind wasn't strong. It was good weather for flying a kite.
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B: Zhang Lei and Liu Hua. They bought two new kites and got there earlier than I did.
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B: Yes. We played there for about three hours.
Do you know Sweden(瑞典)? It is in the north of Europe. It is the fourth l country in Europe with an area of 450, 000 square kilometers and the n of people is about 8.5 million(百万). Over one third of them live in the three largest cities, called Stockholm, Goteborg and Malmo. More t half of Sweden is covered with(覆盖) trees. It is one of the richest countries in the world.
About 100 years a, Sweden became industrialized(工业化的). Most farmers gave up their farms and went into the cities. But now great changes have t place. Sweden is the country where the famous Nobel Prizes(诺贝尔奖) are awarded. Many people who have visited Stockholm, the c of Sweden, must have been to the places where Nobel Prizes are awarded. The f language of Sweden is Swedish. English is the first foreign language in schools. Many middle-school students can s two to three languages. Most of the Swedish people, men and women, old and y, can speak English. So there is no p to speak with them in English.
--Yes. Everyone in China is proud her.
Leo, Jason, Frank, Marcus and Brian are on our school basketball team. It is one of (popular) teams in our city. Now let me introduce the five players.
Of these five boys, Leo is (thin), but he runs (fast). Jason is a lot (tall) than the other four boys and he jumps (high), so he can throw the ball into the basket (篮筐) easily. Frank is a new player, but he is also great. Of the five boys, Marcus is (good) player. Brian is (heavy). He is 70 kg. He runs much (slow) than the other four boys, but he is good at stopping the players of the other team from getting near the basket.
Are they going to win? I'm sure they will! Good luck to them!
You may feel curious about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time?
On April 8, a report came out on the life of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It came from about 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.
Who studies hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That's much more than students of the US (26.4%), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%).
Who sleeps most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off (打瞌睡) in class. In South Korea is 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.
South Korean students don't like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, fewer than in Japan (93%), China (90%) and the US (89%).
Who is the most distracted (分心的)?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they talk with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated (无关的) books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students go out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most South Korean students watch TV.
Recently, I saw a film called Embrace Again. It really touched me. It shows how common people helped each other during the early days of the COVID-pandemic (流行病) in Wuhan.
One story is about Wu Ge and the famous actor Jia Ling played the part in the film. Wu Ge is a food delivery (外卖员) woman. She is a careless girl but she works hard in the wind and rain to make a living. She delivers food, runs everywhere and always becomes the first place in the WeChat movement. One day, when she sends some medicine to a piano teacher named Ye Ziyang. Ye Ziyang falls on the ground suddenly because of his brain problem Wu Ge is afraid at first because she isn't sure if he has got COVID-19. But later she still chooses to send Ye Ziyang to the hospital. Later, the two persons become good friends and experience a lot together.
Another story is about A Yong, a deliveryman. He puts many people together and volunteers (志愿) to help send different things to hospitals, though hospitals are the most dangerous places at that time. He works day and night without enough sleep. Even he has not been home since the day he volunteered. Of course, he cannot be with his family during Spring Festival, but his son, a fan of cartoons, _____________. And his wife also encourages him and gives him a lot of help in the face of difficulties.
Besides, there are also many funny parts that make you laugh. These everyday heroes have their own problems and worries. This makes the stories more closely connected with us.
The pandemic is not yet over. The movie might be a good reminder (提醒) that we still need to take good care of each other.
— of them. Yao Ming is my favourite.
—OK. Mum. I'll keep this in mind.
To her great surprise, she pass the listening test.
