—I play rugby ______ Saturday morning and ________ Sunday.
A doctor entered the hospital hurriedly after being called in for an important surgery (外科手术).
He found the boy's father in the hall waiting worriedly.
On seeing him, the father cried out, "Why did you take all this time to come? Don't you know that my son is in danger? Don't you have any sense of duty?"
The doctor smiled and said, "I am sorry. I wasn't in the hospital and I came as fast as I could after receiving the call and now, I wish you'd calm down so that I can do my work."
"Calm down?! What if your son was in this room right now? Would you calm down? If your own son dies while waiting for a doctor, then what will you do?" said the father angrily.The doctor smiled again and replied, "We will do our best and you should also pray (祈祷)for your son's healthy life."
The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happy, "Thank goodness!Your son is saved!" And without waiting for the father's reply he carried on his way running by saying, "If you have any questions, ask the nurse."
"Couldn't he wait some minutes so that I can ask about my son's state?" shouted the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left.
The nurse answered, tears coming down her face. "His son died yesterday in a road accident. He was at the burial (葬礼) when we called him for your son's surgery. And now that he saved your son's life, he left running to finish his son's burial."
Dear Sir or Madam,
I noticed your advertisement that you would organize a summer camp in America during the summer holiday.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
My wife and our two kids went with me to the post office a few weeks ago. （A）一位老人正站在我的前面. ① He was also trying to pay his electricity bill. He was using a cane（手杖）and his hands and arms were shaking. （B）It seemed that he had a problem he was 20 cents short of his total $118. 70. Twenty cents!
The lady behind the counter（柜台）had the old man in such a state， asking for just 20 cents. ② But instead of letting the man go and paying the 20 cents herself, she told the man that (C) his bill wasn't paid in full, he would pay more next time for late fees. Hearing this really upset me, so I walked up and asked the lady behind the counter to give all of his money back to him. I handed her debit card（借记卡）and paid the bill for him.
The old man asked, "Why are you doing this?" as he was moved and began crying. I told him that it was the right thing to do. ③ He thanked me over and over. He smiled at my two kids on his way out of the post office.
The best part of all of this was that he walked out of the post office and straight to a supermarket， where he bought a large bag of snacks. As I was starting the engine（引擎）he walked up to our car and handed the bag to our two kids (D) the window.
Many old people their pets their kids.
Is Washington DC bigger than in America?
An eighty-year-old couple were having trouble with their memories. One day, they decided to see a doctor. The doctor told him that there was nothing serious, but he suggested that they should start writing things down to help them remember things. The couple thanked the doctor and left.
Later that night while watching TV, the old man got up from his chair and his wife asked, “Where are you going?”
“To the kitchen.”
“Will you get me an ice-cream?” asked the wife.
“Sure.”
Then his wife asked him to write it down.
“No, I can remember that,” replied the husband.
“Well, I also want some strawberries and cream on top. You’d better write it down, or you will forget that,”said the wife.
“No, I can remember that,” the husband got a little unhappy and went into the kitchen.
After about 20 minutes, the husband returned with a plate of fish. The wife laughed, “Haha! Your bad memory! I wanted some bread with cream.”
Debating(辩论）with AI(人工智能）
Have you ever shouted at your computer because it wasn't working? AI researchers are now working on computers that can argue and perhaps even win debates with humans.
IBM scientists wrote an article in Nature on March 17 about their new AI system(系统)—Project Debater. It can debate with people independently in front of live audiences. After listening to arguments from its opponent (对手),the system can search around 400 million online articles in less than five minutes.
The system testing began in 2019 when it debated with Harish, a professional debater who holds the world record for most debate competition victories. And the AI system argued for supporting this idea. Although the AI lost the debate in the end depending on the audience's opinions, the audience said it did very well. Interestingly, 58 percent of the audience said that Project Debater increased their knowledge about the topic. Also, Project Debater made unforgettable opening in the debate, according to Scientific American.
After competing with different human debaters, the AI system's performance keeps a little lower.
"On stage, Project Debater is far from perfect, and its missteps show just how
difficult—and low human-argumentation and debate are," said computer scientist Chris Reed of the University of Dundee in the UK.
A. Your computer couldn't "shout" back—until now.
B. While only 20 percent said the same about Harish.
C. It looks for ideas that can support its own argument.
D. Humans and technology have been facing off for years.
E. The debate topic was whether or not preschool should be given money to.
F. In other words,the back- and-forth arguments in the AI system's debates don't sound like a real human conversation.
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A. What time do you usually get up on weekdays? B. I usually have some cakes and a glass of milk. C. Class begins at eight o'clock. D. I get home at fivethirty. E. When do you play games? F. I have lunch at school. G. When do you get home? |
A: Hi, Lucy!
B: Well, I live near my school, so I get up at a quarter to seven. I never go to school late.
A: Do you have breakfast at home?
B: Yes,
A: When do you go to school?
B: So I go to school at seven fortyfive.
A:
B: I leave school at five past five and
A Bite of China Ⅱ (《舌尖上的中国》第二季)is coming! The program is shown at 9: 00 on CCTV-1 every Friday night from April 18 to June 6, 2014. There are altogether eight episodes(集), all about history and culture of food, eating and cooking in China. The directors spent one year visiting more than 150 different parts of China. More than 300 types of food are covered in the documentary.
As an old Chinese saying goes, food is what matters most to people. It plays an important role in our daily life, and the rich food culture is also one of the most important parts of Chinese culture. A Bite of China Ⅱ wants to show the joys and sadnesses of ordinary(普通的)Chinese in changing times through food.
A Bite of China Ⅰ was shown on CCTV in 2012. It attracted more than 100 million viewers. It is all about food, while the second season cares more about the relationship between the people and the food. For example, the first episode shows a young man spent four hours climbing a 40-metre-high tree to get something nice for his brother.
The show reminds viewers of their homes and the tastes of childhood. One Weibo user wrote, "A Bite of China Ⅱ makes me have so many words to say. It makes me think of my parents and my grandmother. I haven't been home for a long time, so I have decided to go back in a few days."
The show uses food as a window to introduce China to the world. Viewers can see how Chinese people love life by loving food. Anyone who wants to know more about Chinese culture and Chinese society(社会)should have a bite of the program.
Winning feels good; losing feels bad. Some people think that losing is a texperience. Unfortunately, we can't always win, so it's important for us to athe bad feeling of losing and turn it into a positive（积极的）lesson that teaches us the ways we can improve.
At the Tokyo Olympics, China's mixed-doubles table tennis team of Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen won silver iof gold. They took the loss like good sportsmen. Some Chinese fans, however, were angry and disappointed. In their opinion, all table tennis golds should go to China.
There is a popular saying goes like this: "You can't win unless you learn how to lose." It's from a famous basketball player who experienced many years of losing a he had won a championship early in his career. However, he later went on to win five more championships.
Sports is a lot like life. We are always competing to get into the best schools, to win prizes, and to get better jobs. We don't always win, but every loss can be an opportunity to learn and, through this process, to improve. We should raise our s when we are losing. As long as you believe in yourself and never give up, you will never be a loser.
读音选词 根据所给句意和音标，从每题A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
He used to go to school on _____/fʊt/.
A. foot B. fit C. fix D. fold
We should not eat________junk food.
A. too many B. too much
C. many too D. much too
－I think teenagers should not be allowed to get car licenses.
－I agree. They are not _______.
A. serious enough B.something serious
C. nothing serious D. enough serious
