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Where in the world can you take an hour's train ride, and pass a forest, a London street, a scene from the Wild West, and a burning building that never burns down? There's only one place, and that's Hollywood, in California. The scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets（布景） in the Universal Studios, one of the oldest and largest movie companies(公司) in the USA.
A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood, the films and the stars. But they are only memories. Hollywood isn't quite the same as it used to be. Costs have gone up and confidence has gone down. Movie-makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas. Instead, they repeat old ones.
The film industry is changing fast. Teenagers still go out to the movies. The theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home. But older people mostly stay home to watch series, like Dynasty have become as important to Hollywood as expensive movies. These “soap opera”, as they are called, show rich, powerful families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes. But the actors and actresses are nearly all middle-aged, like many of the people who watch them.
Though it is soap operas that are keeping the film-makers of Hollywood in Business, big films are still being made in America. But more and more of them are made outside Hollywood. New York is the most important new center, but there are many others as well. Movie-makers have realized that they don't need Hollywood any more. Modern cameras and real houses instead of expensively made copies in a studio. Other states, especially Florida and Texas, are working hard to take the film business away from California. They are offering better working conditions and lower cost.
But Hollywood is fighting back. The state of California is trying hard to keep its best-known industry.

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    There are many TV programs on Chinese cuisines(烹饪)now.  A Bite of China(舌尖上的中国)is a new program and it's very popular．The CCTV Channel One show began to play on May 14th，2012．It was held by the award-winning documentary maker Chen Xiaoqing．The program tries to bring something new by presenting more cultural elements related to dishes，such as eating habits and the ethics(道德)of eating．It also offers insights into the geographical，historical and cultural dimensions of what Chinese eat．It can teach us how to make the food．So the program is sure to attract both food buffs and ordinary audiences．

    A Bite of China has seven episodes(片段)．Each episode lasts 50 minutes．Themes range from ingredients to preserved food．

    Food is always connected with people．To get enough good stories，the  production team spent three months doing research and interviews in about 60 cities before they started shooting．Filming lasted about nine months．

    A Bite of China captures social changes while presenting food cultures，such as，many families leave old people in their hometowns while other members work outside，the food of their hometown can remind them of happy times．

     Chen says the seven episodes might not be enough to capture the glory of Chinese food culture．

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    Life will be different in the future, because many changes will come. But what will the changes be? Let's have a look now.

    Children will not use pens or books in the future. Every student will have a computer at school. Just use their computers and they will find everything they are interested in.

    People will wear a kind of clothes. They are made of newspapers. People don't have to wash them because the clothes won't get dirty.

    People needn't work for eight hours a day. They will have more free time for sports, watching TV and family trips.

    Robots will help people to clean the room. What's more, they can play chess with people, play the piano and talk to people.

    I think we will live a happy and healthy life in the future.

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    Many students in the USA always take the school bus to school every day. Parents think taking the school bus is very safe. But sometimes it is also dangerous (危险的). Some students die (死亡) because they don't follow the school bus rules. Here are some school bus rules:

◆Arrive at the bus station early.

◆Wait for the bus at the bus station.

◆Don't play around (在周围) the bus.

◆Don't run everywhere at the bus station.

◆Don't walk or run in the bus when it is going.

◆Don't try to leave the bus before it stops.

These rules are good for students. Remember them and follow them. So you can keep yourself safe.

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My favourite sport
	My favourite sport is basketball, because basketball can make me strong and happy. It can also help me make more friends and learn teamwork.     I enjoy playing basketball with my friends. Kobe Bryant is my favorite player. I wish I can play basketball with Kobe Bryant one day.
	Fishing is my favourite sport. I like fishing but I hardly get any fish. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all. Anyway I think fishing can make me feel very relaxed and comfortable.
	I like swimming because I think it's a funny and easy sport. And swimming is more popular than running. Swimming is good for my health. It can help me keep fit. I joined the swimming club last term. I hope to swim very fast and beautifully. I want to keep my body in a good shape.
	I enjoy jogging with my friends Tommy and Betty. In the early mornings, we often go jogging in the park. Then we are ready for school. At weekends, we sometimes go jogging in the countryside. The more I go jogging, the healthier I will feel.

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    Have you ever heard of the saying, "If you want a friend, be one. " What does it mean? There are many different things that you can do to make friends. You may find out what they are if you watch someone make friends.  Here is how one new teacher made friends with the students in her class on the first day of the school.When the bell rang, the teacher smiled at all the students. Then she said, "Good morning.How nice it is to have all of you in my class this year! I want to know each of you very much. I am sure we will enjoy working together. "The teacher smiled, used a pleasant voice, and acted in a friendly way. She told the students her name and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them something she liked to do and hoped to do with them during the year. The students knew that she liked many of the things they liked. Everyone felt that she meant what she said. Each of them wanted to know her better and be her friend. Then she let the students tell something about themselves.  So they felt that the teacher knew them.  Could you make friends as the teacher did? How do you get to know your classmates? One way is to find out more about them.  During the break you can talk to them. You may ask them their names and the names of the schools they went to last year.  They want to know about you, too.  You may tell them about your interests or your holiday experiences.  It is often easy to be friends with whom people have the same interests and play the same games.  As you talk, the others may think, " I like to do the same things you do.  It would be fun to be friends with you.  "Remember! Just talking together in a friendly way is one good way to make friends. 

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    People's likes and dislikes are different, so they have different ambitions (愿望). Now let's look at the following characters' likes, dislikes and ambitions.

I enjoy helping people, but I can't stand working at nights and on weekends. I want to be a doctor or a social worker. —Jim	I'm good at explaining things and I really like children. I can't stand working long time. I think I'd like to be a nurse or a teacher. —Jill
I really like doing things with my hands. I also enjoy working with wood. I don't enjoy working in the same place every day, and I don't like being in noisy places. I think I'd like to be a factory worker or a carpenter (木匠). —Anita	I'm really interested in meeting people, and I enjoy wearing different clothes every day. I'm not so good at organizing my time or computers. I am going to be a model or an accountant (会计师). —Maria

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A cooking lesson Do you want to cook delicious food by yourself? Come and join us! Place: The Children's Palace Date: October 23 Time: 18:00 Things you need: a notebook, a pen or a pencil Activities; listen to a speech; play games; cook by yourself Call me before Friday, October 21 to get more information!

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    One place that is very important in my life is my grandmother's house. She1 in a small village in the south of the country. I go there every summer to visit my grandmother and to 2 the city and relax.

    The village is just a group of white houses on a hillside with some shops, and it's3 peaceful.

    One reason why I like it is that it's a beautiful place. My grandmother has a lovely garden and we always sit 4 the trees, drinking sweet tea and chatting. It's so pleasant. But the main reason why this place is so important to me is 5. She is so kind to me, and wonderful to talk to. Also, she is a great cook and the meals she prepares are simple 6 so fresh and …rich? No, no, I mean they are tasty. And she's always giving me eh ... What do you call 7— small plates of food during the day, so I always return home feeling calm and refreshed... and 8!

    I wouldn't like 9 there, though. I prefer living in the city, I'm a city person. I 10 live in a small village where everybody knows each other. I'd rather live in a busy, exciting place. But I really love visiting the villages for holiday.

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    Every school day, we use schoolbags to carry all of our things to school. But have you ever thought about the 1 of schoolbag?

    In the Han Dynasty, when old-style private (私人的) schools were 2, students used bamboo boxes to carry things to school. There were usually two or three layers (层) in the boxes. Kids put different school things, like blushes and 3 in the boxes. Hundreds of years later, people 4 a new kind of schoolbag called the budai. The budai was not so 5 as the bamboo box so that it was easy to carry. Later in China, military rucksacks (军用帆布包) became 6. Ask your grandparents or parents about these bags. Maybe they can tell you how they 7 used them when they were in school.

    A new style of schoolbags has appeared in recent years. Many of them have pictures of cartoons or pop stars on them. They are more 8 to use. Some students have special bags with 9. Students pull them just like pulling a luggage case (行李箱), so that it's easier for them to carry heavy textbooks.

    Schoolbags still 10. Can you imagine what future schoolbags will be like?

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    The British Museum is one of the biggest museums in the world. Inside, you feel smaller than usual.

    The story of the British Museum goes back to three hundred years ago to one unusual man, Sir Hans Sloane, doctor to King George II. The doctor collected books, drawings, clothes, money, animals, flowers, things from all over the world. The doctor wanted everything to stay together when he died, so that people could come and have a look. King George I gave his library, and the museum started to grow.

    The British Museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died. At first the museum was only open three days a week and only ten people could enter in an hour. There wasn't much time to see things.

    By about 1800， things began to get better than before. Wonderful statues, three thousand years old, arrived from Egypt. King George IV sold all his books to the museum secretly. A hundred years ago, not only old books but also new ones arrived at the museum, and more people came to read them. Since then many famous men have written and studied there. There are four kilometres of new shelves every year and there are about two million visitors every year.

A. And the library is growing faster and faster. B. London is famous for the British Museum. C. There are many things to see. D. Have you heard of the British Museum? E. The British Museum began. F. Visitors had to run through the rooms.

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    In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist, so he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo,

    That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.

    Travellers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

    In about 1840, photography developed. That was not simple. The photographer had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them. Some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were lifelike (栩栩如生的).

    Photography also became a kind of art by the end of the 19th century. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.

A. The next important date in the history of photography was in 1839. B. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. C. Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's way. D. Remember to choose the most special sights. E. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. F. Many people take pictures for fun.

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The Way to Make Chicken Breasts (鸡胸肉) What do you usually have for dinner? For me, I like chicken breast. And I'm good at baking chicken breast. Today I'll share the approach to making them with you. Instructions: ●Heat (加热) the oven. Prepare a plate and some butter. Prepare chicken breasts. Clean the chicken breasts and make them dry. Put some butter on the chicken breasts then mix salt and pepper. ●Move the chicken breasts to the plate. Put the chicken breasts on the plate. You can also put some honey onto the chicken-breasts to make them more delicious. ●Cover the chicken with pepper. Put some pepper onto the chicken breasts. The pepper needs to cover all the chicken breasts. It can make your dish look nice. ●Bake (烤) the chicken breasts. Move the chicken to the oven until the oven shows 165F . Then wait for another twenty minutes. The total time of cooking is usually 30 to 40 minutes. ●Cool the dish. Take out the chicken breasts right way, and let them cool.

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From an early age, we were taught that if we wanted to be successful, we had to study hard and get good results at school. In fact, good students may just end up doing jobs they don't like, and some even lead an unhappy life. Why is it like that?

In some parents' eyes, school grades matter most for their kids. In reality, there are many things to consider besides the school subjects, for example, how to be a happy person, what to do to keep healthy, and how to get along well with others. That is to say, school is not just enough if you want to have a great life.

Doing well in school is different from doing well in life. Studies show that people who failed at school may not end up failing in life. You may have already known that some famous people, like Thomas Edison and Steve Jobs, didn't do very well at school or even failed to finish school. In fact, there are a lot more than just the big shots who are successful in life without finishing school. They seize (抓住) every chance to learn and finally make it to the top.

Life is really a long lesson, so long that you can't define (界定) a person's success by just one

section (部分) of it. If you have already finished school, keep learning because what you have learned at school will never be enough to live a satisfying life. If you are still studying, whether you are good or bad at school, don't take your school results too seriously as long as you have put your heart into it. Keep learning to make the most of your talents (天赋). That's how you can live a happy and successful life.

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Traffic lights are red, yellow and green. They are very important signals. Traffic lights are usually put at busy street corners to help control* traffic. Sometimes, they are on streets near schools and shops, too. Most young children are taught what each of the colored lights means, so everybody can stay safe.

The first traffic signals were used for trains. The signals were put alongside railway tracks. The color red was used to mean "stop" because it warned people of danger. A red light was also the easiest color to see far away. Train drivers could see the red "stop" light ahead and had enough time to slow down and stop their trains. A green light was used to mean "take care" and a white light meant "go".

However, there were many dangerous accidents on the train tracks. Some train drivers thought a star shining in the night sky was a white light that meant "go". So the signals were swapped. The "go" light was changed to green and the "take care" light was changed to white.

During these times, people travelled by train or in carts pulled by horses. Years later, when cars were built, people began to drive them because they could travel much faster than horses. However, the road rules for drivers were not very clear and many people were hurt crossing the roads. Yellow warning signs had to be put on the side of the roads to warn drivers to take care and allow people to cross safely.

Today, towns and cities all over the world have traffic lights. Red and green lights match the signals used on the railways. Yellow lights are easy to see, so they are used to warn drivers that they should slow down and prepare to stop.

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    Have you ever seen people building houses? To build a house, you need workers. They use their hands, tools and machines to put things together. Building the ISS (国际太空站) is the same. The difference is that the workers are astronauts. They walk in space and use robots' arms and hands to do their work.

    In the space station, astronauts are comfortable. The temperature there is about 21 ℃. But outside the station, it can be too hot or cold for people. In the sunlight, it's about 120 ℃. In the shadow (阴暗处) of the station, it's about-85 ℃. So when astronauts walk in space, they have to wear heavy clothes - spacesuits (太空服).

    Spacesuits also keep astronauts safe from flying rubbish in space. Each time people go into space, they leave rubbish there. So astronauts should be careful because there's a lot of rubbish, some rubbish goes many times as fast as a plane!

    Space walking is not easy, and it can be dangerous. So getting ready for it takes a lot of time to learn. Astronauts will need to do 160 space walks to finish their work in the ISS. That will take about 1, 900 man—hour of work.

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    ①It is normal to feel a bit nervous about exams, especially if you're under pressure from school or family. Exam stress can cause you to feel nervous or depressed (沮丧的), and this might influence your sleeping or eating habits.

②If you have any of these feelings or are worried that exam pressure is taking over your life, you are not alone. Here are some things you can do.

③Firstly, let your trusted friends and family know if you're having a hard time, so they can be there to support you, encourage you and offer a listening ear. You don't have to go through this alone. Keeping it all in will only make things worse, so don't be afraid to open up.

④Secondly, think about all the practical support you need, and be honest with yourself about it. You are allowed to ask for help. Tell your teachers about your worries. They may have talked to lots of students who are going through similar things, so they can give you some helpful advice.

⑤One more thing you can do is to be kind to yourself. Think about all the things you have achieved so far. It can be helpful to write a list of all the things you like about yourself, and the things other people value about you, too. ________

⑥If you follow the things above, I'm sure you will never be worried about exams.

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Must-reads for teenagers Hatchet Author: Gray Paulsen    Price: ¥32 Published in 2016      For kids aged 12-14          HATCHET The book tells a survival (生存) story. Brain, the main character is alone in a jungle with only a hatchet because of a plane crash. There are tons of dangers hidden in jungle, such as wild animals, poisonous plants and terrible weather. He has to try his best to survive before being saved.

Bud, Not Buddy Author: Christopher Paul Curtis Price: ¥38 Published in 2001  For teenagers Bud lost his mother when he was only 4 and had never seen his father. He brings the things that his mother left him and tries to find Colloway, a man who he thinks might be his father. He meets with many difficulties, such as hunger, fear, bad behaviors from others, but nothing can stop him finding his father and also a warm family.

Turtle in Paradise

Author: Jennifer L. Holm             Price: ¥31 Published in 2010                         For kids aged 8-12 It tells a story about family love. The story lakes place during t e G w t Depression (经济大萧条), a time of great hardships for many Americans. Turtle, an 11-year-old girl, has to leave her parents and starts a new life with her relatives who she has never met before. Life is full of the unexpected there. After experiencing happiness and sadness, she realized what she really wanted is a warm and loving family.

Tuck Everlasting Author: Natalie Babbitt          Price: ¥30 Published in 2007                  For Kids aged 10-15 If there is a magic spring, whose water prevents people from growing older, will you drink it at once? The main character, ten-year-old Winnie Foster thinks her life is meaningless and boring. The thought of living forever is exciting to her. As she gets to know the Tucks, who stay what they look like for many years , she comes to understand living forever might not be as good as it seems

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The Ministry of Education wants students to practice their sports skill. It wants to make homework for physical education classes. It also wants to cut down homework for math and language.

Physical education helps improve children's health in a big way. There was a survey in 2019. It said that as high as 53. 6% of primary and secondary school students were shortsighted(近视的), and 81% among high school students. More physical activities helped with eyesight problems in children. The survey also said 15. 7 of Grade 1 students had eyesight problems. But in Grade 6, it was 59%. Those six years were important for helping with their eyesight.

40 minutes of outdoor activities every day helps a lot. It can help students to relax their eyes. It can also help their bodies to have vitamin D. For preschool children, they'd better have outdoor sports activities every day. For those aged between 7 and 12, they'd better exercise for at least an hour everyday. After outdoor activities, children can have a sound sleep. This will help their bodies grow faster.

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London, the capital (首都) of Britain, is a famous city with a long history and rich culture. When you walk in London, you will be fully immersed (沉浸) in the beauty of places of interests (名胜古迹) like

Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London and Stonehenge and feel quite   (relax) The Thames River runs through London from west to east. So the city has two parts: the South and the North. You can have a great time  (visit) both of the two parts in those famous buildings, shops, big parks and interesting places.

The weather in London is good. In winter it is not very cold and in summer it is not very hot  the city is near the sea. But London is also a foggy city (雾都) and it often has  (rain) days. People there often go out an umbrella.

It's 8 in the morning. I  (drive) in London right now. Unluckily, I meet one of the thickest  (fog) in years. I can't see things in front of me  (clear). Cars and buses are moving along with their lights on. The fog is so thick that all the buses and cars stop. I have to get to my office on time because I have important meeting. However, it is impossible (不可能) for me  (find) a bus, a car or a taxi. In the end, I have to get there on foot.