Dave is my friend. His family is rich. His parents always give him lots of pocket money. But Dave thinks his parents work very hard and it's not easy for them, so he always tries his best to save money. He has some good ways to do it.
Dave likes reading. He has lots of books. He tells me he often buys books online, because they're cheaper. And when he has free time, he often goes to bookstores or libraries to do some reading.
Dave has a bike. He usually goes to school by bike instead of taking a bus. Sometimes when it rains or snows, he walks. These two ways help Dave keep healthy and save some money.
Dave brings a bottle of water to school every day. When other students drink juice, he enjoys his water. He thinks water is the cheapest but the best drink.
Some students think Dave is mean. But I don't think so. I think he is right. What do you think of him?
Mary Dexter is a student.She is from the USA.She studies in a middle school. 1 Her favorite subject is science.Though Mary is only 13 years old,she begins to think about her future(未来).After she finishes high school,she wants to study at a big college(大学)in SanDiego. 2
Mary wants to study marine biology.That is to say,she will learn about all the animals in the sea.And San Diego is a great place to study marine biology because it is near the sea,and the city has a great Sea World.People can see many sea animals there.
3 "I want to work with sea animals and help them."says Mary.
根据材料内容完成下列任务。
A.That's her favorite city.
B.What will she do after she finishes college?
C.Mary is good at all the school subjects.
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Li Ming's Summer Holiday
Summer holiday is from July to August in China .It ' s a long time for me to do all kinds of things .I like visiting some places of interest .And I like travelling by train .It takes me too much time ,but it saves money .Sometimes I stay at home and do my homework ,sometimes I help my parents do some house work .When my parents are free ,we often go to the park or the zoo ,and we have a good time there .I have a good summer holiday .
Wang Tao's Summer Holiday
My summer holiday of this year was very enjoyable. I went to the countryside to spend my summer holidays with my grandparents. It is very beautiful there. There are green plants, clear rivers, lovely animals and kind people. I spent two weeks helping my grandfather do some farm work there. Besides, I helped the children in the neighborhoods with their lessons. I helped them read English to improve their spoken English. Their parents thanked me for this and thought highly of me. I realized that knowledge is greatly needed in the countryside.
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Every week, Julia would go to visit her grandparents. ①The grandfather would give each child a few coins and tell them to buy something they like. They would buy toys and candy. After they grew a little bit older, their parents thought that it was time for them to learn how to manage(管理)money. So the parents asked the children to think of ways to manage money.
Ruben is the cleverest boy. He decided to earn money by buying and selling things. ②他得到了来自全家的支持。But Nico, the smallest child, still spent the money as usual. Ruben thought ③it was unfair and he stopped saving his money, too.
For little Julia, she had a wonderful, secret plan. But ④她的父母对她感到非常失望. They thought Julia wasn't doing anything.
One day, Julia came with a violin and played it for the family. Everyone was surprised. They knew that Julia liked the violin. ⑤but her family was too poor to afford the violin classes for her. So, Julia found a street violinist and asked his to teach her. In return, she gave his all her money. The violinist was deeply moved by Julia. He taught her for months and rent a violin to her. Then, Julia gave performances with the violinist in the street. By doing this, she earned enough money to pay for the violin.

The Great Wall of China is called the "Ten thousand Ii Great Wall" in Chinese. In fact, it' s more than 6,000 kilometers long. It winds its way from west to east, across deserts, over mountains, through valleys till at last it reaches the sea. It is one of the wonders of the world.
The Great Wall has a history of over twenty centuries. The first part of it was built during the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States Period, more walls were put up to defend the borders of the different kingdoms. It was during the Qin Dynasty that the kingdom of Qin united the different parts into one empire. To keep the enemy out of his empire, Emperor Qin Shihuang had all the walls joined up. Thus, the Great Wall came into being.
The Great Wall is wide enough at the top for five horses or ten men to walk side by side. Along the wall are watchtowers, where soldiers used to keep watch. Fires were lit on the towers as a warning when the enemy came.
It was very difficult to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines. All the work was done by hand. Thousands of men died and were buried under the wall they built. The Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth, but of the flesh and blood of millions of men.
Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest not only to the Chinese but to people from all over the world. Many of them have come to know the famous Chinese saying: "He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man."
回答下面5个问题, 每题答案不超过7个词。
Chen Yujie, 15 studies at a boarding school in Ningbo, Zhejiang.it was not a short ride home and the trips were tiring.Chen hoped her parents could put the money on a bank card , so she didn'r have to travel so often.
“It's usually the most relaxing time for our family.” Said Chen.
She chose the right time.After a few turns of lobbying(游说) ,her parents finally agreed with Chen .So they have to choose a right time .
US magazine Highnight recently surveyed 1,521 kids aged 6-12 in the country , asking questions like “Results show that American kids seem to know when their parents are most receptive(乐于接受的)。Meal time is discovered to be their most favorite time to talk to their parents.Bed time comes second.followed by time spent in the car.
Chinese teenagers seem to have a similar tendency (倾向) over the problem.Qianjiang Daily ,a newspaper in Zhejiang, did a survey about it .
So do you have anything to talk to your parents about? Choose a good time.
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A. When you want to talk to your parents about something important ,When is the best time to do it? B. She decided to discuss it with her parents during TV time to talk to their parents. C. They found that most American teenagers would choose bed time to talk to their parents. D. She used to go back to her home in Cixi every week to get money from her parents. E. The result shows most teenagers in the city would choose meal time to talk to their parents. F. For most teenagers like Chen talking to parents can be difficult or even worrying. |
A. How to keep healthy B. Free-time activities C. Future plans D. Past experiences E. A pen friend F. Ideas about TV shows G. Where to shop in the town |
⑴ During the summer holiday, I visited Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou with my cousins. What a relaxing trip!
⑵ There are many kinds of shows on TV. As for me. I like talk shows and talent shows better because they are fun and I can learn a lot from them.
⑶ Most of my friends play computer games in their free time. I usually exercise. I do some running at least four times a week.
⑷ I made a new pen friend. She is in New York. She is tall and has long curly hair. She wears glasses. She is outgoing and creative.
⑸ There are three big supermarkets in our town. The Johnson's has the best goods. The Lucky Fellow has the friendliest service. And the King Star plays the most wonderful music.
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A. If you don't want to lose your friend, you should talk to your friend first. Also, you may invite her to your home to have dinner. B. If there is something wrong with your stomach, you should go to see a doctor as soon as possible and have some pills. C. You should visit your neighbor and have a talk with him. You can tell him not to play the CDs at night. D. You should tell your mother what you did and promise not to do it again. Your mother will forgive(原谅) you. E. You should take good care of your sister while your parents are not at home. F. You should do more math exercises and ask your math teacher to help you with math. G. If you want to become strong, you should eat more food and do some sports. |
Joe was a farmer. He hadn't had good harvest for years. "If God let me control the weather, everything will get better, "he said angrily,""
God heard his words and replied, "Well, you can be in charge of the weather for a year. Let's see what your crops grow like. "
On hearing this, Joe was too surprised to believe what he heard. He shouted "Sunny!" Suddenly the clouds went away. In the following year, he changed the weather between sunny and rainy.
He looked forward to a big harvest. But when the harvest season came, his heart sank to find his crops had not grown any grain at all. Feeling quite puzzled and disappointed, he started crying.
"Didn't you have your wish to control the weather? "God asked again. "Yes, but I just can't understand it. How could it be?" Joe wondered. "That's because you never asked for wind, rainstorm, snow or anything that could make the roots stronger. "
From the story we can learn: Only through life's challenges can we succeed in harvesting the fruit of life. It takes both ups and downs to get satisfactory results.
A. Once again, God heard him.
B. But he still wanted to have a try.
C. I know better than God does because I am a clever farmer.
D. Without strong roots, of course they couldn't grow anything.
E. Watching his crops growing bigger and bigger, he felt satisfied.
Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He said it was a strange visit. "I don't understand, but I frightened(害怕) your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a purse from Zhengzhou, she looked in it and asked me to take it back.Do English people like spiders?"
"Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop front, so there was a ladder(梯子).Grandmother stopped me from walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought some lovely rose soap(肥皂) for my mother, a smart umbrella for my father and some new shoes for myself. Your grandmother came in and screamed(尖叫) !"
"Then I broke a small mirror in the bathroom.I felt very sorry. When I left I gave your grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were 13. She didn't like it."I explained to Lu, "My grandmother follows the old customs(习俗). You must not give someone an empty purse or they will have no money. You must not kill a money spider or the same will happen. Also it is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table. An open umbrella in a house means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years' bad luck, and 13 is also a very unlucky number.."
A. Your grandmother's face went white. B. I think she was happy about my leaving. C. You were really making my grandmother very afraid. D. Then I saw a red spider on the table So I killed it for her and she seemed very unhappy. E. When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to check if it was all right. |
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⑴Tony loves singing with friends on weekends because he is very busy on weekdays. But with the help of this app, he can do that even during the work break. ⑵Though Mrs. Green is quite old, she keeps walking for at least one hour every day. She likes this app because it can tell her how many steps she walks anytime. ⑶John is a hard -working student. He is good at listening and speaking, but he doesn't do well in written tests, including reading and writing. ⑷Jenny is very talented in art. She likes drawing very much. Recently she tries drawing on her iPad when she is free. ⑸Miss Zhang works as a secretary in a big company. So this app is very helpful for her work such as taking notes during the meetings and sorting out different kinds of files in order. |
Paper by 53 is an app. It is the easiest and most beautiful way to create pictures on your iPad. You can create anything from sketches and other drawings. There is a fresh canvas ready and waiting for your ideas, inspiration and art. Maps of the world is a free app. It is perfect for those who are interested in history and geography. It offers many historical maps, such as old maps of the world and Europe. It allows users to see what has happened in history. Do you like singing karaoke? Now you can do it at home! With the K, you can be a super star anytime, anywhere. When you are singing, it records your voice. You can sing songs together with your friends. Or you can compete with them. In the world of note taking, Everrnote is the king. It allows you to create electronic files with text, photos, audio and videos. You can put the files in order, tag them and search them easily. Fun dubbing(配音) is an English learning app. It includes many short videos. You can dub the videos to learn English. It increases the joy in learning a language. At the same time, you can improve your listening and your spoken English. MindSnacks is a free app. It is a great English helper. Experts from top universities in America designed the English lessons for users. It has a number of games to build vocabulary, and to improve reading, writing, listening and conversational skills. How many steps did you walk today? Walkup does not just mark down the number of steps you walk. Marking your travel route and every step you walk will give you the power to move ahead. |
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[1] Many ordinary people ranging from volunteers to media workers have dedicated (奉献) themselves to fighting the novel coronavirus. They prove that ordinary people can still do their part during difficult times.
[2] On Feb 12, Dalian (not his real name) was taking a train to Changsha, Hunan, for a business trip. While on the train, he went into a carriage (车厢) to have lunch and chose to remain in the carriage. He did not realize that the carriage was only for people heading to Wuhan. Several hours later, when the train arrived in Wuhan, Dalian was asked to get off, as he was in the special carriage. Although he was surprised, he didn't want to cause trouble and got off the carriage① just a single bag.
[3] As Wuhan had been locked down because of the epidemic, Dalian couldn't find a hotel to stay in. Feeling at a loss, he saw a notice online looking for volunteers to work in hospitals. The payment was 500 yuan a day. Dalian decided to give it a try. He soon became a volunteer at Wuhan No 1 Hospital. He was responsible for taking out trash, mopping (拖) the floor, disinfecting (消毒) the hospital, dealing with used protective suits and bringing meals to patients.
[4] The young man, reportedly from northeast China, had to work 12 hours every lay, changing his protective suit three times a day. While working, he couldn't drink anything② go to the bathroom. He also had to have close contact with infected patients, which is risky. Dalian was afraid of getting infected at first. "When I entered the wards (病房), I was kind of frozen (僵硬的) and felt like I couldn't move, " he said. But③ seeing more patients get better, his fear gradually went away.
[5] Dalian's story has since gone viral (走红的)online. People were surprised by his experience, but also described him as having" a heart of gold".
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Craig Kielburger was born in Canada in 1982. When he was twelve, he read a story in the Toronto Star newspaper about a poor boy. The boy was killed because he fought for the rights of children. And from reading the story he knew many children in some countries couldn't go to school. So he and his friends started the Free the Children. The organization helps to develop the education in Kenya, India, China and other countries. Today, they have built more than 700 schools and school rooms in these countries. They have also provided clean water, health care to more than one million people around the world.
Nearly half of elementary and high schools in the US use the Presidential Fitness Test. It checks kids' fitness levels. Students are tested at least twice a year. In 1956, US President Eisenhower created the test, and it has been a tradition in schools since 1966.
There are five activities in the test: sit-ups(仰卧起坐), push-ups(俯卧撑), sit and reach, endurance run(耐力跑) or walk and shuttle run(折返跑). Students who get scores at or above 85 percent on all the activities can get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award.
The test encourages students to live a healthy and active life. Students taking the test are really testing their limits, according to the US National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
China has a similar test: the physical education(PE) test. Beginning at the age of 7, students in China are tested twice a year to check if they are healthy and strong. They also finish activities like the endurance run, sit-ups and the shuttle run.
However, unlike students in the US who get awards, Chinese students get points in PE tests. The highest score is 100.For junior school students, the PE test is more important because it is 30 to 40 points in the entrance exam for senior high school. In order to get a good score, most students begin to prepare for the test in their junior one year.
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It has a long , which goes back to the nineteen sixties. It is done twice a year. It is not for every school to use it. |
It is organized by the local educational department. It is held once a school term. All the students those who are disabled must take the test. |
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There are 5 fixed activities. Everyone who gets scores at or above 85 percent on all the activities can get an award. |
Some activities may be changed every year, yet most remain the same. Students try to get the marks, which are30 to 40 points in the entrance exam for senior high school. |
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Through the test, students are encouraged to live more healthily and actively. |
The students are tested to see whether they are healthy and strong or not. |
My name is Li Jing. I have two good friends. They are Jim and Tom. Jim is an English boy. Tom is from Canada. But they are in China now. They and I are in the same school, NO.3 Junior High School, but not in the same class. They are in Class Eleven, but I'm in Class Eight. Jim is tall and he has two big ears and his eyes are big , too. Tom is short and his ears and eyes are small. They like different colors. Jim likes blue. Look! He's in blue now. His T-shirt is blue and his pants and shoes are blue, too. Tom likes white very much. He always(总是) wants his mom to buy white clothes for him. They are good and they like Chinese very much. Miss Wang is their Chinese teacher. She is young and she has a round face and long black hair. They like her and she likes them, too.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Lucy, a 20-year-old student from City College. I'm writing to express my wish to work as a volunteer (志愿者) for the 19th Asian Games.
I'm an active and friendly girl from China. I've learned English for 13 years and can speak English well. And I can also speak a little Japanese. I've been to many countries in Asia and know a lot about Asian cultures. So I'm able to communicate with people from all over the world. Besides, I have organized (组织) different kinds of activities both in the middle school and at the college. And I'm also a volunteer in my community. I believe these experiences make me the right person to be a volunteer for the Games.
My telephone number is 14237656789, and my email address is lucy@citycollege. com. Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Lucy
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| Abilities | * speak English and a bit Japanese * have been to many countries in Asia * know a lot about Asian cultures good at people | ||||
| Experiences | * have organized many at school and college * a volunteer in the community | ||||
Jack wants to climb mountains with his friends. They need to buy some things. They come to a supermarket. Jack wants to buy a pair of blue sports shoes. It's $35. "I have $50. It's enough," Jack thinks.
Dale wants to buy a hat. The white hat is nice and it's only $12, but it is small for him.
"What about this black one? It's $18, " David says to Dale. "Great! I'll take it," Dale says.
David wants to buy some food. "I'll buy some milk and pears for us," he says. "Pears are too heavy. How about some small tomatoes?" Jack says.
"That sounds good!" says David.
Whether it's a day off a week, you don't need to be among people to have a great time. You can spend your holiday on your own doing something you have no time to do in your everyday life.
Eat your favorite foods. They can bring you much pleasure for sure. You can make a healthy meal at home. Cook something you love but usually don't have time to make. If you don't have meals at home, you can also go to a local restaurant for something special. Eat it there or bring it home.
Stay away from technology. You may have a chance to find the real beauty of life. Maybe you can't help playing with your smartphone all day while you are on holiday alone. Why not create more time to go hiking, fly kites or do some other outdoor activities?
You can go shopping, see a film, or take a class. Take your time to search for something even small that you want. Going to see a movie or a show alone can be a fine experience. Use your holiday as a chance to try something new like dancing or painting.
Leave your worries behind and try to be master of your own, but remember that nothing is more important than safety.
A. In this way, you will have chances to be close to nature.
B. All in all, relax and have a wonderful holiday.
C. Try to find something new and fim to do.
D. Being alone can be relaxing and amazing.
E. Whether you eat out or cook at home, enjoy.