Last winter holiday,I visited a village with only 11 houses. (1) the village was very small, I spent a whole day in it.
The village became popular because (2) Grandpa Huang's hard work. He bought a house there over 30 years (3) , but in 2010 the village was to be pulled down. In order to save the old village, Grandpa Huang painted on the walls of (4) own house and other houses. He painted things that he liked. In the village, there were many paintings of (5) , such as cats and birds. The most popular paintings for visitors were of famous people. One of them was a picture of Andy. He was my (6) singer. I liked him so much that I asked a visitor to(7) a photo of that painting and me. On the ground of the village, Grandpa Huang has painted(8) lot of well﹣known Chinese sayings. From them, Grandpa Huang learned to live a long and happy (9) .
I really had a good time in the village (10) wished to visit it again.
Jason and Andy are twins. They share a lot of things, including room, food and toys.
One Saturday, Jason and Andy went out (1) (play) with a toy car. Both of them wanted to be the owner of the car, so they shouted at each other. (2) (They) mother heard the boys arguing. She came out and told them to take turns to play with the toy car, but the twins wouldn't.
A few days later, Mother brought (3) pet home. "Can't we each have our own pet dog?" asked the boys. They were (4) (tire) of sharing everything.
"No! The dog must (5) (share)." Mother said. "You will have to feed the dog and make sure it does not get into anything wrong."
Several days later, the dog got into mother's room (6) (secret) and made a mess there. Jason saw the dog playing with mother's clothes. He quickly went to find Andy and told him (7) the dog had done.
"Oh, no! It's our duty to clean up the mess!" (8) (cry) Andy. They boys picked up the clothes and put them away rapidly.
"Just think, Jason," said Andy, "what a big mess two (9) (dog) would have made!" "I agree (10) you," laughed Jason, "Maybe sharing isn't so bad!"
Will Johnson has worked his way up the list of most popular stars in his country. In fact, it is not surprising that Will is so successful if we know about his early life. Some valuable lessons he learnt as a child have strongly influenced him(1) his later life. One of them was from his father(2) was strict with him and his brother.
Once, Will and his brother Harry (3) given a job to rebuild a broken brick(砖) wall in the yard. The wall was fifty feet(4) and around sixteen feet high. The boys had to mix concrete(水泥) and place only one brick at a time. They didn't know why their father gave them(5) a huge job. (6) ,with the attitude(态度) of "one brick more", both Will and Harry rebuilt the wall in(7) period of six months. Each time they were about to give up, their father (8) them up patiently. Both brothers were so sad about the job at(9) , but after completing the task, they felt a sense of pride, and so did their father. Even today when Will thinks that he won't be able to do something, he will look back to this experience and keep telling(10) ,"one brick at a time".
Recently, a foreign student in China gave a very touching answer to the question: What should China be proud of? It was(1) (wide) spread online.
Emma is from Canada. She came to China four years ago. Now she is (2) University student in Ningbo. The following is China in her eyes.
"(3) (find) a job in China can be really simple. There are more job (4) (chance) here than any other country in the world."
"Its public security is great. I(5) (travel) many countries so far, and I think China is really safe."
"About 400million Chinese are studying English. China has become the country (6) .has the greatest number of English speakers in non﹣ English speaking countries."
"The speed of Chinese trains is high. On my (7) (three) visit to my friend in Beijing. I took a train there. From Ningbo(8) Beijing. The train runs 1,365kilometers for only seven hours."
"I think there (9) (be) many more things China should be proud of. I believe China must be much (10) (good) than other countries."
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22.In a small house outside London lives an old man. People often see him look (1) his flowers in his garden all the time.
One day, a young painter (2) (go) by the old man's house. He looked at the nice garden and the special room, picturing how happy he would be if he lived in such a(2) (beauty) place. Suddenly he found the old gardener(4) (terrible) blind. Shocked, he walked to the old man and asked, "Why are you taking care of the flowers every day which you can't see in fact?" The old man smiled, "I can tell you four reasons. First, I was (5) gardener when I was young and I really love this job. Second, although I can't see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last, it's you."
"Me? But you don't know me." answered the painter, still puzzled.
"Yeah, it's true that I don't know you.(6) I know flowers are gifts which everyone loves. And the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good mood." answered the old man.
The words of the gardener warm me with (7) (please). He looked after the flowers (8) (make) others enjoy the warm sunshine in spring. He can't see the beautiful flowers he planted, just like Beethoven, who can't hear his wonderful music (9) .
The old man is alone but not lonely. All of his flowers are his friends and neighbors. They (10) (grow) in his heart. I believe that he can hear the voice of them.
Like most Chinese,Mr,Zhang has a traditional family.(1) he and his wife are middle school teachers while their 6﹣year﹣old son is a pupil.Mr Zhang's mother lives with them and helps look (2) the kids.They love one another and live (3) happy life.
Yesterday was Mr Zhang's mother's birthday.The couple wanted to do something to(4) their love for her.After a big dinner,Mr,zhang brought a basin of warm water and asked his mother to sit in front of the basin.He took off her shoes and put her (5) into the water.After that,he began to wash them carefully.His wife helped to comb his mother's hair slowly.Seeing this,the boy(6) his mother's example.He tried to comb his mother's hair,too.But he was not tall(7) to do that.So he brought a chair and stood on it.Everyone could feel the warmth and love in the family.
(8) we all know,respecting the old and taking care of the young is a good Chinese tradition.We should try (9) best to care for our family.We must visit our parents as often as possible,and (10) time with them even though we may work far away.Indeed family is a place for happiness.
A dog entered a butcher's shop with a note in his mouth.The note read,"﹩10of lamb chops (羊排),please."
The butcher was very (1) (surprise).He took the money,put a bag of chops in the(2) (dog) mouth,and then he closed the shop (3) (quick).He followed the dog and watched him wait for a green light.Then the dog crossed the road to a bus stop.He checked the timetable and sat on the bench.When a bus arrived,the dog checked the number and got (4) it.
As the bus traveled out into the countryside,the dog enjoyed the scenery.After (5) while,he stood on his back paws (爪子)(6) (push) the"stop"button.Then the butcher followed (7) (he) off.
The dog ran up to a house and dropped his bag on the ground.He went back down the path,took a big run,and (8) (throw) himself against the door.No answer.He repeated the action a few times.Then a big man opened the door (9) started complaining about the dog and beating him.
Seeing this,the butcher ran up and shouted at the man,"What are you doing?This dog is a genius!"The man replied,"Genius?No way!He has forgotten his key for the (10) (four) time this month!"
A dog entered a butcher's shop with a note in his mouth.The note read,"﹩10of lamb chops (羊排),please."
The butcher was very (1) (surprise).He took the money,put a bag of chops in the(2) (dog) mouth,and then he closed the shop (3) (quick).He followed the dog and watched him wait for a green light.Then the dog crossed the road to a bus stop.He checked the timetable and sat on the bench.When a bus arrived,the dog checked the number and got (4) it.
As the bus traveled out into the countryside,the dog enjoyed the scenery.After (5) while,he stood on his back paws (爪子)(6) (push) the"stop"button.Then the butcher followed (7) (he) off.
The dog ran up to a house and dropped his bag on the ground.He went back down the path,took a big run,and (8) (throw) himself against the door.No answer.He repeated the action a few times.Then a big man opened the door (9) started complaining about the dog and beating him.
Seeing this,the butcher ran up and shouted at the man,"What are you doing?This dog is a genius!"The man replied,"Genius?No way!He has forgotten his key for the (10) (four) time this month!"
All children(1) ( grow) up one day. That is the way it has always(2) (be).You,too,are growing up. Even as you attend your daily classes , you are growing up. You should have fun as you are growing up. But you must not forget that you have(3) ( responsibility).
You might not know exactly(4) you want to be when you grow up.And that's OK.You should try to find out (5) much as you can about future job opportunities. Discover what you'd like to do when you grow up.
Do you know anyone who could give you some good(6) ( advise).What about your teachers? How about your parents ,your uncles (7) your aunts? If you'd like to become a doctor,why (8) you meet with a doctor and discuss what it takes to become one? You're only in junior high school,but years go by (9) (quick). It's good to be (10) for the future.
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Dear Sally,
Thanks for your letter. It was great to (1) you. You asked me to tell you (2) my favorite day of the week. Well, it's definitely Friday.
One (3) I like Fridays is because I have my favorite subjects at school: PE and chemistry.Chemistry's great because we do experiments in the science lab and our teacher,Mr.King,is so funny.In PE we (4) play basketball, which is my favorite sport. I'm good at it because I'm quite tall.Our team always (5) .
We also have French on Fridays, which is actually my least favorite subject,but after that we have ICT which is much (6) .At the moment I'm (7) a webpage for our basketball team.After school I hang out with my friends, then in the evening I play football at the sports center. On Friday nights we sometimes go to someone's for a party(8) to watch a film. We can relax a bit on Friday evenings because there (9) no school on Saturday.
Tell (10) about your favorite day in your next letter. Write soon.
Love
Danny
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Dear Molly
I Just got your letter with the picture of you riding your bike.
From the smile on your face. I can tell how much (1) you are having. I still remember when you could(2) ride a tricycle(儿童三轮自行车).You've(3) a long way!
Now here's some (4) . I' m sure you're a good rider. But you will (5) that bike now and then. So please get (6) a helmet(头盔). Wear it every time you ride.A helmet will help protect you (7) a head injury. Wearing a helmet when you ride a bike is as (8) as wearing your seat bell when you ride in a car!
No,I'm(9) trying to be a bossy know﹣it﹣all. I just don't want a bad fall to wipe that smile off your face. When you come(10) this summer, bring your bike and your helmet.
We'll take some great rides together!
Your cousin,
Vera
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English
World Language
Once people (1) a language that everybody in the world could understand. Now, for the (2) time in human history, perhaps there is one﹣﹣English. It is the official language in more than 50 countries and 250﹣300 million people (3) it as a second language. Some say that half the world will be speaking it in the year 2050.
Difficult to Master?
English is not the (4) language to learn﹣most of its common verbs are irregular and it has a large vocabulary﹣at least 200, 000 words are in common use.
User﹣friendly
But some things make (5) easy. For example, nouns don't have gender(性别) and the usages of verbs are simpler than other languages. There is (6) one form to speak to someone directly﹣"you". Adjectives don't agree(7) nouns, and many nouns are often also verbs.
English Is Everywhere
Some other languages may have more speakers, like Chinese. But English (8) in many different areas. It is the language of transport: most airline pilots and air﹣traffic controllers use it. At (9) English is the international language of communication.
The Future of English
What is the future of English as a global language? Will (10) language ever replace it? Many think not﹣it is already too popular.
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As the(1) goes, smiling is sunshine in everyone's heart. When I started to go to primary school, my teacher, Mr. Wei told me the importance of smiling. He told me that (2) was a simple behavior which was very powerful. It can give people warm feelings, show your respect to
(3) .Since a smile is a positive (积极的) attitude, we can often smile to ourselves to become (4) and happy. Although there are some situations where we may experience hardship or even(5) , we can always smile to ourselves. It can help us(6) many difficulties as well as succeed in the end. Learning to(7) to others is also beneficial. When we smile to others, we can get a smile in(8) .Then it can put us in a good mood. What's more, it can also help us build a good relationship with others. In one word, smiling is a(9) which can help others understand us better. Therefore, let's start to smile and live a better and(10) life.
Do you know how rice first came to China? There is an old Chinese story
(1) is about little girl who went out to fish. There was famine(饥荒)and everybody was very (2) /'hʌŋgrɪ/.
The little girl felt her net growing heavy and was very happy. However, it was the King of Frogs(青蛙)that she(3) /kɔ: t/.The frog told her to hold out her fishing net to the sun's rays and he would sing(4) magic song.The little girl followed his instructions.She was(5) (great)surprised to see the rays of sunshine falling through the net. And they were changed (6) golden grains(谷粒)of rice. The first rice was thought to arrive in this way.
We do not know whether this story is true, but it tells (7) (we)that rice has the same value as gold to the Chinese. Rice (8) (be)always the main food for the Chinese.For centuries, much land has been devoted(奉献)to rice﹣planting and many Chinese people are (9) (farmer), who work very hard for each grain.
It's important to (10) /seɪv/ food and say no to waste. After all, waste not, want not.
Before paper was invented,people wrote or drew on materials such as bamboo,
(1) /sɪlk/,animal hide,and wooden blocks.Writing materials were (2) (real)expensive and few people learned to read.Therefore,few people wrote.This all changed,thanks (3) a man named Cai Lun.
Paper had already existed(存在)in China,but the process for (4) (produce)it was difficult and the paper was of low quality.Cai Lun began experimenting(试验)with many different materials and different (5) (method)to turn those materials into paper.In the year 105,he made it from tree bark,bamboo,cloth rags,and fishing nets.His paper was (6) (strong)and cheaper than any paper that had been made before.
With Cai Lun's papermaking method,Chinese culture (7) /gru:/ more rapidly over the next several centuries.That's because ideas were much easier to share (8) more people learned to read.The use of paper spread abroad,helping (9) /'ʌðə/ cultures record and spread their ideas.Today,Cai Lun is considered a national hero in China.But
(10) whole world should remember the clever Chinese papermaker forever.
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