Malls are popular for Americans to go to. Some people spend much time at malls that they are called “mall rats”. Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.
People like malls for many . They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually , and the temperature inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees.
The mall in the United States is the mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 . About 750,000 people shop there every week.
The first mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in place(s). More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to many things, they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theaters. Some people even get their daily by doing the new sport of “ mall walking.” go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about in malls. Now people can actually live in their favorite shopping center.
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I go to school by bus every day. It is always very crowded（拥挤） on the bus. It is so . One day I told my parents that I didn’t like taking the bus to school. Then my told me about his story. When he was young, he in he countryside. It was near a . So people there had to go out by boat. parents didn’t have much money, but they let him go to school. Every morning he got up very . It was dark （黑的）. Then he went to take a . It took him abut thirty minutes . Then he had to walk for another twenty minutes. He was always because he could have the chance（机会） to study, although（尽管） it was very cold in winter. I heard my father’s story, I felt very sorry. I think like that. From then on I go to school happily by bus every day.
A．boring B．dirty C．exciting D．dangerous
A．teacher B．father C．brother D．cousin
A．played B．worked C．walked D．lived
A．bank B．river C．school D．mountain
A．My B．Her C．His D．Their
A．late B．loudly C．early D．quietly
A．bus B．train C．boat D．bike
A．sad B．angry C．relaxed D．happy
A．After B．Before C．Until D．When
A．should B．shouldn’t C．could D．couldn’t
I believe listening is a powerful medicine．
It was Sunday ．I had the last to see and I got into her room ．She was an old woman , sitting on the bed , trying to her socks ．Usually I said something like this : “How are you feeling ? The nurse says your son is visiting you today．I believe you are seeing him．”
She me with a serious voice , “Sit down , doctor ．This is my story , not yours ．”
I was surprised and ．I sat down and helped her with the socks ．She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her , she had not seen him for five years ．She believed her health problems were worse because of her son ．After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks , I asked if there was I could do for her ．She her head and smiled ．All she wanted me to do was to ．
Each story is ．Some are clear; others are not．Some are true; others are not , yet all those things do not really ．What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard ．
Listening to someone’s story costs nothing but it is the key to healing （康复）．I often 53 what the woman taught me , and I myself of the importance of stopping , sitting down and truly listening ．I the power of listening ．
A．doctor B．nurse C．patient D．student
A．take off B．get off C．clean out D．put on
A．looking forward to B．asking for C．going on D．worrying about
A．impressed B．stopped C．asked D．greeted
A．excited B．mad C．embarrassed D．angry
A．or B．so C．but D．if
A．missing B．loving C．understanding D．meeting
A．nothing else B．anything else C．nothing D．everything
A．shook B．dropped C．waved D．moved
A．see B．smell C．listen D．feel
A．terrible B．different C．similar D．true
A．happen B．appear C．matter D．change
A．think of B．dream of C．lead to D．laugh at
A．teach B．ask C．remind D．cheer
A．talk about B．show off C．believe in D．run out of
Billy is a boy of fifteen．His parents died three years ago．One day when he was walking in the street, he a wallet．He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker．He gave his to the boy．As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his ．Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were with him.
Mr. Baker loved planting ．The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the himself and watered them every day．Several days , he had to leave for another city．Before he started, he said to Billy, “Take good care of these trees．Some boys near our house always want to steal them.” “Don’t about them, sir.” answered Billy, “I'll try my best to watch them.” Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back．He asked, “ anyone ever come to steal the trees?” “No, sir.” said Billy．“To stop someone from stealing the trees, I them up six days ago．I have hidden them for almost a week!”
A．bought B．found C．carried D．wanted
A．wallet B．pity C．thanks D．excuses
A．office B．city C．town D．home
A．pleased B．angry C．bored D．sad
A．grass B．flowers C．vegetables D．trees
A．garden B．office C．city D．room
A．ago B．later C．before D．after
A．think B．talk C．learn D．worry
A．Did B．Does C．Has D．Will
A．sent B．pulled C．put D．pick
As a single mother of four children and working at a low-paid job, I couldn’t get enough money for the family, but we had ____ on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always enough. Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was ____. I’ve always been glad about that.
Christmas was coming, and although there wasn’t enough ____ for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas ____.
The children planned weeks before, asking ____ what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy ____.
The big day arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar note and ____ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would ____ again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
On the way home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, ____ my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually ____. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything ____ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be angry again.
This is what she told me: “I was looking ____, thinking of what to buy, and I ____ to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she ____ for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and bought the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so ____ as I did that day.
A．bowls B．forks C．chopsticks D．food
A．busy B．serious C．strict D．kind
A．effort B．room C．time D．money
A．shopping B．traveling C．parties D．greetings
A．the other B．each other C．another D．all of them
A．toys B．clothes C．presents D．bills
A．made B．reminded C．invited D．spoke
A．draw B．stay C．move D．meet
A．including B．besides C．except D．beside
A．quiet B．excited C．happy D．sad
A．since B．after C．while D．until
A．out B．over C．forward D．around
A．forgot B．stopped C．failed D．hated
A．wanted B．did C．got D．played
A．painful B．rich C．helpless D．angry
Do you know that you can use the Internet to buy things? For several , Americans have enjoyed online shopping. Now online shopping is starting in the world. In many countries, people can their computers and shop for clothes, food, toys and many other things.
Online shopping is in fashion in England. For example, the ABC Company is one of the biggest in 15 European countries. It sells different kinds of things over the Internet, and in one year it made ＄100 million. In France, until last year online shopping was only possible one web page. Then the government allowed more online shopping. The Frenchmen spend much money a year things through these web pages. French businesses are hoping this new online shopping will help them sell more things in the future.
Some people like online shopping because it allows them to do shopping without leaving their homes. And they don’t have the problems of traffic in the cities. But they usually worry the quality of the things for sale over the Internet. Good quality is to them. So the companies will have to be more careful about the quality of the things sell. Because people always care about both the quality the price. Enjoy online shopping!
A．hours B．days C．weeks D．years
A．turn on B．turn up C．turn down D．turn off
A．country B．countries C．company D．companies
A．at B．on C．in D．of
A．buying B．keeping C．saving D．doing
A．his B．her C．its D．their
A．in B．about C．of D．with
A．difficult B．interesting C．important D．different
A．it B．he C．she D．they
A．and B．or C．so D．But
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