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Millie is 12 years old. She was b__1__ in Beijing. She l__2__ in Beijing, too. She is not very tall. Her eyes are d__3__ brown and her h__4__ is black. She loves l__5__ to music. She has lots of CDs. She listens to them at the w__6__. She likes reading. She is a m__7__ of the Reading Club. She has many f__8__ here at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School, and Betty is one of them. They often do homework t__9__ after school. Millie loves her school l__10__ very much.
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Parents often believe that they have a good r with their teenagers. But last summer, Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their older son: suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents. “The door to his room is always c ,” Joanna noted.
Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. “She u to cuddle up(蜷伏) with on the sofa and talk,” said Mark. “Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something. Sometimes she wants to be treated(看待) like a little girl and sometimes like a young l . The problem is figuring out(弄清楚) which time is which.”
Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what’s on their m . “In fact, parents are first on the l ,” said Michael Riera, author(作者) of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. “This completely changes during the ten years,” Riera e . “They talk to their friends first, then maybe the teachers, and their parents l .”
Parents who know what’s going in their teenagers’ lives are in the best position to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create c to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break, for children also need freedom(自由), though young. A thing parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them.
阅读短文,根据短文内容和已给出的首字母,在空白处填入适当的单词。将完整的单词写在短文后面的横线上。
Did you ever think someone was scary because they looked different, or ate strange foods? Well, they might think the s________ about you! One of the things we all n______ to do is celebrate diversity(差异). We shouldn’t think badly of people from other cultures b_______ they are different than our own culture.
Sometimes we judge people f_______ other countries unfairly, because one person from that culture did something bad. Well, has your whole family ever b________ blamed for something your little sister did? It doesn’t s________ fair,does it? It’s just as unfair to blame a w_______ culture for what two or three people do.
So here are some things that you can do to help y_______ understand other cultures:
1. Find common ground!
2. Don’t blame all because of one!
3. Try to make f_______ with people from other cultures.
To learn m______ about yourself and what cultures you come from, become a genealogist(系谱专家). You may also want to see the Different Is Good presentation to learn about other things you can do to cross those cultural walls.
Hometown Feelings
Some people still live in their hometown. However, others may only see it once or twice a year. Nowadays(1) ( million) of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities.Among these is Zhong Wei,a 46﹣year﹣old husband and father. He(2) (live) in Wenzhou for the last 13 years.With a hard job in a factory, he doesn't find much time to visit his hometown."I I used(3) (return) home at least once a year, but I haven't been back for three years now." he says.
Many people like Zhong Wei are(4) ( interest) in how their hometowns have changed.Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared.(5) many places, the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help.
"I noticed that's true of my hometown," adds Zhong Wei."Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school(6) the mid﹣20th century. But now the buildings are(7) (real) old.I hear they're going to build a new school there."Zhong Wei thinks such developments are good,and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same.
According to Zhong Wei, (8) , some things will never change. "In my hometown, there was a big old tree opposite the school. It is still there and has become quite a symbol of the place.Most of the children in my time(9) ( like) to play together under that big tree,especially during the summer holidays. It was such a happy childhood. Our hometown has left many soft and sweet(10) ( memory) in our hearts."
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How do you feel when you get up in the morning? Happy and active or _______(累的) and weak? Do you often wake up with a headache? Well, if the answer is yes, take Dr. Talbot’s advice and start felling better.
Get up and move. If you_________(讨厌) feeling weak and unhappy, you should start exercising. Try running, ____________(游泳) or cycling. When we exercise, our body produces special chemicals that give us energy and make us feel much __________(高兴). If you can’t stand sporting, listen to your favourite music and dance to it. That exercise, too.
Eat healthily. You should eat three balanced meals every day and you shouldn’t eat too much fast food. If you need some extra energy the whole day, make an energy drink. Put the fruit juice and milk together. It _______(尝起来) great.
Go out and _________(享受) nature. The smell of ________(花) will make you feel happy. _________(甚至) the smell of your favourite food can change the way you feel.
Wake your body up. When you have a shower, change the temperature of the water — from hot to ________(寒冷的) and back to hot again. You will feel the difference.
Laugh. You should laugh for, at least, three minutes, three ________ (次) a day. It will make you feel great.
Until recently,Ajayi had never gone to school.Now fifty,she attends a school in Ilorin,Nigeria,wearing the same pink dress as two(1) (百)other girls at the school.She studies with the students nearly forty years younger than she is.
Ajayi runs her(2) (自己的)business making and selling bags,but she believes it is(3) (仍然)necessary for her to learn to read and write.
In class,she answers questions(4) (积极).She plays,talks and(5) (讨论)together with her classmates.
She is good at(6) (烹饪).Children all like the food she makes.They enjoy
(7) (她们自己)at school.
Ajayi's(8) (女儿)used to feel embarrassed about their mother's attending school with children.But now.they choose(9) (支持)her efforts.
She plans to continue her(10) (教育)for four more years,saying it will help her business.
D—David
R—Richard
R:Hi,David.Did you read the article by Mr.Smith?
D:Well,I read some of his articles.What's the topic of the article you mentioned?
R:It's about education.
D:Yes,I did read it.I've learned a lot from the article.
R:So have I.Mr.Smith says the purpose of education is to make all the students ready for the (1) life.
D:I(2) all students should become engineers,scientists,artists and so on through hard work.
R:I once had the (3) incorrect idea.Now I know that common workers are also needed by our society.
D:Yes.If no people clean streets and take the rubbish away,terrible diseases(疾病)will soon appear and (4) easily.
R:It's clear that we can't live without them.So,common workers are very important and they're considered the (5) part of our society.We can't imagine how awful our world will be if they are all (6) in our life.
D:Surely,each job has the (7) of its own,no matter what kind of job it is.
R:Mr.Smith also says every job is different in (8) of knowledge and skills.Different people can do different jobs.The society offers different kinds of (9) chances to different people.
D:That's for sure.People are different in abilities. (10) jobs they take,their abilities should match them.Then they can work happily and do good to the society.
R:I can't agree with you more.
Li Wen is a 15﹣year﹣old boy. He works hard and(1) (do) well in school, It is hard to believe, that he used to have (2) (difficulty) in school. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family(3) (spend) a lot of time together.
(4) ,things began to change a few years ago. His parents moved to the city to work,and they could not be at home to look (5) him. So he became less interested in (6) (study) and was absent from classes.Then his parents were so worried(7) they decided to send him to a boarding school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. His teacher advised his parents to talk with (8) (they) son in person. This conversation changed his life. He realized that his parents would always love him,and they would be (9) (pride) of everything good that he did. Now he is much (10) (happy) and more outgoing than he used to be.
One evening,an old lady went shopping in the supermarket.She (71) lots of toys for her grandson,including a knife.When she came back to her car,she found a man with red hair staring the car and (72) two sitting at the back.She was surprised.She realized that they would drive her car away.Then she took out the toy knife (73) thinking and pointed at the men in the car."Get out of the car!"she shouted (74) .The men in the car got so scared that they ran away quickly.The lady made sure (75) all the men had gone.Then she took out the key to start the car.To her (76) ,she couldn't.she tried again and again and finally she knew 7﹣﹣﹣it wasn't her car!She looked around and saw her
8car not far away.When she came back to her car,she saw the men 9up to her with a policeman.She thought it was time for her to tell 10and make it clear.After hearing her story,the policeman began to laugh.Her face turned red.
Lonnie Johnson always loved taking things apart(分开). He(1) /'sʌmtaimz/ put them back together. Other times he made new things from different (2) ( part). He learned how to use tools from his dad.
At 13, Lonnie put an old engine(发动机)on a homemade go﹣cart. He loved driving it around. He dreamed of being(3) inventor. By high school, Lonnie built a remote﹣control robot from some waste things. This won him first prize at the Alabama State Science Fair. His friends called (4) "The Little Scientist". In college, Lonnie was an excellent student. After that, he (5) (become )an Air Force officer, rocket scientist and business leader. (6) he never stopped inventing. You may have played with his most famous invention﹣﹣﹣the Super Soaker, a kind of water gun. Lonnie got the idea for this(7) /tɔi/ while working on another invention. When he tested a homemade part in his bathroom, it shot water(8) / ə' krɔs/ the room.
Today, Dr. Lonnie Johnson has more than 100(9) (use) inventions. However, he still keeps(10) (try)new things.
Paper﹣cutting is a famous folk art with a long history in China. It was used during (1)f to decorate gates and windows.After hundreds of years' (2)d , it has become a very popular way of decoration.The main cutting tools are (3)s ﹣ paper and scissors or a knife,but clever and skilled paper﹣cutting artists can make very beautiful artworks.Chinese paper﹣cutting works have these features﹣"Flower in flower,theme in theme." This means smaller pictures and stories are(4)h in the works.You will be amazed by the wonderful designs when you look at their paper﹣cutting works (5)c .Through Chinese paper﹣cutting, people express their best wishes.
Dear Mom and Dad,
I haven't seen you for a long time since I came to China as an exchange student.I(1) (real) miss you now. This is the (2) (one) time you haven't been with me on my birthday. Thanks for your birthday gift (3) England. I like it very much.
Because of COVID﹣19(新冠肺炎),I can′t go home, but you don't need to worry about me.I am safe here. Yesterday I(4) (have) a birthday party with Lihua's family. Lihua's mom made a big chocolate birthday cake for me, and she made much Chinese food that I loved best.We couldn't go out, (5) we enjoyed ourselves at home.
Lihua and I have been busy with our studies since this Monday. We have been having online(6) (class) for several days. Sometimes, when I felt a little upset, Lihua always told some jokes (7) (make) me happy or taught me how to make Chinese dishes.
Now people here are living a (8) (peace) life. On one hand, they stay away from others,and on the other hand, they try to help those in trouble, including us foreigners.(9) kind Chinese people are! This is a country full of love.
Dear Mom and Dad, please take good care of (10) .I love you.
Yours,
Peter
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The New Year
One New-year morning, Edward’s father gave him two dollars. He left the house happily. He wanted to buy some books. On the street, he saw a poor family, the father, mother and three children. , and they were shivering(颤抖).
“Happy New Year!” Edward said to the man. . He couldn’t understand English. But he pointed to his mouth. It seemed he was saying, “We have nothing to eat.”
Edward understood. , and he gave one dollar to the man, and the other to his wife.
Their eyes were full of gratitude(感激)! They said something in their language. It probably meant, “Thanks a lot.”
When Edward came home, his father asked what books he had bought.
“ ,” said Edward, “I gave my money to some poor people. They seemed to be very hungry. I can buy my books until next New Year.”
“My dear boy,” said his father, “Here are some books. . I saw you give the money to the poor family. Be ready to help the poor and every year will be a happy New Year to you.”
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Jane Scott is fourteen years old and last year she (begin) to study in a middle school. She likes
(dance) and singing and spends a lot of time a
(practise) them. But she hates math and
(not study) hard at it. She thinks it difficult
(learn) math. Once she failed the math exam. And now she decides
(give)it up. Her father was angry with her when he knew about it.
根据短文内容和首字母提示,在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。(每空一词)
Here is the story of how the teddy bear was born.
Nearly 100 years ago, President Teddy Roosevelt(罗斯福) went on a bear hunt. He e_________hunting in the woods. Because he was the President of the USA, the people who organized the hunt wanted to make it s_________.
But after three days of walking and climbing and riding, n_________ bears were found! The next day the hunt guide and his hunting dogs f_______ found an old bear. The dogs and the guide followed the bear for quite a distance until the bear was too tired to run. The dogs attacked and hurt the old bear. To stop it from running away, the guide t_________the bear to a tree and called for the President. Here was a bear for him to shoot! President Roosevelt came, looked at the poor old bear and said “No”. He ordered that the old bear should be let go.
Mr. Berryman, a cartoonist (漫画家), heard of this story. He drew a cartoon showing how the President refused to shoot the bear while h__________. Mr. Michtom, owner of a toy store, came up with an idea by the cartoon. He and his wife made a toy bear and put it in his toy store window. Next to it w___________ a copy of the cartoon. To his surprise, many people showed great i_____________ in the toy and hoped to own one. He asked for and received President Roosevelt’s permission(同意) to u___________ his name for the bear, and the teddy bear was born!
Since then the toy bear has been famous a___________the world and especially popular with children.