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.
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.
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.
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.
On April 21,the Olympic flame(火焰)was lit at the Temple of Hera in southern Greece.This (95) (意味着)the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in August is coming close.
The flame was first lit at the 1928 games in Amsterdam.So far,about 90 years has passed and the flame has traveled around the world,reaching Mount Everest and even outer
(96) /speis/.
The Olympic flame stands (97) the positive ideas that man has always connected with fire.It is also a (98) /bridʒ/between the ancicnt and modem Olympic Cames.
It is a tradition to pass the flame around (99) the start of the Olympic Games.This is called the torch relay.For the Rio Olympics,there will be about 12,000 torchbearers (火炬手)during the relay.The special thing is,for the first time in (100) /'histri/,a Syrian refugee(叙利亚难民)was among the torchbearers who passed the torch in Greece.It wanted to show a message:sports can (101) the world better.There are also some Chinese faces that you may know,for example,Chinese (102) (男演员)Yang Yang who just finished passing the flame in Creece.
Cell phones are very useful and they are great fun.But cell phones do have risks.If you have one,it's
(66) (必须的) to understand these risks,and learn how to enjoy your phone safely.Sending messages can be one of the most wonderful(67)w to keep in touch with your friends.But some people can also send rude messages.Do not(68) if you receive them.I (69) ,save the messages and show them to your teachers or parents.If you receive a message saying that you (70)w in a big prize,don't believe it.
Sending pictures from a cell phone is(71) (免费的),fast and fun.But make sure you send only pictures that you wouldn't mind other people(72) (看见).And you may have an accident if you try to use your cell phone while crossing the(73) .It's dangerous because there are many cars and buses.
With your parents'help,you can keep your cell phone's(74) .You won't have to worry about receiving rubbish calls or messages!Remember not to talk on the cell phone too often or too long.Turn (75) your cell phone when you sleep.The sounds of rubbish messages may wake you up.