The world's first computers were than cars．（big）
Wow!They used to be so large．
After a busy morning at work，lunchtime gives a chance to do many things，such as exercise，read and watch TV． （I ）
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Wang Jinyuan is an eighth﹣grader at Chongzhou High school， Sichuan． But thanks to an online course， he is studying with his peers（同龄人） Yucai Middle School in Chengdu．
In every class， he and his classmate （64） （watch）online course videos from Yucai School． "It's like I have classes together with students at Yucai，" Wang said．
Wang is not alone． Students from over 200schools in Sichuan， yunnan and Guizhou（65） （do） the same thing now．The online courses program（66） （start） in 2007． The school records courses and offers them to other schools．
The online courses give students new ideas． They（67） （learn） a lot from their peers studying in the city for years．"I remember that a topic in English class was about volunteering，" said Wan Linyi.14．"Students in Chengdu （68） （share） a lot about their own experiences． But it was hard for me （69） （talk） about it because I had little experience． It encouraged me to do more．"
"I will let my students discuss for themselves， rather than only watch． If necessary， I （70） （show） them what their peers said in their discussion，" said Wang's English teacher． Teachers further explain key points that students don't understand． Also， students can re﹣watch the videos after class．
We hope to live （peace） with people from other countries．
Life is （beauty）， but it's not always sweet．
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!"
Our Pinky Street， one of the oldest streets in the world， was almost lost to a big fire last night． Most of the old houses on Pinky（63） （burn） down． The living history we are proud of（64） （die）． But we should never give up． Pinky is like a parent， always there caring for our town， Now we must do something together（65） （get）the old Pinky back． There will be a meeting at 2： 00this Saturday afternoon in Town Hall． Anyone who wants to help is welcome． Let's see what we can do．
Volunteer Club
March 9
The old lady living on the （five） floor sometimes dances with her husband on the square．
Han Li： Hello， Li Mei What's your favorite subject at school？ Are you good at English？
Li Mei： I do （1） in it now， but last term I wasn't good at it．
Han Li： What was your trouble？
Li Mei： First of all． I couldn't understand our English teacher because she spoke too （2） ．
Han Li： It doesn't matter if you can't understand every （3） ．
Li Mei： Yes． I think so． Second， I couldn't make complete sentences．
Han Li： What did you do about it？
Li Mei： I began to （4） English language TV． It helped a lot．
Han Li： Did you study grammar？
Li Mei： Yes， I took lots of grammar notes in class． Then I started to write my own sentences using the grammar． And it helped me become interested in English and I got an A this term．
Han Li： You are great． I will learn （5） you．
Li Mei： Thank you．
When I was in the sixth grade，I joined a piano competition．I practiced for four hours every day and my piano teacher came three times a week （1） help me．Then the big day（2） （final）arrived．I was so （3） （nervous）when they called my name．I went up（4） started to play．（5） I was playing，everyone sat still and listened．I played the song without any （6） （mistake）．Then I waited for（7） （they）to call out the（8） （win）．When I（9） （hear）my name，my heart was beating so quickly I thought I would stop breathing．I couldn't believe it．I won!It was the（10） （happy）day of my life!
Mum and I were just going out when it began to rain．We had to stay at home，and I（1） （feel） quite bored．Mum got（2） idea． She suggested teaching me to make dumplings．I thought it could be fun，so I said OK．Mum cut the meat and cabbages into small pieces（3） （quick）．Then she showed me（4） to mix them with salt and oil．"Mixing is the most important of all the（5） （step），" she said．I also made some other preparations with her help．When everything was ready，dad came back home（6） his office．Together the three of（7） （we）wrapped （包） the dumplings． At last， we （8） （cook） them．They were so delicious that I ate （9） （many） than twenty． That was the （10） （one） time I learnt to make dumplings． It was enjoyable!
We can't remember clearly when we started to take our mobiles to the dinner table． This often，（1） （ especial） when we eat out． Once a dish comes， （2） of lifting our chopsticks， we take out our mobiles and click． Later， we post the photos onto Weibo or WeChat，waiting to be "liked"． Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal to see whether we get"liked" （3） not． We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal．
Does that sound familiar to you？ Do you do that often？ If not， how do you feel when others do that while having dinner with you？
A recent study suggests that what we are used to （4） （ do） is not so good． Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant． To test this， some researchers did an experiment． Some people were （5） （ask） to take photos before they could enjoy food． As a （6） ， it showed that the （7） （many） photos they took， the less delicious the food （8） to them． Why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you？
So， next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends， how about not （9） （ take） photos of food？ Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people （10） you． Trust me， and it will be a wonderful time．
If you don't have a deep love for something， don't be （satisfy） until you find one．
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