Mexico's neighbors are the United States to the north and Guatemala (危地马拉)
And Belize (伯利兹) to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States.
Mexico has more than ninety million people. The official language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country.
Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is very high. It is 7 349 feet high (2 240 meters). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population of Mexico City grows bigger every day.
Mexico also has its special plants. Many of the foods we eat originated (起源)in Mexico.
Foods like beans, maize, avocados (鳄梨), tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla (香子兰) and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactuses than any other country!
Hong Kong is made up of three parts. Kowloon Peninsula(九龙半岛), New Territories(新界), and Hong Kong Island.
If you wanted to get there from the mainland, you used to have to go on a ferry or through a tunnel under the sea. Much of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains. The urban districts occupy (占据)only about 10 % of the area.
The population of Hong Kong is over six million. 98 % of them are Chinese. Its official languages are Chinese and English, as it was a British colony (殖民地) from 1841. The currency (货币) is called the Hong Kong dollar It's famous for its shopping. You can buy all kinds of things there.
A: Hi, Wang Hai!
B: Hi, Li Lei! You look so .
A: I have a new computer! My father bought it for me a birthday present last week.
B: Are you interested in computer?
A: Yes, very much. about you?
B: Me too! I have some books on computers. I can lend it to you if you want to them.
A: That's great! Thank you very much.
B: You are .
How many big cities have you travelled around the world? Do you want to live in those beautiful places? New York, London, Paris and 1big cities are exciting places to live in. There are lots of 2 things to see and to do. You can go to 3 kinds of museums and see plays and films. You can also buy things 4 all over the world. But there are serious problems in big cities, too. The cost of living in big cities is very 5 and there are many people. People come to big cities because they want to 6 a good job or to study at a good 7. But too 8 people coming into the cities makes it harder to keep the cities clean and 9.
Do you enjoy 10 in big cities?
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If you visit a Chinese family you should knock at the door first. When the door you will not move before the host says: Come in, please." After you the room you will not sit down until the host asks you a seat. When a cup of tea is on a tea table before you, you will say "Thank you" and take it with your two , or they will think you are not polite. Before entering the house in Japan, you should take off your shoes. In European , even if your shoes become very dirty, this is not . In a Malay house, a guest never the food on the table. He leaves a little to show that he has enough. In England, a guest always finishes a drink or the food to show that he has it. This will make the host very pleased.
Have you ever been to Thailand?
I've been in Thailand for a few days with my parents. We are here for a holiday.
Now we are staying in Bangkok (曼谷) It is the capital of Thailand and it is a very interesting place to visit. Yesterday we visited some places of interest in the city. They are great! This morning we went shopping.
My mother bought a nice necklace (项链). My father and I bought some fashionable T-shirts. And it's true! When we eat in the restaurants in Bangkok, the waiters are really nice and they are always smiling. Thai food is delicious, but it is sometimes a little spicy (辛辣的) for me. You can also get Chinese food here because a lot of Chinese people came to live in Bangkok many years ago. American food can also be found in Bangkok, however, I don't eat it. I'd like to try new things when I travel.
Yesterday it rained and got a little cooler. But today it's hot again.
A. Chinese food is very good, and it isn't as spicy as Thai food.
B. The weather has been very hot.
C. Thailand is called" Land of Smiles" because people here are very friendly.
D. It is a country in Asia.
E. Bangkok is a wonderful place to shop for jewelry (珠宝) and clothes.
It's Wednesday afternoon. School is over. The students are putting their books, pencil-boxes into their school bags. The teacher comes in and says to the students, "Don't go, children. ⑴我有事情要告诉你们. Listen to me. Tomorrow is Thursday. ⑵明天早上九点我们学校有一个家长会(parents meeting). ⑶Here are your school reports and letters to your parents. Take them home. Give your parents letters and show them your school reports. ⑷Ask them to come to the meeting. If your parents are working in the other place now, let your aunt or uncle come, please. Because I'm going to say something about next term. ⑸Ask them to come on time. "
One day a ill man went to see his doctor.
After examined him carefully, the doctor said, "well, there is nothing wrong for you. Your only trouble is that you worry too much. You see, I have a man with same trouble as you a few days ago. He was worry because he couldn't pay his tailor's bills. I told him not worry about them any more, and two days ago, who told me that now he quite good again." "Yes, I know all about it," answers the man, "but I am just that man tailor(裁缝)."
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提示：1）如何保护环境已成为世界最大难题之一。
2）垃圾污染环境损害健康，不要乱扔。
3）水污染越来越严重；
4）砍伐森林严重
5）废水流进湖里，杀死了大量的鱼。
6）保持环境干净和整洁。我们只有一个地球，应该保护她，我们应该尽所能使我们的家园更加美丽。
提示单词：pollute; harm; throw; rubbish; pour; try one's best Saving the Earth
How to protect the environment becomes one of the biggest problems in the world.
