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A. Would you like to go with me? B. Let's meet at your home at 9: 00 a. m. C. I'd like to. D. What's up? E. Sounds great! F. We will meet at the bookshop. |
A: Hi, Ann. Are you free tomorrow?
B: Yes, Mary.
A: I want to buy some books.
B: Sure,
A: There is a new bookshop near the Center Park, we can go there for a walk after shopping.
B: When and where shall we meet?
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B: No problem, see you then.
Once upon a time, there was a hungry fox that was looking for something to eat. He was very 1. No matter how hard he tried, the fox could not find any food. 2 he went to the side of the forest and looked for food there. He found a big tree 3 a hole in it.
Inside the hole was a package. The hungry fox thought that there 4 be food in it, and he became very happy. He jumped into the hole and when he 5 the package, he saw there 6 lot of food in it!
The fox happily began to eat. After the fox had finished 7, he felt thirsty and decided to leave the hole 8 drink some water. However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not get out of the hole. Do you know 9? Yes, the fox had eaten so much food that he became 10 big to go through the hole.
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Spaceship: Shenzhou V |
Time: October 15th, 2003 Main events: Chinese spaceman Yang Liwei was sent up into space. He went around the earth 14 times in his one-day flight. China became the third country to succeed in manned space flight. |
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Spaceship: ShenzhouⅥ |
Time: October 12th, 2005 Main events: Chinese spacemen Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were both sent up into space. On October 17th, the two Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth. |
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Spaceship: ShenzhouⅦ |
Time: September 25th, 2008 Main events: Chinese spacemen Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng were sent up into space. Zhai Zhigang made our country's first spacewalk. This spacewalk took about 20 minutes. |
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Spaceship: Shenzhou X |
Time: June 11th, 2013 Main events: Chinese spacemen Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and the second female spacewoman Wang Yaping were sent up into space and connected with the space station Tiangong I. Wang Yaping gave a space lesson about microgravity (微重力) to all Chinese teenagers. This space lesson lasted about 50 minutes. |
There are some easy things you can do to protect the earth:
•Plant flowers, grass or trees.
•Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you take there. Keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin (垃圾桶).
•Turn off the lights and TV set when you leave the room. This can save a lot of electricity.
•Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.
•Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.
•Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.
•Use both sides of paper.
•Stop pouring dirty water into the rivers or lakes nearby.
•Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth.
You don't have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day. If everyone makes a contribution (贡献) to protecting the environment, the earth will become much more beautiful.
Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some traditions are rather similar from one country to another: candles, cakes and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays.
Here are a few:
Argentina (阿根廷): In Argentina, as in many Latin American countries, one of the most important birthday parties is a girl's fifteenth. When girls turn 15, they have a huge party and dance first with their fathers, and then the boys at the part.
China: The birthday child receives presents from the parents. Friends and family members are invited to dinner, and noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life.
Denmark (丹麦): A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is celebrating the birthday. Presents are placed around the child's bed while he is sleeping so he can see them immediately when he wakes up.
Holland (荷兰): The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also put flowers or balloons on the birthday child's chair to make it beautiful.
India: Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, the birthday child wears colored clothes to school and gives out chocolates to everyone in the class. His /Her best friend helps do this.
Japan: The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others and these are celebrated with a visit to the shrine (神殿). These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys.
As we all know, English is an important subject in middle school. Everyone knows that they must learn English well, but some people don't know how to learn it well. Here are some suggestions which may help you with your English.
The biggest problem is people's own fear. They worry that they won't say things correctly or that they will look foolish so that they don't speak English at all. Don't be afraid of being laughed at. Only if we aren't afraid of making mistakes can we learn English well.
The fastest way to learn something is to do it again and again until you get it right. Learning English needs practice. Don't let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.
The best way to learn English is to have a good environment. Take notes in English, put English books around your room, listen to English radios, watch English news, movies and TV programs. Speak English with your friends whenever you can. The more English materials that you have around you, the faster you will learn it.
Many people think that exercises and tests aren't much fun. However, by doing exercises and taking tests you can really improve your English. If you never test yourself, you will never know how much you are making progress.
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The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month in Chinese calendar. People often eat zongzi and row dragon boats the festival.
Thousands of years ago, people began to throw rice into the Miluo River to feed Qu Yuan on May 5th every year, because he died in the Miluo River. They he was still alive in the river. Now, in order to remember the honest man, people in China often make zongzi. This kind of food is very delicious and very Men and women, young and old all like eating zongzi very much.
The festival is best known for its dragon boat races. During the festival, people often race dragon boats in many places, especially in the south of China where there are many rivers and lakes. The dragon boat is about 50-100 feet long, 5 feet wide. There are more than 20 strong on the boat. They sit in the boat side by side. At the head of the boat, there is a big drum on it. The drummer plays the drum during the race.
