Tom is the son of the farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15, his father 1 him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was 2 with his father's idea. "That is not my job. I have 3 schoolwork to do." Hearing this, his father said, "I promise to give you the best present if you 4 finish one year's work." Tom thought for a while and 5. Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked 6 until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom's crops (庄稼) grew well. 7 the last day of the year, the father said, "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year. Now, tell me 8 you want.
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat (小麦). "I've already got the 9 present. No pain, no gain. I think this is what you wanted 10 to know." His father was quite pleased to hear that.
A: Hello, Mike. You look unhappy. ?
B: I'm not feeling well and I have a sore throat.
A: . Do you have a fever?
B: No, my temperature is all right.
A: ?
B: Yes. The doctor said I had to stay in bed for a few days.
A: . It's good for your throat.
B: You are right. I'll drink it this evening.
A: .
B: Thank you.
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A. What will happen if I do? B. If you don't have your ID card, you can't go to the party. C. Are you going to the school party tomorrow? D. Could you please come to the school party? E. Because he isn't the student of our school. F. He came to visit me yesterday. |
A: Hello! May I speak to Mike?
B: This is Mike speaking.
A: Hi, Mike. This is Jack.
B: Yes, I am.
A: Me, too. And I want to bring my cousin Dave with me.
B: Maybe you can't do that.
A:
B: If you bring Dave, the teacher will ask him to leave.
A: What a pity!
B: By the way, don't forget to take your ID card.
A: Thank you for reminding me. See you tomorrow.
B: See you.
Mary's plan for next week
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Monday Study group meeting at 3: 00 p. m. Go to the cinema with Alice at 7: 00 p. m. Tuesday See a doctor at 11: 00 a. m. Basketball match at 4: 30 p. m. Wednesday Go to see some friends at 2: 00 p. m. Study for an exam in the evening Thursday Art class at 7: 00-8: 00 p. m. Concert at 8: 30 p. m. |
Friday Volunteer work at the Student Center at 2: 00-4: 00 p. m. Help Uncle Smith in the restaurant in the afternoon. Saturday Shopping at 10: 00 a. m. Art class at 7: 00-8: 00 p. m. Sunday Supper with Ann at 6: 30 p. m. Basketball team party at 8: 00 p. m. |
Tigers are the largest wild cats in the world. They usually go out to hunt for food when it is dark. And they hunt alone most of time. When a tiger sees an animal, it moves quickly and then jumps on the animal to kill it. Sometimes it can take the tiger several days to finish eating its food. When the tiger is full, it will cover the dead animal with leaves. Later, when the tiger is hungry again, it comes back to eat some more.
Tigers are different from others in the cat family. They like water and often jump into rivers to swim. Some tigers live in very cold places-in North Korea, Russia and China. Other tigers live in warmer places-in India and parts of Southeast Asia.
But now all tigers are in danger. Some people kill tigers to use their skins for clothes, and their bodies for medicine. There is also less land for tigers to live on.
Skin-diving (自由潜水) is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon! When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks because you are no longer heavy. Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is enough light. When fish swim nearby (附近), you can catch them with your hands. When you have a tank (罐) of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. But you must be careful. To catch the fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. On the other hand, you can clean the ships without taking them out of the water. You can get many things from the deep sea. Now you can see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.
