Is there life on other planets? There are seven other planets in our system, but of them has an environment like that of the . Spaceships from the earth have done surveys of the other planets, but they have not found any life there. Why has no one from other planets tried to with us? It is true that scientists have not discovered life on other planets in the yet, but some scientists believe that they will find it some day.
That was a bad experience for me. Last year, at about ten o'clock at night on June 6th, when I was preparing for the next day's English test, I 1 my mother shouting. I ran to the living room and was surprised to see smoke(烟) everywhere. Dad ran to the 2 to get everyone a towel(毛巾). Jack, my brother, told us to crawl(爬，匍匐前进) on the floor. It was so3 in the living room that we couldn't see clearly, so we didn't know what to do. Luckily, although we couldn't find a 4 , the firefighters(消防员) saved all of us.
We were all safe, 5we still lost everything we had. I felt very 6 . However, Mum and Dad told 7 that we were very lucky 8 no one was hurt in the fire. They said we could get back all the things in the 9. After the fire, I learned a lesson—my family is the most 10 to me in the world. We loved each other forever.
Three years ago, Mike and Ben took a holiday on the beach. They had a quarrel(吵架). Mike hit Ben on the face. Ben was hurt and he wrote in the sand, "Today my best friend hit me on the face."
After that, they took a taxi back to their hotel. After dinner, Ben started to read. Mike went for a walk in the park. Suddenly, an earthquake happened. The small hotel fell down and Ben was under the hotel. Mike saved him. Ben wrote on the stone. "Today my best friend saved my life."
Mike asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on the stone, why?" Ben answered, "When someone hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, and then the wind can blow it away. When someone helps us, we must carve(雕刻) it in stone, then the winds can't blow it away."
In England nobody under eighteen years old is allowed to drink in a bar（酒吧）. Mr. Thompson often went to a bar near his house. But he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young. Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time. They drank for an hour. Tom drank a bit. Then Mr. Thompson said to his son, "Now, Tom, I want to teach you a useful lesson. How do you know when you've had enough? Well, I'll tell you. Did you see those two lights at the end of the bar? When they seem to become four, you've had enough and should go home."
"But, dad, "said Tom, "I can only see one light at the end of the bar."
As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let's look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, "a homeless dog", "a mad dog", "a running dog" and "a dog catching a mouse", have negative meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive actions. For example, "you are a lucky dog" means you are a lucky person. And "every dog has its day" means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person's serious illness, they say "sick as a dog". The word "dog-tired" means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, "cat" is often used to describe a woman who is cruel（无情的、令人痛苦的）.
The rose is a symbol（标志） of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose means love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.
The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.
Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?
Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo and, since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days，books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren't many books, few people learned to read.
Then printing was invented in China. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that，knowledge and ideas spread quickly.
Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players.
Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don't think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two metres high！
A: Good morning, Doctor.
B: Good morning, young man.
A: I've got a headache and a cough. I'm sure there is something wrong with me.
B:
A: Since last week.
B:
A: I'm feeling even worse now.
B: Don't worry. Let me check your body. Oh, you feel a little hot.
A: Yes, I have a fever.
B: I'm afraid you have caught a cold. Have a good rest and you'll feel better soon.
A: Thank you, Doctor.
B: That's all right.
A. How are you feeling now? B. Do you often eat fast food? C. Have you taken your temperature? D. What's the matter with you? E. Take the medicine three times a day. F. How long have you been like this? |
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Two good friends, Peter and Linda, are making arrangements over the telephone to meet at the weekend.
Peter: Hello, this is Peter Chang speaking.
Linda: Hello Peter, it's Linda here. I wanted to thank you for me to your party yesterday. I enjoy myself.
Peter: I'm glad you had a good time, Linda. I hear that there is a Jackie Chan film on at the cinema. Would you like to see the film with me Sunday night?
Linda: I'd love to, Peter.
Peter: The film at 7:45. Shall I meet you at 7:30 outside the cinema?
Linda: 7:30. That fine. See you on Sunday, Peter.
Peter: See you then, Linda. Bye.
Linda: Bye.
— Tomorrow afternoon.
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