—Sorry. She isn't at home now.
There are twelve months in a year. Among(在……之间) them, I like May because my 1 is May 21st. 2 that day, my parents have a birthday party for me. My sister Beth's birthday is in 3, too. I like 4 and she likes me. We are good 5. But she is only 5 years old. She is the 6 daughter of my parents. She likes May very much because 7 Day is in it. My father likes October very much because every year, at that time, there are lots of ball games and he likes 8.
My mother likes September and October because Mid-Autumn Festival(中秋节) is usually in the two 9.
What about you? Which month do you 10?
This is Tammela School, a school in Finland. The students are having a math 1with their robot(机器人) teacher. The "teacher" is blue, and it is 2, about 25cm tall. When students need help with their math, it's 3 there to help them. "The robot teacher can make math classes 4. Many students like it, and they think it's their favorite 5." One teacher in Tammela School says to Reuters(路透社). Now 6 of the four robot teachers is a language(语言) teacher in this school. It can 7 23 languages and dance to music.
"We already use technology(科技) to 8 our students to study well," the headmaster(校长) of the school tells Reuters, too. The robot teachers are great. However, it doesn't mean(意味着) that real teachers will 9 their jobs. The robots can teach well,10 they can't keep the class in order(有序). The school still needs real teachers.
| A. Here you are. B. Can I help you? C. How much is it? D. Do you like this one? E. What can you do? F. What color does she like? G. What size does she need? |
Mrs. Rice works in a hospital. She often gets home at about 7:00 p.m. Today is Friday. When she gets home, she finds her son, Jim's things are everywhere. His books are on the sofa. His pens are under the table. His notebooks are on the chair. Mrs. Rice is angry. She asks, "Jim, why are your things here and there?" But Jim doesn't answer. Then Mrs. Rice goes to Jim's room. Jim isn't there. His dog Coco is on the bed. She is surprised(惊奇的) to find a card in its mouth. It says, "Mom, I finished my homework. I went (go 的过去式) to my friend Sue's home to make hamburgers. I'll be back with your favorite chicken hamburgers before 8:00 p.m." After reading the card, Mrs. Rice no longer feels angry. There is a smile(微笑) on her face.
Rosa is in her first year at Bristol University(大学). She studies English, math and science. Science is difficult for Rosa, but she likes it. And she wants to be a science teacher in a middle school. Rosa and her parents live 40km from her school. So she has to get up early to catch (赶上) the train at 8:05 a.m. Her classes finish at 5:00 p.m. Sometimes Rosa plays tennis with her classmates after school. They often play it for an hour. Rosa's cousin Sylvia is also at Bristol University. She lives near the school. Rosa sometimes goes to her home. When the two girls have free time in the evening, they often meet their friends for dinner and then go to their favorite clubs(俱乐部). They dance well.
Lucy's from Guangdong. She's a high school student. Her mother is a nurse, her father is a doctor and her brother is studying to be a doctor. But Lucy thinks medicine(医学) is really boring. She wants to be a great tennis player. She is a fan(迷) of Li Na and watches her every game. Now, Lucy is on the school tennis team. The players have to be very healthy, so every morning Lucy gets up at 5:30 and runs for an hour before breakfast. She plays tennis for three hours a day. She needs to eat well, too. She doesn't like chicken, but she eats it often to keep healthy. Also, she needs to go to school and do her homework in the evening. It's very difficult work, but Lucy likes it.
As students, you may have many dreams(梦想). These dreams are different. They can be big, like winning the Nobel Prize. They can also be small. You may just want to be one of the best students in your class. When you have a dream, what are you going to do? Do you ever try your best to make your dream come true(实现)? An Australian writer Andrew once wrote a book called Follow Your Heart. In the book, he tells us that making dreams come true is life's biggest challenge. For example, you may think that you're not very good at some school subjects, or that it is difficult for you to become a writer. In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Always tell yourself what you want. Do it step by step, and your dream will come true because a big dream is made up of many small dreams. _______ There will be difficulties on your way to your dream. But the biggest one comes from yourself. You need to know what the most important thing is. Don't watch too much TV, but study hard. When you have five yuan, you can buy a new book, not an ice-cream.
Birthday tradition(传统) are different around the world. In America, children often celebrate(庆祝) a birthday with a party. They give presents and have cakes and ice cream.
Children in Korea celebrate in a different way. They eat seaweed(海带) soup because it is healthy. They also eat rice cakes. Guests to the birthday party may wear traditional clothes called hanbok(韩服).
As a birthday party in Canada children look for a coin in the cake. When the children play party games, the child who finds the coin goes first.
It's said that Germans are the first people to have birthday parties for children by their parents. Parents place a wooden birthday wreath(花环) with candles on the table. They light a tall candle in the middle, the "life" candle, every year until their child becomes 12 years old.
