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A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a girl in another country.
Dean Bluey from Dallas, Texas, was a school boy who has much1in computer. One day, when he 2an email to a friend on the Internet, suddenly he received a message saying "Help! Pain! Help!". "The message was from Finland，3kilometers away from America.
"I didn't know 4I should do，"Dean said to a reporter afterwards." It was really difficult to tell if the message was real." So Dean did nothing at first. 5the message kept coming.
"By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble," Dean explained. He 6and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was7, there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 8 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 9, she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.
"I'm glad she's OK," Dean said. "It's hard to believe, but 10saved her life."
A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.
Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn't built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.
Even so, travel isn't difficult. The waterways have always been the best ways to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go. People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.
Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war more than 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.
Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem.
Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean melt. Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is underwater.
Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower.
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Wildwood School Library Guide This will offer you some information about our school library. You can use this guide to help your kids use our library. Service hours: 3:00 pm—5:30 pm on school days;8:30 am—11:00 am on weekends On school days, your kids may borrow or return books during opening hours only when his classroom teacher allows him to. At the weekend, our library is open to both you and your kids. Borrowing Each student can borrow one or two books at a time: More books can be borrowed only for class reading activities and school research. Returning: Books borrowed from the library can be kept for 15 school days. The books must be returned before the due (到期的）date or the kid cannot borrow other books. Damaged(受损的) or Lost Books When a book is returned in a damaged condition, the kid will have to pay three dollars for the damage. Full price must be paid if a book is lost. We encourage students to carry their library books in plastic bags to protect them from rainy weather. Please call us at 3362—1323 for more information. |
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Sarah has some problems in her English study. She tries her best, but she is still poor at English. She doesn't know what to do. John has trouble in falling asleep at night. He can't go to sleep though he is tired. This makes him tired and nervous. Tim likes eating junk food very much, such as hamburgers. As a result, he becomes fatter and fatter. Grace is very sad because she has a quarrel with her best friend. She doesn't know whether they can be good friends again. Tina is a shy girl. She is afraid of speaking in public. She becomes nervous when she speaks in front of other people. She doesn't know what to do. |
A. I think a good talk with your friend is necessary for you. If it is you who make the mistake, you should say "sorry" to her. Communication is the best way to solve the problem. B. Practice makes perfect. If you want to learn English well, you should practice more. Watching English movies is helpful. And you can remember English words before sleeping or after getting up. C. You should drink much more water. You'd better have a day off and have a good rest. If necessary, a doctor can help you. D. Don't get too excited before going to bed. You can drink a glass of milk but not coffee. If it doesn't work, you'd better go to see a doctor. E. You'd better have a good plan for your study. Make a good schedule according to all the subjects that you learn. Listen to the teachers carefully when you are having lessons. F. You should pay more attention to your eating habits. You shouldn't eat much junk food. Instead, you should eat more fruit and vegetables. Doing exercise every day can also help you. G. You should be more self-confident. Try to join some clubs, take part in some parties, and make more friends. I'm sure you will not be so nervous as before. |
One day, a mouse told the animals on the farm, "There a mousetrap(老鼠夹)in the farmer's house!"
The chicken said, "I really want to help you. , I am not strong enough."
The pig answered with smile, "Oh really? You'd better leave here."
The cow said happily, "It's a big problem for you only."
The mouse away angrily.
On that night, they all heard the sound of a mousetrap snapping(咔嚓一声)shut. It was so that the farmer's wife couldn't see things clearly. She thought it must be a mouse caught in the trap. But to surprise, it was a snake and the snake bit her. The farmer took her to the and the doctor said she was badly ill.
The farmer wanted to take good care of her. He killed the chicken to make some soup, but she was still sick. Her friends came to visit her. The farmer killed the to make dinner for them. Sadly, his wife died the next day. Many people came to her funeral(葬礼). The farmer the cow to cook enough meat for all of them.
When someone is facing a problem, don't think it has nothing to do you. When one of us is in danger, we are all in danger because we are living under the same sky.
Mobile Phones in Middle Schools
Mobile phones are more and more popular nowadays. Do you think it's OK for middle school students to use mobile phones?
John: I study in a boarding school（寄宿学校）and only go home at weekends. My dad gave me his old mobile phone to keep in touch with me. It's more convenient than the IC phones.
Mary: I agree that it's not good to use mobile phones in class. But why can't we use them after class? We are old enough to control ourselves, so teachers and parents should trust us.
Tony: I like to send short messages to my friends. It's cheap and fun. It's a good way to communicate with my friends when they are not with me.
Lisa: Nowadays, mobile phones have more and more functions. We can use them to take photos, play MP3, listen to the radio, play games and surf the Internet. So why not use them if our parents can afford mobile phones for us?
Andy: In my eyes, the mobile phone is not only a tool for communication, but also a symbol of fashion. If you don't have a mobile phone, it means you are out of fashion. In other words, it's cool to have a mobile phone. My friends and I sent many short messages to "Super Girl" to support our favorite singers. Without mobile phones, how could we make it?
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Can middle school students use mobile phones at school?
Nowadays, more and more teenagers use mobile phones. Can middle school students use mobile phones at school? Different students have different opinions about it.
