The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. "The1have gone and we've won, "he said. "They've tried to2our city for ten years. Now they've given up and sailed away!"
"But look3there, "a soldier said. "They've left a huge wooden horse. "
"Ah, yes, "the captain said, "it's4big. The Greeks didn't want to take it 5them. Get some help and pull it into the city. "
That night, in the main square of the city. 6the Trojans celebrated. They sang and danced around the horse, and7about the stupid Greeks. "I haven't laughed like this since my childhood, "the captain said. 8they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to9
By midnight, the main square was10except for the huge horse. 11 a secret door opened12the wooden horse. The horse was full of Greek soldiers. They quietly climbed out of the horse13.
The soldiers opened the main gates. The Greek army entered the city.
For14years, the Greeks could not capture the city by fighting. In one night，15, they succeeded in capturing it through a clever trick.
Gao Qiang is a 15-year-old student. He lives in a small village in Hebei
Province. His father is a farmer. Every day, Gao Qiang has to walk for an hour to get to school. When school ends, he has to walk for another hour to get home. But this week is different, as Gao Qiang is staying in Beijing.
As part of an educational programme, students from the city are swapping (交换) places with students from the countryside. Many students from Beijing have left the city and are living in the countryside for a week.
Wang Wei is staying at Gao Qiang's house. "Life in the country can be hard, "Wang Wei said. "I usually go to school by bus, but here I have to walk. When I finish school, I help the family on the farm. I often feel very tired here. "
Gao Qiang is enjoying his time in Beijing. "As I don't have to walk to school, I have more time to read all kinds of books, "he said. "But I still miss my family. "
It looks like all the students are learning about other ways of life.
Here are some points you can follow to improve your English. The first point is the most important.
It is your duty to achieve (达到) your goals! Studying English is your own duty. It isn't the duty of your teacher or your parents.
Work as hard as possible! You must be active (积极的) in your class and practice speaking often. You should do all of your homework, reading and vocabulary study after school.
Keep studying! Don't stop for a long time such as during a summer holiday! To make progress (进步), you should study for at least 5 hours every week.
Make English study your hobby and have fun.
You can improve your English through following activities:
Reading—find interesting English books to read.
Singing—sing your favorite English songs again and again.
Watching videos—watching English movies is helpful.
Traveling—traveling in English speaking countries can help you with your
English.
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Do you know paint-by-numbers? No? Your parents and grandparents may know it because it's not something new.
In a paint-by-numbers picture, you can see a painting divided into different parts with different numbers. Each of these numbers is for a colour. For example, when you paint, you just colour the parts with the number"1"in black and the parts with the number"2"in white. This makes it easy for people to paint.
Dan Robbins is the father of paint-by-numbers pictures. He once worked for a paint company. One day in 1949, Dan's boss asked him to sell more paintings. Then Dan had the idea of paint-by-numbers. He knew that the famous artist Leonardo da Vinci used to divide paintings into different parts and number them.
And he asked his students to colour those parts. Dan wanted to create pictures to let people paint in the same way. So he told the idea to his boss. And his boss asked him to create such pictures.
Dan created six different kinds paint-by-numbers pictures. At first, they didn't sell well. In 1951, the company showed customers how to colour a large paint-by-numbers picture in a shopping center in New York. After that, paint-by-numbers became very popular. A paint-by-numbers picture sold for $2. 50. In 1955, people spent $20 million on the company's paint-by-numbers pictures.
Some people say that the paint-by-numbers pictures are not real art. But Dan only wanted everyone to enjoy art in an easy and happy way.
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People call Mary's grandmother a "walking encyclopaedia" because she knows so much. She could probably write an encyclopaedia on her own,(with) the assistance of anyone else! When she takes part in quizzes, she always wins. She knows the answers to all the questions and never(get) anything wrong. "How do you know so many things?" Mary asked her.
"There are two. (reason), " she replied. "First, I never forget(something) l read or hear. All the knowledge I get from books or television programmers is stored (保存) inside my head. I particularly (尤其) like reading life stories, so I know a lot about many famous people. Second, I have had a long and(interest) life. I have done many different things. When I left school, I became a nurse and learnt a lot about health and medicine. Then I married your grandfather. He was a naturalist(博物学家)and studied plants and animals. His job(take) us to many different parts of the world, and l learn t about many countries and their wildlife. Then my sons-your father and his two brothers-were born. They grew up and liked all kinds of sport, so I learn t the rules of many sports from. "
Computer facts
Smaller and better
In the 1940s，the first computers were bigger than cars. Now computers are becoming smaller and better.
Some computers are tiny. (A)You may be unaware of them. There is probably one inside your TV or washing machine. You depend (B). computers more than you realize.
What can we do with computers?
(C)_我们可以用电脑来进行计算. They can calculate at a faster speed than we can and almost never give wrong answers. We can also type and draw thing swith them. (D)_In addition ， computers can do important jobs like operating railways and flying planes and spaceships.
Is a computer cleverer than me?
The answer is "No". Your brain can (E) produce new ideas but computers cannot. However, one day computers may be able to do a better job than human beings. For example, they may be better than doctors at doing their job.
(F) will happen to us if computers can do all our jobs? Will we have nothing to do? Computers may change our lives, but will they make them better?
Come to our English Week from 22 November to 26 November.
①You will find a lot of interesting English books there. Miss Li, our English teacher, will give a talk on (A) to choose good English books.
(B)一些学生将上演一部英语剧. They will act out the well—known English play Romeo and Juliet .
(C) you are a good singer, you should take part in the English singing competition. ② You can sing your favourite English songs.
A lot of students like games, so we have lots of them! You can have fun with crossword puzzles. You will love them!③
(D) Come and take part in English Week! Have fun and enjoy English!
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Tomorrow I'm going to take part in an exchange programme in London. I'll be there. Over the weeks, I hope to learn about British culture and. I'll be an exchange student at a famous school in London. I'm alreadybecause l don't know anyone there. However, the British students are the same age as me, so I think we'll. They'll introduce me to many new things. I also plan to tour around London. The next two weeks should befor me.
