(The school reporter is interviewing a student. Victor = The reporter He Yu = The student)
Victor: Excuse me. May I ask you some questions?
He Yu:
Victor: How often do you exercise?
He Yu:
Victor: Great. Do you like vegetables or fruit?
He Yu: My mother says I should eat five kinds of vegetables every day.
Victor: She is right. Now this is the last question.
He Yu: At ten o'clock.
Victor: Well, that's a good habit. Thank you very much.
He Yu: You're welcome.
A. I play table tennis every day. B. When do you go to bed every night? C. Do you go to bed early each night? D. Sure. E. I sleep eight hours each day. F. I like both of them. |
During the Qin Dynasty (朝代), there was a boy named Han Xin. He was born in a1 family and often had nothing to eat. He often went fishing but almost2 no fish. He was always hungry.
One day, Han Xin was fishing by the river. An old lady3 that the boy was very thin and looked hungry. She gave him a bowl of4 .
"Thank you so much." said Han Xin as he bowed down (鞠躬) to the old lady. From then on, every time Han Xin met the old lady, she would give him some rice. So Han Xin5 went hungry. He was very thankful and promised (允诺) he would find a way to6 the lady some day.
"You don't have to promise so much when you have7 ," she said. "I give you rice because I feel8 that you don't have anything to eat. I don't want you to repay (报答) me. If you are a real man, you will find a way to support9 ." Han Xin kept the lady's words in mind.
When Han Xin10 up, he went into the army (军队) and became a general (将军). He did many good things and11 many people. People all thought he was a great man.
Han Xin never12 the old lady. He went back to the village and took her to his palace (宫殿). He bowed down to her13 gave her a bowl filled with gold. The old lady didn't14 it. "Thank you for the gold." she said. "You have already paid me back by becoming a strong and kind man."
The Chinese idiom "one rice, thousand gold" comes from this story. It tells us that we should always give a hand to others15 getting anything in return. And we should also forever remember the help from someone else.
Many students have clear ideas about what jobs they would like to choose in the future. We think boys and girls choose jobs differently. To find out how different their choices are, we made a survey(调查) in Green High School. The following diagram (图表) shows the results of the survey.
There once was a homeless cat named Cathy. She wanted to make herself strong. So she was hard-working and could run fast later. She always walked around her neighborhood (街区) to catch mice and she had enough food. When the weather was warm, she could lie in the sun and enjoy a relaxing and happy life.
One day, a girl moved into Cathy's neighborhood. She was a kind girl and noticed (注意到) that Cathy was homeless. Every day she put food around Cathy's house, an old box. The food was delicious and plentiful. So Cathy didn't have to go out and catch mice by herself anymore. Every day she did nothing and just waited for her delicious food. As time went on, she got fatter and fatter. She couldn't run very fast. But what did this have to do with her? She had enough food now!
But she didn't know why this kind girl suddenly moved away one day. Cathy had no more food to eat. At the same time, she was too fat to catch mice. The neighbors complained (抱怨) that there were some mice in the neighborhood. Cathy's miserable (悲惨的) life began.
She really wished she hadn't met that kind girl. Her kindness made Cathy lose the aim (目标) of living hard. So we should not lose our ability (能力) in the easy and comfortable life, or we will be miserable like Cathy!
①The kind girl left and the cat began a hard life.
②The cat was homeless and hard-working.
③The cat was fed by the girl and lost her living ability.
④ A kind girl found the cat and gave her food.
Each country has its national flag (国旗). Usually there is a story behind each national flag. The national flag of the United Kingdom has an interesting story, too. Do you want to know the interesting story? Just read on.
The UK has four parts. They are England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The four parts have their own flags and the flags are all different.
When Wales became part of England in 1542, the flag of England was the one used. Nothing was changed (改变). However, in 1603, when Scotland joined England to form (组成) a new country, the two national flags were put together to form a new flag. The last member, Ireland, joined the kingdom in 1801. In that year, the new flag appeared. That is the flag we see today. In 1992, however, parts of Ireland left the kingdom to become a new country. It also started to use its own flag.
Why are you always tired, do you know?
First, if we can't sleep well, we will be tired. But we are often too busy. We can't finish our homework in the day so we have to do it at night. We go to bed late and we get up early in the morning for school or work. If we sleep for only five or six hours a night, we will be tired.
Second, when we are ill, we will be tired. But we don't know we are ill. So if you are always tired, maybe you are not so healthy.
Third, maybe you eat too much food, like hamburgers, meat, chocolate or coffee. If you are ill and tired after eating some food, please don't eat it again.
At last, if the air around you isn't nice and clean, you will feel tired. And you will feel better.
After feeling tired, you can take a short break, drink some water or take a shower especially (特别地) before you sleep at night.
A. You'd better go to see a doctor. B. I will tell you some reasons about it. C. But you can eat more if you are well. D. Most people need at least eight hours or some more. E. So please open your windows often or go out for a walk. |
People in different parts of the world eat different things. In South China people eat rice every day. Sometimes they eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper. And people usually eat rice with fish, meat and vegetables.
The Japanese cat rice, too. They also eat a lot of fish because they live near the sea. It's easy for them to get fish. Sometimes, they eat raw (生的) fish.
In western countries such as Britain, Australia and the USA, the most important food is bread and potatoes. People there can cook potatoes in many different ways. In Britain the most popular food is fish and chips. Sometimes people cook this kind of food at home, but they usually buy it at the shop. They eat it at home, in their workplace, in the park or even on the road. People call it "take-away" food.
Pets are very common in many families. Many people keep a kind of animal as a pet, such dogs, cats, birds and so on. And the pets (be) very important in some families. They think of the pet s as their family members. In many ways, pets can bring love and happiness, and sometimes they also feel thankful. They show (they) thanks in special ways. Especially the dogs, they are human's (friend). A few weeks ago, a fireman saved a dog named Dodo from a fire. She was good mother dog and has six babies. Then he (go) on working in the fire. The tired man sat to rest after he put out the fire. He saw the mother dog walking straight to him and wanted (know) what she was going to do. To his surprise, she came up to him and kissed him. At first he was too surprised to do anything. But then he hugged (拥抱) her (happy) at once.
Although pets are not human beings, their behavior (行为) sometimes is (good) than the human beings, because they always keep loyal (忠诚的) to the master. Most important of all, keeping pets helps people to reduce (减少) loneliness and forget their unhappy things for a while.
