A: Hi, Peter. What a beautiful mobile phone! Is it yours?
B: Yes, it's mine.
A: Wow, it's really beautiful!
B: Why?
A: Because they think that it will get in the way of my study. If I have a mobile phone, I can call my parents when I have something important.
B: Mobile phones make our life more convenient (方便). But our parents think that we may send messages to others in class.
A: And the teachers will be very angry if we do that. So we should turn them off in class.
B: Yes, if everyone can obey the rules, maybe our parents will allow us to have a mobile phone. Many things have advantages and disadvantages.
A: I hope my parents will allow me to have a mobile phone one day. A. But my parents won't buy one for me. B. That's the problem. C. Yesterday my father bought it for me. D. That's true. E. My parents will buy me a mobile phone. F. But I don't think so. |
Anna: Hi. Mary. Long time no see.
Mary: Hi, Anna. You have changed a lot. By the way, did you watch the program called The Sound yesterday?
Anna: I watched it with my mom.
Mary:
Anna: It's a bit boring. I like movies better.
Mary: I also love watching movies.
Anna: I go to the movies once a week. Mary, how about going to the movies with me now?
Mary: I hear that there are some new movies on these days. Let's go to Wanda Cinema. It's my favorite.
Anna:
Mary: Because it has the best service and the most comfortable seats.
Anna: I agree with you. Let's go and have fun!
A 17-year-old boy, Ma Jiajun, has set a new world record (记录) for "the most consecutive jump rope triple (连续三跳绳)".
Ma is (tall) than most teenagers of the same age now. However, he was short and weak in primary school. At the age of 9, he joined in a national competition and (luck) got the first prize. Later, he joined a jump rope club and kept training for six more years.
"The training was so hard that I needed to practice every day for at least four to five (hour). " But a strong wish to break the record kept him going. "My favorite TV show is Guinness China Night. I always dreamed being successful like the performers in the show. "
After (break) the record, Ma won lots of attention from the public. "I hope more people can enjoy jump rope, for it is good for your health and full of fun." Ma said.
When you are young, your parents often decide for you. But there are1 times when you have to decide things for yourself. To make a good decision (决定), first you have to2 what the problem is. Then think carefully about the ways to solve the problem. So you can get the3 one. Sometimes we can feel if our decisions are good or bad. Feel bad? It4 that you are worried about your decisions. You'd better ask your parents or your teachers for help and make a better one.5 makes wrong decisions sometimes. When you make a wrong decision, don't worry. You should try to put things right.
A. in B. too C. cities D. their E. or F. with G. also H. fast I. kinds J. popular K. any L. some |
People in every country have own favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish, and often they don't cook it.
In England, one of the most popular of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it and put it paper bags, and take it home, to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The world's favorite food is American food. If you go to some big in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.
Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less in the USA than in England. Americans eat take-away food, , like chicken. But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. It looks like bread meat in it. Ham (火腿) is a kind of pork, but the hamburger does not have pork in it. The hamburgers are also popular in England and Australia.
What will life be like in the future? How will things change? Here are some ideas. Which of them will come true?
In the future, a change of weather won't mean a change of clothes. We'll wear a new kind of clothes. They'll be warm when we're cold, and cool when we're hot. |
There'll be no more light rain and cold wind in spring. The weather will be quite warm or even hot all year, with heavy rain and wind. The sea level (海平面) will be much higher. |
We won't travel by bus or by bike any more. Every family will have a small plane. There will be no more expensive cars — it'll be cheap to travel everywhere by plane, not only over land, but also over the sea or even into space. Maybe there'll be traffic jams (交通拥堵) in the air. |
Do you like long holidays? If so, you're going to like the future because machines and robots will do all the heavy and difficult jobs, and we'll only do light and easy work. Working hours will be short, so people will have long holidays. |
A lot of people like taking a trip with no plans. They think it is very exciting and has more fun. But in fact, it is not good. Making vacation plans is very important.
First, a vacation plan can make sure that everything goes well. If you visit a place but you don't reserve a hotel, you may have no place to stay at night.
Second, you have lots of things to take with you for a vacation. You need to plan what things you have to buy and what things you need to put in bags. For example, you want to visit one place, but when you arrive at the airport, you forget to bring your plane ticket! You may be late for the plane.
Third, making a vacation plan can help you save a lot of money. No one wants to spend more money than they want to. If you surf the Internet before you go on a vacation, you may find some cheap plane tickets and hotel rooms.
Next time when you go on a vacation, try to write down some plans. They can help you have more fun in your vacation.
Find and keep your friendship
Every one of us, rich or poor, should at least have one or two good friends. Your friends will listen to you when you speak, will take care of you when you are sick, and will be together with you in your journey through life.
Everyone needs friends. Friendship can make us happier. How can we find a good friend and get on well with each other? Here is some advice.
★ Make friends with a person who is easy to get along with.
★ You should make friends with a person who has something in common with you.
★ Give your friend a hand when he or she is in trouble. Friends should always be ready to help each other.
★ Believe in each other. This is the most important thing in a friendship.
★ Even the best friends may have quarrel(争吵) sometimes. If this happens, don't let your quarrel last too long. Try to make up with your friends soon.
Friendship is a kind of treasure in our life. It is like a bottle of wine, the longer it is kept, the better it will be.
Many people like to watch TV. The soap opera is one of them. The soap opera was first on radio in the 1920s. Then it started on TV in the 1940s. Why do so many people like to watch the soap opera on TV, especially (尤其) young people? Let's find out.
First, what's happening in the soap opera is very different from our life. Everything is perfect in the play. People don't have money problems. Second, there are many beautiful girls and handsome boys in soap operas. They are so cool. They make young people crazy. It makes people relax after a day's hard work. Even some old people like to watch it, too.
They think the show is too slow and too long. Do you like watching the soap opera? What do you think of it?
A. Third, the story in the soap opera is usually interesting. B. What makes soap opera popular? C. People don't need to worry about almost anything. D. There are all kinds of programs on TV. E. But some people don't like it. F. Many people like to watch soap operas. |
Do you have any problems in listening? Here are some suggestions on listening. We hope they can help you in one way or another.
Before you start to listen to something, you need to relax. Don't be worried or excited. This will help you with your listening.
The first sentence tells you a lot about the whole passage. For example, at the very beginning, if you hear "Many shops in many parts of China have decided to take all kinds of Japanese goods off their shelves but some people say it's not a good idea. Our reporter says…", you know you will hear a piece of news, not a children's story or a science report.
When you're listening, try to do some thinking. For example, you can think of the following questions: what happened, when, where and how? What was the result and what does the speaker want to tell us? This way, you may understand the passage better.
It's important for you to remember some important facts. For example, if the passage is a science report, you should try to remember its findings and how the scientists get their results.
You may hear some words that you don't know, but don't spend too much time on them. Very often, you'll find out what they mean later when you go on listening.
A. Try to relax yourself. B. Listen to important facts. C. Think when you're listening. D. Listen carefully to the first sentence. E. Practice reading in the morning. F. Don't think about one or two words for too long. |
If you have some problems in listening, the following suggestions may help you. First, you shouldn't be worried or excited about listening, try to . Second, don't miss to understand the first . It tells you a lot. Third, about what happened, when, where and how. This way, you may understand the passage better. Fourth, it is important for you to some important facts. Finally, don't spend too much time on that you don't know. We hope they can help you.
Pollution is the most serious problem in the world. Pollution always goes with humans. There are many kinds of pollution.
Water pollution is one of the most serious kinds of pollution.
Water is very important to humans, because we can't live without water. But now water is becoming dirtier and dirtier. Many of us throw rubbish (垃圾) into rivers. Many factories are polluting rivers, too.
I hope people could see this problem. If we don't protect (保护) or save water, the drinking water will become less and less. But what should we do? Here are some suggestions:
First, we mustn't throw rubbish into rivers. Second, we should plant more trees on both sides of the rivers. Next, we should stop the factories polluting rivers. Then, after washing the vegetables, we can use the water to clean the floor. Finally, when we see someone wasting water, we should stop him or her.
At last, I would like to say "To protect water is to protect life. " It's our job to protect and save water. Let's do it from now on.
