Thomas was a good student but he didn't respect others. One day，his aunt gave him a1as a birthday gift. He went around the classroom playing his drum. When others asked him to keep 2or play somewhere else，Thomas refused.
Thomas's classmates couldn't 3the noisy drum，so they stopped playing with him. Joe, one of his classmates，invented special earplugs (耳塞)which allowed people to hear normal sounds, but stopped the bad ones. Thomas got very4with Joe. He even had a big fight with Joe.
A few days later，a clock was put into the classroom，just next to the desk of Thomas. The clock was making the5like “Tick tock, tick tock.” Thomas couldn't concentrate on his study at all.6 ， the others，with their special earplugs，were OK. Soon Thomas started to 7how much he had disturbed his classmates with the drum，and how silly it had been to fight with Joe. In order to change the situation，Thomas decided to say8to his classmates. What's more，he9played his drum in the classroom. Seeing Thomas's great changes，his classmates10forgave (原谅)him and decided to play with him again. From then on，Thomas changed a lot and got along well with his classmates.
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Taiwan is famous for its food. To many of us, it is like heaven for foodies (吃货). Whether you go to restaurants or night markets, there will always be delicious food. The following are four classic Taiwan dishes.
Oyster omelet(蚵仔煎；牡蛎煎) It seems like it would be easy to make an omelet. But the special ingredients (成分) are what make the oyster omelet unique (独特的). They include oysters, bean sprouts (豆芽) and sweet potato starch (薯粉). What makes a good oyster omelet? People from Taiwan have their own secret — The bigger the oysters, the better. |
Coffin (棺材) bread The name may sound scary but the food is just the opposite. People cut the toast (吐司面包) into the shape of a box and make a lid (盖) with the rest. The lid makes it look like a coffin. In the “coffin”, there is a seafood soup with pork, mushrooms, peas and carrots. Just break off bits of the bread walls as you eat your way through the soup. |
Drunken Chicken Drunken Chicken dishes in Taiwan are usually cooked with Shaoxing wine. Some restaurants even serve these dishes with lots of herbs and vegetables. If you like eating meat but don't want to put on weight, you could try this instead of fried and oily street food. |
Beef noodles This simple dish means a lot to the city of Taipei. They even have a festival for it every year. Put hand-pulled noodles in a spicy (辣的) soup, top it with beef, vegetables, and pickled greens (腌菜), and a bowl of tasty beef noodles is finished. Most places don't make the soup too spicy because Taiwanese are not traditionally used to be heat. |
I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I thought that the act of writing is the coolest thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, my mother kept different things for my sister and my brother.“ But the desk，” She said, “it's for Helen.”
Although I knew she loved me and she only showed it in action, I wanted hearttoheart talks between mother and daughter. But they never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional (易动感情的)”，but she lived “on the surface”．
I had my own family later. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she forgave me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. It didn't come.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and finally, peace—it seemed that nothing happened. I wasn't even sure if the letter had got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I never heard from her!
Now the present of her desk told, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside—a photo of my father and a onepage letter, folded and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
When you need help for your homework, go to the library. You may find magazines, newspapers, and big dictionaries there. They can always help you. For families with children, an important problem is getting the children away from the television to do their homework. Even if you could buy the world, you couldn't buy a happy family,good friends or knowledge. The Lost World is an exciting American film. People, especially school students, may like it. People might grow plants and vegetables in the sea in about 50 years. | A. The Importance of Knowledge A talk between a famous teacher and some students. B. Money Isn't Everything A talk about money with young people. C. American Films An introduction to new American films. D. Today's News It will tell you the important events around the world every day. E. Study Tools The famous teacher Lin Hui will tell you about some useful study tools. F. Farms in the Future A program about science in the future. G. Parents Headache A seminar (讨论会) with parents who |
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Mother's Day is celebrated in the USA. It is also a holiday in some other countries. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is a day to thank mothers. On that day mothers usually receive flowers or cards. On the cards, children will write “Thanks, Mom”，“To the best mother in the world”，“Best wishes for Mother's Day” and so on. We should make mothers happy on that day.
Where does the idea for the holiday come from? We should thank Miss Anna M．Jarvis. She brought up the idea of having such a day. She lived in West Virginia. Her mother died on May 9th, 1905.She had a deep love for her mother. She wrote letters to some important persons. In her letters she asked them to decide a day for all mothers. Then Mother's Day was made on the second Sunday in May by the USA in 1913.
In China, children give presents to their mothers on Mother's Day, or the whole family go out and try to do something nice for their mothers. Because mothers always think of others more than themselves. They love their children and families very much. Everybody should show his love to his mother and help her as much as possible.
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On Mother's Day in China | Children give presents to their mothers. The whole family go out and for their mothers. |
Why did Anna M．Jarvis write letters？ | Because she |
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If you think of afterschool activities as a waste of time, you are wrong! Afterschool activities help us grow up in many ．Above all, they offer us chances to practicewe learn in class. various activities, we can also learn more about today's society and a lot of new things that we can't learn from our books. What's more, they help to develop our abilities that we need for our studies now and for our work and life in the future.
We are busy with our studies in school, so after school we all need to ourselves. Afterschool activities just make it possible us to breathe air and remove tiredness. Then, we can pay to our studies and achieve good results.
Some afterschool activities will make us useful helpful to others. Some can keep us strong and healthy, some may even change our life. So, all the students, get out and take active part in various afterschool activities!
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2）还可以为父亲做些力所能及的事情(do something that you can do),如为父亲准 备一杯茶等他下班后饮用等。
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Next Father's Day is coming and you must be thinking of giving a present to your father. Different people like different kinds of gifts.
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