I asked many classmates and friends, “What do you think you will be1 you grow up?” Some of them told me what they would like to be in the future,2 others said, “I don't know.” I'm 3 to hear that because I think it's bad. I think having dreams or hopes about the future will help us do better at school.
As middle school students, it's time for us to 4 what we want to be in the future. If we know it better, we will know 5 to do it better at school. For example, if you are outgoing and like to meet people, you can be a 6 in the future. Then you should practice writing more articles. If you're 7 with children and like 8 , you can teach English as a job in the future. And then you should work harder at English. If you want to 9 many interesting places, you can be a guide.
Of course, all the 10 that we are learning at school will be useful in the future, so we should work hard at all of them.
My name is Maria. I'm 13. I live in New York City. I often go to school by bike. Riding a bike is good exercise for me. I like watching NBA matches on TV very much. I watch them every week. It's real fun for me. I like pop music a lot, too. My favorite singing star is Michael Jackson. At school, music is my favorite subject. I have a good voice and I play the violin well. I have a dream of being a singer like Madonna. |
I'm Linda. I'm 12. I live in Los Angeles. I like playing football and basketball. I play football or basketball every day with my friends after school. I like animals and I also like animal stamps. I have panda stamps from my pen pal. They are very good. On weekends I often go to the mountains to paint pictures. I have painted some very nice pictures. Painting is my life, so I'm going to be a painter when I grow up. |
I'm Sophia. My home is in Washington D. C. I like reading and watching programs about travel and history. I often stay at home reading on weekends. At school, I like French very much and I'm good at it. I'd like to be a guide. I can go around the world and meet a lot of people. That would be great fun. 2 |
Today was Emily's birthday. She was happy and went home quickly after school.
“You have to look for your gift on your own,” her sister said. “Here is the first clue(线索).” She gave Emily a piece of paper.
Emily opened the note and read, “Clue Number 1: Look inside the car.” She found a bone(骨头) for dogs and another note in the car.
“Clue Number 2: Look at the swing.” On the swing there was a bag of dog food with the third note.
Again she quickly read the note, “Clue Number 3: Look into the house.” Emily found a dog's leash(皮带) there.
The note on the leash asked her to go outside. There she saw a beautiful red doghouse.
Before she got there, a black puppy ran up to her. It had a note on it. The note said, “Happy Birthday, Emily.”
“Oh, such a cute dog!” she cried. She was so happy. “I will name her Happy, because she made me so happy today,” Emily said.
We all know that food makes us grow every day, but sometimes it can make us happy when we feel bad. Studies show that food such as sea fish, bananas, pumpkins(南瓜) and chicken can help us be happy. How can they affect(影响) our feelings?
Studies show that people living by the sea look much happier than other people, because the fresh sea air helps them clear their minds and they eat a lot of sea fish. Bananas have much Vitamin B6. Having more bananas can help us make a quick decision, and become more confident(自信的). Eating pumpkins can also help people get into a good feeling because it's rich in Vitamin B6 and iron(铁).
Are you in a bad mood(情结)? If you are, don't sit alone. Go to eat such happy food with your friends. Maybe you'll feel better.
Sally and Li Ming are talking about making the delicious chicken.
L:The chicken tastes great.
S:
L:Could you tell me how to cook it? I want
to have a try.
S:Of course.
L:
S:Next, fill the chicken with many herbs, and put the chicken into the oven (烤炉).
L:And then?
S:
L:That's a long time.
S:Yeah. Finally when the chicken is ready, put it on the table and then cut it into slices.
L:Thanks for your recipe.
S:
In many English homes, , breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge, eggs or bread. . Lunch comes at one in the afternoon. . And dinner is about half past seven. First, they have soup(汤), then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that, . But not all English people like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper. .
A、English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast B、they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or oranges C、people eat four meals(餐) a day D、All these meals are very simple(简单) E、Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon |
Potato chips are Americans' favorite snacks(零食). Where do potato chips come from? In 1853 a native(本土) American named George Crum made the first potato chips. Crum was a chide(头目) in an expensive restaurant in Saratogasprings, New York. One day, a customer(顾客) did not like the French fries. He said they were too thick(厚的). So Crum made more, this time thinner. The customer still didn't like them. Crum got unhappy. He decided to make the customer angry. So he cut the potatoes, very thin. The customer loved them.
Other people wanted Crum's potato chips. Now, there was a new food on the menu— Saratoga chips. Soon Crum opened his own restaurant and made his special chips.
It took a long time to make potato chips. People peeled the potatoes by hand. Then in 1920,the automatic(自动的) potato peeler changed everything. Now it was faster and easier to make potato chips. Now potato chips were not a specialty. They were a popular snack food, but only in the north.
A salesman named Herman Lay wanted to sell potato chips in the south. He sold potato chips in bags. His business grew. Today, Americans eat a lot of potato chips every day.
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2017 is coming. That's to say that some things will come to an end(结束), and some things will . It's time for us New Year's resolutions. Well, what are my New Year's resolutions?
As for studying, I'm not good history. In the year, I will study hard at it. In English, I'm not good, . To improve(提高) it, I plan to listen to the teacher in class and watch more English TV . I think good health is very necessary. So I plan to eat fast food and exercise more. Of course, I more time helping my parents with housework.
I promise(承诺) I will try my to make my dream come true.