I have a friend called Angela. She had a (n) 1family, so she was not interested in anything. She started to 2her life or even the world. One day, her teacher Miss Zhong took her to see a psychologist (心理学家). Miss Zhong told him a lot about Angela.3when they met, the psychologist asked her, "I know you enjoy writing. Why don't you4for your school newspaper?" "I am not sure I can do it5," she answered. "Do you want many friends?" he asked again. "Yes, but maybe6wants to make friends with me," Angela said. The psychologist said, "You may not have a happy7, but you are clever. Just try to do everything you like. Many people8you. Try to believe in them and make friends." Angela remembered his words. After that she took part in school activities and made many friends.9, she changed her life.
Our life has many difficulties. Just face them bravely, and learn to challenge (挑战) 10. We will get more.
Confucius (孔子) is the greatest teacher in Chinese history. He was born on September 28,551BC (公元前) in the Kingdom of Lu, in today's Shandong Province. When he was young, he and his mother had a hard life. At the age of fifteen, he began to learn music, and he did well in it. Then he went on learning other subjects. When he was thirty, he became a teacher. He started his own school. He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether (无论) they were rich or poor. He had about 3,000 students and many of them became famous.
Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. His most important ideas are kindness and good manners. He said young people should take care of the old. People should stop thinking of themselves and work for others. His ideas are around in people's everyday life. Today people can still hear them, and they go far into east and south Asia.
There is a student from China in our class. He is very good at his lessons, but he is also very shy. He doesn't talk too much with us because he thinks that there are so many differences. When he came into our classroom for the first time, he was so frightened (受惊的) that he cried out.
That's because of our appearances. For example, his hair is short, black and straight, but ours are all different from his. Jim's hair is yellow and much longer than his. Dave's hair is curly and brown. Kitty's hair is blonde. Our builds and clothes seem to be strange in his eyes too. Peter is a boy. He is tall and thin, but he wears a colorful T-shirt.
As a well-known Chinese TV hostess, Dong Qing is now hosting two cultural shows, Chinese Poetry Conference and The Reader. The two shows are encouraging people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life.
Dong was born in a highly educated family in 1973. She had a great love for traditional literature (文学) from an early age. In 2015 when she was about to study in the US, Dong received an invitation from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess. Because of her passion for traditional literature, Dong accepted the job.
"The contest interests me very much. Hosting it is a process of learning about poetry and performing," said Dong. To her great joy, the show has become more and more popular.
Under the slogan (口号) "Reading touches people's hearts", the new TV show The Reader has become a success. It invites famous guests from all walks of life to read something. Dong works as both the hostess and producer.
The Reader became a turning point in Dong's 21 years of hosting. She said it brought her "quite a huge challenge".
"There is no shortcut (捷径) in this world. If you want to be a good host, you need to make thorough preparations," said the beautiful hostess. "The charm of life lies in its unknown, so we just have to try and keep going."
Tina is my English teacher. She is from England and is about 29 years old. She (have) blonde hair and she always wears a pair of (glass).
She is strict us in our study, so all the students are well—behaved in her classes. She is strict, she can get along (good) with all the students because she is very kind and (patience). Whenever we have difficulty in English learning, she will help us to deal with the questions. We all like her lessons very much. That's because she is very creative. Her (teach) style is quite different that of the others. She prepares her lessons well and corrects our homework (careful). In class she always encourages us (work) hard.
In a word, I think she is one of the best English teachers I have ever seen. We all love and respect her.
Anna is a 17-year-old exchange student (交换生) from Russia (俄罗斯). She is now studying art in a university (大学) in France. She's going to stay in France for a year and then she will go back to Russia. Anna comes to France because she thinks Paris is the best place for her to study art. She is now staying with the Black family. She helps Mrs Black do some housework every evening and goes to French classes every Wednesday and Friday afternoon.
Everything in Paris is new to her. She finds things are quite different from those in Moscow. There are many big shopping malls here, but it's really expensive. It's also expensive to have a meal in a restaurant or go to the cinema. Now Anna has got used to (习惯于) many things, but she cannot get used to the breakfast in France. "They eat so much in the morning," she often says. "How can you face all that food so carly in the day?"
