Do you like Snow White or Mickey Mouse?1 youhave watched them or not, you must have heard about them. They 2to the world-famous Walt Disney AnimationStudios. When Cathy was an art student, she always dreamed of working at theStudios. So she was really 3 when the Studios came to her college andlooked for the best art students. She asked for the job 4 thinking.
Several months later, Cathy became a memberof the Studios. It was 5 forher, but it really happened. Now Cathy has 6 here for about two years. "I work 7 passion(热情)and love every day, "Cathysaid. "It feels good to work with the most talented artists. With theirhelp, I have made great 8. Ibelieve we will 9 more and more classic films in the future."
The working environment is great. TheStudios 10 Cathy and other workers a lot of free things,such as coffee, fruit and books. How wonderful!
My family and I went on a long trip downsouth last year. It was a three-week vacation which would include Christmas andNew Year. We live in Muskegon, Michigan, so the drive to Florida was reallyamazing. We stopped in Atlanta, Georgia to visit my aunt. It was fun and it wasalso a nice break from driving. Then we kept going down to Orlando. We stoppedat Disney and had so much fun! We went to Epcot, Magic Kingdom, and BlzzardBeach. After that we also went to see my dad's brother in Tampa Bay. We got tovisit him, my aunt and my two cousins. Even though it was December, I playedbaseball with my two cousins outside.
We spent Christmas in our hotel. We stillkept up our habit of reading about some stories about Christmas. It was strangenot to have a white Christmas, but it was nice being so warm at Christmas.
And I really liked the gift from my mother apair of white shoes. One of my favorite holidays is New Year's Eve, becauseeveryone gathers together to celebrate and have a lot of fun. However, this NewYear's Eve, we could not have any friends over. Instead, we watched a marathon (马拉松赛跑) Now I still remember my family lying on the hotel' beds andlaughing aloud. That will forever be one of my favorite moments with my family.
FameHotel is a very interesting hotel in California. In this hotel, you can livethe same life as a famous person, such as a movie star or a scientist.
Whenyou check into (登记入住) the hotel, you can choose a room first. Each roomhas a name famous person. Fame Hotel has 32 rooms, most of which are namedafter movie or music stars.
Butthere are also famous writers and even some scientists. When you enter theroom, you enter the life of that person. There are pictures everywhere. The hothas tried to fill the rooms with clothes, and even food that the stars liked. Monroe'swardrobe (露的衣橱) is full of beautiful white dresses. "AlbertEinstein" doesn't have any socks in the wardrobe because the real Einsteinnever wore them.
I spoketo one guest staying in Elvis Presley's (猫王的) room. "I love thishotel," he said to me." I wanted to know what Elvis Presley would eatfor breakfast and now I know. " The guest ate pancakes and strawberry icecream in the morning, just as Elvis liked to do. On the next table, the guestof Einstein's room was drinking cabbage soup.
Thecompany plans to open another Fame Hotel in New York City next year and thereare plans open some in Europe too. I'm looking forward to staying in theChurchill's suite (丘吉尔的套房) in London.
Do you try to save electricity(电)and magazines at home? Do you make your bed every day? Read about the home habits of Americans. Are they the same as yours?
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Lights out |
Saving magazines |
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Are you careful about saving electricity? 25% of people turn off the lights when they leave a room. 8% never do. 80% leave the lights on When they go out in the evening. |
How long do you save magazines? About half the population throws away old ones after six months. But 20% keep them for years and years. |
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Clean and tidy |
Making beds and doing dishes |
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Are you an organized person? 13% of people like to keep the rooms clean and tidy. The common home has fourteen cleaning products around the house. |
74% of people make their beds every morning. 5% never do. And 3% actually change their sheets(床单)every day. Do you wash the dishes right after eating? 58% of Americans do, but 5%let theirs sit for several days. |
A young poor couple bought a big house from two elderly sisters. The house was quite nice and the couple bought it at a low price. So they were very happy.
The couple were a little worried how they could keep the old house warm. The house didn't have any fireplaces (壁炉) or heaters.
At first, they planned to buy some heaters for the long cold winter. But later, they thought that if the elderly sisters could stay warm and comfortable in the old house during the winter in the past years, so could they. __
Winter arrived and temperatures soon dropped below zero. Frost (霜) covered the insides of its walls. Life inside the house became so hard.
He called the elderly sisters to ask them how they managed to keep the house warm during the winter.
After speaking to them on the phone, the husband told his wife, "For the last 30 years, the sisters have spent every winter on vacation in Thailand."
A. However, winter was not far away at the time. B. Finally, the husband couldn't stand it anymore. C. They lived there for 30 years. D. But they couldn't afford those expensive machines. E. The large house became very cold. F. So they just decided to wait for winter to come and did not make any preparations. G. The wife managed to make the house warm. |
During the summer vacation, exchange student named Wang Ying (get) to Washington, the capital of America. Before that she had learned the basic customs of the USA. For example, Americans greet each other by shaking hands instead of bowing kissing.
It's good manners to knock _the door before entering others' homes. Table manners are important, for example, putting elbows on the table is (polite). She realized that good manners and customs are of value and worth learning.
When she got there, her host family went out of their way (make) her feel at home. After all she is Chinese, and she had trouble communicating with them. She got upset. their help, she made a good effort to practice spoken English. Gradually, she was used to (talk) with them in English. Now she (feel) relaxed communicating with (foreigner).
Chinesepeople have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes forcenturies. Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn night. Theycarry people's wishes to the families they love and miss.
Thereare many traditional folk stories about this festival. However, most peoplethink that the story of Chang'e is the most touching. Chang'e was Hou Yi'sbeautiful wife. After Hou Yishot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magicmedicine to thank him. Whoever took this could live forever, and Hou Yi plannedto take it with Chang'e. However, a bad man, Pang Meng, tried to steal themedicine when Hou Yi was not at home. Chang'e refused to give it to him andtook it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sadthat he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found thatthe moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He quicklylaid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that Chang'ecould come back.
Afterthis, people started the traditional of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakeswith their families.
Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant fill into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world's favorite drinks was invented,
A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, "the saint of tea", mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha jing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.
It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn't appear until around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the national drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.
⑴How was tea invented?
⑵Who was the first to discover tea as a drink?
⑶Which book describes how to grow tea and how to make tea?
⑷When was tea brought to other countries?
⑸Who are the best ones understand the nature of tea?
Your teacher asks you to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping. Please make a speech (about 80 words)according to the form:
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⒈convenient ⒉open 24 hours a day ⒊no queuing |
⒈can't see the products ⒉can't enjoy shopping with your friends |
