Mr and Mrs Smith have just opened a small restaurant. In order to1 customers, they put a notice in front of the restaurant, which said，"Meals on the 2 for Three Days. "
A foreign student happened to 3 by the restaurant on the second day. And he didn't know much English. It was lunchtime and he felt hungry. "Well，here is a restaurant. I'm going to have something to eat. "
He saw the notice when he was walking to the restaurant. "American people are really4 They even eat food on the house! But how can I get onto the 5 of the house?" He said to himself.
He looked around and found a ladder (梯子)6 the tree nearby. He was very glad. But as he reached the top of the house, he heard someone shouting at him. "Hey, what are you doing up there?" Mr Smith was looking at him 7 . And a policeman was beside Mr Smith. "Doesn't your notice 8 "Meals on the House for Three Days"? Is it just a joke?" the foreign student answered.
After hearing this, both Mr Smith and the policeman9 .
"Don't you know what 'ON THE HOUSE' means? Look it up in the dictionary." the policeman suggested.
Actually，that means the restaurant provide drinks or meals for10 and you don't have to give money.
As a teenager, I felt I was always making people unhappy. It1 that I didn't care about what others said about me, but 2 I hope they would like me.
My friend Penelope was different from me. Most people liked her, including my family.
One day, I asked my mum if she liked Penelope better than me. My mum said that although Penelope was a3 girl, no one could replace (取代) me. I 4 ,' She is much smarter and more outgoing than me. '
My mum said those were wonderful points, but I was the only person who could play my 5 . Then I told my mum that I always made people unhappy. My mum asked me to find out6 I made others unhappy. She told me that if I made them unhappy because I did something wrong, I should 7 my mistakes and learn from them. If they were unhappy with me because of the differences between us, I should try to 8 them to find a way to solve them.
My mum's words helped me a lot. She made me believe that even with many faults (缺点)，I was a loved9 of the family. Then I began to be happy about who I really was and 10 in ways I liked. At the same time, I learned to care about others.
Now, I am happier and have made more friends.
A: Hi, LiBin.
B: Yes, of course. I've been to many countries.
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B: Yes. In 2016, I went there with my parents.
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B: For a week.
A: Did you visit the White House?
B: And we visited many other places too，for example, the Empire State Building.
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B: Well, I like it very much. I's a beautiful country.
A: I hope to visit it one day.
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A. Yes, we did. B. I had a good time there. C. Have you been to America? D. How long did you stay there? E. What do you think of America? F. Are you interested in travelling? G I spent my holiday in the US. |
Most people have heard of sports, such as basketball, swimming and tennis. However, in most countries, people also play unusual sports, with strange and interesting rules. Here are some unusual sports from around the planet.
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Man vs. Horse Marathon takes place in Wales. It is a kind of marathon， but it is actually 35. 4 km, not 42. 2 km like a usual marathon. People race against horses across the hills and mountains. It started in 1981，but humans didn't win till 2004. |
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Every year in Singapore, thousands of people come to watch the dragon boat race. A dragon boat is a traditional Chinese boat with a painted dragon's head on one end. There are 22 people in each boat and they race in the water. Dragon boat racing is also popular in China, Malaysia and Indonesia. |
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The caber toss is an ancient Scottish sport. In this sport, people race to throw a large piece| of wood called a caber as far as they can. The caber has no official (官方的) size or shape， but it is usually the size of a small tree. |
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You need both power and smart mind to be a good chess boxer. Players play a round of chess, followed by a round of boxing. There are eleven rounds in total. Chess boxing was linvented in 1992 by an English writer, The sport is the most popular in England and Germany. |
Does your family share the housework? Does everyone do their part? If your answers to the questions are no，you will want to take a look at the story of Miss Potkin, a Twitter user.
Miss Potkin is a British mother of three children. She seemed to do all the housework at home. She was tired. So she decided to stop doing housework to see how long it would be before someone started to help with it.
Miss Potkin first stopped doing the dishes. "I make all the dinners, and I am tired of having to do all the cleaning too. My family is going to run out of clean spoons, cups and plates. Who will do the dishes first? Not me, " she wrote online.
Miss Potkin then stopped doing the laundry (洗衣服) and other housework. As a result, the house was a complete mess. She said that it was uncomfortable to see the mess and she felt a strong impulse (冲动) to take matters into her own hands, but she held up.
Her excitement started to build up when she noticed her husband putting the dirty bowls in the dishwasher three days after she stopped doing the dishes. Although he forgot to turn the dishwasher on, things started to look up. Then, all of her family started to help with the housework. They did the laundry, cleaned the house, took out the rubbish…
Miss Potkin's story got lots of likes online. Some people said this was a good lesson for the family.
It taught the family that everyone should do a part at home. What are your thoughts on this?
Japan recently showed the world's first Dual-Mode Vehicle (DMV), a special machine that runs both on roads, like a bus and on rails, like a train. It was shown to people last month, in the town of Kaiyo in Japan. The mini- bus-like machine didn't win anyone over with its looks, but it surely made people remember how it worked.
It runs with usual wheels on the road. But when it needs to switch (改变) to train mode (模式) , the front wheels are moved, while the back wheels stay down to push the machine run. Switching between bus and train models takes only about 15 seconds. This DMV can reach any place in the town as a bus and move onto the railways as well. We expect it to be a very good transport for old people to travel in the city. The elders will find it easy to get on and get off.
The DMV has been in work for many years. Its workers hope that it will not only improve the lives of people but also make people in other places interested in Dual-Mode Vehicles. The makers believe that a number of people will try taking the DMV. The Dual-Mode Vehicles can carry up to 21 passengers and run at a speed of 60 km/h in the train mode, and up to 100 km/h as a bus. The machine will cover parts of the cities near the sea. The trips will offer passengers special experience of seeing beautiful sea and sky.
①It's easy to get on and get off.
②It can reach any place in the town.
③Its looks will win our hearts.
④The trips will offer special experience.
Most singers, often in their 20s or 30s, become famous for a few hit songs. But Angela Alvarez, from Cuba, didn't record her first album (专辑) till she was in her early 90s. The more amazing thing was that she won the Latin Grammy for Best New Artist at the age of 95.
Angela fell in love with music when she was a child. After leaving school, she told her father she wanted to be a singer. However, her father didn't agree with her. She listened to her father, and later she got married and had four children.
Life wasn't easy for Angela, but music was always there to bring her comfort. With time, her kids had kids and one of her grandchildren Carlos Jose Alvarez, has become a music producer. When he found out that his grandmother had written more than 50 songs, he wanted to do something for her. He asked her to record her songs in a studio. Angela accepted gladly at once. So after setting aside her dream for many years, she finally released (发行) her first album in 2021.
Angela's story even caught the attention of actor Andy. He offered to become the producer of Miss Angela, a programme about Angela's life, her love of music and the recording process of her 15-song album.
Angela's dream even reached new heights as she won a Latin Grammy. When she accepted the award (奖项), she gave an inspiring speech: "I want to give this award to those who haven't achieved their dreams. Although life is difficult, there is always a way out, and you can make it l promise you, it's never too late.
Once upon a time, there was a king. He ruled a very rich country. One day, he went on a trip to some faraway areas of his country. When he came back, he said that his feet were in great pain because he bad walked a long way and the roads were very rough (不平) and were full of stones.
He was angry and then came up with an idea. He asked his people to cover every road in the country with leather (皮革) . But that would need so much leather and cost lots of money.
One of his advisors was very clever. He came forward to tell the king, "My dear king, I have a simple way to solve the problem. You don't have to spend so much money. Why don't you just cut a piece of leather out to cover your feet? "
The king was surprised. But he still followed the advice and had shoes made of leather for him.
There is a great lesson of life in this story. One problem many have different solutions (解决办法) . If you look at the problem from different points, you may find the best solution.
