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Where did you go on the five-day May Day holiday? Three students in Class One are talking about their trips.
Amy says her family went to Beijing by high-speed railway(高铁). It's very fast. There are many places of interests. She went to the Great Wall, the Palace Museum and the Summer Palace. She took many photos and ate Beijing duck. It was delicious. She thinks the trip was exciting and relaxing.
Emma shares the trip to Sanya. She flew there with her parents. It was the first time for her to take the plane and she was excited. The weather was hot there. She rode a motorboat on the blue sea with her father. In the afternoon, she played beach volleyball with her family for an hour. Then they read and drank juice in the seaside bookstore. It was relaxing.
Frank talks about his trip to Zibo. More people know it this year because barbecues there are so delicious that many people want to go there to taste them. So it was difficult to buy tickets(票) to Zibo. Luckily, they got it. He had a good time. He also bought some lovely gifts for his friends.
The Start of Spring started this year on Feb.4 and ended on Feb.19. When the Start of Spring comes, everything turns green.People can see that the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer. Here are some things you should know about the Start of Spring.
Flying kites Spring is a good time for kite-flying. It has a history of about 2,000 years. It can help people keep healthy.
Tasting spring In many places of China, it's a tradition(传统) to "taste spring" on the first day of the Start of Spring. People usually eat spring cakes and spring rolls (卷).
Appreciating plum blossoms (赏梅花) Plum trees blossom (开花) from the 12th lunar(农历)month to the second lunar month of the next year. Chinese people like appreciating plum blossoms because of their special beauty.
Welcoming spring People in China started doing special things on the first day of the Start of Spring about 3,000 years ago. They made sacrifices (祭品) to Gou Mang, the god(神) of spring.
Books, both old and new, are great things. However, many people today like new things. It's hard to say no to your favorite writer's new work, but it's always great to read an old book. .
They are free.
The old classics (经典作品) are usually free. . The first way is to visit libraries. Also, there are some free e-books.
They show life from another time.
Many books are stories from the past. Many know about these stories, . In a way, reading an old book is like visiting a museum.
They are for everyone.
People of different ages can read them. . But not only children can read these books. When reading Alice in Wonderland or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, everyone can learn a lot from those stories.
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New books are popular with young readers, but the old classical books can stand(经受) the test of time. The best old ones are read from age to age.
A. Some of the old books are stories for children. B. They don't need to prove (证明) themselves. C. There are many great ways to find these free books. D. and these stories tell us the history. E. Let me tell you why it is good to read old books. |
Last year, Jiang Xi made online videos(网络视频) of her practising Baduanjin. It is a traditional(传统的) way to keep healthy in China and it started about 800 years ago. In four weeks, over 10,000 people watched the videos. Most of them were young people between 20 years old and 30 years old.
Every weekend, a group of young people practice Baduanjin next to the lake in Xiaogang Park of Guangzhou. Feng Junhua, the organizer(组织者), finds a good place in the park to bring peace(平静) to them. Now more and more young people become interested in Baduanjin, because it is relaxing and easy to practice.
Baduanjin is not only popular with young people in China, but also becomes famous(出名的) around the world. Liu Jianan and his friends organize lessons of Baduanjin and many students from other countries are interested in it. By practicing Baduanjin, people from other countries know about Chinese culture(文化). In a world show, Liu and his friends performed (表演) Baduanjin. " It was exciting for me to perform Baduanjin in front of so many people." said Liu.
Early in September, I wanted to run for the monitor(班长) in the class election(选举). I enjoyed speaking in front of many people and was always friendly to others, so I thought it was1 for me to be a monitor.
I kept working hard for my election in the following(接下来的)2 . I put up my posters(海报) in the classroom. I also spent hours on my3 , saying that when anyone of my classmates had a(n)4 , he/she could always ask me for help. I felt quite sure about the election because I prepared(准备) it5 .
But when I gave my talk on Election Day in late September, it wasn't what I thought. Things were6 . When I gave my talk, most of my classmates were not listening because it was too long. They were just doing their homework. But when it was time for another classmate, everyone7 his name and cheered(欢呼). His talk was short, but with a lot of8 ideas. Soon he finished his talk. At that time, I knew I was out.
My dream of being a monitor didn't come true, but I wasn't9 putting so much time into the election. Because I10 a lot. Things aren't always what we thought. We should learn to face them and work hard.
I am Kate, a student in Grade Seven. Linda is one of my good (friend) at school. We are in the same class. She is English girl. She is from London. She is of medium build and she is good with other students.
(lucky), Linda and I live in the same neighborhood. My house is across Linda's. After school, we often ride our bikes home. We talk about many things happily on our way home. Yesterday, she (tell) me something about London and asked (I) to visit it in the summer vacation. Linda is good at singing and she also practices (play) the piano often. She wants to be a (music) when she grows up. I think it is not difficult for her(make) her dream come true because anything is possible(可能的)we work hard.
It was a mid-August evening. Some children sat in a big yard(庭院) in a small village in Guizhou. A 73-year-old man with glasses taught these children English.
The old man is Liu Xiaosheng, a retired(退休的) teacher in Chongqing. In 2012, he came to Guizhou for summer vacation. One evening,他听见一个孩子正在读英语。He found the child couldn't read it well. As a teacher, he knew it was important to learn a language well, so he started to help the child.
Soon more and more people in the village knew that a retired teacher taught students English for free. More children came. At first, Liu taught in his living room, and then he set up(开设) a classroom in the corridor (过道). Because the number of students grew, Liu set up the classroom in a villager's house.
Every summer, Liu comes to the village to teach English. Liu是如此优秀以至于村民们都很喜欢他。Liu also feels happy to teach in the village.
注意:(1)词数80 词左右(开头已给出,不计入总词数)(2)适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。(3)文中不能出现可能透露考生真实身份的任何信息。
姓名 |
Tom |
外貌 |
高高瘦瘦,戴眼镜...... |
爱好 |
打篮球,阅读...... |
性格 |
友善...... |
优秀事例 |
上个月去敬老院,给老人讲故事...... |
你对他的评价 |
..... |
recommend v. 推荐 the Old People's Home 敬老院
Dear Sir,
I'd like to recommend my classmate Tom to be a Shining Star in our school.
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Yours,
Li Hua