Do you like sports? Do you only watch sports on TV? Please join our school sports clubs（俱乐部）. Let's play sports and have fun!
Tennis Club A great tennis collection. Many tennis bats and tennis balls. For boys and girls. Call Mrs. Black at 822- 8787. | Ping-pong Club A great ping-pong collection. Many ping-pong bats and ping-pong balls. For boys and girls. Phone number: 821-4466 |
Volleyball Club The sport is fun. Only for girls. Phone number: 826-9432 | Soccer Club A relaxing sport. Only for boys. Call Mr. Brown at 828- 3848. |
Baseball Club An interesting ball game. For boys and girls. Call Miss Green at 881- 5610. | |
Life in space（太空） sounds very interesting. Do you know what astronauts（宇航员） eat in space? You have no idea? Well, let me tell you.
We always eat three meals a day—breakfast, lunch and dinner. To stay healthy, astronauts also do that. They also eat fruit after each meal. But the food they eat is not the same as ours. Astronauts usually eat ready-to-eat food. They store（储存） their food in special bags. They can eat it directly（直接地） after they open the bags. Sometimes, they can heat（加热） the food before eating.
Chinese astronauts can have many kinds of Chinese food, like mooncakes, dumplings and gongbao chicken. They can also bake bread, roast meat and sweet potatoes, and even grow vegetables in space. In the future（未来）, they can cook any food they want in space. Sounds cool, right?
Do you know the grandma in the picture? Her name is Liu Weixiu. She is 79 years old. She lives in Changsha, Hunan. People call her "Hanfu Grandma" because she likes wearing hanfu very much.
Grandma Liu loves hanfu. She often wears hanfu in her everyday life. She also likes taking photos in hanfu. Grandma Liu looks great in those photos. Some people help her put the photos on the Internet. That makes her popular on the Internet. Many people see her photos and give "Likes". They like Grandma Liu very much. They say "hello" to her and call her "Grandma" when they meet her in the street (大街).
"I like hanfu very much. Every time I wear hanfu, I am very happy. " Grandma Liu says. "I hope（希望）people can wear hanfu. And I want to help them remember our traditional culture (传统文化). "
Yan Huaqiang is a 46-year-old man from Jinzhong, Shanxi. He is good at clay sculpting (泥塑）.
Yan likes clay sculpting very much. Yan can do it very well. He can make many kinds of sculptures out of clay, from animals to people. They are all beautiful.
"When I walk on the street and see something interesting, I want to make a sculpture of it. " Yan says. And many people like them.
Now, Yan has six students. The youngest（最年轻的） two are middle school students. And the oldest（最年长的）one is over 50 years old. .
Yan finds his young daughter likes playing with clay, too. Yan hopes young people can know about clay sculpting and learn this art.
A. He puts some of his works on the Internet. B. He tries to teach her about it. C. He learns it from his father. D. A lot of Yan's ideas come from everyday life. E. They all have a great love for clay sculpting. |
What's the favorite food of the minions (小黄人)? Bananas! Bananas are one of the world's most popular fruits. But they are more than just a fruit. In some places, people eat them almost every meal.
A study says that bananas are the fourth most important staple food (主食) in the world. More than 400 million people live on(以. . . 为生) them. They are rich in carbs (碳水化合物). So they can give us plenty of energy (能量). Bananas are also cheap and easy to get. There are over 1, 000 kinds of bananas on Earth. They grow all year round.
Many African people like bananas just like Chinese people like rice. In Uganda, people cook green bananas with beans and meat. Rwandan people like fried banana chips and banana pancakes. The dishes are yummy and filling.
Flora is going to move(将要搬家) next week. When she tidies her room in the morning, she asks her dad a 1 , "What can we do with 2 old things?"
" Do you want to take 3 with you?" Dad asks.
"Yes, but not all things. " Flora says .
"How about having a yard sale(庭院拍卖会) and 4 some of them?" Mom asks .
"Great! I want to sell my school things. " Flora says .
"I want to sell old 5 like jackets, shorts and trousers. " Dad says .
"Our CDs are old, too. Let's have our yard sale now!" Mom says.
Then Flora puts their things on a 6 in the yard .
" Welcome! Things are one dollar each(每个). " Flora calls .
That morning, Flora is happy to see many people come. But when she 7 her roses(玫瑰) in the yard, she is sad .
"Poor roses. Next week, I must say 8 to you. " Flora says to her lovely roses.
"Don ' t worry, dear. " Mom says and puts the roses on the table .
A girl comes to the table and asks, "Hi, Flora. 9 are the schoolbag, the notebook and two roses? I want them . "
"Well, 10 dollars, please. The roses are free. " Flora says and gives the things to the girl.
" It ' s very kind of you, Flora !" Dad says.
"Mom always tells me that the rose's in her hand, the flavor in mine(赠人玫瑰，手有余香). " Flora says happily.
Mary has a big family. There are 6 people in(she) family.
They have different hobbies. Her father is a volleyball player. So he likes playing volleyball. He thinks it is(interest) and relaxing. Her mother and grandmother like going shopping. They can buy thingsvery good prices in Mr Cool's Clothes Store. There are sweaters different colors for only 10 dollars. What about her sister Lily? She likes eating. She often (have) milk and eggs for breakfast. For lunch, she usually has some meat and rice. she doesn't like vegetables. In the afternoon, she always has some fruit. (strawberry) are her favorite. Mary's grandfather likes reading. He has English story book. Every night, he tells stories to his granddaughters. Mary is a middle school student. She likes (play) games with her classmates after school. And it(be) the best time of her in a day.
