When you meet Esther Okade, she seems really like a 110-year-old child. She loves dressing up as Elsa from Frozen（《冰雪奇缘》）,2 Barbie toys and going to the park or shopping. But what makes the British youngster stand out is the3that she's also a university student.
Esther, from Walsall, a town of the UK, is one of the country's4college student. The talented 10-year-old girl5the Open University in January this year and is already top of the class.
It's so interesting. she says. It was super easy. My mom taught me6a nice way.
She adds, I want to finish the7in two years. I want to have my own bank by time I'm fifteen years old8I like numbers and I like people and banking is a great way to help people.
And when people think her parents have9her into starting university early, Ester disagrees. Esther10wanted to start when she was seven. But her mom thought she was too young. After three years of11, mother Efe agreed to take the idea at last.
Esther's mother noticed her daughter's natural ability for12shortly after she began homeschooling her when Esther was only three.13, Esther's parents took her into a private school. But after a few short weeks, Esther cried out in tears and she said, I don't want to go back to that school. They14don't let me talk!
In the UK, you do not have to start school until you are five. Education is not compulsory（义务的）until that age so I thought OK, and15will be doing little things at home until then.
Maybe by the time she's five she will change her mind. said Esther's mother.
In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join environment clubs. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.
Here are some things students often do.
No-garbage lunches. How many lunch bags do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school.
No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car including the students and the teachers. Cars give pollution to us, so remember：
Walk, jump, bike, or run!
Use your legs! It's lots of fun!
Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste twenty to forty cubic meters of water an hour? In a year, that would fill in a small river. In the environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.
We love our environment. Let's work together to make it better.
Charles sat in the cafeteria with five other students, waiting for Ms. Swanson to interview all of them. Ms. Swanson, the seventh-grade science teacher, was looking for a lab helper. Charles's hands were wet and his face felt hot. He wondered if his face was red—and if anyone would notice.
As he prepared for his interview, Charles reviewed a set of index（索引）cards with notes that he made earlier. On each card, he had written an answer to a question that Ms. Swanson might ask.
The eyewash station is not a place to get a drink of water, he quietly read from one card.
Charles decided to check out the other candidates（候选人）. Nearby, a girl with dark red hair was mixing her own set of index cards. He watched as she tore （撕碎）a card into tiny pieces and put the pieces into a pocket. Suddenly she looked up at Charles. Are you nervous? she asked.
No, I'm not nervous—not at all, Charles stammered（结巴）. What about you?
Uh, no, me neither, the girl answered.
At that moment, Ms. Swanson appeared. Charles Locke? she called out.
Sam Geezer is a retired（退休的）doctor and has decided to open a medical clinic（诊所）. He put a sign up outside that said: Dr. Geezer's Clinic. Get your treatment for 500 yuan. If you are not cured（治愈的）, you will receive a refund（退款）of 1,000 yuan.
One day, Thomas passed by the clinic and saw the sign. He thought this would be a great chance for him to make some money. So he went to Dr. Geezer's clinic.
Thomas said: Dr. Geezer, I have lost the sense of taste in my mouth. Can you please help me?
Dr. Geezer said, Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops （滴）in his mouth.
After receiving the drops, Thomas shouted: Agh! This is gasoline（汽油）!
Dr. Geezer said: Congratulations! You've got your sense of taste back. That will be 500 yuan.
Thomas was annoyed and left the clinic. But he went back after a couple of days to try to get his money back.
Thomas said: I have lost my memory. I cannot remember anything.
Dr. Geezer said, Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in the patient's mouth.
Thomas said, Oh no, you don't... that is gasoline!
Dr. Geezer said: Congratulations! You've got your memory back. That will be 500 yuan.
Thomas had lost 1,000 yuan. He left angrily and came back after several more days.
Thomas said: My eyesight has become weak. I can hardly see anything!
Dr. Geezer said, Well, I don't have any medicine for that, so here's your 1,000 yuan back. He then gave Thomas 10 yuan.
Thomas said, But this is only 10 yuan!
Dr. Geezer said: Congratulations! You got your vision back! That will be 500 yuan.
I've got some information for everyone going to Britain next month. As you know, you'll be staying with a family for two weeks. Now the most important thing is money. You should take about ￡30 in cash（现金）and about ￡200 in traveler's cheques（支票）. Then when you arrive at the airport you'll be met by our host（主人）family. You must remember to wear a red shirt so the family will find you easily. I've told them to look out for the red shirts. You'll also need to take with you 4 photos of yourself and, of course, it's very important that you take the school letter. While you are there, if you have any problems, you can call our agent（代理人）. I'll give you her office phone number now: It's 580-4436 and the person to ask for is Mrs. Belcher, that's B-E-L-C-H-E-R.
She's in the office from 9-5 every day. OK! That's everything. Have a good trip.
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GOING TO BRITAIN Money-cash: ￡30 Traveler's cheques: Wear: Take: Office phone number: Ask for: |
A. warn B. aloud C. convenient D. connect E. east F. beside |
—Well, it's on your right, the library.
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in Canada, and it is held on the second Monday in October. On Thanksgiving Day, all schools and post offices are closed. Many stores are not open for （生意）. Many people have a day off on the （第二）Monday of October.
They often use the three-day Thanksgiving weekend to visit their （亲戚）and friends.
Many people also prepare a special meal to eat in the dining room or in the （花园）. If someone invites you to his or her home during the Thanksgiving festival, they will （招待） you well. And you had better bring the host a （礼物）to thank him or her.
The Thanksgiving weekend is also a popular time to take a （短期的）autumn vacation. The most popular Thanksgiving activities include: going outside to （欣赏）the beautiful colors of the Canadian autumn, hiking, and fishing. On weekends, football fans may （躺）on the sofa and watch the Thanksgiving Day Classic matches.
A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding school（寄宿学校）. Before he was sent, this boy was very excellent student in his class. the boy changed a lot when he went to the boarding school. His grades started dropping. And sometimes he even felt like killing (he). All of this was because he felt no one loved him. His parents worried about the boy so much his dad decided to go to his school and talk with him. The father began asking him some questions his classes, teachers and sports.
After some time, his dad said, Do you know I am here today, son?
The boy answered back, To check my grades?
No, no his dad replied, I am here to tell you that you are the (important) person in my life. I want to see you happy. I don't care about grades. I care about you. I care about your (happy). YOU ARE MY LIFE!
These words caused the boys eyes to fill with tears and he hugged his dad for a long time without (say) a word.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him (deep). And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!
Tips for a Safe and Nice Trip | |
Preparation | decide where to go, how to go, when to leave learn something about the place take your licenses (ID cards ,students cards)… |
Safety | watch out for the traffic… |
Good manners | not talk loudly in public |
Others | … |
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⑴文中应包含表格提供的所有要点，适当发挥，使行文流畅。
⑵文中不得出现真实姓名和校名。
⑶词数：80-120。
Tips a Safe and Nice Trip
