Mr. Chips is a lovely old man. He always has a smile on his face. He always says a kind word to everyone. Mr. Chips loves his garden, where he grows flowers and vegetables. Everyone likes Mr. Chips.
Everything is fine, but one day he gets, a television. Mr. Chips wants to buy a television because he has nothing to do in the evenings.
Mr. Chips thinks television is excellent. He loves to watch sports and films. But soon Mr. Chips begins to get unhappy. He can only watch one channel(频道)at a time. He is missing all the other good shows on the other channels, So he tries to record(刻录) the shows he is missing.
Some days later, Mr. Chips gate unhappy again. When he goes into the kitchen to make food, he can't watch television. So he moves his kitchen into his living room! He moves in his cooker and fridge. He also moves his bed in. He sends all day and most of the night watching television.
He doesn't have time to grow flowers and vegetables, so he sells his garden. He spends the money on more televisions. Now he has lots of televisions in his room. He has a different show on each television. __________________ It is very noisy. Soon his room is full of televisions. He doesn't go out anymore. He never sees his friends and talks to anyone. The only thing he does is watching television. Mr. Chips becomes a television addict (上瘾者)!
| 55.9% |  |
"I'm too busy." |
| 36.7% |  |
"Takeout food is cheap." |
| 30.9% |  |
"Restaurants are too far." |
| 28.9% |  |
"I don't know how to cook." |
| 22.2% |  |
"It's dolicious." |
| 9% |  |
"I want to watch TV while eating." |
Too tired to learn? Some people think schools shouldn't start too early. Lots of doctors think so. That's why in some places people are working for later start times. It's good news for adolescents who like to snooze(打盹)!
High schools in Seattle start at 8: 45 a.m. Or even later! Another example is California. The state sets new rules for the schools. High schools can't start before 8:30 a.m. Middle schools can't start before 8: 00 a.m. Why? Some doctors say that students get their best sleep between 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
lf adolescents get up at 5: 00 a.m., they miss out on some good Z's! Not getting enough sleep can bring health problems. The students may have problems learning, too. It's hard to learn when they are sleepy in class.
But some people think starting schools later isn't so smart. How much students sleep is important. When they sleep is also important. There's no way to be sure that students get more sleep. The rules can't make them go to bed! Schools start later and finish later, too. That leaves students with little free time, For what? Sports, jobs, and homework. And of course...fun ! Also, it could be hard to have enough(足够的) buses and drivers. That's why so many high schools start very early.
How about you? Would you like to start schools early? Or Snoozzzzzzzzzzze?
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①They can't learn well.
②They can't catch the bus.
③They can't get enough sleep.
④They don't have time for breakfast.
Tim is a popular detective (侦探)in the city. On Sunday morning, he got a phone call. It was from David, the police officer.
"Tim, I need your help. A famous criminal is in our city now. He dresses up as a salesman. We found three salesmen might be the criminal."
"I will talk to them" Tim answered.
Tim went to the first shop and talked to the salesman, John.
"Do you know Bruce?" Tim asked.
"Yes, he comes to the shop every day to buy milk for the school dining hall," John answered.
Then, Tim came to the next shop. He saw the second salesman, Rick, cleaning the floor.
"Do you know Bruce?" Tim asked.
The last salesman was Carl. He was selling vegetables.
"Does Bruce buy vegetables from you?" Tim asked.
"Yes! He buys vegetables every day. He needs a lot to cook for the workers," Carl said.
"I think Rick is the person you want," Tim said to David.
How did Tim know? Because Rick said Bruce bought salt and sugar every day. It's not a must for a person to buy them every day.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones don't often go out in the evening. But last Saturday, Mrs. Jones said to her husband, "There's a good movie at the1tonight. Can2go and watch it?" Mr. Jones was very happy about it,3they went. Both of them4the movie.
They came out of the cinema at 11 o'clock got into the5and began heading home. It was quite6and nearly no one was on the street. Suddenly, Mrs. Jones said, "Look, Bill. A woman is running along the road so7, and a man is running after her. Can you see them?"
Mr. Jones said, "Yes, I can. "He thought the woman might have8He drove the car slowly near the woman and said to her " Can we help you?"
"No, thank you," the woman said, but she did not stop9."My husband and I always run home after the movie, and the10one washes the dishes at home!"
A: Hi, Jim.
B: Hi, Lucy. I went to the new library with Jeff.
A: Jeff? I didn't see him for a long time.
B: Well, he is just the same as before. Maybe a little taller.
A: Tell me about the library. How did you get there?
B: We studied Baidu Maps and took the No. 158 bus.
A: Is it far?
B: Yes. Then we walked for 10 minutes.
A: It was really not easy. How was your day there?
B: I didn't get into the library because of the rule.
A: How come?
B: I had to show my ID card to get into the library. But I left it at home.
A: Oh. Bad luck! Maybe next time.
B: Yeah. I think so.
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A. What's the rule? B. l think it was terrible. C. What does he look like now? D. It's across from the bus station. E. What did you do last weekend? F. Did you stay at home last weekend? C. The bus ride took us about 50 minutes. |
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Dear Mom,
Camp is great! Our guides help us do the coolest things. We for six kilometers and we find a waterfall. I meet a lot of new friends. We have a great time together, climbing, ,and playing tricks(恶作剧)on other campers! Every night, we go over to tent. We try to scare the other campers. Last night, when they were all at the campfire, we a big bag of frogs(青蛙). Then we put the bag a bed. When they got back, the frogs were all over their tent. We laughed so hard! It was so to see them run out shouting!
One thing is finding many bugs(虫) here! I know that scientists find out 7,000 to 10,000 new of bugs each year, and I think they could find more here! l have about. 100 mosquito bites（蚊子叮咬)in all. Every time I go , bees run after me too! But for sure I'm having the best ! Don't worry! Mom.
Love,
Tyler
Mom took sally to meet her new teacher after they finished moving. It was her time to the new school. The teacher said, "Welcome to our school, Sally! let tell you what to do in our class. We start the day with reading and writing. After that, we do math. do we have lunch? We eat lunch at 11:00. Just after lunch, we go out for walk or play a game. Then we have science at the learning center. are also many computers in the center helping you. Finally, we go to music and art classes for the last hour of the day. Here is a timetable for you to take home. I'll see you tomorrow, Sally!"
