①take exercise to keep healthy
②keep reviewing lessons all night to get good grades
③go to school without breakfast
④have plans for study
⑤open the window and take in fresh air as often as possible
| Shopping List | Potatoes (2 kilos) | Tomatoes (1 kilo) | Eggs (3 kilos) | Meat (2 kilos) |
| Usual price ($/kg) | 1.5 | 3 | 5 | 2.5 |
How tired I am! After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag. Sleepy and1, I threw my things on the sofa and got something from the kitchen to eat. I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV, but I knew my2would take me the whole night. I took my schoolbag and went3to my room. Dealing with the heavy work was really hard for me. I managed to understand chemistry and4feeling sleepy at the same time. I tried to keep my eyes open.
Later, I5the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it — the sound of my mom singing.6she didn't sing well, it made me excited. I quickly put down my book and rushed down to greet my mom. We hugged each other and talked for a while. I liked the sense,7when my mom was happy. Her8seemed to pass on to me and I was able to face the stress again.
Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be positive(积极乐观的) after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up early in the morning to go to work and spends hours on the bus before getting downtown. At a clothing factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws pictures for clothes over and over again. After work, my mom at times gets stuck in traffic for two hours on her way back home. When I9my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to complain. At least I have something interesting to do at school. I am pleased that my mom has a positive attitude and lives her life10a cheerful heart. Seeing her happiness makes me feel good, too.
Hello, friends! Why don't you sign up for the website Swap(交换)Shop? You can exchange something with others. And you don't need to pay for anything! Here are some ideas from our members.
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Ben Smith, 15, Los Angeles I have a lot of computer games, and they really cost a lot. The problem is that I've played them too many times already. I heard about the Swap Shop and exchanged one of my games. I'm really happy and I've made a new friend—the boy I exchanged my game with! Now I want to exchange more because it really helps me save some money. |
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Annie Foster, 16, New York I have a necklace(项链). I've had it for two years and I don't like it anymore. I want to exchange it for some books. I have swapped clothes before, but I think I will have a try at my necklace! It's better than spending money at the shopping mall. |
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Charlie LeBlanc, 13, Chicago I don't like shopping. I love the idea of Swap Shop and I'd like a skateboard. I've got a football that I want to exchange. I've had it since last year and it's still new. I'm going to try the Swap Shop for the first time. |
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Kate Wilson, 13, New York I want a new mobile phone. Mine's quite old. I've saved some money, but it's not enough. So I've decided to try and swap mine for a different one. I've exchanged some CDs on the Swap Shop. It's cool! |
One day a student was walking with a teacher and they noticed a pair of old shoes.
They thought the shoes might belong to a poor farmer. The owner of the shoes was working in afield nearby and had nearly finished his work.
The student said to the teacher, "Let's play a joke on the man. We hide his shoes, and wait to see what he will do when he cannot find them."
"My young friend, "answered the teacher, "We should never make fun of others. Instead, puta coin into each shoe, and watch what will happen."
The student did so, and hid nearby.
The farmer soon came back to get his shoes, but when he put his foot into one of his shoes and felt something hard, he found the coin.
Surprise appeared on his face. He looked at the coin, and then looked around, but no person was to be seen. He then began to put on the other shoe, but his surprise was doubled on finding the second coin.
He then fell on his knees, looked up to heaven and said thanks aloud. In the thanks, he spoke of his wife who was in poor health, and his children without bread.
The student stood there silently, his eyes filled with tears. "Now," said the teacher, "Are you not much more pleased than if you had played your joke?"
The young man replied, "You've taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I've really got the true meaning of the words that I have never understood before: It's better to give than to receive."
During the years of game making, there have been lots of games. Many old games have disappeared since modern games came out.
Teachers at school asked their students to write articles about games they knew. To their surprise, half of the 50 children in one of the classes wrote about online games. It is easy to see that traditional games like hide-and-seek and rubber band jumping(跳橡皮筋) are unfamiliar to many of today's school children. Instead, they like to play computer games, especially in the cities, with the rising popularity of TV, the Internet, video and online games.
Traditional games used to be so popular. The games that many parents once played were mostly outdoor activities, which were enjoyed by students during a 10-minute break or after school. They usually needed several partners and just a little space.
Jump rope game, for example, has always been popular around the world, which is still played in many countries. But in the past, rubber band jumping was popular in primary school. Many rubber bands were connected together to make a long rope. Girls loved playing this game. It could help kids practice their jumping skills and develop coordination (协调性), and also help them meet lots of friends. However, now rubber band jumping disappears. And we don't play hide-and-seek any more.
It's common these days to see students spending their breaks in the classroom. They are busy with their studies. Unlike their parents, many of today's children don't know what to play or how to play. They don't know what teamwork is. Being worried by the situation, some schools have tried to make some programs to educate children on traditional games.
The Earth is about 4.6 billion years old, but the humans have lived on it for just 200, 000years. However, during the short time, humans have achieved a lot of amazing things.
The achievement list is almost endless. The invention of the airplane has changed our lives. The discovery of antibiotics (抗生素) has saved the lives of millions of people. Can you imagine living without electricity? What about the printing press (印刷术) ? Without the printing press, you wouldn't be reading this. In the last 50 years, there have been great achievements in communication, such as radio, TV, computers, the Internet and smartphones(智能手机).
What about the arts? 'The arts have brought pleasure to many people, but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics? It's hard to answer, right?
Finally, we must not forget humans' early achievements. Now we can't imagine modern life without cooked food and cars.
What are humans' greatest achievements? To answer the question, we need to decide what we mean by "great". Or is it just something that makes us say "Wow", like the Great Wall? What do you think?
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A. Is it something that makes us rich or happy or saves lives? B. In the past, humans used fire for cooking or heating and invented the wheel. C. Many of humans' great achievements are in science and technology. D. And is Mickey Mouse as important as an achievement going to space? E. We could probably live without them, but life wouldn't be so interesting. |
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A. I'll give you some advice. B. Three hours ago. C. l will do that if your tooth is painful. D. Do you often have this pain? E. I'll give you some medicine. F. We won't do that if your tooth isn't painful any more. G. I've never had a bad tooth pain like it before. |
A: Hello, Mr. Brown.
B: Hello, Mrs. White. Come in and sit down. What's the matter?
A: I have a pain in my tooth.
B:
A: No,
B: When did it start?
A:
B: You mean it started after lunch.
A: Yes, as soon as we finished lunch.
B: Well, have some milk and soup for meals for two days, then you'll feel better.
A: Can you give me some medicine?
B: Yes, Take it three times a day, and come here in three days. I'll pull the tooth out if necessary.
A: l don't want to pull out my tooth. It must be scary.
B:
A: l hope so. Thank you, doctor.
A: Good morning. What can I do for you?
B: I'd like to buy two bags for my .
A: What color do your mother and father like?
B: of them like black.
A: Why not buy these two ones? They are black and they're the most fashionable this year.
B: What's the material of this kind of bags?
A: This kind is of cloth.
B: How much are they?
A: They're 275 yuan in total.
B: Oh, it's a little expensive. But I like them. take them.
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sad, wise, balance, set out, ability, enjoyable, confuse, mile |
Long long ago, a rich man loved his son very much. As he wanted his son to lead a happy life, he decided to send him to see an old man with for his advice on happiness.
When the old man knew his purpose, he handed the boy an empty bowl and said, "Go to the river which is away and fill it with water. I will tell you about it if no water is split(洒)when you come back here." Although the boy was very about this, he had no choice but to carry out this task.
The boy for the river and some time later came back with a bowl of water. The old man asked him "Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees?" The boy could say nothing about them because he gave his full attention to the bowl in his hands and well.
The old man smiled and said, "Bring me another bowl of water, but this time enjoy flowers and the singing of birds as well."
When he returned, the boy was to describe everything he had seen to the old man. But when he looked down at his bowl, he found that most water was gone. He forgot all about his bowl while the beautiful things along the road.
"Well, young man, "the old man said. "Enjoy the beauty of the world, but never forget the water in your bowl. This is the secret of happiness."
Gardening is popular in many parts of the world. It brings us sweet smelling flowers, fresh fruit and different vegetables. But you can get more from your garden.
Gardening helps to keep healthy. Today's people sit indoors for too long and don't get much exercise. When you garden, you have to move around. It's a good chance for you to exercise your body by watering flowers or doing some digging. Besides, when you are in your garden, you can feel the warm sunshine. This means you are getting Vitamin D. It helps your bodies use calcium(钙), which is necessary to keep your bones (骨骼) strong. Gardening can also help us to understand the meaning of "No pains, no gains."
Gardening is a great way of meeting people. And it's also a good way of building relationships. Most people love to talk about their hobbies, and so do gardeners. And most enjoy sharing advice and stories about their gardens.
①阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。
d to make a hole in the ground or move soil from one place to another
h an activity that somebody does for pleasure
②阅读短文，完成同义句转换，每空一词。
Gardening is a great way of meeting people.
Gardening is a great way people.
③What is popular in many parts of the world?（回答问题）
④What does "It" refer to in the sentence "It helps your bodies use calcium, which is necessary to keep your bones strong"?（回答问题）
⑤Do gardeners love to talk about their hobbies?（回答问题）
Claud Monet (莫奈) was an amazing artist, and his paintings were quite different from the art styles that were popular in France in the 1870s. Traditional artists always did their artwork in a studio(画室) and their paintings were realistic— they looked exactly like the real world. Claude Monet was part of a group of painters who were called Impressionists(印象派画家) in France. Their paintings were light and a bit fuzzy(模糊的)— they gave an impression of what the real world looked like. Sometimes impressionists worked outside, which was very unusual in their time. Impressionism(印象派) received its name from an early painting by Claude Monet titled Impression, Sunrise.
Knowing that trains were interesting subjects, Claude Monet made a lot of impressionist paintings of trains from January to March of 1877. He worked on his paintings right on the train platform at Gare Saint —Lazare, the train station on Saint Lazare Street. Although there were many train stations in Paris, this was the first train station built in Paris so it had historical meaning. And his paintings of trains turned his career into a success and also made this train station famous until even now.
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Claude Monet — An Amazing Impressionist |
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Art style |
His paintings were not the as the popular art styles in France in the1870s. Paintings gave an impression of what the world looked like. Sometimes impressionists worked outside, which wasn't very in their time. |
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Achievement |
Impressionism its name by his painting Impression, Sunrise. |
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Train paintings |
His train scenes made not only his career but also the train station famous. |
写作要点:
1）讨论的主题:九年级学生要不要参加体育锻炼。
2）介绍你和同学们的观点:
①70%的学生:应该每天进行体育锻炼;
②30%的学生:锻炼浪费时间，使人疲劳，也可能会受伤;
③你应该每天进行体育锻炼，但时间不要过长。
3）说说九年级学生每天进行体育锻炼的好处。
写作要求:
1）不得使用真实的姓名和学校名。
2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯。
3）字迹工整、语言精练，表达准确、条理清晰。
4）至少80 词。
Dear Jason,
I am writing to tell you about the discussion among the students in Grade Nine.
Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
