—They certainly stand out from the crowd and send dinners.
①think twice before we show our photos online
②accept any invitation from people we don't know
③go to meet anyone we know online
④tell anyone our home address, email address or telephone number
⑤use safe websites
At 5:00 p.m. I stopped at the market to pick up a few things for daily life—cream for coffee, eggs for breakfast and medicine for my terrible headache.
Having been rushing all day, I was tired out and did not want to shop with other shoppers. But I told1it was my last stop before going home. So I took a deep breath and entered the last market.
That's when I saw her, a baby2looked about 9 months old sitting in a shopping cart(购物车) with blonde hair and large blue eyes. We looked at each other. Then I did3I always do with children. I gave her my best smile. That's a habit I developed after I became a mother. She reminded me4my first child. At that fantastic time, my first baby 5on the sofa by me and held up his tiny head to watch me.
About three years later, my smile would6an expression of fear, worry or anger. But it never left my face. It happened that same way with my second and third child.
And now, after all these years, I can't help7at children. I've learned that all children, young and old, need8to smile at them.9their parents and grandparents,……their teachers and coaches, family and friends. And yes, even strangers at a market.
The baby and I smiled at each other. That got a smile in return from every shopper I passed. I waved to her with "Goodbye" and she10me a kiss.
I was still smiling when I got home and realized I'd forgotten to get the medicine. I didn't need it because my headache had disappeared already.
A smile is a good medicine.
Activities from Our Indoor Library!
English Conversation Group
Come to our group at the every Thursday afternoon. Come along to make new friends and improve your English. Learners of all levels are welcome.
Age: All adults
Bookings: Not required
Time & date: Thursday, Aug. 1st
From 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Young Creative Club
Do you love to write or express yourself through art? Come and join our creative club, share your ideas and make friends with others who are like you.
Age: 11--15
Bookings: Required
Phone Number: 073 -407-0069 to book your place.
Time & date: Thursday, Aug. 1st
From 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
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Learn to Code(编程) Learn how to create a game or design(设计) a website using free online resources(资源) that teach you how to code. It allows you to do experiments (实验) and play. It is designed for adults with basic computer and Internet skills. Age: Young adults Bookings: Not required Time & date: Wednesday, Aug. 28th From 10:30 am to 12:00 pm |
Gumtree Basic
Come and learn about buying and selling products online through Cumtree Basic. Computer and Internet skills are required.
Age: All adults
Bookings: Required
Phone Number: 073 -407 -8745 to book your place.
Time & date: Tuesday, Aug. 13th
From 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
About 10 years ago, I started a job as a trainer. In one of my first classes, the head trainer told us a very encouraging story.
He began by drawing a man standing in the middle of a circle. To make it more interesting, he drew things like a house, a car, and a few friends inside the circle.
He asked the question, "Can anyone tell me what this is?" In a long silence, one guy decided to try, "The world?" The trainer said, "That's close. Actually, this is your Comfort Zone(舒适区). Inside your circle, you have all the things that are important to you. Your home, your family, your friends, and your job. People feel that inside this circle they are safe from any danger. "
"Can anyone tell me what happens when you step out of this circle?"
A strong silence came over the room. The same guy finally started, "You are afraid." Another guy said, "You make mistakes."
The silence continued and the trainer smiled and said, "When you make mistakes, what can the result be?" The first guy shouted, "You learn something."
"Exactly, you are learning." The trainer turned to the board and drew an arrow(箭头) pointing from the man directly to the outside of the circle. He continued to say, "When you leave your Comfort Zone, you put yourself out there, in front of the world to be in situations that you are not comfortable with. The end result is that you have learned something that you did not know and you gradually become a better person." He turned again to the board and drew a bigger circle around the first circle, and added a few new things like more friends, a bigger house, etc.
Yangzhou paper cutting, with a history of 2,000 years, can be dated back to the Sui Dynasty(朝代), making Yangzhou one of the places where paper cutting first became popular.
In the Sui Dynasty, the people of Yangzhou would cut colorful paper or silk and satin (缎子) to celebrate festivals. It is said that Emperor Yang came to Yangzhou three times. In winter, the flowers and trees in the garden became dry and weak. The emperor asked the girl servants to cut fine silk and satin into flowers and leaves and use them to decorate (装饰)the trees and lakes, copying nicely the looks of spring and summer. Since then, "colorful cutting" has become a popular art in Yangzhou.
In the Tang Dynasty, the paper cutting industry was highly developed and plenty of high quality(高质量)paper was made as gifts for the Court(宫廷). In the Qing Dynasty, because of the economic development, the people of Yangzhou became interested in wearing fine clothing, especially embroidered(刺绣的)clothing. The embroidered clothing were based on paper-cuts, the most well-known of them was from Bao Jun, a paper cutting master. He won a high reputation as Magic Scissors for his wonderful cutting skills.
After the People's Republic of China was started, the Chinese government accepted the importance of paper cutting like many other arts and skills. In 2007, China Paper-cuts Museum opened to the public in the back garden of the Wang's Residence(住所), Yangzhou, greatly helping the development of Yangzhou paper cutting.
When I was a very little boy, I was always asking questions.
One day when I was walking with my sister along the city street, I asked, "Jane, what's under the street?" "Oh, just dirt(尘土) ," she replied. "And what is under the dirt?" "Oh, more dirt." she replied, too.
So I asked again, "Well, what's under that?" "Oh, nothing--I don't know-why are you always asking so many questions?" she asked.
I knew there must be something under that. I also heard that Chinese lived on the other side of the earth. I wanted to find out if that was true.
Down, down, down, till I came through on the other side, and then I would get to China. I was a very little boy, you see. With a small shovel (铁锹), I started a hole in the back yard. No one knew what I was doing.
Then one evening my father asked, "What's that hole in the back yard?"
He didn't laugh when I told him, but he asked me if I knew how far I would have to dig.
I hadn't due through the world, but I did know how far it was.
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A. I knew my secret was out. B. I wasn't satisfied with her answer. C. And I just wanted to know what it was. D. So I made up my mind to dig down through the earth. E. I wanted to keep it a secret until I had dug all the way through. |
A: What are you doing, Li Jun?
B: Hi, Wang Ming.
A: What's it about?
B: It's reported that mobile phones are not allowed to school this September.
A: Oh, no. We've grown up with them.
B: Well, I think it's a good rule, though. If we bring mobile phones to school, we might want to check them out from time to time.
A:
B: Even adults can't always control themselves. Let alone kids like us.
A: Sounds like you are right.
B: Hmm... Maybe it is a little inconvenient sometimes. Anyway, some ways will be found to solve problems.
A:
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A. Well, I hope so. B. It will get in the way of our schoolwork. C. I'm reading a newspaper. D. An article about what our future life is like. E. However, I have to use a bike -sharing app on the phone every day. F. Mobile phones are part of our life now. G. But we can control ourselves. |
A: Hey, you look great! is everything?
B: Yeah, fine. I enjoy myself in the club?
A: I gone to the club for a long time. I am too busy with work.
B: The training really works. Now I know more about how to keep fit.
A: Really? Tell me about it.
B: It's important to do proper exercise.
A: You're right. Too much or too little won't do any good.
B: The trainer tells me, sports activities, I should also have a healthy diet.
A: Sounds reasonable. ?
B: We should eat more vegetables than junk food.
A: And fruits!
B: Surely it is. My trainer also tells me getting enough sleep is also necessary.
A: Yeah, he does have a .
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Five people were waiting for an interview in a room of a company. Inside the room, they could do whatever they liked, except the phone or the Internet.
On the first day, all of the five people were excited. They imagining their bright future. But there was no interview.
On the day, they came again for the interview. But , there was no news about the interview. Two of them got upset.
On the third morning, they arrived than they did yesterday. Still no news came. By mid - day, most of them were walking around Some thought the company did not care for them. Some regretted coming here. Only one man was different. He was happy all those days. He kept smiling while the others were complaining(抱怨).
At the end of that day, the boss appeared. To their disappointment, the boss said that their interview had ended and only one of them was . It was the man who remained happy. Then the boss added, "We want someone who can remain happy in different situations. Remaining happy is a necessary ."
My father didn't know how to show love. He went to work every day. He often punished me when I made mistakes.
Once I broke my leg, my mother held me in her arms all the way to the hospital. My father stopped the car right up at the door of the hospital. He looked really upset.
When I learned to ride a bike, I asked him not to leave me alone, but he said it was time for me to ride alone. I fell and my mother ran to lift me up, but my father stopped her. I was mad because I needed my parents to care.
When I went to college, my mother wrote letters to me. He just sent money and a little note about how great his garden looked now because I wasn't playing football in it. Whenever I called home, he acted as he wanted to talk but always said, "Wait, Tim. I'll get your mother. "
He only said, "Where are you going? What time are you coming home?" People often say father's love is as great as a mountain. Was it possible that he showed it and I didn't realize it?
①u unhappy or disappointed because something unpleasant has happened
②c to feel that something is important and worth worrying about
When I learned to ride a bike, I asked him not to leave me alone.
When I learned to ride a bike, I asked him not to leave me
Vicuna is a small town in the north of Chile, a country in South America. It is a great place for watching the stars. Although it is near the sea, the cold, wet air from the coast does not bring clouds. Instead dry winds from the desert keep the clouds away at night. In fact, the skies are so clear in Vicuna that it is possible to see many stars. And these stars can be seen only with special instruments (仪器)in other parts of the world.
In Vicuna, faraway star systems can be seen without the help of the instrument. That is why the town was chosen as the Home of Sky Science Station.
Vicuna has many sky science stations. One of them, the Mamalluca, is quite different from the typical sky stations used by scientists. This station was built for tourists who like to look at the stars. During the year, Vicuna's' hotels hold thousands of tourists who come from all over the world to see the night sky as they have only seen it in books. The cloudless sky is clearly a moneymaker for the town, which plans to set up even more stations. It was recently decided that building stations will go on for another few years.
At one point, however, the town faced a serious problem. As the town grew, more streetlights were added. The clear sky is polluted by light. That makes it more and more difficult to see the stars at night. The town saved the night sky by building a new system of lights. And it can light up the streets without influencing the view (观看)of the sky.
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Vicuna--A Great Place for Watching the Stars& Home for Sky Science Station |
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of Vicuna |
In the north of Chile |
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Why it's right for watching the stars |
skies at night |
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How amazing |
Faraway star systems can be seen without the of the instrument. |
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Tour features |
Sky science stations as Mamalluca were built to attract(吸引)tourists. |
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Problems it faces |
Streetlights cause light which influences the view. However, it can be solved by using a new system of lights. |
写作要点：1）表达你对校园暴力事件失望和痛恨的态度。
2）介绍演讲的情况：
①时间：下周四下午1：30
②地点：学校会议室；
③主题：反对校园暴力。
3）说说遇到校园暴力时，我们该如何应对。
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 Cindy,
How are you doing?
Best wishes!
Yours, Xin Lei
