Do you know the story of the cowboy and the weaver girl（织女）? The cowboy happened to meet the weaver girl. After some time, the weaver girl decided to 1 him and they had a family. 2 the cowboy went out to work, the weaver girl weaved cloth (织布) at home every day. Later, they had two children and lived a happy life.
In fact, the weaver girl was a daughter of the Emperor of Heaven. She could weave colorful 3 to make the sky more beautiful. When the Emperor of Heaven found she was on the Earth, he was very 4 and ordered Xiwangmu to bring her back.
One fine day, a rainstorm 5 broke out when the weaver girl was working. She 6 that Xiwangmu came to take her back. She told the cowboy what would happen. Then she had to fly away with Xiwangmu. The cowboy tried to follow his 7 with their children. However, Xiwangmu 8 to let the weaver girl go back to her family. She made a river called Milky Way with her 9 hairpin (发卡). Because of that, the cowboy and the weaver girl couldn't get together. It's said that many magpie's (喜鹊) fly to the Milky Way to make a bridge for the 10 on the seventh day of the 7th lunar month every year. Then they could get together.
Mark Twain（马克·吐温）, the famous American 1 and writer, liked to 2 others. But once a joke was played on him.
One day Mark Twain gave 3 in a small town. At lunch a young man told him that his uncle never laughed. 4 could make his uncle laugh.
Mark Twain asked the young man to take his uncle to his lecture that evening and said he could make him laugh.
That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the first 5 . Mark Twain told some 6 stories. Everyone there laughed, but the old man never even smiled. Mark Twain told the funniest stories, but the old man did not laugh, either. 7 , he stopped. He was very 8 .
Some days later, Mark Twain told a friend of his 9 this story. His friend laughed and said that he knew that old man. He was 10 .
One fine winter day, some ants were working in the field. They were very busy. Just then a grasshopper（虾蜢）passed by.
"Good day, kind ants," said the grasshopper. I am very hungry. Could you lend me a little food? I have nothing to eat. I will pay you before the next autumn.
"You have no food of your own? Why did you not gather（收集）any food during the summer? You know there was much food in the field last summer. What were you doing then?" asked an old ant.
The grasshopper answered:" I was singing all day and night during the summer. And so I had no time to gather any food. Please lend me some food."
"Well, then," said the ant. "You could sing all the summer. You also could dance all the winter. You only played and did not work during the summer. We'll never lend you any food."
The ants went on working in the field. The grasshopper didn't borrow any food. He had to go angrily. In that winter, the grasshopper died in his own home because of hunger.
Zoo School at Philadelphia Zoo
At Zoo School, kids from 4-6 years old can learn social skills that they need for school. With the zoo as the classroom, children will learn a lot of interesting things about animals. Children can meet animals up close, make crafts(手工), sing songs, and do much more! Each month has a different theme(主题).
Tickets: $80 for Philadelphia Zoo members; $106 for non-members(非会员)
Tel: 215－243－5254
Dates: October 7th, 2023 till May 26th, 2024
Time: Wednesdays from 10 a.m. till noon (There is no school on December 30th, 2023 or March 31st, 2024)
Philadelphia Zoo
The first zoo in the United States, on 3400 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Opening hours:
March—November During the day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
December—February During the day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the center of Europe. It's the capital city of Austria and the center of European classical music. In the 18th century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna.
In the Strauss family, there were two composers(作曲家) called Johann Strauss: the father and the son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. His dance music made him famous all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was also very successful and popular. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz.
Mozart was another very important composer. He was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only the piano but also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music. But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only 35. Like Johann Strauss, father and son, he was a great European musician, and many people still think his music is perfect.
Boys and girls, this summer vacation is the time for you to take your mind off homework and prepare yourself for future life. The following is some advice on how to make your vacation meaningful and colorful.
Take exercise. You have worked hard most of the time so far. You can benefit（受益）from different kinds of exercise such as swimming, jogging and mountain climbing.
One day, you will live alone. As a result, you can't depend on your family any longer. In order to deal with your personal matters in your own life, you should learn cooking, washing and other life skills.
Go for a journey. Travel to places of interest. Beautiful scenery can also make you relaxed. Imagine that you are lying on the warm beach in bright sunshine, with light sea wind gently blowing. Isn't it enjoyable and comfortable?
Enjoy family time. Home is the place in which you can rest, receive love and care from family members. Instead, the whole family should spend some time watching a movie on the sofa together. It's also great fun for family members to gather around the table, talking about sports, clothes or other topics（话题）.
If you follow the above advice, you'll achieve health, independence, peace of mind and feelings between family members.
Today is the beginning of a new life. Wish you a wonderful time!
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A. In this way, you can find the culture there different from that of your hometown. B. Learn some basic（基本的）life skills. C. You'd better help your parents do some housework. D. Don't always sit in front of a computer alone. E. Your summer vacation must be full of joy and success. F. You never need any exercise. G. So you need to join in outdoor activities, which can bring your whole body into action. |
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I'm Peter Lee. Let me my grandpa to you. My grandpa was born on a small in Shandong, China in 1938. When he grew up, he went to Qingdao. There he found a job—selling model . the age of 19, my grandpa first heard of America. He learned it was a place of treasures. Then my grandpa went with his friends. He went to Los Angeles, a city of California, America. There he didn't find any treasures but in love with country music. Then he started to learn to sing. He even founded his own band. And he had lots of . Because of him, I also a fan of country music.
In Shanghai City, when people throw away wet waste, they must take the wet waste (mainly food waste) out of the rubbish bag first. Then, they throw the rubbish bag into another trashcan(垃圾桶). This is not easy to do.
Shi Yuan is a 14-year-old student from Shanghai Wenlai Middle School. One rainy day in May, 2019, when he was throwing away wet waste, he got food waste all over his trousers. Then, he decided to do something about this. He made a special rubbish bag for wet waste. The bag has a band of adhesive tape(粘贴带). When one end of the tape is open, the bag turns upside down by itself. Then, people can easily throw wet waste into the trashcan. Shi's idea won him a prize in the Shanghai Adolescents Science & Technology Innovation Contest. So far, he has sold over 2 million bags online. And on May 4, 2020, he began to sell his bags in 11 supermarkets in Shanghai.
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I' m also busy with homework and I like to play. The only difference is that I like to find ways to make life easier,” Shi said.
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He has sold bags.
In eleven in Shanghai.
(A guide is introducing his town to visitors.)
A: Hi, friends! Welcome to my town. I'm your guide, Miss Lin. Feel free to ask me anything on today's town tour.
B:
A: The population is about 2,000.
B:
A: It's over 1,000 years old. It's an old town.
B: Wow, it's so old.
A: Qin River is the longest. It's more than 800 meters through our town.
B:
A: It's in the southwest of our town. You can take a boat to enjoy my town.
B:
A: No, it's not far. I'll take you there later.
B: I see. Thank you.
假设你是李华，请根据下面表格提示写一篇英语短文，向大家介绍一下西安这座城市（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
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Location |
In the center of Shaanxi Province |
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Size |
9,983 square kilometers |
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History |
More than 6,000 years |
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Places of interest |
Xi'an City Wall, Bell Tower（钟楼）... |
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Things to eat |
Noodles, dumplings |
要求：1.词数：80词左右；2.文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。
Have you ever been to Xi'an? It's a beautiful city.
