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Amy |
I'm thirteen. I'd like to live in a large flat on a busy street. My home is on the top floor of a tall building, so I can see the whole city from the window at night. I think it must be very beautiful. There are many shopping malls near my home. My mother and I go shopping every Saturday. |
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Potter |
I come from Moscow. I would like to live in a beautiful villa (别墅) near the city one day. It has two floors with a big garden. We have a big dining room and a nice kitchen. We employ a cook and he can cook different meals for us. We also have a gym (健身房). My parents and I can often exercise there. |
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Madee |
I live with my family in a wooden (木头的) house in a small town. The house is near the river. It has ten rooms. My grandparents, my parents, my three sisters, my brother and I live in the house. I am the second child of my family. It is very beautiful here, but it rains a lot. |
Once upon a time, there was an old man living in a small town by himself. He was blind, so he couldn't see anything. However, he always carried a lighted lamp (亮着的灯) with him when he went out at night.
One night when he was coming home after having dinner outside, he met a group of young men. They saw that he was blind, but carrying a lighted lamp. They thought it was so funny and started to make fun of (嘲笑) him. One of them asked him, "Hey, man! You are blind and can't see anything! Why do you carry the lamp then?"
The blind man said, "Yes, it's true that I can't see anything and don't need the lamp. However, it's for people like you who can see. When I'm carrying the lamp at night, people can see me so that they won't push me accidentally (意外地). That is why I carry the lighted lamp."
The young men felt ashamed (感到羞耻的) to judge (判断) the old man without thinking. They felt sorry and apologized to the old man.
Tu Youyou, an 86yearold female (女性) scientist, became the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in science on Oct 5. Before that, she ever won the 2011 Lasker Award for finding out artemisinin (Qinghaosu), which saved millions of lives. She was grateful (感激的) for the Lasker prize, but said, "It is just a scientist's duty. I will go on fighting for the health of all humans. "
Tu kept her work in the 1960s and 1970s. In that age, Malaria (疟疾) could took away people's health. Scientists all over the world had already tried over 240 000 times but failed. Tu Youyou, a member of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, began to study Chinese herbs.
Before 2011, people didn't know Tu very much. Many friends played jokes with her "the Professor of Three None's": no degree (学位), no study experience abroad, not a member of any Chinese national colleges. But she is hardworking. She read a lot of traditional Chinese medicine books and did a lot of researches on the disease.
In February, 2012, Tu was named National Outstanding Females (One of the Ten). Tu is now a model of Chinese medical workers.
（1）Artemisinin is used to
A. make medicine B. make food
C. get award D. do the experiment
One day, a boy bought a magic mirror (魔镜). His face looked sad. He tried to smile and make funny faces, but his face still looked sad. Then he did many funny things, but his face always looked sad.
" It doesn't work!" the boy said.
The next day, on the boy's way to buy some chocolate, he saw a little girl crying. The little girl said she couldn't find her parents. "Don't worry. I will help you." the boy said. So they went to look for the girl's parents. Finally they found them in the supermarket. They thanked the boy a lot. After the boy got home, he looked in the mirror again. To his surprise, his face looked very happy. Then the boy knew the magic of the mirror.
This was true the boy helped the little girl so he was really happy.
A. The boy went up to her and asked what happened to her. B. The mirror could help him be a kind boy. C. Oh, what a terrible (糟糕的) mirror! D. The mirror could show the true feelings of its owner. E. When he got home, he looked in the mirror. |
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A young man wanted to learn how to be a good farmer. He went to a teacher. Every day, he sat by the teacher. The teacher talked about farming for eight
. The young man was very . A month later, he decided to there.
Soon after that he went to another teacher. This time the teacher was different from the teacher. He didn't talk to the man. The man there next to the teacher for hours. The teacher didn't look at him but did work. The man became bored and started helping. Every day he worked hard in the fields. After two months. he asked "Will you me?" The teacher answered "Yes, one day." So the young man the question for a few months. Then after a year, he asked the same question again. The teacher looked surprised, "I taught you almost everything I know. You are hardworking" the young man thought about it and knew that it was true—he a good farmer now.
Oscar Wilde born on 16th October, 1854 in Ireland. He wrote many plays, poems and short stories. The Selfish Giant (《自私的巨人》) is one of the most famous short stories for children. There was a giant in the village. He had a garden with a lot of trees, flowers and birds. The children in the village liked playing in the garden. But the giant wanted to keep them out and built a big wall. Spring came, but the garden stayed quiet and cold with the snow. The giant was sad and lonely. Then the children made a hole (洞) in the wall. And the sun, flowers and birds came back to the garden where they played. This time the giant asked them to stay in the garden. It was great for him to play with these little friends.
Playing with these little friends was great.
Li Mei:
Mike: I was born in a village in Shandong Province. What about you?
Li Mei: A village in Hebei Province.
Mike: It was Dongfang Primary School.
Li Mei:
Mike: My first teacher was Mr. Yang
Li Mei:
Mike: He was very strict but very nice.
Li Mei: Who were your first friends?
Mike: Their names were Jack and Tom. Jack was good in class but Tom was very difficult.
Li Mei:
Mike: No, I wasn't. I was very good.
