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Ml UITony:Lets callWonders of the Worldand joinin thediscussion.I thinknatural wondersare more interestingthan man-made ones.And Ithink the Giants Causewayis the mostfantastic naturalwonder.Lingling:Hm,rve neverseen it,so Imnot sureI agree with do you likeitjonyTony:Well,I visitedtheGiantsCauseway twoyears shuge.Therere about40,000rocks,most of them withsix sides.It goesfor severalhundred metres on theeastern coastofNorthern Ireland.Lingling:That soundsgreat,though Ithink VictoriaFalls inAfrica areeven morefantastic.Theyre aboutl700metres wideand100metres canhear theloud noisea fewkilometreszaway.Betty:Wow,thas huge!But inmy opinion,man-made wondersaremoreexciting thannaturalat theTerracottas morethan2,000years old.Darning:!agreewith you,Betty.And Ithink theThree GorgesDam isfantastic too.Itsabout2,300metres long185metres highand15metres wideat thetop.It lionsof peopleinzChina.Betty:Now,whod liketo callfirstMl U2of Ienjoyed anexciting filmon T\4andafter thatI playedcomputer likedthe gamessomuch thatI playeduntil midnight.The nextmorning Iwoke uphad tohurry toschool withoutbreakfast,but I was stillteacherasked mefor myhomework,but Icould nothand itan emptystomach,!was unabletoplay basketballwith myclassmates!!felt tiredand sleepyat schoolall daylong.When Igot home,!tried tocook somerice but I burnteen droppedmy fatherscup when Izwas cookingstarted tofeel wantedMum andDad tocome homecooked suchdeliciousfood andmade sureI neverforgot mylaways helpedme withany difficultquestions,and toldzfunnyjokes whenI wasI realisedbeing home alone was not alwaysperfect.When my parents camehome,they werehappy to find thatII couldcook andtidy upnow.I toldthem myhome alonestory,and we all laughed.M5UIBettyXingling andDarning areon thesecond floorof amuseum.Betty:What awonderful museum!zLinglingJt sgreat,isn titLet s go to the AnimalRoom needsome informationfor myproject.Betty:Me/s,where sDarningLingling:There hes hedoing overthereDaming:Hey,Betty!Lingling!Come and see the monkey exhibition!Guard:No shouting,please!It sagainst therulrs.Betty:Oh no!Darning isin troubleagain.z1Daming:Look at themonkeys tail!F vegot toget inhere...z//GuardzStoplDon tcross thatrope!Can tyou seethe signkids Noentry./Darning:notGuard:Because its closed.Lingling:Yes thesign!z;Daming:Oh sno goodlWelirII justtake aphoto..Guard:Daming:There certainlyare alot ofrules inthis wonderthe placeis empty!Betty:Daming!Don t be rude!Lingling:Oh,no!Betty:What sthe matter,LinglingLingling:My mobilephone!It smissinglOh^olWhat amI going to doGuard:Don tworry,downstairs to the lostand foundmight haveit.Lingling:That phoneis new!I havetofindit orMum willpunish me!zBetty:F am sure itwill be all right/sgoandsee.Daming:Yes,let sgo downstairs.The Science Museum inLondon.By TonySmith.Welcome to themostfriendly museum in mostmuseums,there isno shoutingand norunning,and youmust nottouch the ScienceMuseum is different…It isnoisylPeople talk aboutwhat theycan see and dohere,and there are somevery noisymachines asyou wantanswersto allyour questionsabout science,this is the rightplace foryou.I liketo visitthe roomson thesecond andthird canlearn aboutcommunications and theenvironment aswell asmaths,physics andexample,you canfind out how digcoal fromtheground anduse it to createin oneroom theyeven explainhow X-rays letyou seeinside yourbody.The Launchpadon thethird flooris themost popularroom,and it is myfavourite toobecausethere arelots ofphysics examplejfyou wantto filla bagwith sand,you havenocontrol akind oftruck onwheels andmove itinto thecorrect canalso findouthowpeopletravel intospace andback again.On thefourth andfifth floorsyou canlearn aboutwhat medicinewas likein the youzcompare themedicine of the pastwith themedicine oftoday youwill feelvery luckynext timezyou visit a doctor!The ScienceMuseumis interesting forpeople ofall canalways findsomething newandhave awonderful timemuseum isfree toente^so you can goin for a fewminutes orstay allisopen dailyfrom10an to6if youever go to London,make sure youvisittheScienceismy favouritemuseumin the wholeworld!,Dad:Tony youre playingthe guitaryou doneyour homework/Tony:No,not yet,but Ihaven tgot Istart afterdinnecf IIfinish it before Igo toyouzwanted me to learnan instrument.Dad:I wantyou toget ahabit ofdoing your homework as soon asyou comehome fromyoustart now,you IIfinish beforedinner.Tony:Yes but I needa restfromalso wantto goto thelibrary to do volunteerwork.zDad:So youre notgoing todo your homework nowTony:No,it isn t necessarytodo it IIdoitlater.DackThat sa reallydon tthink youshould gotothelibrary somuch.Tony:Why notI can workin thelibrary andr malso ableto readbooks there.Dad:No deal,you doall theseother thingsinstead ofyourhomeworkyou wont haveztimeto study.,Tony:You meanyou don t wantmetohelp thecommunity andincrease myknowledge oftheworldDackThat snot theshould considerwhat themost importantthing dont wantyouto failyour exams.Tony:But...Dad:You cant doanything beforeyou finishyour m sorry butthat smy lastword.zDear DianaDo you have a problemWriteto Dianaat NewStandard Magazineand askfor heradvice.Dear Diana,Last weekmy friendDavid cameround witha newcomputer game and askto playit onzmy dad swas worriedbecause Ishould askmy dadbefore Iuse his computer.zHe use it forhis work,and Ican onlyuseitfor myreason isthat hethinks itwill gowrongif Iplay gameson it7WelLwhile mydad wasout,we decidedto tryout Davids copiedittothe computer,andafter wefinished playing,we tookit offthe,whenIstarted the computer againto checkifeverything wasOK,some ofmydads documentswere,when mydad usedthe computerlastnight,he wasreally couldno longerfind thedocuments anywherelThey were veryimportantones.I didnot tell him aboutthecomputergame becauseI didnot wanthim to be angrywith Ifeelam notsure ehethera computerengineer canget thedocuments Itellhim about thecomputer gamesShould Ipay to repair itYoursSteveDearSteve,Oh,dear!You havemade twois badenough that you usedyour dadscomputerto playgameswhen hetold younot it is evenworse thatyou didnot tellhim aboutyou tellhim thetruthnow,he willbe angrywithyoubut atleastyou willshow thatyou arehonest.zYou shouldapologise toyour shouldalso paythe billtorepairtheyouoffer togive upyourpocket money,your fatherwill realisethatyouare verysorry.Remember,next time,play footballwith Davidand notcomputergames!Best wishes.DianaA greatwonder of the natural worldWhen Iarrived,it wasearly morningand itwas raining.I looked totheeast—the skywasbecoming gotout of the carwent througha gateand walkedalong adark path.There wasznothingto seebutIknew itwas there.zZ/After abouta milea strangerappeared besidethe path.Am Igoing theright way”Iz7knew whereIwasgoing,yes,he replied,youll getthere infive minutes/Finally,!came tosomerocks andstopped.I lookedover thembut itwas silentand therewasnosign ofit.zSuddenly therain stoppedandtheclouds sunrose behindmeandshone onhe belowzme,the groundfell awayand down to awas lookingacross oneof thewonders of the naturalworld—the Grand Canyon.I lookeddowntothe ColoradoRiver;a silverstream nearlyone milebelow youput thetwotallest buildingsin theworld ontop ofeach otheratthebottom of the canyon,they stillwouldnot reachthe Ilooked acrosstotheother sideofthe canyon,It was about fifteenmilesaway,maybe Jlookedtomy leftand tomy right,,and onboth sidesthecanyonwent farawayfor morethan200GrandCanyonwas notjust washuge!nI remainedby thecanyon for about halfan houcand I askedmyself.Is theGrand Canyonthegreatest wonderofthenaturalworld”I certainlyknow thedoyouthinkM2UIMy family always gosomewhere interestingas soonas the holiday begins.,Tony:The Firstof Octobers ChinasNational Dayisntit Lingling/zLingling:Peoples Republicof Chinawas foundedon1st Octoberhave celebrated theNational Daysince areflowers andnational flagseverywhere and we have a three-day holiday.zTony:Do youhave anyplans for theholidaythis yearLingling:parents andI aregoingtovisit somefriends inShandong provinceand willstaythere untilhe endofthewere stayingwith ourfriends,were goingto spendone dayin is yournational day,BettythBetty:Our national day iscalled Independenceson4ve celebratedit sincesa publicholiday,but weonly haveone daythat day,thereareall kindsof holidaysthe start of thevacationseason andmost peopletake avacation sometimein Julyor August.Lingling:And isthere anythingspecial onthat dayBetty:Well,you cansee Americanflags usuallyhaveapicnic somewherehave greatalsowatch bandsplay musicin publicparks.Daming:DoyouhaveanationaldayintheUK,TonyTony:No wedont—we celebrateChristmas witha two-day myfamilyalwaysgozsomewhere interestingassoonas theholiday begins.M2U2ThanksgivingThanksgiving is an Americanis celebratedon thefourth Thursdayin isa time foraspecialdinner amongfamily andmake shortspeeches andgive thanksfor theirfood.We havecelebratedthefestival sincethe firstpioneers fromEngland arrivedin Americabyship inthe seventeenthheywerecrossing theAtlantic,Many peopledied,and aftertheylanded theirfirst winterwas worsethan anyEnglish winter.The localpeople,the NativezAmericanstaught thepioneers howto growfollowing yearthey celebratedtogether byeatingza dinnerofthenew food.We stillcelebrate Thanksgivingtoday witha traditionalkitchen isalways themostcrowded roomin ourhouse becauseweallhelp preparethe laythe table,and thenbefore webegindinner,my fathergies thanksforthefood sowe rememberwhy wecelebrate theusuallyzeat toomuch butitisonly onea year!We oftentalkalot andtell storiesafter dinneras itis allzover,everyone helpswash thedishes.The festivalisa very busytimefortravel whenfriends andfamilies cometogether tothefestival thereare plentyof otherthings toseeandlive inNew YorkCity,and wegotowatchzthe MacysThanksgiving Dayparade goesalong severalstreets andfinishes atthe famousMacysisthe startofthe Christmasseason,andwestart shoppingfor isalso importantatThanksgiving^ith manyteams playingmany Americanswe usuallywatch thegames onztelevisionand enjoyourselves verymuch.M3UIShe trainedhard,so shebecame a great player later.Ms Li:Daming whoisyourheroWho haveyou chosento tellus aboutzDaming:Deng Yaping!Shes myhero becauseshes oneofthebest table tennis playersinthe worldandIlove playingtable tennis.Ms Li:Tell usabout her.Daming:Well shestarted playingtabletenniswhen shewas trainedhard,so shebecame azgreatplayerlater.Ms li:And whatcompetitions hasshe wonDamingrShes wonmany worldcompetitions includingfour goldmedals inthe stoppedplayingwhen shewas twenty-four.Ms Li:What didshe doafter thatDaming:She beganto studyat TsinghuaUniversity inBeijing andthen attendeduniversityabroad.Her Englishwasnt goodenough whenshe againshe workedhard,and sevenyearslatecshe completedher doctorsdegree atCambridge shedoes,she nevergives up!Ms Li:Thats amazing!Darning:says thatshe isntcleverer thananyone else,but shehas avery strongwill.Ms Li:I see.Well,!think shesa goodstudent aswell asa goodplayer.Daming:Yes andshe helpedmake theBeijing Olympicsa victoryfor worldssimply thezbest!Ms Li:Shes a true hero.M3U2My hero—Dr Norman BethuneBy WangLinglingNorman Bethuneis oneofthemost famousheroes inwasaCanadian came to Chinatohelp the Chinese peopleand diedfor them.NormanBethunewas bornin becameadoctorin1916and wentto Spainin1936to treatthe wounded soldiersduring thewar soonrealised thatmany peoplewere dyingbecause theydidnot getto hospitalquickly Bethunedeveloped newways oftaking care oftheinventedspecial medicaltools touse outsidehospitals andchose tothe fightingareas sothat doctorscouldtreat thewounded moreinventions savedmany lives.In1938Dr BethunecametoChina and helped treatthewoundedduring theAntizJapanese thattime,there werefew doctorsso hehad towork very hard onhis experienceofztreating peoplein Spainwas Usefulin developedtraining coursesfor localdoctors andnurses,and wrotebooks sothat theycould learnabout howhe treatedthe sick.Dr Bethuneoften workedveryhardwithout restingor takingcareofhimself;Once heevenzworked forsixty-nine hourswithout stoppingand managedto saveover ahundred dayin1939,he cuthis fingerduring anoperation,but hecontinued hiswork withouttreating theendhe diedof hiswound.zDr Bethuneswork fortheChinesepeople madehimahero in are manybooks andfilmsabout him.andheis stillremembered inboth Chinaand Canadatoday.M3U3Read thepassage andchoose thebest title.My favouriteGreek herois Odysseus..He isthe maincharacter inThe Odyssey,a famousstoryby theGreek storytellei;Homer.Odysseus andhis friendsgo fromGreece toTroy toten years,they win and are very proudofwin andareveryproud ofthey setoff forhome buton theirway,there isagreatbecomezlost andthat isthestartof theirgreat thattime theymeet manystrange ofthem wantto hurtzzOjdysseus andhis friends,but afew helpone islandaverybig manwith onlyone eyetries tokillthis fight,Odysseus losesmany ofhis friends,but hemanages toget away.After tenyears offighting andten moreyears onthe wayhome,Odysseus completeshisjourney andmanages toget backto hisown country,wife andson arewaiting forhim tocome,he looksso differentthat theyfail torecognise Odysseussaves hiswife andsonfromsome badmen theyfinally knowwho heis hapyobeback homeagain afterso many;adventures.I likethis storybecause itisinterestingand thinkOdysseus isatrueis veryclever andhasa strongalso learnfrom himthat greatmen nevergive upno matterwhat difficultiestheyzface.M4UI,Mum:Now whats ourtrain number/Dad:T27tos leavingfrom Platform
2.Mum:The meetingin Lhasais veryimportant forus,but rmsorryyoucant comewith uszBetty.Betty:So amI butIcant misstwo weeksof school.zYMum:Will youremember everythingve toldyouBe especiallycareful withthe itwhenyou reinandlock itwhen yougop outBetty:Yes,can lookafter myself althoughit wontbeeasy forme.zYMum:Well makesureyoueat plentyof freshfruit andve leftlots ofyour favouritezbiscuits.,Betty:Don tcan cooksimple meals.Dad:There wontbeanybody towake youup inthe morning.7Betty:!II beclock ringsso loudlythat itwill certainlywake meup.Mum rmsureF veforgotten something,butIdontknow whatitis!Announcement:We adviseall passengersfor TrainT27to Lhasato goimmediately toPlatformtrain isabout toleave.zBetty:That syour trainlGoodbyeMum.goodbye Dad.7Mum:I knowllhaven tgiven youour addressin Lhasa!Betty:Send mea texta goodtrip!Mum:Bye mydear!zBetty:Bye!See youinacouple ofweeks!M4U2My perfectholidayAs aboy,I ikeall otherboys,!wanted tobeamyparentsdid everythingfor theyz/managed everyminute ofmy theyloved mejfelta bitunhappy withthem.Zheng Chenyu^o〃11yourhomework!Practise thepiano!Turn offthe TV!I becameso boredwith theirordersthat Iwished theywould leavemealone.Well mywish cametruelAlthough myparents werevery worriedabout leavingme theyzzhad togo awayon businessforafew wasmy chance!!could havesome funat lastlAssoon asIgot homefrom schoolthe firstday,I happilythrew myschoolbag onthe sofaand atelots。