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David is eight. One day his friend Rose says to him, "This Sunday is my birthday. Can you come to my birthday party?" David says, "Yes."
On Sunday, David asks his mother if he can go to the party. His mother says, "Yes, you can go, but you must be polite. Don't ask for any food. They will give you some." "All right, Mum." David answers and he goes to Rose's house on his bike.
There are lots of kids at the party. They play together for some time, and then Rose's mother gives them some food, but she forgets David. He waits and waits and then he takes his plate up and asks, "Do you want a nice clean plate?"
Cell phone as high-tech product are becoming more popular nowadays,they can let us keep in contact touch with parents and friends.
In my word,it has four advantages.First,when we have pressing business to talk with ,we can talk be cell photo.Second,when we can't go home on time,we can phone to our parents ,then they won't worry about us.Third,when we meet with danger,we can turn to friends or the police for help by cell phone.Fourth,
It carry the functions like alarm clock,schedule ,and so on.
In almost every big university(大学)in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances(机会)to move the ball ten yards(码). They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points(点).
It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball the other team.
Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favorite team.
Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while they shout.
Each team plays ten or eleven games each season.
The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.
1. The passage talks about ___________.
A. football B. how to play football
C. American sports D. American football
2. We can _______ the football in both American football and Chinese football.
A. kick B. throw C. run with D. catch
3. Why is it difficult to move the ball? Because ___________.
A. ten yards is a long way
B. many men on the other team try not to let the ball come near
C. the playing field is very large
D. eleven men have to catch the ball one by one
4. If they _________, the teams will play on January 1.
A. receive six points
B. play eleven games in the season
C. are the best teams
D. move the ball to the end of the field
5. Many people come to watch football and they want their team to win. Which of the following is not their act?
A. Jumping B. Dancing C. Crying D. Shouting
参考答案： 1-5 D A B C C
“What is my body saying?”
Positive people carry themselves like champions. They are purposeful in the way they interact with people and their facial expressions show positivist. Negative people carry themselves small. They hang their heads, and look down. Just by looking at them, you would think they are mad, sad, or indifferent — definitely not happy.
"You're just in time, Joe. We're going to play cowboys(牛仔) and Indians, and you can be the Indians. " One of my cousins(堂兄弟)said.
"How many Indians?" I asked.
"Oh, about a thousand. " He answered, and before I could say no，I was pushed out into the night and became a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. The shouts of "After them. Let's catch the killers!" and other such TV play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpa's car.
"We've got him, boys. Let's go and catch him!"
But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with. It was quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look.
Just then I heard a shout , "Bring the rope(绳子), and we can burn him. "
"Only Indians burn people. Cowboys." I stopped just in time. I had almost said, "Cowboys hang(绞死)people. "
I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, "We're leaving now. "
"Untie me." I shouted. "We're going.
"Why did Bobby want matches(火柴)?" Mum asked when we were in the car. "He was asking Dad whether he had any. "
"oh, he was just going t matches? MATCHES? Are you sure he wanted matches"
Mother was quite sure, and I didn't say any more.
有一天，小明要坐公共汽车去外婆家，他一上车，就坐到了位置，可算是幸运了，不一会儿，上来了一位白发苍苍的老奶奶，小明想：“要是让座的话，我就没位子了，可要是不让的话，又觉得不是个好孩子。以前总听老师说，尊老爱幼是我们中华民族的传统美德，我想也是我们当代小学生应该做的吧！”于是小明对老奶奶说：“老奶奶，您坐这儿吧！”老奶奶笑着说：“谢谢你，小朋友。”这时，售票员、司机、车上的叔叔阿姨都投来了赞许的目光。
One day, Xiao Ming was going to take a bus to grandma's house. As soon as he got on the bus, he got into the seat. Fortunately, in a short time, a white haired grandmother came up. Xiao Ming thought, "if I give up my seat, I will have no seat, but if I don't, I don't think I'm a good child. In the past, I always heard that respecting the old and loving the young are the traditional virtues of our Chinese nation. I think it is also what our contemporary primary school students should do! " So Xiao Ming said to grandma, "grandma, please sit here." Grandma smiled and said, "thank you, little friend." At this time, the conductor, the driver, the uncle and aunt in the car all cast approbation.
小明到了外婆家，把这件事告诉了外婆，外婆也说小明做得很对，小明心里乐开了花。
Xiao Ming went to grandma's house and told Grandma about it. Grandma also said that Xiao Ming was right. Xiao Ming was happy.
小明真是个好孩子，我们也要像小明学习哦！
Xiao Ming is such a good boy. We should learn like Xiao Ming!
A man had an ass 1 and lovely lap-dog.
The ass was left in a stable, and had plenty of oats and day to eat, just as any other ass would. The lap-dog knew many tricks, and was a great favorite with his master.
The master seldom went out to dine or to super without bringing him something nice to eat when he jumped about him in a pleasant manner.
The ass, on the contrary, had much work to do, in grinding the corn-mill and in carrying wood from the forest or burdens from the farm,. He often co planed about his own hard fate, and contrasted it with the luxury and idleness of the lap-dog.
At last one day he broke the chain and ran into his master's house, kicking up his heels without measuring and jumping as well as he could, he next tried to jump about his master as he had seen the lap-dog do, but he broke the table, and smashed all the dishes on it to pieces. He then tried to lick his master, and jumped upon his back.
The servants hearing the strange noise, and imagining the danger of his master, quickly helped him out of the situation and drove out the ass to his stable, with kicks and beatings.
The ass, as he returned to his stall beaten nearly to death, thus cried and said sadly, “I have brought it all on myself! Why could I not have been contented to labor with my companions, and not wish to be idle all the day like that useless little alp-dog”。
People sometimes like to read stories of dogs very much. They think that dogs are much cleverer than cats, sheep, cows or other animals in their homes.
One of my close friends, Bob, has a very large police dog named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, Bob and Jack have a walk in the park nearby. Jack likes these walks very much. One Sunday afternoon, I paid a visit to my friend. I stayed there for a long time and my friend and I had much more talk with each other than ever before. Soon it was time for them to take a walk in the park. We forgot that. Jack became worried about it. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of me and looked at me. But I still paid no attention (注意) to him. I went on talking with my friend. At last, Jack could not wait any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of me again. But this time, he held my hat in his mouth. Suddenly, I understood what Jack meant and so did my friend.
Sometimes you may feel depressed that there is always somebody who does better than you at certain aspects,you may feel envy,you may hit that person for his advantage to you.
These thoughts are really wrong,you should find the solutions from yourself,rink about the following questions:did i work hard,am i a delinquent person ,where should i prompt?we are all the same ,genius is just the one spending more than others,so ,if they can do it ,they can be nonmember,then why we can't be believe in yourself,and anyone can succeed.
Positive people have effective self talk. They are aware of the story they tell themselves, and don’t allow their own thoughts to discourage them. Additionally, they are realistic with their expectations. Positive people don’t feed themselves lies about their weaknesses or how difficult the situation is. Instead, they tell themselves what they need to do to succeed. Negative people are their own worst enemy. They struggle to see the bright side of anything, even if they are successful. They are also masterful at focusing on all the negative aspects, and diminishing their own confidence.