Walt Whitman was a famous American poet (诗人). He was born 1 Mary 31, 1819, in Long Island. There were nine2 in his family, and he was the second. 3 he was four years old, his family moved to Brooklyn because his family was too poor. His childhood was restless (不安宁的) and unhappy. 4 the age of 11, he left school. Then he began to 5 a job to help his family. As a young man, Whitman 6 a school teacher, a printer and a newspaper reporter. He was 7 years old when he published his first book of poetry (诗集) in 1855. He 8 itLeaves of Grass. It 9 only twelve poems. The new form of his poetry 10 many people. Whitman was poor and weak during the last years of his life. He died in 1892.
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Hip-hop dancing(街舞) is popular with many young people today. They like it b they can invent their own moves. They use this dance to s their love for life. It a shows that they feel good about life, that they just want to be themselves and enjoy life, and that they are not afraid of problems.
Hip-hop dancing has a h of more than 20 years. It f began in the 1980s in the US. In early times, it was seen in New York and Los Angles. At that time, many young black people often danced to the m in the streets. They used their l, arms, heads and even shoulders to dance. Many young people still use most of these moves today.
Hip-hop dancing became popular all over the world because of the 1983 movie Flashdance. Some people performed Hip-hop dancing in the movie People enjoyed their performance. They began to dance l them. Then it became popular There are t kinds of Hip-hop dancing: new school and old school. More and more young people are l Hip-hop dancing. People believe that it is a good way to exercise their bodies, and that it is good for their health.
In a small village,there lived a poor man.He was smart but1,and he never worked. The villagers were so2that they often gave him some useful things. So the man could3with those things.
One day morning,the man begged(乞讨) from door4door again.He wanted some food.5 , he got a large bag of flour(面粉)from an old woman.After he went home,he put the flour into a large pot(罐子)and6it near his bed.Then he went to7 . In his dream,he sold the flour at a very good8 . With the money,he bought a cow ,and its milk9him more money.He was so happy in his dream that he danced in his sleep.His10hit(碰撞)the pot of flour, and the flour spilt (洒出)all over the floor.The man woke and he felt so sad.
This thing taught him a lesson:no one can live a good life without working.From then on he worked every day and had a better life.
Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on November 30, 1835, in a small town in Florida, the USA. He 1up with a few naughty boys who later 2 in his stories. At the age of 12, his father died, and he began to work, first as a printer, then on a river boat. Those years on the boat went into his 3"Life on the Mississippi (密西西比)".
During the Civil War(内战) he 4 as a reporter and used Mark Twain as his pen name. The stories he wrote in this period 5 him famous and popular. He made a lot of 6 by writing, lecturing and running his own publishing house. But he spent all of it on high living and 7 business.
Mark Twain was 8 as "a funny man". But in fact he took a serious view of life. Many sad things happened to him in his life. All his 9 helped to shape his stories which showed the dark side of society. He 10 as an old man of 75 in 1910.
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Bobby likes wearing hats. Hats make him feel cool. Hats1the sun out of his eyes. His favorite hat is a baseball hat.
Last year, Bobby saved money every month to buy the baseball2 . After a few3 , he had enough money for the new hat. Although it4 him some months to buy one, he was excited.
Bobby bought a new red hat because his favorite baseball team wore 5 hats. When he put on his new hat, he felt he was a part of the team. When Bobby's father saw the new hat, he was kind of6. He didn't think his son could save so much money.
One day Bobby's father got two7tickets, so he planned to take his son to watch a baseball game. Bobby was very happy to wear his new red hat to the8. He was very excited to watch his favorite team. He thought he was one of them, 9 all the team wore the same red hats.
His team won the game, and Bobby was very happy. The new hat was good and it10 his favorite team good luck. And it was really good to spend time with Dad.
At a gas station, I noticed a woman sitting alone at a picnic table. Though it was1, she was dressed in a winter jacket.
When I got home, I quickly filled a bag with some2, drinks, a new T-shirt and some new socks. Several minutes later, I returned with the bag. The woman was still sitting there. I asked if I could3 near her. She agreed. I offered her the bag and she accepted it. She then asked me to share a snack from the bag with her as she had4 nothing that that day. Then the woman began to share her sad story.
She once had a happy family, but a(n)5changed everything five years ago. She was6 and lost her family in that crash(撞车). She wore this jacket7 it was the last thing she bought with her children. She 8 them and often came here because her children loved this picnic table.
For an hour, I sat there with her. We shared 9 and tears. I listened to her and comforted her. She also helped me10 that in the blink(眨眼)of an eye, everything might change.
We all know that the panda is the treasure (珍宝) of our country. Then how about its droppings (粪便)? They are treasure, too. How?
The panda keeper1an adult panda with about 25 kilos of bamboo every day. Of that, the panda will eat about 11 kilos — the most2parts. Because the panda cannot digest (消化) all the bamboo completely, its droppings3much of undigested (未消化的) bamboo. Can people make use of it? Sure, someone4in turning it into toilet paper.
"In my opinion, it's a great5 , " a panda keeper says. "In the past, we just threw away the droppings6rubbish. But now workers come and take the droppings away. They use the droppings to make7. They also make notebooks and bookmarks. "
8 , the paper doesn't sell well at the Panda Base. It is not popular with9. Most of them won't buy it after they visit the Panda Base. "A box of tissues (纸巾) is 43 yuan , " they said. "That's quite10. " If you see the tissues at the Panda Base, will you buy them?
Dorothy lived in a small house in Kansas, with her uncle, aunt and a little black1called Toto. Sometimes there was a cyclone(飕风)in Kansas. It could, blow everything away. 2usually there were cellars(地窖)under all the houses. People went into their cellars when a cyclone came.
One day, a cyclone was coming. So they3went into the cellar, but the dog Toto was so4that he ran under the bed. Dorothy had to pick5up. But6she got to the cellar door with Toto, the cyclone arrived and the house was moving!It went slowly up into the sky. Dorothy was afraid. “But we7do anything about it, ”she said to Toto, “So let's wait and see. "Soon, they went to sleep.
When Dorothy8, the house was on the ground. She opened the door and found she was in a new place. Then, she saw three short men and a little old woman9a white dress. The woman walked up to Dorothy and said, "Thank you!You killed the Witch(巫婆)of the East, and you10us. "
Dorothy was really surprised.
Who is the 1 teacher in Chinese history? Many people will think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28th. Although he lived over 2,000 years 2, people still remember and respect him3 his contribution to the education today.
Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies 4 Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a(an) 5 childhood. His father 6 when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn't give up 7. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poems and sports.
Later, he became a teacher and 8 the first public school in Chinese history. Today, people still follow 9lessons. He told us that we all have 10worthy to be learned. "When I am with 11 people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them."
He also taught us that 12 is very important in study. "All study but no thinking makes people puzzled(困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people 13."
Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about 14 and good manners." A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to 15 people." he said.
Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger was Victor. They1each other very much, and always took care of each other. Every day they worked from morning until night, getting as much grain as possible from their fields.
One late autumn evening, after their work in the fields was done, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last month. He has many bills to pay. I think I should put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓)." "Oh, that's a good idea!" said his wife." But please don't tell him, "said Simon." If he knows I put the rice there, he will2take it."
So late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found3 strange." I took a bag of rice to Victor's house last night, 4I still have the same number of bags in my barn.5 did that happen?"
Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the6number of bags in his barn again! "This is very strange," he thought.
That night he 7 again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder, and walked down the road to his younger brother's house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another person coming down the road. He was carrying something on his shoulder, too.
"Younger brother!" Simon cried. "What are you doing?"
"I was 8you," said Victor. "Your family is larger than mine. I thought you need more rice." The two brothers quickly 9 that they had been taking rice to each other. They 10what had happened. "It is good to have a brother like you," they both said.
Once I went to a railway station near New York. I tried to take the night train there. Crowds of people were pushing into the 1 train. I found a railway official and asked him if I could get a place in the train, but he said sharply, "No, you can't. The train is full. Don't trouble me any more."
I was very hurt indeed. I said to the friend who was with me. "They talk to me like this2they don't know that I am a famous writer. If they knew..."But before I could finish my sentence my friend said, "Don't be foolish. How could that help you? Whoever you are, there are no empty seats on the train." I was3he was wrong, so I went up to the same official again and told him that I was Mark Twain. But all he said was," I told you not to trouble me any more."
Just then I4a young porter in a sleeping car looking at me. He whispered something to the train conductor, and that conductor came over to me and said very politely, "Do you need help, sir?" "I5do." I answered.
The porter took our boxes and we got on to the train. When we were comfortably seated in our places, my friend said, "I am sorry I said those things to you just now..." Just then the porter came and said, "Oh, sir, I recognized you immediately." "Really?" I Said6. "Of course," he said, "I recognized you and told the conductor that you" are Mr Smith, the mayor(市长) of New York city.
A man walked into a restaurant. The restaurant advised it had the 1 menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish, no matter how 2 it was.
At the bottom of the 3, there was a notice that said, "If you do not see the dish you need on this menu, please tell us and we will add it to the menu right away."
The man 4 the menu and decided to make sure if it was true. He would order 5 that was very unusual.
When a waiter came up to take his order, he said, "You say you can serve any dish, even it's not on your longest menu in the world."
"That is correct, sir. We are able to meet everyone's requirements."
"Well," the man said, "bring me a sandwich with two elephant ears.6, not African." The waiter wrote down in his paper: Two Indian elephant ears on toast.
"Very good, sir, " he said, "That shouldn't 7 long."
The waiter walked away quickly. The man was very surprised and rather disappointed. Then he smiled 8 the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face.
"Ah!" the man said, "You can't 9 it to me, can you?" The waiter made an apology. "I'm very sorry, sir, and this is the 10embarrassing, "he said, "but I'm afraid we can't because we've run out of bread."
One day Tony was crossing the road when he was hit by a car. He fell and broke his arm. An ambulance soon 1 and took Tony to a hospital. There a doctor operated 2 his arm. Then he put the arm in a cast(石膏铸件). Tony couldn't move it at all. "You must keep your arm in a cast for six weeks, "the doctor said. At the end of six weeks Tony went back to the hospital. The doctor cut the cast 3 . Then he took Tony's arm out of the cast. " Can you move your arm, Tony? "he asked.
Tony tried to move his arm. At first it was difficult, but soon he could move it 4 . "Yes, it's fine, "he said. " Thank you very much. "" 5 a few days it will be as good as new, "the doctor said. " Just exercise it a little. "
"will 1 be able to play the guitar(吉他)? "Tony asked.
The doctor smiled. "Of course you will, "he said. "You'll have no 6 . ""That is good news, "Tony said. "Because I couldn't play it at all before. "
Long long ago, when the world was new, an old man with long grey hair was traveling across the earth. Wherever he went, the soil turned 1 as stone, and 2 he breathed, the rivers stood still and frozen, and the lakes turned to ice. Plants turned black and animals flew away. The old man 3 a small house of ice and snow for himself, and he settled down, thinking that his home was going to last forever.
But one day he heard a 4 at his door. Whoever was outside hit the door so 5 that pieces of ice from the wall fell onto the ground.
"6!" the old man shouted angrily. "No one can come in my—"
But 7 he could finish his sentences, the door of his house broke in two and fell to the ground. A smiling young man stepped inside, holding a green 8. He stirred(搅动)the old man's cold fire until it leaped high and 9.
The old man began to sweat(出汗). "Who are you?" he cried. "10 you leave, I will freeze you with my breath!"
The young man only laughed. "Old man, you cannot frighten me. Don't you know who I am? Wherever I step, the snow melts(融化)and grass 11. Whenever I breathe, flowers bloom and the animals grow big with new life. It is your time to 12."
The old man tried to freeze the young man with his breath—but only a thin cool wind came from his thin blue lips. Sweat spread 13 his whole body, and he grew smaller and smaller. At last he melt away, and 14 did his small house made of ice.
Once again, 15 had beaten Winter.
Betty Brown is an Australian girl. But now she lives in Beijing with her1, Mr. and Mrs. Brown. Jack is her brother, and he is twelve years old. He is a2in a school in Beijing. He is good at all his school subjects and his teachers like him very much. Mr. Brown is a doctor. He3in Beijing Friendship Hospital. Mrs. Brown is an English teacher. She teaches4at Beijing International School. Every day, Betty goes to school with her mother in her mother's car. They usually get to5at 7:00 in the morning.
Mr. Brown is very busy from Monday to Friday. But he doesn't work at the weekend. On Saturday or Sunday, he often goes to play basketball with his friends. He likes football, too. But he doesn't play it. He only6football matches on TV. Mrs. Brown likes playing table tennis with her Chinese friends at the weekend.
Betty can speak a lot of Chinese now.7speaks Chinese to her friends and speaks English to her parents. At school, her favorite8is music. She likes9books about music. Look, there are many books and CDs on her desk. In her room, you can also see many10of film stars on the walls. Most of them are Jackie Chan's. Jackie Chan is her favorite film star.