All thefamily—my grandparents, my parents, my aunt and uncle, my cousin, my sister andI— ___22___ the turkey. However, turkey is not the easiestthing to ___23___. It takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot ofwork to cook…and there are a lot of chances for things to go wrong.
Liu Min is an English teacher. These days, herfamily are experiencing a different life of working and studying. They get upand do morning exercises at 6:30 in the living room. After breakfast, theystart their work and study. Her husband turns on his computer in the study (书房), reading his e-mails andmaking a list of today’s work.
Apassenger told an air hostess(空姐)that he needed a cup of water to take hismedicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring himthe ___11___ in ten minutes.
Some schools have organized too many tests thatare too difficult. As a result, students have to study hard all the time andthey have been under a lot of stress. It has been harmful to students’ mental (心理的)and physical health and it must be changed.
Jared ___15___ to stay at home, but his mom sent him anyway.He had to sit next to Jessica. At reading time, Mrs. Thomas asked Jared toread. Reading aloud always made Jared ___16___ . As he picked up the book, his hands shook.“He can’t read,” Jessica said. “I didn’t call on you, did I?”
Du, 23,is a student from Shanghai University. He won third place at the ninth IOIO (国际折纸奥林匹克) in February this year. A total of 803 competitors from 59countries and areas took part in this year’s event.
Flying kites Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made ofwood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijingkite, Tianjin kite, and Weifang kite. And they are quite different from eachother. For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.
Antarctica is a continent (大陆) of ice. There is hardlyany rain in Antarctica, so the Antarctic Desert becomes the driest desert inthe world. It is also the world’s largest desert by area.
Raden Roro Hendarti, nearly 50 years old, is alibrarian in Muntang village. She started a “trash library”, hoping to makechildren read more as well as make them realize the importance of environmentprotection. Each weekday, Raden puts all kinds of books on the back of herthree-wheeler (三轮车)and rides to Muntang village. There, children line up to exchange plastic cups,bags and other trash for books from Raden’s mobile library. After finishing theexchange, Raden carries back all the trash.
5000多年源远流长的文明历史中,中华民族始终有着“自古英雄出少年”的传统,始终有着“长江后浪推前浪”的情怀。一百年前,共青团成立之际,一大批先进青年在“觉醒年代”纷纷觉醒。新时代建设中,哪里有需要,哪里就有青年的身影:在抢险救灾前线冲锋陷阵,在疫情防控一线披甲出征,在平凡的岗位上兢兢业业,在美丽的校园里不懈奋斗……“清澈的爱,只为中国”,成为当代中国青年发自内心的最强音。
“......不瞒二位先生说,此五省读书的人,家家隆重的是小弟,都在书案上,香火蜡烛,供着“先儒匡子之神位'。”牛布衣笑道:“先生,你此言误矣!所谓“先儒'者,乃已经去世之儒者,今先生尚在,何得如此称呼?”匡超人红着脸道:“不然!所谓“先儒'者,乃先生之谓也!”牛布衣见他如此说,也不和他辩。
When I was young, I dreamed of being anastronaut(宇航员)andflying into the space. Nowadays, my dream has come true. Traveling to the moonhas got popular. People between the ages of 18 to 60 are able to travel to themoon.
When he was 12, his parents died. He was aloneand didn’t ____11____ others. No one showed kindness to him. Peoplealways laughed ____12____ him. His only friend was a dog named Bobby. He____13____ his dog enough to eat and drink, but he was a little rude(粗鲁的)to it sometimes.
(A: Sun Lan B: Li Yue C: Waiter)A: Hi! This is Sun Lan. MayI speak to Li Yue?B: Hi, Sun Lan! ________41________.Are you in Qiqihar now?A: Yes, I came back last night.
2020年,联合国发布了一份关于全球气候变化的报告。报告指出,由于气候变化,全球各地的冰原和冰川发生减少。2006年至2015年,平均每年全球海平面上升至少3.6毫米。2020年上半年,二氧化碳等温室气体浓度达到了三百万年以来的最高水平,并且还在持续上升。
In the large yard stood thirteen trees ofdifferent sizes. One day, while Joey was playing with his sister under thetrees, he noticed that a tree trunk (树干) had a sad look. He raninto the house to tell his mom about it. She told Joey to find the reason whyit was sad.
“Red Trip” in TonghuaTonghua is a good choice to have a “red trip”. It is aplace full of “red stories”. The well-known national hero Yang Jingyu oncefought here. Experience the “red spirit”!
In the late autumn, John was badly ill andbecame bedridden (长期卧床的).After the doctor visited John several times, he told Sue, “His condition isquite ___22___.John seems to have lost all will to live. If he doesn’t want to live, medicineswill not help him.”
As a boy, Kevin visited national parks and helearned the Earth is in ___12___condition. He felt worried, and he wanted to ___13___ the Earth. In 2009, he went to swim in waternear North Pole(北极)todraw people’s attention to the melting glaciers(融化的冰川).
The app — called Sit With Us — is ___15___. If a student is having lunch in the afternoon,he or she can create an invitation. Other students can open the app and ___16___ that invitation. They can then use the app todecide when and where to ___17___.