People can often see a talking parrot on a TV show, in a movie, or even in someone’s home. The parrot has learned (copy) sounds that people make. Dolphins, bats, and some apes also copy sounds. Now we can add elephants
this list of copycats (盲目的模仿者).
Dr. Joyce Poole is a zoologist, studies the sounds of elephants. While she was in Kenya, she would hear strange noises
(make) by Mlaika after sunset. Mlaika was
8-year-old African elephant
it lived near a highway.
Dr. Poole says that she couldn’t tell the difference between Mlaika’s call and the (distance) truck noise. Why did
copy the sounds of the trucks driving by? Animals that are able to copy sounds may enjoy
(practice) new sounds. When they are kept outside of their natural environment, they may copy unusual sounds.
So far Dr. Poole (spend) 18 years with two female Asian elephants. Asian elephants make sounds like birds to talk with one another.
Parrots, dolphins, humans, and elephants show that being a copycat is one way that animals and people make new friends and keep old ones.
Why do people travel? Well, many people travel ________ they want to see other countries and visit places __
___ are famous, interesting or beautiful. People also travel to meet their friends, to taste new kinds of food, to experience life in other parts of the world, ___
___ simply get away from cold weather. Yet there are other reasons why people travel. Adventure travel is becoming more and more popular. Here is a quick look at two popular ___
__ (active): hiking（远足） and rafting（漂流）.
Instead of ________ (spend) your vacation on a bus, in a hotel or sitting on the beach, you may want to try hiking. You will get close to nature and take exercise at the same time. The basic equipment you need for hiking is simple: strong shoes, clothes and ____
___ backpack(背包). You can hike in the mountains, in a forest or ___
____ a river.
Hiking is fun and exciting, but you should never forget safety. Here are some tips for a successful hiking:
● Don’t hike alone.
● Tell someone where you ________(go).
● Bring a mobile phone if you have ______.
● Watch out for dangers, ____ spiders, snakes and poisonous plants.
Mary: Well, it’s a lovely room. It’s quite a nice size, but I don’t like green paint very much. Would be all right if I painted the walls a different color?
White: Yes, that’s fine, as long as you don’t paint them a very dark color. One of my renters (paint) them black a few years ago. That was terrible.
Mary: Is there anything I know?
White: Well, I don’t allow cats (go) upstairs at all.
Mary: Oh? Not at all?
White: No, (absolute) not. I don’t like animals and I don’t allow smoking in bedrooms.
Mary: Oh, no, no. I agree that. I don’t smoke anywhere. Can I use the kitchen if I want to
something?
White: Yes, but only before 7 o’clock in the evening. And I don’t allow people to stick pictures on the walls. You know when you take the pictures away, marks (leave) on the walls.
Mary: OK. I see.
White: And one thing if you don’t mind. I don’t want any big noisy parties,
only two or three friends at the same time, please.
Mary: Oh, right. I will do that. Well, it sounds fair. Thank you very much.
Ms． White: Hello, Mr． Johnson．
Mr． Johnson: Hello, Ms． White．
Ms． White: Mr． Johnson． I am (come) to check out the house．
Mr． Johnson: OK． Please come in and feel free to take aaround the house．
Ms． White: It looks very ．
Mr． Johnson: Yeah． As you can see, the (decorate) is in perfect condition．The kitchen is on your left．Look! It is so big that you can fit five people inside．
Ms． White: What the rooms and how big is it?
Mr． Johnson: The apartment has one dining room, one(live) room, one master bedroom and two bedrooms．The area is 213 square meters．
Ms． White: Does this apartment face south?
Mr． Johnson: The living room(face) south and the bedrooms face north. It has a beautiful hill view and quiet environment． Also, there is a big shopping center, a
(wonder) playground, and a few supermarkets．
Ms． White: How about transport?
Mr． Johnson: Well, is convenient for transportation like subways and buses．
Ms． White: Great!
There are moments in life you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug （拥抱） them for real．
When the door of happiness closes, opens, but often we look so long at the closed door
we don’t see the one which has been opened for us．
Don’t go for looks; they can deceive（欺骗）．Don’t go for wealth; even that fades（消退）away．Go for someonemakes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day bright．
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be you want to be．
The （happy） of people don’t
（necessary）have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that
（come）along their way．The brightest future will always be based
a forgotten past．
When you were born, you were crying and everyone you was smiling．
Last week, it was on duty our class was in cafeteria for self-management. On the first day, I
(shock) to see so much leftover food thrown away by students. What a waste! Concerned about it, my classmates and I had a
discussion on how
(solve) the problem. Lots of good ideas came up, such as holding class meetings, putting up wall newspapers and charging a fine for wasting food. Finally we all agreed that wall newspapers would be
(good ) choice.
The next day, we put our idea into reality. Towards lunch time, we put up a wall newspaper outside the school cafeteria, (call) on students not to waste food. Many students gathered around to read and expressed their support. To my great delight, there were changes soon. In the cafeteria, I found the trays
(return) after lunch all empty
any leftover. Food was saved and the dining hall was cleaner.
( see )this, I felt relieved and took pride in
we had done.