Two small words can bring a smile to someone’s face: thank you. But do you say these two words? Perhaps when someone holds the door open for you. Or when a friend does you a big favor.
In Britain, people say “thank you” quite often, even at times when there is no .
Sometimes we say it sarcastically (讽刺地). , if a friend throws my food away, thinking I was finished, I may say, “Oh, thank you!” Then my friend would reply, “Sorry.” This can make a situation confusing (困惑的) to foreign people.
However, anyone working in the service sector (行业)—waiters, taxi drivers, shop assistants, bus drivers and so on –will a “thank you” from British customers. If you’re happy with the driver who got you to school on time, or the waiter who served you food, say “thank you” to them. You’re really saying “good ”.
I was first that people don’t often say “thank you” here in China. But I know people can replace these words with a smile or nod.
Yet I can’t change my British of saying “thank you”. Even here in China, I know I use these two words too much. But saying “thank you” is free, and I believe the more the better.
A．how B．where C．when D．why
A．need B．use C．good D．time
A．By the way B．For example C．Above all D．After all
A．look B．sound C．taste D．smell
A．say B．write C．send D．get
A．job B．man C．friend D．team
A．excited B．bored C．surprised D．interested
A．way B．habit C．standard D．spirit
Li Yue used to be a happy girl. She used to every day and wanted to be a dancer. But everything in 2008.
The year of 2008 was a(n) year for Li Yue. She was trapped (使困住) under some stones during the Wenchuan earthquake (地震). After some time, Li Yue was saved. However, she lost one of her 39 .
Can a girl dance with one leg? Yes, but it is really difficult. Li Yue is so that she has never stopped dancing. During the opening ceremony (仪式) of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (残奥会), she a ballet (芭蕾舞) performance to people all over the world.
Now Li Yue is a student in a school in Beijing and she is very happy. Her even have a special volunteer team “Li Yue Assistance Team” to help her move . The boys and girls in her class take turns to her wheelchair and that makes Li Yue more cheerful.
“Now the most important thing for me is to study hard. But I will continue to dance. can stop me!” said Li Yue. She is braver than everyone ever expected.A. sing B. danceC. run
A. happened B. dropped C. changed
A. unluckyB. successful C. unimportant
A. armsB. legs C. ears
A. tired B. scaredC. brave
A. gave B. watchedC. liked
A. teachers B. classmatesC. parents
A. completelyB. differently C. easily
A. find B. push C. use
A. Something B. EverythingC. Nothing
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I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. A young boy ran up to me. He stood right before me with his head down and said , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, but the flower was dry and . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
, he sat next to me and placed the flower to his nose and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower. Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy was blind!A. sadlyB. angrily C. excitedly
A. deadB. freshC. soft
A. Though B. Probably C. However
A. howB. whyC. where
A. train B. touchC. accept
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Do you know Eskimos (爱斯基摩人)? Let me tell you something about their.
The Eskimos live near the North Pole (北极). There are only two there, winter and summer, There are no spring autumn there. The winter nights are .You can’t the sun for more than two months, even at noon. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never .and there is no night.
The Eskimos have clothes. They make their clothes from the skin of animals. From these skins they make coats, caps and .
Near the North Pole trees can’t grow, for it is too there. The Eskimos make their houses from skins, snow or stones (石头). When they go in storm and can’t home, they make house of snow. They leave these snow houses when the storm is .
Life is for the Eskimos, they still like to live there.
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Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work.
Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying，he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter，Sharon. The young man and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn’t at home and she had to go to at once. The doctors looked her over and told her eat meat, sugar，chocolate and things like these. She was afraid the doctor’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home，she put the list on the table and . When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food：meat，sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy there. As soon as he saw her，he said happily，“I’ve bought all the food you like, dear！”
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One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even though they are different in color?”
It was a serious question. I for a while, and then said, “I’ll explain it sooner. Let’s go to a fruit shop. I have something interesting to show you.”
At the fruit shop, we bought some apples in different —red, green and yellow ones. After we got home, I told Adam, “It’s time to your question now.” I put one apple of each kind colour on the table. Adam carefully. He had a look on his face.
“People are like apples. They come in all different colors, shapes and sizes. On the , some of the apples may not even look as delicious as .” While I was talking, Adam was each one carefully. Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮) them, placing them back on the , but in a different place.
“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”
He said, “I tell. They all look the same now.”
“Take a of each one. See if that helps you decide one is which.”
He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are like apples! They are all different, but once you take off the outside, they’re pretty much the on the inside.”
He totally it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
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