How do you feel when you are fooled by others? No doubt, feel bad. There is nothing worse than falling for a joke and being a fool except one day. Yes, that's April Fool's Day. Nobody will be angry to be an" April Fool".(1)
The headmaster at my school decided to play an April Fools' joke on the students when I was in high school. On March 31, she announced that our school would hold a "Dress to Impress" day.(2)
Girls were told to wear formal dresses and smart jackets, while a suit jacket and tie for each boy would be best. The teachers, we were told, would do the same.
On April Fool's Day, many of us students came to school dressed in our best clothes.(3) In the morning, all of us got together on the playground, waiting for the headmaster. She would speak to the students.(4) Instead, she wore jeans, running shoes and a T﹣shirt. The teachers also got dressed casually like her.
"April Fools!" she said, with a big smile on her face. "We just wanted to remind you that teachers have a sense of humor, too!"
Surely, all the teachers weren't April Fools.(5)
A. Our hair was tidy and all our shoes were well cleaned. B. People say something nice to others on that day. C. All us students spent the rest of the day feeling very foolish indeed. D. This meant that the better you dressed at school, the higher your marks would be. E. But everyone knows to be careful on the first day of April. F. To our surprise, she wasn't dressed up at all. G. My parents laugh at each other's jokes. |
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I’ve always run.
When I was a k____(1)___, my dad took me to the Olympics and we saw the 400m final. A runner named Arthur won it and that really shocked me. I remembered it so well. I even wrote ___(2)___ article about it.
I was never good enough for the Olympics ___(3)___ (我自己), but I tried running. I want to keep fit and like the challenge. After 27, I began to play t___(4)__. At 65, I started hurdling (跨栏) again. When I was 71, I won the 200m hurdling as the oldest person. When I was 80, I b___(5)___ the world record. I would never ___(6)___ (改变) my mind. Now I’m 89, but I still do a couple of press-ups (俯卧撑) once ___(7)___ twice a week.
To my pleasure, my family all exercise together in our nice __(8)__ (花园) every day. We own a better life because we have a __(9)___ (健康的) habit. My dream is to run the 100m at 100 — only another e___(10) __ years to go — and then to live to 120.
No matter what comes my way, I will keep it.
根据下面的对话情景,在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子,使对话的意思连贯、完整。
A: Hi, Alex. How are you doing today?
B: As busy as a bee. ___(1)___.
A: A project?
B: Yes. It’s my English homework.
A: Sounds interesting. ___(2)___?
B: It is about my great hometown.We are going to make an introduction to Henan. We hope people will get to know more about my hometown.
A: How special your homework is!
B: But I don’t know how to make it more creative. ___(3)___?
A: No problem. Please tell me what you are going to talk about in your project.
B: Hmm, let me see ... ___(4)___.
A: Great! Why not go to our school library to find more information?
B: Good idea. ___(5)___?
A: Sure, I’d love to. Let’s go.
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Carlos |
A great saying always helps a lot. There ___(1)___ a lot of great Chinese sayings and many of them are about how to live ___(2)____ good life. What’s your favorite Chinese saying? Vote (投票) for your favorite saying and tell us why you like it. |
Rebecca |
My favorite saying is, “To have faults (错误) and not to correct them, this, indeed, is to have faults.” I agree with the saying. For example, ___(3)__ took me much time to learn new words when I began learning Chinese. I didn’t want to put in the time to practice. That was my greatest weakness. So I try ___(4)__ correct it by finding an enjoyable way to study. Reading is really a good start. |
Rosa |
“When I have two others with me, I can always find one to be my teacher” is one of my favorites. Whenever I practice ___(5)___ my classmates, I will think of this great saying. I can learn a lot from others, even from the mistakes. |
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Museums play a big role in our society. They are also ___(1)___ important classroom for primary and secondary school students. During holidays, groups of young museum guides ___(2)___ (see) everywhere in Changzhou Museum. Since 2011, Changzhou Museum ___(3)___ (carry) out more than 100 public training activities for volunteer guides.
In July, 2021, I was chosen ___(4)___ (be) a volunteer guide in Changzhou Museum. ___(5)__ it was my first time to serve there, I didn’t know what to do. Luckily, the teachers there gave many interesting training classes, including “Public Places and Manners”, “Red History and Red Culture” and so on. I was deeply touched by the stories of ___(6)__ (pioneer) like Qu Qiubai and Zhang Tailei. I was impressed that they had risked ___(7)___ (lose) their lives to create a new China.
In the following month,I guided hundreds of tourists and did my job __(8)___ (success). This experience had a great influence ___(9)___ me. I know more about my hometown and the meaning of life. I feel ___(10)___ (pride) of being a volunteer guide to help more people learn about Changzhou.
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Would you like to start your day with a cup of tea? If the answer is __(1)__, you may have the same habit as many people.
You may not know __(2)__ popular tea is. Among all kinds of drinks, tea is one of the two choices. People like it because it is __(3)__ for their health.
Tea is mostly produced __(4)__ Asian countries like China and India. Chinese people started to drink tea as early as 5,000 years __(5)__. At that time, people made tea in a simple way just put fresh tea leaves into hot __(6)__.
Tea wasn’t introduced into Europe until the early 17th century. And now it has __(7)__ popular in Europe and America. People there like to __(8)__ tea with sugar or milk in it. As the population of tea drinkers gets larger, tea business is getting __(9)__ important than before.
The first International Tea Day was on May 21st, 2020. Since then, people have celebrated _(10)_ every year. The Day makes people realize the importance of tea workers and....