When I was in the sixth grade，I joined a piano competition．I practiced for four hours every day and my piano teacher came three times a week （1） help me．Then the big day（2） （final）arrived．I was so （3） （nervous）when they called my name．I went up（4） started to play．（5） I was playing，everyone sat still and listened．I played the song without any （6） （mistake）．Then I waited for（7） （they）to call out the（8） （win）．When I（9） （hear）my name，my heart was beating so quickly I thought I would stop breathing．I couldn't believe it．I won!It was the（10） （happy）day of my life!
The home of tea is in China． It is said that tea was found by Shennong， a legendary（传说中的）ruler of ancient China about 5000 years ago． Some people say that tea is the national drink of China． There are mainly six kinds of tea in China， such as black tea， green tea， white tea， etc．
Many Chinese drink it almost every day．
Tea helps keep your mind clear． It's calorie ﹣ free and good for your heart． Also， tea can protect against cancer． So it becomes the most widely consumed（广泛饮用的） drink in the world next to water． To celebrate this popular drink， the United Nations has made May 21 stInternational Tea Day recently．
However， people in different countries have different ways to drink tea，In the US， sweet tea is popular． It is made with black tea， sugar and fruit． Unlike Chinese tea， sweet tea in the US is always served ice cold． Many years ago， only rich people drank it．
Black tea and sugar used to cost a lot of money． But now， anyone can drink it．
In the UK， people like to put milk in their tea， This gives it a nice taste． They usually drink it in the afternoon﹣ ﹣ this is called"tea time"． They like to eat biscuits while drinking their tea．
During tea time， people take a break from work and relax．
If you never drink tea， you can try it． Maybe you'll find your favorite taste．
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● Tea helps keep your mind clear． ●It's calorie ﹣ free and good for your heart． ●It can（3） against cancer． |
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There are mainly six kinds of tea in China． |
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（4） people didn't drink tea because it used to cost much money many years ago． |
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People like to drink tea （5） _____milk to relax themselves． |
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I grew up in a small town in Italy． One morning my dad told me to drive him to a village，about 18 miles（1） ． Then he asked me to take the car to a nearby garage for a service（保养）． Thinking that I just had my driving license， and I hardly had the （2） _____ /tʃaːns / to use the car， I agreed happily． Then I drove to the garage and （3） _____ （drop） off the car． Because there were still a few hours left， I decided to watch movies at a theatre near the garage． But I was two hours late when the last movie finished．
Dad could never let me drive again （4） he knew what I did． So when I drove to the place where we had planned to meet and saw Dad waiting patiently on the corner． I told him that I came as （5） （quick） as I could． I was late because the car needed some （6） /'s peʃl/ repairs．
"I'm very sorry that you told me a lie， Jason．
"What do you mean， Dad？ I'm telling the （7）t ． "
"I called the garage to ask if there were any problems．I'm angry not with you but with（8）m ．I've failed as a father， so I'll walk home now and think it over．"
I begged all the way，telling him how sorry 1 was．But nothing helped． I had to drive （9） /b ɪ′haɪnd/ him for 18 miles．
It was one of the most（10） （pain） moments in my life． But it was the best lesson．
Last Saturday morning， the head teacher called a meeting of parents． On be half of（代表） the students， I made（1） speech， and I felt very proud of（2） ．
Now my middle school life comes to an end．This summer，I will go to the U．S．and stay for one year to（3）s at an American high school．There I will be in Grade 10．I feel excited．（4） （同时）， I am a little sad because I have to（5）s goodbye to my old friends and teachers． I want to（6）t some photos with them before I leave and I will（7） （赠送）many gifts to my friends as well． We will（8） （保持联系） with each other by sending emails， making phone calls or（9）w letters．
In the past three years， I have learned a lot（10） my teachers and have had a great time at school． Although we'll set out on our new journey， I will never forget（11） I come from． In the future， I will work （12）m harder． I hope to be a doctor when I（13） （长大）． My parents（14） [sə'pɔ：t] me all the time． I believe my dream will（15） （实现，成为现实）!
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（1）﹣Could I ask if you this to her till now？
﹣Yes， but she refused to listen．
（2） the usual activities， such as sailing and climbing， there was a writing class in the summer camp．
（3）On a beach， run away from the sea and move quickly to ground when an earthquake happens．
（4）In order to catch the early bus， we had to stop them．
（5）As is known to all， who breaks the rules should be punished．
（6）He asked for two leave to look after his sick father．
（7）During the World War II， millions of lost their lives．
（8）﹣Which sport are you in at the school sports meeting？
﹣No decision yet． I think it after discussing with my PE teacher．
（9）The students in Miss Wang's class are all to study hard to go to the university．
（10）She won't leave the Tv set， her supper is on the table．
As we know，museums are buildings where many valuable and important exhibits （展品） are kept so that people can go and see them．For example，art museums are places where people can learn about （1） v cultures．More and more popular "design museums" that are opening today，however，perform quite a different role．Unlike most art museums，the design museum shows exhibits that are easily found in our daily life ，such as fridges and washing （2） m ．
The advantage of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the exhibits．Being different from the art museum visitors，design museum visitors seldom feel frightened or puzzled．This is partly （3） b design museums clearly show how and why mass﹣products （批量产品） work and look （4） a they do，and how design has improved our lives．Art museum exhibits，on the other hand，would most probably （5） f visitors with a feeling that there is something out of their understanding．
Several new design museums have opened their doors in recent years．Each of these museums has tried to satisfy the public' s （6） g interest in the field with new ideas．
London' s Design Museum，for example，shows a collection of mass﹣produced exhibits （7） f electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish﹣tins．The choices open to design museums seem far less strict than （8） t to art museums，and visitors may also （9） s humorous part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and （10） u attractive（有吸引力的）toys collected from our everyday life．