Some Strange Journeys

Jules Verne was a Frenchman who was born in 1828.He was not an inventorand he was not a scientist,but he read a great many scientific books.He had a verystrong imagination and he loved adventure although he did not have many great adven-tures himself.He wrote a number of exciting books about the things which he thoughtthat scientists and inventors would one day be able to do.Years later,many of the     

完形乐园趣多多

Once,a gentleman was traveling in a train.He felt (1) and got down at a station in search of water.As soon as he reached the water tap[水龙头]the train started.He ran back,but(2) the train. He asked about the next train and knew that the next train was on the next day.So he decided to find a place to(3)the night.It was getting darker and he could not find a room.He was a little(4).     

Just One of the Boys

Robert had just moved into the street and he felt strange and that he was not wanted. He knew that perhaps the other boys were trying to get an idea of what kind of a boy he was. This did not help to make him lesslonely.     

Walter Raleigh and Smoke

Doctors tell us not to smoke,but a lot of people smoke tobacco every day.Long ago,no one in England smoked but the Americans did.Walter Raleigh was a famous man, in the days of Queen Elizabeth.He traveled widely and learned to smoke.Then he returned to Egland,but he did not stop smoking.He smoked secretly in his room.When anyone came in,he quickly put his pipe away,but one day he was not quick enough.A man came in and found smoke in his room.More smoke was coming from Raleigh.He ran out of the house and told evrybody about it.     

Beethoven

Beethoven(贝多芬）was one of the greatest composers(作曲家）in the world. He was born in 1770 and died in 1827.Even as a child Beethoven did not have a happy life. His father was a singer. But he was lazy and always drank a lot. When the boy was only four，his father decided to make him a musician. So Beethoven had to play hour after hour on different musical instruments（乐器）.He learned so fast that he was able to go around and give concerts when he was only 11. When he was 17，he won hi…     

幽默故事

A Mr Leonard was twenty-three years old and very rich.He was not married and he lived in two rooms in a small house in a city.Every summer he went down to the sea for a holiday.He stayed in small,cheap hotels,but he always wanted to have a clean,tidy room.He hated dirty places. One summer a friend of his said,"Go to the Tower Hotel in Whitesea.I went there last year,and it was very nice and clean." So Mr Leonard went to the Tower Hotel in Whitesea.But there was a different manager that year.     

Dickens and Social Reform

<正>Dickens holds a unique position in Egnlish literature. He was not only a great writer; he was also a social reformer at heart. In many of his novels, he portrayed a vivid picture of life in England in the early part Of the nineteenth century. Full of social passion, he assaulted social abuses violently, and worked steadily on behalf of the humble and theoppressed. He was indeed a     

A Lesson

My uncle is a factory manager and a basketball fan. He is always driving very fast to work. My parents often ask him not to drive so quickly but it doesn't work. Last Monday afternoon, my uncle was on his way back home. He was driving even faster than usual because he was worried about a basketball relay (转播). He didn't want to miss the match. While he was trying to pass a truck before him, he saw another car coming, he quickly     

Figo:The pride of Portugal

Anyone who sees Luis Figo play willbe amazed by his abilities.He can run,kick, pass,and dribble(传球 )with the best of them .More often than not,he is responsible for his team s'success. A good student Figo was the only child of a rather poor family.He was blond as a kid.People may not know thathe was a very good studentat school,especially at Math,but he had to leave schoolto play football.Figo can speak four languages:Portuguess,English,Span- ish...and a bit of Swedish.Had he not become…     

Understanding and Appreciative Friends

During the Spring and Autumn Period(770-476B.C.).there was a man whose name was Yu Boya.Yu boya famous music master at that time,having a good command of the temperament and superb skills in playing the musical instrument.He was bright and eager to learn when he was young.He had formally acknowledged several experts as his teachers,and his skills in playing the musical instrument had already reached a fairly high level.But he still felt that he could not superbly express the various things …     

如果就是如果

Wen is a senior high school student. He is ordinary, but in some way, he is not ordinary. Since he was born, he has led a smooth life. He studies in a famous senior high school and he does quite well in study. He is clever and quick-witted. Besides, he has a quite good family background. Maybe he is a little perplexed, but he knows exactly what his ambition is. Wen is very fond of computer. His love for computer made him give up his favorite sport- --basketball. He only knows that he can’t …     

The Roger Scott Agency

￡700 was a lot of money for Roger but he knew it would not lastfor ever.He still had to find a job.A week passed and during thattime he heard of two different jobs.There was a very good chance     

A Strange Order

There was once a traveler. He was wet and cold because he had been riding in the rain. At last he reached a country inn(酒店). The inn was so crowded(拥挤的)with people that he could not get close to the fire, so he called     

He has only a little piece of me

When he told me he was leaving I felt like a vase which has just smashed.He kept talking,telling me why he was leaving,explaining it was for the best,I could do better,it was his fault and not mine.     

语法典型错误分析

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his yard. That was the first photograph.     

The Rescue

Joe Langton worked at the Thorby paint factory,but he did not likehis job as an electrician.His main interest in life was playing and wat-ching football.On several occasions he had gone to watch a matchinstead ofgoing to work~2.He used to tell the manager that he hadbeen ill.The manager suspected that Joe was lying,as it was usuallya Saturday when Joe was ill.He threatened to dismiss him if he everdiscovered that he had been absent without a good reason.     

WANT OR KEEP

Li Jun is a manager of a factory. He isn＇t kind and he is not friendly to his workers and other people. He can speak a little English but not much. Sometimes he speaks Chinese and sometimes he speaks English.     

Which of the two would you advise me to go to？

Mr Gray travelled a lot on business. He sold machines of various kinds of farmers, which he thought was not really a very exciting job, but Mr Gray had always been interested in travelling and he was quite satisfied with his life.     

The Power of Kindness

Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn't get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him.His only friend was a dog named Tige. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn't know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one's heart like a knife.O ne day as he w alked dow n the street, ayoung lady w as walking in frontofhim . Sudd…     

A Famous Writer

John is a famous writernow.But he said he was not a_______1student when he was young.Hewas often late for________2 and didn’tlike doing his homework.Some-times,he slept in class while theteacher was teaching.He didn’tunderstand much,________3 he alwaysthought he understood every-thing.One day the teacher________4