Lucky or Unlucky?（初三适用）

When I was at university(大学) I studied very hard. But a lot of my friends did very little work. Some did just e-nough to pass exams. Others didn＇t do quite e-nough. Fred Brains was one of them. He spent more time drinking than working in the library.     

所得税官员(英文)

Recently, I was visited by a man who said he was an "assessor", a word which I did not then understand very well. I said I had never heard of his line before, but I was pleased to see him. I asked him to sit down, and he did.I could think of nothing particular to say. So I asked him if he was opening his shop in the neighbourhood.     

独一无二的学校(英文)

While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching jobwanted at a school about ten miles from where I 1 . Being very short of money andwanting to 2 something useful I applied (申请). Fearing as I did so, that without adegree and with no 3 of teaching my chances of getting the job were 4 .     

Riding the Internet Revolution

The days before Internet (BI) seem very distant now like another time in history. At that time, I avoided computers and never thought I would use them. My passion was selling musical gear. Not a very scholarly pursuit, I know, but it kept me out of trouble. The last thing I needed was a strange hitech gadget to complicate life. Little did I know the Internet revo-lution was just around the corner and I would soon find computers hard to live without.     

Last Lesson

I started for school very late that morning and was in great dread (害怕、恐惧) of a scolding,especially because M. Hamel had said that he would question us on participles,and I did not know the first word about     

尴尬的(英文)

A woman was singing.One of the gueststurned to a man by his side and criticized(批评)the singer."What a terrible voice!"he said."Do youknow who she is ?""Yes."was the answer,"she is my wife.""Oh,I beg your pardon,"the man said."Of course her voice isn't bad.but the songis very bad.I wondered(想知道)who wrotethat awful(糟糕的)song?""I did,"was the answer.     

家的意义

After pinning on my volunteer badge, I settled down into my weekly routine at a local nursing home setting up Pokeno games, wheeling residents onto the veranda, and reading newspapers to the residents. At first, I did not expect my volunteer work to make much of a difference because it was all very simple tasks that anyone could do.……     

Charles Makes a Complete Apology

One evening a young man at Oxford who was known to be something of a poet read one of his poems to a small group of friends in his room. The poem was greatly admired, but as they came away one of the friends, Charles, said, "I was very much interested in Alfred's poem-but it was stolen from a book."This remark was repeated to Alfred, who was very annoyed and demanded an apology. “Well,”said Charles,“I don't of ten take back what I have said,but on this occasion I admit I was mistaken…     

What Am I?

I was born(出生) in a small river.When I was young,river was my home.I did not know my parents,but I had hundreds of brothers and sisters.I swam about(四处) and played all day with them.At that time I did not like(像) my parents.I had legs(腿),but I had a long tail(尾巴),So I looked like a fish.     

People,Why do you Do That?

I am a fish. When I was born, I was very small, and my father andmother both loved me very much. My home was in a river, and I had alot of friends.They were all beautiful and healthy fish. We often playedgames together happily. We found that our home——the river was very cleanand beautiful.We all loved her.     

Motorbike and I

My friends and I always find an excuse to ride a motorbike. I personally think it is one of the funniest things to do in Guilin.The first time I did it I had to admit I was a little bit nervous. I had never been on a motorbike before and I always thought there was a big possibility of failing off the bike, for the road was too bumpy.     

They Don''''t Talk

Mr.Jones was very angry with his wife,and she was very angry with herhusband.For several days they did not speak to each other at all.One eveningMr.Jones was very tired when he came back from work,so he went to bed soonafter dinner.Of course,he did not say anything to Mrs.Jones.before he wentupstairs.Mrs.Jones washed the dinner things and then did some sewing.Whenshe went up to bed much later then her husband,she found a piece of paper on     

查尔斯巧致歉意(英文)

One evening a young man at Oxford who was known to be something of a poet read one of his poems to a small group of friends in his room . The poem was greatly admired. But as they came away one of the friends,Charles,said“,I was very much interes-ted in Alfred"s poem — but it was stolen from a book.”This remark was repeated to Alfred,whowas very annoyed and dem anded an apology.“W ell,”said Charles,“I don#t often takeback what I have said,but on this occasionI adm it I have m ade a m…     

My Childhood

I'm fourteen years old now. When I was a little girl, I was very naughty and adventurous like a boy. I can still remember my childhood life-my happy and unforgettable childhood life.When I was in the kindergarten, I was very popular to my playmates because of my naughtiness. We usually played games, drew pictures and sang songs. We didn't know what was "quiet".     

A beautiful day

正Yesterday was a good day.The weather was nice.I was happy too!I went to the supermarket with my mother together.I like chips、soda、water and candy.So I bought three bags of chips,two bottles of soda and ten pieces of candy.My mother bought some vegetables、meat、beef and chicken to make a big dinner.My mother bought some new clothes for me,too.They are very beautiful and I like them very much!     

2002年春夏季高考英语短文改错题分析

2002年春季高考题:My brother Tom was very selfish when he was a little boy.He did not want share things with other people.Forexample,when he bought a chocolate cake,he would put themin a secret place where I couldn’t find.Then he     

幽默小品(英文)

A statistician wanted to take a plane to SanFrancisco,but he was very afraid of bombs.Hegathered some figures and did some calcula-tions.He found that the probability of having     

Jokes and humor

PPart-time Job 兼职工作 When my son was a high-school sophomore he got a part-time job-sacking groceries at a supermarket. He came home all smiles. “How was your first day﹖“ I asked. “It was great Dad“ he replied “I got to talk to some good-looking girls.“ Since Stephen is not very talkative I asked “What did you say to them﹖“ “Do you prefer paper or plastic﹖“ A Real Watch Dog 真正的导盲犬 A blind man walked into a bank with his seeingeye dog导盲犬 that guided him everywhere. He walked into the center of the ba...     

好心的小矮人

He was 50 years old when I was born, and a “Mr Mom“ long before anyone had a name for it. I didn‘t know why he was home instead of Mom, but I was young and the only one of my friends who had their clad around. I considered (认为) myself very lucky.     

used to精讲精练

在学习used to的用法之前,我们一起来看这封信吧! Dear Mrs Smith． I was a student of yours in Grade Nine. I know I used to be quiet in your class, and you never said much to me. But you did something that made a big difference in my life. You see, all through my two years in school, I used to hate reading. Books were just words that had very little to do with me, and I used to be bored by them. I＇ll never forget the first day of Grade Nine when you took out a thick book and began to read a story to our class.