STORIES

正AIt was time for Mr Bell to close his shop.He was checking his money.His son Tom,who was 15,had just gone outside to buy a newspaper.Justthen,a big man walked into the shop with a gun in his hand.When Tom came back,he could hear the man asking his father for money.Tom could see the gun in the man??s hand,but the man didn??t see or hear Tom.Tom hurried up the street.He looked for the police,but he didn??t seeany.Then Tom saw an old baseball bat lying in the street."Maybe this willhelphe thoughtHe ran back with it     

完形填空练与析

I was born and brought up in the small town of Pineville, which I left at the age of sixteen. Twenty years 1 found myself back on a visit. I went to see my old friend Tom Clark, who, 2 as ever, was chairman of the local 3 . He was busy preparing to welcome a well-known writer, who had been invited to come to 4 a talk on modern literature in the public library 5 evening. Since I happened to have read a book or two 6 the famous writer, when Tom invited me to go with him I 7 accepted. Tom was going to 8 the guest speaker to the audience. Therefore we went to the library a little early     

厕所文化

Everybody staying at a certain place long enough needs to know where the toilet is. I tried to find one when I first visited the Divinity School Library, the oldest school in Yale University: I tried to find the signs with words such as WC, Ladies, Bathroom, and Washroom. I used all the knowledge I had about toilet, but I could not find one. My common sense told me that it was impossible not to find one in the library, so I kept trying. Eventually I found a door on which was a single word: WOMEN.     

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.     

完形乐园趣多多

In a faraway land named Bookville,there was a library.But it was not a 1 library,it was a floating (浮动的) library! Many people came to the library on boats.At night,a little mouse named Sam came out and took 2 from the librarians' desk,and took it into his hole.He wrote books for his whole life,but he had 3 shown them to anyone.     

Missing the Plane

Early one morning a man called for a taxi to take him to the airport, which was a couple of miles down the highway. He patiently waited for about thirty minutes, and called the taxi company again to say that cab had not arrived. This dispatcher assured the gentleman that it was on the way. However, several minutes later, he was still waiting. He had to call a third time, saying, "I need that taxi in a hurry. I have got to make that flight to the West Coast that is due to leave in thirty minutes."     

STORIES

It was time for Mr Bell to close his shop. He was checking his money.His son Tom, who was 15, then, a big man walked into When Tom came back, Tom could see the gun in the had just gone outside to the shop with a gun in his buy a newspaper. Just hand. he could hear the man asking his father for money. man＇s hand, but the man didn＇t see or hear Tom.     

Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell UAV Sets a Flight Endurance Record

Six pennies are placed On the table to form a triangle as shown in the upper illustration. By sliding one penny at a time, reverse the triangle so that it points in the opposite direction. How many pennies do you have to move？     

贪婪的男孩

Sam and Tom were 1)identical twins.They were so identical that even their mother found it difficult to distinguish one from the other.But except for their looks,everything else about them was different. Tom had no friends,while Sam was a great friendship maker.Sam loved sweets,but Tom loved 2)spicy food and hated sweets.Sam was 3)generous and selfless,Tom was 4)greedv and selfish!     

阅读训练(英文)

What Time Is It? Tom’s grandfather lives in the countryside(乡下).There is a big farm near his house.When Tom hastime,he often goes to the farm to help his grandfather. Tom is free today.He is going to see his grandfather.He gets to the bus station early for the early bus.The early bus is going to leave at 6:30.He looks around.There are a lot of people in the station.Some arestanding in line。Others are walking around.There is no place for him to sit in. Tom walks into the tea house next to the station.There is a big clock on the wall.It is only five twentynow.He finds a seat and sits down before a big mirror(镜子)on the wall.He asks for a cup of tea and some cakes.Just then,one of his friends.Jim,comes in and sits with him.     

情人节魔盒(英文)

Roger had planned to send a great many valentines to the girls and boys he knew.There were beautiful valentines in the toy shop window,red satin hearts in little heart-shaped boxes,painted post card valentines,and little card-board figures holding baskets of flowers. Roger had been saving his allowance for four weeks and he was quite sure that he had enough money to buy a valentine for the little girl next door,and one for the little girl across the street,and one for the boy on the next block,and one fo...     

10 Essential Health Tips "He who has health has hope,and he who has hope has everything."——Arabian Proverb

1.Move MoreMake it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Climb stairs if given a choice between that and escalators or elevators. Walk your dog; chase your kids; toss balls with friends; mow the lawn. Anything that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool; it's a stress buster. Think "move" in small increments of time. It doesn't have to be an hour in the gym or a 45-minute aerobic dance class or tai chi or kickboxing. But that's great when you're up to it. Meanwhile, move more. Thought for the day:Cha, Cha, Cha…Then do it!     

Letter in the wallet

As I walked home one freezing(极冷的) day,I stumbled on(偶然发现)a wallet some one had lost in the street.I picked it up and looked inside to find some identification(身份证明)so I could call the owner.But the wal let contained(含有)only three dollars and a crumpled(揉皱的)letter that looked as if(似乎,好象)it had been in there for years.The envelope was worn and the only thing that was legible(字迹清楚的)on it was the return ad- dress. I started to open the letter,hoping to find some clue(线索).Then I saw the date line-1924.The letter had been written almost sixty years earlier.     

去伦敦

On a hot summer morning in 1989 I finished packing my things in my flat in Dublin. Two suitcases were not enough to hold them all so I had to use plastic supermarket bags for the remainder. My friend Tom arrived in his car to take me to the airport. After coffee at the airport we shook hands and said goodbye and it was only then that I noticed my hand was shaking. My voice was also shaking and my breath was coming out in uneven waves. Tom was my good friend from schooldays and in saying goodbye to him I was saying goodbye to so many good memories, saying goodbye to my country.     

快速阅读(英文)

A father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations,he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion;and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the fagot into the hands of each of them in succession,and ordered them to break it     

One-legged Geese

A cook on a farm had to roast a goose for dinner one day. As she was hungry, she cut off a leg, ate it and put the goose back into oven. She said to herself, "The master will not notice it."But at dinner the farmer asked her how it was that the goose had …     

深爱着你

My grandparents were married for over half a century, and played their own special game from the time they had met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word"shmily" in a surprise place for the other to find. They took turns leaving "shmily" around the house, and as soon as one of them discovered it, it was their turn to hide it once more.They dragged(拖,拉) "shmily" with their fingers through the sugar and     

A Goose With Only One Leg（初三适用）

Once there was a clever farmer. Though he was poor,he decided one day to take a roast goose(烧鹅) to the king as a present. He had not had much that day, and soon the smell of the roast goose became too much for him as he carried it to the king, so he ate one of its legs.     

The Library

A library is a collection of hooks, and the person who looks after it is called alibrarian. A library may be quite small or it may be large, like the library of theBritish Museum in London. It has about 7,000,000 books. Libraries, both big andsmall ones, are there for us to use. You may be lucky enough to have a class library. If so, your teacher will tellyou how to use it. Your school may have its own library. Again your teacher will tell     

The Analysis of Symbolism in Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God is one of the most earliest feminine works in American literature.This novel was regarded as one of the classical literatures after it had been obsure for decades.This work comprehensively displays the spiritual growth and the self-awareness of a common black woman.By way of analyzing the application of literary symbolism in this work,it aims to display the self struggle and self realization of the main protagonist Janie.It tries to disclose the role of ra cial culture with its symbolic legends in the novel for better interpreting people’s life choices and their emotional experiences.