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I get up at half past seven and get dressed for school. My school has a 1 —black trousers and shoes, a white shirt and a black and gold tie. The girls wear the same, or they can 2 a black skirt. Not all British schools have a uniform, but it's common here.
I don't live far from the school, 3 I walk there with my friends, Brian and Gemma. Lots of students 4 the school bus or their parents drive them to school. On Mondays we all start the day 5 a meeting in the school hall at eight fifty. The head teacher talks to us and gives us information about school events.
This year I've got nine subjects. We all study English, maths and science, and then we choose other 6.
We have 20 minutes for break in the morning and an hour for 7. Some students bring sandwiches to school for lunch, but my friends and I always eat in the 8 room where you can get a hot meal every day.
Lessons 9 at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, but on Mondays and Wednesdays I stay at school until five o'clock. There are lots of clubs and activities at our school.
At the end of the day I always spend two hours on 10 —sometimes three hours, as we get lots of homework now.
Wonder is the story of a ten-year-old boy who lives with his parents and sister in New York. August, or Auggie, is an ordinary boy in many ways. He rides a bike and likes playing with his Xbox. But Auggie has deformities(畸形) of the face and looks very different from other children.
At the start of the book, he tells us “My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.” In the street, people look at Auggie and his appearance shocks them.
Auggie has never been to school because he has spent a lot of time in hospital. His mother teaches him at home. But now he's ten, she thinks he should go to school. At first, Auggie doesn't want to go. He worries that other students will look at him and say bad things. But then he visits a school with his mum. He likes the head teacher and decides to go. Auggie's first year at school has good times and bad times. Auggie makes some good friends but other children are unfriendly to him. At the end of the year, Auggie goes on a school trip and a frightening event there changes things completely.
I love listening to music and will try to do it as much as I can. Whether I'm driving my car or walking somewhere I always have a CD or my iPod playing because I feel music can greatly influence my mood (情绪). I can listen to music to cheer me up or relax me or remind me about a certain time and a certain place where I last listened to that song.
I feel the best way to listen to music is live! I love going to concerts to watch and hear my favorite artist or band perform. The last concert I went to was a Mumford and Son's concert in Newcastle, a country-folk style band from the UK. All of the lights and sound effects not only sounded good but also looked good.I always feel that people come together at concerts. I can easily talk to people I might never have talked to before, just because they share an interest in a certain music artist.
I also find that at concerts many artists or bands may speed their song up or slow it down. Sometimes they might cover someone else's song so I feel that the live performances really show me a new way to listen to music.
I enjoy concerts because I always discover something new and different because of the way it is played live.
On May 1, a wildfire started in a forest near the Alberta town of Fort McMurray in Canada. Within two days, the fire grew larger and the people who lived in Fort McMurray had to leave their homes. While there have been very few people injured (伤害) by the large fire itself, it has been harmful to the community.
Canadians in other places have been helping by sending money and donations to the Red Cross. Many people in Alberta have taken in people from Fort McMurray, letting them stay in their homes for free until the fire is put out. Many firefighters are needed to fight the fire and some of them have come from other parts of Canada to help. The brave firefighters were able to save 25,000 homes as well as the hospital and all of the town's schools, according to CBC news.
There have been thousands of other acts of kindness towards the people of Fort McMurray. Some musicians, such as Great Big Sea's Alan Doyle, are holding special concerts, with the money going to Fort McMurray people. And companies have been helping, as well. Beer-maker Labatt filled thousands of cans with water—instead of beer—and sent them to the people in Fort McMurray.
The fire is huge, spreading over more than 229,000 hectares (公顷), but firefighters say they believe they are starting to get it under control—it is becoming smaller instead of spreading.
Death Valley is a huge place. It is more than 225 kilometers across the southern part of the state of California, and across the border (边界) with the state of Nevada.
It can be dangerously cold during the winter months. The air temperature during the summer can be as high as 57℃. The heat of Death Valley has killed people in the past. It will continue to kill those who do not honor the climate. Death Valley does not forgive (原谅) those who are not careful.
Death Valley was named by a woman in 1849. Thousands of people from other parts of the country traveled to the gold mining (开采) areas in California. They were in a hurry to get there before other people did.
Many people were not careful. They made bad choices or wrong decisions. One group of people had reached Death Valley by December. They avoided the terrible heat of summer, but there was not enough water. There were few plants for their work animals to eat. The people could not find a pass through the tall mountains to the west of the valley. They had to kill their work animals for food and began to walk out of the valley.
As they left, one woman looked back and said, “Good-bye, death valley.”
A. Slowly, they ran out of food.
B. Death Valley has a long history.
C. The name has never been changed.
D. Death Valley is a beautiful but dangerous place.
E. That was the year after gold was discovered in California.
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In 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, only white people were to sit in the first four rows of public buses. African-American people had to use the seats towards the of the bus.
If someone was African-American sat in the white part, he or she would be asked to move.
One day, an African-American named Rosa Parks was in a “whites only” part of the bus.
The bus was and some white people needed a seat, so the driver asked Rosa Parks to give her seat.
But she refused. She was after a long day working in a store and she felt she should have the right to sit she wanted, so she told the driver “no”.
For that, she was arrested (逮捕). She was tried for just 30 minutes and fined (罚款) $10—a lot of money in those days.
She also her job because of that.
Today, in the United States, December 1 is a called Rosa Parks Day. Rosa Parks is celebrated for her action and bravery.
Hiram Fong grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. He began picking beans when he was only four years old to help support his family. Fong also sold newspapers, shined shoes, and worked as a golf caddy when he was a boy. A golf caddy is a person who carries a player's golf clubs.
Fong began working in Hawaii's government in 1938. At that time, Hawaii belonged to the United States, but not a state. Fong believed that Hawaiians should be able to take part in making laws for the United States government, just as other Americans could. Fong said Hawaii should be a state of the United States. In 1959, Hawaii became the fiftieth state, and Fong was chosen as one of Hawaii's first two senators (参议员). He became the first Asian-American in the United States Senate.
As a senator, Hiram Fong supported equal (平等的) rights. For example, he wanted the laws about immigrants (移民) to be fairer. He wanted to improve conditions for workers in factories and businesses. He also believed that women and men should be paid the same for doing the same job. In a lifetime of hard work, Fong found more than personal success. His work helped millions of people.
In 1990, when I (be) nine years old, I wanted very much to find pen friend. I found Ashley's address in a magazine, and decided (write) to her.
I sent off my letter with a little hope. Very quickly, I received her letter. my surprise, Ashley was only one month (old) than me. I learned some new expressions from her. I (real) liked this new friend.
Letter after letter, year after year, Ashley and I continued to write to one another. A letter would be received and I'd write back right away. We would send each other birthday and Christma (gift).
Eight years later, my parents decided it was time me to meet this friend. They drove me down to Mississippi for a few days. We (have) a fun time together. We did the things that teenage girls love to do.
Twenty-five years after the (one) letter, Ashley and I still have an amazing friendship. Although we don't write letters now, we communicate through mobile phones and the Internet.
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