— Yes, it is more beautiful than the town that I visited last year

— But nobody knows I'm here.

— I think so, why not stay here for         two days?

— I'm sorry. There was too much traffic on the road.

— Sure. The day after tomorrow.

— I'm looking for the book     you bought last Sunday.

    A young man was on a train. As the train turned a corner, it began to ran slower and then a white house came into 1. The house looked so 2 against the grey apartment buildings of the city that everybody on the train turned to look at it. Some passengers even began to talk about it.

    The young man was also 3 in the house. He decided to get off at the next station and make his way to the house. The owner of the house told him that he was trying to 4 the house, but no one would buy it, as the noise of the trains passing nearby made it 5 to live in.

    The young man 6 to buy the house right then and there for $30,000. Later on, he used it for advertising, as the house faced the railway bend(弯道). The train had to 7 at the bend, giving the passengers plenty of 8to look at the house.

    The young man went to several big companies and explained the 9 of placing advertisements on the side of the house. Finally, one company 10 to put some ads. The young man was paid $180,000 for three years of advertising.

    In this world, turning disadvantages into advantages is the key to success.

    It seems that food deliverymen(送货员) are always rushing in haste. We can always see them running every minute, and they seem to have lots of things to do the next minute. They wear blue, red or yellow helmets (头盔) and many of them don't follow traffic rules. They drive on the wrong side of the road and run red lights. They use mobile phones when they are driving.

    However, not everything goes well with food deliverymen. In the first half of 2017, food deliverymen had 76 traffic accidents in Shanghai. That means every two and a half days, a food deliveryman will die or get hurt on the road.

    What makes deliverymen so dangerous? The strict rules of the food delivery companies and the worried customers may be the answer. Many companies will fine a deliveryman up to 2,000 yuan if he can't deliver the food on time, reported China Daily Fines also go to those who get bad reviews from customers.

    To make sure that deliverymen drive safely, many cities in China asked companies to train their deliverymen on traffic rules and safety. Now in Shenzhen, if a deliveryman breaks traffic rules more than twice, then he cannot drive cars to send food for a whole year.

    For his eleventh birthday, Lin was given a gift that would shape his life. On that day his father took him to the Children's Activity Centre and said he could choose any course that interested him. There was just one requirement: Lin would have to promise to study it for at least one year.

    Lin had had many hobbies, but none kept his interest for more than a week or two. His mum once gave him a bag of stamps to encourage stamp collecting. That hobby lasted a week. Then his father got him some paints. However, those paints were now under his bed still unopened. This time Lin's parents would let him decide

Lin's eyes moved down the notice board that offered all the courses. He stopped at "Photography". He liked the idea of taking beautiful pictures but the notice said that each student needed their own camera. Although Lin's family weren't poor, they weren't rich either, and a camera cost a lot of money. He continued looking.

    Another appealing course was "Language Art". He seemed to like it. But after his father explained that it taught people how to make public speeches, Lin, a shy boy, could think of nothing worse.

    Then he saw it. "Cooking" sounded like something he'd like to do. It was inexpensive and convenient, it could be done alone and it was also creative.

    Thinking of Lin's hobby history, his dad had doubts, but he agreed. To his parents' surprise, Lin kept his promise. He studied cooking at the Centre every Saturday, and practiced at home, making delicious meals for his family. Everyone liked his food. And he got great satisfaction from the pleasure his food brought to others.

    The months turned to years, but his hobby never changed again.

    Now Lin is an adult and runs a successful restaurant. When customers say they enjoy his meal, he still gets the same pleasure he did as a child, and remembers the special gift he received all those years ago.

    When you sleep, do you ever realize that you are dreaming? If yes, then you sometimes have a lucid dream(清醒梦) . Only some people are able to have them. Now scientists have found ways to help more people to have lucid dreams, Live Science reported.

    Denholm from the University of Adelaide in Australia found that certain skills are key to helping people have lucid dreams. First, people can train themselves to find out whether they are dreaming or not. For example, someone may look at a clock, look away, and then look back.. Then, they might dream about this way while sleeping. However, in their dreams, the time on the clock may change very quickly. So people know they are dreaming.

    Another way is to wake up after five hours of sleep.. During this time, repeat the words, "The next time I'm dreaming, I'll remember that I'm dreaming." Then, go to bed again to enter rapid eye movement (REM,快速眼球运动) sleep. In REM sleep, people are more likely to be aware of their dreams.

    In a lucid dream, people might study a hobby and then become better at it in real life. For example, you might learn to play the piano in a lucid dream. .

    Thanksgiving is a United States holiday. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the US On this special day, families get together to thank God for the autumn harvest(收获). Turkey and apple pie are Thanksgiving food for every family. But this is not the only way to celebrate Thanksgiving for people around the world.

    In Israel, the harvest festivals is called Succoth. The holiday goes on for seven days. Usually people build small outdoor houses to stay in during the festival. In these houses, they thank God and eat fruit and biscuits. For kids, this is a lot of fun. The roof (屋顶) of a small house is covered with tree branches(树枝). Fruit and flowers are put on the branches. Three sides of the house are covered with blue and golden cloth. Families eat and sleep inside them.

    In Vietnam, the 15th day of the eighth lunar(阴历) month is Tet-Trung-Thu festival for harvest. Vietnamese families hold activities centered around their children on this special day. Parents buy lanterns (灯笼) for their children so that they can go to a lantern party in the early morning,, Lanterns mean brightness, so the parents hope that the party could bring good luck to their kids. On this day, children also make face masks (面具) lanterns and perform Vietnamese dances. They take part in contests for prizes and money for school.

    The film Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year hit big screens on February 5th, 2019. It is the first day of Chinese New Year and the first day of the Chinese zodiac's Year of the Pig.

    The film repeats the question "Who is Peppa?" and tells a touching story about Chinese families. There was an old man named Li Yubao living in the countryside. ⑴At first, he called his grandson to ask what gifts he wanted for the Spring Festival. But he could hear nothing due to the poor mobile signal (信号). ⑵So, the man began an interesting Journey to discover who Peppa was. His grandson was surprised that the "Peppa". In fact, he too this with his own wind to create a peppa which the old man made was close to the answer. ⑶事实上，他凭借自己的想法创造出了一个“佩奇”。 At the end of the story, the man found out Peppa was a cartoon character and enjoyed the film with the whole family during the holiday season.

    ⑷The film encourages people working outside to come back home often and try to stay with family members to spend a appy and warm Spring Festival holiday. "After watching the movie, I want to go to my hometown at once. ⑸我几乎有一年没看到我的家人了。And I miss them very much, "said Sina Weibo user Yu Xiaojia.

    "The Peppa Pig series aims to stress the importance of family values, which will deeply touch Chinese audiences(观众)."said Zhang Dapeng, director of the film. The film is a good chance to spread cultural exchange between the East and the West.

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A: Hello! ?

B: Sure. Please hold on for a second.

A: OK. I will wait on the line.

(Two minutes later.)

B: I'm sorry, Tom isn't in. He has gone to the gym.

A: Oh, what bad luck!?

B: Maybe half an hour ago.

A:?

B: Hmm... About three or four times a week.

A: Well,?

B: Maybe he'll be back in two hours.

A: Oh, that's too long for me. I don't have time to call again.?

B: Sure. Give me a minute to take the pen and note I'll write your message down.

A: Thank you.

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