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In many countries around the world, more and more people live in cities. Cities share many similar things, but are also different from country to country.
MEXICO
Mexico s cities are modem but have many traditional Indian and Spanish things. The most important buildings are around a central square, which is also a place to meet with friends. There are outdoor marketplaces, where people can find almost anything they need. On Sundays, parks are popular places for families. Many people move to Mexico City from the countryside. It has a lot of excitements, but also lots of traffic and air pollution.
JAPAN
Japan s cities also have a mix of traditional and modern things. There are tall office and apartment buildings as well as traditional wooden houses. Many people would like to live near the center of cities, but because houses there are too expensive, they have to take public buses or trains from faraway places. Traffic, pollution, and crowds are problems. However, there is little crime, and even very crowded cities have many parks and gardens.
AUSTRALIA
Although 80% of Australians live near cities, the cities are not as large as those in some other countries. Most people live in houses in the outer area of the cities—not in apartment. The areas also have their own churches, schools, and shopping centers. In large cities, like Sydney, the areas are often far from the center town. Though many people take public buses and trains to work, traffic is slow and there are many traffic jams.
On the day the tornado hit, there was no sign that the fierce weather was on its way—the sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first warning my husband, Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around 9 p.m. from some text on the TV Jimmy was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third-floor bedroom, and we changed the channel from the national television to our local Pensacola, Florida station.
Soon the tornado was on top us. It was the loudest thing I had ever heard. The house shook, and the power went out. And the wind began to roar (咆哮) through the house, most likely through windows and the door to our garage. Everything was moving. And the back wall of the house came off and flew into darkness outside. We had three flights of steps to get to the storeroom down there, the relative safety of the first floor.
I didn't know how or if we would make it down the steps. It felt as if there was no floor as the wind lifted me off my feet. As we finally reached the last flight of steps, our front door blew open. Suddenly, a three-foot-long tree branch flew over our heads, missing us by inches.
By the time I reached the storeroom, the tornado had been over us for about a minute. Jimmy pushed me down to the storeroom floor, but he couldn't get inside himself because of the wind. I held Jimmy's arm as the tornado blew the door open. My knees were full of glass, but I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out of the house.
All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet. I thought he was gone. And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I couldn't believe it was over. Our neighbors said the storm lasted four minutes. In that time, four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely destroyed. Luckily, none of us were seriously injured.
I had never really liked reading, and I thought it was a waste of time. But when my teacher told me to go to the library and find a book, I looked for one that I was actually interested in. I love basketball, so I picked out a basketball book which was called Hoops by Walter Dean Myers. It is an amazing story about a high school ball player named Lonnie. He is a great basketball player, and dreams of playing basketball in college someday, and of course in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Lonnie lives in Harlem, NY, and is struggling through poverty and other problems. He doubts his new coach, Carl, and doesn't think that he will be there for his new team. However, he soon realizes what the man has done in his past, and can completely connect with him. Carl soon makes a huge influence on Lonnie, but they face many challenges.
This book makes me think about how hard it would be to grow up in a rough city. I have realized that basketball is a great way to escape the struggles we face.
From this story, you will learn that the people around you really affect who you are, and how important it is to have the support of family and friends in your life. I have learned a lot from this book, and I think that anyone who reads it will too. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.
I am now reading more Walter Dean Myers' books. A lot of his books are about growing up in Harlem, just like he once did. He has become my favorite author.
Do you suppose Darwin, one of the greatest scientists of all time, really did fools' experiments? Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish?
Sometimes, people think they already know the answer to a question or the solution (解决办法) to a problem. Sometimes, they really do know an answer or a solution, but without thinking they are important.
Charles Darwin didn't settle for (满足于) just thinking he knew something. And, he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be.
Suppose you drop sheets of paper that are of exactly the same size and shape. If you drop them at the same time in the same place, they will fall in the same way. Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight (紧的) little ball and let it drop along with the other sheets. What happens? You have done an experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldn't be worth anything.
But this simple experiment is important. It explains part of our present-day understandings of physics and ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton. And these understandings set aside some of ancient Greek physics.
A scientist sometimes stops to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them. Even the simplest idea, which we might think is foolish, can shake the foundations of science.
How To Keep Peace With Roommates
Keeping peace with your roommates will not always be a walk in the park. Instead, you may have to face and deal with different people.
Set rules from the beginning. Let your roommates know your plan so they know when quiet time should be observed, and decide on how you'll share costs on food and so on. When everyone is on the same page in the beginning, it's easier to get along later on.
Mind your basic manners and get to know your roommates more. Respect for each other and communication can make sure of peace of the room. Basic manners include knocking, saying "excuse me" when needed, being quiet and lowering the light levels when roommate is sleeping. Organize an open discussion about your roommate's personality (个性). Have the necessary information in case of emergencies. This will allow each one of you an opportunity to understand one another more.
Solve conflicts (矛盾) in a calm manner. Good communication is the key here. It is not respectful if you tell the conflicts to other people. These are the times when your maturity (成熟) will be tested.
Learn to treasure your relationship and respect each other. This will surely make your new room a home away from home.
A. Make the right decision.
B. Know his likes and dislikes.
C. Roommates may be your lifelong friends.
D. By setting a time limit, you are making the process realistic.
E. It is best to keep the conflicts only in the room when they happen.
F. Here are some steps you could follow to be at peace with your new roommates.
G. When you're moving into a new room, it's good practice to set rules from the start.
What will man be like in the future? How about in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make a 1, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from 2 he is today, for man is slowly 3 all the time.
Let us take an example. Man, even 500 years ago, was 4 than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. 500 years is a relatively short period of 5, so we may guess that man will 6 to grow taller.
Again, in modem world we use our 7 a great deal. Even so, we still 8 only about 20% of the brain' s capacity (容量).As time 9, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more --and finally we shall need even larger ones! This is likely to 10 a physical change, too. The head, 11 , the forehead, will grow larger.
Nowadays our eyes are in 12 use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear 13. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man's eyes will grow stronger.
On the other hand, we 14 to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, 15 our fingers will grow more sensitive (敏感的) because they are used a great deal in modem life.
But what about hair? This will probably 16 from the body altogether in course of time because it does not 17 a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald(无发或少发的).
Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very 18 creature to look at! All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in 19 with us. He will still be a human being, with 20 and emotions similar to our own.
Smoking has not been allowed in public places in England since July 2007. This was a successful decision that (make) by the government in years. It was popular with most people. Thousands of people were involved in a survey carried out last month, and 78% of (they) said they would still support the smoking ban.
It is now much more pleasant (go) into a pub or a restaurant. Before that, pubs were filled with smoke, made you cough and your hair and clothes smelly. However, (recent), a study shows that 16% of the bar and pub (owner) are upset to notice a drop in business, because smokers prefer killing time at home and seldom go out for a drink.
In public places, the harm of smoking is (great). Smoking also pollutes environment. No smoking in public places is good for people's health. 400,000 people in England have given up (smoke) slowly and the number of people with heart problems has fallen by more than 2%. It also has a good influence non-smokers. For example, number of children with asthma (哮喘) has dropped by around 20%.
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I still remember an embarrassed experience last month. That day, I overslept. I was running around my apartment quickly because there was nothing scary for me than being late for work. I called a taxi, put in a dress, threw all the necessary things into my bag, and closed it without look into it. Then I took my wallet, and run out. It didn't take much time to get to work so I was hurrying the driver at every traffic light. At the last, I was in the office. Surprising, when I opened my bag, I saw the two yellow and scared eye of my cat looking at me. She seemed be just as shocked as I was.
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