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"Cindy…Soloist (独唱者)." I couldn't believe it—on the cover of the program was my name rather than Renee's!
Renee and I had been classmates since kindergarten. She was always 1 I was and she was always ahead of me. The school plays? Renee would have the 2 . Softball? She played first base (垒) while I watched her from my 3 in the outfield.
Trying out for the choir (合唱团) concert was a 4 process for me. As we were waiting for Ms. Jenkins's call into the choir room. my heart 5 . My whole body began shaking when my name was called. Then I saw Renee's smile and her 6 relaxed me.
A week later, Ms. Jenkins announced the result. I was certain that Renee's name would be on the 7 while mine wouldn't. But finally, Ms. Jenkins looked at me and said, "Cindy, you will have to start practicing with me. The solos need more8 ."
"Solo? I got the solo?" I 9 this. But Renee just gave me the thumbs up sign.
The big day came. The choir walked onto the stage (舞台) and I was front and center. The spotlight 10 me in its bright light, but I froze right there. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't think. I couldn't sing. The note started up and then 11 in my throat.
"You can do it, Cindy!" Renee whispered behind. I took a deep breath and sang out. All that came out was an unpleasant 12 But in that same moment, came the pure tone of the right note. My voice 13 and matched Renee's. When the next note came, it was all me.
The rest of the solo went 14 . And when the concert was over, there came a burst of loud applause (掌声). Renee was the first to 15 me.
"Thanks, Renee!"
Renee smiled, "That's what friends are for!"
"Friends?" I smiled, beginning to love the feeling of being her friend.
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An Unusual School Brings the Outside In
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The ‘Dazing Zone' at a Chinese University
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For better research and protection, elephants in the reserve (保护区) should wear GPS collars (项圈). Last June, it was Rommel's turn to wear a collar. He was a huge and bad-tempered elephant, weighing about six tons. One morning, searching around the reserve, we found Rommel playing by the river. A tranquillizer (镇静剂) was carefully shot into his bottom so that we could safely place a collar on him. Normally it takes seven minutes for the drug to act, but for Rommel's size it could take longer.
He was crossing the river when the drug did work. Slowly, he fell down into the water. This could lead to a disaster- Rommel's death, because his trunk would be submerged (淹没) in the river. ★ . Only by doing this could we ensure his survival. The problem was that the river was deep and filled with crocodiles (鳄鱼).
In a flash, I decided to act. I jumped in and lifted his heavy trunk above the water. The water level reached my neck.
I stayed there for at least 10 minutes as the team tried to fit him with the collar. It was rather hard to keep my cool as my arms became exhausted. Small fish swam past my legs. Each time, fear hit: was it a crocodile? There was also another risk that other elephants might come and cause trouble.
As soon as his ears started to flap—a sign of consciousness (意识) returning—I dropped his trunk and moved to safety. Then he completely awoke and crossed the river. What a wonderful moment, for both him and me!
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Script Murder (剧本杀), also known as the mystery of murder, is gaining popularity among young people. A guest in the party secretly plays the role of the murderer without the knowledge of others while other guests, as players, need to find out the murderer through investigating (调查) and reasoning. In recent years, this game has gradually become a top choice for parties in China.
There are two ways to play Script Murder, that is, online and offline. Most of the scripts provided by online apps are free; only a few high-quality scripts need to be paid. Players play role-playing games in a network "room" while offline stores usually set up scenes exactly the same as script settings. Players live in a "room", performing stories through language, expression, conversation, body movements and so on. This game often takes about 4 to 6 hours in total.
In fact, murder-inspired board games, card games and party games have been around at least since the so-called golden age of British crime fiction in the 1920s and 1930s. The enduring popularity of these games presents a mystery of its own: What drives people to spend an evening investigating fake cases and hunting for "murderers"?
One simple explanation might be curiosity (好奇心). When he's playing Script Murder in particular costumes, one feels like he's in that world. But that is not the full story. Instead, murder games follow a surprisingly complex set of psychological (心理的) rules, which can be educational and help people develop important thinking and acting skills.
"People are considering the games as a way to simulate threatening plots (模拟威胁情节) and then play around with how they would react to it." Coltan Scrivner, a behavioral scientist, says, "After all, real-life violent (暴力的) crime is every person's worst nightmare."
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The school newspaper needed a new editor (编辑). Tara knew it was her c —she'd always expected to do something for the paper. There were not any nice pictures, but the real p was that the stories couldn't interest the kids.
Tara came to meet Mr. Alvarez, the headmaster, and e her thought. "Editing the paper is a big job, even for an eighth (grade)!" he said, "And we may not have a paper much longer because of the budget (预算) cut."
Tara stepped forward confidently, "I'll change this, sir."
Mr. Alvarez finally nodded, "You only have three weeks the budget meeting."
Tara then told her plan to the newspaper group, "Now we need two teams. The sales team will work on getting advertisers to help us afford (承担得起) the paper. And the editorial team need to dstories students like."
The group took action and things went (smooth). The editorial team made a questionnaire to know what students were interested in when the sales team visited many local b. A week later, the group created an online paper with more cool pictures and even videos. This new form was well r in the school.
The big day came. Tara's group presented their work at the meeting. When it was time to vote, every hand in the room went up for (support) the idea.
"Good job!" Mr. Alvarez smiled.
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When and where will the English speech contest be held? What's the topic?
How many students will take part in it?
What can the English teachers do if they want to know more about the contest?
Something more about the invitation.
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Dear English teachers,
It's my great honor to invite you to be judges of the English speech contest.
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I am looking forward to your reply.
Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
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