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It was a very foggy day in London. The fog was so 1 that it was impossible to see more than a foot. Buses, cars and taxis were not able to run and were 2 by the side of the road. People were trying to find their way on foot but were losing their way in the3.
Mr. Smith had a very important meeting at the Houses of Commons and had to get there but no one could 4 him. He tried to walk there but found he was quite 5 Suddenly he met a stranger. The stranger 6 if he could help him.
Mr. Smith told him where he would go. The stranger told him he would take him there. Mr. Smith thanked him and started to walk there. They talked about the annoying foggy weather on their way.
The fog was getting thicker every minute but the stranger had no difficulty in 7the way. He went along one street, turn down another, crossed a square and then after about 8 walk, they arrived. Mr. Smith couldn't understand9 the stranger found his way. “It's wonderful,” he said. “How do you find the way in the fog?”
“It's no 10 at all to me.” said the stranger, “I am blind.”
English has become a world language. So which country, except English-speaking countries, speaks English best? And where does China rank(排名)?
The Netherlands(荷兰) ranked first, followed by Denmark and Sweden. The rankings are based on English reading and listening test results of 950, 000 people from 72 countries and areas.
The English level in China is still low, ranking 39th. In China, people in Shanghai are the best English speakers. They speak better English than Italians and French. Hong Kong and Beijing follow Shanghai as China's next best English-speaking cities.
Shanghai and Beijing rank high because they are international cities. However, across China, English level is different from east to west. China has 400 million English learners, reported China Daily. However, the teaching of English in some areas is not very good. According to the People's Daily Online, there are seventy primary schools in Shetianqiao town in Hunan, but only one English teacher. Many students still learn English by rote memorizaton(死记硬背).
Sebastian Magnusson, an officer at the Swedish embassy(瑞典大使馆) in Beijing, gave some advice. Swedish people speak English well and Magnusson himself is also fluent in Chinese. He said TV programs, movies and even computer games could be learning tools. “Do not limit(限制) it to textbooks. What matters most is to use what you've learned,” Magnusson said.
According to this passage, which country can speak English best not including
There was a group of people who took the same bus every morning into the city. No one ever talked to each other.
One morning, an old man who was usually sad and alone got on the bus, smiled and said in a loud voice, “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up and said “good morning”.
Over the following weeks our new friend came dressed in an old suit and tie. He said good morning to us every day and we all gradually began to talk to each other more.
One morning he had some flowers in his hand. The driver turned around and asked, “Do you have a girlfriend, John?” He said yes shyly. The other people on the bus smiled.
Every morning after that, John always brought flowers. Some people even brought flowers for him. Everyone was happy and became friends.
But one morning John wasn't waiting at his stop. And he wasn't there for the next few days. When the bus came to an old people's home, one of the people on the bus asked the driver to wait while she was going in. The staff(工作人员) said that old gentleman was fine. But one of his close friends had died over the weekend.
Next Monday, John was waiting at but stop, looking very sad. We were silent as he walked onto the bus. No one mentioned his friend, but we each handed him a flower. We wanted to be there for this man who brought us together that summer.
Research from the World Economic Forum shows that successful people put their mornings to good use. The researchers have listed 14 things that successful people do in the morning before the first meal of the day. These things include exercising, spending time with the family and working on a personal hobby.
The research suggests that we don't have to do all the 14 things every day. We can choose some of them to start the day. Here are some examples.
Get up early. According to Laura, 90% of CEOs wake up before 6 am on weekdays. PepsiCo CEO(首席执行官) Indra Nooyi, for example, gets up at 4 am and is in the office no later than 7 am. At the same time, Disney CEO Bob gets up at 4:30 to read, and Twitter and Square CEO Jack gets up at 5:30.
Drink water instead of coffee. Drinking water in the morning makes you more active and speeds up your metabolism(新陈代谢).
Make your bed. This leads to a happier and more productive day.
Exercise. Exercising in the morning helps reduce stress.
Make a plan for the day. Using the morning to make a plan for the whole day can help you decide what you will do first.
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According to a study by some organizations, more than half of the things in the world are made in China. And these things are all about people's life.
In order to truly understand so many things are made in China, you have to understand the history. China is one of the countries with rich civilization on the earth for thousands of years. Chinese people have made a lot of things very smartly. Usually it would take westerners and other 100 more years to find out how to make them. They have clever minds and work hard, so you can see that so many things made in China.
If you study Goldman Sach's report on the future, you will see that China will take charge of (控制) a quarter of the GDP in the near future. some big companies are moving to other countries from China, China is making more products with fine quality(质量), as as Japan, the USA and Europe.20 years or so, people will not look for a Ferrari(法拉利), but a Chinese car that no one has heard of yet.
China isn't just making products. It's helping people in the world better.
Tu Youyou is a Chinese pharmaceutical chemist(药学家) and educator. She is best known for discovering artemisinin(青蒿素) which (use) to treat malaria(疟疾) and has saved (million) of lives. She won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in October 2015. She is the (one) Chinese woman to win this prize.
Tu was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China December 30th, 1930. From 1951 to 1955, she attended Peking University Medical School. Later, Tu was trained for two and a half (year) in traditional Chinese medicine. Now she is the Chief Scientist in the Academy(研究院) of Chinese Medicine in Beijing.
Tu has some health problems as a result of working poor conditions for long time. But she is still doing research. When Tu finally received Nobel Prize for her achievements, she said the success (belong) to her team, which did research in those poor conditions. And she thinks artemisinin is a gift from China and from (tradition) Chinese medicine to the world, to the millions and millions of people, (especial) poor children, all over the world who have malaria.
Tu Youyou is already 87 years old,she says she won't stop studying or working.
An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to leave his work. He told his boss about his plans to leave the house building company and live a free life with his wife.
The boss was sorry to see his good worker go. He asked the carpenter if he could build just one more house as personal help. The carpenter agreed. But soon it was easy to see that his heart wasn't in his work.
When the carpenter completed his work, his boss came and handed the front-door key to him. The boss said, “This is your house, my gift to you.”
If the carpenter had known he was building his own house, he would have done it all differently. However, it was too late to regret. Now he had to live in the house he had built not too well.
Life is like the house.Think about your “house”. Each day you need to place a brick(砖) or build a wall. Build wisely and make every effort to do the work well. It's the only life you will build for yourself.And your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitude and choices you make today.
A. We should build our house with others' help.
B. Think of yourself as the carpenter.
C. Your life today is the result of your attitude and choices in the past.
D. He built the house with poor skills and bad materials.
E. What a surprise! What a shame!
Robert and Henry were going home from school, when Robert shouted on a corner, “A fight! Let's go and see!”
“No,” said Henry, “Let's go quietly home and not join in this fight. We have nothing to do with it, and may get into trouble.”
“You are a coward(懦夫), and afraid to go,” said Robert, and he ran off. Henry went straight home, and in the afternoon went to school, as usual.
But Robert had told all the kids that Henry was a coward, and they laughed at him. However, Henry had learned that true courage is shown most in being prepared to be laughed at in order to do the right thing. 43 He knew that he should not be afraid of anything, except doing wrong. A few days after, Robert was swimming with some schoolmates. He got into water that was too deep for him. He cried for help.
The boys who had called Henry a coward got out of water as fast as they could. They didn't even try to help Robert. Robert was sinking(下沉) fast when Henry threw off his clothes and jumped into the water. He reached Robert just as he was sinking. 44 With much danger to himself, Henry tried his best to bring Robert to the bank and saved his life.
Robert and his schoolmates were ashamed(愧疚的) at having called Henry a coward. They agreed that he had more courage than any of them.
Never be afraid to do good, but always fear to do wrong.
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