Keep in Touch

    You can keep in touch with your friends in many ways. You can call them. You can send letters or e-mails to them. You can even use a website like Facebook to keep in touch with them.

Touch Luck

    "Touch Lusk" is used when you feel sympathy (同情) about something bad that has happened to someone. But it is also used when you don't have any sympathy for someone's problems.

Touch Screen

    You can find touch screens everywhere now. They are fun and easy to use! You touch the screen to choose what you want. Many mobile phones and music players have touch screens. Many ATMs have them, too. You can also use them to buy tickets.

Touchdown

    When you watch an American football game, you will hear the word "touchdown". A touchdown happens when a player carries the ball across the other team's goal (球门) line. When a player makes a touchdown, he scores (得分) six points for his team!

The Midas Touch

    Midas was a king in an old Greek story. He loved money very much! He wished that everything he touched would turn to gold. His wish came true. Everything he touched-His furniture, his food, and even his daughter-turned to gold.

    There is a man and he calls the police when he loses a pet. He a lways asks the police to help him look for it.

    “I lost my pet bird，”he tell the police one day.“She can sing songs. Can you find her for me?”

    “I'm sorry，”the policeman says.“It isn't our job（工作）to look for birds. If you leave a window open in your house，the bird may come back.”

    Another time，the man calls the police and says，“I lost my cat. （A）你能帮我找到他吗？He can  talk. ”

    “I'm sorry，”the policeman says.“（B）It isn't our job to look for cats. You should put the telephone down quickly. Maybe（也许）he is calling you now and tells you where he is. ”

    Susie Sunbeam was not her real name; that was Susan Brown. But every one called her Susie Sunbeam because of her such a sweet, smiling face.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

    Her grandfather first gave her this name, and it seemed to fit the little girl so nicely that soon it took the place of her own.

    Even when a baby, Susie laughed from morning till night. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

    When she had learned to walk, she loved to go about the house and get things for her mother, and in this way save her as many steps as she could. She would sit by her mother's side for an hour at a time, and ask her ever so many questions, or she would take her new book and read

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} She never used an unkind word, but tried to do whatever would please her playmates best.

    One day, a poor little girl with a very ragged dress was going by and Susie heard some children teasing her and making fun of her. She at once ran out to the gate, and asked the poor little girl to come in. "What are you crying for?" Susie asked. "Because they all laughed at me," she said.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} She cheered her up with kind words, and gave her a nice dress and a pair of shoes.

    This brought real joy and gladness to the poor child.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

Should mobile phones be allowed at school?

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Some mobile phones are more than just phones-they are being used as radios, cameras and MP4 players, and they are also used to send e-mails or surf the Internet. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    People have different ideas about whether students should use mobile phones at school or not, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} If their parents have something important to tell then, they can call their teachers for help. If someone's mobile phone rings during a Chinese class, he and his classmates can't concentrate on what the teacher is saying. Some parents also point out that their children often use their mobile phones to download(下载） unhealthy information from the Internet. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    Other people believe that we can find some ways to use mobile phones to help students learn better in the classroom, since many of today's mobile phones are like mini computers. And children usually know more than adults about how to use new technology. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

    What are your answers to the question?

    When I was a little child, I dreamed to be a rich man who could fly around the world and take the first class (头等舱) on the plane. After I grew up, when I first took the first class, I felt like part of the rich group. I was filled with a sense of pride when sitting with those important people.

    Once I was on the plane, I noticed that the stewardess (空姐) was working all the time to make sure that first class passengers felt comfortable. I thought she must love her job very much, because she gave everyone a big smile. When the stewardess walked past my seat, I looked up at her and said, "Thank you and I hope you have a great night." She stopped with a look of surprise on her face, and said, "Excuse me?" I said my words again. It seemed that I asked a question that she did not know how to answer.

    A little later, when I was getting off the plane, the stewardess said to me, "Thank you very much, sir." Then she said, "You are the only passenger who has thanked me or said anything nice to me all night." The pride of being part of rich group disappeared as soon as I heard these words. Then I came to understand that taking the first class didn't mean you were a real "first class" person.

    I'm Frank. Today is December 24^th. It's my sister Sally's tenth birthday.

    In the morning, my parents take us to Lucky Clothes Store first{#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    Then we go to Green Bookstore{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. In another store, my father buys a basketball for her{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

    In the afternoon, my parents have a birthday party for Sally at home {#blank#}4{#/blank#} . Nick gives Sally a new pencil box. Anna gives her a dictionary {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. We play games and eat fruit at the party. We are really happy today.