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Many American families have a pet dog, which makes children feel happy. But for some reasons, Americans use "dog" in a phrase that means to feel unwell. If you are as 2 as a dog, you will be most likely to have to stay at home and rest, or even go and see a doctor.

Besides dogs, cats are also beloved family members in US families. Sometimes you may hear them 3 in American's conversations. "I told you to keep that a secret, but you have just let the cat out of the bag!" You probably have guessed it — that idiom means to uncover a secret or tell facts that were unknown before.

Dogs and cats don't always 4 well, but they appear together in a commonly used idiom. When it rains 5 , people might say it's raining cats and dogs outside.

My name is Liam Wong and I work in a video game company (公司). To make games more interesting and more enjoyable, I travel a lot. I have traveled to lots of places around the world since I got the job two years ago.

And of all the cities I have visited, I love Tokyo best. I fell in love with Tokyo when I first visited it in 2014. And during my second trip there, I bought my first DSLR and used it to take many photos of different parts of Tokyo.

Then one night it rained and the city seemed more beautiful. I enjoyed the beauty of Tokyo that night, and kept taking pictures. After putting the pictures online, many people asked me, "How could you take such wonderful photos? Do you have great shooting (摄影) skills? Did you wait hours to take the photos?" I said no. I just walked around and captured (拍摄) what was in front of me.

I'm looking forward to my third time in Tokyo. Would you like to go with me?

Name: Bob 

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Hello, everyone. Because of the high rate of school violence (暴力), teenagers' safety (安全) becomes a serious problem. We are planning to set up an organization named School Watch to make sure that students have a safe school environment. Please be part of our plan!

What is School Watch? School Watch is a volunteer organization in our school. It helps us stop violence. It will keep yourself and your schoolmates safe. The other members of School Watch care for you and your classroom. And you do the same for them.

Is it for everyone? Anybody can become a member of School Watch because everyone has something to offer.

What else can it do? School Watch makes it possible for us not only to help each other but also to make friends with each other. Some members may offer to help schoolmates who have problems with their homework.

Who is the Best School Watcher? Our school will look for the Best School Watcher and give him or her lots of prizes. You could be the one.

How do you start? To be part of this plan, you need to talk to the director of the plan in your grade. If you want to get more information, check the official website at www.School watch. com.