At the age of 15, most girls are just learning about fashion(时尚). But Madison Robinson is making (A)________(越来越多的) money because of the design(设计) for flip-flops(人字拖鞋) for kids. The shoes sell for about $25 a pair, and they have made at least $1.2 million.

    Madison, from Texas, the USA, (B) came up with the idea at the age of eight. With the help of her father Dan, she could turn her drawings into real shoes.

    Her business(生意) helped her a lot, such as public speaking(演说). And now Madison has a lot of money to pay for her college(大学).  

“(C) ,” she says. “It's for college.” Madison wants to study business in college. “(D)我想自己做某些事情, ” she says.

    The New Year was coming. Grace and Alice were going shopping with their mother. The mother wanted to{#blank#}1{#/blank#} them to a Farmers' Fair (集市),but Grace wanted to go to the supermarket. The mother explained that they{#blank#}2{#/blank#} buy fresh fruit and vegetables there, and could support (支持) local farmers as well. Grace agreed.

    The girls were{#blank#}3{#/blank#} when they arrived there. The farmers sold things that they grew{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Alice found a stall (货摊) with red strawberries ,and she{#blank#}5{#/blank#}, "Where did you get so many good strawberries?" The woman answered, "I grow them on my farm. You can come to visit my farm{#blank#}6{#/blank#} you like." "That will be great!" said Alice. At last, Alice asked her mother to buy{#blank#}7{#/blank#} strawberries. They also bought something else.

    At the dinner, the father asked each person to say something{#blank#}8{#/blank#} this day. Alice said, "I want to thank not only the strawberries, but also the{#blank#}9{#/blank#} They needed to work so {#blank#}10{#/blank#}to grow strawberries." Grace then said, "We should thank the food and the people who bring it to us every day." Alice and Grace's parents smiled.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to our fashion show (时装秀). I am Millie from Class, Grade 7. Today we are going to show you different styles of clothes. 

Look at me. I am wearing sports clothes and a pair of trainers. Trainers are light and comfortable and are popular among young people. 

Here comes Simon. He is wearing a purple shirt and a pair of gray trousers. His red and gray tie (领带) matches his clothes. He looks smart. 

Now Amy and Daniel are coming. They look cool! Amy is wearing a yellow cotton blouse and a blue scarf. Daniel is wearing a blue T-shirt. Both of them are wearing blue jeans (牛仔裤). Young people really like jeans！

Look! Here comes Sandy. She is wearing a red silk blouse, a black wool skirt and a pair of red boots. She looks modern and beautiful! 

……

That's all for today's show. Thanks for coming.

Chinese students thank their teachers on September 10th, Teachers' Day. How do American students thank their teachers?

First of all, US schools thank their teachers the whole first week in May. Their special Teachers' Day falls on the Tuesday of that week. During the week, the school will have special parties and give teachers gifts. There are "Thank you" signs everywhere to thank teachers.

US students give small gifts to their teachers to let them know how great they are. It could be a simple gift like a thank-you card with a personal message. US teachers love it because they think it's meaningful. They like it even more when students say "thank you" directly (直接地) to them. US teachers like getting arts and crafts (手工艺品) from children best. Little things to decorate (装饰) their classroom are also common gifts in the US. This could be a small plant.

It doesn't take much to celebrate a Teachers' Day. But students shouldn't just wait until Teachers' Day. 他们应该一直都感谢他们的老师。

1.描述房间物品及其摆放位置;

2.谈谈你对自己房间的感受。

要求:

1.短文须包含提示的所有信息,并适当拓展;

2.文中不得出现真实的人名和校名。

My Room

Charles Lyell is a Scottish geologist. He was born into a wealthy family on 14 November 1797. His father, who was a scientist, kept the study well filled with books on every subject, including geology. Lyell was not a hard- working student at school, and he much preferred to have a walk in the New Forest. His first scientific hobby was collecting butterflies and insects, which he continued doing for many years. His observations(观察力) went far beyond those of other boys, and later this talent for collecting led to many important discoveries.

At the age of 19. Lyell entered Exeter College Oxford, where his interest in math and geology was developed. His interest in geology was encouraged by the wonderful lectures of William Buckland who was widely known for his effort to prove Noah's Flood by the studies of fossils. Lyell spent his long vacations travelling and making geological studies.

In 1827, Lyell started a full- time job in geology and began to plan a book which included natural explanations for geological things. He explored in Italy. Poor roads and hotels made his travel very difficult, but in the area around Mount Etna he finally confirmed his guess and got the answer he wanted.

Returning to London, he set to work immediately on his book, Principles of Geology, the first volume of which was published in July 1830. Charles Darwin once mentioned the book and said," Historians in the future will realize that the book has caused a revolution(革命) in the natural science." The book also had some influence on Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution.

In 1848, Lyell was knighted for his scientific achievements. Lyell became more and more famous and he received many awards in his lifetime.