A primary school teacher decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag with a few tomatoes. Each_____ would be given a name of a person that the child hated, so the number of tomatoes that a child would put in his/her plastic bag would depend on the _____ of people he/she hated.
So when the day_____, every child brought some tomatoes with the names of the people he/she hated. Some had two tomatoes; some three _____ some up to five tomatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry with them the tomatoes in the plastic bag wherever they go for the week, even the toilet. Days passed by, and the children started to _____ because the tomatoes had begun to rot away and let out _____ smell. Besides, those having five tomatoes also had to carry heavier bags.
After a week, when the game_____ ended, the children were relieved. The teacher asked, “How did you _____ when carrying the tomatoes with you for a week？” The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that they had to _____ when they had to carry the smelly and ______ tomatoes wherever they go. Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said, “This is exactly the ______ when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The smell ______ hatred will pollute your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot ______ the smell of rotten tomatoes for just a week, can you imagine ______ it is like to have the smell of hatred in your heart for your lifetime?”
So throw away any hatred for______ from your heart so that you will not carry sins for a lifetime. “Learn to forgive and forget!”
Word Bank
relieve 解除 frustration挫折 hatred仇恨rotten腐烂的
1.A.banana B.tomato C.potato D.apple
2.A.spirit B.value C.number D.opinion
3.A.came B.flew C.happened D.appeared
4.A.since B.until C.while D.unless
5.A.cheer B.wonder C.relax D.complain
6.A.unpleasant B.similar C.serious D.different
7.A.hardly B.finally C.really D.nearly
8.A.live B.feel C.study D.stick
9.A.go through B.look after C.think of D.wait for
10.A.tasty B.tiny C.heavy D.fresh
11.A.accident B.information C.situation D.experience
12.A.of B.with C.to D.from
13.A.sense B.stand C.follow D.admire
14.A.what B.who C.whose D.which
15.A.anyone B.no one C.everyone D.someone
Air is around us. However, with the development of modern society, air pollution has become one of the most serious problems in the world today. People polluted the air with gas and smoke produced by machines. 1.
2. Automobiles and planes cause pollution, but they provide people with transportation. Factories cause air pollution, too, but they provide people with jobs and products. In crowded cities, thousands of automobiles and factories can add tons of pollution to the air every day.
3. It makes the clear sky look cloudy and the air smell bad. It is harmful to everyone's health. Air pollution damages the plants that provide us with food. Most materials are used up more quickly in polluted air than in clean air. 4.
If we want to stop pollution immediately, we have to stop using many of the machines that make life easier for us. 5. Scientists and engineers can develop automobiles that produce less pollution.
Word Bank： automobile汽车
A.Nobody likes air pollution.
B.Pollution can be stopped slowly.
C.Most of the pollution is caused by things that people need.
D.Polluted air can even damage strong materials like steel.
E.Badly polluted air can cause sickness and even death.
It was a Saturday morning. When Mrs. Green looked up to the sky, she smiled and said, “It's going to 1. a beautiful day.” She woke up her son at eight and said, “Get up, Teddy. 2. going to the zoo today. Wash your hands and face, and eat your breakfast quickly. We are going to New York by train.” Teddy was very happy because he liked going to the zoo and taking 3. train. He got up quickly and said, “I dreamed about the zoo last night, Mom. I was excited in the dream.”
His mother was busy doing housework, but she stopped and smiled 4. her little son, “You did, Teddy?” She said. “And 5. did you do in the zoo in your dream?” “You know, Mom. You were there in my dream, too.”
[素材选自One Story A Day Book 5]
友情的力量
Bill was a popular kid at school. He played some sports and was in the school team. His favourite ____ was history, but he was very good in math and science.
One day, a new boy named Harry came to the school. He didn't seem to care ____ school and he didn't do his work. He hardly passed his tests. ____ he was good at wrestling, and both he and Bill were accepted to the wrestling team. Unfortunately, Bill started to ____ with Harry.
Within a few months, Bill and Harry were together all the time and they were now very much the same. Bill's marks began to go down and his behaviour got ____, too. Later, Bill realized that he was being dragged down.
One day, he and Harry had a____ about a little thing, and they stopped being friends. People were glad to see that Bill had ____ that Harry was a bad influence. The two boys ignored each other for about a ____．
Then one day, about a week later, in history class, the teacher asked a ____, but no one knew the answer, not even Bill. The teacher ____ and was about to give the answer. ____, up went Harry's hand. He actually knew the answer! ____ was shocked, especially Bill. Soon, Harry's marks became quite good, and people realized that he was actually a ____ person.
Harry said____ his friendship with Bill meant so much to him that he needed to change his life.
Harry told Bill, “I needed to ____, and being your friend gave me a reason to do it.”
We all can learn a lesson from this. People can change. The power of friendship is amazing. Do you have an amazing friend?
Word Bank
wrestling 摔跤运动 drag 拖
1.A.teacher B.classmate C.subject D.activity
2.A.about B.of C.to D.from
3.A.But B.And C.So D.Or
4.A.give up B.hang out C.show off D.move on
5.A.better B.worse C.braver D.funnier
6.A.dinner B.deal C.fight D.letter
7.A.included B.chosen C.enjoyed D.realized
8.A.second B.minute C.week D.year
9.A.question B.problem C.trouble D.student
10.A.spoke B.waited C.moved D.rode
11.A.Luckily B.Suddenly C.Politely D.Bravely
12.A.Somebody B.Anybody C.Everybody D.Nobody
13.A.smart B.bad C.friendly D.stupid
14.A.that B.when C.who D.where
15.A.wish B.plan C.promise D.change
[素材选自English in Mind Book 4]
伦敦景点介绍
Go on a Big Bus tour and see the famous places in London, like the Tower of London, Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace, one of the Queen's homes. There are now 80 opentop buses that do tours of the city. |
Visit the Tate Modern and see a great collection of modern art by famous artists like Picasso and Dalf. The Tate Modern has a total floor area of 34，000 square metres and is on the south side of the River Thames, not far from the famous Globe Theatre. |
Meet famous sports people, pop stars and actors at Madame Tussauds wax museum. There are almost 400 wax models to see. It takes about four months to make a model of a famous person and costs ￥150,000！ |
Come to the Hard Rock Café in Old Park Lane and try the food: eat Hickory BarBQue Ribs or a Haystack Chicken Salad. There's a great collection of 70，000 things from the world of rock music—like old guitars and drums from famous bands. |
Word Bank
wax 蜡
1.How many opentop buses are there for people to visit London?
A.34,000. B.70,000. C.400. D.80.
2.What's special about the Tate Modern?
A.People can take opentop buses.
B.People can see some collections of famous artists.
C.People can meet stars and actors.
D.People can see some collections of rock music.
3.Which of the following is TRUE about Madame Tussauds wax museum?
A.Some famous people get together here to have a party.
B.People hardly see lots of wax models.
C.People can meet wax models of world famous people.
D.The wax model costs people less time and less money.
4.Where can we enjoy the food?
A.In the Hard Rock Café in Old Park Lane.
B.In the Tower of London Trafalgar Square.
C.In the Tate Modern and the famous Globe Theatre.
D.At Madame Tussauds wax museum.
5.Who is the text written for?
A.Visitors. B.Teachers. C.Students. D.Parents.
Could you live for one month without buying anything new? Buy Nothing New Month________ in Australia in 2010. It challenges people once a year to buy nothing new—________ food, products used for hygiene, and medicine—for 30 days.
The aim is to________people to be less wasteful. It also makes us think about the ________ that our shopping habits have on the environment. ________ the challenge is not simply about shopping for nothing. People can ________ other creative ways to get the things they want. Here are a few examples of how to buy nothing new.
Many people shop for secondhand products at places like thrift stores and flea ________. You can ________ find lots of things at good prices, and your money often goes to a good cause. While you're there, why not ________ something you no longer use so someone else can buy it?
With the Internet, swapping is _________ than ever before. There are many _________, such as swap.com, where you can post a photo of something you don't need. Then, other users can _________ something as a swap.
Upcycling involves turning something you no longer need into something much more _________. For example, you can turn a(n) _________ drink bottle into a beautiful vase, or an old door into an interesting table.
So why not try the challenge for_________? You can be a friend to the environment and also to your wallet.
1.A.got B.opened C.started D.took
2.A.against B.except C.among D.about
3.A.celebrate B.support C.encourage D.remember
4.A.influence B.difference C.importance D.service
5.A.Or B.But C.And D.For
6.A.find B.avoid C.teach D.finish
7.A.clubs B.libraries C.parks D.markets
8.A.never B.seldom C.usually D.sometimes
9.A.give back B.give out C.give up D.give away
10.A.bigger B.easier C.earlier D.slower
11.A.languages B.websites C.paintings D.newspapers
12.A.copy B.move C.offer D.hold
13.A.useful B.similar C.correct D.private
14.A.nice B.empty C.new D.full
15.A.itself B.himself C.herself D.yourself
