There are many holidays and festivals, such as the Spring Festival, May Day, National Day, Mid-autumn Festival and so on. Mums have Mother's Day. Dads have Father's Day. Children have Children's Day. Is there a special day for old people?
Double Ninth Festival is a special day for old people in China. It started long ago. The festival is on lunar the ninth of September. This year it is on the second of October. This day, people show love for their grandparents.
People do many different kinds of things this day. They enjoy flowers, eat special cakes and drink wine. It's very interesting. The best way to celebrate it is to climb hills or mountains.
People think that climbing will bring them good luck and help old people live long lives. Double Ninth Festival is also a good time for a family to get together. And young people give their presents and best wishes to the old.
1.Is Double Ninth Festival a special day for mothers?
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2.When is Double Ninth Festival this year?
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3.What's the best way to celebrate Double Ninth Festival?
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4.Why do people like climbing hills on Double Ninth Festival?
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5.How will you show love for your grandparents on Double Ninth Festival?
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Typhoons in the northern part of the world have girls' names. Sometimes they have very beautiful names. Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose. It was one of the f1. typhoons to hit Hong Kong in ten years.
It began o2. the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971. At ten o'clock, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing people's umbrellas away. It b3. stronger and stronger. The typhoon shelters were soon full of boats. Some very big ships went out to sea b4. it was safe for them to be at sea in a typhoon. Kai Tak Airport closed. No p5. could take off or land.
In Typhoon Rose, many people died and lost their homes. The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!
Happy things Went to my cousin's birthday party. Enjoyed myself. | Helping others Helped my friend with her English. | Plan Make a poster about the prevention (预防) of COVID-19 (新型冠状病毒) . |
Progress (进步) Went to the supermarket with my mom and learned how to select potatoes there. | May 31, 2020 Sunday Fine | Feeling Mom and Dad told me about their jobs. Happy that they have jobs they like. |
News Our city is planning to have a larger airport. | Health Felt a little tired because of too much schoolwork. | Dream Have a big meal on Children's Day. |
You don't have much time for your diary, but you really want to remember your important days in life. Nine Square Diary (九格日记) is coming to help you. This new kind of diary has nine squares. And they mean nine different parts in life, such as plans, feelings and health. Writing this diary is just like filling in the blanks. It is so easy that you can finish it in only a few minutes.
The above is a page of Nine Square Diary from John, a middle school student.
1.John went to his ________ birthday party on Sunday.
A.cousin's B.mom's C.friend's D.dad's
2.The underlined word 'select' means '________'.
A.cook B.wash C.choose D.plant
3.John felt ________ when his parents talked with him about their jobs.
A.busy B.happy C.tired D.sad
4.John wants to _________ on Children's Day.
A.have a party B.have a big meal C.have a good job D.make a poster
5.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about Nine Square Diary?
A.It is a new kind of diary.
B.It shows different parts in life.
C.It can help us remember important days.
D.It takes people a long time to finish it.
playing basketball, can see, in the playground, we, some boys, (连词成句)
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Mr. Smith didn’t go shopping. He stayed at home last night. (两句合并为一句)
Mr. Smith stayed at home ________ ________ going shopping last night
Whales are larger than any other animal on the earth. (保持原句意思基本不变)
Whales are ________ ________ animals on the earth.
