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Unit1 How can we become good
learners?
How I Learned to Learn English
Last year, I did not like my English class.
Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher
spoke too quickly.
But I was afraid to ask
questions because my pronunciation was very bad.
So I just hid behind my textbook and
never
said anything.
Then one day I watched an
English movie called Toy Story. I fell in love
with this exciting and funny
movie! So then I
began to watch other English movies as well.
Although I could not understand everything the
characters said, their body language and the
expressions on their faces helped me to get the
meaning. I also
realized I could get the
meaning by listening for just the key words. My
pronunciation also improved by
listening to
the interesting conversations in English movies. I
discovered that listening to something you are
interested in is the secret to language
learning. I also learned useful sentences like
“It’s a piece of cake” or “It
serves you
right.” I did not understand these sentences at
first. But because I wanted to understand the
story, I
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looked up
the words in a dictionary.
Now I really enjoy
my English class. I want to learn new words and
more grammar. Then I can have a
better
understanding of English movies.
P6 2b
How Can You Become a Successful Learner?
Everyone is born with the ability to learn.
But whether or not you can do this well depends on
your learning
habits. Research shows that
successful learners have some good habits in
common.
Creating an interest in what they
learn
Studies show that if you are interested
in something, your brain is more active and it is
also easier for you
to pay attention to it for
a long time. Good learners often connect what they
need to learn with something they
are
interested in. For example, if they need to learn
English and they like music or sports, they can
listen to
English songs or watch sports
programs in English. This way they will not get
bored.
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Practicing and
learning from mistakes
Good learners think
about what they are good at and what they need to
practice more. Remember, “use it or
lose it”!
Even if you learn something well, you will forget
it unless you use it. Practice makes perfect. Good
learners are also not afraid of making
mistakes. Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the
telephone overnight.
He succeeded by trying
many times and learning from his mistakes.
Developing their study skills
It is not
enough to just study hard. You have to know how to
study. Good learners find out the best ways to
learn well. For example, they may take notes
by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps.
Good
learners also look for ways to review
what they have learned. They may do this by
reading their notes every day
or by explaining
the information to another student.
Asking
questions
Good learners oft en ask questions
during or after class. They even ask each other
and try to find out the
answers. Knowledge
comes from questioning. Learning is a life-long
journey because every day brings
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something new. Everything that
you learn becomes a part of you and changes you,
so learn wisely and learn
well.
P8 self
check 1
Are you________ out
each time you have a test? You don’t have to be if
you_______smart study skills.
Remember
to________ notes
in class and review them on
your own or with friends after class. Then what
you learned by doing_____.
Try to study
and________
information bit by bit instead of
waiting__________ the last minute to
study_________ at once. If
you________ well
for a test,
then there’s nothing to_________
about!
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Unit 2 I think that
mooncakes are delicious!
P13 3a
Full Moon,
Full Feelings
Chinese people have been
celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying
mooncakes for centuries.
Mooncakes have the
shape of a full moon on
mid-autumn night. They
carry people’s wishes to the families they love
and miss.
There are many traditional folk
stories about this festival. However, most people
think that the story of
Chang’e is the most
touching. Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife.
After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a
goddess gave him a magic medicine to thank
him. Whoever drank this could live forever, and
Hou Yi planned to
drink it with Chang’e.
However, a bad man, Feng Meng, tried to steal the
medicine when Hou Yi was not home.
Chang’e
refused to give it to him and drank it all. She
became very light and flew up to the moon. Hou Yi
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so sad that he
called out her name to the moon every night. One
night, he found that the moon was so bright and
round that he could see his wife there. He
quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts
in the garden. How he
wished that Chang’e
could come back!
After this, people started
the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing
mooncakes with their families.
P12 4b
Dear Xia Yu,
Do you know that there are
two special days for parents in America? One is
Mother’s Day on the second
Sunday of May and
the other is Father’s Day on the third Sunday of
June. On these two days, American children
oft
en give gifts to their parents or take them out
for lunch or dinner. Common gifts are flowers and
cards for
mothers and shirts or ties for
fathers. I heard that it is becoming more and more
popular to celebrate Mother’s
Day and Father’s
Day in China. I wonder if children over there also
give similar gift s to their parents. I believe
that there are many ways to show our love.
Actually, we don’t have to spend a lot of money.
It is also a good
idea to help parents to do
something instead.
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June
P14 2b
The Spirit of Christmas
Many would agree that when we think of
Christmas, we probably think of gift s, Christmas
trees and Santa
Claus. But behind all these
things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the
importance of sharing and is perhaps
the best
example of this.
A Christmas Carol is a famous
novel written by Charles Dickens. It is about an
old man named Scrooge
who never laughs or
smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself,
and doesn’t treat others nicely. He just
cares
about whether he can make more money. And he hates
Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the
ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business
partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so
he was punished after
he died. He warns
Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to
end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to
expect three spirits to visit him.
That
night, three ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the
Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his
childhood
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and reminds
Scrooge of his happier days as a child. Then the
second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present,
takes him to see how others are spending
Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor
people. The last one,
the Ghost of Christmas
Yet to Come, takes him to the future. He sees that
he is dead but nobody cares. Scrooge
is so
scared that he wakes up in his bed and finds out
it is already the next morning on Christmas Day!
He decides to change his life and promises to
be a better person. He happily celebrates
Christmas with his
relatives. He also gives
gift s to people in need. He now treats everyone
with kindness and warmth, spreading
love and
joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true
spirit of Christmas!
P16 self check 1
garden spread between treats
business lay relatives
Many Western countries celebrate Easter. This
holiday is always on a Sunday__________March 22nd
and
April 25th. It celebrates the
birth of
new life. Hens________eggs, giving birth to life.
So an egg is a symbol of new life. A popular
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activity during
Easter is to hide eggs
around your home
or_________for friends or________ to find. These
can be real eggs, but they are more
often
chocolate eggs. Not only do people
________them around in different hiding places
for an egg hunt, but they also give out
these_________as
gifts. So just like
Christmas, Easter creates good________for
supermarkets and chocolate stores.
Unit3
Could you please tell me where the restrooms
are?
UNIT 3
P19 3a
Fun Times Park —
Always a Fun Time!
[Alice and He Wei are in
Space World]
Alice: I wonder where we should
go next.
He Wei: How about that new ride over
there?
Alice: Oh ... it looks pretty scary.
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He Wei: Come on! I
promise it’ll be fun! If you’re afraid, just shout
or hold my hand.
[After the ride]
Alice:
You were right, that was fun! I was scared at
first, but shouting really did help.
He Wei:
See, that wasn’t so bad, right? You never know
until you try something.
Alice: Yes, I’m so
glad I tried it. Now I know I can do it and it’s
actually fun!
He Wei: Do you want to go to
Water World now?
Alice: Sure, but I’m really
hungry. Do you know where we can get some good
food quickly?
He Wei: Of course! I suggest
Water City Restaurant in Water World. It’s a fast
food place. It serves
delicious hamburgers and
hot dogs.
Alice: That sounds perfect!
[On
their way to Water City Restaurant, Alice and He
Wei pass by Uncle Bob’s.]
Alice: Oh, look!
This restaurant looks interesting. It seems a rock
band plays there every evening.
He Wei: Maybe
we can come here for dinner later. Let’s ask what
time the band starts.
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[Alice and He Wei walk up to a staff person at
the door.]
He Wei: Excuse me, could you tell
us when the band starts playing this evening?
Staff: Eight o’clock. It’s always busy, so
come a little earlier to get a table.
He Wei:
OK, thanks!
P22 2b
Could You Please ...?
When you visit a foreign country, it is
important to know how to ask for help politely.
For example,
“Where are the restrooms?” or
“Could you please tell me where the restrooms
are?” are similar requests for
directions to a
place. Both are correct English, but the first one
sounds less polite. That is because it is a very
direct question. It is not enough to just ask
a question correctly. We also need to learn how to
be polite by being
less direct — or more
indirect — when we ask for help.
In English,
as in Chinese, we change the way we speak when we
talk with different people. The
expressions
you use might depend on whom you are speaking to
or how well you know them. If you say to your
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teacher, “When is the
school trip.’’, this might sound impolite. But if
you say, “Excuse me, Mr. West. Do you
know
when the school trip is?’’, this will sound much
more polite. However, it is all right to ask
direct questions
in some situations, like with
your classmates.
Usually polite questions are
longer and include more language such as “Could
you please ...?” or “Can I
ask ...?” It sounds
more polite to say, “Peter, could you please tell
me your e-mail address?” than “Peter, tell me
your e-mail address.” Sometimes we even need
to spend time leading in to a request. For
example, with a
stranger on the street, we
might first say, “Excuse me, I wonder if you can
help me” or “I’m sorry to trouble you,
but
...” before asking for help.
It might seem
more difficult to speak politely than be direct.
However, it is important to learn how to use
proper language. This will also help you
become better at English, or any other language
you wish to speak.
Unit 4 I used to be afraid
of the dark.
P27 3a
From Shy Girl to Pop
Star
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1 For this
month’s Young World magazine, I interviewed
19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang. Candy
told me that she used to be really shy and
took up singing to deal with her shyness. As she
got better, she dared
to sing in front of her
class, and then for the whole school. Now she’s
not shy anymore and loves singing in
front of
crowds.
2 I asked Candy how life was
different after she became famous. She explained
that there are many good
things, like being
able to travel and meet new people all the time.
“I didn’t use to be popular in school, but now I
get tons of attention everywhere I go.”
However, too much attention can also be a bad
thing. “I always have to
worry about how I
appear to others and I have to be very careful
about what I say or do. And I don’t have much
private time anymore. Hanging out with friends
is almost impossible for me now because there are
always
guards around me.”
3 What does
Candy have to say to all those young people who
want to become famous? “Well,” she begins
slowly, “you have to be prepared to give up
your normal life. You can never imagine how
difficult the road to
success is. Many times I
thought about giving up, but I fought on. You
really require a lot of talent and hard
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work to succeed. Only a very
small number of people make it to the top.”
P30 2b
He Used to Cause a Lot of Trouble
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy who works
hard in school and gets good grades. It is hard to
believe
that he used to be a “problem child”
until a conversation with his parents influenced
his way of thinking. Li Wen
lives in the
Sichuan countryside. As a small child, he seldom
gave his parents any problems, and they were
proud of him. However, _________, the boy’s
life became more difficult. He had to move in with
his
grandmother.
Li Wen began to cause
problems for himself and his family. He was no
longer interested in studying. He
was oft en
absent from classes, and he failed his
examinations. Finally, his parents made a decision
to send him
to a boarding school. Li Wen no
longer lived with his grandmother. He studied, ate
and slept at the school, and
he hated it.
There were so many rules, and he used to keep
breaking them. One day, he told his teacher he
wanted to leave the school. __________
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The head teacher
advised his parents to talk with their son in
person. His parents took a 40-hour train ride
and a five-hour bus ride to go back to their
hometown. To Li Wen’s surprise, their conversation
changed his life.
“It was exactly what I
needed,” he said. “My parents helped me to
understand how much they had given me.
They
also told me that even though they couldn’t be
there to take care of me, they were always
thinking of me
and would take pride in
everything good that I did.___________. I realized
that since my parents moved away,
I’ve been
afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my
parents pay more attention to me.”
____________. He has been working hard and is
now one of the best students in his class. His
parents’
love has made him feel good about
himself. “It’s very important for parents to be
there for their children,” Li
Wen says.
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decisiondecide not likehate
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Li Wen is a good student, son
and grandson. However, he used to cause a lot of
trouble for his parents.
When his parents
moved to work in another
city, they could not
be at home to____________ him. So he
was___________ interested in studying and
missed classes. Then his parents________to
send him to a boarding school and he________it. In
the end, his
teacher advised his parents to
talk with their son and this
conversation____________ his life. He realized
that
his parents would__________everything
good that he did. Now he is one of the best
students in his class.
Unit5 What are the
shirts made of?
P35 3a
The Difficult
Search for American Goods in the US
If you go
to another country, what kinds of things would you
buy? Would you buy a camera in Japan, some
beautiful clothes in France, or a watch in
Switzerland? No matter what you may buy, you might
probably think
those products were made in
those countries. However, you could be wrong. Kang
Jian is a 17-year-old student
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from Shanghai. Last year he
went to visit his aunt and uncle in San Francisco.
He found it interesting that so
many products
in the local shops were made in China. “I wanted
to buy a toy car for my cousin, but even though
most of the toys had American brands, they
were made in China.”
Toys are not the only
things made in China. “I wanted to buy a pair of
basketball shoes,” he explains. “But
I had to
visit five or six stores before finding a pair
made in America!” He realized that Americans can
hardly
avoid buying products made in China.
“In fact,” he continues, “there are so many things
made in China
—footballs, handbags, pet food,
mobile phones. Even American flags are made in
China!” Kang Jian thinks it’s
great that China
is so good at making these everyday things.
However, he wishes that in the future China will
also get better at making high-technology
products that people can buy in all parts of the
world.
P38 2b
Beauty in Common Things
Each different part of China has its own
special forms of traditional art. These usually
try to show the
things that are important in
life such as love, beauty and family. The most
common things, from paper to clay to
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bamboo, are turned into
objects of beauty.
According to Chinese
history, sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge
Kongming. He sent them out to ask for
help
when in trouble. Today, sky lanterns are used at
festivals and other celebrations. They are made of
bamboo
and covered with paper. When the
lanterns are lit, they slowly rise into the air
like small hot-air balloons for all
to see.
They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and
good wishes.
Paper cutting has been around for
over 1,500 years. Paper cutting sounds very easy
but it can be difficult to
do. The paper,
usually red, is folded before it is cut with
scissors. The most common pictures are flowers,
fish,
animals, and things about Chinese
history. During the Spring Festival, they are put
on windows, doors and walls
as symbols of
wishes for good luck and a happy new year.
Chinese clay art is famous because the clay
pieces are so small but they look very real. The
pieces are
usually cute children or lively
characters from
a Chinese fairy tale or
historical story. The pieces are carefully shaped
by hand from a very special kind of
clay and
then allowed to air-dry. After drying, they are
fired at a very high heat. They are then polished
and
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painted. Finally,
materials such as wood or paper are added to make
different things. It takes several weeks to
complete everything. These small pieces of
clay art show the love that all Chinese people
have for life and
beauty.
P39 2d
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as turn ... into send out cover with rise
into put ... on
1. People used to
sky lanterns when they were in trouble. But today,
people light the lanterns and watch
them_______the sky with their wishes.
2.
The art of paper cutting_______ a simple thing
like a piece of paper________ a beautiful piece of
art.
People often_________these art
pieces_____ the doors, windows and walls of their
homes to celebrate the
Spring Festival.
3.
To make Chinese clay art, the clay is shaped by
hand into things__________cute children or
characters
from Chinese fairy tales and
stories. They are then______ paint.
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Unit 6 When was it invented?
P43 3a
An Accidental Invention
Did you
know that tea, the most popular drink in the world
(after water), was invented by accident? Many
people believe that tea was first drunk nearly
5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese ruler
called Shen Nong
first discovered tea as a
drink. One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking
water over an open fire. Some leaves
from a
tea plant fell into the water and remained there
for some time. It produced a nice smell so he
tasted the
brown water anyway. It was quite
delicious. In this way, one of the world’s
favorite drinks was invented.
More than 4,000
years later, Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, mentioned
Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The
book
describes how tea plants were grown and used to
make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea
leaves
were produced and what kinds of water
were used.
It is believed that tea was brought
to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th
centuries. In England, tea
didn’t appear until
around 1660, but less than 100 years later, it had
become the national drink. The tea trade
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from China to Western
countries took place in the 19th century. This
helped to spread the popularity of tea and
the
tea plant to more places around the world. Even
though many people now know about tea culture, the
Chinese are without doubt the ones who best
understand the nature of tea.
P44 4c
The
telephone (invent) by Alexander Graham Bell.
He_______(born) in 1847. Alexander_____ (work) on
the invention of the telephone with Thomas
Watson. In 1875, Alexander______ (learn) to send
musical notes
through an instrument similar to
a telephone. Finally, the
telephone________(invent) in 1876. The first
sentence
that_______ (say) on the telephone by
Alexander was “Mr. Watson, come here; I want to
see you.” Today the
telephone____________
(use) around the world.
P45 1d
The History
of Potato Chips
Did you know that potato chips
were invented by mistake? Potato
chips____________by a cook called
George Crum.
They were invented in________. George Crum cut the
potatoes really, really__________and then
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cooked them for a long time
until they were__________ . And
he put lots of
salt on them so they were____________ .
p46 2b
Do You Know When Basketball
Was Invented?
Basketball is a much-loved and active sport
more than 100 million people in over 200
countries. In China,
you can sometimes see
people playing basketball in parks, schools and
even in factories.
Basketball was invented by
a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was
born in 1861. When he
was at college, his
teacher asked the class to think of a game that
can be played in the winter. Dr. Naismith
created a game to be played inside on a hard
floor. Dr. Naismith divided the men in his class
into two teams and
taught them to play his new
game. The purpose of the game is for players to
get a ball into the “basket”. Players
on the
same team must work together to help each other
get the ball in the other team’s basket. At the
same time,
they need to stop the competing
team from getting the ball into their own basket.
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It is believed that
on December 21, 1891, the first basketball game in
history was played. Then in 1936 in
Berlin, it
became an event at the Olympics. Today, the
popularity of basketball has risen around the
world, with
many young people dreaming of
becoming famous players. Basketball has not only
become a popular sport to
play, it has also
become a more popular sport to watch.
Although
America’s NBA games are the most famous, the CBA
games are becoming popular in China.
The
number of foreign players, including Chinese
players, in the NBA has increased. And there are
also more
and more foreign players in the CBA.
Many young people look up to these basketball
heroes and want to
become like them. These
stars encourage young people to work hard to
achieve their dreams.
P48 Self Check 1
doubt mention nearly produce sudden
divide
It is often difficult to decide on
the inventor of certain inventions. This is
because sometimes a few people
may_______things which are_______the same.
Opinions are then_______ about who came up with
the idea
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first. Some
inventions can also all of a_______lead to other
inventions. So some people_______whether the
inventor came up with the idea himself or
herself. They think that the inventor used someone
else’s idea to
create his or her invention.
That is why books or websites usually ________more
than one inventor when giving
information
about inventions.
Unit7 Teenagers should be
allowed to choose their own clothes.
P51 3a
Mom Knows Best
When I was a tiny baby
crying all night, my mom sang to me and stayed by
my side
When I was tired and hungry, she gave
me food and warm arms to sleep in
When I was
two running through the field, she made sure I was
safe and kept me from danger
When I fell and
hurt myself, she gave me a hug and lifted me up
When I was seven coughing badly, she said no
ice-cream for me
But I talked back loudly, “I
should be allowed to eat some! Give it to me now!”
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When I was nine
watching scary movies, she said it’d give me awful
dreams
But I shouted back angrily, “I should
be allowed to watch it! I’m not a baby!”
When
I was a teen going out with friends, she said,
“Please be back by ten!”
But I talked back
again — “I should not be told what to do! I’m
seventeen now!”
Now I’m an adult, thinking
back to those times
I coughed for days after
eating that ice-cream
And had scary dreams
after watching that film
I was late for school
from staying out past ten
I regret talking
back, not listening to Mom
Mom knows best, and
for me she wanted only the best!
P52 4b
Should teenagers _________(ask) to move out
when they start working? In many Western
countries,
teenagers_______ (allow) to move
out at sixteen or seventeen. Their parents believe
that they
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should__________ (educate) to take care of
themselves from a young age. This way, when
they_______ (start)
working they can manage
their own lives. However, in most Asian societies,
the family unit is especially strong.
So it is
not common for teenagers to_______ (move) out.
Chinese parents believe that it is better for
children to
live with parents who
can_______(take) care of them. But the young
should then look after their parents as they
get older. That is why many Chinese adults
______(continue) to live with their parents.
P54 2b
Should I Be Allowed to Make My Own
Decisions?
Many teenagers have hobbies. But
sometimes these can get in the way of their
schoolwork, and parents
might worry about
their success at school. Teenagers often think
they should be allowed to practice their
hobbies as much as they want. Do you agree?
Liu Yu, a fifteen-year-old boy from Shandong,
is a running star. He is on his school team and
has always
wanted to be a professional runner
when he grows up. However, his parents won’t allow
him to train so much.
“Of course we want to
see him achieve his dreams,” says Mr. Liu. “And we
know how much he loves running.
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My wife and I have supported
every one of his races. We have nothing against
running! But we think our son
needs to think
about other possible jobs. He’s getting older now,
so he needs to think about what will happen if
he doesn’t end up a professional runner.”
Liu Yu doesn’t really agree. “Well, I think I
should be allowed to decide for myself,” he says.
“My parents
have always taught me how
important it is to work hard at school and enter
university. I understand this, but I’m
serious
about running. It’s the only thing I’ve ever
wanted to do.”
His parents believe that Liu Yu
should study hard in the evenings so they don’t
allow him to practice
running at night. “Maybe
he thinks it’s too strict or unfair,” says Mrs.
Liu. “But we think we’re doing the right
thing. He needs to spend more time on his
homework because becoming a professional sports
star is a difficult
dream.”
But Liu Yu
still disagrees. “I know my parents care about me.
They always talk about what will happen if I
don’t succeed. But I will! I’m a quick runner!
I think I should be allowed to make this choice
myself. Only then
will I have a chance to
achieve my dream.”
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Unit8 It must belong to Carla.
P59 3a
We live in a small town and almost everyone
knows each other. It used to be very quiet and
nothing much
ever happened around here.
However, these days, something unusual is
happening in our town. Victor, a teacher
at my
school, is really nervous. When he was interviewed
by the town newspaper, he said, “Every night we
hear
strange noises outside our window. My
wife thinks that it could be an animal, but my
friends and I think it must
be teenagers
having fun. My parents called the policemen, but
they couldn’t find anything strange. They think it
might be the wind. I don’t think so!”
Victor’s next-door neighbor Helen is worried,
too. “At first, I thought that it might be a dog,
but I couldn’t
see a dog, or anything else,
either. So I guess it can’t be a dog. But then,
what could it be?” One woman in the
area saw
something running away, but it was dark so she is
not sure. “I think it was too big to be a dog,”
she
said. “Maybe it was a bear or a wolf.”
Everyone in our town is feeling uneasy, and
everyone has his or her own ideas. There must be
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visiting
the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it? We
have no idea. Most people hope that this animal or
person will simply go away, but I do not think
that is going to happen. The noise-maker is having
too much fun
creating fear in the
neighborhood.
P62 2b
Stonehenge — Can
Anyone Explain Why It Is There?
Stonehenge, a
rock circle, is not only one of Britain’s most
famous historical places, but also one of its
greatest mysteries. Every year it receives
more than 750,000 visitors. Especially in June,
people go to this place
as they want to see
the sun rising on the longest day of the year.
For many years, historians believed Stonehenge
was a temple where ancient leaders tried to
communicate
with the gods. However, historian
Paul Stoker thinks this can’t be true because
Stonehenge was built so many
centuries ago.
“The leaders arrived in England much later,” he
points out.
Another popular idea is that
Stonehenge might be a kind of calendar. The large
stones were put together in
a certain way. On
midsummer’s morning, the sun shines directly into
the center of the stones. Other people
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believe the stones have a
medical purpose. They think the stones can prevent
illness while keeping people
healthy. “As you
walk there, you can feel the energy from your feet
climb up your body,” said one visitor. No
one
is sure what Stonehenge was used for, but most
agree that the position of the stones must be for
a special
purpose. Some think it might be a
burial place, or a place to honor ancestors.
Others think it was built to
celebrate a
victory over an enemy. Stonehenge was built slowly
over a long period of time. Most historians
believe it must be almost 5,000 years old. One
of the greatest mysteries is how it was built
because the stones
are so big and heavy. In
2001, a group of English volunteers tried to build
another Stonehenge, but they couldn’t.
“We
don’t really know who built Stonehenge,” says Paul
Stoker. “And perhaps we might never know, but we
do
know they must have been hardworking — and
great planners!”
P63 2d
1. Midsummer’s
morning is in June________ a lot of people go to
Stonehenge during this month.
2. The sun
rose_________ thousands of people were standing
around the stones.
3. The sun shines straight
into the center of Stonehenge_________ the stones
were put in a special position.
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4. Some people think the rocks
can_________ stop people becoming ill can keep
them healthy.
5. We don’t know who built
Stonehenge_________ how it was built.
6.
Historians are not sure__________ they think
Stonehenge was built about 5,000 years ago.
Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to.
P67 3a
What Do You Feel Like Watching
Today?
While some people only stick to one
kind of movie, I like to watch different kinds
depending on how I feel
that day.
When I’m
down or tired, I prefer movies that can cheer me
up. Comedies like Men in Black or cartoons like
Kungfu Panda have funny dialogues and usually
have a happy ending. The characters may not be
perfect, but
they try their best to solve
their problems. After watching them, I’m filled
with hope again and the problems I
have
suddenly seem less serious. Laughing for two hours
is a good way to relax!
I don’t watch dramas
or documentaries when I’m sad or tired. Dramas
like Titanic make me feel even
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sadder. Documentaries like
March of the Penguins which provide plenty of
information about a certain subject
can be
interesting, but when I’m tired I don’t want to
think too much. I don’t mind action movies like
Spider-Man when I’m too tired to think. I can
just shut off my brain, sit back and enjoy
watching an exciting
superhero who always
saves the world just in time.
Once in a while,
I like to watch movies that are scary, like horror
movies or thrillers. Movies like The Ring
or
The Shining can be fun, but I’m too scared to
watch them alone. I always bring a friend who
isn’t afraid of
these kinds of movies.
P70
2b
Sad but Beautiful
Last night one of my
Chinese friends took me to a concert of Chinese
folk music. The piece which was
played on the
erhu especially moved me. The music was strangely
beautiful, but under the beauty I sensed a
strong sadness and pain. The piece had a
simple name, “Moon Reflected on Second Spring”,
but was one of the
most moving pieces of music
that I’ve ever heard. The erhu sounded like it was
crying, and I almost cried along
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with it as I listened. Later I
looked up the history of “Moon Reflected on Second
Spring”, and I began to
understand the sadness
in the music.
The music was written by Abing,
a folk musician who was born in the city of Wuxi
in 1893. Just one year
later, his mother died.
Abing’s father taught him to play many musical
instruments, such as the drums, dizi and
erhu,
and by age 17, Abing was known for his musical
ability. However, after his father died, Abing’s
life grew
worse. He was very poor, caught a
serious illness and became blind. For several
years, he had no home. He lived
on the streets
and played music to make money. Even after Abing
got married and had a home again, he
continued
to sing and play in the city streets. He performed
in this way for many years.
Abing’s amazing
musical skills made him very popular during his
lifetime. By the end of his life, he could
play over 600 pieces of music, many of which
he wrote himself. It is a pity that only six
pieces of music in total
were recorded for the
future world to hear, but his popularity continues
to this day. Today, Abing’s “Moon
Reflected on
Second Spring” is a piece which all the great erhu
masters play and praise. It has become one of
China’s national treasures. Its sad beauty not
only paints a picture of Abing’s own life but also
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their deepest wounds from their own sad or painful
experiences.
P71 2d
Abing played
music (thatwho) could touch the hearts of people.
When
we listen to his music, we
can______both the beauty and the sadness
in it. It makes us think about
the______and______ (thatwho)
we
have
experienced in the past. For this reason,
many______
him as
the musician
(thatwho) has greatly
influenced erhu music.
So it is really a_______that not many pieces of
his music were recorded.
Unit 10 You’re
supposed to shake hands.
P75 3a
Where I’m
from, we’re pretty relaxed about time. We don’t
like to rush around, so we don’t mind if people
are a little late sometimes. If you tell a
friend you’re going to their house for dinner,
it’s OK if you arrive a bit
late. We like to
enjoy our time slowly. We value the time we spend
with our family and friends in our everyday
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lives. We oft en
just drop by our friends’ homes if we have time.
We don’t usually have to make plans to meet
our friends. When we see each other, it’s
polite for boys to shake hands and for girls to
kiss each other on the
side of the face. We
oft en just walk around the town center, seeing as
many of our friends as we can!
In Switzerland,
it’s very important to be on time. We’re the
capital of clocks and watches, after all! If
someone invites you to meet him or her at
noon, then you’re expected to be there at noon. If
you’re even 15
minutes late, your friend may
get mad. So I make an effort to be on time when I
meet my friends. I always leave
the house
early to avoid heavy traffic. I don’t mind because
I think it’s impolite to keep others waiting.
Also, we
never visit a friend’s house without
calling first. We almost always make plans to see
friends. We usually plan
to do something
interesting, or go somewhere together.
P76 4b
Each country has different rules about social
situations. A traveler________(not expect)________
(know)
all of these, but it is helpful________
(learn) as many of these customs as possible.
Trying_________ (understand) how people think is
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to be accepted and liked in a foreign country.
Learning what you__________ (suppose) to do
and__________(not suppose) to do in social
situations may be difficult, but it is worth the
trouble if you want to
understand another
culture.
P78 2b
Dear Laura,
Thanks for
your message. Yes, I’m having a great time on my
student exchange program in France. I was a
bit nervous before I arrived here but there
was no reason to be. My host family is really
nice. They go out of
their way to make me feel
at home. The grandmother knows that I miss Chinese
food a lot. So she actually
learned how to
make Chinese food! She also has a teenage
granddaughter about my age. She’s really kind and
she always talks to me in French to help me
practice. You wouldn’t believe how quickly my
French has
improved because of that. I’m very
comfortable speaking French now. Although I still
make lots of mistakes, it
doesn’t worry me
like it used to.
My biggest challenge is
learning how to behave at the dinner table. As you
can imagine, things are very
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different from the way they
are at home. For example, you’re not supposed to
put your bread on your plate.
You’re supposed
to put it on the table! I thought that was pretty
strange at first, but now I’m used to it. Another
example is that you’re not supposed to eat
anything with your hands except bread, not even
fruit. You have to
cut it up and eat it with a
fork. Another thing is it’s impolite to say that
you’re full. If you don’t want any more
food,
you should just say, “That was delicious.” Also,
you’re not supposed to put your elbows on the
table. I
have to say that I find it difficult
to remember everything, but I’m gradually getting
used to it. I don’t find
French customs so
strange anymore.
I’ll write again soon and
tell you more about my life in France. Hope you’re
having a good school year.
Yours,
Wang Kun
Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry.
P83 3a
How to Be Happy
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A
long time ago, in a rich and peaceful country,
there lived an unhappy king. He slept badly and
didn’t feel
like eating. His face was always
pale as
chalk. He oft en cried for no reason.
This made the queen and his people worried.
One day, a doctor was called in to examine the
king. But he found nothing wrong with his body.
“It’s all in
his mind. Neither medicine nor
rest can help him. What he needs is the shirt of a
happy person to wear. That’ll
make him happy.”
The prime minister was called to the palace.
But when they explained the king’s situation to
him, he said,
“Although I have a lot of power,
it doesn’t make me happy. I’m always worried about
losing my power. Many
people are trying to
take my position.”
Then, the king’s banker
came to the palace. “Oh, I’m afraid I’m not happy
either,” he said. I have a lot of
wealth, but
I’m always worried about losing my money. Someone
tries to steal my money every day.”
Next, the
palace singer came to the king’s room. But this is
what he said: “It’s true that I’m famous and
everyone loves my songs. But I’m not happy
because I’m always worried about being followed by
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free!”
Finally, the king’s top general was
told to go out and find a happy man in three days’
time.
P84 4a
Dear Diary, June 29th
I
thought today was going to be really bad. To start
with, it was cloudy and grey, and cloudy days make
me_______. And this was the day we would get
our exam results back, but I didn’t answer the
exam questions
very well last week. That made
me________. I walked to school with my best friend
Holly. She didn’t say much
to me. That made me
a little________. In class, the teacher handed
back our exams. That made me_______. But
I
found out that I didn’t do too badly. That made me
very________. Then things got even better. Holly
bought
me my favorite lemon juice and turkey
sandwich for lunch, and we talked a lot. That made
me________. We
both did quite well on the
exam.
P86 2b
The Winning Team
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Peter kept his eyes on the
ground and felt a heavy weight on his shoulders as
he walked home alone. It was
the worst day of
his life. His mind would not stop thinking about
what happened only just an hour ago on the
school soccer field. How could he have missed
scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down.
His stupid
mistake made him angry. His team
lost the game because of him. He was really
worried that his coach may kick
him off the
team.
As soon as he walked through the door,
his father asked, “What’s wrong, son?” Peter’s
feelings were
written all over his face. “I
lost the game,” Peter replied. Then he went into
his room without another word. Ten
minutes
later, Peter heard his father knocking on his
bedroom door. He opened the door to let him in.
“Look, Peter. I don’t know what happened. But
whatever it was, don’t be too hard on yourself.”
“I lost the game, Dad. I failed my team.
They’ll probably never let me play again.” “Soccer
is about team
effort. You’re not the only
reason your team lost. If you have a good team,
you should support each other.
Besides,
winning or losing is only half the game. The other
half is learning how to communicate with your
teammates and learning from your mistakes.”
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Peter didn’t say
anything but what his father said made him think
carefully.
The next day, Peter went to soccer
practice with courage rather than fear in his
heart.
“Hey, guys,” he said to his teammates.
“I’m really sorry about yesterday. We were so
close to winning that
game. But I think if we
continue to pull together, we’re going to win the
next one.”
To his surprise and relief, his
teammates all nodded in agreement.
“Yeah,”
they said, “don’t worry about it. It’s never just
one person’s fault. We should think about how we
can do better next time.”
Peter smiled. It
made him feel lucky to know that he was on a
winning team.
Unit 12 Life is full of the
unexpected.
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Life is full of the
unexpected.
In May 2001, I found a job in New
York at the World Trade Center. On September 11,
2001, I arrived at
my building at around 8:30
a.m. I was about to go up when I decided to get a
coffee first. I went to my favorite
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coffee place even though it
was two blocks east from my office. As I was
waiting in line with other office
workers, I
heard a loud sound. Before I could join the others
outside to see what was going on, the first plane
had already hit my office building. We stared
in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the
burning building. I
felt lucky to be alive.
Almost 10 years later, I woke up at 10:00 a.m.
on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm
never went
off. I jumped out of bed and went
straight to the airport. But by the time I got to
the airport, my plane to New
Zealand had
already taken off. “This is the first holiday I’ve
taken in a year, and I miss my plane. What bad
luck!” I thought to myself. The other planes
were full so I had to wait till the next day. The
next morning, I
heard about the earthquake in
New Zealand the day before. My bad luck had
unexpectedly turned into a good
thing.
P94
2b
April Fool’s Day is a celebration that
takes place in different countries around the
world. It happens on
April 1st every year and
is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks
and jokes on each other.
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One April Fool’s Day, a reporter in England
announced that there would be no more spaghetti
because the
spaghetti farmers in Italy had
stopped growing spaghetti. Many people ran to
their local supermarkets to buy as
much
spaghetti as they could. By the time people
realized that the story was a hoax, all of the
spaghetti across
the country had been sold
out. Another famous trick in England was when a TV
show reported the discovery of
special water.
They said this water would help people lose weight
and that one customer had already lost a lot of
weight in just four months. By the end of the
day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV
station to find
out how to get this water.
Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not
very funny. A famous TV star once invited his
girlfriend
onto his show on April Fool’s Day.
He asked her to marry him. The lady was so happy
because she really
wanted to get married.
However, when she said “yes”, he replied, “April
Fool!” That little joke didn’t have a
very
happy ending. The TV star lost both his girlfriend
and his show.
One of the world’s most famous
tricks, however, happened in October rather than
April. In that month in
1938, actor Orson
Welles announced on his radio program that aliens
from Mars had landed on the earth. He
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described where they had
landed and told how they were moving across the
United States. Welles made it sound
so real
that hundreds of people believed the story, and
fear spread across the whole country. By the time
police
officers
announced that the story
was a hoax, thousands of people had left their
homes.
P96 self check 1
Last
Saturday after my French_________ , I decided to
drive to the__________ to buy a meat for dinner.
As I was heading_________, I saw a huge
truck________the road. There had been an accident
and there were
many Police___________ around.
So I had to turn around and take the longer way to
the market. By the time I
got to the market,
the pie shop had already closed. However, I
noticed a new bakery________the pie shop which
was still open. I went inside and bought a
sandwich from the friendly_________ who was the
owner. It turned
out that the sandwich was
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Unit 13 We’re trying to save the earth!
P99 3b
Many have heard of shark’s fin
soup. This famous and expensive dish is especially
popular in southern
China. But do you realize
that you’re killing a whole shark each time you
enjoy a bowl of shark’s fin soup?
When people
catch sharks, they cut off their fins and throw
the shark back into the ocean. Without a fin, a
shark can no longer swim and slowly dies. This
method is not only cruel, but also harmful to the
environment.
Sharks are at the top of the food
chain in the ocean’s ecosystem. If their numbers
drop too low, it will bring
danger to all
ocean life. Many believe that sharks can never be
endangered because they are the strongest in their
food chain. But in fact, around 70 million
sharks are caught and traded in this industry
every year. The numbers
of some kinds of
sharks have fallen by over 90 percent in the last
20 to 30 years.
Environmental protection
groups around the world, such as WildAid and the
WWF, are teaching the public
about “finning”.
They have even asked governments to develop laws
to stop the sale of shark’s fins. So far, no
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scientific studies
have shown that shark’s fins are good for health,
so why eat them? Help save the sharks!
P100 4b
When it comes to saving the earth,
people_______ think that big things_______ be
done. However, many
forget that saving the
earth begins with small things. For example,
you_______ save electricity by turning off
the
lights when you leave a room. You________ also use
paper or reusable bags instead of plastic bags. In
some
stores, you now________pay for plastic
bags. I think this is a great idea. And instead of
driving to school or
work, you__________ride
your bike or walk. If it’s far, you_________ take
the bus. All these small
things__________ add
up and become big things that_________ improve the
environment. We cannot afford to
wait any
longer before taking action!
P102 2b
Rethink, Reuse, Recycle!
Do you oft en
throw away things you don’t need anymore? Have you
ever thought about how these things
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can actually be put
to good use? Nothing is a waste if you have a
creative mind.
You have probably never heard
of Amy Hayes, but she is a most unusual woman. She
lives in a house in
the UK that she built
herself out of rubbish.
The windows and doors
come from old buildings around her town that were
pulled down. The top of the
house is an old
boat turned upside down. And the gate in front of
her house is made of rocks and old glass
bottles. Amy recently won a prize from the
Help Save Our Planet Society. The president said,
“Amy is an
inspiration to us all.”
Amy
isn’t the only one who is good at recycling.
Jessica Wong from Hong Kong uses old clothes that
people don’t wear anymore to make bags. She
has been doing this for a few years now. She
opened a small shop
where she sells her bags,
and she has also set up a website to sell them
online. She especially likes to use old
jeans
to make handbags. Her bags are cute and useful. “I
plan to write a book about new ways to use old
clothes,” she said. “I hope people can read my
book and enjoy it!”
Wang Tao set up a small
business in Shanghai four years ago. He is known
for using iron and other
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materials from old cars to make beautiful art
pieces. Some are large pieces that look like
animals or humans, and
some are smaller pieces
you can put at home. The more popular works can
even been seen in art shops around
the city.
Wang Tao hopes to set up a “metal art” theme park
to show people the importance of environmental
protection. Not only can the art bring
happiness to others, but it also shows that even
cold, hard iron can be
brought back to life
with a little creativity.
Unit 14 I remember
meeting all of you in Grade 7.
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I Remember
Looking back at these
past three years
I remember many things
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The
many long hours of training
Pride of
overcoming fear
I remember starting day one
The shyest in my whole class
Never
speaking to anyone
And thinking I would not
pass
Then slowly I made some new friends
To remember forever
Helping each other
with homework
Getting better together
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making a great big mess
Having fun at New
Year’s parties
Wishing everyone the best
We have learned a different language
That
is from a foreign land
English brings many
challenges
We work hard to understand
And
now it’s time to graduate
We will leave our
lovely school
I can’t believe it’s been three
years
I’m trying to keep my cool
But it’s
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P109 1d
Wonderful
memories of ours
Today is the students’ last
class. Bob feels_______ about it and thinks Mrs.
Chen’s classes have
been_________. The
students talk
about what they want to do in
the future. Ken is good at________and he won
a_______ for it. So he wants
to be
an_________. Mrs. Chen believes in all of them and
tells them to “_______ ”. To celebrate the end of
junior high, they’re having a_________. They
ask Mrs. Chen to come, and she is happy to accept
the invitation.
P110 2b
Ladies and
gentlemen,
Thank you for coming today to
attend the graduation ceremony at No. 3 Junior
High School. First of all,
I’d like to
congratulate all the students who are here today.
I remember meeting all of you when you were just
starting Grade 7 at this school. You were all
so full of energy and thirsty for knowledge. And
yes, some of you
were a little difficult to
deal with! But today I see a room full of talented
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the future. You’ve all grown
up so much and I’m so proud of you.
Although
you’ve all worked very hard over the last three
years, none of you could have succeeded by
yourselves. Along the way, I’m sure many
people have helped and supported you. I’d like you
to remember to
thank all of these important
people in your lives — your parents, your
teachers, your classmates and your friends.
Please consider what they’ve done for you and
what they mean to you. Never fail to be thankful
to the people
around you.
Lastly, the end
of junior high school is the beginning of a new
life. I don’t need to tell you that life in senior
high school will be harder and that you have
many difficult tasks ahead of you. You’ll make
mistakes along the
way, but the key is to
learn from your mistakes and never give up. But
along with difficulties, there will also be
many exciting things waiting for you. Behind
each door you open are chances to learn new
things, and you have
the ability to make your
own choices. Choose wisely and be responsible for
your decisions and actions.
Although you have
to go your separate ways now, I wish that in a few
years’ time, you’ll come back to visit our
school. As you set out on your new journey,
you shouldn’t forget where you came from. The
future is yours.
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Good
luck and hope to see you again soon sometime!
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I can’t________ (believe) that
today is the last day of junior high school. I
still________ (remember) the
first day of
Grade 7 like it was yesterday. I used to_______
(be) a really shy person, so on the first day of
junior
high, I_________ (be) so scared and
nervous. I________ (think) that I would never make
any friends. But now,
I__________ (realize)
that I was just being silly. Since then,
I_______(make) so many good friends and
I______ (share) so many good memories with
them. Even though I________ (be) sad that junior
high is over,
I_______ (look) forward to new
experiences
in senior high!
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