South Korean Vacation
Last Monday, Soobin got a surprise text message from Klara. She is Soobin's German online friend, She was visiting Seoul (首尔) with her family!
Soobin replied. Soobin waited for Klara's reply and thought of things to do.
Welcome! I'm excited to introduce you to Korean culture.
Sounds great! But we're visiting a folk village today and going to watch pansori tomorrow.
Soobin was a little disappointed. She was also thinking of folk villages and pansori. Klara texted again.
How about Wednesday? There is a han'i class in [nsadong.
Wanna come?
Soobin smiled. She was about to suggest Insadong. The class was fun.
At lunch, Soobin suggested a bulgogi restaurant.
"I'll introduce you to Korean food!" "Thanks, but we already have plans to eat Buddhist (佛教) temple (寺) food," Klara said. "And we have bulgogi restaurants at home."
Soobin laughed. "I guess they're introducing themselves to Korean culture," she thought.
In many cartoon stories, animals are like humans. They can talk and have human feelings. Famous cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse, Tom and Jerry, and Garfield are very popular around the world.
The star among the cartoon characters must be Mickey Mouse. The famous mouse was created in 1928 by Walt Disney and is probably the most famous mouse in the world now. He has appeared in different cartoons and even video games. This famous Disney character is a cute little mouse with surprising ability (能力).
Another famous pair of cartoon characters is Tom and Jerry. Jerry can be called the most famous mouse after Mickey Mouse and Tom is as famous as another cat Garfield. The famous cartoon makers, William Hana and Joseph Barbera, created the two characters in 1940. About 110 short films about Tom and Jerry were produced between 1940 and 1957. Till now, the young and the old all over the world still like these movies.
Garfield is also very popular. The famous cat was born in the kitchen of Mamma Leoni's Italian restaurant in 1978. His funny action with his careless owner on Arbuckle, and his best friend, a dog called Odie, brought daily laughs to millions of newspaper readers worldwide.
In 2024, Fan Zhendong had great achievements(成就) in table tennis at the Olympics.
Fan Zhendong is very talented and works hard. He loved table tennis from a young age and practiced a lot to get better. His strong forehand and accurate backhand made him a great player.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics men's singles final, he played against a Swedish player called Moregardh. Although he lost the first set, he quickly got back on track. With great skills and a strong mind, he won the next four sets and made a fantastic comeback. This win gave him his first Olympic gold medal and made him the sixth male table tennis Grand Slam winner, after Waldner, Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui, Zhang Jike, and Ma Long.
Away from the court, Fan Zhendong is well-known for being humble(谦逊的) and friendly. His hard work and never-giving-up spirit have inspired many young table tennis fans. His Olympic achievement brought honor to both him and his country, showing the spirit and determination(决心) of Chinese athletes. As a true winner, Fan Zhendong will keep trying to be excellent and help develop table tennis worldwide.
Do you feel lonely when your best friend isn't around? It can be tough, but don't worry. There are ways to deal with it. ___.
It's hard when a best friend isn't around—maybe because he or she moved to a different school or a different class. You may feel left out during break (间歇) or lunchtime. You want to make new friends, but how do you find them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has his or her own friends. But remember, there's always room for more friends.
___—think about which kids you'd like to play with during break. Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer (主动提出) to share something or express your appreciation (欣赏) to them. Invite someone to play with you or say "Do you want to sit here?" in the lunchroom. When you're at break, walk over to kids you want to play with, act friendly, and say "Hi, may I join you?" or just join in.
If you have trouble doing this or if you're feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching people up. ___. Being kind, being friendly, sharing, saying nice things, offering help—soon, you'll have one, or two, or even more new friends.
You might still miss that special best friend. But when you see each other again, you can share something you didn't have before he or she left: ___!
A. You can introduce him or her to your new friends B. All of us can feel lonely sometimes C. Here's our advice to you D. Start by looking around your classroom E. The best way to make friends is to be a friend |
It was Mary's birthday. She 1 a letter from her uncle. "Dear Mary," he wrote in the letter. "Happy birthday! I'm sending you some 2 . They are arriving tomorrow. I hope you'll like them. Uncle Toddy."
Mary was very 3 . She liked eating eggs and chicken. "I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them," she thought.
When the chickens arrived the next day, they were all in a 4 . Mary took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden, but the box of chickens was so heavy that she 5 it.
The chickens all ran out. They ran here and there. Mary spent hours in trying to 6 them.
A few hours later her uncle came. He asked, "Did the chickens arrive 7 ?" "Yes, but I dropped the box. The chickens ran 8 . It took me the whole morning to look for them," Mary said.
"Did you find them all?" asked her uncle. "I hope so," Mary answered, "but I only 9 eleven of them."
"That's very 10 . I only sent you six," her uncle said with a smile.
My parents took me to Japan when I was little. I lived there for five years. When I came back, my Japanese was very good. "Can I do something ___ (use) with my Japanese?" I asked myself.
Then, one day last summer, my father ___ (bring) me a Japanese book. "___ don't you translate(翻译) it into Chinese? It will be better than playing computer games all day." I promised(许诺) and planned ___(do) 2000 words each day before playing computer games or going out.
But soon I found it was hard to keep the promise. One day, the weather was beautiful. A friend of mine ___ (call) me to go out to play football. But I couldn't. Those 2000 words were still waiting for me. After translating only three pages, I already lost interest ___ the book. I looked at it for a long time. But I could ___ (hard) make myself turn the pages. How I wish I could just go outside and play football with my friends! I counted the words again and again. I just wanted to give up. I felt as if two people were fighting in my mind. One said, "Don't give up! Keep working hard ___ you'll do well!" But then the other one said, "Go and play! It will be more fun ___ translating. Do your work tomorrow." I stood up and would turn off the computer. But then I remembered what my parents had told me: "Whatever you do, don't stop halfway." So I sat down and went on with it. After 3 hours, I finally finished my translation. Now, I often look back on those days, and I always think that it was the ___ (meaningful) thing that I did last summer.
You may have heard "59. All roads lead to Rome", but you may not know that the world's first "highway" is in China. It is the "Qin Zhi Dao", or the "Qin Highway". The highway has a history of more than 2,000 years.
The Qin Highway starts in Chunhua County(淳化县) of Shaanxi Province and ends in Baotou（包头）of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. 60. 它大约长750公里。 We can learn from the Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian) by Sima Qian that Qin Shi Huang ordered Meng Tian to build this highway. Meng brought together about 300,000 people to work on it. However, the work only lasted about two years when Qin Shi Huang died suddenly in 210 BC.
There is no record to say why the Qin people built the highway. Some experts say the highway might be a military(军事的) highway. It connected Qin's center with the Great Wall in the north. If there was an emergency in the north, the military could reach there in three days and nights.
Although the Qin Highway was not used for long in the Qin Dynasty, it made a big difference in the late dynasties. For example, it helped Zhang Qian in the Han Dynasty(朝代) to send information about other states to the Han. It also played a big role in improving cultural and economic exchanges between people.
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Yesterday on my way home I met a classmate of mine. We were in a primary school a year ago. Her name is Li Hua….