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My first day at senior highMy name is Li Kang, I live in Shijiazhuang, a city not far from Beijing, It is the capital city of Hebei Province. Today is my first day at Senior High school and Im writing down my thoughts about it.My new school is very good and I can see why. The teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly and the classrooms are amazing. Every room has a computer with a special screen, almost as big as a cinema screen. The teachers write on the computer, and their words appear on the screen behind them . The screens also show photographs, text and information from websites, Theyre brilliant!The English class is really interesting. The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman called Ms Shen. Were using a new textbook and Ms Shens method of teaching is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior High school. She thinks that reading comprehension is important, but we speak a lot in class, too. And we have fun. I dont think I will be bored in Ms Shens class!Today we introduced ourselves to each other .We did this in groups. Some students were embarrassed at first but everyone was very friendly and it was really nice Ms Shen gave us instructions and then we worked by ourselves.Ms Shen wants to help us improve our spelling and handwriting. We do this in a fun way, with spelling games and other activities , I like her attitude very much , and the behaviour of the other students shows that they like her, too.There are sixty-five students in my class- more than my previous class in Junior High. Forty-nine of them are girls. In other words , there are three times as many girls as boys .They say that girls are usually more hard-working than boys , but in this class, working than boys , but in this class, everyone is hard-working . For our homework tonight, we have to write homework tonight, we have to write a description of the street where we live. Im looking forward to doing it!My New TeachersThey say that first impressions are very important. My first impression of Mrs Li was that she was nervous and shy. I think perhaps she was , as it was her first lesson with us .But now , after tow weeks , the class really likes working with her , Shes kind and patient , and she explains English grammar so clearly that even I can understand it! She avoids making you feel stupid! Ive always hated making mistakes or pronouncing a word incorrectly when I speak English m but Mrs Li just smiles, so that you dont feel completely stupid! I think maybe she goes a bit too slowly for the faster students, but for me its wonderful! I feel Im going to make progress with her.Id guess that Mrs Chen is almost sixty. Shes very strictwe dont dare to say a word unless she asks us to. Shes also very serious and doesnt smile much. When she asks you to do something. You do it immediately! There are a few students in our class who keep coming to class late but theyre always on time for Mrs Chens lessons! Some of our class dont like her, but most of us really appreciate her because her teaching is so well organized and clear. And a few students even admit liking her! During scientific experiments, she explains exactly what is happening and as a result my work is improving. Physics will never be my favourite lesson, but I think that Ill do well in the exam with Mrs Chen teaching me. Mr Wus only been teaching us for two weeks and hes already very popular. I think this is because he really enjoys teaching Chinese literature-he loves it, in fact! Hes got so much energy, this is one class you do not fall asleep in! Hs about 28, I think, and is rather good-looking. He talks loudly and fast, and waves his hands about a lot when he gets excited. Hes really amusing and tells jokes when he thinks were getting bored. Even things like compositions and summaries are fun with Mr Wu. I respect him a lot.My First Ride on a TrainMy name is Alice Thompson. I come from Sydney, Australia and Im 18 years old. Recently I had my first ride on a long- distance train. And what a ride! A friend and I traveled on the famous Ghan train. We got on in Sydney and we got off in Alice Springs, right in the middle of Australia, more than four thousand kilometers away. We spent two days and nights on the train.The train was wonderful and the food was great. We ate great meals cooked by experts! For the first few hundred kilometers of the journey the scenery was very colorful. There were fields and the soil was dark red. After that, it was desert. The sun shone, there was no wind and there were no clouds in the sky. Suddenly, it looked like a place from another time. We saw abandoned farms which were built more than a hundred years ago.The train was comfortable and the people were nice. During the day , I sat and looked out of the window, and sometimes talked to other passengers. I read books and listened to my Chinese cassettes (Im studying Chinese at school). One night, at about midnight, I watched the night sky for about an hour. The stars shone like diamonds.Why is the train called the Ghan? A long time ago, Australians needed a way to travel to the middle of the country. They tried riding horses, but the horses didnt like the hot weather and sand. A hundred and fifty years ago, they brought some camels from Afghanistan. Ghan is short for Afghanistan.Camels were much better than horses for traveling a long distance. For many years, trained camels carried food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other products.The Afghans and their camels did this until the 1920s. Then the government built a new railway line, so they didnt need the camels any more. In 1925, they passed a law which allowed people to shoot the animals if they were a problem. In 1935, the police in a town shot153 camels in one day.A Lively CityXL: Its great to see you again, John.JM: Its great to see you! Its been six years since we last saw each other, you know. And this is the first time Ive visited your hometown.XL: Yes , Im so glad you could come.JM: You know. Ive seen quite a lot of China and Ive visited some beautiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places Ive been to. Its so lively, and everyone seems so friendly.XL: Yes, its one of the most interesting cities on the coast, everyone says so. I feel very fortunate living here. And I love living by the seaside.JM: You live in the northwest of Xiamen, is that right?XL: Yes, thats right.JM: Whats the climate like?XL: Pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in the winter.JM: Sounds OK to me. There are a lot of tourists around,. Dont they bother you ?XL: Yes, they can be a nuisance in the summer because there are so many of them.JM: Oh, look at that huge apartment block!XL: Yes, theyve just complete it. The rent for an apartment there is very high.JM: I believe you! This areas so modern!XL: Yes , this is the business district. Theyve put up a lot of high-rise buildings recently. And there are some great shopping malls. See, were just passing one now. My wifes just bought a beautiful dress from one of the shops there.JM: Maybe I could buy a few presents there.XL: Ill take you there tomorrow. Now were leaving the business district and approaching the harbour. Were entering the western district, the most interesting part of the city. Its got some really pretty parksJM: It seems lovely. Is that Gulangyu Island, just across the water?XL: Yes, it is. Its a gorgeous island with some really interesting architecture.JM: So they tell me. Do you think we could stop and walk around for a while?XL: Yes, I was just going to do that. We can park over there. A friends told me about a nice little fish restaurant near here. Shall we go there for lunch?JM: That sounds great. Im starving!A Lesson in a LabPassage AIt is hard to think of a world without metals. Different metals have different uses, for example, steel is used in cars, and iron is used in electrical equipment. When we use metals, it is important to know how they react with different substances, for example, water and oxygen. The reaction of metals with these substances can be put in order. Here is a table with the metals that react most at the top, and the metals that react least at the bottom.Passage BA Simple Scientific ExperimentBelow is a description of a simple scientific experiment. It shows us how iron reacts with air and with water.Aim: To find out if iron rusts (a) in dry air; (b) in water that has no air in it(air-free water);(c) in ordinary water.Apparatus: 3 clean iron nails; test tubes; test tube holder; cotton wool; oil; Bunsen burner.Iron in dry airMethod (1) Put some iron nails at the bottom of a test tube.(2) Push some cotton wool down the tube.(3) Leave the tube for one week.ResultAfter one week, the nails have not rusted.ConclusionIron does not rust in dry air.Iron in air-free waterMethod(1) Half-fill a test tube with water.(2) Boil the water for three minutes(This makes sure there is no air in the water.)(3) Put two or three clean nails in the water.(4) Add some oil to the water. This will keep air out of the water.(5) Leave the tube for one week.ResultThe nails do not rust in the tube with air-free water.ConclusionIron does not rust in air-free water.Iron in ordinary waterMethod(1) Half-fill a test tube with water and add two or three clean nails.(2) Leave the tube for one week.ResultThe nails rust in the tube with ordinary water.Conclusion Iron rusts in ordinary water.The Internet and TelecommunicationsThe Internet is the biggest source of information in the world, and its accessible through a computer. It consists of millions of pages of data.In 1969, DARPA, a US defence organization, developed a way for all their computers to “talk” to each other through the telephone. They created a network of computers called DARPANET. For fifteen years, only the US army could use this system of communication. Then in 1984, the Us National Science Foundation (NSF) started the NSFNET network. It then became possible for universities to use the system as well. NSFNET became known s the Inter-Network, or “Internet”.The World W