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八上MlP4

Questionsandanswers

ManystudentsaskforadviceaboutimprovingtheirEnglish.Therearethreebasic

questions.

ThefirstquestionisaboutrealEnglish.LiHaofromHubeiwrote/91enjoywatching

EnglishfilmsandlisteningtorealEnglishsongs.Butittakesalongtime.Whatdoyou

think?^^-

ThisisagreatwaytolearnEnglish!Talkaboutthefilmorsongwithyourfriends,and

guessthemeaningofthenewwords.Justenjoyyourself!

Thesecondquestionisaboutspeaking.Sam,fromSuzhouwrote/9Ourschoolhasa

foreignteacher.But14mshyandcan'tspeaktoher.WhatshouldIdo?”

WhenIvisitChina,lotsofpeopleinthestreetsay,“Hello!Howareyou?Whereareyou

from?DoyoulikeChina?^^thesearequestionstostartaconversation.Manypeopleareshy

whentheyspeakEnglish,sobeforeyoubegin,takeadeepbreathandsmile!Smilingalways

helps.

Thethirdquestionisaboutvocabulary.Oliver,fromAnhuiProvincewrote/91write

themdown,butIforgetthemquickly.WhatshouldIdo?”

Trytoremembereightortenwordsaday.Writethemonpiecesofpaperandplacethem

inyourbedroom.Saythewordswhenyouseethem,andchangethemeveryday.Andwhen

you'reshopping,howaboutcountingtheEnglishwords,orsayingtheEnglishnamesfor

everythingyousee?

八上M2P12

Haveyoueverhad.........afantasticexperience?

WeiMinghasbeenalloverChinabyplane.HerfatherisanAirChinacaptain,so

theyflytodifferentplacesfortheirholidays.4tMyfavoriteplaceisMountTai.ButIalso

likethebeachesinSanya.,,Isthereanywhereshehasn'tvisited?"I'veneverbeento

Shanghai!,9

HanLihasbeentoSanFranciscointheUSA.Hisgrandparentslivethereandhevisit

themeverySpringFestival.^^IlikeSanFranciscoverymuchbecausethere9salottoseeand

dothere.I'mathomeinChinatown!,9saysHanLi.

YiWenhastriedwesternfoodinahotelinNanjing.atHaveyoueverhadItalianfood?

Ifsdelicious!Pizzahasalwaysbeenmyfavoritefood.ButIdon'tlikesandwichesorice

cream-they'retoocold!^^

WangMinghasbeentoaLiuHuanconcertinBeijingwithmorethan2,000people.

He'sgivenconcertsalloverChinaandtheticketshavealwayssoldout.He'swrittenmany

songs!He'sthegreatestChinesemusician...ever!^^saysWangMing.

HeMeifengwenttoaBeijingcinematoseeTheHouseoftheFlyingDaggersbecause

she'salwayslikedZhangZiyi.Attheendshegotup,andZhangZiyiwasintheseatbeside

her,"I'vealwayswantedtomeether.Itwasmy"dreamcometrue”!

八上M3P20

Scientiststhinkthattherehasbeenlifeonearthformillionsofyears.

However,wehaven'tfoundlifeonotherplanetsyet.Whynot?

TheEarthisaplanetanditgoesaroundthesun.Eightotherplanetsalsogoaroundthe

sun.Noneofthemhasanenvironmentwithair,sopeopleandthingscannotgrow.Thesun

anditsplanetsarecalledthesolarsystem.Thesolarsystemisasmallpartofourgalaxy.

Thestarsweseeatnightarethesunsinothersolarsystems.Therearemorethan200

billionstarsinourgalaxy,calledtheMilkyWay,andoursunisonlyoneofthem.

Butscientistshavediscoveredmanyothergalaxiesintheuniverse.Theyarealong

wayawayandtheirlighthastravelledformanyyearstoreachus.Itishardtounderstand

howlargetheuniverseis.

Scientistshavesentlotsofspacecrafttolookatotherplanetsinoursolarsystem,and

somespacecrafthavegonebeyondthesolarsystem.However,noonehasdiscoveredany

lifeinspaceyet.

Butwhyhasnoonefromotherplanetssentusamessage?Havetheytriedtosend

informationtous?Withsomanystarsintheuniverse,arewealone,oristherelifeoutthere

inspace?Wedon'tknow...yet.

八上M4P28

Hopeforthefuture

LiuSanziisaneight-year-oldboyfromavillageinHunanProvince.Hisparentswant

himtodropoutofschool.Ifsimportantfbrhimtoworkontheirfarmbecausethereare

sevenpeopleinLiu'sfamilyandtheyareverypoor.

LiYingmingis14andfromZhangxianinGansuprovince.Hestoppedgoingtoschoola

fewyearsago.Hisparentshavebeenillandhehastolookafterthem.

ManychildrenlikeLiuSanziandLiYinmingcan'tgetaneducationbecausetheir

familiesarepoor.NowtheycangotoschoolwiththehelpofProjectHope.Inthelast15

years,thisprojecthasraisedmoneyandpaidfortheeducationof2.5millionpoorstudents

inthecountryside.PeopleinChinaandabroadhavegiven2.2billionyuan.Withthismoney,

ProjectHopehasbuiltmanyschoolsandlibraries.Ithasalsotrainedteachersandithassent

studentstohighschools.

LastyearShen,aboyfromShanxiProvince,wenttoaschoolwithnoelectricityand

onlyafewbooks.Butthisyearhe'satanewschoolwithbigclassroomsandlotsofbooks.

ProjectHopepaidforit.

MostpeopleinChinahaveheardofProjectHopeandhavegivenmoney.But40

millionchildrenfrompoorfamiliesstillneedhelp.BecauseofProjectHope,thousandsof

childrenhavebetterlives.Perhapsweshouldallask:WhatcanwedoforProjectHope?

Howcanwehelp?

八上M5P36

ViennaisabeautifuloldcityontheriverDanube.It9sthecapitalcityofAustriaandthe

centreofEuropeanclassicalmusic.From1750alotofcomposersandmusicianscameto

studyandworkinVienna.ThemostfamousfamilyofmusicianswastheStraussfamily.

ThereweretwocomposerscalledJohannStrauss:afatherandason.Thefather,Johann

Strausstheelder,wroteandplayedmusicforaclassicaldance----awaltz.Hiswaltzmade

himallovertheEurope.

Theson,JohannStrausstheyounger,wasevenmoresuccessfulandpopularthanhis

father.Hewrotemorethan400waltzesandhismostfamousonewasTheBlueDanube.He

wroteitin1867.StraussandMozartweretwoofthemostimportantcomposers.

MozartwasborninAustriain1756.Beforehewassixheplayednotonlythepiano,but

alsotheviolinandtheorgan.HisfamilytookhimaroundEuropeandhegaveconcertsin

manycities.Hewrotehisfirstoperaattheageof12andhundredsofbeautifulpiecesof

musicfortheclassicalorchestra.Buthediedin1791whenhewasonly35.Somepeople

sayhewasthegreatestEuropeancomposer.

八上M6P44

Alicewasgettingverytired.Shewassittingwithhersisterbytheriverandhersister

wasreadingabook.Alicehadnothingtodo.Onceortwiceshelookedintohersister9sbook,

ithadnopicturesandconversationsinit."Andwhatisabookfbr,“thoughtAlice,"without

picturesandconversations?^^

Soshewasthinkingofmakingadaisychainwhensuddenlyawhiterabbitwithpink

eyesranbyher.

Therewasnothingstrangeaboutthat.Andshedidn'tthinkitwasstrangewhensheheard

therabbitsay,“ohdear!Ohdear!Tilbelate!”butwhentherabbittookawatchoutofits

pocketandlookedatit,Alicegotup.Arabbitwithapocketandawatch?Sheranacrossthe

fieldafterit.Shesawitgodownalargerabbitholeunderthehedge.

ThenAlicewentdownafteritandneverthoughtabouthowshewasgoingtogetout

again.

八上M7P58

HiLingling,

Thanksforyourlastmessage,itwasgreattohearfromyou.Yousoundgreatfun,andIcan't

waittomeetyou.

IhopeyouwillrecognisemefrommyphotowhenIarriveattheairport.I'mquitetall,with

shortfairhair,andIwearglasses.IllwearjeansandaT-shirtforthejourney,butIllalso

carrymywarmcoat.I'vegotyourphoto-youlooksopretty,soI'msurewellfindeach

other!

Thanksfortellingmeaboutwhatyoulikedoing.Yousoundjustlikeme!Ispendalotof

timewiththeschoolorchestra,butIalsolikedancemusic-Ilovedancing!Ienjoysportsas

well,especiallytennis.Mybrotheriscaptainoftheschooltennisteam-Pmveryproudof

him!AndIworkhardatschool-IfeelstupidwhenIgetbadmarksandIgetangrywith

myself-Ishouldworkharder.

YouaskedmehowIfeelaboutcomingtoChina.Well,atfirstIoftenfeelabitsadwhenI

leavemymumanddadforafewdays,andI'mquiteshywhenI'mwithstrangers.Ifeel

nervouswhenIspeakChinese,butI'llbefineafterafewdays.I'malwayssorrywhenIdo

somethingwrong,sopleasehelpmedotherightthingswhenI'mwithyouinChina!Oh,

andI'mafraidofflying.ButI'mveryexcitedaboutcomingtoChina!

Seeyounextweek!

LoveSally

八上M8P66

TourofLondon

WelcometothisshorttourofLondon.Inthissquarewearestandinginthemiddleof

London.OppositeistheNationalGallery,amuseumwithlotsoffamouspaintings.Go

alongtheredstreettoBuckinghamPalace.TheQueenliveshere.

TurnleftandgototheHousesofParliamentandBigBen.OppositeyoucanseetheLondon

Eye.Ittakesyou135metresabovetheRiverThames.YoucanseemostofLondonona

clearday.

Whenyouaretired,thebestwaytoseeLondonisbyboat.YoucangettheboatnearBig

Ben.Asyougoalongtheriver,theLondonEyeisonyourright.

GetofftheboatatTowerBridge.ThereyoucanseetheTowerofLondonnexttothebridge.

TheTowerofLondonisthecity'soldestpalace.Itis900yearsold.

Taketheboatbackalongtheriver.Getofftheboatandgopastthestationandwalkalong

thestreet.Oppositeistheoldfruitandvegetablemarket.Theydon'tsellfruitandvegetables

now.Therearestoresandrestaurants,andlotsofstreetmusicians.TurnleftintoKing*s

Street,andgopastthechurch.You'renowbackwhereyoustarted,atthesquare.Nowyou

finishyourtour.

八上M9P74

Thepandaisoneoftheanimalsmostindanger.Thereareabout1,000pandaslivingin

naturereservestoday.Zoosandresearchcentreslookafterabout160pandas.Scientistsare

studyinghowtheyliveandmorebabypandasareborninthezoos.

PandasliveintheforestsandmountainsofSouthwestChina.Theymainlyliveonbamboo,

andeachpandaneedstoeatalotofbambooeveryday.Theareaofbambooisbecoming

smallerformanydifferentreasons,sopandashavelessandlesslandtoliveon.Pandasdon't

havemanybabies,andbabypandasoftendie.Thesituationisbecomingveryserious.

Ourgovernmentisworkinghardtosavepandas.Therearemorethan30naturereservesto

protectpandasbutthesearenotenough.Thegovernmenthasmadeanewplantohelp

pandas.Thenaturereserveswillbebiggerandthebamboowillgrowbetter.Thenthe

pandaswillhaveenoughfoodtoeatandenoughplacestolivein.Pandasborninthezoos

maygobacktoliveinthenaturereserves.

Mostpeoplelovepandas.Thepandaisoneofthebest-knownanimalsintheworld.Itisthe

symbolfortheWorldWideFundforNature.TheWWFworkstoprotectallanimalsin

danger,sothepandahasbecomethesymbolofallanimalsindanger.Thereisstillalong

waytogotosavethepanda.Thinkofotheranimalsindangersuchastigers,whales,turtles

andelephants——weneedtosavethepanda,andweneedtosavethem,too.

八上MIOP82

LaoShewroteTeahousein1957.TheplayshowstheaudiencelifeinChinabetween1898

and1945.IttakesplaceinateahouseinoldBeijingandittellsusthestoryofWangLifa

andhiscustomers.Itasksustoseetheteahouseasthecentreoftheneighbourhood.Finally,

itsaysgoodbyetooldBeijinganditspeople.

Thestorystartsin1898duringtheQingDynasty.Itcontinuesin1916,andfinally,itbrings

theaudiencetotheendoftheAnti-JapaneseWarin1945.Afterthewar,Wanglosesthe

teahouseandhedies.

LaoShewasborninBeijingin1899.HisparentssenthimtotheTeacher'sSchoolin

Beijingandhelearnedtoteach.From1924to1929hetaughtChinesetotheEnglishin

London.Hewrotemanyplays,novelsandshortstories.Hewasnameda"People'sArtist'

anda"GreatMasterofLanguageHewasoneofthegreatestChinesewritersofthe20th

century.

InLaoShe'sTeahousetoday,waitersbringteatothecustomersandsellthemdelicious

Chinesefood.IfyoulikeBeijingOpera,folkmusic,acrobaticsormagicshows,youcan

enjoythemintheteahouse.LaoShe'sTeahousegivesawonderfulwelcometoeveryone

fromChinaandfromallovertheworld.

八上MilP90

When'stheBestTimetoVisittheUSA?

TheUSAisaverybigcountrytovisit,sochoosecarefullytheplacestoseeandthetimeto

go.Bringagoodmapbecauseyoumaywanttotravelaround.

NewYorkandWashingtonD.C.aregoodplacestovisitinMayorOctober.It'snottoohot

then.Inwinterthere'salotofsnow.

ThebestplanistoarriveinNewEnglandinSeptember.Theweatherstartstogetcoolerand

thetreesstarttochangecolour.It'sagoodideatobringyourcamerabecauseyoumaywant

totakephotosoftheautumnleaves.

4,000kilometresawayinLosAngeles,California,theweatherisfineallyear.It'sniceto

seethesuninDecember!Bringyourswimsuitbecauseyoumightwanttoswiminthesea.

Inthenorthwest,itisn'tverycold,butthere'salotofrain,sobringanumbrella.It'spleasant

tovisitAlaskainJulyandAugustbutitmightbecoolintheevening.Soremembertowear

somewarmclothes.Butdon'tcomeinwinter.It'llbedarkalldayandfreezingcold.

InTexasandthesoutheast,therearestormsfromtimetotimeinsummerandfall.It's

usuallyveryhotandsunnycomparedtomanyotherplaces.

Sowhen'sthebesttimetovisittheUSA?Anytimeyoulike!

A±M12P98

AdviceforVisitors:TraditionalLifeinEngland

WhenIwenttoEngland,Ienjoyedmystay.ButInoticedsomanydifferenttraditions.

Forexample,youusuallyshakehandswithpeoplewhenyoumeetthemforthefirsttime.

Butafterthat,youcanjustsayhello.YoumustsayMrandMrswhenyouspeaktoolder

people,butyoucanusefirstnameswithyourfriends.

Onedaywevisitedsomefriendsandhadtea.Teaisnotjustadrinkbutalightmealat

around4p.m.Youcan'thavetea-themeal-after4:30.Weatesandwichesandalarge

fruitcake.Youcanonlydrinkteaatateaparty,notcoffeeorjuice.Andyoumustdrinktea

withmilk.Youmustpourthetea,thenthemilk-youcan'tputthemilkinfirst,thenthetea.

Inbusesortrains,theotherpassengersareveryquiet,andyoumustn'ttalktooloudly.It's

verydifferentfromChina!Insometrainsyoucan'tevenuseyourmobilephones!Andyou

don'toftenhearpeopleshoutinginthestreet.

Iwasverylucky-Ievenwenttoawedding.ItwasverydifferentfromaChinesewedding.

Forexample,themanandthewomancan'tseeeachotherthenightbeforethewedding.

Thenthewomanmustn'tarriveatthechurchontimebutafewminuteslate.Andatthe

partyafterthewedding,thewomanthrowsherflowersoverhershoulder.Thegirlwho

catchesthemwillbenexttogetmarried!Itwasallverystrangebutitwasgreatfun!

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八下MlP4

ASpecialHobby

Manystudentshavehobbies,suchasreading,painting,growingvegetablesintheir

gardens,andlookingafteranimals.Somehobbiesarerelaxingandothersarecreative.

Hobbiescanmakeyougrowasaperson,developyourinterestsandhelpyoulearnnew

skills.

DavidSmithisastudent,andhishobbyiswriting.Duringthesummerof2000,hespent

fourweeksonasummercamp.Aswellastheusualactivities,suchassailing,climbingand

mountainbiking,therewasawritingworkshopwithaprofessionalwriter.nSheaskedusto

imaginethatwewereinastory.Thenwewroteaboutourexperiencesatthecamp."

InseniorhighschoolDavidwroteastoryaboutteenagelife,anditcameoutasabookin

2003.Manyteenagerslovehisbook,andasaresult,Davidhasbecomeasuccessfulyoung

writer.

Davidhasbeenveryluckybecausehishobbyhasbroughthimenjoymentandsuccess,

butheisalsointerestedinmanyotherthings."Ilikeplayingvolleyball,too,"saysDavid."I

spendsomeofmyfreetimeplayingvolleyballformyschoolteam.MaybeIllwritemore

booksinthefuture,butI'mnotsure."

It'ssometimesdifficulttorememberthatweshouldn'tspendallourtimeonourfavourite

hobby.Therearemanyotherinterestingthingstodoinlife,andweshouldtrytodo

somethingnewordifferent.

八下M2P12

ABeautifulSmile

-ZhangBei

WhenIwas13yearsold,aboygavemeanimportantgift.Itwasasmile.

Itwastheearlyautumnofmyfirstyearatajuniorhighschool,andmyoldschoolwasfar

away.Asaresult,nooneknewwhoIwas.Iwasverylonely,andafraidtomakefriends

withanyone.

EverytimeIheardtheotherstudentstalkingandlaughing,Ifeltmyheartbreak.I

couldn'ttalktoanyoneaboutmyproblem,andIdidn'twantmyparentstoworryaboutme.

Thenoneday,myclassmatestalkedhappilywiththeirfriends,butIsatatmydesk

unhappilyasusual.Atthatmoment,aboyenteredtheclassroom.Ididn'tknowwhohewas.

Hepassedmeandthenturnedback.Helookedatmeand,withoutaword,smiled.

Suddenly,Ifeltthetouchofsomethingbrightandfriendly.Itmademefeelhappy,lively

andwarm.

Thatsmilechangedmylife.Istartedtotalkwiththeotherstudentsandmadefriends.Day

byday,Ibecameclosertoeveryoneinmyclass.Theboywiththeluckysmilehasbecome

mybestfriendnow.

Oneday,Iaskedhimwhyhesmiled,buthecouldn'tremembersmilingatme!

Itdoesn'tmatterbecauseallthedarkdayshavegone.NowIbelievethattheworldiswhat

youthinkitis.Ifyouthinkyouarelonely,youmightalwaysbealone.Sosmileattheworld

anditwillsmileback.

八下M3P20

RadioTimes

"Howoldareyou?"theradiostudiomanageratWXBNlookeddownatme.

"Fifteen,"Isaid.

"Andyouwantajobinradio?Shouldn'tyoubeatschool?"heasked.

HowcouldIexplain?I'vealwayslovedtheradio.WhenIwasaboutfourorfiveyearsold,

Iremembersittingclosetotheradiointhelivingroom,listeningtomyfavourite

programmes,andtothevoicesofmyfavouritepresenters.Itseemedthattheywerespeaking

tomeinperson.Attheageofnine,Iaskedforjobsinsmallradiostations.

AsIgrewolder,myinterestinradiogrew.OnedayIlearntaboutInternetradio.Oncea

week,Iplayedmyfavouritemusicfrommyfather'scomputertothelisteners,talkedabout

lifeatschool,andthencloseddownanddidmyhomework.

Soonmyfriendsatjuniorhighschoolstartedtolisten,andthentheywantedtohelp.We

preparedtheweeklyprogrammes,articlesaboutmusic,sportsnews,jokesandtheweather

report(Ididthisbylookingoutofthewindow).

"OK,comewithme,"theWXBNmanagersaid.Isatdowninthestudio,infrontofa

microphone.Hewasinanotherroom,behindtheglasswall.

"OK,let'sdoasoundcheck.Justtellmewhatyouhadforbreakfast."

Allradiopresentersbeginworkwiththesamequestion.

"Ihadeggs,fruitandsomemilk."

"OK,that'sgreat!"themanbehindtheglasssaid.

Andthiswashowmyfirstrealjobinradiobegan.

八下M4P28

Smile,Please!

Ifasnakebitesyou,takeaphotowithyourmobilephone!Itmaysaveyourlife.Thisis

thesurprisingadviceofaBritishcook.

OnedayHenryJacksonwasworkinginarestaurantkitchen.Hepickedupadishfrom

thetable,andsuddenlyasnakeappeared...andbithimonthehand.

Afewdaysearlier,thesnakecametotherestaurantfromAsiainaboxofbananas.It

climbedoutoftheboxandhidunderthedish.

"Iwenttotrytopickitupanditbitmeagain.Ithrewitacrossthekitchen,anditlanded

inthefridge.SoIclosedthedoor,"MrJacksonsaid.

Anyway,MrJacksonstayedcoolandhetookaphotoofthesnakewithhismobile

phone.Soonhishandbegantoacheandhewenttohospital.Thenhischestbegantohurt.

Doctorscouldn'tsaywhatwaswrongbecausetheydidn'tknowwhatkindofsnakeitwas.

ThenMrJacksonrememberedhismobilephonephoto.ThedoctorssentittoLondonZoo.

Whentheyknewthekindofsnake,theycouldgiveMrJacksontherightmedicine,andhe

lefthospitalthenextday.

"Somyadviceisthis:Ifasnakebitesyou,pickupyourphone.Takeitsphotofirstand

thenshowthephototothedoctors,"suggestsMrJackson."Oh,andifthesnakedoesn't

smileforitsphoto,don'tworry!"

八下M5P36

DearDiana,

Doyouhaveaproblem?WritetoDianaatNewStandardMagazine,andaskforher

advice.

Lastweek,myfriendDaWeibroughtanewcomputergameandaskedtoplayitonmy

father'scomputer.Butmyfatherhaswarnedmenottousehiscomputerforplayinggames

becauseheusesitforhisjob.Icanonlyuseitformyhomework.HethinksthatifIplay

gamesonit,it'llgowrong.

Well,mydadwasout,sowedecidedtotryDaWei*sgame.Wecopieditontothe

computerandwhenwefinished,wetookitoffthecomputer.Wemadequitesuremyfather

didn'tnoticeanything.

Butwhenmydadusedthecomputerlastnight,hewasreallyangry.Thecomputerwasn't

workingbecauseithadavirus!

ButIdidn'ttellhimaboutthecomputergame.

NowIfeelterrible.It'sgoingtobeexpensivetomendit.ShouldItellhimaboutthe

computergame?ShouldIoffertopay?

Yours,

Steve

DearSteve,

Ohdear!You'vemadetwomistakes.First,youusedyourdad*scomputerwhenhetold

younotto.Second,youdidn'ttellhimaboutthegame.Yes,youmusttellhimimmediately.

Ifyoutellhimthetruth,he'llbeangrywithyou,butatleastyou'llprovehowhonestyouare.

ThenIthinkyoushouldoffertopay.Butyoushouldn'tuseyourpocketmoney-afterall,

yourparentsgaveyouthatmoney.Ifyouoffertodosomejobsaroundthehome,ormaybe

helphimwithhiswork,hellrealisethatyou'retrulysorry.

Oh,andnexttime,playfootballwithDaWei!

Bestwishes,

Diana

八下M6P50

Goodmorning.I'mChenHuan.Here'smyculturereportfortoday,Monday:

Anewfilmstartstonightatthestudentcinemaateighto'clock.ThefilmisPiratesofthe

Caribbean.It*safantasticadventurefilm.JohnnyDeppandOrlandoBloomarethestars.

Theyarebothverypopularandfamous,andtheybothactwellinthisfilm,andmaketheir

charactersbelievable.

Thestoryisaboutanoldship.ItsailsaroundtheCaribbeanislands.DeppandBloomtry

tofindsomelostgold.Thentheycomefacetofacewithsometerriblemen,andhaveto

fightthem.There*slotsofaction,andthefightinglooksreallydangerous.Theyalsosave

KeiraKnightley.SheplaysElisabeth,thedaughterofarichman.ThesceneswithKnightley

andBloomarebeautifulandromantic.

Thefilmisn'ttruetolife,butit'sveryexciting,andsomeofitisveryfunny.Itsan

enjoyablefilm,althoughinmyopinionthere'stoomuchfighting.Butexceptforthat,it'san

excellentfilm.Ifyoudidn'tseeitwhenitfirstcameout,Iadviseyoutogoandseeitnow.

fmsureyoullenjoyit.Itsshowingallweek.

八下M7P58

DearMumandDad,

We*respendingsometimeoffwithLingling'suncleinHunanProvince,andI'mhavinga

wonderfultimehereinWulingyuanScenicandHistoricInterestArea.It'sverylarge,about

390squarekilometres,andit'samagiclandofmountains,forestsandrivers.Itsfamousfor

thestrangeshapeofitstallrocks.Somepeoplethinktheylooklikesoldiers,andothers

thinktheylooklikeanimals.BeforeWuGuanzhong,afamousChinesepainter,painted

somebeautifulpicturesofitin1979,fewpeopleknewaboutthearea.

Lastnightwecampedbyasmalllake.Duringthenight,Iheardaloudnoise,asif

someonewaslaughing.IwokeupLinglingandheruncle,andIaskedthemwhatthenoise

was.Lingling'suncletoldusnottoworry,andleftthetenttofindoutwhatitwas.Aftera

fewminutes,hetoldustocomeoutquietly.Thenhepointedintotheforest.Itwasa

monkey.Whenitsawus,itjumpedupintothetreesandwentbackintotheforest.

ThismorningwetookacablecarupMountTianzi-itwasquitesafe!Fromthetopwe

hopedforawonderfulviewofthelakesandforests,butwecouldonlyseethemountain

topsthroughtheclouds.Thenwewalkeddownthepath,pasttrees,waterfallsandplants

backtoourtent.Ipulledaleafoffaplant,butLingling'suncletoldmetowashmyhands,

andnottotouchit,becauseitwasdangerous.Healsosaidthatitwaswrongtopullleaves

andweshouldprotecteverythinghere.Ifeltsorry.

Tomorrowwe'regoingtothesecondlargestfreshwaterlakeinChina,DongtingLake.

Wellgobacktoschoolnextweek!Wishyouwerehere!

Love,

Sally

八下M8P66

Peopleallovertheworldcelebratethenewyear.However,notallcountriescelebratein

thesameway,andinsomecountries,thenewyeardoesn'tbeginonthesamedateevery

year.Itcandependontheseasons,themoonorthesun.

Inmanycountries,thenewyearbeginsonJanuary1st,butpeoplestartcelebratingon

December31st,NewYear'sEve.InNewYorkmanypeoplegotocelebrateinTimesSquare.

Whilethey'rewaitingfortheNewYear,theylistentomusic,singtraditionalsongsandhave

fun.Justbefore12o'clock,everyonecountsdownfrom10:10,9,8...Assoonasit's12

o'clock,everyoneshoutsveryloudly,"HappyNewYear!"andtheysay,"Outwiththeold

yearandinwiththenew!"Suddenlytherearefireworksandspecialdrinks.Sometimes

peoplesinganoldsongcalledAuldLangSyne.

NewYear'sDayisoftenafamilyday.Somepeoplerelaxathome.Somefamiliesget

togetherforaspecialmealwithgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousins.Whentheweather

isfine,manyfamiliesgooutforawalk.

OnNewYear'sDay,manypeoplemakeresolutionsforthenewyear.Theywritedowna

listofthings,suchas"Iwillhelpoutmoreathome.Iwillworkharderatschool."or"I

won'tspendsomuchtimeplayingvideogames."Whentheyhavemadetheirlist,theyread

ittotheirfamilyorfriendsandpromisetofollowtheirresolutions.

Soitdoesn'tmatterhowtheycelebrate,forpeopleincountriesallovertheworld,it'sa

timetosaygoodbyetotheoldyear,andtowelcomethenew.

八下M9P74

MyHero—DrNormanBethune

NormanBethuneisoneofChina'smostfamousheroes,buthewasn'tChinese-hewas

Canadian.HegavehislifetohelpingtheChinesepeople.

NormanBethunewasbornin1890.Hebecameadoctorin1916,andhewenttothefront

tolookafterinjuredsoldiersintheFirstWorldWar.Hesawmanysoldiersdieinthewar.

Laterheinventednewtreatmentstohelpsoldiers,andmedicaltoolstouseoutsidehospitals.

In1938hecame