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Notreally.Ijuststayedathomemostofthetimetoreadandrelax.,

SectionB2b

DidJanehaveagoodtimeonMonday？

WhataboutonTuesday?

Monday，July15th

IarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.Itwassunnyandhot，sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.MysisterandItriedparagliding.IfeltlikeIwasabird.Itwassoexciting！

Forlunch，wehadsomethingveryspecialMalaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious！

Intheafternoon，werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow，butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.InWe

ldQuay，areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown，wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.

Tuesday，July16th

Whatadifferenceadaymakes！

MyfatherandIdecided

togotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop，butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop，itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn'

thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible！

Andbecauseofthebadweather，wecouldn'

tseeanythingbelow.Myf

atherdidn'

tbringenoughmoney，soweonlyhadonebowloffishandrice.Iwassohungry！

Butittastedgreat！

Unit2　Howoftendoyouexercise?

Jack：

Hi，Claire，areyoufreenextweek?

Claire：

Hmm

...nextweekisquitefullforme，Jack.

Really？

Howcome?

Ihavedanceandpianolessons.

Whatkindofdanceareyoulearning?

Oh，swingdance.It'

sfun！

Ihaveclassonceaweek，everyMonday.

Howoftendoyouhavepianolessons?

Twiceaweek，onWednesdayandFriday.

Well，howaboutTuesday?

Oh，Ihavetoplaytenniswithmyfriends.Butdoyouwanttocome?

Sure！

WhatDoNo.5HighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime?

Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Our

questionswereaboutexercise，useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.

Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Fortyfivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall!

Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline，butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.

Theanswerstoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointere

sting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.AndeightyfivepercentwatchTVeveryday！

Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports，gameshowsarethemostpopular.

ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows，butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyforthemindandthebody.Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun，andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplaytogether.Andremember，“oldhabitsdiehard”．Sostartexercisingbeforeit'

stoolate！

Unit3　I'

mmoreoutgoingthanmysister.

Julie：

Didyoulikethesingingcompetitionyesterday，Anna?

Anna：

Oh，itwasfantastic！

Nellysangsowell!

Yes，butIthinkLisasangbetterthanNelly.

Oh，whichoneisLisa?

Theonewithshorterhair.

IthinkshesangmoreclearlythanNelly.

Yes，butNellydancedbetterthanLisa.

ButyoucantellthatLisapracticedalotmoreandreallywantedtowin.

Well，everyonewantstowin.Butthemostimportantthingistolearnsomethingandhavefun.,

JeffGreen

Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I'

mquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkids.That'

swhyIlikereadingbooksandstudyingharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo，soweenjoystudyingtogether.I'

mshysoit'

snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks—youdon'

tneedalotofthemaslongasthey'

regood.

HuangLei

It'

snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme.Webothlikesports，butheplaystennisbetter，sohealwayswins.I'

mgettingbetter，though.AsLarryoftensays，“Mybestfriendhelpstobringoutthebestinme.”However，Larryismuchlesshardworking，soIalwaysgetbettergrades.MaybeIshouldhelphimmore.

MarySmith

Idon'

treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis，“Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.”MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact，she'

sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe'

salwaysthereto

listen.,

Unit4　What'

sthebestmovietheater?

SectionA　2d

Greg：

Hi，I'

mGreg.I'

mnewintown.

mHelen.Welcometotheneighborhood！

Howdoyoulikeitsofar?

sfantastic，butIstilldon'

treallyknowmywayaround.

Well，thebestsupermarketisonCenterStreet.Youcanbuythefreshestfoodthere.

Oh，great.Isthereacinemaaroundhere？

Ilovewatchingmovies.

Yes

，SunCinemaisthenewestone.Youcansitthemostcomfortablybecausetheyhavethebiggestseats.

Thanksfortellingme.

Noproblem.,

SectionB

Who'

sGotTalent?

Everyoneisgoodatsomething，butsomepeoplearetrulytalented.It'

salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First，therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerica'

sGotTalent.Now，therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld，suchasChina'

sGotTalent.

Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon：

Theytrytolookforthebestsingers，themosttalenteddancers，themostexcitingmagicians，thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows.Butwho

canplaythepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully？

That'

suptoyoutodecide.Whenpeoplewatchtheshow，theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.

However，noteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows.Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeup.Forexample，peoplewhosaytheyarepoorfarmersareinfactjustactors.Butifyoudon'

ttaketheseshowstooseriously，theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.,

Unit5　Doyouwanttowatchagameshow?

Grace：

Whatdidyoudoinclasstoday，Sarah?

Sarah：

WehadadiscussionaboutTVshows.Myclassmateslikegameshowsandsportsshows.

Oh，Ican'

tstandthem.Ilovesoapoperas.②Iliketofollowthestoryandseewhathappensnext.

Well，Idon'

tmindsoapoperas.ButmyfavoriteTVshowsarethen

ewsandtalkshows.

They'

reboring!

Well，theymaynotbeveryexciting，butyoucanexpecttolearnalotfromthem.IhopetobeaTVr

eporteroneday.,

Whenpeoplesay“c

ulture”，wethinkofartandhistory.ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears—MickeyMouse.②Over80yearsago，hefirstappearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928，itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe1930s，hemade87cartoonswithMickey.

Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.Oneofthemainr

easonsisthatMickeywaslikeacommonman，buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger.Inhisearlyfilms，Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend，Minnie.However，hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest.Peoplewenttothecinematoseethe“littleman”win.MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.

OnNovember18,1978，MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.Peo

pletodayexpecttoseemorethanjustalittlemousefightingbadguys，butmanystillknowwhoheis.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickey'

s？

Unit6　I'

mgoingtostudyco

mputerscience.

Andy：

Whatareyoureading，Ken?

Ken：

TheOldManandtheSea

byHemingway.

Wow，nowIknowwhyyou'

r

esogoodatwritingstories.

Yes，Iwanttobeawriter.

Howareyougoingtobecomeawriter?

Well，I'

mgoingtokeeponwritingstories，ofcourse.Whatdoyouwanttobe?

Myparentswantmetobeadoctor，butI'

mnotsureaboutthat.

Well，don'

tworry.Noteveryoneknowswhattheywanttob

e.Justmakesureyoutryyourbest.Thenyoucanbeanythingyouwant!

Yes，you'

reright.,

1．Doyouknowwhataresolutionis？

sakindofpromise.Mostofthetime，wemakepromisestootherpeople.（“Mom，IpromiseI'

mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool.”）However，promisesyoumaketoyourselfareresolutions，andthemostcommonkindisNewYear'

sresolutions.The_start_of_the_year_is_often_

a_time_for_making_resolutions.Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear，wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourlives.Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansforthecomingyear.Thishelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.H