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1、 For lunch, we had something very special-Malaysian yellow noodles. They were delicious! In the afternoon, we rode bicycles to Georgetown. There are a lot of new buildings now, but many of the old buildings are still there. In Weld Quay, a really old place in Georgetown, we saw the houses of the Chi

2、nese traders from 100 years ago. I wonder what life was like here in the past. I really enjoyed walking around the town. Tuesday,July 16thWhat a different a day makes! My father and mother decided to go to Penang Hill today. We wanted to walk up to the top, but then it started raining a little so we

3、 decided to take the train. We waited over an hour for the train because there were too many people. When we got to the top, it was raining really hard. We didnt have an umbrella so we were wet and cold. It was terrible! And because of the bad weather, we couldnt see anything below. My father didnt

4、bring enough money, so we only had one bowl of rice and some fish. The food tasted great because I was so hungry. Unit 2 How often do you exercise Section B, 2b Read the article and complete the pie charts on the next page. What Do High School Students Do in Their Free TimeLast month we asked our st

5、udents about their free time activities. Our questions were about exercise, use of the Internet and watching TV. Here are the results.We found that only fifteen percent of our students exercise every day. Forty-five percent exercise four to six times a week. Twenty percent exercise only one to three

6、 times a week. And twenty percent do not exercise at all.We all know that many students often go online, but we were surprised that ninety percent of them use the Internet every day. The other ten percent use it at least three or four times a week. Most students use it for fun and not for homework.T

7、he answer to our questions about watching television were also two percent of the students watch TV one to three times a percent watch TV four to six times a week. And eighty-five percent watch TV every day! Although many students like to watch sports,games shows are the most popular. It is good to

8、relax by using the Internet or watching game shows,but we think the best way to relax is through is healthy for the mind and the such as playing sports is fun, and you can spend time with your friends and family as you play remember, “old habits die hard”.So start exercising before its too late! Uni

9、t 3 Im more outgoing than my sister.Should friends be the same or different Read about what these people the comparative words and phases in the passages.Jeff Green : My mother told me a good friend is like a m quieter and more serious than most kids. Thats why I like reading books and I study harde

10、r in class. My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too, so we enjoy studying together. Im shy so its not easy for me to make friends. But I think friends are like books-you dont need a lot of them as long as theyre good.Huang Lei: Its not necessary to be the same. My best friend Larry is quite different fr

11、om me. He is taller and more outgoing than me. We both like sports, but he plays tennis better, so he always , Larry often helps to bring out the best in Im getting better at tennis. Larry is much less hard-working, always get better grades than he does, so maybe I should help him more.Mary Smith: I

12、 dont really care if my friends are the same as me or favorite saying is, “A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.” My best friend Carol is really kind and very funny. In fact, shes funnier than anyone I know. I broke my arm last year but she made me laugh and feel better. We can

13、 talk about and share everything. I know she cares about me because shes always there to listen. Unit 4 Whats the best movie theater Read the three talent shows are mentioned Whos Got Talent Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly talented. Its always interesting to watch other peop

14、le show their talents. Talents shows are getting more and more popular. First, there were shows like American Idol and Americas Got Talent. Now, there are similar shows around the world,such as Chinas Got Talent.All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the best singers,the most

15、 talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the funniest actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But who can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully Thats up to you to decide. When people watch the show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. And the winner

16、 always gets a very good prize.However,not everybody enjoys watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers are made up. For example,some people say they are poor farmers,but in fact they are just ,if you dont take these shows too seriously,they are fun to watch. And one great thin

17、g about them is that they give people a way to make their dreams come true. Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game showSection B, 2b Read the passage and complete the time line on the next page.When people say “culture”,we think of art and history. But one very famous symbol in American culture is a car

18、toon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round earsMickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago,he first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon came out in New York on November18,1928,it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt became very r

19、ich and successful. In the 1930s,he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a cartoon man,but he always tried to face any danger. In his early films,Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as

20、losing his house or girlfriend,Minnie. However,he was always ready to try his went to the cinema to see the “little man” win. Most of them wanted to be like Mickey.On November 18,1978,Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Todays cartoons are usually

21、not so simple as little Mickey Mouse,but everyone still knows and loves him. Who has a pairs of ears more famous than Mickeys Unit 6 Im going to study computer science.Read the passage and match each paragraph 1-3 with its main purpose in the the words and phrases that helped you decide._ To questio

22、n the idea of making resolutions_ To give the meaning of resolution_ To discuss the different kinds of resolution31.Do you know what a resolution is Its a kind of of the time,we make promises to other people. “Mom, I promise Im going to tidy my room when I get back from school.” However, promises yo

23、u make to yourself are resolutions,and the most common kind is New Years resolutions. _ When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year,we hope that we are going to improve our people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming helps them to remember their resolutions. Others tell th

24、eir family and friends about their wishes and plans.2.There are different kinds of are about physical example, some people promise themselves they are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast resolutions have to do with self-improvement. _ Some people might say they are going to take up a

25、 hobby like painting or taking photos,or learn to play the resolutions have to do with better planning,like making a weekly plan for 3.Although there are differences,most resolutions have one thing in common. People hardly ever keep them! _ Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to keep. Som

26、etimes people just forget about them. For this reason,some people say the best resolution is to have no resolutions! How about you-will you make any next year Unit 7 Will people have robotsRead the article and match each paragraph with the questions it discusses.Paragraph 1 Will robots think like hu

27、mans in the futureParagraph 2 What will robots be like in the futureParagraph 3 What can robots do todayParagraph 4 What are robots like in movies Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot we watch movies about the future,we sometimes see are usually like human help with the housework and do jobs li

28、ke working in dirty or dangerous places. there are already robots working in can help to build cars,and they do simple jobs over and over people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring,but robots will never get bored. are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same thi

29、ngs as we robots in Japan can walk and dance. They are fun to ,some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people,it will be difficult to make them think like a example,scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they many scientists d

30、isagree with think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years. scientists believe that there will be more robots in the ,they agree it may take hundreds of new robots will have many different will look like humans,and others might look like India,for example,scientists made robots that look like buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings. This was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years never know what will happen in the future.