— Grandpa, who is the cute boy in this photo?

— It's your father. It about 30 years ago.

A. took B. will take C. was taken D. will be taken

— We had a hot discussion about our summer trip just now.

— Cool! Have you decided ?

A. where did you go B. where will you go

C. where you went D. where you will go

Father and son

The other day, I was sitting in the study and working on my website, a cup of tea on the table and old songs from my computer. It was a special pleasure to have such a _________ day after weeks of hiking, snowboarding and going crazy.

“Hi dad! Want some orange juice, graybeard?” Coyote yelled (叫喊) to me much louder than_________“No, just bring me some chips!” I shouted back.

One time, when I misheard what he said three times in a row, he ___________that I had become too old and started to hear worse. Since then, yelling at me has become a kind of family joke.

Pushing everything to the limit was the basis of Coyote's character. On one hand, it helped him to achieve tasks he had to do on his own, and he did great, making me proud of him. On the other hand, this brought him___________, as he did not know when to stop. At such moments, I would behave super?fatherly, and give him advice and warnings that he usually ignored (忽視). When he wore a green haircut, I would try to convince (說服) him to paint it black. When he got a tattoo (紋身), we had a / an _________ . All these surely drove me mad, and the big fights started. It is strange but when I was a teenager, my father would act exactly the same and it took me a long time to understand him.

“Dad, let me show you something,” Coyote said as he was getting back. “Don't get too _________ , okay?” I sighed (嘆氣), because I was almost sure of what I was about to see.

When he ___________his T-shirt, I saw a new tattoo: some Buddhist symbol, I guess.Coyote has been interested in Asian culture for a long time.

“Control yourself, graybeard,” I said to myself, trying not to yell something like,“Why the hell would you need another tattoo after you already made that huge first one?”

The next moment I realized that my yelling would not _________ anything; the tattoo was already on Coyote's skin.

And then I thought: “Hey, what if I get a tattoo myself?”

1.A. busy B. blue C. strange D. peaceful

2.A. needed B. expected C. accepted D. imagined

3.A. complained B. realized C. joked D. shouted

4.A. tiredness B. honors C. happiness D. troubles

5.A. agreement B. argument C. decision D. discussion

6.A. mad B. curious C. excited D. nervous

7.A. hid B. showed C. lifted D. hung

8.A. interrupt B. change C. test D. cost

1.Wonder Park came out on .

A. January 11, 2019 B. November 16, 2018

C. March 15, 2019 D. November 22, 2017

2.Green Book was directed by .

A. Charles Martin Smith B. Peter Farrelly

C. Dylan Brown D. Lee Unkrich

3.If you are interested in animals and nature, you should watch .

A. Coco B. Green Book

C. Wonder Park D. A Dog's Way Home

This kid fights hunger and homelessnessAustin Perine is only four years old. His story started this past February in the living room in Birmingham. Austin and his father, TJ Perine, were watching a program about a mother panda leaving her babies. “I told him that the babies would be homeless for a while,” TJ says. “Austin didn't know what homelessness meant, but he was sad and wanted to know more.” Seeing this as a teachable moment, TJ took Austin to the Firehouse Ministries, a local shelter (救濟(jì)中心) that provides housing and food for homeless men.As they drove by, they saw 25 homeless men standing on the street corner. “Dad, they look sad,” Austin said. “Can we take them some food and make them smile?”Austin used his pocket money to buy each man a Burger King hamburger and handed thefood out himself. Seeing what the burgers meant to the men, Austin returned the next week.He handed out burgers along with his catchphrase (口號), “Don't forget to show love!”After he returned for five weeks, word of Austin's acts of kindness spread throughsocial?media. Burger King agreed to donate (捐贈) $1

Grandparents are respected in many human societies.But telling stories about old times and overfeeding grandchildren seem like distinctly human traits (特征).Are these classic grandparent behaviors really limited to human beings? Do any animals know their grandparents the way people do? For most species (物種) on Earth,the answer is NO! “Usually, there just aren't grandparents living anymore when an animal is born,” said Mirkka Lahdenper?, a biologist at the University of Turku in Finland. Even if an animal's grandparents are still alive, most species spread out to avoid competing for resources, so the chances of running into a grandparent are small.

But there are a few exceptions, primarily among mammals (哺乳動(dòng)物) that live in close social groups. Canadian zoologist Anne Innis Dagg described groups of langur monkeys in India in which older females lived with their daughters and grandchildren. The grandmother langurs have a particular job: they protect the group's babies against hurt from humans, dogs and other monkeys. Some female langurs even give their own grandchildren special treatment, cleaning their fur and stepping in when they play too roughly with other young.

Many whale species, too, travel with their families,including both grandmothers and grandcalves. In groups of sperm whales, according to Dagg, old females help babysit the group's young while their mothers dive (潛水) for food. Orca grandmothers often lead their family members and can live for many years after they stop reproducing. In 2015, scientists suggested that these elder orcas help their grandcalves through hard times, because they remember all the best places to find food.

Female elephants rule the whole family. Calves (幼崽) are typically born into groups led by their grandmothers, who can live to around 80 years old. The female elephants form close relationships, said Lahdenper?, and raise their young together. Lahdenper? found that the calves of young mothers were eight times more likely to survive if their grandmothers lived near them than if they didn't. When the calves' mothers were older and more experienced at raising babies, this beneficial “grandmother effect” disappeared even if the actual grandmothers were still around.

It isn't very clear how elephant grandmothers help their inexperienced daughters, said Lahdenper?. It is believed that they may help nurse their grandcalves. But Lahdenper? thinks that the more likely advantage is the wisdom a grandmother elephant has got during her long lifetime.

And what about grandfathers? Studies of humans in recent years have shown that a living grandfather can improve a person's mental health and well?being, said Lahdenper?.

But there are signs of that in the animal kingdom, she said. Male animals seldom socialize with their own children, let alone grandchildren. “Males are usually focusing on producing their own children and aren't providing so much care,” Lahdenper? said.

1.From Paragraph 3, we know that orca grandmothers _______.

A. die after reproducing B. teach the young to dive for food

C. have rich experience D. enjoy travelling with grandfathers

2.The examples of monkeys, whales and elephants show that _______.

A. the “grandmother effect” lasts long in the animal world

B. grandmothers shoulder great responsibilities in their families

C. animal grandfathers can improve grandcalves' mental health

D. most species treat their grandparents like human beings do

3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Animal grandparents are like human grandparents

B. Animal grandmas are born group leaders

C. Are animal grandmas given enough respect?

D. Do any animals know their grandparents?

Over the past decade, an increasing stress has been placed on the importance ofScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related classes in primary,middle and high school education in the U

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On Sunday I took part in Tomato Sauce Day of my friend Deb's family. I am thankfulfor my beautiful friend to share this family milestone (里程碑) event.Nine family members, myself and a few friends, took part in the day. Sunday was aspecial day because it was the last time that Tomato Sauce Day event would be carried out atGrandma's home. Tomato Sauce Day is going to be different next year in terms of thesurrounds (環(huán)境), however, I have a feeling that all else will remain unchanged.Grandma passed away 5 years ago, and Deb and her uncle bought the property (地產(chǎn)).Plans are in progress to begin building two new homes on the same place.I listened to the family discussing the activities of the day, past sauce days andmemories. A love of the tradition of the day and happy memories of sharing the day withfamily members who have passed away were recounted. The value of spending time togetheras a family was obvious.The basic process and recipe (菜譜) for the sauce made by Deb's family remains thesame way as it is still done in Grandma's village today:• The event takes place once a year.

• Sauce is made by the family, for the family for the year ahead.

• The sauce is made with just salt added to the tomatoes. This allows the family to use it throughout the year in various dishes as the base ingredient (食材). They add their own preferred ingredients in the cooking process.

• The women prepare and make the sauce, the men are not involved. The women start theday with a visit to the community garden to collect the tomatoes and then they began thepreparation. Once the sauce is cooking, it is lunch time and time for the family to catchup. Tomato Sauce Day is relived by the family all over the year as they open each bottleof red tomato goodness. I am looking forward to trying my sauce tonight. I feel like Ineed to make home?made pasta to eat it!

1.What event did the writer take part in on Sunday?

2.Where was the event carried out this year?

3.How do the family use the sauce?

4.What do the women do to start the day?

5.Why is the event a family milestone event?

假如你是李華, 正在美國格林中學(xué)做交換生?為了讓更多的人了解中華文化, 你打算向?qū)W校申請建立一個(gè)社團(tuán)( Chinese Culture Club)?請用英語給學(xué)校負(fù)責(zé)老師Mr. Lee 寫一份申請, 內(nèi)容包括建立該社團(tuán)的原因及社團(tuán)的主要活動(dòng)安排?

提示詞語: spread, experience, Beijing Opera, chopsticks, speech

提示問題: • Why do you want to start the club?

• What activities will you have in the club?

“書山有路勤為徑, 學(xué)海無涯苦作舟”, 成功不會從天而降, 美好的未來需要靠不斷努力來創(chuàng)造?

某英文網(wǎng)站正在開展以“天道酬勤” 為主題的征文活動(dòng)?假如你是李華, 請用英文寫一篇短文投稿, 講述你通過勤奮, 取得進(jìn)步甚至成功的經(jīng)歷, 并談?wù)勀愕母惺?

提示詞語: diligence (勤奮), make progress, effort, proud

提示問題: • What did you achieve by working hard?

• What did you do to make it?

• How did you feel about it?