Should Shanghai bid for (申办) the Summer Olympics in 2028? Here are some peopleˈs opinions.

     Some  people  said,  " The  games  will improve Shanghaiˈs global influence and the city is powerful and must try to become a platform (平台) for major international dialogues. Shanghai has succeeded in holding the World Expo in 2010 and the city can also hold the successful Summer Olympics. "

    Others, however, are not sure that itˈs a good idea They think the Olympics would be too expensive and the money could be better spent on other things.

     The 2008 Beijing Olympics brought much prestige (声望) to the city and to China, but its cost, over $ 40 million, was high and the Olympic site(场地) in the center of the city is now largely unused,  Could Shanghai learn from Beijingˈs experience and do it better?

      My answer is yes. As one American said, "A great city has to do great things. " Shanghai is a great city and is not afraid of facing challenges. Holding the 2028 Summer Olympics would prove that.

   One's attitude(态度) is always important. If you are lazy or weak, you'll never taste success. But if you are  (1)  , success and happiness may come to you.

   I love persimmons (柿子). But I can't get them until autumn. If I try them before the right time, they probably  (2)  bad. In Grade Six, because of my poor grades, my parents were   (3)  that I wouldn't get into an excellent middle school. They   (4)  me to study harder, but I didn't really understand why they were so anxious. Summer came and I studied hard. The hot weather  (5)  me sleepy and I couldn't concentrate (集中精力)on my textbook. But every time when I wanted to stop studying, my dad would say, "Think about your   (6)  . If you don't work hard, you will regret." I had to sit back down again and return to my textbook. But all I  (7)  about was playing with my friends.

   My dad would say to me, with a serious look on   (8)  face, "If a persimmon tree doesn't grow in summer, it can't bear(结出)fruits in autumn! Only by working hard can you get good results." A few months later, I succeeded in   (9)  the key middle school. I was so happy. My dad was right. If a persimmon tree doesn't grow  (10)  summer, there will be no fruits in autumn. I worked hard and I enjoyed the fruit of my hard work!

“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs. White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a motorbike was running fast.

“Oh, Tom. You’re still playing that computer game. You must stop now, because it’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow. ” said Mrs. White.

“But I’ve nearly won the game. ” Tom said to Mrs. White. She could see the excitement on his face. She sat down beside him.

“You’re always playing on the computer. You spend more time on this machine than on your homework. ”

Today more and more families have computers. Parents hope computers can help their children improve their study at school. But many of their children use computers to play games and watch videos instead of studying. We often see that computer net bars are crowded with people, especially young boys. They spend a lot of money competing(竞争) with the computerized (用计算机控制的) machines. The more they lose, the more they want to win. The result is that they don’t want to work or study.

In some countries, even scientists hate computers. They say computers cause millions of people to lose their jobs or cause them a lot of trouble. Computer game addiction(瘾) is a serious problem in social(社会的) life. Something should have to be done to solve the problem.

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 Monkeys are clever, but they are very greedy (贪婪的) as well. They have suffered (吃亏) a lot because of this. But they never change this way.

In India, people use monkeys’ greed to catch them. Do you know how they can catch monkeys? Here are some instructions.

●Make a hole（洞）in a big pumpkin. The hole must be just right—not too big or too small.

●Put some jujubes (枣) in the hole.

●Leave the pumpkin under a tree. Make sure there are some monkeys in the tree.

●Hide yourself and watch the monkeys.

When you leave, the monkeys come down to the pumpkin. When they find a hole in the pumpkin, they don’t know what’s in it and one of them puts its hand into the hole to find out what is inside. When it touches the jujubes, it will clench (攥紧) some of them in its hand. So it isn’t able to take its fist (拳) out of the hole. You can’t come close at this time. Will the monkey drop off the pumpkin? Don’t worry. It seems it likes the pumpkin better than its life. It will run with the pumpkin, clenching its fist more tightly. Finally, people can catch it easily.

Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying, “Friends are God’s way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friendship and keep it?

The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.

First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints(抱怨) and do their best to help. To make a friend, you cannot be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.

But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to them. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter.

Sally says there are three steps to being friends again: Tell him or her how you are feeling; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that. Remember that friendship is very important in your life.

Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That's good! It’s good to write something for people to read! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really good writers. They should read a lot of books instead(代替) of watching TV or spending a lot of time playing games when they are free.

If you are a good reader, it doesn't take you long to do the reading homework. Then you have time to read many other books for fun. Because you read so well, you have more fun in reading and you want to look for more books to read. Before you decide to be a good writer, you'd better say to yourself, "I must read more and more!"

When your English teacher asks you to read silently in class, you may think it’s a little strange .You may   (1)   why you should do so. Actually reading silently is an important technique which can help you improve your English .

  When you read   (2)   rather than in your head ,you read more slowly. This could be because you are   (3)  some time on the words ,making sure the pronunciation is correct. When you read silently, you can read faster and therefore cover more things .

  As said above , when you read aloud, you are concentrating on your pronunciation rather than reading the words in front of you .When you read silently, you get much more information and    (4)   better .

  When you read aloud , you have no choice but to read every single word you come across. When reading silently, you can skip some   (5)   parts and just read the most important parts of the text .

  If you are leaning English in a   (6)   rather than at home, it’s beneficial for all students to be able to read the same information. If everyone is reading aloud, it would be very   (7)   to hear and understand what is being said. However if the whole class reading silently, it   (8)   it much easier for everyone to work on the same piece of the text .

  Another reason why reading silently is more beneficial in class is that not   (9)   has good pronunciation . It is easy to listen to , and to   (10)   another student’s bad habits when pronouncing certain words . Reading silently and then speaking English in a small group is a much better way.

Life is full of happiness and bitters. Do you choose to live a happy life or a bitter one?

In my opinion, happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and lots of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big house may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving (旋转) door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

It is reported that some developed countries have shipped broken parts of computers to China. Last month Hong Kong officers found 131,000 kilograms of broken computers, TVs and phones sent from Japan.

Things like these are called electronic waste, or e-waste. Dealing with them is not an easy job. Every time an old computer breaks down, it needs to be dealt with safely. What is worse, at present, broken computer parts are usuallyburied. It may be hundreds of years before they are really gone in the earth.

Many places in China are polluted by e-waste. Guiyu in Guangdong Province is one of them. This town is named as “the e-waste capital of the world”. It has to deal with 1.5 million kilograms of e-waste each year, from which it makes 75 million yuan. But it comes at a cost. Many of the poisons in e-waste find their way into the environment. An environmental group has found the air, the earth and the rivers in Guiyu badly polluted.

Luckily, the Chinese government wants to change the situation. This year, China passed a new environmental protection law. Computer companies like Lenovo and Dell will be asked to take back their old computers. Hopefully, the problem with e-waste will be solved in the near future.

The government in China plans to end its one-child policy (政策) and let families have two children instead. The plan was meant to balance (平衡) population development and stop a falling birth rate (出生率).

China started the one-child policy in the 1980s. But the government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children. For example, some families in the countryside could have two children, if the first-born child is a girl. In 2013, the Chinese government gave other couples a chance to have two children if one of them was an only child.

Jiang Quanbao, a population expert, explained how Chinese families react to the newest policy. “Lots of young people in the cities are no longer interested in having a second child,” he said.

At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people. But the labor market population will drop in 35 years. That is to say, the country will be in great need of labor by the year 2050. With the “two children” policy, an increase in births can solve this problem.

①.The “two children ” policy was announced.

②. China had a population of 1.37 billion people.

③. Some families in the countryside could have two children.

④. Families could have two children if one parent was an only child.