Junior English Grade 8

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Junior English
Grade 8

• 2007-2008 Second Term
• (Module six---Revision module B)
• 102????
• ??????

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A Function of the text
B Grammar
Analysis
C Words transformation
D Key words and phrases
E Drills on the text
Module Seven
Module Six
Module Eight
Module Nine
Module Ten
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Module six
Entertainment

• A ???????????
• B ???????????
• ???????????????????
• C ???????
• D ??????????
• E ?????????

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??????????,???????,???that??,????????????????????
????????????
now---then

• ? ???????????????
• ? ????(?---?)
• 3. ??

today---that day
this---that
?---?
tonight---that night
these---those
this week---that week
????
??(??)---??before (yesterday---the day before)
??(??)---the next??(tomorrow---the next day)
???? here---there
4.
??(come---go)
????????4,????24.
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• ???????P.22 ????? ???
• 1. I felt very sleepy after lunch. (sleep)
• 2. The leading character in the film wasnt very
  believable. (believe)??P.33 ?42?
• 3. Most of us like action movies, especially by
  Jackie Chan. He is our favorite actor. (act)
• 4. You look worried. Whats the matter?
  (worry)??P.33 ?41?
• 5. The key to my bike was lost somewhere.
  Luckily, Linda found it. (lose) ??????1??
• 6. I tried my best to stay awake to watch the
  movie, but failed. (??P.33 ?44?)

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1. v. --- adj.

sleep
sleepy
wake
awake
believe
believable
worry
worried
lose
lost

• v.--- n.
• act actor (actress)/action
• win winner
• advise advice
• fight fighting

• n. --- adj.
• fun---funny

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• 1. among prep. ?---?? (?between??)
• We will choose three lucky audience
  ______500 at the end of the film. ( B.
  among) ???P.22??9 ?? P.31 ?18?
• 2. although conj. ??,?? (??but ??)
• ______ the water was cold, Wei Qinggong
  jumped into it to save others. (A. Although)
  ???P.22 ??5
• 3. awake adj. ??? (?wake??)
• I tried to stay ______ to watch the movie,
  but I failed. (B. awake)???P.22??6.
• 4. except prep. ??---?? (?except for/besides ??)
• ? The composition is very excellent ______
  some spelling errors.
• (D. except for) ??P.31 ?16????P.22 ??10
• ? All of the students went to the island
  except Jim. He was ill.???????4??

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5. advise v. ???? advise sb. to/not to do sth.
?????/???? He _____ me to go and see the film
pirates of Caribbean. Its a fantastic
adventure film. (C. advised) ??P31 ?17?
????P.23 ?????4? 6. opinion n. ??,??,?? in ones
opinion ??????, ???? In my opinion, the play
we saw yesterday was boring.???P.23
????3??,?????1???P.33 ?47? 7. take place ??
(??happen) Most people ______ when the big
earthquake ______ in that area. (B. were
sleeping, took place) ???P.22??3 8. face to face
???? ??????????Id like to talk to you face to
face. ??P.33 ?47?????P.23 ?????4?
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• M ___3____. Ive got two tickets.
• J Thats fantastic. ________4_________?
• M Lets make it 630 p.m. at the gate of the
  cinema.
• J Great. See you later.
• M ____5_____.
• Answer
• Hello, this is Marcie.
• What/How about you?
• Dont worry.
• When and where shall we meet?
• See you./See you later.

• ?. ????
• JJessica M Marcie
• The telephone is ringing.
• J Hello, this is Jessica.
• M ______1_______.
• J Oh, hi, Marcie. Whats up?
• MI am calling just to find out what you are
  going to do this weekend.
• J No plans. _____2______?
• M A new action film is on at the students
  cinema. Are you interested in it?
• J Yes, but Ive heard the tickets have been sold
  out.

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• ?. ????
• take place ??
• be awake ???
• too sleepy ???
• some close friends ??????
• be worried about ??
• be on ????
• fantastic adventure film ??????
• both---and--- ???
• make their characters believable ????????
• some lost gold ????????
• face to face with sb. ??????
• true to life ?????
• in ones opinion ??????
• too much fighting ?????
• except for ??
• come out ????
• advise sb. to do sth.
• plenty of ????

• ?. ????
• ?????????????70???
• ????
• ?????????
• ???????
• ???????????
• ????
• main/leading character(??)impress(??)advantage
  (??,??)
• __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  _______

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• c ???????
• D ????????
• ??
• E ????????
• ?

• Module seven Time off
• A???????????????

B ?? ??????????? ????????????? ?
??????????
??????tell/ask/order sb. to do/not to do sth.
????????ask sb. sth.
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• ????
• She found her pen in final desk. (finally) ??P.85
  ???????????P.26 ??9
• He tried his best to pull the girl out of the
  water. ??? P.27 ??????1????P.39 ?43?
• Lets walk _____ the lake, ____ the bridge and
  climb up to Baita.( C. around, cross) ??? P.26
  ??5
• I can hardly (hard) hear someone shouting in the
  next room. ???P.26 ?????????5???P.37 ?24?
• The air is very clear today, so well see the
  whole park from top there. ?? P.39 ?42?

• 1. adj. --- adv.
• final --- finally
• quiet --- quietly
• 2. v. --- prep.
• cross ---- across
• 3. pull (?)push
• 4. whole ?all
• ???whole n.
• all??? n.
• 5. hard ?hardly
• hard adj./adv.
• hardly adv.

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• 1. as if ????? (?like??)
• I heard a loud noise, ____someone was
  shouting. (B. as if) ???P.26 ??7
• 2. myself ??? (????????????)
• Dont worry about me. I can look after myself
  well. ?????????4?,??P.39 ?44?
• 3. suggest v. ????? suggest doing (????doing
  ??)What does your teacher suggest improving in
  your English study. (improve)???P.26 ?????????3??
• 4. make plans ????
• ????????,?????????????????For
• May Day, Lingling and Sally are making plans
  to go to Wulingyuan. ??? P.26 ?????1?

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• 5. point into ????
• jump up into ?????
• go back into ????
• ????????,????,????????When the monkeys saw
  us, it jumped up into the trees and went back
  into the forest. ??? P.27 ?????5?
• 6. phone v. ??? n. ??
• Give me Lindas telephone number. Ill tell
  her the good news by phone. ??? P.27 ????5?
• 7. off ???,???? adj. adv.
• I will have a week ______ next month. Would
  you like to go on
• a trip in Yunnan with me. (A. off) ??P.36
  ?18?
• 8. look like ????
• The stone ____ like a solider, doesnt it? (B.
  looks) ??P.36 ?21?

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• A _______4______. Then I can do some other
  things with them, like playing football or
  climbing hills.
• B ____5_____.
• A Thank you. The same to you.
• Answer
• Where are you going?
• Is there anybody going with you?
• What about you?
• For three or four weeks.(???)
• Have a good time.

• ?. ????
• A The summer holidays will come next month.
  _____1______?
• B Id like to have a journey to Hainan.
• A That will be very interesting.
  ______2________?
• B Yes, my mother will go with me. Well go to
  play on the beach.
• ______3_______?
• A Im going to be volunteer to teach the
  children in the poor area in Qinghai. There are
  few English teachers there.
• B How long will you have to work there?

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1. phone my teacher ??????
2. in the final practice ???????
3. be famous for ?????
4. 390 square kilometers 390 ????
5. look like soldiers ??????
6. by a small lake ???????
7. as if ????
8. wake sb. up/wake up sb. (pron.??? ?????
9. find out ??,???
10. point into sp. ????
11. jump up into sp. ???????
12. go back into/to sp. ????
13. hope for ????
14. take a cable up sp. ??????
15. through the clouds ????
16. pull a leaf/leaves off a plant ?????????
17. the second largest fresh lake ??????
18. leave sb. alone ???????
19. put away ????????

• ?. ????
• ??My hometown??,????????,??????????????70??
• ????
• ??? the Food Street
• ???? the Culture Street
• _______________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  _______
• ?. ????
• suggest doing sth. ?????
• hear the birds singing ??????
• cross the bridge ??
• climb up to Baita ????
• the whole park ????

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Module Eight
Public Holidays A???????? B??????
??while,when,before,after ,until?as soon
as????????P.154-155 C ??????? D ?????????? E
?????????
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• 1. v. --- n.
• celebrate --- celebration
• begin --- beginning
• 2. n. --- adj.
• nation --- national
• noise --- noisy
• 3. ???---???
• one --- first two --- second
• three ---- third fife ---- fifth
• nine --- ninth ten --- tenth
• twelve --- twelfth
• twenty---twentieth
• twenty-one --- twenty-first

• ????
• ???P.30 ????????
• 1. Mothers Day is on the second (two) Sunday in
  May.
• 2. Jims family celebrated (celebration) the
• New Year in Times Square in New York last
  year.
• 3. In the USA, Labor Day is a national (nation)
  holiday.
• 4. Dont make so much noise (noisy). The baby is
  sleeping.

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• 1.while conj. ???
• John fell asleep _____ he was listening to the
  music. (C. while) ???P.29 ??3??P.44 ?45?
• 2. until prep./conj. ??,???
• Tom didnt go to bed _____ he finished his
  homework. (A. until) ???P.29 ??4??P.42 ?21?
• 3. as soon as ??
• Well go back to school _____ the May Day
  holiday is over. (B. as soon as)???P.30 ??5 P.31
  ?????3? ??P.44 ?41?
• 4. get together ??
• ????????????? ?We like to get together with
  family members and friends.??P.44 ?50???? P.31
  ?????5? P.30??7

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• 5. take/have off ???
• Im taking a week _____ over Christmas. (A. off)
  ???P.30 ??9
• 6.depend on ????
• I might go to the park tomorrow---it ______ the
  weather. (D. depends on) ???P.30 ??10??P.44?49?
• 7.a list of ??,??
• 8.help out ?????
• ??????????,?,??????? They write down a list
  of things, such as I will help out more at home
  ??P.44 ?48?

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• ?. ????
• A Hi, Tom! ______1_________?
• B Yes, I missed you! _________2________?
• A Yes, I had fun.
• B ________3__________?
• A We went to Mount Tai and saw the sunrise.
• B How did you go there?
• A ___________4_______. The train speed is very
  fast.

• B ______5_________?
• A Of course. The scenery is very beautiful. So I
  took many photos.
• Answer
• Did you miss me during the May Day holiday?
• Did you have fun (during the May Day holiday)?
• Where did you go?
• We went by train. (We took the train.)
• Did you take photos?

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• ?. ????
• ??????Tom?????????????????????,?????????????
• ?????????????,????????????????,????(harvest),??(e
  njoy the light of the moon)???????????????????????
  ???????
• ?? ??????,??????, ??80????
• _________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  ________________________
• ?. ????
• public holidays ????
• take a vacation ???
• celebrate May Day ????
• have one day off ????
• a national holiday ????????

• anything special ?????
• go camping ???
• somewhere nice ????
• get cooler/better ????/??
• as soon as ??
• Labour Day ???
• make plans for ? ????
• in the same way ??????
• on the same date ????
• depend on the seasons ?????
• New Years Eve ????
• have fun ????/??
• count down ??
• get together ??/????
• go out for a walk ????
• make resolutions for ????
• a list of thins ?????
• help out ?????

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Module Nine
Heroes
A?? ???? B?? ???? ???so, so
that?because ??????????P.155-156 C
??????? D ?????????? E ?????????
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• ????
• 1. She was injured (injure) badly in an
  accident.???P.36?????????2?
• 2. The man is badly hurt. He needs an operation
  (operate) right now.
• 3. The kind man gave away a lot of money to the
  medical (medicine) research.
• 4. Bethune invented many new
• treatments (treat) to help the injured
  soldiers in the front.

• 1. v. --- n.
• treat --- treatment
• injure --- injury
• injured (adj.)
• invent --- invention
• operate --- operation
• 2. adj. --- adv. --- n.
• brave --- bravely --- bravery
• medical --- medicine

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• 1. avoid v. ?? ????????V-ing??
• What happened to the boy? He tried ______ my
  questions. (A. to avoid answering) ???P.33
  ??4??P.48 ?44?
• 2. without prep.??
• The singer left quickly without saying (say) a
  word.???P.36?????????4??P.34 ??6??P.47 ?25?
• 3. give ones life to (prep.) ???
  ????????V-ing??
• Yang Liwei is an astronaut. He ______ his life
  to space work. (B. gives) ???P.34 ??7??P.48 ?37?
• 4. look forward to (prep.) ????????????V-ing??
• They are looking forward ______ the film. (D.
  to seeing)
• ??P.46 ?20????P.36?????????1??P.35 ?????1?

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• 5.so that ??? ????????,??can?could? be able to ??
  Lingling got up early _____ she could catch the
  early bus. (A. so that) ??P.46 ?16?P.47
  ?36????P.35?????2?
• 6. in order to ??
• ????????,??????He went to university in order to
  become a doctor. ???P.36 ?????4?
• 7.save ones life (lives) ?????
• ??????????,????????He performed operation on
  soldiers to save their lives.???P.36 ?????5?
• 8.thought n. ??
• Be quiet. Tell me your thoughts about the
  matter. ???P.36 ????4??
• 9.operation n. ??
• He was badly ill. He had to go for an operation
  in the hospital.???P.36 ????4??

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• 10. excuse n. ??v. ??
• ---Excuse me. May I come in ? --- Oh, youre
  late again, Tom. I wont listen to your _____
  this time. (C. excuse) ?? P. 46 ?17?
• 11. on ones own ????
• I made this bookshelf _____ my own. (A. on)??
  P. 46 ?21?,36?
• 12. in spite of ??
• He went out in spite of rain.?? P. 48 ?43? P.
  47 ?24?
• 13. stop sb. (from) doing sth. ???????
• ???????????????????????Nightingale worked hard
  to make the hospital clean and stop the soldiers
  dying. ??P. 48 ?40?
• 14. come up ??,??
• The famous star will come up in Tianjin.
  ?????????????

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• ?. ????
• (At Mr. Greens office in a middle school. The
  telephone is ringing.)
• A Hello! ________1___________?
• B Speaking, please.______2_____?
• A Peters mother. Id like to ask for leave for
  my son.
• B _____________3_____________?
• A He didnt feel well this morning. He had a
  cold.
• B ___________4__________. Is it serious?
• A Not very serious. But the doctor asked him to
  stay in bed and have a good rest.

• B Dont worry. _______5________.
• A Thank you, sir. Goodbye.
• Answer
• Can/May I speak to Mr. Green?/Is that Mr. Green
  speaking?
• Whos that?
• Whats the matter with him?/Whats wrong with
  him?
• Im sorry to hear that.
• I hope hell be all right soon./Hell be better
  soon.

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• ?. ????
• ????????????????,??????????????
• ?????????????
• 1. 1930?9?7?????
• 2. ???????(Southwest Agricultural
  College)??
• 3. 1973??????????
• 4. ???????????,??????????????????
• ____________________________
• ____________________________
• ?. ????
• 1. come up ??,??
• 2. look forward to ??,??
• 3. so that ???
• 4. on ones own ??,??
• 5. only an excuse ??????
• 6. avoid problems with her parents???????????
• 7. be brave of sb. ?????

• 8. rewrite the final dance music ???????
• 9. give ones life to ???
• 10. the front ??
• 11. injured soldiers ?????
• 12. in the First World War ?????????
• 13. invent new treatments ??????
• 14. medical tools ????
• 15. in the war ????
• 16. treat the Chinese soldiers ???????
• 17. open hospitals ????
• 18. give treatment to local people and soldiers
  ???????????????
• 19. train doctors and nurses ???????
• 20. perform operation ???
• 21. in spite of ??
• 22. in the end ??
• 23. make sb. a hero ???????
• 24. take care of ??
• 25. bothand????

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Module Ten My perfect holiday
Revision module B
A??????imaginary situation B?? would
????? ????would ??????????although,
but, sothat???P.157 C ??????? D
?????????? E ?????????
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• ????
• 1. Ill learn to dress myself
• properly. (proper) ???P.38 ?????????4?
• 2. Sally is going to London by plane and her
  flight (fly) number is CA937.??P.52 ?36?
• 3. Chinese teenagers must learn some basic
  living skills. ??P.120 ?????????4?
• 4. Would you like to introduce (introduction)
  your friend to me.

• 1. adj. --- adv.
• proper --- properly
• simple --- simply
• 2. v. --- n.
• introduce---introduction
• fly --- flight
• 3. v. --- adj.
• live --- living

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• 1. so that ???????????????
• we were _____ hungry _____ we ate all the food
  at once. (C. so, that) ???P.37 ??4P.38?????2???P
  .52 ?22?
• 2. because of ?? (?because??)
• He has to drop out of school _______ his
  illness. (B. because of)???P.38 ??6
• 3. fillwith??? ??(be full of)
• He _____ the hole _____ sand. (A. filled,
  with)???P.38 ??9?????1???P.51?20?
• 4. board v. ?(????)
• The Whites boarded the plane at 830 this
  morning.???P.38??????3??????????3?

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• 5. go to college ???
• ?????,????????????????The students dont learn
  any life skills until they go to
  college.???P.38?????4?
• 6.burn v. (burned, burned burnt, burnt) ?,????
• The boy burned/burnt his hand when he played
  with fire.
• ???P.38??????5???P.58?42?
• 7.keep/stay in touch with????
• Our neighbors are moving away, but I hope that
  well still _____ each other. (B. keep in touch
  with) ??P.51?19?
• 8. topic ??,??
• Which topic would you like to talk about today,
  Sally???P.58?43?
• 9. belong to sb. ?????
• Do you know who this beautiful car belongs
  to???P.58?44?

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• 10. share v. ??,??
• He often shares his fantastic ideas with his
  classmates.??P.58?45?
• 11. enough adj.???,???
• ?????????He isnt old enough to go to school.
• 12. see off ??
• ???????I went to the airport to see her off.
• 13. manage v.???? manage to do sth.
• ????????????We managed to finish our homework
  in time.
• 14. to some extent ???????
• ???????,???????????To some extent what she
  argues is true.
• 15. so ????/???/????? ????
• ---Tony, Id like to buy some books this
  weekend.--- ______. (B. So would I) ???P.38
  ??7??P.52?23?

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?????????

• S _______4________?
• W well, its 400 yuan per night, with breakfast.
• S I see. Can I book the rooms now, please?
• W Certainly. ______5______?
• S Rick Smith.
• Answer
• 1. Can I help you?
• 2. How many nights?
• 3. Two double rooms please?
• 4. Whats the price of a double room?
• 5. Whats your full name, please?

• ?. ????W Woman S Mr. Smith
• The smiths are going to Haikou for a holiday. Now
  Mr. Smith is booking rooms in Dalian by
  telephone.
• W Hello. The Seaside Hotel. _____1_____?
• S Yes, please. Id like to book two rooms for
  the coming weekend.
• W Next weekend, you say? _____2____?
• S Oh! Just two.
• W OK. Two nights. From Friday to Saturday.
• S Friday.
• W Friday, Just 1st And you need single room or
  double?
• S ______3_______,
• W Right. Two doubles for Friday and Saturday,
  July 1st and 2nd.

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• ?. ????
• ??????,??????Tony????,???????????,??????????????
• ??1.?????????????
• Where are you going for vacation?
• Why are you going there?
• How? Who? How long ?
• 2. ??60---80
• Dear Tony,
• Summer holiday is coming. ___________
• __________________________________________________
  ______________________________
• ?. ????
• 1. perfect holiday ????
• 2. flight number ???
• 3. take the train/plane to sp. ???/???? ?
• 4. a big outdoor pop concert ???????????
• 5. go wrong ???/???
• 6. Dont be silly! ???!
• 7. come back ??
• 8. stay/keep in touch (with sb.) (???)????

• 10. on business ??
• 11. as adj. (adv.)?? as ???
• 12. 14-year-old girl ?????
• 13. fillwith ??
• 14. an empty stomach ???,???
• 15. egg soup ???
• 16. burn the soup ?????
• 17. basic life skills ??????
• 18. get enough practice ???????
• 19. almost everything ??????
• 20. go to college ???
• 21. some simple dishes ??????
• 22. depend too much on their parents
• ??????
• 23. dress oneself ??????
• 24. belong to sb. ?????
• 25. to some extent ???????
• 26. see off ??
• 27. not at all ????

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???????? Module Six
Yesterday I went to the cinema with my
parents. The film is the Forbidden Kingdom. In my
opinion its very exciting and enjoyable. Jackie
and Jet Li are main characters. They both act
well in the film. The film impresses me a lot.
The scenes are very beautiful. The film isnt
true to life, but it is very successful. Its a
fantastic film. Seeing films makes me feel
relaxed and brings me much enjoyment.
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???????? Module Seven
I was born in Tianjin. Tianjin is in the
north of China. It is a well-known city. People
in Tianjin are kind and friendly. There are many
places of interest, such as the Food Street, the
Culture Street and Jinjie. The Haihe River goes
through the city. People can take the boat along
the river to see the beautiful scenery. People
can buy many old things in the Culture Street and
taste delicious food in the Food Street. Tianjin
will give a warm welcome to the visitors all over
the world.
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???????? Module Eight
Dear Jim, How is everything going?
Thanks for your last letter. Now Id like to tell
you something about Mid-autumn Day. Its on 15th
August. Every year when the holiday comes, many
people come back home from different places to
get together with their families. All the
families eat mooncakes, talk about the harvest,
enjoy the light of the moon. Everyone feels very
happy. Usually we have a big dinner. Please write
to me soon and tell me something about the
western holidays.
Yours,
Zhanglei
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???????? Module Nine
Yuan Longping is a great scientist. He was
born in 1930. He studied in Southwest
Agricultural College when he was young. He
studied hard at school. After graduating from
school, he showed an interest in studying new
kind of rice. In 1973, he succeeded in
developing a good kind of rice. Because of it,
people have enough food to eat. He becomes a
famous scientist all over the world. Now many
countries of the world grow more rice than
before. He is the hero of our country.
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???????? Module Ten Dear Tony,
Summer holiday is coming. I will spend my
summer holiday in Qingdao. My aunt lives there.
She invites me to her home and promises to show
me around Qingdao. It is a beautiful city with
beautiful scenery. Mount Lao is a wonderful place
to visit. I can swim in the sea. So I cant wait
to go there. I will stay there for two days.
My parents and I will fly there as soon as this
term is over.
Yours,
Li Ming