John was excited because it was New Year again .It was a time for1, and it was a time for2, too. In John' country, it is a tradition to3New Year's resolution.
John loved to plan,4he usually didn't keep his resolution for long.5he did just what he planned, but later he found that he couldn't keep his6. He made too many resolutions, and some were too7to keep.
But this year would be8. John9to keep his resolutions. He found a10 to help make them come true. This year he made just11resolutions—the most important ones. He wrote them on a big12of paper. Then he put the paper13 his bedroom door. Each time he opened the door, he would14his resolutions there.
It15worked. John kept his resolutions all the time, and he was very happy.
I live in Stroud, a small town of England. The town is beautiful with hills around it. I enjoy living here because it's very interesting.
There is a nice town center. It's safe(安全的) for people to walk around as no one can drive on most of the streets. The town center has some common shops, for example, a butcher's(肉店), a cake shop and a clothes shop. There are some shops that I call "dangerous" because it's easy to spend lots of money in them! In fact, these shops are wonderful places to find gifts. The best one is called Seren. It sells handmade things from all over the world.
Maybe the best thing about the town is Saturday mornings, as there's a market then. The market is in the town center. The market is always popular, and it's a great place to meet friends. People sell foods, drinks and handicrafts(手工艺品) at the market. There are people playing music. I always have breakfast with friends there.
Being outgoing is good for your life. Those people who are more outgoing like to meet lots of people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing.
You can start to become outgoing with your best friends or a group of friends. But the real challenge(挑战) comes when you meet strangers or new friends. Smile more and usually they will reply to your smile. In this way, you may have some talks.
Start a talk. Just a simple "Hello." or "How is it going?" is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you can read news in newspapers and prepare your views or surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind.
The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step. Going to a park, beach, club, party or any other place can be fun, and you may make new friends there.
Welcome to your future life!
You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is young-looking. In 2045, medical technology(科技) is better than ever. Many people of your age could live to be 150, so at 40, you're not old at all. And your parents just had an anti-aging treatment(抗衰老的治疗). Now, all three of you look the same age!
You say to your shirt, "Turn red." It changes from blue to red. In 2045, "smart clothes" have particles(粒子) much smaller than the cells(细胞) in your body. The particles can be programmed to change the colors of your clothes.
You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk, but a voice says, "You shouldn't drink that!" Your fridge has read the chip(芯片) so it has some information about the milk, and it knows the milk is bad, In 2045, every article of food in the store has such a chip.
It's time to go to work. In 2045, cars drive themselves. Just tell your "smart car" where to go. On the way, you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve(袖子). Such "smart technology" is all around you.
So will all these things come true? "For new technology to succeed," says scientist Andrew Zolli, "it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already." The Internet is one example. What will be the next?
Do you like watching old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous actress in the 1930s. She died when she was only.
Lombard's real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921, she was playing baseball in the street near the home. She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last movies without sound. At 16, she left school to act.
The studio gave her a new name, and she acted in several films. Then at the age of 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars on her face. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not give up. She continued to act.
It was Paramount Studio that make Lombard a star. She made many movies for the studio. Lombard was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months. But seven years later, she married the great love of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story.
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A. She acted so well that she won the hearts of some people. B. She also married two of their stars. C. In her short life she made 70 movies. D. In 1925, she had an agreement with a film studio, 20th Century Fox. E. She wanted to live a simple life. F. A movie director(导演) saw her and decided to put her in a movie. |
It's Sunday today. My friends want to do something to relax. My best friend, Jenny, likes something (excite). There are some good movies (show) right now. So she decides to watch one. But Jack thinks they are (meaning)，because most of the movies on right now are (act) movies and scary movies. He decides to watch something (education) so that he can learn something from it. Susan doesn't like scary movies at all. She likes something relaxing, so she wants (stay) at home and watch a game show on TV. , Linda can't stand this kind of TV show. She (plan) to watch talk shows. She thinks they're more enjoyable. I like talk shows, too. I like to find out what different people think a subject. We all expect to have nice day!
