Centuries ago，people didn't have much free time，because everybody was working too hard．In Britain in the nineteenth century，peopl

The Scottish Highlands（苏格兰高地）have some of the most beautiful scenery in the world．Until now，Scotland has escaped much of the poll

Josephine Wilson，71，trained to be an actress but worked as a teacher for many years．She has three grown-up children and ten grandchildren．She lives with her dog in Los Angeles．

Most British politicians spend a great deal of time discussing when the next general election will be．In the House of Commons，the

An explanation makes clear how things work or why things happen．It opens with a general statement and then lists points which explain how or why．
● Which is more salty，wat

With China's entry into the WTO English is becoming more and more important，so we must learn English well．But we are very busy．Every day we have too much homework to do，too many things to remember．How can we make the best use of our limited（有限的）time to g

My grandfather was a fine man. I loved him very much. But one day I told him a lie（谎话）. I can not tell you now what the lie was. I was only seven years old then.
Grandfather was not cross with me.
"Ask Jim to get a long ladder," he said. "My boy now jumps from the tops of houses, up to the roof（屋顶）. "
Jim broug

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　　The Winter Olympics（奥林匹克运动会）is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published（发行）to mark（标志）the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing st

An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. "What's that strange building?" asked the visitor. "That's the tower（塔）of London." "I see. How long did it take to build it?" " About 500 years." "In my country we can build it in five months," said the visitor. A short time after that they came to St. Paul's Cathedral（大教堂）. "Ver

Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs（风俗）of the country.
When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say "How do you do?" and shake hands（握手）. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they have

Ian Marshall was baby-sitting for a friend when the back door burst open and two men rushed in．A burglar was trying to escape from a policeman who wanted to arrest him．
The two men fought through the house and went out through

Exercises：
1．Read the form and answer th

On September 18，Joy and Byron Couch were the parents of one two-year-old daughter．Her name is Emily．Only 24 hours later，they bec

A: Read this passage carefully and answer the qutstions.
All living things need water．Fishes live in water．We need water to

Asia is by far the larg est con tin en t in the world．It is over four times bigger than Europe and has more land than the whole of North and South America