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初一上册Unit1Myname’sGina.LanguageGoals:Introduceyourself；Greetpeople；Askforandgivetelephonenumber1.MynameisJennyGreen.Myphonenumberis281-9176.MyfriendisGinaSmith.Herphonenumberis232-4672.2.I’mDaleMillerandmyfriendisEricBrown.Histelephonenumberis357-5689.Mytelephonenumberis358-6344.3.MynameisMaryBrown.MyfriendisinChina.HernameisZhangMingming.Myphonenumberis257-8900andhernumberis929-3155.Unit2Thisismysister.LanguageGoals:Introducepeople;IdentifypeopleMyFamilyHi,I’mJenny,Herearetwonicephotosofmyfamily.Mygrandfatherandgrandmotherareinthefirstphoto.Thesearemyparents,AlanandMary.Inthenextpicturearemybrothers,BobandEric.ThesetwogirlsaremysisterCindyandcousinHelen.Cocoisinmyfamilytoo。Unit3Isthisyourpencil?LanguageGoals:IdentifyownershipLinHai,Acomputergameisintheschoollibrary.Isityours？Asktheteacherforit?MikeFound:SomekeysareinClassroom7E.Aretheyyours?E-mailmeatmaryg2@gfimail.com.Isthisyourwatch?Myphonenumberis495-3539.Callme.JohnLost:IlostmyschoolIDcard.Imustfindit.Callmeat685-6034.TomJUnit4Where’smyschoolbag?LanguageGoal:TalkaboutwherethingsareI’mKate,andmysisterisGina.I’mtidy,butGinaisnot.Inourroom,mybooksandtapesareinthebookcase.Mykeysareinmyschoolbag.Ihaveaclock.It’sonthedesk.Gina’sbooksareeverywhere–onherbed,onthesofaandunderthechair.Thewhitemodelplaneishers.It’sunderthedesk.“Wherearemykeys?Where’smyruler?Where’smyschoolbag?”Ginaalwaysasks.Unit5Doyouhaveasoccerball?FrankBrown:Idon'thaveasoccerball,butmybrotherAlandoes.Wegotothesameschoolandwelovesoccer.Weplayitatschoolwithourfriends.It'srelaxing.GinaSmith:Yes,Ido.Ihavetwosoccerballs,threevolleyballs,fourbasketballsandfivebaseballsandbats.Ilovesports,butIdon'tplaythem—IonlywatchthemonTV!WangWei:No,Idon't.Soccerisdifficult.Ilikeping-pong.It'seasyforme.Ihavethreeping-pongballsandtwoping-pongbats.Afterclass,Iplayping-pongwithmyclassmates.Unit6Doyoulikebananas?Unit7Howmucharethesesocks?Mr.Cool’sClothesStoreComeandbuyyourclothesatourgreatsale!Wesellallourclothesatverygoodprices.Doyoulikesweaters?Wehaveredandgreensweatersforonly$15!Yellowandwhitesweatersareonly$12!Doyouneedtrousers?Forboys,wehaveblacktrousersforonly$22.Andshortsareonly$16!Forgirls,wehaveskirtsinredandpurpleforonly$20.Howmuchareourjackets?Only$30!Andwehaveblackandbrownshoesforonly$28.Socksareonly$2forthreepairs！CometoMr.Cool’sClothesStorenow!Unit8Whenisyourbirthday?Dearstudents,Wehavesomeinterestingandfunthingsforyouthisterm.OnSeptember21st,wehaveaschooltripintheafternoon.Octoberisagreatmonth.Onthe12thandthe15th,wehavetwoballgames,soccerandvolleyball.SchoolDayisonOctober22nd.Yourparentscancometoourschool.Nextmonth,wehaveanartfestival.It’sonNovember3rd.WehaveanEnglishpartyonNovember30th.AndonDecember3rd,wehaveabooksaleintheschoollibrary.Thisidareallybusyterm!Haveagoodtime!\nUnit9Myfavoritesubjectisscience.Unit3howdoyougettoschool？CrossingtherivertoschoolHowdoyougettoschool？doyouwalkorrideabike？doyougobybusorbytrain。Formanystudents，itiseasytogettoschool。Butforthestudentsinonesmallvillageinchina，itisdifficult。Thereisaverybigriverbetweentheirschoolandthevillage。Thereisnobridgeandtheriverrunstooquicklyforboats。Sothesestudentsgoonaropewaytocrosstherivertoschool。One11-year-oldboy，Liangliang，crossestherivereveryschoolday。Butheisnotafraid。‘Ilovetoplaywithmyclassmates。AndIlovemyteacher。He’slikeafathertome。Manyofthestudentsandvillagersneverleavethevillage。Itistheirdreamtohaveabridge。Cantheirdreamcometrue？Unit4Don’teatinclassDearDr.Know，Therearetoomanyrules！At6:00a.m.，mymomsays，‘getupnowandmakeyourbed！’afterbreakfast，mymomalwayssays，‘Don’tleavethedirtydishesinthekitchen！’afterthat，IruntoschoolbecauseIcan’tbelate。Atschool，wehavemorerules----don’tbenoisydon’teatinclass，···MydadsaysIcan’tplaybasketballafterschoolbecauseImustdomyhomework。Icanplayonlyonweekends。Afterdinner，Ican’trelaxeither。ImustreadabookbeforeIcanwatchTV。ButIhavetogotobedbefore10:00.rules，rules，rules！it’sterrible！WhatcanIdo，Dr.Konw？MollyBrown，NewYorkDearMolly，Iknowhowyoufeel。Peoplealwaystellus，‘don’tdothis！’or‘youcan’tdothat！’butthinkaboutit，Molly。Therearealotofthinsyoucando。Youcanplaybasketballonweekends。YoucanwatchTVafteryoureadabook。Parentsandschoolsaresometimesstrict，butremember，theymakerulestohelpus。Wehavetofollowthem。GoodluckDr.KonwUnit5whydoyoulikepandasHello。WearestudentsfromThailand，andwewanttosavetheelephants。TheelephantisoneofThailand’ssymbols。Ourfirstflaghadawhiteelephantonit。Thisisasymbolofgoodluck。Elephantsaresmartanimals，“theycanplaysoccerormusic，theycanalsodrawverywell。Peoplesaythatanelephantneverforgets。Elephantscanwalkforalongtimeandnevergetlost。Theycanalsorememberplaceswithfoodandwater。Thishelpsthemtolive。Butelephantsareingreatdanger。Peoplecutdownmanytreessoelephantsarelosingtheirhomes。Peoplealsokillelephantsfortheirivory。Todaythereareonlyabout3000elephants（overbefore）。Wemustsavethetreesandnotbuythingsmadeofivory。RememberthatMarch13thistheThaielephantday。Unit6I’mwatchingTVUnit7it’sraining？DearJane，How’sitgoing？I’mhavingagreattimevisitingmyauntinCanada。She’sworkinghereandI’mgoingtosummerschool。I’mstudyingEnglishandI’mlearningalot。I’malsovisitingsomeofmyoldfriends，I’msohappytoseethemagain。It’safternoonrightnow，andI’msittingbythepoolanddrinkingorangejuice。It’swarmandsunny，andit’sveryrelaxinghere。Seeyousoon。SuLinDearJane，How’syoursummervacationgoing？areyoustudyinghard，orarehavingfun？I’mhavingagreattimeinEurope！MyfamilyandIareonavacationinmountains。Iwanttocallyoubutmyphoneisn’tworking，soI’mwritingtoyou。It’shotinyourcountrynow，isn’tit？Theweatherhereiscoolandcloudy，justrightforwalking。Seeyounextmonth。DaveUnit8isthereapostofficenearhere？\nAnnaThereisazooinmyneighborhood。Iliketospendtimethereonweekends。Ilovetowatchthemonkeysclimbingaround。Themonkeyssometimesfight。Theylooklikemyfriendsandmefight！Togetthere，IusuallywalkoutandturnrightonBridgeRoad。ThenIwalkalongbridgeroad。Thezooisontheright。JohnIlivenearasupermarket。Myparentsusuallyshopthere。Thereisabigparkacrossfromthesupermarket。IoftenexerciseattheparkbecauseIlovethecleanairandsunshine。Thebestthingsinlifearefree！Togettothepark，youjusthavetocrossCenterStreet。LisaIliveinanoisyneighborhood。Thereisapostofficebetweenmyhouseandaclothesstore。Butmyfavoriteplaceisthelibrary。ItisveryquietandIenjoyreadingthere。WhenIreadbooks，timegoesquickly。Youcangettothelibraryeasily。JustgodownNorthRoadandturnleft。Itisacrossfromthepark。Unit10I’dlikesomenoodles。BirthdayfoodaroundtheworldWhatwouldpeopleliketoeatontheirbirthday？Theanswerwouldbedifferentindifferentcountries。Inmanycountries，peoplehavebirthdaycakeswithcandles。Thenumberofcandlesistheperson’sage。Thebirthdaypersonmustmakeawishandblowoutthecandles。Ifheorsheblowsoutallthecandlesinonego，thewishwillcometrue。IntheUK，peoplesometimesputacandyinabirthdaycake。Thechildwiththecandyislucky。Inchina，itisgettingpopulartohavecakeonyourbirthday。Butmanypeoplestilleatverylongnoodlesfortheirbirthday。Theynevercutupthenoodlesbecausethelongnoodlesasymboloflonglife。Insomeplaces，Chinesepeoplealsoeateggsontheirbirthday。Theyareasymboloflifeandgoodluck。Allofthesebirthdayfoodsmaybedifferent，buttheideasarethesame。Theybringgoodlucktothebirthdayperson。八年级上册Unit1wheredidyougoonvacation？Monday，July15th。IarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily。Itwassunnyandhot，sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel。MysisterandItriedparagliding。IfeltlikeIwasabird。Itwassoexciting！forlunch，wehadsomethingveryspecial—Malaysianyellownoodles。Theyweredelicious！intheafternoon，werodebicyclestoGeorgetown。Therearealotofnewbuildingnow，butmanyoftheoldbuildingarestillthere。InWeldQuay，areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown读音，wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago。Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast。Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown。Tuesday，July16thWhatadifferenceadaymakes！myfatherandIdecidedtogotoPenangHill槟城山today。Wewantedtowalkuptothetop，butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain。Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople。Whenwegottothetop，itwasrainingreallyhard。Wedidn’thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold。Itwasterrible！Andbecauseofthebadweather，wecouldn’tseeanythingbelow。Myfatherdidn’tbringenoughmoney，soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish。ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwassohungry！Unit2howoftendoyouexercise？多久锻炼一次{身体}？Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities。Ourquestionswereaboutexercise，useoftheInternetandwatchingTV。Herearetheresults结果Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday。Forty-fivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek。Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek。AndtwentypercentdonotexerciseatallWeallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline，butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday。Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek。MoststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomeworkTheanswerstoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting。OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek。ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek。And\neighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday！althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports，gameshowsarethemostpopular。ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows，butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise。Itishealthyforthemindandthebody。Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun，andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplaytogether。Andremember，‘oldhabitsdiehard’旧习难改，Sostartexercisingbeforeit’stoolate！Unit3I’mmoreoutgoing有好的，开朗的thanmysister，比较Passages可数名词信息Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror。I’mquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkidsthat’swhy那就是为什么IlikereadingbooksandIstudyharderinclass。MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo，soweenjoystudyingtogether。I’mshysoit’snoteasyformetomakefriends。ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks---youdon’tneedalotofthemaslongas只要they’regood。朋友在于好不在于多。It’snotnecessary不是很必须tobethesame。MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme。Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme。Webothlikesports，butheplaystennisbetter。Sohealwayswins。However，Larryoftenhelpstobringoutthebest展示最好的inme。SoI’mgettingbetterattennis。Larryismuchlesshard-working，though。Ialwaysgetbettergrades成绩thanhedoes，somaybe也许Ishouldhelphimmore。Idon’treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent。Myfavoritesaying谚语is，‘atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart帮助你和你心灵相通。’mybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny。Infact事实上，she’sfunnierthananyone用比较级表示最高级一种方式Iknow。Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter。Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything。Iknowshecaresabout在乎mebecauseshe’salwaysthere随叫随到不离左右tolisten倾听。unit4，What’sthebestmovietheater？comparison比较级，对照Everyoneisgoodat擅长something，butsomepeoplearetrulytalented真实的真像。It’salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents。形式主语Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmore越来越popular波普。Fist，therewereshowslikeAmericanidol偶像andAmerica’sGotTalent。Now，therearesimilar相似showsaroundtheworld，suchasChina’sgottalentAllthese全部showshaveonethingincommon：theytrytolookforthebestsingers，themosttalenteddancers，themostexcitingmagicians，thefunniestactorsandsoon等等，这些最高级的表示方法。Allkindsof全部的各类的Peoplejointheseshows。Butwhocanplaythepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully？that’supto由你决定youtodecide。Whenpeoplewatchtheshow，theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner。Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize。However，noteverybody部分否定enjoyswatchingtheseshows。Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformers演员的生活aremadeup编造。Forexample，somepeoplesaytheyarepoorfarmers农民，butinfacttheyarejustactors。However，ifyoudon’ttaketheseshowstooseriously太认真，theyarefuntowatch。Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleaway道路方法tomaketheirdreamscometrue实现Unit5，doyouwanttowatchagameshow？计划和打算preferences偏爱makeplansWhenpeoplesay‘culture’，wethinkofartandhistory。ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon。Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears---MickeyMouse。Over80yearsago，hefirstappearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie。WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928，itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic。ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney。Hebecameveryrichandsuccessful。Inthe1930s，hemade87cartoonswithMickey。Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular。OneofthemainreasonsisthatMickeywaslikeacommonman，buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger。Inhisearlyfilms，Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend，Minnie。However，hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest。Peoplewenttothecinematoseethe‘littleman’win。MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey。OnNovember18,1978，Mickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastar是定语ontheHollywoodWalkofFame。Today’scartoonsareusuallynotsosimpleaslittleMickeyMouse，buteveryonestillknowsandloveshim。WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickey‘s？Unit6I’mgoingtostudycomputerscience\nDoyouknowwhataresolutionis？It’sakindofpromise。Mostofthetime，wemakepromisestootherpeople。（“mom，IpromiseI’mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool。”）however，promisesyoumaketoyourselfareresolutions，andthemostcommonkindisNewYear’sresolutions。Thestartoftheyearisoftenatimeformakingresolutions。Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear，wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourlives。Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansforthecomingyear。Thishelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions。Otherstelltheirfamilyandfriendsabouttheirwishesandplans。Therearedifferentkindsofresolutions。Someareaboutphysicalhealth。Forexample，somepeoplepromisethemselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfastfood。Manyresolutionshavetodowithself-improvement。Theseareaboutmakingyourselfabetterperson。Somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingphotos，orlearntoplaytheguitar。Someresolutionshavetodowithbetterplanning，likemakingaweeklyplanforschoolwork。Forexample，astudentmayhavetofindmoretimetostudy。Althoughtherearedifferences，mostresolutionshaveonethingincommon有一个共同点。Peoplehardlyeverkeepthem！Therearegoodreasonsforthis。Sometimestheresolutionsmaybetoodifficulttokeep。Sometimespeoplejustforgetaboutthem。Forthisreason，somepeoplesaythebestresolutionistohavenoresolutions！Howaboutyou----willyoumakeanynextyear？Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots机器人，还是在讨论将来的事Unit8howdoyoumakeabananamilkshake？snake这两个单词会混淆。奶昔blender食物搅拌器yogurtInmostcountries，peopleusuallyeattraditionalfoodonspecialholidays。AspecialdayintheUnitedStatesisthanksgiving。ItisalwaysonthefourthThursdayinNovember，andisatimetogivethanksforfoodintheautumn。Atthistime在那时，peoplealsorememberthefirsttravelersfromEnglandwhocametoliveinAmericaabout400yearsago。Thesetravelershadalong，hardwinter，andmanyofthemdied。Inthenextautumn，theygavethanksforlifeandfoodintheirnewhome。Thesedays，mostAmericansstillcelebratethisideaofgivingthanksbyhavingabigmealathomewiththeirfamily。Themaindishofthismealisalmostalwaysturkey，alargebird。Turkey土耳其Turkish，chicken鸡breakfast，lunch，dinner，supper，amealMakingaturkeydinnerHereisonewaytomaketurkeyforathanksgivingdinner。First，mixtogethersomebreadpieces，onions，saltandpepper胡椒Next，filltheturkeywiththisbreadmix。Then，puttheturkeyinahotoven烤箱andcookitforafewhours。Whenitisreadyplacetheturkeyonalargeandcoveritwithgravy肉汁Finally，cuttheturkeyintothinpiecesandeatthemeatwithvegetableslikecarrots胡萝卜andpotatoes土豆Unit9Canyoucometomyparty？HiDavid，Whatagreatidea！IreallylikeMs.Steenalot。ShehelpedmeimprovemyEnglishsomuch。I’msadtoseehergo，andthispartyisthebestwaytosay‘thankyouandgoodbye。’Icanhelptobuysomeofthefoodanddrinks。IcanalsohelptobringMs.Steentothepatty。Ialreadyhaveagreatideaabouthowtodothat。HeWeiHiDavid，Thankssomuchforplanningthis。I’dlovetocometothepatty，butI’mnotavailable。MyfamilyistakingatriptoWuhanattheendofthismonthtovisitmyauntanduncle。However，I’dstillbegladtohelpoutwithanyofthepartypreparations，likeplanningthegames。Letmeknowifyouneedmyhelp。JakeDearclassmates，AsI’msureyouknowbynow，ourfavoriteteacher，Ms.Steen,isleavingsoontogobacktotheUS。We’reverysadthatshe’sleavingbecausesheisafunteacher。Toshowhowmuchwe’regoingtomissher，let’shaveasurprisepatty惊喜聚会forhernextFridaythe28th！Canyoucometotheparty？Ifso，canyouhelpwithanyofthesethings？PleasetellmebythisFriday。1Bayfoodanddrinks。2Thinkofgamestoplay。3Preparethingsweneedforthegames（glue，paper，pens--）。\n4BringMs.Steentothepartywithouttellinghersothat为了shecanbesurprised。Ilookforwardtohearingfrom就是收到回信youall。DavidUnit10ifyougototheparty，you’llhaveagreattime！Studentsthesedaysoftenhavealotworries。Sometimestheyhaveproblemswiththeirschoolwork，andsometimeswiththeirfriends。Whatcantheydoaboutthis？somepeoplebelievetheworstthingistodonothing。LauraMills，ateenagerfromLondon，agrees。‘Problemsandworriesarenormalinlife，’saysLaura。‘ButIthinktalkingtosomeonehelpsalot。Unlesswetalktosomeone，we’llcertainlyfeelworse。’Lauraoncelostherwallet，andworriedfordays。Shewasafraidtotellherparentsaboutit。Sheevenwalkedthreemilestoschooleachdaybecauseshedidn’thaveanymoney。Shejustkeptthinking，‘IfItellmyparents，they’llbeangry！’Intheend，shetalkedtoherparentsandtheywerereallyunderstanding。Herdadsaidhesometimesmadecarelessmistakeshimself。Theygotheranewwalletandaskedhertobemorecareful。‘Iwillalwaysremembertosharemyproblemsinthefuture！’Laurasays。RobertHuntadvisesstudentsaboutcommonproblems。HefeelsthesamewayasLaura。‘Itisbestnottorunawayfromourproblems。Weshouldalwaystrytosolvethem。’hethinksthefirststepistofindsomeoneyoutrusttotalkto。Thispersondoesn’tneedtobeanexpertlikehimself。Studentsoftenforgetthattheirparentshavemoreexperience，andarealwaystheretohelpthem。InEnglish，wesaythatsharingaproblemislikecuttingitinhalf。Soyou’rehalfwaytosolvingaproblemjustbytalkingtosomeoneaboutit！八年级下册UNIT1What'sthematter?BusDriverandPassengersSaveanOldManAt9:00a.m.yesterday,busNo.26wasgoingalongZhonghuaRoadwhenthedriversawanoldmanlyingonthesideoftheroad.Awomanwasnexttohim,shoutingforhelp.{Shoutoutto}Thebusdriver,24-year-oldWangPing,stoppedthebuswithoutthinkingtwice.Hegotoffandaskedthewomanwhathappened.Shesaidthatthemanhadaheartproblemandshouldgotothehospital.Mr.Wangknewhehadtoactquickly.Hetoldthepassengersthathemusttakethemantothehospital.Heexpectedmostorallofthepassengerstogetoffandwaitforthenextbus.Buttohissurprise,theyallagreedtogowithhim.SomepassengershelpedMr.Wangtomovethemanontothebus.ThankstoMr.Wangandthepassengers,thedoctorssavedthemanintime."It'ssadthatmanypeopledon'twanttohelpothersbecausetheydon’twantanytrouble,"saysonepassenger."Butthedriverdidn'tthinkabouthimself.Heonlythoughtaboutsavingalife."HeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbingAronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmountainclimbing.Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotakingrisks.Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussports.ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents.OnApril26,2003,hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtahOnthatday,Aron'sarmwascaughtundera360-kilorockthatfellonhimwhenhewasclimbingbyhimselfinthemountains.Becausehecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandhopedthatsomeonewouldfindhim.Butwhenhiswaterranout,heknewthathewouldhavetodosomethingtosavehisownlife.Hewasnotreadytodiethatday.Soheusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm.Then,withhisleftarm,hebandagedhimselfsothathewouldnotlosetoomuchblood.Afterthat,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp.Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRockandaHardPlace.Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof.Inthisbook,Arontellsoftheimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,andofbeingincontrolofone'slife.Hisloseformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience.DowehavethesamespiritasAron?Let'sthinkaboutitbeforewefindourselves“betweenarockandahardplace”,andbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath.Unit2I'llhelptocleanupthecityparksStudentsWhoVolunteerMarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers.Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctor.HevolunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning.Mariobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfuturedreamjob.“It'shardwork,”hesays,“butIwant\ntolearnmoreabouthowtocareforanimals.IgetsuchastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyontheirowners'faces.”Maryisabooklover.Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageoffour.Lastyearshedecidedtotryoutforavolunteerafter-schoolreadingprogram.shestillworksthereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread.Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary,butyoucanseeintheireyesthatthey’regoingonadifferentjourneywitheachnewbook.Volunteeringhereisadreamcometrueforme.IcandowhatIlovetodoandhelpothersatthesametime.DearMissLi,I’dliketothankyouforsendingmoneytoAnimalHelpers.I’msureyouknowthatthisgroupwassetuptohelpdisabledpeoplelikeme.YouhelpedtomakeitpossibleformetohaveLucky.Luckymakesabigdifferencetomylife.Letmetellyoumystory.Whatwoulditbeliketobeblindordeaf?Orimagineyoucan’twalkoruseyourhandseasily.Mostpeoplewouldneverthinkaboutthis,butmanypeoplehavethesedifficulties.Ican’tusemyarmsorlegswell,sonormalthingslikeansweringthetelephone,openingandclosingdoors,orcarryingthingsaredifficultforme.Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofminehelpedmeout.ShetalkedtoAnimalHelpersaboutgettingmeaspecialtraineddog.Shealsothoughtadogmightcheermeup.IloveanimalsandIwasexcitedabouttheideaofhavingadog.AftersixmonthsoftrainingwithadogatAnimalHelpers,Iwasabletobringhimhome.Mydog’snameisLucky—agoodnameforhimbecauseIfeelveryluckytohavehim.Yousee,I’monlyabletohavea“dog-helper”becauseofyourkindness!LuckyisverycleverandunderstandsmanyEnglishwords.HecanunderstandmewhenIgivehimorders.Forexample,Isay,“Lucky!Getmybook,”andhedoesitatonce.Luckyisafantasticdog.I’llsendyouaphotoofhimifyoulike,andIcouldshowyouhowhehelpsme.Thankyouagainforchangingmylife.Bestwishes,BenSmithUnit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?Lastmonth,ourdogwelcomedmewhenIcamehomefromschool.Hewantedawalk,butIwastootired.Ithrewdownmybagandwenttothelivingroom.TheminuteIsatdowninfrontoftheTV,mymomcameover.“Couldyoupleasetakethedogforawalk?”sheasked.“CouldIwatchoneshowfirst?”Iasked.“NO!”sherepliedangrily.“YouwatchTVallthetimeandneverhelpoutaroundthehouse!Ican’tworkalldayanddohouseworkallevening.”“Well,Iworkalldayatschool,too!I’mjustastiredasyouare!”Ishoutedback.Mymomdidnotsayanythingandwalkedaway.Foroneweek,shedidnotdoanyhouseworkandneitherdidI.Finally,Icouldnotfindacleandishoracleanshirt.Thenextday,mymomcamehomefromworktofindthehousecleanandtidy.“Whathappened?”sheaskedinsurprise.“I’msosorry,Mom.Ifinallyunderstandthatweneedtosharethehouseworktohaveacleanandcomfortablehome,”Ireplied.DearSir,Idon’tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydon’thavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksothere’snoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idon’tminddoingthem.Ms.MillerDearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.It’snotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomuch.They’realwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafter\nthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Ourneighbor’ssongotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.Mr.SmithUnit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?DearMr.Hunt,MyproblemisIcan’tgetonwithmyfamily.Relationsbetweenmyparentshavebecomedifficult.Theyfightalot,andIreallydon’tlikeit.It’stheonlycommunicationtheyhave.Idon’tknowifIshouldsayanythingtothemaboutthis.Whentheyargue,it’slikeabig,blackcloudhangingoverourhome.Also,myelderbrotherisnotverynicetome.HealwaysrefusestoletmewatchmyfavoriteTVshow.Insteadhewatcheswhateverhewantsuntillateatnight.Idon’tthinkthisisfair.AthomeIalwaysfeellonelyandnervous.Isthatnormal?WhatcanIdo?SadandThirteenDearSadandThirteen,It’snoteasybeingyourage,andit’snormaltohavethesefeelings.Whydon’tyoutalkaboutthesefeelingswithyourfamily?Ifyourparentsarehavingproblems,youshouldoffertohelp.Maybeyoucoulddomorejobsaroundthehousesothattheyhavemoretimeforpropercommunication.Secondly,whydon’tyousitdownandcommunicatewithyourbrother?Youshouldexplainthatyoudon’tmindhimwatchingTVallthetime.However,heshouldletyouwatchyourfavoriteshow.Ihopeyou’llfeelbetteraboutyourselfinfuture.RobertHuntMaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!Thesedays,Chinesechildrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheytotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.However,thisdoesn’tonlyhappeninChina.TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.”Onmostdaysafterschool,”Cathysays,“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren’sfuture.Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful.”However,thetiredchildrendon’tgethomeuntilafter7:00p.m.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit’stimeforhomework.LindaMiller,amotherofthree,knowsallaboutsuchstress.“Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder,”shesays.“Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.It’scrazy.Idon’tthinkthat’sfair.Whydon’ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.”Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”Unit5Whatwereyoudoingwhentherainstormcame?TheStormBroughtPeopleCloserTogetherBencouldhearstrongwindsoutsidehishomeinAlabama.Blackcloudsweremakingtheskyverydark.Withnolightoutside,itfeltlikemidnight.ThenewsonTVreportedthataheavyrainstormwasinthearea.Everyoneintheneighborhoodwasbusy.Ben’sdadwasputtingpiecesofwoodoverthewindowswhilehismomwasmakingsuretheflashlightsandradiowereworking.Shealsoputsomecandlesandmatchesonthetable.Benwashelpinghismommakedinnerwhentherainbegantobeatheavilyagainstthewindows.Afterdinner,theytriedtoplayacardgame,butitwashardtohavefunwithaseriousstormhappeningoutside.Bencouldnotsleepatfirst.Hefinallyfellasleepwhenthewindwasdyingdownataround3:00a.m.Whenhewokeup,thesunwasrising.Hewentoutsidewithhisfamilyandfoundtheneighborhoodinamess.Fallentrees,brokenwindowsandrubbishwereeverywhere.Theyjoinedtheneighborstohelpcleanuptheneighborhoodtogether.Althoughthestormbrokemanythingsapart,itbroughtfamiliesandneighborsclosertogether.DoYouRememberWhatYouWereDoing?\nPeopleoftenrememberwhattheyweredoingwhentheyheardthenewsofimportanteventsinhistory.InAmerica,forexample,manypeoplerememberwhattheyweredoingonApril4,1968.ThiswasanimportanteventinAmericanhistory.Onthisday,Dr.MartinLutherKingwaskilled.Althoughsomepeoplemaynotrememberwhokilledhim,theyrememberwhattheyweredoingwhentheyheardthenews.RobertAllenisnowover50,buthewasaschoolpupilatthattime.“Itwasabright,sunnyday,”Robertremembers.“Wewerehavingfunintheplaygroundwhentheschoolbellrang.Ourteachersaid,‘Dr.Kingdiedjust10minutesago.’Wewerecompletelysurprised!”Schoolclosedfortheday,Robertandhisfriendswalkedhomeinsilence.Morerecently,mostAmericansrememberwhattheyweredoingwhentheWorldTradeCenterinNewYorkwastakendownbyterrorists.Eventhedate-September11,2001-hasmeaningtomostAmericans.ThiswasadayKateSmithwillneverforget.Sheremembersworkinginherofficenearthetwotowers.“MyfriendshoutedthataplanejusthittheWorldTradeCenter!Ididn’tbelievehimatfirst,butthenIlookedoutthewindowandrealizedthatitwastrue.IwassoscaredthatIcouldhardlythinkclearlyafterthat.”Unit6AnoldmantriedtomovethemountainsInNovember1979,pupilsinEnglandwereabletowatchanewTVprogramcalledMonkey.Mostofthemwerehearingthisstoryforthefirsttime.However,thisstoryisnotnewtoChinesechildren.TheMonkeyKingorSunWukongisthemaincharacterinthetraditionalChinesebookJourneytotheWest.Thestorysaysthatonceuponatimetherewasamagicrock.Oneday,itsuddenlybrokeopenandgavebirthtoamonkey.Tofightbadpeople,theMonkeyKingusesamagicstick.Sometimeshecanmakethesticksosmallthathecankeepitinhisear.Atothertimes,heisabletomakeitbigandlong.SunWukongcanalsomake72changestohisshapeandsize,turninghimselfintodifferentanimalsandobjects.Butunlesshecanhidehistail,hecannotturnhimselfintoaperson.TheMonkeykinghasexcitedthechildrenofChinamanyyears.AndassoonastheTVprogramcameoutmorethan30yearsago,WesternchildrenbecameinterestedinreadingthisstorybecausethecleverMonkeyKingkeepsfightingtohelptheweakandnevergivesup.HanselandGretelHanselandGretellivednearforestwiththeirfatherandstepmother.Oneyear,theweatherwassodrythatnofoodwouldgrow.Thewifetoldherhusbandthatunlesstheleftthechildrentodieintheforest,thewholefamilywoulddie.Gretelheardthis,andHanselmadeaplantosavehimselfandhissister.SCENEONE:_______Gretel:Didyouhearourstepmotherplanningtokillus?Hansel:Don’tworry!Ihaveaplantosaveus.Gretel:Howcanyousaveus?Hansel:Bequiet!I’mgoingoutsidetogetsomethinginthemoonlight.Now,gotosleep.SCENETWO:_______Wife:Getup,lazychildren!Husband:Yes,dears.Youmustcomewithmetotheforesttogetwood.Wife:Here’ssomebread.Don’teatifuntilyougettotheforest.SCENETHREE:______Gretel:Hansel,whatareyoudoing?Hansel:I’mdroppingwhitestonesalongtheway.UnlessIdo,We’llbelost.Tonight,whenthemoonisshiningbright,we’llbeabletoseethestones.SENEFOUR:_______Wife:Youbadchildren!Whatalongtimeyousleptintheforest!Husband:Wethoughtyouwerenevercomingback.Wife:Now,gotobad.Assoonasyouwakeup,youmustgototheforestwithyourfather.Hansel:What,again?Iwanttogoouttolookatthemoon.Wife:No.Youcan’tgooutnow.SCENEFIVE:_____Gretel:Whatcanwedo?Youhavenomorestones.Hansel:I’lldroppiecesofbread.Assoonasthemoonrises,wecanfollowtheminstead.SCENESIX:______Gretel:Ican’tseeanybreadontheground.Maybeitwasthebirds.Hansel:Nevermind!Justkeepwalking.Unlesswedo,Wewon’tfindourwayout.\nSCENESEVEN:_____Gretel:Hansel,we’rereallylost!Hansel:Listen!Thatbird’ssongissobeautifulthatweshouldfollowit.Gretel:Look!It’sleadingustothatwonderfulhousemadeofbread,cakeandcandy，sugar.Hansel:Let’seatpartofthehouse!(Thentheyheardanoldwoman’svoicefrominsidethehouse.)Voice:Whoisthat?Whoisbraveenoughtoeatmyhouse?Unit7What’sthehighestmountainintheworld?Qomolangma—theMostDangerousMountainintheWorld?Oneoftheworld’smostdangeroussportsismountainclimbing,andoneofthemostpopularplacesforthisistheHimalayas.TheHimalayasrunalongthesouthwesternpartofChina.Ofallthemountains,Qomolangmarisesthehighestandisthemostfamous.Itis8,844.43metershighandsoisverydangeroustoclimb.Thickcloudscoverthetopandsnowcanfallveryhard.Evenmoreseriousdifficultiesincludefreezingweatherconditionsandheavystorms.Itisalsoveryhardtotakeinairasyougetnearthetop.ThefirstpeopletoreachthetopwereTenzingNorgayandEdmundHillaryonMay29,1953.ThefirstChineseteamdidsoin1960,whilethefirstwomantosucceedwasJunkoTabeifromJapanin1975.Whydosomanyclimbersrisktheirlives?Oneofthemainreasonsisbecausepeoplewanttochallengethemselvesinthefaceofdifficulties.Thespiritoftheseclimbersshowsusthatweshouldnevergiveuptryingtoachieveourdreams.Italsoshowsthathumanscansometimesbestrongerthantheforcesofnature.Itis8:30a.m.attheChengduResearchBase.LinWeiandtheotherpandakeepersarepreparingthemilkforthebabypandas’breakfast.At9:00a.m.,theyfindthatmostofthebabiesarealreadyawakeandhungry.Whenthebabiesseethekeepers,theyrunoverwithexcitementandsomeofthemevenwalkintotheirfriendsandfallover!“They’resocuteandlovely.Itakecareofthemlikethey’remyownbabies.Iwas,feedandplaywiththemeveryday.They’reveryspecialtome.”LinWeilovesherjob,butitisadifficultone.Pandasdonothavemanybabies,maybeonlyoneeverytwoyears.Thebabiesoftendiefromillnessesanddonotliveverylong.Adultpandasspendmorethan12hoursadayeatingabout10kilosofbamboo.Manyyearsago,therewerealotmorebambooforestsandpandasinChinathantherearenow.Butthenhumansstartedtocutdowntheforests,andtherewaslessbambooforthepandas.Scientistssaytherearenowfewerthan2,000pandaslivingintheremainingforests.Another200orsoliveinzoosorresearchcentersinChinaandothercountries.AneducationprograminChengduteacheschildrenincitiesaboutpandasandotherendangeredanimals.Theysendpeopletoschoolstotellchildrenabouttheimportanceofsavingtheseanimals.Thechildrensingsongsormakeartworkaboutpandasandotherwildanimals.Teachingchildrenisonewaytohelpsavepandas.TheChinesegovernmentisalsoplantingmorebambootreessotherewillbemoreforestsforpandastolivein.Weallhopethatinthefuturetherewillbealotmorepandasthannow.Unit8HaveyoureadTreasureIslandyet?WhenIfirstarrivedonthisisland,Ihadnothing.ButI’vefoundtheshipandmadeasmallboat.I’vebroughtbackmanythingsIcanuse—foodanddrink,tools,knivesandguns.AlthoughIhavelosteverything,Ihavenotlostmylife.SoIwillnotgiveupandIwillwaitforanothership.Ihavealreadycutdowntreesandbuiltahouse.Igooutwithmygunalmosteverydaytokillanimalsandbirdsforfood.I’mevenlearningtogrowfruitsandvegetables.Afewweeksago,Ifoundthemarksofanotherman’sfeetonthesand.Whoelseisonmyisland?Howlonghavetheybeenhere?Notlongafterthat,Isawsomecannibalstryingtokilltwomenfromabrokenship.Oneofthemdiedbuttheotherrantowardsmyhouse.Ihelpedhimkillthecannibals.Thismannowliveswithmeandhelpsme.InamedhimFridaybecausethatwasthe\ndayImethim.HeissmartandIhavealreadytaughthimsomeEnglish.ACountryMusicSongChangedHerLifeForeverWhenSarahwasateenager,sheusedtofightoveralmosteverythingwithherfamily.Butfiveyearsago,whileshewasstudyingabroadinEngland,sheheardasongfulloffeelingsaboutreturninghomeontheradio.ItmadeSarahthinkaboutherfamilyandfriendsbackintheUS.Shecametorealizehowmuchsheactuallymissedallofthem.Eversincethen,shehasbeenafanofAmericancountrymusic.CountryisatraditionalkindofmusicfromthesouthernstatesofAmerica.Nashville,Tennesseeisthehomeofcountrymusic.ManysongsthesedaysarejustaboutmodernlifeintheUS,suchastheimportanceofmoneyandsuccess,butnotaboutbelongingtoagroup.However,countrymusicbringsusbacktothe“goodolddays”whenpeoplewerekindtoeachotherandtrustedoneanother.Itremindsusthatthebestthingsinlifearefree—laughter,friends,family,andthebeautyofnatureandthecountryside.Sarahhasn’tbeentoNashvilleyet,butitisherdreamtogothereoneday.Shehasalreadyreadalotabouttheplaceanddonesomeresearchonit.SheknowsthatthereisaCountryMusicHallofFameMuseuminNashville.Therearealsoalwaysalotofgreatcountrymusicconcertswithfamousmusiciansandsingers,likeGarthBrooks.Sarahhasalreadylistenedtomostofhissongs.“GarthisoneofthemostsuccessfulmusiciansinAmericanhistory.He’ssoldmorethan120millionrecords.Ihopetoseehimsingliveoneday!”Unit9Haveyoueverbeentoamuseum?Ken：ThemostinterestingmuseumI’veeverbeentoistheAmericanComputeMuseum.Theyhaveinformationaboutdifferentcomputersandwhoinventedthem.Theoldcomputersweremuchbigger.It’sunbelievablethattechnologyhasprogressedinsucharapidway!I’vealsolearnedthattherewasaspecialcomputer.Itcouldplaychessevenbetterthanhumans.Iwonderhowmuchmorecomputerswillbeabletodointhefuture.Amy：I’verecentlybeentoaveryunusualmuseuminIndia,theInternationalMuseumofToilets.Ijustcouldn’tbelievemyeyeswhenIsawsomanydifferentkindsoftoiletsthere.Themuseumteachespeopleaboutthehistoryanddevelopmentoftoilets.Italsoencouragesgovernmentsandsocialgroupstothinkaboutwaystoimprovetoiletsinthefuture.Linlin：LastyearIwenttotheHangzhouNationalTeaMuseum.It’sarelaxingandpeacefulplacenearalake.Theteaartperformancesshowhowtomakeaperfectcupoftea.Watchingthempreparetheteawiththebeautifulteasetsisjustasenjoyableasdrinkingtheteaitself.I’vefinallyrealizedwhymygrandpalovesdrinkingteaandcollectingteasets.Singapore-APlaceYouWillNeverForget!HaveyoueverbeentoSingapore?ForthousandsoftouristsfromChina,thissmallislandinSoutheastAsiaisawonderfulandsafeplacetotakeaholiday.Ontheonehand,morethanthreequartersofthepopulationareChinese,soyoucansimplyspeakPutonghuaalotofthetime.Ontheotherhand,SingaporeisanEnglish-speakingcountry,soit’salsoagoodplacetopracticeyourEnglish!HaveyouevertriedChinesefoodoutsideofChina?Maybeyoufearthatyouwon’tbeabletofindanythinggoodtoeatwhenyoutravel.InSingapore,however,you’llfindalotoffoodfromChina;youwon’thaveanyproblemgettingrice,noodlesordumplings.Singaporeisalsoanexcellentplacetotrynewfood.WhetheryoulikeIndianfood,WesternfoodorJapanesefood,you’llfinditallinSingapore!Mostlargecitieshavezoos,buthaveyoueverbeentoazooatnight?SingaporehasaNightSafari.Itmightseemstrangetogotoazoowhenit’sdark.However,ifyougotoseelions,tigersorfoxesduringthedaytime,they’llprobablybeasleep!Alotofanimalsonlywakeupatnight,sothisisthebesttimetowatchthem.AttheNightSafari,youcanwatchtheseanimalsinamorenaturalenvironmentthaninanormalzoo.OnegreatthingaboutSingaporeisthatthetemperatureisalmostthesameallyearround.Thisisbecausetheislandissoclosetotheequator.soyoucanchoosetogowheneveryoulike-spring,summer,autumnorwinter.And,ofcourse,it’snottoofarfromChina!Unit10I'vehadthisbikeforthreeyears.Mychildrenaregrowingupfast.Mydaughteris16andmyboyhasjuststartedjuniorhighschool.Astheygetbiggerourhouseseemstogetsmaller.Sowe’vebeenclearingoutalotofthingsfromourbedroomsforayardsale.We’vedecidedtoeachsellfivethingswenolongeruse.We’llgivethemoneyweraisetoa\nchildren’shome.Mysonwasquitesadatfirst.Hefoundalotoftoysthathedoesn’tplaywithanymorebutstillwantedtokeep.Forexample,he’sownedatrainandrailwaysetsincehisfourthbirthday,andheplayedwithitalmosteveryweekuntilhewasaboutseven.Andhedidn’twanttolosethetoymonkeyhe’shadsincebirth.Irememberwhenhewouldnevergotobedwithoutit.Mydaughterwasmoreunderstanding,althoughshealsofeltsadtopartwithcertaintoys.Asforme,Ididn’twanttogiveupmyfootballshirts,but,tobehonest,Ihaven’tplayedforawhilenow.I’mgettingolder,too!HometownFeelingsSomepeoplestillliveintheirhometown.However,othersmayonlyseeitonceortwiceayear.Nowadays,millionsofChineseleavethecountrysidetosearchforworkinthecities.AmongtheseisZhongWei,a46-year-oldhusbandandfather.HehaslivedinWenzhouforthelast13years.Withahardjobinacrayonfactory,hedoesn’tfindmuchtimetovisithishometown.“Iusedtoreturnhomeatleastonceayear,butIhaven’tbeenbackforalmostthreeyearsnow.It’sashame,butIjustdon’thavethetime,”hesays.ManypeoplelikeZhongWeiregardwithgreatinteresthowtheirhometownshavechanged.Perhapslargehospitalsandnewroadshaveappeared.Inmanyplaces,thegovernmenthasalsobuiltnewschoolsandsentteachersfromthecitiestohelp.“Inoticedthat’strueofmyhometown,”addsZhongWei.“Childrenhavelearnedtoreadandcountatmyoldprimaryschoolsincethemid-20thcentury.Butnowthebuildingsarereallyold.Ihearthey’regoingtobuildanewschoolthere.”ZhongWeithinkssuchdevelopmentsaregood,andhealsoknowsthathishometowncannotalwaysstaythesame.AccordingtoZhongWei,however,somethingswillneverchange.“Inmyhometown,therewasabigoldtreeoppositetheschool.Itisstillthereandhasbecomequiteasymboloftheplace.Mostofthechildreninmytimelikedtoplaytogetherunderthatbigtree,especiallyduringthesummerholidays.Itwassuchahappychildhood.Ourhometownhasleftmanysoftandsweetmemoriesinourhearts.”