人教版九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)課文原文word版

Unit1Howcanwebecomegoodlearners

HowILearnedtoLearnEnglish

Lastyear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.Theteacherspoketooquickly.ButIwasafraidtoaskquestionsbecausemypronunciationwasverybad.SoIjusthidbehindmytextbookandneversaidanything.

ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.Ifellinlovewiththisexciting

andfunnymovie!SothenIbegantowatchotherEnglishmoviesaswell.AlthoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.IalsorealizedIcouldgetthemeaningbylisteningforjustthekeywords.MypronunciationalsoimprovedbylisteningtotheinterestingconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthatlisteningtosomethingyouareinterestedinisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“It’sapieceofcake”or“It

servesyouright.”Ididnotunderstandthesesentencesatfirst.ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilookedupthewordsinadictionary.

NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.Iwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammar.ThenI

canhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.

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HowCanYouBecomeaSuccessfulLearner

Everyoneisbornwiththeabilitytolearn.Butwhetherornotyoucandothiswelldependsonyourlearninghabits.Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsincommon.

Creatinganinterestinwhattheylearn

Studiesshowthatifyouareinterestedinsomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethingtheyareinterestedin.Forexample,iftheyneedtolearn

Englishandtheylikemusicorsports,theycanlistentoEnglishsongsorwatchsportsprogramsinEnglish.Thiswaytheywillnotgetbored.

Practicingandlearningfrommistakes

Goodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyaregoodatandwhattheyneedtopracticemore.Remember,“useitorloseit”!Evenifyoulearnsomethingwell,youwillforgetitunlessyouuseit.Practicemakesperfect.Goodlearnersarealsonotafraidofmakingmistakes.AlexanderGrahamBelldidnotinventthetelephoneovernight.Hesucceededbytryingmanytimesandlearningfromhismistakes.

Developingtheirstudyskills

Itisnotenoughtojuststudyhard.Youhavetoknowhowtostudy.Goodlearnersfindout

thebestwaystolearnwell.Forexample,theymaytakenotesbywritingdownkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps.Goodlearnersalsolookforwaystoreviewwhattheyhavelearned.Theymaydothisbyreadingtheirnoteseverydayorbyexplainingtheinformationtoanotherstudent.

Askingquestions

Goodlearnersoftenaskquestionsduringorafterclass.Theyevenaskeachotherandtrytofindouttheanswers.Knowledgecomesfromquestioning.Learningisalife-longjourneybecauseeverydaybringssomethingnew.Everythingthatyoulearnbecomesapartofyouandchangesyou,solearnwiselyandlearnwell.

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Practicedeveloprememberpreparetake

Areyou________outeachtimeyouhaveatestYoudon’thavetobeifyou_______smartstudyskills.Rememberto________notes

inclassandreviewthemonyourownorwithfriendsafterclass.Thenwhatyoulearnedbydoing_____.Trytostudyand________

informationbitbybitinsteadofwaiting__________thelastminutetostudy_________atonce.Ifyou________wellforatest,

thenthere’snothingto_________about!

Unit2Ithinkthatmooncakesaredelicious!

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FullMoon,FullFeelings

ChinesepeoplehavebeencelebratingMid-AutumnFestivalandenjoyingmooncakesforcenturies.Mooncakeshavetheshapeofafullmoonon

mid-autumnnight.Theycarrypeople’swishestothefamiliestheyloveandmiss.

Therearemanytraditionalfolkstoriesaboutthisfestival.However,mostpeoplethinkthatthestoryofChang’eisthemosttouching.Chang’ewasHouYi’sbeautifulwife.After

HouYishotdowntheninesuns,agoddessgavehimamagicmedicinetothankhim.Whoeverdrankthiscouldliveforever,andHouYiplannedtodrinkitwithChang’e.However,abadman,FengMeng,triedtostealthemedicinewhenHouYiwasnothome.Chang’erefusedtogiveittohimanddrankitall.Shebecameverylightandflewuptothemoon.HouYiwassosadthathecalledouthernametothemooneverynight.Onenight,hefoundthatthemoonwassobrightandroundthathecouldseehiswifethere.Hequicklylaidoutherfavoritefruitsanddessertsinthegarden.HowhewishedthatChang’ecouldcomeback!

Afterthis,peoplestartedthetraditionofadmiringthemoonandsharingmooncakeswiththeirfamilies.

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DearXiaYu,

DoyouknowthattherearetwospecialdaysforparentsinAmericaOneisMother’sDayonthesecondSundayofMayandtheotherisFather’sDayonthethirdSundayofJune.Onthese

twodays,Americanchildrenoftengivegiftstotheirparentsortakethemoutforlunchordinner.Commongiftsareflowersandcardsformothersandshirtsortiesforfathers.IheardthatitisbecomingmoreandmorepopulartocelebrateMother’sDayandFather’sDayinChina.Iwonderifchildrenovertherealsogivesimilargiftstotheirparents.Ibelievethattherearemanywaystoshowourlove.Actually,wedon’thavetospendalotofmoney.Itisalsoagoodideatohelpparentstodosomethinginstead.

June

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TheSpiritofChristmas

ManywouldagreethatwhenwethinkofChristmas,weprobablythinkofgifts,ChristmastreesandSantaClaus.ButbehindallthesethingsliesthetruemeaningofChristmas:theimportanceofsharingandisperhapsthebestexampleofthis.

AChristmasCarolisafamousnovelwrittenbyCharlesDickens.Itisaboutanoldmannamed

Scroogewhoneverlaughsorsmiles.Heismeanandonlythinksabouthimself,anddoesn’ttreatothersnicely.Hejustcaresaboutwhetherhecanmakemoremoney.AndhehatesChristmas.OneChristmasEve,ScroogeseestheghostofJacobMarley,hisdeadbusinesspartner.MarleyusedtobejustlikeScrooge,sohewaspunishedafterhedied.HewarnsScroogetochangehiswaysifhedoesn’twanttoenduplikehim.HealsotellsScroogetoexpectthreespiritstovisithim.

Thatnight,threeghostsvisitScrooge.First,theGhostofChristmasPasttakeshimbacktohischildhoodandremindsScroogeofhishappierdaysasachild.Thenthesecondspirit,theGhostofChristmasPresent,takeshimtoseehowothersarespendingChristmasthisyear.Everyoneishappy,evenpoorpeople.Thelastone,theGhostofChristmasYettoCome,takeshimtothefuture.Heseesthatheisdeadbutnobodycares.ScroogeissoscaredthathewakesupinhisbedandfindsoutitisalreadythenextmorningonChristmasDay!

Hedecidestochangehislifeandpromisestobeabetterperson.Hehappilycelebrates

Christmaswithhisrelatives.Healsogivesgiftstopeopleinneed.Henowtreatseveryone

withkindnessandwarmth,spreadingloveandjoyeverywherehegoes.Andthatisthetruespirit

ofChristmas!

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gardenspreadbetweentreatsbusinesslay

ManyWesterncountriescelebrateEaster.ThisholidayisalwaysonaSunday__________March

22ndandApril25th.Itcelebratesthe

birthofnewlife.Hens________eggs,givingbirthtolife.Soaneggisasymbolofnew

life.ApopularactivityduringEasteristohideeggs

aroundyourhomeor_________forfriendsor________tofind.Thesecanberealeggs,but

theyaremoreoftenchocolateeggs.Notonlydopeople

________themaroundindifferenthidingplacesforanegghunt,buttheyalsogiveout

these_________asgifts.SojustlikeChristmas,Eastercreatesgood________forsupermarketsandchocolatestores.

Unit3Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare

UNIT3

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FunTimesPark—AlwaysaFunTime!

[AliceandHeWeiareinSpaceWorld]

Alice:Iwonderwhereweshouldgonext.

HeWei:Howaboutthatnewrideoverthere

Alice:Oh...itlooksprettyscary.

HeWei:Comeon!Ipromiseit’llbefun!Ifyou’reafraid,justshoutorholdmyhand.[Aftertheride]

Alice:Youwereright,thatwasfun!Iwasscaredatfirst,butshoutingreallydidhelp.

HeWei:See,thatwasn’tsobad,rightYouneverknowuntilyoutrysomething.Alice:Yes,I’msogladItriedit.NowIknowIcandoitandit’sactuallyfun!HeWei:DoyouwanttogotoWaterWorldnow

Alice:Sure,butI’mreallyhungry.Doyouknowwherewecangetsomegoodfoodquickly

HeWei:Ofcourse!IsuggestWaterCityRestaurantinWaterWorld.It’safastfoodplace.Itservesdelicioushamburgersandhotdogs.

Alice:Thatsoundsperfect!

[OntheirwaytoWaterCityRestaurant,AliceandHeWeipassbyUncleBob’s.]

Alice:Oh,look!Thisrestaurantlooksinteresting.Itseemsarockbandplaysthereeveryevening.

HeWei:Maybewecancomeherefordinnerlater.Let’saskwhattimethebandstarts.[AliceandHeWeiwalkuptoastaffpersonatthedoor.]

HeWei:Excuseme,couldyoutelluswhenthebandstartsplayingthisevening

Staff:Eighto’clock.It’salwaysbusy,socomealittleearliertogetatable.HeWei:OK,thanks!

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CouldYouPlease...

Whenyouvisitaforeigncountry,itisimportanttoknowhowtoaskforhelppolitely.Forexample,“Wherearetherestrooms”or“Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare”aresimilarrequestsfordirectionstoaplace.BotharecorrectEnglish,butthefirstonesoundslesspolite.Thatisbecauseitisaverydirectquestion.Itisnotenoughtojustaskaquestioncorrectly.Wealsoneedtolearnhowtobepolitebybeinglessdirect—ormoreindirect—whenweaskforhelp.

InEnglish,asinChinese,wechangethewaywespeakwhenwetalkwithdifferentpeople.

Theexpressionsyouusemightdependonwhomyouarespeakingtoorhowwellyouknowthem.Ifyousaytoyourteacher,“Whenistheschooltrip.’’,thismightsoundimpolite.Butif

yousay,“Excuseme,Mr.West.Doyouknowwhentheschooltripis’’,thiswillsoundmuchmorepolite.However,itisallrighttoaskdirectquestionsinsomesituations,likewithyourclassmates.

Usuallypolitequestionsarelongerandincludemorelanguagesuchas“Couldyouplease...”or“CanIask...”Itsoundsmorepolitetosay,“Peter,couldyoupleasetellmeyoure-mailaddress”than“Peter,tellmeyoure-mailaddress.”Sometimesweevenneedtospendtimeleadingintoarequest.Forexample,withastrangeronthestreet,wemightfirstsay,“Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme”or“I’msorrytotroubleyou,but...”beforeaskingforhelp.

Itmightseemmoredifficulttospeakpolitelythanbedirect.However,itisimportanttolearnhowtouseproperlanguage.ThiswillalsohelpyoubecomebetteratEnglish,oranyotherlanguageyouwishtospeak.

Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.

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FromShyGirltoPopStar

1Forthismonth’sYoungWorldmagazine,Iinterviewed19-year-oldAsianpopstarCandyWang.Candytoldmethatsheusedtobereallyshyandtookupsingingtodealwithhershyness.Asshegotbetter,shedaredtosinginfrontofherclass,andthenforthewholeschool.Nowshe’snotshyanymoreandlovessinginginfrontofcrowds.

2IaskedCandyhowlifewasdifferentaftershebecamefamous.Sheexplainedthatthere

aremanygoodthings,likebeingabletotravelandmeetnewpeopleallthetime.“Ididn’tusetobepopularinschool,butnowIgettonsofattentioneverywhereIgo.”However,toomuchattentioncanalsobeabadthing.“IalwayshavetoworryabouthowIappeartoothersandIhavetobeverycarefulaboutwhatIsayordo.AndIdon’thavemuchprivatetimeanymore.Hangingoutwithfriendsisalmostimpossibleformenowbecausetherearealwaysguardsaroundme.”

3WhatdoesCandyhavetosaytoallthoseyoungpeoplewhowanttobecomefamous“Well,”shebeginsslowly,“youhavetobepreparedtogiveupyournormallife.Youcanneverimaginehowdifficulttheroadtosuccessis.ManytimesIthoughtaboutgivingup,butIfoughton.Youreallyrequirealotoftalentandhardworktosucceed.Onlyaverysmallnumberofpeoplemakeittothetop.”

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HeUsedtoCauseaLotofTrouble

LiWenisanormal15-year-oldboywhoworkshardinschoolandgetsgoodgrades.Itishardtobelievethatheusedtobea“problemchild”untilaconversationwithhisparentsinfluencedhiswayofthinking.LiWenlivesintheSichuancountryside.Asasmallchild,heseldomgavehisparentsanyproblems,andtheywereproudofhim.However,_________,theboy’slifebecamemoredifficult.Hehadtomoveinwithhisgrandmother.

LiWenbegantocauseproblemsforhimselfandhisfamily.Hewasnolongerinterestedin

studying.Hewasoftenabsentfromclasses,andhefailedhisexaminations.Finally,hisparentsmadeadecisiontosendhimtoaboardingschool.LiWennolongerlivedwithhisgrandmother.Hestudied,ateandsleptattheschool,andhehatedit.Thereweresomanyrules,andheusedtokeepbreakingthem.Oneday,hetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.__________ Theheadteacheradvisedhisparentstotalkwiththeirsoninperson.Hisparentstooka40-hourtrainrideandafive-hourbusridetogobacktotheirhometown.ToLiWen’ssurprise,theirconversationchangedhislife.“ItwasexactlywhatIneeded,”hesaid.“Myparentshelpedmetounderstandhowmuchtheyhadgivenme.Theyalsotoldmethateventhoughtheycouldn’tbetheretotakecareofme,theywerealwaysthinkingofmeandwouldtakeprideineverythinggoodthatI.Irealizedthatsincemyparentsmovedaway,I’vebeenafraidof

beingalone,andhavetriedtomakemyparentspaymoreattentiontome.”____________.Hehasbeenworkinghardandisnowoneofthebeststudentsinhisclass.

Hisparents’lovehasmadehimfeelgoodabouthimself.“It’sveryimportantforparents

tobetherefortheirchildren,”LiWensays.

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beproudof/takeprideinmakeadecision/decidenot

like/hate

LiWenisagoodstudent,sonandgrandson.However,heusedtocausealotoftroublefor

hisparents.Whenhisparentsmovedtoworkinanother

city,theycouldnotbeathometo____________him.Sohewas___________interestedinstudyingandmissedclasses.Thenhisparents________tosendhimtoaboardingschoolandhe________it.Intheend,histeacheradvisedhisparentstotalkwiththeirsonandthisconversation____________hislife.Herealizedthathisparentswould__________everythinggoodthathedid.Nowheisoneofthebeststudentsinhisclass.

Unit5Whataretheshirtsmadeof

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TheDifficultSearchforAmericanGoodsintheUS

Ifyougotoanothercountry,whatkindsofthingswouldyoubuyWouldyoubuyacamerainJapan,somebeautifulclothesinFrance,orawatchinSwitzerlandNomatterwhatyoumaybuy,youmightprobablythinkthoseproductsweremadeinthosecountries.However,youcouldbewrong.KangJianisa17-year-oldstudentfromShanghai.LastyearhewenttovisithisauntanduncleinSanFrancisco.HefounditinterestingthatsomanyproductsinthelocalshopsweremadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyatoycarformycousin,buteventhoughmostofthetoyshadAmericanbrands,theyweremadeinChina.”

ToysarenottheonlythingsmadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyapairofbasketballshoes,”heexplains.“ButIhadtovisitfiveorsixstoresbeforefindingapairmadeinAmerica!”HerealizedthatAmericanscanhardlyavoidbuyingproductsmadeinChina.“Infact,”he

continues,“therearesomanythingsmadeinChina—footballs,handbags,petfood,mobilephones.EvenAmericanflagsaremadeinChina!”KangJianthinksit’sgreatthatChinaissogoodatmakingtheseeverydaythings.However,hewishesthatinthefutureChinawillalsogetbetteratmakinghigh-technologyproductsthatpeoplecanbuyinallpartsoftheworld.

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BeautyinCommonThings

EachdifferentpartofChinahasitsownspecialformsoftraditionalart.Theseusually

trytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlifesuchaslove,beautyandfamily.Themostcommonthings,frompapertoclaytobamboo,areturnedintoobjectsofbeauty.

AccordingtoChinesehistory,skylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongming.Hesentthem

outtoaskforhelpwhenintrouble.Today,skylanternsareusedatfestivalsandothercelebrations.Theyaremadeofbambooandcoveredwithpaper.Whenthelanternsarelit,theyslowlyriseintotheairlikesmallhot-airballoonsforalltosee.Theyareseenasbright

symbolsofhappinessandgoodwishes.

Papercuttinghasbeenaroundforover1,500years.Papercuttingsoundsveryeasybutit

canbedifficulttodo.Thepaper,usuallyred,isfoldedbeforeitiscutwithscissors.The

mostcommonpicturesareflowers,fish,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.Duringthe

SpringFestival,theyareputonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofwishesforgoodluck

andahappynewyear.

Chineseclayartisfamousbecausetheclaypiecesaresosmallbuttheylookveryreal.

Thepiecesareusuallycutechildrenorlivelycharactersfrom

aChinesefairytaleorhistoricalstory.Thepiecesarecarefullyshapedbyhandfroma

veryspecialkindofclayandthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterdrying,theyarefiredatavery

highheat.Theyarethenpolishedandpainted.Finally,materialssuchaswoodorpaperare

addedtomakedifferentthings.Ittakesseveralweekstocompleteeverything.Thesesmallpieces

ofclayartshowthelovethatallChinesepeoplehaveforlifeandbeauty.

AnAccidentalInvention

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osendoutcoverwithriseintoput...

1.Peopleusedtoskylanternswhentheywereintrouble.Buttoday,peoplelightthelanterns

andwatchthem_______theskywiththeirwishes.

2.Theartofpapercutting_______asimplethinglikeapieceofpaper________abeautiful

pieceofart.Peopleoften_________theseartpieces_____thedoors,windowsandwallsoftheir

homestocelebratetheSpringFestival.

3.TomakeChineseclayart,theclayisshapedbyhandintothings__________cutechildren

orcharactersfromChinesefairytalesandstories.Theyarethen______paint.

Unit6Whenwasitinvented

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Didyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedbyaccidentManypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunknearly5,000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongfirstdiscoveredteaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmellsohetastedthebrownwateranyway.Itwasquitedelicious.Inthisway,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.

Morethan4,000yearslater,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,mentionedShenNonginhisbook

ChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusseswherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.

ItisbelievedthatteawasbroughttoKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,teadidn’tappearuntilaround1660,butlessthan100yearslater,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinatoWesterncountriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.Thishelpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.

Eventhoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.

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Thetelephone(invent)byAlexanderGrahamBell.He_______(born)in1847.Alexander_____(work)ontheinventionofthetelephonewithThomasWatson.In1875,Alexander______(learn)tosendmusicalnotesthroughaninstrumentsimilartoatelephone.Finally,thetelephone________(invent)in1876.Thefirstsentencethat_______(say)onthetelephoneby

Alexanderwas“Mr.Watson,comehere;Iwanttoseeyou.”Todaythetelephone____________(use)aroundtheworld.

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TheHistoryofPotatoChips

DidyouknowthatpotatochipswereinventedbymistakePotatochips____________byacookcalledGeorgeCrum.Theywereinventedin________.GeorgeCrumcutthepotatoesreally,

really__________andthencookedthemforalongtimeuntiltheywere__________.And

heputlotsofsaltonthemsotheywere____________.

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DoYouKnowWhenBasketball

WasInvented

Basketballisamuch-lovedandactivesportmorethan100millionpeopleinover200countries.InChina,youcansometimesseepeopleplayingbasketballinparks,schoolsandeveninfactories.

BasketballwasinventedbyaCanadiandoctornamedJamesNaismith,whowasbornin1861.Whenhewasatcollege,histeacheraskedtheclasstothinkofagamethatcanbeplayedinthewinter.Dr.Naismithcreatedagametobeplayedinsideonahardfloor.Dr.Naismithdividedthemeninhisclassintotwoteamsandtaughtthemtoplayhisnewgame.Thepurposeofthegameisforplayerstogetaballintothe“basket”.Playersonthesameteammustworktogether

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tohelpeachothergettheballintheotherteam’sbasket.Atthesametime,theyneedtostopthecompetingteamfromgettingtheballintotheirownbasket.

ItisbelievedthatonDecember21,1891,thefirstbasketballgameinhistorywasplayed.Thenin1936inBerlin,itbecameaneventattheOlympics.Today,thepopularityofbasketballhasrisenaroundtheworld,withmanyyoungpeopledreamingofbecomingfamousplayers.Basketballhasnotonlybecomeapopularsporttoplay,ithasalsobecomeamorepopularsporttowatch.

AlthoughAmerica’sNBAgamesarethemostfamous,theCBAgamesarebecomingpopularinChina.Thenumberofforeignplayers,includingChineseplayers,intheNBAhasincreased.AndtherearealsomoreandmoreforeignplayersintheCBA.Manyyoungpeoplelookuptothesebasketballheroesandwanttobecomelikethem.Thesestarsencourageyoungpeopletoworkhardtoachievetheirdreams.

dividedoubtmentionnearlyproducesudden

Itisoftendifficulttodecideontheinventorofcertaininventions.Thisisbecausesometimesafewpeoplemay_______thingswhichare_______thesame.Opinionsarethen_______aboutwhocameupwiththeideafirst.Someinventionscanalsoallofa_______leadtootherinventions.Sosomepeople_______whethertheinventorcameupwiththeideahimselforherself.Theythinkthattheinventorusedsomeoneelse’sideatocreatehisorherinvention.Thatiswhybooksorwebsitesusually________morethanoneinventorwhengivinginformationaboutinventions.

Unit7Teenagersshouldbeallowedtochoosetheirownclothes.

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MomKnowsBest

WhenIwasatinybabycryingallnight,mymomsangtomeandstayedbymyside

WhenIwastiredandhungry,shegavemefoodandwarmarmstosleepin

WhenIwastworunningthroughthefield,shemadesureIwassafeandkeptmefromdangerWhenIfellandhurtmyself,shegavemeahugandliftedmeup

WhenIwassevencoughingbadly,shesaidnoice-creamforme

ButItalkedbackloudly,“Ishouldbeallowedtoeatsome!Giveittomenow!”WhenIwasninewatchingscarymovies,shesaidit’dgivemeawfdurleams

ButIshoutedbackangrily,“Ishouldbeallowedtowatchit!I’mnotababy!”WhenIwasateengoingoutwithfriends,shesaid,“Pleasebaeckbyten!”ButItalkedbackagain—“Ishouldnotbetoldwhattodo!I’mseventeennow!”

NowI’manadult,thinkingbacktothosetimes

Icoughedfordaysaftereatingthatice-cream

Andhadscarydreamsafterwatchingthatfilm

Iwaslateforschoolfromstayingoutpastten

Iregrettalkingback,notlisteningtoMom

Momknowsbest,andformeshewantedonlythebest!

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Shouldteenagers_________(ask)tomoveoutwhentheystartworkingInmanyWestern

countries,teenagers_______(allow)tomoveoutatsixteenorseventeen.Theirparentsbelieve

thattheyshould__________(educate)totakecareofthemselvesfromayoungage.Thisway,

whenthey_______(start)workingtheycanmanagetheirownlives.However,inmostAsian

societies,thefamilyunitisespeciallystrong.Soitisnotcommonforteenagersto_______

(move)out.Chineseparentsbelievethatitisbetterforchildrentolivewithparentswho

can_______(take)careofthem.Buttheyoungshouldthenlookaftertheirparentsastheyget

older.ThatiswhymanyChineseadults______(continue)tolivewiththeirparents.

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ShouldIBeAllowedtoMakeMyOwnDecisions

Manyteenagershavehobbies.Butsometimesthesecangetinthewayoftheirschoolwork,

andparentsmightworryabouttheirsuccessatschool.Teenagersoftenthinktheyshouldbeallowedtopracticetheirhobbiesasmuchastheywant.Doyouagree

LiuYu,afifteen-year-oldboyfromShandong,isarunningstar.Heisonhisschoolteamandhasalwayswantedtobeaprofessionalrunnerwhenhegrowsup.However,hisparentswon’tallowhimtotrainsomuch.“Ofcoursewewanttoseehimachievehisdreams,”saysMr.Liu.“Andweknowhowmuchhelovesrunning.MywifeandIhavesupportedeveryoneofhisraces.Wehavenothingagainstrunning!Butwethinkoursonneedstothinkaboutotherpossiblejobs.He’sgettingoldernow,soheneedstothinkaboutwhatwillhappenifhedoesn’tendupaprofessionalrunner.”

LiuYudoesn’treallyagree.“Well,IthinkIshouldbeallowedtodecideformyself,”hesays.“Myparentshavealwaystaughtmehowimportantitistoworkhardatschoolandenteruniversity.Iunderstandthis,butI’mseriousaboutrunning.It’stheonlythingI’veever

wantedtodo.”

HisparentsbelievethatLiuYushouldstudyhardintheeveningssotheydon’tallowhimtopracticerunningatnight.“Maybehethinksit’stoostrictorunfair,”saysMrs.Liu.“Butwethinkwe’redoingtherightthing.Heneedstospendmoretimeonhishomeworkbecausebecomingaprofessionalsportsstarisadifficultdream.”

ButLiuYustilldisagrees.“Iknowmyparentscareaboutme.TheyalwaystalkaboutwhatwillhappenifIdon’tsucceed.ButIwill!I’maquickrunner!IthinkIshouldbeallowedtomakethischoicemyself.OnlythenwillIhaveachancetoachievemydream.”

Unit8ItmustbelongtoCarla.

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Weliveinasmalltownandalmosteveryoneknowseachother.Itusedtobeveryquietandnothingmucheverhappenedaroundhere.However,thesedays,somethingunusualishappeninginourtown.Victor,ateacheratmyschool,isreallynervous.Whenhewasinterviewed